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Post by Rick Henry on Aug 16, 2007 8:25:40 GMT -5
Most of you here know how I am always looking to discover new talent. One of my latest discoveries is Paolo Nutini. He's been on the scene for about 11 months with his CD "These Streets" which is a wonderful collection of pop-rock tunes and modern ballads. Nutini has a unique and recognizable voice. He sings his songs with style and has a good tone and pitch. His hit "New Shoes" is an upbeat pop-rock tune which gets the toe-tapping. It's very catchy and an immediate favorite. Here is Amazon.com's review of the CD: 19-year old Scottish singer/songwriter Paolo Nutini sounds older than his years on his debut album, These Streets. It's not just his careworn, smooth-as-sandpaper voice, either (although, admittedly, it does help). It's more to do with the maturity of the lyrics, and the casual soulfulness of his delivery. "Last Request" is more the work of a vintage Motown singer than a teenager from Paisley, and it's to Nutini's credit that he carries it off with aplomb. And rather like the soul singers of previous generations, he manages to sing without a hint of hypocrisy about his own exploits of intimacy ("Jenny Don't Be Hasty") while also questioning his girlfriend's fidelity ("Alloway Grove"). It's the fact that he's so frank, and even a little bit naive, that he manages to get away with it. And though the stripped-down tunes on These Streets don't always immediately grab the listener (the title track, in particular), the songs where Nutini is accompanied by a full band often manage to evoke sunny-day American soul ("New Shoes", for example). This is a strong debut, and considering Paolo Nutini's tender years, bigger things can be expected of him in the future. --Ted Kord
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Post by wisejester7 on Aug 16, 2007 9:17:31 GMT -5
I gave a quick listen to the sampling available on Amazon.com. The only song that held even a little bit of appeal to me was "Alloway Grove". The other songs still sound raw and unfinished.
Rick, do you know if Nutini writes some of his own material? The wikipedia information I've included in this post states he is a singer/songwriter. Do you know if he writes lyrics, music, or both?
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Paolo Nutini Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Cite This Source
Paolo Giovanni Nutini (born 9 January 1987) is a Scottish singer/songwriter from Paisley. His father is of Italian descent, from Barga, Tuscany and his mother is Scottish, although his father's family have been in Scotland for four generations. His influences include The Beatles, David Bowie, Damien Rice, Oasis, U2, Van Morrison, Pink Floyd and Fleetwood Mac. Musical career Nutini, who has no formal musical training, was expecting to follow his father into the family fish and chip shop business. He was first encouraged to sing by his music-loving grandfather Jackie and a teacher at his school who recognised his talent. He left school to work as a roadie and to sell t-shirts for Speedway and spent three years learning the music business, performing live, alone and with a band, and working as a studio hand at Glasgow's Park Lane Studio.
His big chance came when he attended a concert for David Sneddon's return to his home town of Paisley at the beginning of 2003. Sneddon was delayed, and as the winner of an impromptu pop quiz, Nutini was given the chance to perform a couple of songs on stage during the wait. The favourable reaction of the crowd impressed another member of the audience, who offered to become his manager.
Renowned Daily Record journalist, John Dingwall, saw him performing at the Queen Margaret Union, and invited him to appear live on BBC Radio Scotland. Only 17, he moved to London, and performed regularly at The Bedford pub in Balham while still legally too young to drink alcohol himself. Other radio and live appearances followed, including two live acoustic spots on Radio London, The Hard Rock Cafe, and support slots for Amy Winehouse and KT Tunstall.
Throughout 2006 he played a number of sell-out concerts in the UK, and performed at a wide variety of venues worldwide, including King Tut's Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow, a TV appearance on Later with Jools Holland, Carnegie Hall in New York, The Montreux Jazz Festival, The Wireless Festival, Oxegen and T in the Park. He supported the Rolling Stones in Vienna and was invited to appear with them again at the Don Valley Stadium in August 2006. He was also booked to appear at the V Festival and The Austin City Limits Music Festival, Texas later in 2006, with a European tour in the Autumn. In May 2006, he also played at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Dundee.
On Hogmanay 2006, Paolo appeared on BBC Scotland's Hogmanay Live celebrations, after the official celebrations in Princes St. Gardens were cancelled at short notice due to abysmal weather. He performed several songs in the Great Hall of Edinburgh Castle for the TV audience with little or no rehearsal.
On Wednesday, April 11, 2007, Paolo performed in a concert that was streamed live via MSN Music
Paolo is a big Celtic FC supporter and was criticised by fans for coming on stage drunk after celebrating Celtic's title win in April 2007. This has been vigorously denied by Paolo himself and his management, who said that Paolo was just mumbling as he sang, and that the set was subject to several technical problems that made him difficult to hear.
Paolo performed at the Glastonbury Festival in June 2007 on the famous Pyramid Stage on the second day of the event. Nutini also performed at the UK leg of Live Earth at Wembley Stadium on July 7, 2007 with his set including a cover of Louis Armstrong's It's A Wonderful World. He performed the following day at T in the Park, in Scotland.
