its one of the factors that makes you recognized as a great vocalist or else Whitney and Mariah wouldn't have the recognition that they do, Rihanna will be a legend as a pop star like Madonna, she wont be a vocal legend.
Correction, her voice isn't powerful enough to do "powerful" vocal runs
Can I ask you what your thoughts are on Katy's vocals? since you are bringing up other artists vocals in this thread, that was meant to be just about Rihanna and her vocals. Seeing has you're looking forward to "Prism" so much are you expecting, power vocals?, vocal runs?. Rihanna is a much better live performer than Katy Perry on so many levels.
I don't understand why you're bringing other artists live vocals into this thread, Rihanna is Rihanna she will never be Bruno Mars, Arianna , Beyoncé. She is Rihanna, and she is arguably the most popular artist in the world right now so she must be doing something right that none of the other artists are doing.
I'm sorry but her voice just isn't as good live as it is in the studio
It's not that hard to understand. She's sometimes off-key, she sometimes sounds strained and is often out of breath.
Not everyone can be as naturally talented as Beyonce so it's really not entirely Rih's fault. BUT, she should really put in more effort.
You are in the minority.
I think I can speak for everyone, besides you, when I say that Rihanna's voice has gotten better over the years. Her recent performances prove that.
oh! Really?
is my view. Live Rih is depressing most of the time, does not sing the songs complete.
I did not say he can not sing, I said that the level has dropped over the years, and does not strive to do well live
But this inconsistency must have a reason. Skilled singer doesn't go below certain level that much. Well it's actually hard to tell now with amout of backtrack on Diamons tour. Even OoOoOo in PIU can be fully from backtrack now
Since when was using a backing track to conserve vocals such a negative thing? Are we developing double standards for Rihanna?
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oh! Really?
is my view. Live Rih is depressing most of the time, does not sing the songs complete.
I did not say he can not sing, I said that the level has dropped over the years, and does not strive to do well live
Her passion in performances, especially the stripped/downtempo pieces have gotten stronger and you can hear how powerful her vocals have gotten. The "level" has not dropped over the years.
Can I ask you what your thoughts are on Katy's vocals? since you are bringing up other artists vocals in this thread, that was meant to be just about Rihanna and her vocals. Seeing has you're looking forward to "Prism" so much are you expecting, power vocals?, vocal runs?. Rihanna is a much better live performer than Katy Perry on so many levels.
I don't understand why you're bringing other artists live vocals into this thread, Rihanna is Rihanna she will never be Bruno Mars, Arianna , Beyoncé. She is Rihanna, and she is arguably the most popular artist in the world right now so she must be doing something right that none of the other artists are doing.
kii I dont think Katy is a nowhere near a amazing vocalist, Im a stan because I enjoy her music and personality & eras, the reason I didnt bring her up is because I don't see her as a great vocalist, I also enjoy and stan for rihanna but again I dont see her as a great vocalist
the reason I brought up Bruno, Ariana (laugh if you'd like but shes a better singer then Rih) and Beyonce, is because i consider them to be great vocalists. I dont know why you're bringing up "most popular artist in the world" it makes you sound pressed, if anything the biggest pop artists in the world right now are Gaga and Katy. Rih doesnt even have a single out, you dont need to get off topic cause you mad boo
She can sing live, just not as good as others. But it gets tiring seeing people post the same Stay or Diamonds performance. She needs a wider variety of exceptional live vocals to start being recognized for them.
Despite your allegations of her songs being "easy" to sing, that's all they are. Your opinions. If you consider her vocal range and the range necessary to sing her uptempos, she's been doing a damn good job at performing them. She's has to use her upper chest voice for Only Girl/WHYB/etc and for someone who isn't the strongest vocalist, that girl has some chops.
And in response to your comment on how the latter half of the WFL Grammy performance was revealing of her "improper technique," her throaty growls have become a signature twist that she adds to her performance. Do we not remember her saying she loves the earthy growls and tries to replicate it? If anything, her "growls" are done with intent and isn't being able to control the delivery of your voice considered "technique?"
It isn't my opinion though. It's fact. Some songs are objectively harder to sing than others.
For example, Love On Top, I Have Nothing, Listen, The Star Spangled Banner, Since You've Been Gone, We Belong Together etc. Required range, belts, vocal agility all make a song harder or easier.
Rihanna's songs are for the most part easy. Only Girl? She rarely, if ever, sings the chorus live. And the one belt in WHYB does not a vocalist make.
And she's an even worse vocalist than I thought if those growls are done deliberately. They add nothing to the song and sound more like a throat condition than a vocal technique.
kii I dont think Katy is a nowhere near a amazing vocalist, Im a stan because I enjoy her music and personality & era, the reason I didnt bring her up is because I don't see her as a great vocalist, I also enjoy and stan for rihanna but again I dont see her as a great vocalist
the reason I brought up Bruno, Ariana (laugh if you'd like but shes a better singer then Rih) and Beyonce, is because i consider them to be great vocalists. I dont know why you're bringing up "most popular artist in the world" it makes you sound pressed, if anything the biggest pop artists in the world right now are Gaga and Katy. Rih doesnt even have a single out, you dont need to get off topic cause you mad boo
What kind of a weak comeback , Just because Katy and Gaga have singles out does not mean they're the biggest artists in the world . Rihanna being able to sell 4M copies worldwide from her latest album, with only five televised performances WW, and only two singles that everyone knows about is pretty impressive.
And me pressed? you're the pressed one you've been lurking in this thread ever since I started it, and if you stan for Katy and her live vocals you really shouldn't be in this thread.
She can sing live, just not as good as others. But it gets tiring seeing people post the same Stay or Diamonds performance. She needs a wider variety of exceptional live vocals to start being recognized for them.
The same handful of live performances over and over again