Giovanni777 said:

Great tune.

I'm afraid you'd lose a lot of folks at the end of the 2nd verse.
As soulfully and skillfully as she turned that note, she'd get the over-singing label from some.


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

Those MaryMary sisters GET DOWN, I've seen them live! They would definitely be classified as "oversingers" to many of ya'll...especially Tina (redhead) who just been screaming lately.

Scorpion said:

Maybe so... But from the recorded version at least, they R on point, and the build-up is tastefully done.

BUT... Since U seen 'em live, and I haven't, I don't know about Tina (redhead) screaming gratuitously. That's just 2 damn bad, if it's so, but she'll get over it. When U play live, U should always check yourself in review, and better yourself, so she will, if that's so.

U gotta admit, the voice and the phrasing, all the way through the song, stand up 2 many classic R&B and Gospel songs... at least in a "this is way it's supposed 2 be done", respectful kind-of way, where the passion isn't contrived, but real.
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minneapolisgenius said:

She already showed that she could
http://www.supload.com/li...Ghf644jUrq
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I just never dug Christina's voice...it's her "tone" or something that grates my ears...and so when she starts yelling I really feel assaulted.

StillDirrty said:

Didn't work for me.

Regardless, if she CAN, she should DO IT A HELL OF A LOT MORE.

^Well it's hella annoying to hear someone sing in falsetto the whole time not to mention just as damaging to your voice. Justin should know. He had to have his nodules removed because of the way that he sings.

StillDirrty said:

I'm not talking falsetto, I'm talking about not yelling.

I would like to hear her sing Hurt in a soft voice with a lot of emotion.
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VoicesCarry said:

Well I don't know what to tell you because she has a lot of songs on her album where she isn't. Same with Stripped.

StillDirrty said:

I own all her albums. Her tone always sounds like she is yelling to me, even when she tries to lower the volume. Now I don't mind, but I would like to see her branch out in terms of her vocals a bit. Cyndi Lauper can yell (Money Changes Everything) but she can also do True Colors. Christina doing True Colors would be good practice.

VoicesCarry said:

Well then I'm pretty sure that you've heard Without You. Her vocals are soft throughout the whole song. If it was a song like Makes Me Wanna Pray or Mercy On Me I can understand the yelling.

StillDirrty said:

Without You was a step in the right direction. BUT I think she really really missed the boat on Hurt because that thing would have been so much more emotionally powerful if she'd sung it softly.

I am sure she will eventually find a balance in her vocals. Back To Basics is easily her best record yet.
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VoicesCarry said:

I can see what you are saying. Well she does read her reviews so I'm pretty sure that she'll take their words into account. At the same time I have no problem with her showing her range. As long as there is no extreme use of melismas in it. I mean the interlude Welcome is easily one of the best songs she's ever done. I find it far superior to Hurt. Anyway she said that she was going to do "futuristic" next, (whatever that means) so I don't think that type of music would encourage the extreme melisma use that she usually ventures to.

StillDirrty said:

I think the album is on the whole fantastic, if a bit overlong. I am glad that she tried something so different. Now I didn't like ANOM, but most of the rest of the songs are much, much better. Understand is my jam, although I find the vocal sample unnecessary and distracting - it would have been beautiful on its own.

I also like the visual themes she has come up with for the album and how she is carrying through with them for the entire project. This is rarely done today.

VoicesCarry said:

I think Understand is a perfect example of what you were saying previously. Besides the bridge I hate that song because of her vocals. They're too harsh and she sounds strained to me. The song that she sampled from, Nearer to You by Betty Harris' is much better in my opinion. I think that she should've used falsetto/head voice a lot more in that song.

StillDirrty said:

I agree.

That Oprah per4mance & song are horrible.

VoicesCarry said:

i agree with voices sorta i dont "hate her" lol or anything but im no fan really.
i do think shes made some of the most interesting videos ive seen.... n i like oh so quiet the song. oh n when she took that reporter down!

minneapolisgenius said:

yeah! I've tried 2 listen 2 her last album, and some songs r good...but I can't listen 2 3 songs in a row...it's irritating!!!
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go2theMax said:

I remember that I loved the album when It was release...but after 2 weeks I couldn't stand listening to it!
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Still don't understand how any fan of Bjork can shit on The Dreaming.

Y'all weird.

VoicesCarry said:

You're shitting me, right?

Cloudbuster said:

Sorry, it was terrible. The washing machine song was a fucking joke - she's laughing at her fans.

VoicesCarry said:

Nah, I'm laughing with her.

(Cues up horn part from "Sweet Soul Music")

Spotlight on Y O y'all.

(Unn) Chilling with John and Paul y'all

It'll make you smoke a puffy.

Oh no oooh noooo.


http://www.youtube.com/wa...YqCpvzXGTE

VoicesCarry said:

One song doesn't ruin a whole album. I think there are tons of great songs on there.

Cloudbuster said:

Sorry. I love Kate. I just hate that album. It makes me feel like I'm being drawn and quartered. Maybe someday I'll get it.

Remember it took me 5 years to appreciate Choirgirl.

dancerella said:

It's not just the pop artists, but the rock bands too. A good example is that Nickelback song when the leads singer screams "IT SOUNDS SOOOOO SWEEEEET!!!!!" UGGGGGHHHHH!

Cloudbuster said:

i think it's because most of us suffer the unpardonable crime of not being you.