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Topic History of: New from George Michael
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Hashtag Hashtag	Chris Retro wrote: This is not actually George's song! Let Her Down Easy was written & recorded by Terence Trent D'Arby for his third album Symphony Or Damn - and was a UK Top Twenty hit single in November 1993 We know that!
Chris Retro	This is not actually George's song! Let Her Down Easy was written & recorded by Terence Trent D'Arby for his third album Symphony Or Damn - and was a UK Top Twenty hit single in November 1993
Hashtag Hashtag	Tony May wrote: This is an interesting thread and a number of people are making good points. I would disagree with you Hashtag that George Michael has always been a singles artist. I think Wham! were definitely a singles band and I agree that George has also made some great singles in the past ('A Different Corner' 'Faith', 'Fast Love' in particular) but as a solo artist I think George has always been about albums. I disagree. His later singles have flopped. That doesn't mean he's now an albums artist.
Tony May	This is an interesting thread and a number of people are making good points. I would disagree with you Hashtag that George Michael has always been a singles artist. I think Wham! were definitely a singles band and I agree that George has also made some great singles in the past ('A Different Corner' 'Faith', 'Fast Love' in particular) but as a solo artist I think George has always been about albums. I think it also boils down a lot of the time to wanting a different challenge. Making a great single is one side of the spectrum but crafting a whole album of stuff is another. The snag with 'crafting' an album is that very often individual tracks do not stand out well on their own and sound better slotted in to the right place as part of the album. i have always admired George Michael as a songwriter because he can write throw away pop floss like 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go' and meaningful classics like 'Father Figure' and 'Praying For Time'. Not many people can do both... I do agree though that when people 'make it' and then get full artistic control they do have a tendency to 'over-egg the pudding' and often a good edit would sound much better. George is guilty of this sometimes with numerous tracks running into 6-7 minutes. As for this latest effort, well, its nicely sung and has a haunting feel to it but its never going to come across on radio. Be good to challenge George to take a step back in time and return to his pop roots and then see what he came up with...
K	I wonder if it's just a change of interests and priorities for some people. I see it with Elton John. There was a time when his life was all about music and I can imagine that all he wanted to do was strive to be bigger and better. Now he has a family and other interests, music is just what he happens to do for a living but the hunger and flare are gone.