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Printablefilmnoirdame said: See, I don't think there is anything gospely about P. He sounds more rock to me, so that is why he can rip on Little Red Corvette and scream like that. He doesn't sound like Martha Wash.
Are you sure that El's voice is higher than P's? I thought they were in the same range. Also, not sure that Bobby was that great of a songwriter. Singer, yeah. I love Switch, but their music sounds dated. Very late 70s. I still say El and Bobby sound just the same. Now Chico is the one that can't measure up to El or Bobby. El can measure up to Bobby. check out Pink Cashmere. This song is an EXCELLENT example of P using a gospel vocal in falsetto. | |
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No, I think El may have fucked up by being so heavy into coke at the time. "Lack of home training crosses all boundaries." | |
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Interesting that El was the addict, while Chico allegedly sold the stuff. | |
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pynkcashmere said: filmnoirdame said: See, I don't think there is anything gospely about P. He sounds more rock to me, so that is why he can rip on Little Red Corvette and scream like that. He doesn't sound like Martha Wash.
Are you sure that El's voice is higher than P's? I thought they were in the same range. Also, not sure that Bobby was that great of a songwriter. Singer, yeah. I love Switch, but their music sounds dated. Very late 70s. I still say El and Bobby sound just the same. Now Chico is the one that can't measure up to El or Bobby. El can measure up to Bobby. check out Pink Cashmere. This song is an EXCELLENT example of P using a gospel vocal in falsetto. Don't leave out the tune "We Sacrifice". Bruh took it straight to church with that one...  | |
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Still not buying P and the gospel connection | |
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filmnoirdame said: Still not buying P and the gospel connection
Still Would Stand All Time? "We've never been able to pull off a funk number"
"That's becuase we're soulless auttomatons" | |
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huh? | |
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P gospel song, no? "We've never been able to pull off a funk number"
"That's becuase we're soulless auttomatons" | |
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filmnoirdame said: Still not buying P and the gospel connection
Did you listen to the song? | |
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What album is it on? | |
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filmnoirdame said: What album is it on?
The Hits/B Sides. It's on disk one or two, not sure which one. It's worth a listen, and you'll hear what people are talking about. | |
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filmnoirdame said: Well, to me, P is a musician, more so than a pure singer. El is a musician and a singer and one of the best songwriters there is, although like Prince, his songs tend to have a similar sound,
I'm the exact opposite. I can listen to an entire Prince album, but not to an entire Debarge album because El's voice starts to bug me - same thing with Switch. Prince uses more vocal range and although he may not be the full throttle singer, he has more diversity in his voice than El. As far as a comparison between El and Michael Jackson - El can't touch Michael as a child (especially great singer then) and in his Off the Wall and Thriller days. With all the nose jobs for Michael and all the drugs for El they probably have both lost their voices. So, Prince is probably the only one that can sing now. | |
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El can still sing. He is featured on George Clinton's latest cd and you can youtube some of his latest appearances. | |
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filmnoirdame said: El can still sing. He is featured on George Clinton's latest cd and you can youtube some of his latest appearances.
I just watch the live performance of secret garden (soul train music awards) and El sounded so good, live, it was like effortless to sing those high notes, he didn't crack, fall flat, sound forced, hoarse... just melodic and very pretty. "Remember, one man's filler is another man's killer" -- Haystack | |
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prodigalfan said: filmnoirdame said: El can still sing. He is featured on George Clinton's latest cd and you can youtube some of his latest appearances.
I just watch the live performance of secret garden (soul train music awards) and El sounded so good, live, it was like effortless to sing those high notes, he didn't crack, fall flat, sound forced, hoarse... just melodic and very pretty. I had no idea that was on youtube. I haven't seen it since it aired 18 years ago, wow. | |
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