Mykesbass Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Nail Soup said: I do love people who can sing, but it's not everything. I'll explain. About 20% of the music I love features someone who would be considered as being able to sing well. About 40% features someone who would be considered as not being able to sing, but I think is a great singer.... Bob Dylan, The Fall, Sex Pistols etc. About 40% I love but the singer is neither here nor there.. they deliver the song OK, but it's the overall package I love. A well known example of this (but not from my love list) is New Order. Ask a hardcore New Order fan what they love about NO and they won't say "Barney's Voice" But in the spirit of the thread here is a fantastic vocal performance: ^ This. Although I'm a huge fan of a great voice I'm also a fan of Dylan, Elvis Costello, and Ian Dury, Shane MacGowan among others - none of whom would rightfully appear on this thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 (edited) This woman's voice is just... Edited October 27, 2020 by bubinga5 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftybassman392 Posted October 27, 2020 Author Share Posted October 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Nail Soup said: I do love people who can sing, but it's not everything. I'll explain. About 20% of the music I love features someone who would be considered as being able to sing well. About 40% features someone who would be considered as not being able to sing, but I think is a great singer.... Bob Dylan, The Fall, Sex Pistols etc. About 40% I love but the singer is neither here nor there.. That’s absolutely fine with me. I never said I didn’t like such music. I could quote plenty of singers I don’t consider good singers but whose music I like anyway. As examples, Dylan and Yorke spring to mind (not to mention any number of old-school blues shouters). That said, this thread is for people who are good singers. As I said up top, style and content are less important than technical and expressive skill (in this thread at least). The quality and variety of music on offer here is, I hope, a vindication of that brief. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davepb24 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Always thought Tony Hadley has one of the finest voices I ever heard and "Journeys To Glory" will always be in my top ten albums of all time. How did they go from that to a cabaret act 😞 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 3 hours ago, davepb24 said: How did they go from that to a cabaret act 😞 Eating too many pies? 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 On 26/10/2020 at 12:48, 4000 said: Have to respectfully disagree. CD is the melancholy song for me, and much, much prefer the M&Ps version. In fact I don’t really like the JP version, if I’m honest. Sorry, didn't get a notification for this reply. Agree that CD is the melancholy song, and I guess the original treatment is meant in an ironic way; all jangly and bright. I thought the Phillips version brought a new, more obvious sadness to the piece, but obviously not for everyone. That's why I love chatting about this stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) For me, while a fantastic voice isn't the be all and end of of what makes a great song, I often hear tunes with great melody, instrumentation and production let down by a vocal which grates. Fr'instance I think I'd have a lot more time for Led Zeppelin were it not for Plant's frequent shrieks and wailing. Closer to home I'm big into 90s-early 00s trance. However, often there were great club bangers that were let down by thin girly vocals warbling repetitive cliches. Kinda the same for trip hop . A lot of acts that came after Massive Attack and Portishead had some good ideas and execution only to be marred by mostly weak or nondescript vocals, usually female Edited October 28, 2020 by Barking Spiders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 I took it as a given that lots of stuff would fall outside this thread but this was specifically for singers people liked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Browning Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Get your hankies ready!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 9 minutes ago, Steve Browning said: Get your hankies ready!! She wasn't that attractive Sounds like an american film about the plucky irish. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftybassman392 Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Steve Browning said: Get your hankies ready!! Well I liked it! Beautifully produced too. A touch too much bass (and could have cut back a smidge on the reverb as well - unless of course it's the room they were in, in which case as you were) if I'm being hypercritical, but other than that a lovely rendition from a fine ensemble. Edited October 28, 2020 by leftybassman392 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftybassman392 Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) Picking up @Steve Browning's Voces8 theme, here's them singing a tune that LOTR fans will know. Written and performed originally by Enya. ...and while I'm here, how we got this far without anything from Eva Cassidy is not something I understand. Terminally ill when she sang this, which IMHO adds an extra poignancy to the performance Edited October 28, 2020 by leftybassman392 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Riva Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 The first Laura Mvula album is a record well worth checking out for sublime vocal performances... I was properly taken aback when I first heard it. Not just for her vocals, but also the quality and originality of the songs. With most albums I think you can see how a song was probably written - i.e. around a guitar, piano, beat etc. - but on the above album it was a mystery. To me, any road! Definitely worth a listen... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) I'd heard a few Arlo Parks tunes on the radio, all very polished musical accompaniment with highly processed vocals in a similar vein to Billie Eilish, so I was quite surprised to come across this strip backed live set and discover that behind the processing is a very pleasant natural voice. Edited October 29, 2020 by Cato 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftybassman392 Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 29 minutes ago, Old Man Riva said: The first Laura Mvula album is a record well worth checking out for sublime vocal performances... I was properly taken aback when I first heard it. Not just for her vocals, but also the quality and originality of the songs. With most albums I think you can see how a song was probably written - i.e. around a guitar, piano, beat etc. - but on the above album it was a mystery. To me, any road! Definitely worth a listen... Fancy posting something? Or recommend a song that I can go look for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Riva Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 38 minutes ago, leftybassman392 said: Fancy posting something? Or recommend a song that I can go look for? Of course. This opens the album... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burno70 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Most of the music I listen to these days is instrumental as I seem to have grown less tolerant of dodgy lyrics as I've grown older. Although I've just blown the dust of the Temple of the Dog album and man, Chris Cornell was the bomb! As an aside, one of my favourite moments of recording is listening to the singer in isolation. With a good singer you really get a sense of the power of the voice and how much of an instrument it truly is, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japhet Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 I'm not the least bit religious but Mrs J took me to see Hrry Christopher Sixteen in Cambridge (think it was St John's Chapel). it was quite an extraordinary experience that I'll never forget. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Japhet said: I'm not the least bit religious but Mrs J took me to see Hrry Christopher Sixteen in Cambridge (think it was St John's Chapel). it was quite an extraordinary experience that I'll never forget. This is lovely. Full blown atheist here, and yet I can get profoundly moved by the sound of choral music. Mozart Grand Mass in Cm is a big favourite. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goingdownslow Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 A long time favourite of mine is Chris Farlowe, I was at Buxton Opera House when Chris performed this... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Another acapella song, showcasing a great voice. . . . . . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steantval Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Alison Moyet, loads of tracks to choose from, this one is stunning. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, steantval said: Alison Moyet, loads of tracks to choose from, this one is stunning. Love that album. Went to see her a while ago and she came on stage and announced she wouldn’t “doing any of that old sh*t”. So i listened to 4 songs, and went to a nearby pub instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 I stumbled upon this the other day. Totally not my thing but, well, Maddy Prior. In the comments someone says her voice is like a laser. Mrs S and I are followers of Go West. I've probably seen them live more than any other band. Peter Cox has the most remarkable quality about his voice, especially live. Aided, I suspect, by the fact that he reaches the high notes using his eyebrows. This is one of their lesser known tunes, a far cry from the vest and monkey wrench early stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolo Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) I knew I had some more to add! Lovely young lass making very likeable videos Edited October 29, 2020 by Bolo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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