I posted that beautiful Pentatonix YT on my Facebook page. My former voice teacher commented: "wonderful singing. Can't understand the text." hahaha. You get a singer with formal, classically based training (or at least one who is also a teacher), and they 1) automatically evaluate other singers, and 2)have many of the same criteria for a successful performance. We may say that a "great" singer or the "best" singer is a matter of personal preference, but there are definitely traits that trained singers respect and value. If you were to poll a number of them, I believe the list of characteristics of a great singer would be very similar. In this case, clear articulation.
Cassie...you are no doubt correct but I had to chuckle....this is one of the clearest examples of a tautological argument yet!! After all, your voice teacher taught you to critique and evaluate music ... so when you and she 'agree' on what to look for, that is indicative of a probable 'universal' list of criteria.....ooooo....
Sorry but that one jumped out and bit me..... That said, I also really get frustrated when I can't understand the lyrics. It is so common a problem now that most video's come with a Lyric rendition. Mind you, we have had full on day long discussions deciphering Adam's lyrics too.....
You are correct. Of course he had a huge influence on me and my appreciation for and understanding of the human voice.
In fact, you could propose that many/most formally, classically trained singers have a biased and preconceived idea of what constitutes "good" singing. Oh, well.
Words make you think a thought. Music makes you feel a feeling. A song makes you feel a thought.
Does anyone know how tall Eber really is? I always think Adam wishes he were as tall as his dad
Meat Loaf 04/08/2012 " Adam Lambert, by the way, is possibly one of the three greatest singers in the entire world. I link him with Aretha, Whitney, and Adam Lambert. I couldn’t touch those three with a ten foot, or hundred foot, pole. Emotionally I can, vocally I couldn't."
"I've been a QUEEN my whole life !" AL/Milwaukee 3/22/16
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Post by Sagittarius on Feb 2, 2014 15:21:19 GMT -5
Gorgeous man !!! Between Leila and Eber how could Adam miss ....
Meat Loaf 04/08/2012 " Adam Lambert, by the way, is possibly one of the three greatest singers in the entire world. I link him with Aretha, Whitney, and Adam Lambert. I couldn’t touch those three with a ten foot, or hundred foot, pole. Emotionally I can, vocally I couldn't."
"I've been a QUEEN my whole life !" AL/Milwaukee 3/22/16
An interesting new effort to mine twitter data to help music executives sell music. Since Adam does well on twitter, trending etc., this could be useful to him in the long run and it is location based so execs could see his worldwide appeal. Every time I worry about anonymity, there is something new and useful introduced. I guess that's OK since Google pretty much knows everything about me anyway.
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