[Timber]

At their vocal peaks, which of these vocalists could pull off Beyonce's discography the best?

Some unique vocal abilities that are essential:

-Staccato rap singing(like in Partition)
-Operatic- vocals(background vocals in ***Flawless)
-Funky/Soul belts and stylings(like in Suga Mama)
-Intense, clean, and rapid vibratos(like in Dangerously in Love)
-Sexy vocals(like in Speechless or Partition)
-Melismas!!!(in a lot of DC stuff)
-Dynamics!!(like in Speechless)
-other Beyonce vocal stuff

[iHype.]

Mariah.

Covering Whitney would be too...ehh. & Celine isn't her sound.

[DG1]

Probably MC, the true vocal supreme

[Reverie]

You mean them covering Beyonce right?
Your list though

I'd say Whitney simply because she had more of the confidence/attitude, followed by Mariah. Celine couldn't.

[Taste of Honey]

Mariah cerca her debut through Music Box could do it pretty nicely.

[Timber]

She better not try her soft voice though, I'm not here for that.

[Taste of Honey]

Originally posted by Timber

She better not try her soft voice though, I'm not here for that.

Gyal, early Mariah was all deep, GROWN woman. Vocal slides, gospel growls, pure vowels, pronounced consonants.

Someday, You Need Me and Prisoner probably show it best. She was at one point a really aggressive singer.

[Timber]

Originally posted by Taste of Honey

Gyal, early Mariah was all deep, GROWN woman. Vocal slides, gospel growls, pure vowels, pronounced consonants.

Someday, You Need Me and Prisoner probably show it best. She was at one point a really aggressive singer.

Wooo!!! That sounds so much more exciting!!

[Blue Ivy]

The Voice

[Reverie]

Originally posted by Taste of Honey

Gyal, early Mariah was all deep, GROWN woman. Vocal slides, gospel growls, pure vowels, pronounced consonants.

Someday, You Need Me and Prisoner probably show it best. She was at one point a really aggressive singer.

In Emotions too! You're So Cold, To Be Around You, If It's Over.

[Alejandrawrrr]

Mariah's influence has been the most apparent out of the three in Beyonce's work, particularly the melisma/vocal acrobatics which IIRC she stated were inspired in part by Vision of JESUS. "Emotion" by DC, "Love on Top" and others could easily be Mariah songs. The only similarity between Beyonce and Whitney would be their approach to head voice (a fuller, more operatic sound with heavier vibrato than the others), but I can't think of any major studio songs of Bey's that utilizes this much, outside of maybe Halo. I don't see anything Celine would bring to the table that MC or WH wouldn't already cover better.

[Eternium]

All of them could. They're all better vocalists.

[Maleficent]

All of them.

None could pull off Britney her unique vocals tho.

[Blue Ivy]

Originally posted by Eternium

All of them could. They're all better vocalists.

When will you stop shading your own fave, at the sake of shading Beyoncé?

Like REAL TALK?

[Cyanide]

Both Whitney and Mariah for sure, are you kiddin' me

[Taste of Honey]

Originally posted by Reverie

In Emotions too! You're So Cold, To Be Around You, If It's Over.

Yeah forgot those. Tommy, his remaining influence on her sound. It's been for the most part cutesy and inoffensive since he masterminded Music Box.

EDIT: Forgot to include the bridge of "Make It Happen". Like what, that power, that soulfulness?

[TheNotebook]

A joke eh? Whitney would turn those songs out.

[TheNotebook]

Originally posted by Blue Ivy

Sonbird supreme

fixed.

The Voice

[Eternium]

Originally posted by Blue Ivy

When will you stop shading your own fave, at the sake of shading Beyoncé?

Like REAL TALK?

There is no such thing as shade in objective facts. I'm not downplaying Beyonce's voice, but these women are the vocal trinity for a reason.

[iambradds]

Mariah the Songbird Supreme