In a message dated 4/23/02 4:00:42 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >Fred wrote: > >>I don't have any problem with her voice. And I am readily able to hear >>the underlying melodies and chords regardless of instrumentation or other >>trappings of presentation. > >I'm sure you can. But presentation can affect how I hear a song. I'm just >pondering whether a wider vocal range and more sustained vocal strength >might enhance or better fulfill the underlying melodies just like the >greater perceived depth of sound from an acoustic instrument might do the >same with any given melody in comparison to a synth instrument.
No, I'm afraid the issue is at the root, the very notes ... I would have the same complaint even if played on a kazoo. I'd rather hear great notes played on a cheesy synth than mediocre notes played on a Hamburg Steinway. >>My disappointment is in the actual note choices of those melodies and >>chords. > >Yes, and that will always somewhat baffle those of us who are so attached >to her earlier chords and melodies. Well, at least she always challenges >;-) That's the problem, I'm not challenged. Fred