World's Greatest Female Vocalists
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boombox
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None of them can stand up to:
Aretha
Billie
Sarah
or
Ella...
...in the opinion of this old fart...
Oh, I agree. However, in terms of live performances only their greatest have lived on, just as all we see of Pele is highlights of his best.
true dat but
how the f*** can alanis be higher than my wife Jill? she rolled over this morning and told me this was airpie
singing of course
or was I dreaming ?
None of them can stand up to:
Aretha
Billie
Sarah
or
Ella...
...in the opinion of this old fart...
how the f*** can alanis be higher than my wife Jill? she rolled over this morning and told me this was airpie
singing of course
or was I dreaming
?
slim jenkins
El Hombre Invisible
I'd rather hear Billie Holiday at her worst than anyone on that list. I'd rather hear her voice break, notes waver, pitch falter (and loads of other technical faults!!) than the so-called 'qualities' of Whiteney and the gang...being able to warble and wail (actually they don't wail enough) in displays of technical virtuosity is as impressive to me as Prog guitar-playing.
unless it's in an opera, of course. I don't hear any soul, passion (excpet fakery), character, style, finesse, heartache in any of them! (who was on that list again?)
boombox
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I thought snobbery was the domain of the socially or intellectually superior.
Nobody has come up with a single, modern day, alternative to the singers in the list.
Mr. Tea
Let's Talk About Ceps
No, I can't think of any either, I was just messing about. I was just a bit ashamed that when I saw the list that mentioned 'Billie' it was *that* Billie I thought of first.
boombox
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LOL So would I.
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If you mean Joanna Newsom noooooooooooooooooo...
boombox
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LOL. Joanna Newsom?
I agree about PJ Harvey and Bjork - both distinctive singers. If it was a top 30, they would have been there.
vimothy
yurp
Yeah, that's her. Really twee and probably quite annoying in the right / wrong context.
EDIT: Still significantly less annoying than Celine Dion (Canada, you have much to answer for), though.
vimothy
yurp
Damn - yes to both! I'm sure there's lots more that could be mentioned too ...
slim jenkins
El Hombre Invisible
Mr. Tea
Let's Talk About Ceps
I remember mentioning both of those in a thread that seemed to be about the exact same topic as this one, some time ago...unless I imagined it?
There was definitely a thread that mentioned Nico cos I bollocked on about "Desertshore" vs "The Marble Index".
Here: http://www.dissensus.com/showthread.php?t=6615&highlight=nico
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Yup- derivative po/mo or not I re-listened to the second Portishead album recently and its still fantastic. She was a pretty decent lyricist also, as well as keen to get involved with a variety of (scarifying) vocal treatments...