Re: Tori Amos, Disco Diva/Kate-n-Tricky Team-Up?

[Ronald.Girardin@Dartmouth.EDU (Ronald Girardin)]

--- "Brian J. Dillard" wrote:
 but I would 
love to see Kate follow Tori's lead and collaborate with some house, 
techno, drum-n-bass or trip-hop djs.
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NOOOOOOO!  please!    "disco" or "dance" remixes ALWAYS destroy the song.
What a waste.  Kate could've done sooo much better if Shoedance had
continued where The Red Shoes left off.   No freakin' drum machine, no
sampled dialogue from the /+)...just an extended version using the celtic
flavor that it had...it would've been grand.   

It's interesting (not really) how today's music market demands these
"techno"-"hip-hop"-"ambient"-"rave" nonsense.  Aren't there enough mindless
and brainless artists out there to do that kind of crap??    :-P     

Kate tried it....and IMHO it didn't work.  Tori has tried it, and tried it, and
tried it again....and it still doesn't work.   When an artist can't decide
whether or not he/she is a "dance" artist, this is when it becomes a question
of money.  They want both worlds.  Artists rarely achieve this without
compromising on the quality of the music itself.  

Kate, don't waste you time on such banalities.  you're music is above that.
Besides, Rubberband Girl, RUTH, The Big Sky, The Red Shoes are all great dance
songs in their own right.

peace

ron