Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jeff-- Yes, she's an amazing musician. I saw her in concert here in Denver, at Red Rocks, from about the fourth row, and then about three days later, bumped into her in a store in San Francisco. It was fun to be able to say, "Now that was a great concert!" She really has a charismatic command on the stage. If she were ever to sing in a musical, she'd be a knockout. And the versatility of her voice ... she's mighty fine. Yes, that soundtrack for "Cowgirls" was terrific. The one film she's been in--Salmonberries--was an odd film, but there was some outstanding photographic work in it, amazing pictures of the Arctic. Kit - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Jeff Moore Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 7:51 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] Re: Capa Casting 2003-02-27-21:09:10 Mark Rabiner: > I recall when our local neighborhood film director Gus VAn Sant was > trying to finish his film "My Private Idaho" and what was holding > everything up was KD lang getting in her filmscore. It was worth the wait. Film stuff seems to be some of her best work -- the movie of "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" pretty much sank without a trace, but I think the soundtrack's one of Lang's best albums. What control she has over her instrument -- a real singer's singer. I remember seeing that MTV Unplugged show they did with Tony Bennett, back when it was first aired: one feature was that he did some duets with some of the Kids Today (as in Elvis Costello, k.d. lang, etc.) EC (whose own albums I've long enjoyed) demonstrated that, by comparison with Ms. Lang, he just wasn't the sort of person who belonged on a stage with Tony Bennett: the timing of his entries was sloppy, he sometimes walked on verses Bennett was supposed to be singing himself... the sort of looseness which worked when he was headlining the band just didn't work in this context. Lang, by comparison, demonstrated just what a consummate professional she is, and I just got the impression both she and Bennett were really getting a kick out of working together. Sure 'nuff, the two of them put out an album later. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html