http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1120&rws=%2Fvic-damone%2Fmusic-videos.rssSinatra is often quoted as saying, "Vic Damone has the best pipes in the business." The rest of the sentence is not often printed: "but he doesn't always know what to do with them." That's the Damone curse. He has a glorious voice -- like a 1940s Sinatra with a touch of Torme -- that has hardly aged a day over the years, but he often glides over standards instead of sinking into them. Sinatra's "Laura" is a disturbing study of obsession, while Damone's version is a beautiful love song about a girl. But when it's time for pillow talk, Damone's pure tone works better than Paris in the spring. He has made some swell records over the years, like the excellent <I>This Game of Love</I> (1959) featuring a small jazz group, and his easy-going manner meshes perfectly with hard-swinging big bands. The world needs beautiful love songs now more than ever -- and Vic Damone is just the man to deliver them. - Nick DedinaPop Standardsen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:34:08 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1120&rws=%2Fvic-damone%2Fmusic-videos.rss Sinatra is often quoted as saying, "Vic Damone has the best pipes in the business." The rest of the sentence is not often printed: "but he doesn't always know what to do with them." That's the Damone curse. He has a glorious voice -- like a 1940s Sinatra with a touch of Torme -- that has hardly aged a day over the years, but he often glides over standards instead of sinking into them. Sinatra's "Laura" is a disturbing study of obsession, while Damone's version is a beautiful love song about a girl. But when it's time for pillow talk, Damone's pure tone works better than Paris in the spring. He has made some swell records over the years, like the excellent <I>This Game of Love</I> (1959) featuring a small jazz group, and his easy-going manner meshes perfectly with hard-swinging big bands. The world needs beautiful love songs now more than ever -- and Vic Damone is just the man to deliver them. - Nick Dedina