Miss Nicole Atkins

[Chancing-Glancing]

First, let me just say that I found myself falling for her while watching those duets from the pit.  Without knowing why Jim chose her to accompany him, (and blah blah blah, I'm not interested in any conceited objections), I thought she was great.  Did anyone else find themselves similarly enraptured?  Maybe they should date!  Or maybe we just need to hear some more of a female voice alongside the greatest voice ever!  Right?!  "Let's take a walk..."

[the sun and moon]

Maybe they should not. But that's just me. I'm jealous of every attractive female he sings with.

I honestly can't think of any modern female singer that can measure up to Jim's artistry and vocal performance. Everytime I see him perform with someone, I can't help but think how much he outshines them. Jim's voice easily ranks as monumental as Otis, Sam, Marvin and Curtis. If only the rest of world had the pleasure of knowing that.

[el_chode]

The rest of the world is more concerned with a girl who sings songs titled "ur so gay" and "i kissed a girl". so there's that.

i was very impressed. as i said in another post, i wrote her off when she appeared in an amex commercial a year or so ago. plus being from jersey, I just assumed she'd be in a crappy blues-rock band that did too many bon jovi covers because the boss is for oldsters.

i was wrong.

[Penny Lane]

a little too much hand holding going up on stage for my liking  >:(

[kydiddle]

a little too much hand holding going up on stage for my liking  >:(

;D ;D ;D

[Penny Lane]

a little too much hand holding going up on stage for my liking  >:(

;D ;D ;D

the good news=she has a musician boyfriend so maybe she wasn't looking for a piece of JJ  ;) i did my research lol.

[alexzbik]

Maybe they should not. But that's just me. I'm jealous of every attractive female he sings with.

I honestly can't think of any modern female singer that can measure up to Jim's artistry and vocal performance. Everytime I see him perform with someone, I can't help but think how much he outshines them. Jim's voice easily ranks as monumental as Otis, Sam, Marvin and Curtis. If only the rest of world had the pleasure of knowing that.

i love Jim, he has a great voice but I think even he would admit he is not in the same realm as Otis, Sam and Marvin.

as for the topic at hand, I thought Nicole Atkins was amazing, i thought her voice sounded great and was the perfect compliment to Jim.  I hope for more collaborations in the future.

[el_chode]

While I don't think JJ would say he's as good, he would cite them as influences (obviously)

[Jbones72]

I still love that he put Gram Parsons on his list!

[el_chode]

I still love that he put Gram Parsons on his list!

The only more unique list was Courtney Love because she was the only name on it.

His really did stand out. The rest seemed to try to be very humble or were unashamed of how un-humble they were.

[BH]

I think she sounds amazing on the recording and compliments Jim's voice nicely.

[Sassbox]

a little too much hand holding going up on stage for my liking  >:(

;D ;D ;D

the good news=she has a musician boyfriend so maybe she wasn't looking for a piece of JJ  ;) i did my research lol.

LOL.  Pennylane made my day!  So funny, my fiance said my mood changed noticeably when she came out on stage. :)

I caught her set at Lolla and wasn't impressed.  I don't think she's bad, just didn't think she was anything special.

[Penny Lane]

a little too much hand holding going up on stage for my liking  >:(

;D ;D ;D

the good news=she has a musician boyfriend so maybe she wasn't looking for a piece of JJ  ;) i did my research lol.

LOL.  Pennylane made my day!  So funny, my fiance said my mood changed noticeably when she came out on stage. :)

I caught her set at Lolla and wasn't impressed.  I don't think she's bad, just didn't think she was anything special.

agreed... oh and she has split ends, too

[bold99]

I still love that he put Gram Parsons on his list!

This made me more happy than any other name on the list.  If anyone has not seen the return to Sin City DVD that Jim took part in go out and get it now.  Its great, my favorite part is at the end when he's dancing with Gram's daughter.

[bold99]

Maybe they should not. But that's just me. I'm jealous of every attractive female he sings with.

I honestly can't think of any modern female singer that can measure up to Jim's artistry and vocal performance. Everytime I see him perform with someone, I can't help but think how much he outshines them. Jim's voice easily ranks as monumental as Otis, Sam, Marvin and Curtis. If only the rest of world had the pleasure of knowing that.

i love Jim, he has a great voice but I think even he would admit he is not in the same realm as Otis, Sam and Marvin.

as for the topic at hand, I thought Nicole Atkins was amazing, i thought her voice sounded great and was the perfect compliment to Jim.  I hope for more collaborations in the future.

I agree on both parts.  Very few are in the Otis, Sam, Marvin class but I love that Jim is influenced by them and it comes out in the music.

I really like what Nicole did at the show, she was having a blast.

[el_chode]

i also like how they choose to bring out acts who are on the verge. for a NYE show at the garden, they really could have gotten anyone or had someone forced upon them (like they'd agree to do that). Instead, they bring up local favorites and people they respect instead.

[kydiddle]

a little too much hand holding going up on stage for my liking  >:(

;D ;D ;D

the good news=she has a musician boyfriend so maybe she wasn't looking for a piece of JJ  ;) i did my research lol.

LOL.  Pennylane made my day!  So funny, my fiance said my mood changed noticeably when she came out on stage. :)

I caught her set at Lolla and wasn't impressed.  I don't think she's bad, just didn't think she was anything special.

agreed... oh and she has split ends, too

Snap! [smiley=shocked.gif]  ;D

He needs to sing with someone who sounds great and looks terrible.

All territorial issues aside, her performance didn't stand out to me, but it wasn't terrible...meh.

[Penny Lane]

a little too much hand holding going up on stage for my liking  >:(

;D ;D ;D

the good news=she has a musician boyfriend so maybe she wasn't looking for a piece of JJ  ;) i did my research lol.

LOL.  Pennylane made my day!  So funny, my fiance said my mood changed noticeably when she came out on stage. :)

I caught her set at Lolla and wasn't impressed.  I don't think she's bad, just didn't think she was anything special.

agreed... oh and she has split ends, too

Snap! [smiley=shocked.gif]  ;D

He needs to sing with someone who sounds great and looks terrible.

All territorial issues aside, her performance didn't stand out to me, but it wasn't terrible...meh.

exactly. i would have been okay w/Aretha!

[Sassbox]

Or as ALady pointed out...Sharon Jones, Lucinda Williams...

[fleabag]

a little too much hand holding going up on stage for my liking  >:(

;D ;D ;D

the good news=she has a musician boyfriend so maybe she wasn't looking for a piece of JJ  ;) i did my research lol.

LOL.  Pennylane made my day!  So funny, my fiance said my mood changed noticeably when she came out on stage. :)

I caught her set at Lolla and wasn't impressed.  I don't think she's bad, just didn't think she was anything special.

agreed... oh and she has split ends, too

Snap! [smiley=shocked.gif]  ;D

He needs to sing with someone who sounds great and looks terrible.

All territorial issues aside, her performance didn't stand out to me, but it wasn't terrible...meh.

exactly. i would have been okay w/Aretha!

I thought she was great ... Her voice conveys power and emotion, and yet has a delicate quality.  I don't view her as a lackluster pick at all.

And Penny, we know you're lobbying VH1 for a new show "Rock of Love -- Jim James Edition"  

As such you can't be considered objective here!  ;D