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Thread started 06/08/07 2:44pm

krayzie

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Name your 10 favorite falsetto singers

1.Philip Bailey
2.Marvin Gaye
3.Russell Thompkins
4.Eddie Kendricks
5.Smockey Robinson
6.Maxwell
7.Curtis Mayfield
8.Prince (only For You album)
9.Wayne Cooper
10.D'Angelo
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Reply #1 posted 06/08/07 2:58pm

Lammastide

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hmmm Tough one. In no particular order...

Marvin Gaye
Prince
Curtis Mayfield
Maxwell
El DeBarge
The late Ephraim Lewis
Sam Cooke
Chris Isaak
Doyle Bramhall
Sylvester

(The last two have a pretty impressive falsetto, though I'm not a particular fan of their work.)
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Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ
πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν
τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.”
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Reply #2 posted 06/08/07 3:00pm

Krytonite

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krayzie said:

5.Smockey Robinson


Who's Smockey Robinson?
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Reply #3 posted 06/08/07 3:13pm

LittleBLUECorv
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Krytonite said:

krayzie said:

5.Smockey Robinson


Who's Smockey Robinson?

beats me?


Curtis Mayfield
Smokey Robinson
Phillip Bailly
Eddie Kendricks
Wayne Cooper
William Hart
Russell Thompkins
Prince
Marvin Gaye
El DeBarge
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Reply #4 posted 06/08/07 3:17pm

Alasseon

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What? No Robin Thicke?

wink Give him another fifteen years, he'll be there.
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Reply #5 posted 06/08/07 4:52pm

badujunkie

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PHILLIP BAILEY ALL THE WAY!!!!!

Of course Prince is number 2 and D'angelo is number 3
I'll leave it alone babe...just be me
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Reply #6 posted 06/08/07 4:57pm

theodore

krayzie said:


8.Prince (only For You album)


shake
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Reply #7 posted 06/08/07 5:09pm

tonyat

Ya'll forgot Bobby DeBarge
and Johnnie Wilder Jr. from Heatwave
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Reply #8 posted 06/08/07 5:26pm

PANDURITO

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Anybody said falsetto?

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Reply #9 posted 06/08/07 5:27pm

Nvncible1

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for some reason i REALLY REALLY like MJ's falsetto {NOT dstyge cuz thats what most people think about}

its not "perfect" but its piercingly sad and honest. I truly wish he did it more. Like Prince, its the strongest part of his vocals i think.


i recall the performance of HUMAN NATURE from the dangerous tour. vocally he was a little shakey, very out of breath. been when he belted out the "WHHHHHY O WHYYYYY" part, it was effortless.


MJ's falsetto is HIGHLY underrated.
its hard to say MJ=UNDERRATED in the same sentence here, i know lol
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Reply #10 posted 06/08/07 5:28pm

Rinluv

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No Particular Order

Prince
Russell Thompkins, Jr
Smokey Robinson
D'Angelo
Maxwell
Some people think I'm kinda cute
But that don't compute when it comes 2 Y-O-U.
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Reply #11 posted 06/08/07 5:33pm

tonyat

PANDURITO said:

Anybody said falsetto?



Duh I forgot Barry Gibb
Andy Gibb
Phillip Bailey
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Reply #12 posted 06/08/07 5:37pm

tonyat

tonyat said:

PANDURITO said:

Anybody said falsetto?



Duh I forgot Barry Gibb
Andy Gibb
Phillip Bailey

Freddie Mercury
Boy George
George Michael
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Reply #13 posted 06/08/07 6:13pm

Lammastide

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Nvncible1 said:

for some reason i REALLY REALLY like MJ's falsetto {NOT dstyge cuz thats what most people think about}

its not "perfect" but its piercingly sad and honest. I truly wish he did it more. Like Prince, its the strongest part of his vocals i think.


i recall the performance of HUMAN NATURE from the dangerous tour. vocally he was a little shakey, very out of breath. been when he belted out the "WHHHHHY O WHYYYYY" part, it was effortless.


