Barbara Overkill

[theaterfan862]

Posted: 10/15/12 at 11:46am

I like Barbara but the recent bombardment of everything that is Barbara is a bit much don't you think? I understand she is a legend and has had a wonderful career but she has never completely won me over. Technically she is a brilliant singer but she doesn't put enough emotion to make the songs as powerful as they can be. I recently went to see Ann Hampton Callaway at 54 Below and her whole show was a tribute to Barbara Streisand. It was a bit frustrating because Ann Hampton is a wonderful vocalist and in my opinion a better singer than Barbara.

[Huss417]

Posted: 10/15/12 at 12:06pm

Barbara who? Bush? Oh you mean "Barbra" as in Streisand.

Updated On: 10/15/12 at 12:06 PM

[best12bars]

Posted: 10/15/12 at 12:19pm

I understand she is a legend and has had a wonderful career ...

Regardless of what you think of her yourself, doesn't that kind of answer your own question?

So many people today use words like "legend" or "star" or "best ever" when really, they can't remember or consider anything further back than a year or two a the most.

Barbra (note spelling) has been a huge star for (closing in on) fifty years now.

I'm not a mega-fan myself, not remotely, but I can see the reason for the fuss. The problem is that you just don't agree with it and you don't think she deserves it.

But it's there because millions of others have a different opinion and think she's earned it.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 10/15/12 at 12:21pm

Was it a secret that Ann Hampton Callaway was doing a tribute to Streisand?

[oasisjeff]

Posted: 10/15/12 at 12:29pm

So, you went to see someone do a Barbra tribute and they only sang Barbra songs... what am I missing?

If you don't like Barbra, don't go to shows that are tributes to her? That seems the most obvious takeaway here.

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 10/15/12 at 12:35pm

Barbra has only written a handful of songs. Any tribute to her is really a tribute to the American Songbook. I'm assuming Ann Hampton Callaway wasn't doing a Babs impersonation in her act, so really you just insulted some of the greatest songs ever written. Regardless of what you think of Barbra, there's no denying that her song selection has most always been First Class.

[artscallion]

Posted: 10/15/12 at 1:41pm

I saw Ann Hampton Callaway do her Barbra show a year ago January at The Blue Note. So this is not new. If you pay attention during the show, she explains her relationship to Barbra and the reason she is doing the show. Mildred is correct. She in no way even tries to impersonate Babs.

[johnpressman]

Posted: 10/15/12 at 1:49pm

Never been a fan of Barbra? or other over the top singers like Whitney Houston and Celine Dion, their vocal histrionics just wear me out. Frank Sinatra, on the other hand, puts so much feeling into a song, it's almost like getting a lesson on life. I consider Streisand the "anti-Sinatra".

Posted: 10/15/12 at 1:51pm

Other than this recent show, what "bombardment" has there been? I can't stand Streisand and have been able to avoid her utterly.

[DAME]

Posted: 10/15/12 at 1:59pm

There hasn't been Joe. Just some queen needing to complain about something. I live in the West Coast and even I knew that Ann's show in the East was a tribute to Babs. I am very excited about Babs show out here in the Bowl. And I am hoping that just like NY other tribute shows pop up that weekend so I have the opportunity to listen to those great songs some more. Different strokes for different folks.

[theaterfan862]

Posted: 10/15/12 at 2:12pm

I don't know why I post things on this message board because all you bitches do is rip on everyone! God forbid someone misspells something or have an opinion that differs from theirs. Most of you are all bullies that need to spread their misery!

[DAME]

Posted: 10/15/12 at 2:16pm

Well.. you were stating something that wasn't so and you wrote it as a dig.. So there you go.

Updated On: 10/15/12 at 02:16 PM

[theaternut]

Posted: 10/15/12 at 2:22pm

You were asking for it. And you are loving it. So don't even try it.

[Wee Thomas2]

Posted: 10/15/12 at 2:48pm

I don't think you could possibly overkill Barbra.

[tazber]

Posted: 10/15/12 at 2:52pm

theaternut nailed it.

Posted: 10/15/12 at 2:54pm

Theaterfan: I don't know why I post things on this message board because all you bitches do is rip on everyone! God forbid someone misspells something or have an opinion that differs from theirs. Most of you are all bullies that need to spread their misery!

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/15/12 at 3:13pm

theatrefan; How DARE you spell her name with that extra "A"!

How f'ing DARE you!

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 10/15/12 at 3:32pm

The tone of your OP was confrontational and seemed to be welcoming backlash. What did you expect?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 10/15/12 at 3:54pm

You can't overkill the undead.

[theaterfan862]

Posted: 10/15/12 at 4:09pm

You caught me theaternut! Loving it.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/15/12 at 4:53pm

You should be forced to watch Yentl on a loop until you repent.

THEATERFAN, DO YOU HEAR ME?

[theaterfan862]

Posted: 10/15/12 at 5:08pm

Oh I hear you PalJoey! No one deserves that harsh of a punishment!

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/15/12 at 5:12pm

Please, I beg you, for the the love of Streisand, PLEASE FIX THE SPELLING OF HER NAME IN YOUR SUBJECT LINE!

If you change it in your original post, we won't have to look at it and thinks it's Barbara Cook or some other more mortal.

PLEASE!

[theaterfan862]

Posted: 10/15/12 at 6:12pm

[PalJoey]

Posted: 10/15/12 at 6:14pm

No--you have to press "edit message" it in the original post

Updated On: 10/15/12 at 06:14 PM