Discussion: Rihanna is the Most Versatile Pop Girl of This Generation - Page 5

T-Swizz

you guys are SO dense
swissman had to repeat himself like a million times for you to process what he was saying

RomanNavy

The acclaim.
It's becoming too much

Why is being a Rihanna stan so easy

OreGuy

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Originally posted by lonnie

First black artist to perform at the ACMs.

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Originally posted by lonnie

Covering reggae songs on tours doesn't count, she has never done reggae before with her music, Rihanna has. That's like saying Justin Bieber does rap because he covered rap songs on his tours

Isn't that the same thing tho?

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OP: Maybe she is in her own rights

Fenty The Great

Updated with Pitchfork spilling tea about Rihanna's artistic inventiveness outpacing her peers. And to think you girls tried so hard when every news publication is calling a queen a queen.

alrightsir

Musically she is and she always makes the scene exciting. Lyrically she's one-sided but since her music and appeal is not about that, I don't complain.

Bmezy

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Originally posted by lonnie

O.K then, but that's the point where she tries different sounds and genres, so the point is that she isn't afraid to try different elements.

I think he's referring to Her vocal timbre complimenting different musical genres; in this case she is a versatile musical artist! This is a true statement, she can disguise her tone to fit virtually any instrumental..

However, that doesn't mean that her vocals are refined enough to fit the vocal arrangements the genre calls for..It takes more than vocalizing to any instrumental the producer places in front of you. TRUE vocal versatility takes a level of musicianship and a keen understanding of the music and your voice..

i.e- knowing how to phrase certain lines, the type of style and diction to use, where to add vocal darkness or lifting the weight of the timbre to exhibit lightness, where the song calls for it...Knowing which genres require more open vowels and full-bodied notes, as opposed to incorporating twang to grit to other lines..Knowing the difference between standard blues/jazz scales and chord progressions and normal pop music..It's a LOT that goes into this and more inept singers like Rihanna wouldn't grasp these things as easily as more proficient vocalists..(i.e-Gaga, Kelly Clarkson, Beyonce).