serious, she’s in the guiness book of world records for it.
But range don’t mean SHIT, its not about ability, its about what you do with it. T-Pain is one of my fav R&B artist eva, and the ninjas singing ability is ‘iaght’ (he does have some lungs without AT)…but homeskillet did some off the wall shit early on, now its a bit meh - topically sonically and conceptually. Kelis couldn’t carry a note if someone wrote it on a sheet of paper and put it in her hand to put in the mailbox…but her first CD is a personal classic for me. Mary came into the game with HORRID actual singing skills, but over hte years she developed a decent voice, but she’s still the queen for a reason.
Their voices crack an are rustic an the type of vocals that when we are recording you have to filter their mics…
Range… range is Aretha, Mariah (needs to learn control), Christina Aguilara (honing control and breathing). Range defines the ability to stretch across multiple levels and change the feeling/atmosphere of a song if needed.
The ones you listed battling can only create a certain mood an can not take it beyond that. Great artist no doubt an can cater more so say to the ‘sorrows’ ‘revenge’ type rnb songs that capture the urban audience.
Aretha toots her horn so much cause it became a point where you realize what you touched/sang just turned gold an youve created songs that are archived an presidents as you to sing to them…
Regardless, people need to realize the man needs to work too and i honestly don’t see how the Grammy’s letting him perform and him winning an award means that they are justifying domestic violence.
No… Rick found her (doesnt get credit) an arranged/produced her majority of her projects… Sorry but Rick is whom I would want to be like… finding and knowing talent an simply playing the background… he genuinely understands and appreciates MUSIC… definitely needs to be honored one day after you check his history and artist he has pushed to the forefront of music.
Alicia > Beyonce all day…but IMO they cover different aspects of R&B…like both are fruit, but one is still an apple an the other a plum. If I want a radio hit, I’m going to Bey, if I want an album, I’m going to Alicia.
I heard Amy winehouse for the first time this weekend. I don’t understand but shrug.
I heard Adele for the first time this weekend…or a snippet shrug
Naw, she spent I think it was 7 years putting together that first album. The second album was contniuation of that…with the third and fourth being ‘releasing albums for catalog purposes’ - so I won’t blame it on passion/soul, and more on time/purpose. However I will stand up and say my fav AK tracks are from her third album. Granted its the production more than her.
47 Seconds till post EDIT - Ya’ll see the new Phonte video yet? I LOVe this song. The video is iaght…doesn’t do the lyrics justice though.
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No no no no… Mariah range meter is maxed out. She just has NO control an has yet to accept someone to mold her. Jill has a lovely mellow range… her meter would be like 45-50 percent. don’t get me wrong she a soft toned the mid range ie a sade where she will not attempt to leave that range same with ms. baker
Max range… meaning covers all grounds. Trust me on know her cause it irks my nerves no one will put a foot in her ass an give her a path to truely open up an show the power/potential she has…
She can I have no doubt in that but she will not stand behind that. Think of everything Jill right now…smooth… soft… a mid range she is consistent with her spoken word style. thats what I mean when I say her range is about half way. She will not venture more than one song per album.
She needs to get back to her and the piano…though now that Mr. Keys is in the picture I think she will become more and more “edgy” than soulful (but who knows)
Oh yea, she isn’t going to have a song where that is her “norm” voice.
Also, has MC hit that range in the last…3-5 years?