Scottish independent TV company, Volt MediaFix are currently making a one off special documentary on Paolo's recent US tour. The programme, for BBC, was scheduled for broadcast on BBC2, 10pm, Thursday 7th June throughout Scotland and Sky channel 990 throughout the rest of the UK. Recording history Paolo Nutini was signed to Atlantic Records in May 2005, shortly after his 18th birthday. He released his first album "These Streets" as a free download in May 2006, this was then followed by his first single "Last Request" which was released on 4 July 2006 and charted at #5 in the official UK charts. In the video for "Last Request", Nutini plays the part of a robber - though this is not revealed until the end. Nutini's third single, "Jenny Don't Be Hasty", was released on 25 September 2006 and got to #20 on the UK Singles Chart. "Rewind" was Nutini's fourth single. It was released on 4 December 2006, and reached #27 in the UK.
His debut album These Streets, produced by Ken Nelson (Coldplay/Gomez), was released on 17 July 2006 and immediately entered the UK album charts at #3. Many of the songs on the album, including "Last Request" and "Rewind", were inspired by a turbulent relationship with his current girlfriend,Teri Brogan, and "Jenny Don't Be Hasty" is a true story about encounters with an older woman.
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Post by Rick Henry on Aug 16, 2007 22:04:28 GMT -5
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Post by wisejester7 on Aug 17, 2007 7:44:51 GMT -5
Fair enough. I agree that the samplings offered on Amazon weren't much to gather value from, but from those samplings I'm not motivated to buy the cd. Perhaps he is on YouTube or some other venue where I can hear complete songs.
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Post by Rick Henry on Aug 17, 2007 18:58:43 GMT -5
Fair enough. I agree that the samplings offered on Amazon weren't much to gather value from, but from those samplings I'm not motivated to buy the cd. Perhaps he is on YouTube or some other venue where I can hear complete songs.
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Post by wisejester7 on Aug 18, 2007 9:57:34 GMT -5
Fair enough. I agree that the samplings offered on Amazon weren't much to gather value from, but from those samplings I'm not motivated to buy the cd. Perhaps he is on YouTube or some other venue where I can hear complete songs. I never said that this wasn't a musical style I didn't like. I merely stated that I didn't think the songs were very polished. I know it would be nice to hear full versions of the songs, but the samplings were all that was available.
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Post by Rick Henry on Aug 18, 2007 10:09:36 GMT -5
I never said that this wasn't a musical style I didn't like. I merely stated that I didn't think the songs were very polished. I know it would be nice to hear full versions of the songs, but the samplings were all that was available.
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Post by wisejester7 on Aug 18, 2007 11:47:19 GMT -5
Some songs are better in their 'rougher' state. So to answer your question, No, it is not necessary for all songs to be 'polished' for them to sound right. In this case (the Nutini's songs we are discussing), I think more is needed. Obviously, we just have different opinions on Nutini's music. That is what makes the world go 'round.
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Post by Rick Henry on Aug 19, 2007 21:51:51 GMT -5
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Post by Rick Henry on Sept 14, 2007 15:24:11 GMT -5
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Post by sunnybunny on Sept 16, 2007 19:06:34 GMT -5
I was just thinking about him today because when this topic was first started after I had read about him out of curiousity I decided to got to Cduniverse because the music sampler on Amazon didn't do too good for my computer and I thought he was pretty good.And for some odd reason he crossed my mind today while I was in Best Buy with my mom so I figured why not.I had thought about checking FYE for it but then I thought that was no telling what he'd be under.He could've easily been under Easy Listening.Then I figured at Best Buy there is only a Pop music section and not an Easy Listening section so I got his cd today for $14.
Overall he can sing pretty good for his age.He sounds better than most singers his age nowadays.
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Post by Rick Henry on Sept 23, 2007 9:40:49 GMT -5
I was just thinking about him today because when this topic was first started after I had read about him out of curiousity I decided to got to Cduniverse because the music sampler on Amazon didn't do too good for my computer and I thought he was pretty good.And for some odd reason he crossed my mind today while I was in Best Buy with my mom so I figured why not.I had thought about checking FYE for it but then I thought that was no telling what he'd be under.He could've easily been under Easy Listening.Then I figured at Best Buy there is only a Pop music section and not an Easy Listening section so I got his cd today for $14. Overall he can sing pretty good for his age.He sounds better than most singers his age nowadays. Hey Sunnybunny... glad to hear you bought Paolo's album. I agree he is a pretty good singer... certainly better than a lot of what's out on the current scene. He has a recognizable sound. What are your favorite songs? I of course like "New Shoes"... that is such a great happy go lucky upbeat pop tune. I also like "Last Request"... It's a well sung ballad with a gritty sort of smooth soul... if that makes any sense. "Jenny Don't Be Hasty" is a great driving pop-rock tune.
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Post by sunnybunny on Sept 24, 2007 18:32:44 GMT -5
I like Last Request,These Streets,and Rewind.Jenny Don't Be Hasty is pretty good.
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