Michael Buble - Michael Buble

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Music Review: Young At Heart
Rating: 3 Stars

But while many of Mr. Buble's fans will think me 'wrong-headed' as well I must admit to this cd being a bit of a letdown. While there's certainly little wrong in Michaels's delivery, for the most part, much of what comes across is a singer who is still seeking some direction in his career. And while kudos should go to Paul Anka ( who if I understand correctly 'discovered the younger vocalist ) unfortunately that may be part of it's downfall as well. The disc at times does have all the earmarks of a young singer being jostled into a certain Las Vegas self-styled lounge act. And for that I place the blame on Mr. Anka as well, a man who (musically speaking) seems caught in some type of ultra-lounge/Holiday Inn time warp! Add to that is production being overseen by David Foster, a man who subscribes to the theory that " too much is never enough " when producing discs for Whitney Houston or the Queen of bombast Celine Dion, and unfortunately you can see that our poor Mr. Buble never stood much of a chance. Sublty is simply not the order of the day here and most tracks are arranged, to one degree or another, as simply over the top the height of schmatlz. Not unlike Linda Eder, who sadly subscribes to the singing to 'back of the bleachers 'mentality while displaying her craft, why does it seem almost pathologically necessary to torpedo a young singers freshman disc with songs that, for the most part, are the height of kitsch and even delivered with an almost kareoke-style appeal. Do the producers feel that todays youthful music lovers ( which I guess this is who the disc is designed for ) can only be appeased with tracks that are by their very nature beat them over the head with a certain 'gooey sentimentality' that comes across as forced? And yes, once again, we have inevitable comparisons made regarding Mr. Sinatra and how this young singer reminds us just so much of a young Frank. Comparisons that I am subjected to at least two or three times a year when any young performer releases a disc of standards. Simply by virtue of using some of Mr. Sinatra's past arrangements does not a classic vocalist make.

Overall, if there is any issue to made with Michaels disc it is simply that in an effort to appeal too a younger audience ( and one who may not understand the intracacies in arranging an album in a subtle yet understanding manner, i.e. Nelson Riddle ) we find this young singer virtually all over the musical map ( Queen, Van Morrisona and Sinatra! ) and all the while taking each song and making them each sound like a kareoke party gone bad. And for that I place the blame on the producers of this disc not on our young singer. It would actually do Mr. Buble nicely if he did sit down and truly listen to Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and other classic singers of that genre. If you're going to sing standards you might as well learn from the best. And although I do look forward to Mr. Buble's next disc, lets just hope he can find a producer/arranger who understands that sometimes " less is more. "

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