My critique

My Critique:

One of the great jazz artist of the century was Frank Sinatra, also known as Ol’ blue eyes. He has made a great number of albums, many of them earning recognition and praise, like: “A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra”,” Seduction”, “Nothing But The Best”,”This Is Sinatra” and many more albums... In his entire career, he made at least 20 albums. His two best albums, according to me, are: A Jolly Christmas and also Seduction. Though there are many differences between those two albums, there are also similarities. The original theme, the sounds and the song titles are the key to an album.

Music always needs a base, an inspiration. Without a theme, the music would be pointless, vague and boring. It would have no purpose.In the album “A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra”, the theme is mostly based on Christmas and in the holiday spirit. It put people in a generous and jolly spirit for the festivities, adding a jazzy-blues to the holidays. In “ Seduction” however, the theme is love and passion, seduction and romance. It is the perfect album to set the mood on a romantic date or on Valentine’s day. The smooth and sultry sound of Sinatra’s voice can never go wrong on those kind of songs.

The sound of the album, when bought, is made to satisfy the buyer and to make sure the sound is sets people in the appropriate mood for an event or even a family dinner. The energetic, cheerful sound of Sinatra’s Christmas album is of simple taste but it cannot make you feel something else than excitement and childish glee, giving you a nice mood for the family suppers and gift exchange. In the album ”Seduction”, the sound is very soft and lustful, very romantic. The perfect example would be the song “i’ve got you under my skin”. It is not for a family supper where there are family members around chatting around happily. No, it is for one of those special evenings, with that special someone. The mix of the slow, relaxing music with the lovely atmosphere of candle light dinner makes a great combination for date nights. With the help of the song titles you can find the perfect song for the perfect date.

The song titles are very important because it gives you an idea of what the song is about, In the Christmas album of Frank, all the song titles have, one way or another, a link with Christmas, and happiness, sometimes even love, like : “Jingles bells” and “The Christmas song”. In Ol’ Blue Eyes’ romantic album” Seduction”, the song titles are imprinted with romantic flare and lovely stories that come across as soon as you read the title like “It Had To Be You” or ”Prisoner Of Love”.

Those two albums are obviously my favorites because on one side there is that happy, energetic holiday spirit that lifts you up from your gloom, and on the other side there is the lovely, smoldering, romantic stories depicted in Sinatra’s songs that makes you want to fall in love simply to know what he is talking about. Both albums are wonderful in my opinion, but since i am a hopeless romantic, i must say that my favorite album is “Seduction”