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I think you and I are responding to the same thing with Adam's vibrato. Singers with a straight tone with no vibrato sound unfinished and dull to me. Singers with a broad and slow vibrato leave me uncomfortable because it almost sounds off pitch. Adam has a "just right" vibrato for my taste. Sometimes almost unnoticeable, like a flutter or a sympathetic vibration rather than a wobble. Enough to warm the tone, but not so much as to sound affected.



Um, how far into music theory do you want to go??? It is basically in C minor. More specifically it is based on the C minor pentatonic scale (C Eb F G Bb C). The minor pentatonic scale is used a lot in blues. (Those of you reading who haven't studied music theory, just skip over those two sentences. It just means that the notes commonly used sound very bluesy.) Adam's highest note is G5, twelve steps above middle C. (the upper end of the range for many female mezzo sopranos). Translated, he sings a wicked high note that many women can't reach.


Adam excels at runs and riffs (melismas) in his songs. Some (Randy) claim he sometimes goes too far off the melody line, but, like you, I find that his runs keep within the scale, the key and the rhythm of the song. The only times I noticed he faltered were when he first started doing 20th Century Boy, and the first Purple Haze. He was still finding his way within the song. But a couple more times through and he had it down.





I know what you mean. But I find most of the time his musicality and technique make it sound so right and so effortless that I can just relax and let the sound flow over me. Then, someone will ask a great question on this forum and I am into analyzing what the hell he is doing, and it is like doing a puzzle. Fun!