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The GAF POP |OT| of Diversity, Hidden Talent, and Stan Wars
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SecretMoblin
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Um
Usher? Yeah. And um... Mark Anthony? Yeah! Him, too!
I'm trying to avoid saying JT because I hate him
Phonomezer
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Robyn.
SecretMoblin
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That's tough, because I don't judge male vocals as harshly as I would a woman's.
I think a lot of kids my age who turned into pop loving musicians would tell you Prince and MJ were pretty damned important to them, same goes for me.
I will tell you the male voices that haved moved me: Simply Red, Jeff Buckley, Ben Folds, Frank Sinatra, Steve Perry, Harry Connick Jr., all the dudes in Les Mis, Seal, there's so many..
Sorry, Moblin. But JT is the closest thing. Future Sex was dope as fuck, especially live.
Ace.
First thing of note: You have the less interesting Buckley.
The only Bajan Queen I'm aware of is a shipwreck. How does a sinking ship influence a pop star of Robyn's caliber?
I know, I know. I should really bone up on dad, but it's really hard to find a good period for him. He was kind of all over the place. Help?
Have you read Dream Brother?
Check your PMs~
I'm not sure about periods with him, honestly, but I do know what songs I like.
Not really a pop star, but I think Chris Martin has a great voice. (please don't post the grammys performance as a retort to this ;_; i'm still in pain from that)
Honestly not really familiar with his voice, but I do agree that there are male singers outside of pop with great voices.
I agree in that his voice is unique/distinct in a way that separates him from other big rock acts. I adored parachutes and kind of fell off as preceding albums settled into a formula. Parachutes was honest. But that's when his charms were new to me.
Still, all their singles have been catchy.
Edit: I've really been digging on Temper Trap. It's like someone with my voice actually made it...
Are you sure that's not a joke?
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Majmun
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Nope, I'm being serious. There's a pretty good singer underneath the shitty music, annoying fangirls and weird hair.
He just needs time.
Crumpet Trumpet
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Someone played that Far East Movement/Bieber song in the plug.dj room and I've never heard somone sound so BORED while singing as Bieber does. It's hilarious because of the particular lyric he's singing.
edit: dear god, this song. MEH
edit: dear god, this song. MEH
I wonder if his popularity will die sometime soon.
Phonomezer
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A gift from Baby Jesus.
While I agree his talent and showmanship can be cultivated and matured, I believe the pace he's going at and the type of personality he's exhibited (entitled and fussy) will have him burnt out and struggling to maintain relevance towards his 20's.
One can hope dear
The last time someone brought this up, I asked for examples and they provided clips where he sounded... bad.
Do you have anything demonstrating potential? I wouldn't deny that his tone might have potential, but I don't really see it for him as a vocalist.
Majmun
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I really hate browsing through his shitttacular music.
Buuuutttt...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGkkuRrhhEo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRXJDDlHmHo
That's so cute. The stroke faces that he makes
)))Just a few examples I guess. The guy still has a big future. Everything can change, and improve.
And he plays guitar and piano.
I really hate browsing through his shitttacular music.
Buuuutttt...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGkkuRrhhEo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRXJDDlHmHo
That's so cute. The stroke faces that he makes
Just a few examples I guess. The guy still has a big future. Everything can change, and improve.
And he plays guitar and piano.
He sounded slightly less bad when he was younger, so apparently he's just getting worse.
And obviously things can change and improve, but there's nothing there that predicts it. He has completely mediocre technique and nothing inherent about his voice that suggests that he has potential for powerful vocals. This is a 16/17 year old with a lot of potential.
bwaha
I mostly picked that because she's one of the few singers where I A) have a lot of respect for her and B) know of a song she did in her mid-to-late teens (around the same age as Justin). Do you have a performance of Clay around the same age as Justin?
I suppose I could have posted someone like an Idol singer who shows a lot more potential, but I didn't really think of that at the time.
And speaking of Clay, though, I love this performance of Unchained Melody. Clay could never. So much body to his falsetto.
Edit: I thought of someone else I know! Bjorling! That's fair, right? Oh, and Tim Buckley at 19.
Whitney!
It wasn't about saying that she was better; it's just showing an example of someone who had obvious potential at a young age.
And as for that last bit: When will Bieber?
Yeah, she's much worse than she was in the early to mid-90s, but her vocals recently are as good as they've been in the last seven or eight years, and better even at her nadir than Bieber's ever will be.
Yo Second, I got your Back. Her voice and music are certainly more interesting to me than Gaga's or Britney's, but I think that's just a matter of different tastes.
The only way Beiber won't flame out is if he takes a looooong break and emerges as something more like a man, but they will never let him do it and I'm not he sure he'd want to. I know I wouldn't.
The only way Beiber won't flame out is if he takes a looooong break and emerges as something more like a man, but they will never let him do it and I'm not he sure he'd want to. I know I wouldn't.
Oh laaaawd....
Sis we need to talk.
never gets old
Gaga fans are always trying the most
I thought you were a Gaga fan...? I'm so confused by the people here, I swear some do 180's on who their faves are as proven by that person who showed Marius shading the fuck out of Rihanna only a few weeks ago.
Majmun
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And you seem to like Robyn as well. This is too much
Body Talk(trilogy) is divine.
And that Rihanna gif/quote is hilarious.
But in her defence...some of the tracks in Rated R are pretty personal.
Beyonce's voice has grown on me a lot. I don't really like her habit of using so much reverb on her mic when she sings live (compare her live vocals to live clips of her singing in studio (like this) for instance); it gives some artificial extra roundness and body to her belts that I don't think she has compared to Whitney or to a lesser extent Mariah.
I have more respect for her vocal ability than I have for her voice itself, I guess is the best way to put it.
I really enjoyed this vocal series about this person's favorite vocal performances by her. It highlights a lot of the best elements in them.
Apparently Ke$ha donated her own blood to be used in some sort of limited edition for her next album. Have your faves? But really, they simply could never. Waiting on pins and needles for the first single. The summer will belong to Ke$ha not Rihanna and We Found Love part deux. Praying for all your faves.
Nemesis_
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Excellent! The first ever album that you can contract a blood borne disease from!
7echnicolor
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On the topic of male singers:
He's not exactly "pop", but Jamie Woon is my favorite,
Night Air
http://youtu.be/EL0pTo9Z_XU
Lady Luck
http://youtu.be/BvsfGhEqnXE
Shoulda
http://youtu.be/oUm4MHEeFCY
What do you guys think?
Oh, btw I started listening to Robyn today- couldn't get into much on 'Robyn Is Here' or her self-titled album but I absolutely LOVE 'Body Talk' so far. I like her sound a lot.
He's not exactly "pop", but Jamie Woon is my favorite,
Night Air
http://youtu.be/EL0pTo9Z_XU
Lady Luck
http://youtu.be/BvsfGhEqnXE
Shoulda
http://youtu.be/oUm4MHEeFCY
What do you guys think?
Oh, btw I started listening to Robyn today- couldn't get into much on 'Robyn Is Here' or her self-titled album but I absolutely LOVE 'Body Talk' so far. I like her sound a lot.
seems pretty good
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