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Post by cassie on Oct 2, 2012 12:52:42 GMT -5
Cassie, when you mention the WWFM duet, I'm assuming you mean the one on The Voice in China. I noticed that too -- I was happily listening to the Chinese guy and thinking he's pretty good and then Adam came on and my ears perked up. He does make it seem so natural. I too LHSFM! Yup. Exactly. I think our minds are hardwired to do the compare and contrast thing. Sometimes we appreciate Adam more when we play him right along side of someone else. I had fun doing that with certain songs from Queenbert. For example, Listening to/watching Paul Rodgers sing WWRY/WATC and then Adam. Or listening to Elton John sing TSMGO (as marvelous an icon as Elton is) and then Adam. Or, dare I say something so sacrilegious, Freddie singing WWTLF live, and then Adam. For me, it really emphasizes that pure, rining resonance in Adam's voice, that control, that consistency and precision, that power and that connection to the song and the audience. It is an impressive combination. Not to take anything away from other artists, but, Adam is amazing. |
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Post by happy on Oct 5, 2012 11:27:50 GMT -5
Ha Ha -- I love the way you describe Adam singing. You make it sound orgasmic, except our aural pathways are experiencing the pleasure!!! Keep on posting, Cassie, I love it.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2012 10:45:37 GMT -5
Adam hit an E2 singing You're The One That I Want yesterday! A bit forced and whispery though, must be his bottom note or very close it.
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Post by cassie on Oct 13, 2012 19:45:49 GMT -5
I keep falling in love with Adam's voice all over again. Just when I start to get a little complacent about how extraordinary it is, I will hear something that grabs my attention again. A couple of days ago it was Adam singing the number from Grease spontaneously. That tone is luscious! Angels ice skating, for sure. Today it was the mash up of Freddie and Adam. Many people say it is not fair to compare the two singers: Freddie was untrained, and Adam is superbly well-trained. They are very different singers, each with a very appealing style. Okay, I'll agree to that. But my ear and my brain automatically compare the two voices when they are played side by side like on the mash up. By brain says, "Wow, listen to that gorgeous tone in Adam's voice! So pure, so bright, so full and resonant, so ringing!" Yes, Adam has a unique physiology that allows him to achieve such a sound. But, he has studied, practiced, and worked very hard to use that physiology to the maximum effect. All for our listening pleasure. (My brain also hears other signs of technique: the way he completes notes and phrases, not chopping them short except for effect, the consistency of his voice from high to low, from note to note, from phrase to phrase, the accuracy of his singing, how he phrases a song, etc. etc. Yup, I am smitten.) www.djdigimark.com/VideoPlayer/TabId/81/VideoId/63/Adam-Lambert-Vs-Queen-Trespassing-Benny-Benassi-Mix-DJ-DigiMarks-Dusty-MixMash.aspxYou can hear the contrast here at Kiev, when the X Factor winner sang with Queen on WWRY. And here with the Voice of China contestant. |
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Post by gabby on Oct 25, 2012 20:38:54 GMT -5
Cassie, is this Adam's head voice (starting verse...0:31) and switched to full/chest voice... and alternating? Thanks.
Posted by wal in the main thread today.
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Post by cassie on Oct 25, 2012 21:52:29 GMT -5
Cassie, is this Adam's head voice (starting verse...0:31) and switched to full/chest voice... and alternating? Thanks. Posted by wal in the main thread today. You know, I have been listening to that and wondering, too. I'm almost thinking that is one of the rare times he is using falsetto. I say that because it doesn't sound as full and resonant as his head voice does. It sounds thinner. But it also sounds as if the sound may have been tweaked a little electronically. It certainly has a Michael Jackson sound to it, doesn't it? Glampoon? Holst? Alison? What do you think? Examples of his resonant head voice can be heard in My Conviction. Listen to the D5 on the words "gaudy" and "ELegant" and "that is the way things ARE". The sustained E5 on "ACTually" and the G5 last note of the song are such a rich, ringing, resonant head voice it boggles the mind, doesn't it? The quality of the tone on those notes sounds different to me than the high melody on Kickin' In. |
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Post by Holst on Oct 26, 2012 8:59:37 GMT -5
Sounds like the very high notes at the beginning could be falsetto, but I'm not well educated when it comes to that. Especially with Adam's voice since he baffles the heck out of me sometimes. With most singers (popular styles at least) it is ever so obvious when they sing falsetto. Using headphones sure helped me to hear it better.
Don't know.
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Post by Craazyforadam on Nov 5, 2012 14:42:43 GMT -5
Need to start a little discussion or question session about the Live in the Vineyard - Broken English video, especially the beautiful singing / riff starting around 3:30. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcPBFJfAJUM&feature=youtu.beThe sequence is obviously centered around a high D5, so it is normally off the charts for classical singing, yet what Adam does in the next 20 seconds just amazes me. Where is he in full head voice and where is he in falsetto? Not sure. And then he takes it obviously into rock screams, all of the time holding his pitch perfectly and being in full control of all the dynamics while doing so. I hear him singing in head voice and playing a bit back and forth with singing the note more in a pop style (flat) and then taking the sound further back and into a more open or operatic vocal, before coming back to a pop style. Am I hearing this right? And what type or voice is he using. He is at times sounding a bit more nasal, so I thought falsetto, but he is having a lot of strength there and full control over everything, so that speaks more for headvoice. Wonder what our experts, Glampoon and Cassie have to say. Here is the main reason this interests me: What Adam creates for the listener besides that feeling of awe, is a sense of different worlds bumping into each other. Pop world and classical style singing don't normally go together, it's normally either or, just like you typically either speak Finnish or you speak English. Quite obviously, Adam does live in a world where he hears such linguistic mix on a daily basis and has come to fall in love with hearing it. So I think he uses vocal worlds mixed together in this solo to imitate what he linguistically experiences at home and what he tries to express in this song. Need some input from the experts before going on with the interpretation. But this solo gets to me, it's incredible. |
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Post by Albiku on Nov 5, 2012 15:31:34 GMT -5
Craazyforadam, that's an interesting question. I loved that BE version, it blew my mind. Watching Adam sing is one of the greatest experiences I've had in the music world. And yes, I said watching. I love watching the breathing, the body movements, the facial expressions... And then I love to match up those things with the sounds he makes when he sings. It's such a multi-sensorial experience for me, when Adam sings live... I'm completely in love with his talent. Seriously.
Okay... I kind of assumed that those Kickin' In vocals where falsetto... But then, sometimes I get confused when it comes to distinguishing between the two.
Maybe Cassie can explain a little more in length how to differentiate between falsetto and head voice? Pretty please? ;D
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Post by cassie on Nov 5, 2012 16:09:50 GMT -5
Been away from the Internet. Now in the airport with spotty connections. I will listen and respond when I get home to my computer, Internet, and speakers. Sounds intriguing.
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