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Post by 4Ms on Oct 21, 2011 11:41:34 GMT -5
I grew up listening to country music. I don't listen to it much now but
I don't dislike it. The old fashioned country singers make me think of my mother and home.
Scotty does have a nice baritone voice. What he seems to lack is imagination. His performances on Idol were boring. I'm not sure that experience and vocal training will fix this.
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Post by SusieFierce on Oct 21, 2011 11:42:47 GMT -5
The Advocate interview outtakes: news.advocate.com/post/11735531870/reinventing-adam-lambert-the-outtakesQuoting myself to say .... W.O.W.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WARNING: The filter DOES come off in a few places, but OMG, he blows me away more and more every day. This is the entire The Advocate interview in sequence. We see the questions that prompted the quotes and his thought process and he's just EFFING AMAZING!!! The self-awareness come through even more powerfully here.   |
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Post by pjd on Oct 21, 2011 11:59:20 GMT -5
Scotty's voice is twangy, but so are the voices of Reba McEntire, Jennifer Nettle, Ronnie Dunn, etc. These artists were not popular in the 50s. The "country drawl" has been around for ages and is here to stay in the genre of country music. tigerlily - your post made me chuckle  My husband listens to country (less now that he has discovered audio books, but plenty during the 1990's & 2000's!). Your list of "twangy" voices exactly matches my list of singers that I CANNOT listen to at all. We had an agreement for long car rides that he could listen to his country music (when he was driving - driver gets to pick) as long as it would go OFF for any of these singers. Particularly Reba - she seems to be a nice person, but the twang and the way she chews the words drives me insane. There are some lovely voices in country & some I can even listen to since the twang is under control, but too much of it will destroy even the best voice for me - its like fingernails on a chalkboard. |
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Post by 4Ms on Oct 21, 2011 11:59:29 GMT -5
I just love it when he mentions Fiddler On The Roof. The Advocate: When did you first know that you could sing?
Adam Lambert: I had been doing children’s theater for a while, at a theater company in San Diego and we were doing a production of Fiddler on the Roof. There’s this part the Russian soldier who sings this big powerful operatic solo in the middle of the song “L’Chaim” and I’d been cast in that role, and I just opened my mouth. You have to hold this one kind of high powerful note for a long time, for dramatic effect, and I just remember this director was like, “Wow,” and stopped me had me do it again, used it as instruction for the other kids.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2011 12:03:36 GMT -5
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Post by durberville on Oct 21, 2011 12:04:38 GMT -5
Advocate outtakes:
[snip]....I was going to Banana Republic. And I found it really necessary to have a messenger bag. [/snip]
I LOL'D!! ;D
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Post by Holst on Oct 21, 2011 12:05:29 GMT -5
The current Idol winner singing the SSB at the World Series. (with a problem with the mic at the very beginning) And Season 8 runner-up singing the same song at a military base. Don't really need to comment, do I? You can if you want to, but I will comment. ;D At the top we have a kid who is currently a senior in high school. Other than singing in his high school chorus and taking guitar lessons, he has zero formal training. His HS chorus teacher had no idea he could sing country music like he does. Scotty really was your type of winner that went from singing in the shower to singing on a stage. In the matter of a year, he went from singing in his chorus to singing the NA at the opening game of The World Series. Scotty has a traditional country voice, and he is a deep baritone. He pretty much has a pitch perfect voice and he has a natural talent for storytelling. (This is very important in country music and unusual to find in a young male.) The kid is very talented and has years to learn and grow. At the bottom, we have a 27 year old man. By the time Adam sang this NA, he had been involved in some type of vocal lessons or performances on stage for over 15 years. He had traveled the world singing in touring shows and he had roles in Broadway touring shows. Adam came into AI with a great amount of singing experience and a lot of confidence. He had been on a stage for 15 years by the time he hit the AI stage. Adam had years of classical vocal lessons. He had worked with Music Directors and recorded music in studios. Adam's NA was absolutely beautiful. I prefer his voice over Scotty's, but Scotty has a good voice for a young kid who is new to all of this. I thought Scotty did a great job. Agreed. Scotty has a real throwback country style--much like Randy Travis. Not my style but I thought he did a fine job. |
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Post by chunkeymonkey81 on Oct 21, 2011 12:08:42 GMT -5
I was wondering while reading the outtakes if his album is still that NIN-industrial-funk-George Michael-esque fushion he said it was months ago, or if things have changed? I know funk will def be there bc of Nile, and I can see dance and urban with a lot of his latest collaborators....but I wonder if the NIN/industrial element is still there? That part scares me the most..lol...I like NIN but I don't like the coldness that the term "industrial" brings to mind...eh whatever.
I'm sure by next week the whole thing will have somehow moprhed into an album of mariachi tunes.
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Post by SusieFierce on Oct 21, 2011 12:09:34 GMT -5
The Advocate interview outtakes: news.advocate.com/post/11735531870/reinventing-adam-lambert-the-outtakesQuoting myself to say .... W.O.W.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WARNING: The filter DOES come off in a few places, but OMG, he blows me away more and more every day. This is the entire The Advocate interview in sequence. We see the questions that prompted the quotes and his thought process and he's just EFFING AMAZING!!! The self-awareness come through even more powerfully here. Oops, I modified. I didn't quote. Well, NOW I'll quote myself to say this is brilliant!! |
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Post by HoppersSkippersMiners on Oct 21, 2011 12:10:11 GMT -5
There’s this part the Russian soldier who sings this big powerful operatic solo in the middle of the song “L’Chaim” and I’d been cast in that role... Why do I find it so perversely amusing that the Jewish kid got cast in practically the only non-Jewish role?  |
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My husband listens to country (less now that he has discovered audio books, but plenty during the 1990's & 2000's!). Your list of "twangy" voices exactly matches my list of singers that I CANNOT listen to at all. We had an agreement for long car rides that he could listen to his country music (when he was driving - driver gets to pick) as long as it would go OFF for any of these singers. Particularly Reba - she seems to be a nice person, but the twang and the way she chews the words drives me insane.
