Is it ok to not gush over Vanessa Fernadez?...one listener's perspective.

I agree, Diana Krall comes to mind as well. 

I have just finished playing the Vanessa Fernandez LP..When the Levee breaks. The covers are well played, but there is something missing. That something is the complete urgency and guttural scream that RP brings to these pieces, Instead, we have Vanessa Fernandez sounding like she wants to be a smooth laced chartreuse?? Which is ok, except the basic meaning of these pieces is now lost, IMO. Since I play a lot of these covers myself, I can appreciate the musicality behind the scenes, but surely a more piercing and powerful vocalist is needed. Even the production sounds a little canned to me...
Oddly, the LP is fun to listen to...so long as you don’t have high expectations and are simply listening for the basic recording quality....
Overall, I feel it is a good LP, but Vanessa Fernandez needs to be in a different place and a different studio doing other pieces...these don’t really work with her skill set, IMO.

Another pet peeve, why on earth are we treated to the cheapest inner sleeves on this LP...these cheap plastic sleeves scratch the vinyl before it is even played...pathetic at this price level. One has to immediately remove these inner sleeves and replace with a better product....failure to do so will severely impact the vinyl it is supposed to protect. The actual cover is nice, but the inner sleeves....please.

@turntablemat,

I hope my criticisms were part of your switching to a more tighter tolerance in your tt production regarding STP distance. As much as I may be disliked here, this I view as a win for everyone and I could not have foreseen a better outcome.

Thank you!