vgs399 wrote:
I would be interested in knowing how much a voice, quality, tone and so forth influences you in your likeability quotient of any cd. For example - Although I acknowledge the musicianship on the Dixie Chicks "debut" cd, I totally dislike Natalie Maines' voice. For me, her voice is grating; similar to a mid-pitched meat grinder. Sara Evans - Absolutely piercing alto quality. Never modulates and sings from the back of her throat. I get a total kick out of any reviewer who has labeled her the next coming of Patsy Cline. Not a bad voice, but I wish she'd tone it down considerably. Trisha Yearwood - a dramatic soprano who shoves the Wagnerian principle down our throats. A wonderful voice hampered by an inability to sing from her head.Influence? Linda Ronstadt - another great voice, full of quivering vibratto, but devoid of sincerity and emotion. A voice means a lot to me in liking/disliking a recording. I would be interested in any of your thoughts regarding vocal performance. Who do you like or dislike and why?TeraInteresting obeservations. Two singer who pop to mind are Heather Myles and Tracy Nelson. I like them both, but find Myles to be rather limited in terms of range or emotional impact. There is a kind of flatness there that bothers me. Nelson is at another extreme. Too much voice. It starts to sound like opera. I wish she'd tone it down and make another straight country record.
Trisha Yearwood I like some, but hearing her sing in an awful duet of I Fall To Pieces with Aaron Neville (who I'm not crazy about, but also like) on the Rhythm country and Blues disc, makes her sound really tepid and emotionless. Maybe they should have asked Patsy Cline to sing with Neville.
Nice to see you back Tera
Stuart
