Head Space Daily Words...

Tonight I've been watching The Voice on BBC1. Craig Charles wasn't in his usual slot on 6Music so I gave myself to Auntie Beeb and some family viewing. I like the format of the show and the judges are a great selection of personalities. I find Will-i-am to be very funny and endearing. He is an extremely inventive producer of throwaway pop pap, who can fly off on a tangent but by no means has a strong singing voice. Kylie Minogue has become an institution in this country. She is a personality in the old fashioned sense of the word, by no means a great actress, or singer but an entertainer - a celebrity, whom the nation has taken to it's heart. When the Kaiser Chiefs first album Employment came out, it really struck a nerve, both lyrically and musically. Ricky Wilson was a strong frontman, flinging his then, quite portly frame into the audience. They even played at the Live8 concert in Philadelphia. Since then, he has slimmed down, presented Buzzcocks on BBC2 a few times and hey presto, with that quick witted Leeds charm, here he is. Tom Jones on the other hand is the real thing - a complete musical legend who has every right to be passing judgement on a person's singing voice. Not that the others don't have great insight and ability to spot and develop talent but the VT they showed this evening of Tom Jones singing Hey Jude with Wilson Pickett, really reinforced that he has been there and done it and has an incredible gift with the voice that he has. The people he has sung with is a stunning list of icons, from Elvis and Janis Joplin to Aretha Franklin. The fact that these singers with such gifts have chosen to perform with Tom 'The Voice' Jones, says it all. So, if you are taking the title of The Voice literally, he is without a doubt the best qualified judge on that panel. That is all...