bubinga5 Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 (edited) This woman's voice is just so powerful and she has so much control. I thought Gladys Knight and Donny Hathaway had a great voice and i love them, but Jennifer Holliday is just incredible. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT5QgXBtiOY[/media] Edited March 24, 2017 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumpymike Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Thanks for that! So much feeling - even when she takes her foot off the pedal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 (edited) Jennifer and Whitney must have bigger lungs than the rest of us. Whitney is so gospel. her power and control in her voice is just amazing.!!!! Makes me smile when i hear voices like this. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1kLnMDPpt4[/media] Edited March 25, 2017 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthedoghouse Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Bonnie Raitt for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 (edited) For me it's between Otis Redding and Curtis Mayfield. Although last year I had the very great pleasure of seeing Patrice Quinn sing with Kamasi Washington and she has to be right up there with the very best, from any era. This takes a while to get going but once the vocal starts properly it's well worth the wait. http://youtu.be/KUattnTY9Rg Edited March 25, 2017 by Cato Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Billie Holiday for me. She had a very narrow vocal range but her delivery and feel can make me cry. I am sorry but Whitney Huston's yodeling just makes me cringe. I can admire the skill involved but you are not required to put every vocal chop you know into every song. Less really is more, sometimes one note at the end of a word will do. Apologies but I had to get that off my chest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 (edited) [quote name='mikel' timestamp='1490470226' post='3265394'] Billie Holiday for me. She had a very narrow vocal range but her delivery and feel can make me cry. I am sorry but Whitney Huston's yodeling just makes me cringe. I can admire the skill involved but you are not required to put every vocal chop you know into every song. Less really is more, sometimes one note at the end of a word will do. Apologies but I had to get that off my chest. [/quote] I dom't mind a bit of Whitney, but between her and Aretha they definitely inspired the over singing vocal acrobatics thing which ruins a lot of otherwise decent modern songs. Edited March 25, 2017 by Cato Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bay Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 [quote name='mikel' timestamp='1490470226' post='3265394'] Billie Holiday for me. She had a very narrow vocal range but her delivery and feel can make me cry. I am sorry but Whitney Huston's yodeling just makes me cringe. I can admire the skill involved but you are not required to put every vocal chop you know into every song. Less really is more, sometimes one note at the end of a word will do. Apologies but I had to get that off my chest. [/quote] +1 on winey Housedown, awful and very annoying to me. I used to like Kate Bush but she must have been sniffing the Ajax of late as she has completely lost the plot in so many ways. Tracey Chapman takes some beating......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 I am sorry fellow BC people, I seem to have hijacked this thread with an anti Whitney rant. Please feel free to ignore, and return to discussing voices you admire. Apologies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthedoghouse Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 [quote name='mikel' timestamp='1490470226' post='3265394'] I am sorry but Whitney Huston's yodeling just makes me cringe. I can admire the skill involved but you are not required to put every vocal chop you know into every song. Less really is more, sometimes one note at the end of a word will do. Apologies but I had to get that off my chest. [/quote] I thought I might be the only one who thought like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatcoupe432 Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 [quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1490394967' post='3264929'] This woman's voice is just so powerful and she has so much control. I thought Gladys Knight and Donny Hathaway had a great voice and i love them, but Jennifer Holliday is just incredible. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT5QgXBtiOY[/media] [/quote] have you heard of laila hathaway ? she can actually sing Chords. i was shocked watch all this video is incredible great impro and look out at 6.10 till 6.35 . unbelivable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SJIgTLe0hc let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 [quote name='fiatcoupe432' timestamp='1490471732' post='3265417'] have you heard of laila hathaway ? she can actually sing Chords. i was shocked watch all this video is incredible great impro and look out at 6.10 till 6.35 . unbelivable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SJIgTLe0hc let me know [/quote] Mind duly blown. I don't think I've ever heard anyone do that before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 (edited) i agree some the warbling can get a bit too much, i want music to have purpose, we all look at that aspect of music in different ways. . Ok these woman's voices do it in a more roundabout fashion than others. he he. Lalla Hathaway at her best. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYICvgEKy7M[/media] Edited March 25, 2017 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Whitney Houston is way too shouty for me. Just belting it out and no subtlety at all. And why is Chaka Khan always screaming? The best voice IMO belongs to Aaron Neville. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolo Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Mike Patton for me. The one trick ponies might be effective but don't score high on my list (from the guy that loves death and thrash metal, hah) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1490484052' post='3265496'] Whitney Houston is way too shouty for me. Just belting it out and no subtlety at all. And why is Chaka Khan always screaming? The best voice IMO belongs to Aaron Neville. [/quote]Thats the first time I've heard someone say Whitney Houston"s voice is shouty. Chaka Khan screaming. ? Well different horses for the courses and all that babber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 [quote name='Bolo' timestamp='1490485021' post='3265499'] Mike Patton for me. The one trick ponies might be effective but don't score high on my list (from the guy that loves death and thrash metal, hah) [/quote]Mike Patton is awesome. No doubt. i love Mr Bungle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 (edited) [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1490484052' post='3265496'] Whitney Houston is way too shouty for me. Just belting it out and no subtlety at all. And why is Chaka Khan always screaming? The best voice IMO belongs to Aaron Neville. [/quote]I like his music Chris, but i find his voice is as exciting as a wet bag of chips. There is no definition to what he's singing. all our ears are different. Edited March 26, 2017 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timhiggins Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Aretha wears the crown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Give Eva Cassidy a listen, and If you have never heard her before be prepared to think "Why is she not a massive name in the music biz?" Its what I thought when my wife first played the Songbird album to me years ago. Sadly she had died before her work was really promoted. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Best voice can change from week to week for me This week it's Paul Rodgers. Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markstuk Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 She's a little too whoopy whoop for me, great technique but leaves me cold.. Eva Cassidy however........ Goosebumps every time.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bay Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Hmmm, Eva Cassidy, leaves me cold personally. Just singing a song slowly never improves it to me. If you want goosebumps it would be something like Johnny Cash Hurt for me, an awesome track when NiN did it but taken to another level by Cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjimmyc Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 For me, the best live vocal performance I've witnessed is Skin of Skunk Anansie. Triffic bass player (Cass Lewis) is obviously a bonus. https://youtu.be/xEp8yJPjedU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 [quote name='inthedoghouse' timestamp='1490464662' post='3265337'] Bonnie Raitt for me [/quote] Live, yup, can't disagree. Next best for me - live - is Peter Cox. I've been seeing Go West live for best part of 30 years and I swear his voice gets better. My favourite track of theirs, not HD but his voice comes across well. http://youtu.be/Y6kMGaQda8g Of course there are a shed load of singers that I have never seen live but, for me, it is live music that earns the respect so I judge accordingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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