Nancy Rossi

Amazing voice but . . ., Nov 25 2009

There is no doubt that Ms Boyle has an amazing voice, but something has gone terribly wrong with the tempo on these tracks. It is way too slow making this a very sad collection of dreary depressing music, released just in time for the happy festive season (perhaps a pharmaceutical industry conspiracy designed to push us all over the edge). Varying the tempo and the selection of the tracks would have helped greatly. Susan's voice is shaking in this studio version of "I Dreamed a Dream" and comes across as being forced. This rendition can't come close to the perfection of her first appearance on BGT. While I have never been a fan of The Monkeys, or "Daydream Believer", turning an upbeat… Read more