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Post by Albiku on Nov 22, 2012 10:25:20 GMT -5
I am usually a pretty laid back kinda gal. But, this has me steaming. ADAM'S FANS are saying it was a train wreck because during the bridge? WTF? He came in too early. I think there are about 10 different versions of backing tracks and this one had an extra couple of bars where he does that grunt/pant. In other versions of the backing track, that is not there. It goes straight into the lyrics on the bridge. So, Adam forgot which of the many versions he was doing on stage for a second. Did anyone in the audience even know anything was off? Absolutely not.
He didn't stop singing and walk off the stage. He didn't sing in the wrong key. He didn't say "Oh, shit! I made a mistake. Can we start again?" He just vamped for a couple of measures and came in on the bridge at the right place. Very smooth and professional.  :Clap: :Clap: :Clap: :Clap: :Clap: :Clap: :Clap: :Clap: :Clap: As for the dry feed, can these fans name anyone else in the music biz today who can sound like THAT with a dry feed? I thought his voice sounded strong and full. It had Adam's signature "ping" or ring in the tone. It was well supported, on pitch, and he hit that marvelous E5 perfectly. Frankly, it is a dry feed like this that really shows off his voice, in a way. So many pop singers sound rich and full, sound like their voice is ringing out, because of the tweaks made in the sound system adding harmonics, echo, reverb, and layering. With Adam, it is naturally all there in his voice before anything gets added. To me, he sounds better with that dry feed than many other singers sound with the whole shebang enhancing their voice. I don't get what was so "wrong" with it. Ah, well. I agree. He sounds better with a dry feed than many other artists with vocal enhancers, and that's one of many, many things I like about Adam. His talent is 100% real, and there's NO doubt about that. Whoever doubts it knows nothing about music, IMO. But I just don't like dry feeds. :  I'm not saying he sounded bad with a dry feed at all, I'm saying I don't like dry feeds because it makes the overall sound worse for me. It's my opinion, a personal preference; that's all.  |
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Post by cassie on Nov 22, 2012 11:22:56 GMT -5
I agree. He sounds better with a dry feed than many other artists with vocal enhancers, and that's one of many, many things I like about Adam. His talent is 100% real, and there's NO doubt about that. Whoever doubts it knows nothing about music, IMO. But I just don't like dry feeds. : I'm not saying he sounded bad with a dry feed at all, I'm saying I don't like dry feeds because it makes the overall sound worse for me. It's my opinion, a personal preference; that's all. I get what you are saying. Adam doesn't like them either. I don't think any artist does. In times past, when we didn't have electronic amplification, concert halls were designed for acoustics, to produce the most resonance and fidelity as possible. In the great halls it is said you can whisper on stage and it can be heard from the back row of the top balcony. A dry feed takes the sound just as it comes out of the mouth, before it has a chance to interact with the environment at all. As such, you could almost say it is "un-natural." Or at least it is like singing out in the middle of a cow pasture, or in a sound-proof room with baffling to dampen any sympathetic vibrations. Very dull and flat. The best amplification, to my mind, is that which simulates the sound of one of those great concert halls. Of course, since that is where I would love to hear Adam sing, I do prefer correctly balanced amplification to a dry feed. My point was simply that Adam has such natural resonance and great skill that he produces more resonance within his body than most other singers out there. The dry feed demonstrates how much of that wonderful ring is coming directly from his body. For that reason, it interests me. |
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Post by DancyGeorgia on Nov 22, 2012 12:03:09 GMT -5
Cassie,
Speaking of using different guitars for different sounds, can you comment on the 2 acoustic guitars Tommy used in Live in the Vineyard? I was intrigued by that beautiful black guitar with yellow stripe and it's sound. was it just tuned different than the other guitar or was it for the different sound?
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Post by DancyGeorgia on Nov 22, 2012 12:06:24 GMT -5
Cassie ,
What is your list of great halls that you would like to hear Adam sing at?
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Post by satisfied on Nov 22, 2012 12:50:22 GMT -5
No matter what happens during live performances, I know AFL has the skills and voice to make it work. I do my part by enjoying the heck out of anything he does.
Atop is the only fan site for me. I'm a happier camper that way.  |
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Post by cassie on Nov 22, 2012 12:57:43 GMT -5
Cassie ,
What is your list of great halls that you would like to hear Adam sing at? Unfortunately, I have not the funds to travel and experience the world's greatest concert halls. Sigh. But, here is a list I have found at several places on the internet. Adam singing at any of these would be super! mewsic.blogspot.com/2009/08/top-10-music-concert-halls-in-world.html |
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Post by cassie on Nov 22, 2012 13:12:43 GMT -5
Cassie, Speaking of using different guitars for different sounds, can you comment on the 2 acoustic guitars Tommy used in Live in the Vineyard? I was intrigued by that beautiful black guitar with yellow stripe and it's sound. was it just tuned different than the other guitar or was it for the different sound? Tommy had two different acoustic guitars? Tommy was playing acoustic guitar? Tommy was playing? All I see and hear is Adam, sorry. I'll go back and check it out. But, I think most often, when Tommy exchanges one guitar for another, it is because of tuning. Either alternative tuning for one song rather than the standard (for example, an open tuning where when you strum the six strings without fingering on the neck of the guitar, a chord automatically sounds), or dropped or raised tuning where you play the chords the same way, but the key is altered. For example, the easiest keys for a guitar are normally E, G or D. But, Adam likes to sing in Eb, or G#/Ab. The fingering for chords in those keys is difficult and awkward. It is much easier just to tune each string on the guitar a half tone lower or higher. You play the chords from the key of E, but the pitch is Eb; play the chords for the key of G, and the pitch is G#/Ab. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2012 21:05:09 GMT -5
A very belated thank you for all who answered my post upthread here a tad. I haven't been around much and your input is greatly appreciated!! Sorry for the delay in acknowledging all of you!  |
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Post by butterknife on Nov 23, 2012 21:43:32 GMT -5
I am relatively new to this wonderful forum so I missed the old discussion on Adam's vocal. Just wondering where can I find out the old Adam#1 Vocal Master threads? I've been trying but the old link don't work anymore. :( :( :( Any ideas? Thanks.
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Post by butterknife on Nov 24, 2012 23:38:00 GMT -5
Today I listened to two different versions of NCOE again.. gosh... still goosebumps.. shivers down the spine..... who the hell sings like that sitting on a stool.. just fuckin awesome
I noticed his voice sounds so different. The first one is smoothier the second one he added some..er...grit? (dunno know the right word :() to make it more rock-ish. Is this a stylistic choice? (Sometimes just makes me wonder what happened to his voice -___-)
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