If there is one thing that Sting missed in talking about "normal voices", it was that his does not possess that degree of anonymity. It is undoubtedly him singing, with all that may bring.
If there is another thing he missed, it is that like so many trained professional singers from David Munrow's collaborators onwards, he doesn't always make the words intelligible, although perhaps more so than many. Something that has exasperated me since the late 60s and still does on some recent recordings, is the inability of many singers a) to sing the words in front of them, and b) to sing them so that a listener can understand them - it is as though the content is inconsequential and musical technique is all. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 7:30 AM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Sting Interview > In einer eMail vom 27.09.2006 23:37:30 Westeurop=E4ische Normalzeit > schreibt > [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > >> Tell you what, Mark: let's imagine a mainstream music magazine >> article that lined up your comments alongside Sting's. Whose >> comments do you think would get loud, derisive laughter? And who do >> you think is going to have the last laugh? >> > > Maybe they would have the last laugh, but "keeping up appearences" is not > what I am interested in. Also the mainstream press is not the benchmark > for my > musical taste or opinion. > > Dry-as-dust perfection is totally-irrelevant, and worse, it's BORING. > The funny thing is that is how I see Sting's rock music. > > So maybe that is why I am so shocked I did not expect such "amateur" > recording by him. Don't forget the "amateur" comes not from me but the > "mainstream" > Amazon site. > > I am also the last to recommend wobbly vibrato, but you already know that > if > you have read my previous mails. > > In the end this is an internet forum and what I have said is often meant > with > a smile and with the spirit of exploration. But if you are worried about > what > the mainstream world thinks, don't worry the Sting PR machine is much > louder > than my little squeaking. I am sure you won't be assaulted by Sting fans > on > the street. > > Just one thing, does anyone else think that Stings comments mean that he > is > just doing his own thing or is he claiming to have the answer ? > As I said I have an inquisite soul, sometimes moving outside of the > mainstream. > > best wishes > Mark > > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
