BARNARD wrote:
>
> Joe:
>I got tanked up to honor the occasion and
> > almost contorted my face into a permanent weirdness trying to deal
>with
> > George's vocals. Does he cause anybody else to like jerk their bodies
> > around and make faces? He does me...
>
> A-yup... Every one of this embellishments, up, down, around, and
> quavering on the note, makes me turn this way and that. It feels like
> he's tying the phrase in knots...
>
> --junior
An interesting note about George Jones, from my standpoint as a watcher
of singers- he sings through the whole front of his skull. Whereas most
vocalists open their mouths and project a sound from the hole, George
basically sings through clenched teeth and projects the sound from every
orifice in his skull, including vibrating the bones of his face. I think
this is one of the things that adds such weird tension to his vocals.
Try it- sing real loud through closed teeth. See?
--
Joe Gracey
President-For-Life, Jackalope Records
http://www.kimmierhodes.com
