Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Nanci's Vocal Affectations Ruin Otherwise Fine Outing

It's always refreshing to hear new takes on favorite songs. The arrangements on this fine selection of tunes by a sterling collection of writers are wonderful. The playing, while not inspired, is more than competent. What ruins it for me is the weird vocal affectation Nanci brings to so many of the songs. Not only is it irritating, it's not even consistent. Nanci - if you're going to pronounce "friend" as "frayund" at least do it each time. I own each of Nanci Griffith's CDs but, frankly, if I'd heard this one before I bought it, I'd have skipped it.