ralphpnj;380778 Wrote: > Please define: > > singing > > talent > > I strongly suspect that each of our personal definitions of "singing" > and "talent" will differ to some degree. For example, the American Idol > and X-Factor winners all have talent and can sing, as defined by the > parameters of these shows. The real question is whether or not having > these abilities means that they can actually "sing", when "singing" is > defined using a more traditional definition, for example, the ability > to convey emotion without over singing, i.e. SCREAMING!!!! > > However, I completely agree with your contention that the music > companies are very much to blame for the poor production values of most > current popular music. I agree - when it comes to singing talent it's opinion. :)
In fact I'm listening to (not looking at) the live version of Jordin Sparks/Chris Brown "No Air" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Yj46cL4Qfg). It's recorded from a TV broadcast who knows how, streamed over youtube and piped into my big system from the headphone socket of a cheap laptop - truly it's terrible! Yet I am able to hear through all that gunk, there is something still there letting me appreciate this pair can really sing! And how is it that, by comparison anyway, the studio version is polished and punchy (http://www.last.fm/music/Jordin+Sparks/_/No+Air+(Duet+with+Chris+Brown) ) yet the vocals are so anodyne, so reverbed and processed, that the humanity has been sucked out of them? Isn't that amazing. Still, I like the song. But I doubt I would without hearing the live performance originally. :) Many of you would disagree but also you would defend my right to like what I like. Man I love music! Darren -- darrenyeats SB3 / Inguz -> Krell KAV-300i (pre bypass) -> PMC AB-1 Dell laptop -> JVC UX-C30 mini system ------------------------------------------------------------------------ darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57806 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
