I guess I feel like I can analyze Joni's singing somewhat, because I feel I am going through the same struggles as she is with the changes in our voices. Or shed some light on it with my 2 cents. Sooooooooooo as much as I do love Travelogue, and much of Joni's new voice, she has a ways to go in perfecting or learning her best space in the jazzier style. Really, I think it is the phrasing. She may not be having as much trouble as we think with the breathing, but may actually be making a conscious choice in her phrasing. That's just one possibility. And I don't know if that's better or worse than having problems with the breathing. Cause I'd like to think she was forced to make these choices by limitations, rather than just making poor choices. I actually think it is a bit of both. NOT that I think it is all bad. Remember I had very low expectations for this album and I am very pleased with it - I give it a B, maybe a B+. So please don't make me run for cover. :-D But it is not perfect. Seems I have tried to express this here before, but there I went again anyway! ;-)
This I think Deb, lends itself to your frustration with the "choppy" sound or singing. I think a lot of people have decent or even good voices, but it is their style, range and phrasing that sets them apart. I have heard this over the years and I know I heard Linda Ronstadt say something about phrasing being the key to a good singer, many years ago. And Deb you are exactly right - the snappier songs work especially well because of her phrasing, no matter what the reasoning or cause. However, I love the lushness of the orchestra! I just wish Joni could/would use her voice more to play more with the orchestra. That would be great - I think. Peace, Susan NPIMH: Zeus Must Be A Boogie Man -- dsk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's what bothers me the most, the contrast of her choppy singing and > downturned phrases with the flowing stringy sound. Her inability to > sustain a phrase is especially obvious when listening through > headphones. It's not a matter of wanting her to sound like she used to > because I like her lower voice, but why make her limitations so obvious > by backing it with the lushness of an orchestra? I think the songs that > work the best are the snappier jazz ones where the short phrases make > sense. > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
