*Vibrato*, that's exactly it (I should have remembered that from my violin
days...). Yes, it does seem that more voice quivering=more soul these days,
eh? Does it take more training to acheive this? I don't quite understand
why it's so prevalent.
(Though I might prefer it to the squeeling voice of that Mariah flake)
[ spectroscopic * eclipsing * visual ]
-brandie-
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Subject: Modern moldy soul stars...& the Vandellas
> >I saw them (M. Reeves and the Vandellas)...the music was...decent. Martha
> >Reeve's voice was... well...a little less than!
> >I don't know if it's old age, or her new *thing* but she has this
> >quivering/waivering sound going on now that I just could not get into..
> >Maybe it's just me...
>
> Nope...I believe its Vibrato, must be a bit of style picked up from the
> likes of Miss Houston and the sucky Puffy's Posse which seems to be an
> unfortunate trait of (ahem) "modern"...rather, contemporary Mtv-ified R&B.
> Why aren't there shout/screamers like Redding, Connley, Pickett...anymore?
> Who is responsible for all the shit thats pasted off as soul lately? Or
> maybe what/who has got the GOOD soul going on RIGHT NOW...not counting the
> Desco label, or Miss Hill.
>
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