In my mind, Jamie does the same as Il Devo, G4 and several others - he takes
a form of music that is built around passion and innovation, and flattens it
into a commercialized package for those after "nice dinner party music to
have on in the background".

Then again, some would say all of the above are "opening the music up to a
wider audience", so who's to say?

Of course I say that recognizing peoples right to love it

Mark

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"Mark R Penn" wrote in message
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unlike the crap that Jamie Cullum turns out, which is not
tuneful, not musical, not jazz, and in most cases, a hateful
*******ization
of originally excellent classics.

Wait and see whether his music lasts as long as (say) Frank Sinatra's.
That's a test of whether a young person who's just left university and
starting out on what is believed to be a musical career. He is regarded
as being a talented musician - but there's a lot more than just producing
good music to a successful career.

I've heard some of his material, its liveable with even though its not the
sort of music I would buy - but his name is a local name and I'll be
watching his future with interest.

Sincerely Chris

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Chris McMillan
http://www.chinavision.org.uk/