Elmuncy makes the mistake of confusing insulting the singer with insulting those that like the music. Perhaps this is intentional. I never criticized Ms. Krall's fans; I just said that I thought that she was not very good. If popularity was the barometer by which we measure talent then why own anything but Abba discs or Ford autos? Perhaps a side effect of listening to her music is that it makes your skin thin. But I am not sure due to my limited intellect. As to criticism, I was quite clear that I find her delivery to lack emotion. If you would like an expansion on this, her phrasing seems to have a sameness, combined with a tendency to hue closly to the middle registers and a rhythmic homoginazation that causes the music to lack character. She has not addressed any of this in her latest outing. Contrast this with Mitchell, Sinatra or, to pick someone from the current crop of jazz lite chantuses, Cassandra Wilson and you will realize how free of character her performance truly is.
