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03 November 2004 

What a difference in voices! It just happens that the iPod playlist I’m listening to right now had Ashlee Simpson singing “Shadow” right after Etta James singing “At Last.” The former has a husky voice atypical for someone of her years whereas Miss James’s voice is dulcet, clear, and very powerful rather like Aretha Franklin’s but much crisper. Miss Simpson and Miss James couldn’t be any further apart in tone or style, but that’s par for the course when it comes to Some of My Favorite Music.

Lately I’ve picked up a few tunes from the ladies and many are similar to the style of Miss Simpson’s song. Right now Bethany Dillon’s “All I Need” is playing. Earlier Vanessa Carlton’s “A Thousand Miles” was on. The recent acquisition most like “Shadow” is “Mirror” from BarlowGirl. This is a great Christian group and is probably as divergent from Miss Simpson in lifestyle as the latter is from Miss James in vocal style.

And speaking of style … The other night I was going to church with some friends so I took their eldest daughter in my car. I try to help her appreciate different forms of music so I usually play pieces she wouldn’t ordinarily come across. She loved Henry Mancini’s “Pink Panther Theme” so I put the album Kashmir by the London Symphony Orchestra in the CD player and wailed away. If you haven’t heard it, the music is Led Zeppelin arranged for an orchestra (that was probably obvious) and without vocals. The arrangements aren’t as powerful as what Michael Kamen did for Metallica’s S&M, but they are still very good.

She loved this, too. But dad was upset that I had her listening to Zep until I told him there were no lyrics. The funny thing, though, is that right after church services I found the pastor playing “Stairway to Heaven” on his guitar for a small group. Dad was not amused when I told him about this.

So, on the ride home (with yet another daughter in tow, but that’s another story) we listened to Nickel Creek, Rebecca St. James, and Superchick and had a very nice time exploring modern Bluegrass Christian Pop, and Gospel. Next time she’s in the car we’re going to listen to the Blues.

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