She
sings with raw passion and power — with her guts. Just watch the live session
video of “Lost on you,” her first major hit on YouTube. To this date, it has
been watched 780 million times — very close to the all-time record holders on
the prestigious channel! The view counter for her new single, “One last time” is
already at 11 million, and the counter for “The one that you love” precedes the
single, with 21 million.
اضافة اعلان
The 40-year
old American singer with a very Italian name (courtesy of her Italian father),
Laura Pergolizzi, goes by the name LP and hails from Long Island, New York. Simply
put, she is like no other. Combining extraordinary vocal technique with
stunning expression, LP succeeds where most other new acts fail, which is to
make a difference. A significant one.
She goes
back and forth between deep and very high notes quickly, and with amazing ease
and razor-sharp precision, while maintaining expressivity and warmth of tone;
never sounding mechanical or only technical. LP is a perfect example of
technique servicing the great art of music, not the other way round.
The
lady is a typical example of a vocalist who knows the difference: the fine line
between singing powerfully and shouting. Few are able to achieve the trick.
British singer Adele, for example, is one such fine singer. LP does this very
well, too, with subtilty and finesse.
LP’s turbo-charged
rendition of anything she sings, and her style, conjure up sounds and visions of
Patti Smith, Tina Turner, Amy Winehouse, and Sam Brown, in any quantity and variation
you can imagine. Yet, she has her own style and is not an imitator.
The
music style is mainstream pop-rock with a strong bluesy feeling that
characterizes her best songs, all wrapped in exquisite guitar parts performed
by her no less exceptional accompanying musicians.
Whereas
the music element remains essential, it is worth listening to LP while watching
her videos, too, because this shows how intensely and how deeply she is
immersed in the notes and the lyrics she sings. No artificial gimmicks, no
cheap frills, no music industry visual tricks to entice you in an artificial
way here. Nothing but genuine interpretation and emotion. LP just closes her
eyes and delivers.
Despite
the power and, let’s say it clearly, the overall loudness of the singing, the
songs are written with beautiful, very well structured melodies that have an irresistible
appeal. The loudness may not be to everyone’s taste, but by any measure, the
music is beautiful and the compositions well crafted.
The
songwriting talent of LP must also be acknowledged. Although many of her own
most successful songs were written for her by other musicians, LP has herself contributed
several compositions for major artists like Céline Dion, Rihanna, and Christina
Aguilera.
Excerpts
taken from the bio on her website confirm the persona: “There’s this girl in
the corner and she’s small, really small, and she looks like a boy, and she’s
seething with emotion, with rage and love.” Or: “My music errs on the
histrionic side, but that’s how I feel, you know.” Or also: “Born Italian. New
York. You’ve got to understand that; the hottest blood, the toughest city, the
smallest girl.”
If
this does not make you want to run to YouTube to watch her videos or start up
Spotify and just listen to her music (I personally keep moving from one to the
other,) what will?
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