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Diana Krall

I was in Fort Lauderdale last Thursday and saw/heard Diana Krall.  Second time, first was in Wilkes Barre PA after Wallflower cd, this one after her recent one.  Two quite different concerts, both outstanding.  This one was "jazzy", an upright bass, a drummer, guitarist, fiddle/violinist (and a pianist/vocalist).  5 great musicians on the stage, and a wonderful singer.  She is wonderful live.  Highly recommended, as equipment reviewers often say.  Worth the price of admission.  
rpeluso
schubert
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Any person with average smarts who listens to live acoustic music unamplified over a few decades will develop a sense
of what is excellent , good, fair or poor in music .

It is a matter of taste , good taste or bad taste . It takes considerable effort to own the first.
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lalitk
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IMHO, any person with average smarts that lacks sportsmanship is no connoisseur. He or she is pretty much a common snob, nothing more nothing less!
frogman
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Of course there are standards of excellence in the arts and this comment is not about DK.  Why should the arts be any different than any other endeavor in that regard.  Is the relatively casual observer/fan of figure skating just as qualified to discern the level of excellence (or lack of) in a skater as someone who has devoted a lifetime to studying the sport or is a skater himself?  I don’t think so.  Relativism in order to justify personal taste (subjectivity) is a sure way to stop learning and growing as a listener; and there is so much to learn.  
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1extreme
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@frogman
Thank you for getting it.

Sad that we are at a point where if one makes the point that in all human endeavors there exists superior levels of excellence that are far above the "merely good" one is labelled as a bourgeoisie snob.


@rpeluso Just give everyone a "participation" award and rate them all as equals because after all "it is a matter of taste and there is no right or wrong." Oh the glory of relativism. No one gets their feelings hurt....except for the truly exceptional.

czarivey
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any person with average smarts that lacks sportsmanship is no connoisseur.

It's blunt.
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