Robin Bowes;381123 Wrote: > > Dylan can convey more reality/emotion in his croaking than many > "singers" ever can. > > Sinatra wasn't a particularly good singer either, but he is a legend. > > There are many more examples. >
Tons more: there are some incredible singers that are technically borderline: Stevie Nicks has a voice that technically sucks... but it worked incredibly well for her, the tone became almost seductive instead of nasally. The edge is what makes it stand out. Or even from the American Idol genre: when Kelly Clarkson sang "A Moment Like This" immediately after being pronounced the winner of the first Idol, it was good: her voice cracked with emotion and she actually felt every word she sang, and that came through. Months later when it was recorded, she'd sung the song a hundred times and the vibrancy was lost. The radio version is poop: emotionless and boring. Or for the most extreme example: William Shatner. His "Has Been" album is one of the best albums I have ever heard: if you value music as a method to express emotion, anyway. He doesn't even really sing on it, but the lyrics and his delivery convey his personality very well: both humor and sadness. It gave me a new respect for the man. What other 70+ yr old man can hold his own with Henry Rollins? -- snarlydwarf ------------------------------------------------------------------------ snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57806 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
