A little brotherly shade...
This makes me really happy.
I would like Adam to have mass/mainstream success -- and perhaps he is working on pulling back his vocals a bit which I think is needed.
This might give us a clue where he is headed.
*** Here's Professor Adam talking about vocal technique from 2012.
a lil music education moment: FALSETTO. It’s not full, belted out chest voice. It’s small, light pretty head voice. Widely misunderstood. 🙂
…not to b rude – but it’s so often used to describe my voice but I hardly ever use my falsetto. Jus’ sayin’
One of my fav examples of a wicked falsetto is “Kiss” by Prince. A full tenor chest voice is “Open Arms” by Journey. get the distinction?
Q. @go4itanywy: @adamlambert what is it called when the voice “shakes” a little on high notes?
A. @go4itanywy that’s called Vibratto. 😉
RT “@lestermendez: @adamlambert BUT, when you do sing falsetto, its pure and utter win!” hahah thanks Lester!!
Q. nrhgardner: @adamlambert You’re belts are mixed though aren’t they? As in not all out chest? Sounds craaaazzzy whatever it is.
A. @nrhgardner naw I don’t do much of a mix. (prob would be ‘safer’ for my voice, but..)
Haha this is fun. All you singers know exactly what I’m talking about.
@persianglamdr on the last album i used falsetto in Broken Open, A Loaded Smile and the “eyes baby eyes” part of Music Again.
Q. @cazglambert: I THOUGHT FALSESETTO WAS WAN U WENT REALLY HIGH.
A. @cazglambert_ only when it’s high and really light. If its powerful and loud it’s called a “belt” “full” or “chest voice”.
Q. AhhhAdam: @adamlambert And on “nervous” in Mad World.
A. @ahhhadam yes. Good example. The “nervous” line. But the big “look right thru me aaaaand…” was a belt.
BTIKM is def not falsetto. It’s fuckin high! Def tricky. 🙂 but it feels so great to wail that out. Cathartic.
The difference isn’t so much about the note being hit, it’s HOW it’s being hit. Bass/alto/tenor/soprano are vocal ranges.
Ok. Nuff of all that. I’m such a nerd.
But if u wanna hear more great falsetto check out Jeff Buckley, Matthew Bellamy of Muse and Radiohead. 🙂
A. @jostbeans haha yes. The BeeGees sang most of their tunes in Falsetto.
Q. @adamsminion: At your next class can you explain what a bridge, hook, etc are? Pros talk about the bridge in BTIKM. What is it? *feelin dumb*
A. @adamsminion ok! A bridge is the middle section of a song that is diff from the rest. the bridge in BTIKM starts w “I get kinda dark”… a hook is the catchy part that gets stuck in your head. Usually they’re in a chorus, and sometimes they’re elsewhere. the hook in WWFM is the line “whattaya want from me”. The guitar plays it at the beginning and it’s in a post-chorus.
Another GREAT falsetto singer is Justin Timberlake. He uses it all the time. And he’s real good at it.
A. @aidanmcewan middle 8 and bridge are the same thing. Two different names. 🙂
Another example of falsetto is the incredibly sexy jam “Hypnotize U” by N.E.R.D. Pharrell werks that vocal out!
negativeneil: @adamlambert pretty sure I use my falsetto more often during a GOP debate than you do when you sing. Well put.
@milestougeaux: @negativeneil @adamlambert I prefer to use the Saw Palmetto
milestougeaux: oops nasty ellipsis… @adamlambert Old School: youtu.be/alLgxBUcMbc
It Will Rain by Bruno Mars is in chest voice. The only part that’s falsetto is the OOOOh’s. He has got one hell of a voice! Big fan.
Q. nieceyE: @adamlambert What’s the difference between a run and a riff?
A. @nieceye another interchangeable term. Means the same thing.
Q. allakovalkova: And what do you think about Mika’s voice?
A. @allakovalkova yeah Mika!! Another good example of falsetto.
reevecarney: @adamlambert I’m with you. Bruno is great. And so are you.
A. @reevecarney thanks Reeve!
My morning!
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