I have just listened to (again) country music superstar Leann Rimes, on FNC’s Hannity & Colmes. Man – she is a lovely young woman. Her voice is pitch-perfect. And she has incredible range.

But, that said, her voice is also incredibly sterile (particularly for a country artist). She lacks any sort of depth or nuance. For the same reasons I find Judy Garland to be the greatest recorded female vocalist ever (followed closely by Sarah Vaughn), I find Leann to be an also-ran.