MJ's falsetto is HIGHLY underrated.
its hard to say MJ=UNDERRATED in the same sentence here, i know lol

True, actually. MJ does rock a good falsetto.
Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ
πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν
τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.”
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Reply #14 posted 06/08/07 7:23pm

krayzie

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theodore said:

krayzie said:


8.Prince (only For You album)


shake


Why No ? lol
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Reply #15 posted 06/08/07 7:32pm

Raze

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not crazy about falsetto at all, despite the fact that some of my favorite singers do it often and well.
"Half of what I say is meaningless; but I say it so that the other half may reach you." - Kahlil Gibran
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Reply #16 posted 06/08/07 7:32pm

krayzie

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tonyat said:

Ya'll forgot Bobby DeBarge
and Johnnie Wilder Jr. from Heatwave
[Edited 6/8/07 17:11pm]


I hate the way The DeBarge brothers sing... they all have weak voices. lol
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Reply #17 posted 06/08/07 9:57pm

tritoncin

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Maxwell
Marvin
Barry Gibb
Phillip Baley
Kenny Loggins
Chco Debarge
"America is a continent..."
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Reply #18 posted 06/09/07 10:49am

Sander

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Raze said:

not crazy about falsetto at all, despite the fact that some of my favorite singers do it often and well.


That's weird, I have the same thing...
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Reply #19 posted 06/09/07 10:54am

theodore

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theodore said:



shake


Why No ? lol


I never liked it shake
I mean, it's ok, but not on every damn song biggrin
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Reply #20 posted 06/09/07 3:17pm

namepeace

Favorites:

Prince
Eddie
Curtis
Al (stretch, I know)
Marvin
Smokey
D'Angelo
Maxwell
El
Andy/Barry (tie)

I know I'm forgetting folk in here.
Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016

Props will be withheld until the showing and proving has commenced. -- Aaron McGruder
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Reply #21 posted 06/09/07 4:12pm

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namepeace said:

Favorites:

Prince
Eddie
Curtis
Al (stretch, I know)
Marvin
Smokey
D'Angelo
Maxwell
El
Andy/Barry (tie)

I know I'm forgetting folk in here.

as long as u know that lol
"we make our heroes in America only to destroy them"
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Reply #22 posted 06/10/07 8:02am

namepeace

mimi07 said:

namepeace said:

Favorites:

Prince
Eddie
Curtis
Al (stretch, I know)
Marvin
Smokey
D'Angelo
Maxwell
El
Andy/Barry (tie)

I know I'm forgetting folk in here.

as long as u know that lol


Well, remind me! My gray matter is dissipating by the hour.
Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016

Props will be withheld until the showing and proving has commenced. -- Aaron McGruder
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Reply #23 posted 06/10/07 8:23am

icke4presidant

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barry gibb
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Reply #24 posted 06/10/07 3:18pm

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1. Wayne Cooper
2. Howard Hewitt
3. Russell Thompkins
4. Maxwell
5. Smokey Robinson
6. Marvin Gaye
7. Bobby DeBarge
8. Eddie Kendricks
9. Prince
10. D'Angelo

honorable mentions: El DeBarge, Raheem DeVaughn, Bilal Oliver, MJ, Allen Anthony (Christion)
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Reply #25 posted 06/10/07 3:29pm

tane1976

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1. Russell Thompkins Jr
2. Prince
3. Al Green
4. Whoever in the Beegees did the falsetto
5. Leo Sayer (Hey white guys falsetto too)
6. Marvin gaye
7. Smokey
8. Prince Tui Teka
9. Eddie Kendricks
10. El De Barge (solo and DeBarge songs)
Dishonorable mention, Mick Jagger (Emotional Rescue)
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Reply #26 posted 06/10/07 3:31pm

Militant

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BlaqueKnight said:


1. Wayne Cooper
2. Howard Hewitt
3. Russell Thompkins
4. Maxwell
5. Smokey Robinson
6. Marvin Gaye
7. Bobby DeBarge
8. Eddie Kendricks
9. Prince
10. D'Angelo

honorable mentions: El DeBarge, Raheem DeVaughn, Bilal Oliver, MJ, Allen Anthony (Christion)


Yeah, Wayne Cooper...dude was sick. His vocal on "Style" is that shiznit.
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Reply #27 posted 06/10/07 5:32pm

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Reply #28 posted 06/11/07 2:40am

FuNkeNsteiN

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hmmm

In no particular order... (incl. some not-so-obvious picks)


Wayne Cooper
Prince
Hamish Stuart
Gary 'Mudbone' Cooper
Rick James
Philip Bailey


I am 100% sure I forgot a lot of people I should've mentioned so I'll probably get back to this later on and add to my list.
It is not known why FuNkeNsteiN capitalizes his name as he does, though some speculate sunlight deficiency caused by the most pimpified white guy afro in Nordic history.

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Reply #29 posted 06/11/07 5:50am

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in no particular order

PRINCE
D'ANGELO
EL DEBARGE
BOBBY DEBARGE
WAYNE COOPER
MAXWELL
SYLVESTER
PHILLIP BAILEY
BABYFACE(FIRST CD)
MARVIN GAYE
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