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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2011 21:10:05 GMT -5
Vivlite: I hope you and your sister get together often - those titles are great - and you must have all kinds of fun together! We do have fun. I am blessed to have her living right next door to me. Thankfully, the restaurant was empty cause we were laughing so hard. I couldn't post some ideas..LOL..AND this was on iced tea. Can't imagine what might have happened if we were drinking martinis ;D |
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Post by cookie on May 16, 2011 21:11:08 GMT -5
Vivlite: I hope you and your sister get together often - those titles are great - and you must have all kinds of fun together! We do have fun. I am blessed to have her living right next door to me. Thankfully, the restaurant was empty cause we were laughing so hard. I couldn't post some ideas..LOL..AND this was on ice tea. Can't imagine what might have happened if we were drinking martinis ;D Are you sure they didn't slip some long island into those iced teas? |
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2011 21:11:38 GMT -5
Wait - I thought it was only good from 8 to 9! Is it still going on? Yes, you are correct. I just added an edit to my post above ^^^^ |
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Post by stardust on May 16, 2011 21:12:54 GMT -5
Ooo, interesting challenge. I'll get to work on it. BBL Don't know if you are still around, but here is my attempt. It is a bit longer than a "little blurb" but will it help? What is it about Adam Lambert’s voice that makes it so special? It’s many things, some tangible and some ethereal. The first thing many comment on is his range. Recordings of his voice have him singing as low as a Bb2 or a C3 (the C below middle C) and as high as A5 (close to two octaves above middle C), in full head voice, not falsetto. There are even a couple of brushes with a Bb5. Most singers are happy with a two octave range, and Lambert routinely exceeds that in performance. But range is nothing without tone or timbre. Lambert has a pure, crystal, ringing tone to his voice throughout his range. His voice abounds with harmonics that enhance the richness of the tone. (Some even think we unconsciously respond to these harmonics resonating in our own bodies. His voice ‘feels’ good.) At will, he can darken or lighten the tone, warm it with vibrato or pierce it with a straight sound. He can seamlessly blend his tone up and down his entire range so that one cannot detect where he shifts from chest, to mixed, to head register. He can make his voice sound light and lilting, floating on the notes, or powerful and dramatic using both his head and chest register way into his upper range. People say that he belts or screams, but that is inaccurate. There is no strain, no push, no sound of effort when he wails a high note. The power comes from his use of the natural full resonance of his body and his excellent breath support in a most relaxed manner. Another notable thing about Lambert is his ability to sing multiple styles or genres convincingly. Coming from a musical theater background, he can sing in the “legitimate” style of a Broadway star. Because of his years of serious vocal training, he can sing in a convincing operatic style as well. Few classically trained singers can shift their style to sound convincing doing pop, blues or hard rock, but Lambert assails each of these styles like a natural. Gone are the formal tones of opera, and present is the slightly gruff, raw grit of a rock singer. And he can do jazz riffs with the best of them. Underlying this ability is the physiology he was born with --- the physiology of a great singer. Just like a beautifully crafted cello has a rich, full-bodied, honeyed resonance, so does his body. But, it is his years of training, practice and study that allow him to make the most of his instrument. To know how to shape it, how to support it, how to bend notes, elongate phrases, articulate words, add crescendos and diminuendos, and craft the song into one that touches us emotionally. Just like the cello sounds best when played by a technically accomplished musician who has great interpretation abilities. That’s what is so remarkable about Adam Lambert’s voice. As to his ability as a performer and entertainer, we’ll save that for another day. Ah, Cassie, I love your commentaries. I hope you are saving them to the Voval Masterclass thread or they might get lost. |
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Post by lynne on May 16, 2011 21:15:02 GMT -5
Ooo, interesting challenge. I'll get to work on it. BBL Don't know if you are still around, but here is my attempt. It is a bit longer than a "little blurb" but will it help? What is it about Adam Lambert’s voice that makes it so special? It’s many things, some tangible and some ethereal. The first thing many comment on is his range. Recordings of his voice have him singing as low as a Bb2 or a C3 (the C below middle C) and as high as A5 (close to two octaves above middle C), in full head voice, not falsetto. There are even a couple of brushes with a Bb5. Most singers are happy with a two octave range, and Lambert routinely exceeds that in performance. But range is nothing without tone or timbre. Lambert has a pure, crystal, ringing tone to his voice throughout his range. His voice abounds with harmonics that enhance the richness of the tone. (Some even think we unconsciously respond to these harmonics resonating in our own bodies. His voice ‘feels’ good.) At will, he can darken or lighten the tone, warm it with vibrato or pierce it with a straight sound. He can seamlessly blend his tone up and down his entire range so that one cannot detect where he shifts from chest, to mixed, to head register. He can make his voice sound light and lilting, floating on the notes, or powerful and dramatic using both his head and chest register way into his upper range. People say that he belts or screams, but that is inaccurate. There is no strain, no push, no sound of effort when he wails a high note. The power comes from his use of the natural full resonance of his body and his excellent breath support in a most relaxed manner. Another notable thing about Lambert is his ability to sing multiple styles or genres convincingly. Coming from a musical theater background, he can sing in the “legitimate” style of a Broadway star. Because of his years of serious vocal training, he can sing in a convincing operatic style as well. Few classically trained singers can shift their style to sound convincing doing pop, blues