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Usher Raymond, can he really sing? The more I listen to the tone of Usher's voice, I am starting to take a second listen - and my ears are telling me he is grossly overrated. Melodically and phrases he sounds samey on every joint except when he uses his falsetto, which is not that strong.
Anyone else care to offer an opine? [Edited 11/13/09 20:34pm] Music Royalty in Motion | |
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- I'm in the exact same boat as you; his new material is unbearable imo | |
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he can sing. but thats when he sings proper songs, not the garbage that he comes out with these days.
i mean, whats his new song called? its called paper clips or something isn't it? he sang MJ's "Gone too soon" at his memorial, now thats how Usher should be able to sing on his own songs. Instead, he goes for the same fast talking shit, powered by tired tr808 kicks and snares with some typical supersaw synth in the back. | |
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If you call that yelping like a wounded dog, singing, then yes....he can. He is no better than what is out there today. "Love is like peeing in your pants, everyone sees it but only you feel its warmth" | |
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shorttrini said: If you call that yelping like a wounded dog, singing, then yes....he can. He is no better than what is out there today.
Thank you..what's up with this? Uh? | |
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shorttrini said: If you call that yelping like a wounded dog, singing, then yes....he can. He is no better than what is out there today.
Co-sign. | |
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nice voice
crappy songs When  go 2 a Prince concert or related event it's all  up in the house but when log onto this site and the miasma of bitchiness is completely overwhelming! | |
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I saw Usher in concert last year and he can sing. He covered Prince's Adore and Do Me Baby and did a good job. Usher always reminds me of Bobby Brown but Bobby can't sing for anything outside a studio. | |
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I guess he can but his voice does absolutely nothing for me. Combined with his song choices he's barely a blip on my radar. Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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Nope...but the music is good, he can dance, and his body is tight like an X-Men superhero. Therefore he is worthy of fame and fortune. | |
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No. | |
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I used to hate on Usher, but dude can blow. I love his title tack Here I Stand. If he would do some more stuff like that instead of Love In The Club ... PRINCE: Always and Forever
MICHAEL JACKSON: Always and Forever ----- Live Your Life How U Wanna Live It | |
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LittleBLUECorvette said: I used to hate on Usher, but dude can blow. I love his title tack Here I Stand. If he would do some more stuff like that instead of Love In The Club ...
He tries too hard, he did sound nice in that song tho. | |
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He can dance but he IS over-rated really bad. Papers is a disaster, and who cares about him ready to sign papers? That he-man of an wife had him whipped something awful! I am not sure what's wrong, but it's probably your fault! | |
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LittleBLUECorvette said: I used to hate on Usher, but dude can blow. I love his title tack Here I Stand. If he would do some more stuff like that instead of Love In The Club ...
agreed and he can sing-he just needs better material  I've been a fan of Usher since the Mack and I really believe he needs to listen to his mother more and get back on track now that she is oughtta the way  | |
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he CAN sing, it's just he tends to sing crappy music | |
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I think he sounds good. As someone earlier mentioned, its his material that causes his voice to suck, in my opinion. He's got a voice, but not one so good that he could sing the phonebook. He's done covers of What's Going On and Never Too Much that I enjoy, and of course his first four studio albums I enjoyed a good deal. | |
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He can definitely sing, no doubt, he just doesn't showcase his range much. I like Burn and U Don't Have To Call best in terms of voice. | |
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I'm sick of that sign them papers song. So tacky to put your business in the street like that. Fool got kids. | |
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not prince
dont care  You're so glam, every time I see you I wanna slam! | |
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Average singer at best. | |
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avg voice. | |
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I like Usher, I don't live for his current work, but even at a time when I hated him, he had talent. His voice is best used on songs that are well written. When you have shit to sing, it sounds like shit. You wouldn't want to hear an excellent voice belt out wack ass lyrics. His current problem is terrible writing, he attempts to mock the original treatments and that creates the horrid songs of today. His register is not on a Luther Vandross level, but still not karaoke quality. Recently a lot of good singers have been victimized by bad writing (Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston) Yes, the boy sure can dance, but he also kicks ass in ways Omarion and Chris Brown will never know. I'd still choose him over the newbies that we're stuck with.
Peace, Hip Hop & Purple Rain Goddess Cru... And I am Funky! [Edited 11/17/09 20:17pm] Love is 2 Weak 2 Define, Just What U Mean 2 Me - ADORE | |
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