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Confession: I only like Norah Jones because so many others told me to

Norah Jones is the darling of Jazz and Audiophile press for a few years.  I've heard her albums, maybe even bought one.  Look, being a musical artist is hard as hell and I can't do it, but I realize in listening to others talk about her that I'm missing something special while listening to her.

Please, without wanting to pile on her, if you love her tell me why.  What has you going about Miss Jones that makes her a standout? No wrong answers.

erik_squires
rhg3
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yup. cilantro definitely tastes like soap to me...

erik_squires OP
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There’s a softness that I find just right. I can recline my chair after a rough day and her voice will take me away from things for a while. It’s like a mental massage

Nothing wrong with that, @som  !!

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baylinor
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I don't get it either, bought her come away with me album because of the hoopla. Never play it, not my cup of tea.

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baylinor
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I would imagine her dad being Ravi Shankar has a lot to do with the overblown view of her.

frogman
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Norah Jones.  Jazz singer?!  “Darling of the Jazz press”?!  Huh?  I don’t think so.
 

Don’t get me wrong I kind of like Norah Jones and some of her material may be a little “jazzy” at times, but a Jazz singer she is not.  Perhaps that is part of the problem for some listeners.  Unrealistic expectations?  

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