Friday, September 21, 2007

Today's Happiness Experiment entry


Chatting with Alfie Dennen, street survivor and make-up artiste extraordinaire



The allotments at night - viewed from under a sodium lit tree



Sinead O'Connor's voice
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2 comments:

Douglas Miller said...

Can I add my usual touch of cynicism to your blog? I have always thought it true that her voice was 'processed' in the studio so that she sung in tune. The two times I have seen her perform live (on telly admittedly) seemed to confirm to me that she cannot sing a note. I know you have seen her live so I guess you may want to refute that!

I see her as a charisma performer relying on force of personality to get her through and the liking of her depends on whether you connect with the image created or not. I must confess that I just do not understand what she has at all. I feel the same about Patti Smith as you know. I guess you may disagree with that too!

Yours feeling the need for an argument today - PP

September 23, 2007 2:55 pm
ArkAngel said...

All that really matters is that her singing gets you in the cajhones (a technical term I learnt from Carlos Santana) - and it pumps mine. In fact, she's not the most charismatic of performers. Patti Smith, by contrast, is mighty live - up in the top 3 of the living variety. Her Roundhouse gig earlier this year I'm still coming down from...

September 28, 2007 2:13 pm

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