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Originally posted by Bmezy
What is it with this mentality that if you're the type of artist that emotionally expresses through the use of your vocal inflections that you're less soulful or emotive than someone that takes a more somber/brooding approach..a trait usually associated with with darker, "richer" timbres.
Ella Fitzgerald was one of the most EXPRESSIVE vocalists of the 20th century and didn't have to use words at all to interpret the sentiment of the song..it was her curls and licks, and riffs , and scats that told the story..dynamic artist!
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Yeah, I agree with you on Ella. But there is a big difference between her and Mariah. Ella was never singing first and foremost to astound the audience with her vocal gymnastics like Mariah always does. With Ella, it was more about complimenting the song itself and make you feel it like she did.
You know, for me its the same like to compare Hallelujah renditions by Alexandra Burke and Jeff Buckley. Both were covering the song, but both did it for different reasons. One was given it by X Factor people and did not understand what the song is even about, she even admitted to media how upset she was when they gave it to her because she thought that she can lose the competition because of that bad song. But she had no other choice than to sing it, so she belt the hell out of it to astound the audience and managed to win. She understood how much the song means to people only after the show ended.
The other decided to sing it because the song actually meant so much to him, and he sang it the way he felt it, he wanted you to feel it like he was and listening to him singing Hallelujah is one of the strongest musical experiences I ever had. But many people just prefer the show and the kitsch. This is the exact reason why I will be never able to appreciate Mariah. Because Alexandras Hallelujah sums up how I feel about Mariahs whole career, while Ella is like Jeff to me most of the time. Disagree with me all you want, but there is nothing more I can say to this.
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Originally posted by Chimier
Why do people always equate having "emotion" to negative feelings of heartbreak, pain, vulnerability etc.? Emotion covers a wide spectrum.
Or....maybe you just feel Adele and don't feel Mariah. Yep. There we go. That was easy.
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Well, yeah, basically. Shallow things for shallow people I guess.
It's all preference, but given the way both touch me personally, I'd say they're about even. Mariah's never taken me as deep in with the heartache as Adele has with songs like SLY; however, Adele has never made me light up inside with happiness with songs like Emotions or AIWFCIY the way Mariah has, either.