I've been doing some more thinking about training and technique, Adam and his voice, and it's subsequent effect on me.
Though I know I am not as knowledgeable about classical vocal technique as some of you here, I certainly understand and hear the seamless register switching, effortless blending and unique phrasing that are a large part of what help Adam to stand apart from other pop or rock vocalists.
Does this enhance my enjoyment of his performances?
A thousand times, yes!
Do I believe that the tone and purity of his voice would have pulled me in without the years of technical training?
A thousand times yes again!
His voice often brings me to tears and propels me from this world. I often find myself lost in his vocals, unsure of the passage of time.
His is not the only voice that does this to me. The others range from having some technical training to none at all.
That being said, his is at the top of this list now, and may very well be decades from now.
I don’t know.
Is it his training that has elevated his voice to this level for me?
Again, I don’t know.
But, it doesn’t really matter.
I am in love (and in lust) with his voice.
Love and lust don’t need reasons to be. They just are.
It is all out of my control.
But, at this stage of my life I have learned that I love for keeps.
Flings and frivolous affairs have long since ceased to thrill me.
I am on this ride for the long haul and don’t really care how I got on.
