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Post by wal on Oct 4, 2011 22:06:37 GMT -5
Here is another side by side pic. @mindchnger:  |
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Post by HoppersSkippersMiners on Oct 4, 2011 22:11:24 GMT -5
Hey cassie - Taking into account what you just said a minute ago, what do you think Adam actually did - intervention wise - during that New York Nokia show where he admitted he "needed some medical help"? Just guessing here. But, I would think: 1. Absolute vocal rest except for performance. 2. Decongestants to help clear away the mucus in his throat and head. 3. Vaporizer/humidifier to mechanically do the same. 4. Steroids to decrease the swelling of tissues. (NOT a long term solution, but helpful if the singer also does #5) 5. Adjusting the way he sings, the amount of glory notes, taking the melody down instead of up, easing off on some virtuoso riffs. (All of which I think he did that night) 6. Hydrating, hydrating, hydrating during the performance, with water and soothing, aromatic teas and honey. <snip> 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. <snip> 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. <snip> 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. Hmmmm, cassie, based on what you wrote above, do you think Adele COULD adjust her technique enough to preserve her voice without sacrificing her "sound"? That "push the wretched heartbreak" gravel is what (IMO) makes Adele sound like Adele. Would she sound signficantly different if she sang a different way? Also, why wasn't someone like Louis Armstrong - who to me is the epitomy of the "gravelly" singer - affected by the way he sang? |
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Post by Avari on Oct 4, 2011 22:12:12 GMT -5
2010-07-17 GNT Denver @ravengirl57 twitpic.com/26ecwumilestougeaux @ravengirl57 twitpic.com/26ecwu - Tour merch folks are cutting edge: I'm sure the lifesize Neil mannequins will be a big seller  I'm still several pages behind, but that just totally cracked me up! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2011 22:16:07 GMT -5
2010-07-17 GNT Denver @ravengirl57 twitpic.com/26ecwumilestougeaux @ravengirl57 twitpic.com/26ecwu - Tour merch folks are cutting edge: I'm sure the lifesize Neil mannequins will be a big seller I'm still several pages behind, but that just totally cracked me up! I know! Eber is hysterical!!! |
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Post by lm2718 on Oct 4, 2011 22:19:35 GMT -5
Here is another side by side pic. @mindchnger: So.... those pictures prove that Adam and Neil are brothers and have some family resemblance..... why are we so surprised ??? |
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Post by NoAngel on Oct 4, 2011 22:19:51 GMT -5
OMG LOLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!! I can just imagine Neil's thoughts here-- "Huh. I'm a decent-looking straight guy and I've got a college degree. But I'm working as a stagehand for my gay brother, who right now is signing a hot girl's boob as a crowd of fans screams his name. FMAL." Poor Neil. ;D |
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Post by HoppersSkippersMiners on Oct 4, 2011 22:20:37 GMT -5
Here is another side by side pic. @mindchnger:  Its funny - they so rarely look alike, but that's just perfect! Ya know, I think the similarities are a lot closer when 1) Adam is makeup free (particularly when there's nothing on/near his eyebrows) and 2) when he has a bit of stubble. Their head and neck shape are really one and the same. So also keep the hair simple and voila! The family resemblence grows strong. |
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Post by aspen on Oct 4, 2011 22:26:21 GMT -5
Really glancing quickly at that photo, you could really mistake him for Neil. I wasn't going to admit it, but I did. I have never thought they looked alike, but this is amazing. |
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Post by Avari on Oct 4, 2011 22:29:22 GMT -5
This was the macro someone did when this picture was taken. ;D  [/quote] That does it. Now I'm literally rolling on the floor. I'm saving that macro for the next time I need a giggle. :D (messed up the quote somehow, oops.) |
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Post by wal on Oct 4, 2011 22:30:02 GMT -5
Here is another side by side pic. @mindchnger: Its funny - they so rarely look alike, but that's just perfect! Ya know, I think the similarities are a lot closer when 1) Adam is makeup free (particularly when there's nothing on/near his eyebrows) and 2) when he has a bit of stubble. Their head and neck shape are really one and the same. So also keep the hair simple and voila! The family resemblence grows strong. They also walk alike!! :D |
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