or hard rock, but Lambert assails each of these styles like a natural. Gone are the formal tones of opera, and present is the slightly gruff, raw grit of a rock singer. And he can do jazz riffs with the best of them. Underlying this ability is the physiology he was born with --- the physiology of a great singer. Just like a beautifully crafted cello has a rich, full-bodied, honeyed resonance, so does his body. But, it is his years of training, practice and study that allow him to make the most of his instrument. To know how to shape it, how to support it, how to bend notes, elongate phrases, articulate words, add crescendos and diminuendos, and craft the song into one that touches us emotionally. Just like the cello sounds best when played by a technically accomplished musician who has great interpretation abilities. That’s what is so remarkable about Adam Lambert’s voice. As to his ability as a performer and entertainer, we’ll save that for another day. Oh, Cassie, I like the way you use words. This description almost made me hear and feel what I love about his voice as I read it. *sigh* Almost like phone (tone?) sex, ;D. |
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Post by smokeyvera on May 16, 2011 21:19:02 GMT -5
Don't know if you are still around, but here is my attempt. It is a bit longer than a "little blurb" but will it help? What is it about Adam Lambert’s voice that makes it so special? It’s many things, some tangible and some ethereal. The first thing many comment on is his range. Recordings of his voice have him singing as low as a Bb2 or a C3 (the C below middle C) and as high as A5 (close to two octaves above middle C), in full head voice, not falsetto. There are even a couple of brushes with a Bb5. Most singers are happy with a two octave range, and Lambert routinely exceeds that in performance. But range is nothing without tone or timbre. Lambert has a pure, crystal, ringing tone to his voice throughout his range. His voice abounds with harmonics that enhance the richness of the tone. (Some even think we unconsciously respond to these harmonics resonating in our own bodies. His voice ‘feels’ good.) At will, he can darken or lighten the tone, warm it with vibrato or pierce it with a straight sound. He can seamlessly blend his tone up and down his entire range so that one cannot detect where he shifts from chest, to mixed, to head register. He can make his voice sound light and lilting, floating on the notes, or powerful and dramatic using both his head and chest register way into his upper range. People say that he belts or screams, but that is inaccurate. There is no strain, no push, no sound of effort when he wails a high note. The power comes from his use of the natural full resonance of his body and his excellent breath support in a most relaxed manner. Another notable thing about Lambert is his ability to sing multiple styles or genres convincingly. Coming from a musical theater background, he can sing in the “legitimate” style of a Broadway star. Because of his years of serious vocal training, he can sing in a convincing operatic style as well. Few classically trained singers can shift their style to sound convincing doing pop, blues or hard rock, but Lambert assails each of these styles like a natural. Gone are the formal tones of opera, and present is the slightly gruff, raw grit of a rock singer. And he can do jazz riffs with the best of them. Underlying this ability is the physiology he was born with --- the physiology of a great singer. Just like a beautifully crafted cello has a rich, full-bodied, honeyed resonance, so does his body. But, it is his years of training, practice and study that allow him to make the most of his instrument. To know how to shape it, how to support it, how to bend notes, elongate phrases, articulate words, add crescendos and diminuendos, and craft the song into one that touches us emotionally. Just like the cello sounds best when played by a technically accomplished musician who has great interpretation abilities. That’s what is so remarkable about Adam Lambert’s voice. As to his ability as a performer and entertainer, we’ll save that for another day. Oh, Cassie, I like the way you use words. This description almost made me hear and feel what I love about his voice as I read it. *sigh* Almost like phone (tone?) sex, ;D. Hmm... you must get a lot of that with /DH gone so much. 8-) 8-) |
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Post by 4Ms on May 16, 2011 21:19:35 GMT -5
I saved cassie comments about Adam's voice. Click the photo for the link back to her post.  |
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Post by nica575 on May 16, 2011 21:21:02 GMT -5
Wait - I thought it was only good from 8 to 9! Is it still going on? Yes, you are correct. I just added an edit to my post above ^^^^ did they play WWFM? Looks like he was #1, but they are playing other stuff and WWFM is down somewhere again... |
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Post by lindy on May 16, 2011 21:23:41 GMT -5
citygirl36 this is madatory RT virg1877: Before the world ends on Saturday, we need the video tapes of Adam dancing naked while he was in Hair! |
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Post by maria222pf on May 16, 2011 21:28:27 GMT -5
It IS noteworthy, and I thank you for bringing it - no need for deletion for this or anything of its ilk. In my opinion, Adamtopia should be a central collection spot for ALL Adam news, good and bad. Otherwise, how do we know the breadth of what's truly out there? If its a news item that could cause angst, just put a HEADS UP - FRUSTRATING NEWS ITEM or SCROLL ALERT tag on it. That way, peeps who want to skip it, can, and those who don't are pre-prepared. I agree and Q3 has made it clear, more than once, if an article or interview Idol related has something about Adam, it is fine for the news thread. If it is just about Idol, with no Adam reference, then it belongs in the Idol thread. Oh, and if you think what he said about Adam was bad, you should see his comments about Gaga on Seacrest. The boy needs to not knock people in the industry that are better than him and more popular than him. Adam doesn't do it, ever, except when Clay attacked him and that was a clever remark Adam came up with. I totally will leave it to the moderators to decide and will scroll as necessary, but IMO that was about Durbin NOT Adam, now if Adam mentions Durbin, then I can see it belonging here. But once again, only my opinion and I bow down to the moderators (and practise Zen scrolling) :  |
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