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by face
Sat Mar 05, 2016 10:09 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Dionne Warwick, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane from the O'Keefe Center 1967
Replies: 37
Views: 33765

Re: Dionne Warwick, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane from the O'Keefe Center 1967

Thanks for this link, B2B! What an eclectic time for music, as you said. Dionne was really something else. The first word that I think of to describe her in the 60s is "chic." Everything about her just seemed so stylish, cool, and hip (on top of her trademark elegance). Even though her loo...
by face
Sun Nov 22, 2015 1:51 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Check out Dionne!
Replies: 0
Views: 14346

Check out Dionne!

Check out this recent performance in Las Vegas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWnu47QL50U. Dionne's voice will never stretch into the stratosphere again, but she sure is getting her breath control back in a big way! I wonder if she really has quit the cigarettes. I'm ashamed to say that it wasn't ...
by face
Tue Sep 29, 2015 12:56 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Dionne: Friends In Love
Replies: 0
Views: 13331

Dionne: Friends In Love

I know that this is off topic, as Burt had no involvement, but I'm wondering what you all think about Dionne's Friends In Love album. I've always said that I don't like the album because I don't like how Dionne's voice was recorded. I thought that she sounded too slickly produced on some of the numb...
by face
Sat Aug 15, 2015 7:46 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: " Didn't We" Best Version??????
Replies: 15
Views: 12245

Re: " Didn't We" Best Version??????

Interestingly, I have always thought that this song was one of Dionne's prettiest performances, particularly the last phrase, beginning at 2:14 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KyyaSQ3mjk. I used to play that part over and over again because she sounded so ethereal. Different strokes for diffe...
by face
Tue Jun 16, 2015 7:05 am
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Dionne Warwick Interviewed by Dan Rather
Replies: 9
Views: 10859

Re: Dionne Warwick Interviewed by Dan Rather

I hope this doesn't sound mean, but the interview/write up that I'd love to see is the one that she refers to in her book as the one that turned her off to giving extensive interviews for years. She describes an interview ahead of her appearance at the Lincoln Center back in the 60s, explaining that...
by face
Mon Jun 15, 2015 1:45 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Dionne Warwick Interviewed by Dan Rather
Replies: 9
Views: 10859

Re: Dionne Warwick Interviewed by Dan Rather

This interview has finally found its way to Youtube: Even though it contains many of her stock answers and stories, this interview comes across as one of her most honest and relaxed in a long time!
by face
Mon May 25, 2015 1:47 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Dionne's voice these days
Replies: 5
Views: 6257

Re: Dionne's voice these days

Yes, those recent clips do show some improvement! I'm guessing that it really comes down to her light schedule these days, as opposed to when she was slugging out those one nighters all around the world for months at a time. Rest is very important for any singer, especially one with her lifestyle an...
by face
Sat May 02, 2015 3:12 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Benefit concert L A tomorrow
Replies: 2
Views: 3322

Re: Benefit concert L A tomorrow

She does indeed sound better here than she has in many recent appearances. Thanks for sharing. It seems that Dionne's voice benefits more from rest than anything else these days, as it is likely the only real variable from one performance to the next. I'm amazed that her voice held up as well as it ...
by face
Sat Apr 18, 2015 12:13 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: What Has Burt Learned?
Replies: 5
Views: 7468

Re: What Has Burt Learned?

Thanks for that link! Burt is really a character, isn't he?
by face
Mon Mar 30, 2015 7:00 am
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Does Dionne Still smoke?
Replies: 8
Views: 16285

Re: Does Dionne Still smoke?

That clip was fun to watch. As far as Dionne's smoking during the session, I disagree with some of the comments saying that she was out of line. Remember, this was before the research on secondhand smoke. Also, those singers spent most nights singing in smoky venues in those days, so I doubt anyone ...
by face
Mon Jan 12, 2015 9:26 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Does Dionne Still smoke?
Replies: 8
Views: 16285

Re: Does Dionne Still smoke?

Well, we've been over Dionne's smoking again and again, so there's no reason to rehash it now. Just type "Dionne smoking" into the search field, and you should find more than what you need. She's never going to quit. At her age, what would be the point anyway? Her mother smoked and lived t...
by face
Mon Sep 08, 2014 7:27 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: 100 Reasons the Beatles Suck
Replies: 24
Views: 26824

Re: 100 Reasons the Beatles Suck

Fair enough point about Aretha's total catalog being weak, but, again, couldn't we say the same about Dionne, or even Burt for that matter? If B2B's lukewarm assessment of Aretha and Sinatra is based on the sum of their entire careers, then that also suggests that Burt and Dionne be viewed as overra...
by face
Mon Sep 08, 2014 6:15 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: 100 Reasons the Beatles Suck
Replies: 24
Views: 26824

Re: 100 Reasons the Beatles Suck

Second and third most overrated?? My vote would go to Mr. Frank Sinatra and Ms, Aretha Franklin. Sinatra was always a mediocre vocalist who had the best producers working with him and who always made his seem much better than he really was...Aretha Franklin sang some things well but she was the 196...
by face
Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:14 am
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Dionne's 23-Song Medley
Replies: 12
Views: 11225

Re: Dionne's 23-Song Medley

Thanks. You know, whenever we compare Dionne's 1960s career with her 1980s career, three thoughts come to mind: 1) the changing nature of pop culture and entertainment by the 80s might have something to do with the perception that Dionne was at her biggest then -- celebrities were simply more heavil...
by face
Mon Aug 11, 2014 8:30 pm
Forum: The Burt Bacharach Forum
Topic: Dionne's 23-Song Medley
Replies: 12
Views: 11225

Re: Dionne's 23-Song Medley

I wouldn't quite call the split a disaster for Dionne and Burt (Hal, perhaps, but not the other two). Both Dionne and Burt had huge careers in the 1980s. No, they weren't singing/writing artistic masterpieces like they did in their heyday, but they were certainly popular and successful in those year...