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Post by nica575 on Oct 4, 2011 20:23:23 GMT -5
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Post by hoopla1 on Oct 4, 2011 20:29:50 GMT -5
I'm way behind (only on p. 5) but I want to thank WAL for figuring out which Ste.Agathe song Lulu's gif was from this morning (sorry LindaG, he's saying "eyes, baby eyes" not "hide, puppies, hide" LOL!) Also, just wanted any potential BURNERS to check out the wonderful video MOMTOMANY sent me to post in the BM thread! adamtopia.com/index.cgi?board=membersonly&action=display&thread=478&page=10WARNING: have kleenex handy...   Back to catch up if I can... |
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Post by FanOfTheMan on Oct 4, 2011 20:34:19 GMT -5
I read this post supposedly by Adele on another site. It explains in depth her problems with her voice. I hope it's ok to bring this here since I don't have an original source. ETA, it's from her official website: www.adele.tv/blog/352/important-blog |
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Post by rad1109 on Oct 4, 2011 20:37:17 GMT -5
 (last one...maybe  ) My...this should be posted often...look at those legs...those thighs!! |
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Post by melliemom on Oct 4, 2011 20:37:51 GMT -5
Is it no wonder Adam doesn't communicate or show photos as much as we'd like. We have a zillion opinions on how he looks,who he looks like and how is clothes fit,etc. I'm just so happy to see him anywhere, any time, wearing whatever..I miss the man cause I love him,not because I want to judge him.Just saying and just my opinion. : |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2011 20:38:05 GMT -5
Really glancing quickly at that photo, you could really mistake him for Neil. IKR?? I just saw this and my first thought was..'OMG>>Adam got a 'NEILIE'...  ETA: Not meant as a diss to Adam or Neil. I was confuzzled by the resemblance.. |
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Post by FanOfTheMan on Oct 4, 2011 20:39:19 GMT -5
ebay may have an automatic bidding procedure. For instance, you tell ebay the highest you are willing to bid, and then anytime anyone bids against you, they will up your bid in the agreed upon increments until it reaches your highest amount. Then if you are outbid the new bidder and their bid is listed. Make sense? Kinda hard to explain. 8-) ETA-we once bought a house this way on a realty bid site. |
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Post by crazylady on Oct 4, 2011 20:43:48 GMT -5
rad1109 -- I'm right there with ya on the legs and thighs in that pic. Gah and thud!
Love the pic from last night; so amazing how much he looks like Neil. Thankfully his hair is not shorter on top. Had me worried there for a minute. And to me, the shaved sides don't look as severe as they did in the first pics we saw; maybe they've grown out a bit. Regardless, he looks amazing - as usual!
OK, enough from me. Long, long day - back to the couch until it's time for sweet dreams.
Night, night.
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Post by durberville on Oct 4, 2011 20:43:58 GMT -5
Is it no wonder Adam doesn't communicate or show photos as much as we'd like. We have a zillion opinions on how he looks,who he looks like and how is clothes fit,etc. I'm just so happy to see him anywhere, any time, wearing whatever..I miss the man cause I love him,not because I want to judge him.Just saying and just my opinion. : awww melliemom....it's fun to discuss his new hairstyles/whatever - even if I say I'm not a fan of the shaved look, I still think he's THE MOST GORGEOUS CREATURE I've ever seen. All in fun. All in love. |
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Post by cassie on Oct 4, 2011 20:49:11 GMT -5
[looks around for cassie] I'm back. Hemorrhage makes it sound like there is copious amounts of blood. Not so. Think of it more like a bruise. Tiny blood vessels broken on or near the cords. But, as someone already said, vocal rest is absolutely necessary. Continuing to talk or sing only will make it worse. The blood leaking into the cords makes it more difficult for them to vibrate. So you push harder with breath to force them to vibrate. Which further strains and bruises the cords. It is almost always caused by misuse of the voice. Talking or singing or shouting too loud, for too long, pushing the voice to produce notes it doesn't want to produce. If the singer smokes, the vocal cords and surrounding structure may already have become irritated, making it easier to bruise or hemorrhage. How is it that Adele has had such trouble with her voice, and Adam sang 110+ shows and sounded better at the end than at the beginning? It is not luck. It is not the voice he was born with. His cords are not naturally more durable. It is his familiarity with his voice, with his technique, with his limits, with how to approach the low, mid-range and high notes. Adele has this sexy sounding, husky, chesty voice. It almost always sounds to me like she is pushing her voice. Straining to sing the notes. That most likely means she doesn't know about proper technique. Adam never sounds like he is straining or pushing his voice. THAT is because of the extensive training on how to use it properly. How to find the maximum resonance for each tone. How to support it properly thru breathing. He knows when to shift into chest voice, when to shift into head voice, when to shift into falsetto, so he can hit each note in the range without strain on the muscles or the cords. And, that ain't easy. I don't know many, or, frankly any people who have learned that without formal training. It's just not something easily discovered by accident. Add to that, Adam knows how to pamper and treat his voice. He is very frequently seen with a bottle of water, on and off stage, to keep the cords hydrated. And tea which soothes the throat and opens it up. He uses humidifiers to keep his throat moist. He usually refrains from alcohol while singing because alcohol not only dulls the senses, but dries out your throat and body. He doesn't smoke (well, cigarettes, and I would imagine he smokes other substances with moderation because of the irritation to the vocal cords possible). He warms up before singing, and will refuse to sing if he feels he is not warmed up. Just like you can injure a muscle if you exercise without warming up, you can injure your vocal cords if you don't warm up. Warming up clears away the excess crud and mucus in your head and throat, and tunes the muscles so that you can do the shifting of your voice to hit the wide range of notes he does. Adam also was smart enough to lower the keys of many of his songs so that there was less stress on his voice going for the glory notes. He also knew when to skip the glory notes if his voice was not feeling "right" that performance. He takes very good care of his instrument. Thank goodness. Yes, Adam was born with a remarkable physiology that makes some of those heavenly tones possible. The right chest, the right bone structure in his head, the right shape of the air cavities and sinuses, the right shape and size of his vocal cords. But, without the training he received he would not know how to use that physiology properly, how to access the resonance, how to shape the tone, how to put a little gravel or buzz into the sound without straining the cords. |
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