I to, when I first heard him thought "who is this Sinatra wannabe". Listened a bit more and I thought wow, maybe he is but you can't take it away from the guy. Sure Sinatra may be a huge legend but does that mean someone following him has to have less talent? Bubl'e surely did have the groundwork already laid out for him but he is a class act, more intimate than Sinatra, as good a voice and uses it perfectly. I knew a lot of the older folk on here would shudder at the thought that someone could be better than the guy they loved in their day but take away the "legend factor" and the truth becomes more clear. This same group would also say that Bobby Darren was a god. Pop in one of his CDs beside Bubl'e and see how red your face goes. I also expected a lot of the guys not to like him.........because all the ladies do.
Someone mentioned Nora Jones - a lot of fans on this site. Nice music, but when you have heard one you have heard them all. I bought my first Nora Jones recently and immediately went out and bought more - I thought I was listening to the same CD all over again. I have been delving into this genre a bit lately and the amount of Nora Jones wannabes out there...oh my.
Someone also insinuated that nobody is better than Elvis - same thing. Pick up anything from Jacky Wilson, better still, listen to Reet Petite (Wilson). Same style as Elvis. Ignore the legend factor and decide who just won Audiogon's Got Talent. It's a no brainer. Artists are like gear, or olympic athletes, someone is always going to come along and better what came before them. Yes, I was repulsed a bit when I heard my first Michael Bubl'e CD but after a few more listens I couldn't deny it, the guy is great. I actually had a little listening session with just Sinatra and Bubl'e with an open mind, sorry, Bubl'e came out tops.
One poster above said "there was but one Sinatra, now lets move on"
OK, Sinatra was god and there will never be another talent come along that can better him......there was only one Mark Spitz, now lets move on.
