I would agree that her technique is better than some of the artists I mentioned, but sometimes I feel as if she can't control her voice and it turns into what is almost a growl. I don't know. I love her, but it almost sounds like she's straining her voice a bit. She doesn't have as clear or strong of a voice as an artist like Kelly Clarkson or Christina Aguilera. That's all I'm saying.
Bro that growl you speak of takes years of experience to emulate. That growl makes her above any other. As you could see with songs like Smash Into You, Heaven etc, she could make her voice smooth if she wants to.
And never ever mention Pink, Demi Lovato and Lady Gaga (Are you serious?) as greater vocal athletes than Bey. The Beyhive has been kind in letting the Clarkson stans think Kelly can hold a torch to Bey and this is what we get for kindness? Are you serious? Gaga Poke her face Gaga?
Bro that growl you speak of takes years of experience to emulate. That growl makes her above any other. As you could see with songs like Smash Into You, Heaven etc, she could make her voice smooth if she wants to.
And never ever mention Pink, Demi Lovato and Lady Gaga (Are you serious?) as greater vocal athletes than Bey. The Beyhive has been kind in letting the Clarkson stans think Kelly can hold a torch to Bey and this is what we get for kindness? Are you serious? Gaga Poke her face Gaga?
Honestly, Lady Gaga has a great voice. I get it, she makes pop music and whatever, but she's done acoustic performances where she really lets her voice shine and I think her voice is incredible. I like it more than Beyoncé's. As for Kelly Clarkson, if you honestly think that Beyoncé is more vocally capable than Kelly Clarkson, you are sadly mistaken. There is no comparing. Very few artists today have a voice as great as Kelly Clarkson's. I don't know if I can name any that are even remotely close to hers. Maybe Demi Lovato's, and again, she has an incredible voice for someone her age. She's always had a remarkably strong voice. That's just a fact. And yes, I put P!nk in there too because I saw her live and the fact that she can do the things she does on stage but still sound just like (if not better than) the record is amazing. She's so good. Her voice is better than Beyoncé's, as well. Don't get me wrong. Beyoncé has a great voice. But there are a lot of artists that are better than hers and I hate that all of her fans think she's the top vocalist of our generation because that couldn't be further from the truth. Top 10? Probably. But no way is she the number-one vocalist of our generation.
I saw that video a long time ago, I don't like her music but all of you saying there are better singers of her generation... maybe better voices but technique wise not, and you gotta deal with it...
She's the best of our generation without a shadow of a doubt.
Her execution and delivery are phenomenal and she understands when to add to the song without overdoing it. Vocally especially over the past 5-6 years she has grown so much she's really gets into her chest voice now and the most frightening thing to remember is she isn't even in her prime yet.. Most female vocalists peak at about 40-45.
The reality of the matter is though most of the 'gorls' see vocals as nothing more then drawn out vibrato that is abruptly thrown into a song.
In terms of mainstream music Beyonce is numero uno and will be for a good 10+ years. Her influence over the new girls is evident and she's always looked after her voice without straining (no shade but shade).
The Voice of Our Generation is a colloquial phrase for someone who "speaks for" our generation (the youth) through their music. It's less about vocal ability and more about the message that is sung. That's why Christina has had the title since 2002 and even received a bunch of awards CALLED "The voice of our generation". Her last award for that was 2013, it's still her title. She was awarded that tile after Stripped because it's your classic "coming of age" angst ridden/healing album. She's known for songs like Beautiful & Fighter which covered the extremely common themes of low self-esteem and overcoming weakness. Beyonce may obtain this title in the future, but she isn't the picture of damaged goods. She's the picture of empowerment and independence, lots of people in our generation cannot relate.
If we were talking the vocalist of our generation, we'd be talking about people with the best technique. Not pop stars - opera singers. So you can't call someone the Voice of a Generation based on vocal ability unless you have NO idea what true, insanely talented vocalists are capable of. This is why music nuts frown down upon people such as yourselves.
Beyonce PALES in comparison to the world's greatest vocalists. If you were to take the title LITERALLY, the vocalist of our generation would simply be the best opera singer of our generation. This is what real flawless vocalists can do, since the title has been aggressively cheapened in the pop world, I actually think you may not know:
Beyonce holds the crown of the best performer of our generation or maybe the most disciplined vocalist within the commercial singers. But stop trying to make The Voice of our Generation happen. It doesn't mean what you think it means. The general public has it's informal definition and you're the ONLY ones confused. It's been taken already and she may get it in the future... but not right now. Call her the best pop or r&b singer, the best performer, the millenium artist, whatever. Make a new title up. She earned those titles. But you're wasting time on the voice of the generation title.
If we were talking the vocalist of our generation, we'd be talking about people with the best technique. Not pop stars - opera singers. So you can't call someone the Voice of a Generation based on vocal ability unless you have NO idea what true, insanely talented vocalists are capable of. This is why music nuts frown down upon people such as yourselves.
Look at you trying to swiftly change topic from mainstream music when getting to technicals
No, we're not talking Opera singers nor Jazz singers, we're talking top tier pop stars and Beyonce stays The Voice in this generation
Look at you trying to swiftly change topic from mainstream music when getting to technicals
No, we're not talking Opera singers nor Jazz singers, we're talking top tier pop stars and Beyonce stays The Voice in this generation
Except you don't even have to be a singer to be The Voice of a Generation... it has little/nothing to do with vocal ability. Lena Dunham is also the Voice of a Generation and she's not a singer.
AND look who's running away from vocals by making the pool as small as possible? Hmmmm!
Beyonce doesn't even want to be The Voice of the Generation, relating to problems the peasants complain about. She's flawless/runs the world/don't get it twisted, bitches better bow down, remember?
Except you don't even have to be a singer to be The Voice of a Generation... it has little/nothing to do with vocal ability. Lena Dunham is also the Voice of a Generation and she's not a singer.
AND look who's running away from vocals by making the pool as small as possible? Hmmmm!
Beyonce doesn't even want to be The Voice of the Generation, relating to problems the peasants complain about. She's flawless/runs the world/don't get it twisted, bitches better bow down, remember?
I cant. She's great but not known for being the best vocalist. She's the whole package but yeah.. yall stop.
This is what I'm talking about. It does not matter if someone is "known" to be the vocalist of our generation, what matters is if she is the vocalist of our generation.
The reason why you guys discuss only stuff that has absolutely nothing to do with their vocal ability is because Beyonce has no competition. None of the other girls are capable of showcasing even half the things this video showed(with description).
I'm so tired of this tbh. Beyonce is the greatest pop vocalist we have now. I scroll through people who try to argue otherwise and just enjoy Beyonce for what she is.
Jesus Christ, ATRL needs to cool it with the Beyoncé coverage already. I love her and I think she's amazingly talented, but to call her the voice of our generation when we have greats like Christina Aguilera, P!nk, Kelly Clarkson, Demi Lovato, Adele, and even Lady Gaga who are more vocally capable than her is just absurd. She's an amazing vocalist, no doubt about it, and definitely one of the best of our generation. But there are so many better ones. A YouTube video proves absolutely nothing to me. You're going to need more receipts than that to convince me she's the vocalist of our generation.
"The voice of a generation" is not about the actual singing voice. Its about speaking on behalf of a generation and the term describes someone with ideals or attitude that defined, shaped or united a generation like for example Allen Ginsberg, John Lennon or Ernst Hemingway who have been voices of their respective generations.
