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What’s wrong with Diana Krall?

Just wondering if anybody else saw Diana Krall on tour this past summer. I had been a very big fan and had previously seen her live years ago in San Francisco and Tampa/St. Pete. My recollection was that she was amazing in concert...she played flawlessly, she was engaging, and her ensemble was very tight. However, I took my wife to see her this past June in Memphis...man what a disappointment. First, they were 20 minutes late hitting the stage. Diana seemed like she was under some chemical influence...she mumbled her requisite bon mots to no one in particular, forgot lyrics to some songs (!), and basically took most of the night off, letting her bandmates do an extended jam session with lengthy solos on every song! Looking at customer reviews from her performances at other venues, this had apparently been going on for quite some time. Her whole set, including a halfhearted encore, was only about an hour. God, I hope she is ok and pulls herself together...what a terrible waste if she can’t.
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dgarretson
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french_fries
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SHE'S PRETTY GREAT IN MY OPINION. OTOH, I saw Frank Zappa, who was undoubtably a genius, play brilliantly in one concert and played badly (he stunk IOW) at another concert, which turned out to be a total waste of time. Dianne's"live in Paris" record is truly wonderful- she seems so in touch with the audience where she (apparently) gets a lot of inspiration from. It is too bad musicians aren't always in touch with that "thing" that makes them play their hearts' out. But I reject those people that say she's not talented. No, she's not MCcoy Tyner, but she sings with real feeling AND plays at the same time, and has a terrific ensemble on stage with her. She does over play the sex appeal thing but she has to please the record company until she comes out on her own label.
glupson
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This thread is, to me, worth as I realized that I do not have to hide anymore. I am not alone. I am on the list of people who are not impressed by Diana Krall, much less Norah Jones, and, if I may add, Elvis Costello (he is the biggest puzzle in that trio, to me, and I am afraid I am alone on this one). Those who like them should enjoy, a few of us who are not their biggest fans should skip. At the same time, we should be allowed to shrug our shoulders while quietly walking away.

To whoever mentioned Sid Vicious...thank you. His My Way, now you are talking about expression. It moves. It is quite unexpected to see him mentioned in a thread about Diana Krall, though.
glupson
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Quickly googling "Diana Krall cancelling shows" brings links that reveal that she has cancelled in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2018, at least. It seems it is always illness-related. Bad luck for a singer to have to cancel shows yearly (one was the whole tour, from what it seems).
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Krall is considered a Jazz artist, a field not unfamiliar with substance abuse. I was an early fan of Costello (on his first album the band was San Francisco-based Clover, whose members included Huey Lewis on mouth harp), but have never liked The Attractions, and soon tired of Costello's out-of-control vocal vibrato.
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