Who is Michael Bolton?

[deborahjross]

I dropped by the library to return an audio book and take out another. Nothing on the shelf appealed to me, so I browsed the CD section and came away with MICHAEL BOLTON: MY SECRET PASSION: THE ARIAS. What gorgeous, passionate singing! Familiar arias from Turandot, Tosca, I Pagliacci, Aida -- but also some I don't know, all sung with enormous expressivity and presence. When I was checking it out, the librarian said he used to be a rock singer (??!!). The quote on the cover is: "I didn't realize that I would become so overwhelmed by the power of this great music." Definitely something to add to my collection.

Comments

[otana.livejournal.com]

Michael Bolton has always been famous to me for his rock and power ballads. He has a very powerful and moving voice.

[deborahjross.livejournal.com]

I'm glad someone else likes him -- I went to amazon.com to order a copy of the CD and was surprised to find a string of really nasty comments. The primary reviewer did agree with me about Bolton's clear emotional connection with the music. He (Bolton) may not have a "classically trained" voice, a light tenor as opposed to something pear-shaped, dark, and dramatic, but I think the ability to convey the heart of the music is as important as making a beautiful tone. I feel the same way about instrumental musicians who are technical virtuosos without soul. Perhaps I have a more positive experience of Bolton since I'm a fair ignoramus about pop music, so do not bring any snide prejudices to listening to this CD.