An Amy Winehouse Tribute
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A Tribute to Amy Winehouse
Plagued by her addiction to both drugs and alcohol, it perhaps comes as no surprise to some that her death reflects the demise of other rock greats before her, such as Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and Kurt Cobain at the same age.
While some commentators found humour in her addiction, let's not forget that addiction is an illness. Amy Winehouse's choices in life were influenced by this, and now a life is extinguished too soon. A tragedy.
Here, let's celebrate what Amy Winehouse brought to the world of music and mourn the loss of her talent and presence.
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The Talented Amy Winehouse
It seems that performers with a tortured soul are prone to produce soul in their work. It seems Amy Winehouse was no different.
Her death has triggered memories of rock giants of the past whose torment can be heard in every note they played or sang. Amy Winehouse has now been added to a list that includes Janis Joplin and her pleading refrains, Jimi Hendrix whose guitar wept with passion, Jim Morrison's mysterious rock persona and Kurt Kobain's tortured punk blues.
Amy Winehouse's own brand of soul did not come to my attention until the success of her second (and now, final) album Back to Black. Having lived in the US for several years, I had a disconnect in following the latest up and coming artists in the UK, so her first critically acclaimed album, Frank, completely passed me by.
Back to Black, however, reflects what I have always enjoyed about good soul music. If you remember the heyday of Motown and Stax, then you will understand what I mean. Amy Winehouse manages to fuse what was best about old school soul and propel it into the 21st century. While the first album characterises her jazz influence, this one harks back to the girl groups of the 1960s and literally throws them into a contemporary setting.
That modernity includes subjects that you would be unlikely to hear on a Supremes recording, for example. Wracked by alcohol and drug binges, titles like You Know I'm No Good, Addicted, Tears Dry On Their Own and especially Rehab address the addiction that formed a large part of Winehouse's personality and mindset.
While this part of her life will no doubt be the subject of much tabloid copy, if you strip away the addictive persona, you are left with the sound of a vulnerable and fragile voice. A passionate voice with soul that did not require the enhancements of modern technology. It was a voice that could perform without that, and this is for what Amy Winehouse should be remembered. RIP.
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Amy Winehouse: Back to Black : The Album
A Grammy Winning Disc
Back to Black would go on to win five Grammys at the 50th awards ceremony. By doing so, she equaled a record for gathering the second most awards by a female.
The album would top the music charts worldwide and spawn several successful single releases.
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Amy Winehouse: Frank
, Frank was the debut album from Amy Winehouse.Awarded the Ivor Novello Award, it was released in 2003 and became a mainstay in the UK music chart following the phenomenal success of Back to Black.
Described as a fusion of neo-soul, jazz and funk, it has been hailed as feisty, honest, uncompromising and commercial in equal measure.
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- Video: Amy Winehouse's last public appearance - Telegraph
- Amy Winehouse's last public appearance came three days before her death, when
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4evAmyWinehouse
Jan 6, 2012 @ 9:21 pm | delete
- There will never be another Amy Winehouse. Pity that we lost her at such a young age-- talent like hers would have only grown & blossomed even more over time. I treasure the recordings & videos that are left,but wish with all my heart we still had our Amy. Fly with the angels,Jade Mermaid!! xxxxxxxx
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jadehorseshoe
Dec 19, 2011 @ 1:22 am | delete
- The best of the best.
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MusicFan57
Nov 7, 2011 @ 8:41 am | delete
- Heavily got into Amy about 1 month before her passing. On that morning, I had videos pulled up that I was watching of her. I come back from shopping, and saw the news, quite shocking. One of my favorite live performances of hers is of "Valerie", just her and someone playing an acoustic guitar. She's just sitting on a sofa, singing. It's up on youtube and it's fantastic! Great lens, thanks for making it. Love and miss Amy.
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ana_nimoss
Sep 30, 2011 @ 6:32 am | delete
- Incredibly talented musician...
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thetreatmentcenter
Sep 22, 2011 @ 4:24 pm | delete
- well done- great tribute to her
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aj2008
Aug 3, 2011 @ 2:40 am | delete
- I was not a particular fan of Amy Winehouse but to see her life cut short in this way is a tragedy and my sympathies go to her family.
I was interested to hear commentators say that she had joined the "27 Club" - artistes who died at the age of 27 and you may like to look more into this Rich for a series of lenses. Other members of the "27 club" include Jimi Hendrix and Rolling Stone Brian Jones.
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Helenee
Jul 29, 2011 @ 5:33 am | delete
- She was so talented and had such a great voice! I like her music a lot -- but this ending was inevitable, we all saw it coming. Pity!
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24websurf Jul 28, 2011 @ 11:53 pm | delete
- Surely a sad loss for the music world and for her family. A life cut short too soon. Excellent write up on her.
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prosperity66 Jul 27, 2011 @ 5:24 am | delete
- Rehab can be as risky for the health than addiction... I know it from experience as one of my loved ones passed away while on rehab treatment. This being said, I don't know what Amy exactly died from; I just know that she was 27 like my loved one and that she didn't live long enough.
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jackkellner
Jul 25, 2011 @ 7:27 pm | delete
- RIP Ms. Winehouse
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Posthumous collection of previously unreleased material from the late Amy Winehouse.
