Amy Winehouse

[Tstormwatcher]

I have noticed that there are alot of news stories and TV entertainment shows about her and her problems. Then she wins a bunch of grammies and I am wondering what is the big deal about her. I have not heard a single song by her and I listen to many different radio stations at work. I pull up youtude and click on her most famous song and was shocked. This woman is horrible. I cannot believe that people think she can sing. WOW. Rehab was terrible, no way should she had won the Grammy for that. All we can hope is that she will disappear like all of the other 'best new artists'. Sorry if any of you like her but this is my opinion. Yeech.

[RL3AO]

I had never heard of her. I listened to a few of her songs and they were ok at best.

[HarlequinBoy]

I like her a lot. Hehe...

[Cryomaniac]

She's a great singer, but she's a little errm messed up.

[Miss Mary]

I have noticed that there are alot of news stories and TV entertainment shows about her and her problems. Then she wins a bunch of grammies and I am wondering what is the big deal about her. I have not heard a single song by her and I listen to many different radio stations at work. I pull up youtude and click on her most famous song and was shocked. This woman is horrible. I cannot believe that people think she can sing. WOW. Rehab was terrible, no way should she had won the Grammy for that. All we can hope is that she will disappear like all of the other 'best new artists'. Sorry if any of you like her but this is my opinion. Yeech.

I am so glad you posted this too! I also wondered what the big deal is with her. I've been seeing her photos lately in Rolling Stone, People, etc. And I thought, geez have I been living under a rock or something? We listen to current alternative rock too. My daughters, 17 and 20, usually keep me current and up to date with who is the next big alt rock artist. They haven't mentioned her. Or just popular, next to be famous artist.

Well, anyway, I do agree with you Tstormwatcher! And for the record, I'm really not into oldies (unless it's the Beatles, of course) so I try to be very open minded with new artists (Beck, Foo Fighters, etc.). But this artist seems to have come on the scene, under the radar!

[wx247]

She looked like the lady from the Munsters the other night on the Grammies.

[Ed Mahmoud]

She sounds like a decent soul singer type, but she needs to hire someone to keep her fromm leaving the house drunk and shirtless.




Not a pretty picture.

[HurricaneBill]

If anyody is curious, here are all the Grammy Best New Artist winners over the years.

1958: None
1959: Bobby Darin (also won Record of the Year)
1960: Bob Newhart (also won Album of the Year)
1961: Peter Nero
1962: Robert Goulet
1963: The Swingle Singers
1964: The Beatles
1965: Tom Jones
1966: None
1967: Bobbie Gentry
1968: Jose Feliciano
1969: Crosby, Stills, and Nash
1970: The Carpenters
1971: Carly Simon
1972: America
1973: Bette Midler
1974: Marvin Hamlisch
1975: Natalie Cole
1976: Starland Vocal Band
1977: Debby Boone
1978: A Taste of Honey
1979: Rickie Lee Jones
1980: Christopher Cross (Also won Record, Song, and Album of the Year; Only artist to win a "Grand Slam" (Sweep of all 4 top awards))
1981: Sheena Easton
1982: Men At Work
1983: Culture Club
1984: Cyndi Lauper
1985: Sade
1986: Bruce Hornsby and the Range
1987: Jody Watley
1988: Tracy Chapman
1989: None (Originally, Milli Vanilli won. However, they were later stripped of the award)
1990: Mariah Carey
1991: Marc Cohn
1992: Arrested Development
1993: Toni Braxton
1994: Sheryl Crow (Also won Record of the Year)
1995: Hootie and the Blowfish
1996: Leann Rimes
1997: Paula Cole
1998: Lauryn Hill (Also won Album of the Year)
1999: Christina Aguilera
2000: Shelby Lynne
2001: Alicia Keys
2002: Norah Jones (Also won Record and Album of the Year)
2003: Evanescense
2004: Maroon5
2005: John Legend
2006: Carrie Underwood
2007: Amy Winehouse

[Ed Mahmoud]

Of the recent winners, Alicia Keys and Norah Jones aren't too bad at all. Carrie Underwood is talented, although she isn't exactly my style. Ditto Lauryn Hill. Christina Aguilera has a great voice, in my opinion (especially compared to fellow Mousketeer and gossip page companion, Britney), but I'm not a fan of most of her choice of material.


Rehab is a decent song, but I think the infamy of frequent drunken accidents and drug induced fights with her druggie husband, now off to jail, has given her more fame than she deserves.

[lurkey]

Amy Winehouse is latest of British female singers that have (can't remember the British terms from their tabloids, so I'll use the American terms) skanky, anorexic, drug-ridden and under 25 personas that are being forced on the world by the British (and American) record industry. Lily Allen is another example of this. Compare them to K.T. Tunstall (Scotland) and Joss Stone, who also have great voices minus the drama and baggage.

[Ed Mahmoud]

Amy Winehouse is latest of British female singers that have (can't remember the British terms from their tabloids, so I'll use the American terms) skanky, anorexic, drug-ridden and under 25 personas that are being forced on the world by the British (and American) record industry. Lily Allen is another example of this. Compare them to K.T. Tunstall (Scotland) and Joss Stone, who also have great voices minus the drama and baggage.

Lily Allen can sing. She isn't hurt by having a semi-famous father, but she has talent.

[lurkey]

Amy Winehouse is latest of British female singers that have (can't remember the British terms from their tabloids, so I'll use the American terms) skanky, anorexic, drug-ridden and under 25 personas that are being forced on the world by the British (and American) record industry. Lily Allen is another example of this. Compare them to K.T. Tunstall (Scotland) and Joss Stone, who also have great voices minus the drama and baggage.

Lily Allen can sing. She isn't hurt by having a semi-famous father, but she has talent.

I know she can sing. It just seems she going down the same path as Amy Winehouse. Well, she's mentioned in same breath as Winehouse. Her drunken tour of the US was well covered in the press.