Memory

I remember when I was a little girl, my grandma took me to see a production of Cats. Even at a young age, I was hypnotized by this song and wanted so much to get a hold of a recording of it, but was too shy to ask.

Last night, I stumbled upon this beautiful arrangement that I just love. I don't know much about the singer, Simone Simons, or her Dutch gothic band, Epica, as I really did just stumble upon this. She seems to have some training, though there were a few times (two that really stand out to me) where she sings the word "memory" and at the very end of the word, she goes slightly up with an extra push. I think some singers in mainstream music do that to show emotion, but it's always annoyed me. Perhaps you're supposed to do that (I'm not classically trained, obviously), but I don't like it. The way she does it, it's not so obvious, and her lovely voice totally trumps the little annoyances.

There's other parts where her voice seems to lack a little control to me, but again, I could be wrong. I actually found these parts to be endearing, rather than annoying, though. I don't always like to have it perfect....

Either way, there's no denying that her voice is beautiful, so it's worth a listen.



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For more information on Epica, visit their website.