Frank Sinatra (singer, dance, genre, album, fan)

Friday · 12-23-2006, 01:29 PM

What do you think of Ol' Blue Eyes? I recently bought an album of his for myself, after being brought up on his music.

Do you think he is as important as he is made out? Or do you think his music is no longer relevant?

right-track · 12-23-2006, 01:35 PM

I thought he had a shite singing voice.
Although it was distinctive and an horses head in the bed didn't do his career any harm either.

~~[MERIT]~~ · 12-23-2006, 06:05 PM

Frank Sinatra is a gawd. He put rat-pack music on the map. His music is timeless.

littleknowitall · 12-24-2006, 11:00 AM

Surprisingly a HUGE fan of sinatra and the rat pack in general, blame my dad for introducing them to me young....

Mama Booze · 12-30-2006, 08:56 AM

I love Frank! He's one of my favorite. First heard I Won't Dance in What Women Want, never turned back since. Timeless.

Music Man · 01-11-2007, 11:19 AM

I like Sinatra, but I don't know about the oft-repeated claim that he was "THE voice of the 20th Century".

In that particular genre of music, I'd have to go with Bing Crosby. And IMO, there were several in that genre who sang with greater feeling.

DontRunMeOver · 01-11-2007, 11:27 AM

I personally can't listen to Frank Sinatra having heard a few of the same songs performed by Michael Buble. I used to like Frank, but compared to Buble, Sinatra sounds like some silly old man grunting at kareoke. Bing Crosby IMO had a nice voice but there was something almost patronising about his timbre.

Friday · 01-11-2007, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by DontRunMeOver

I personally can't listen to Frank Sinatra having heard a few of the same songs performed by Michael Buble. I used to like Frank, but compared to Buble, Sinatra sounds like some silly old man grunting at kareoke. Bing Crosby IMO had a nice voice but there was something almost patronising about his timbre.

Buble isn't a patch on Frank. Frank had a distinctive voice and bags of charisma. He also wasn't too bad of an actor in my opinion either.

Music Man · 01-11-2007, 12:01 PM

Buble is the best of the current crop of singers in that genre, but he'll never fill Sinatra's shoes. And I'll bet that Buble would be the first to admit that. I've heard Buble interviewed before, and he has a very deep respect for Sinatra and other old-timers.

calacirya1 · 02-21-2007, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Music Man

Buble is the best of the current crop of singers in that genre, but he'll never fill Sinatra's shoes. And I'll bet that Buble would be the first to admit that. I've heard Buble interviewed before, and he has a very deep respect for Sinatra and other old-timers.

very true.
another thing about Sinatra, besides his immense amount of talent and charm, that is key is how he has impacted music as a culture. I mean, it's 2007, and at least everyone that i know (young and old alike) know who frank sinatra is and like him. If you want to exemplefy timelessness Frank Sinatra is the example.

12-23-2006, 01:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
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01-11-2007, 11:19 AM	#6 (permalink)
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01-11-2007, 12:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
Music Man Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA Posts: 202	Buble is the best of the current crop of singers in that genre, but he'll never fill Sinatra's shoes. And I'll bet that Buble would be the first to admit that. I've heard Buble interviewed before, and he has a very deep respect for Sinatra and other old-timers. __________________ "Paranoid is just like an anchor. It really secures everything about the metal movement in one record. It's all there: the riffs, the vocal performance of Ozzy, the song titles, what the lyrics are about. It's just a classic defining moment." --Rob Halford of Judas Priest

12-23-2006, 01:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	I thought he had a shite singing voice. Although it was distinctive and an horses head in the bed didn't do his career any harm either.

12-23-2006, 06:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
~~[MERIT]~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 4,814	Frank Sinatra is a gawd. He put rat-pack music on the map. His music is timeless.

12-24-2006, 11:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
littleknowitall Pow! Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,671	Surprisingly a HUGE fan of sinatra and the rat pack in general, blame my dad for introducing them to me young....

12-30-2006, 08:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
Mama Booze Here's lookin at you, kid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The White Hotel Posts: 366	I love Frank! He's one of my favorite. First heard I Won't Dance in What Women Want, never turned back since. Timeless.