My subject choice for my very first blog is one that I think should be on the hearts and minds of anyone who considers themselves to be a proud American:
WHEN DID WHINING BECOME SINGING?
Am I right?
I would greatly appreciate anyone with accurate information to point out to me the date and time this occurred. Cause I don't remember it being posted anywhere, or voted on for that matter!
My first recollection of this would have to be Mariah Carey...I don't remember if it was her first or second album. While there is absolutely no denying her talent and amazing vocal range, I have to say that I cannot stomach listening to her. When did vocal range, tone, and control not become enough? Is it so common place now that singers have to distinguish themselves by making one syllable of a lyric contain fifty different notes? Or is it due to the lack of creativity for writing lyrics? You know what I'm talking about...Celine Dion...Christina Aguilera...R Kelly, "I Believe I Can Fly" comes to mind. That was a decent song, until the end, when he is singing, "fly-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay" to infinity and beyond; it makes me want to poke my eye out...sharp object...dull object...it doesn't really matter, as long as there is a diversion!
Another "talent" phenomenon that I have noticed sweeping the music industry is singing through the nasal passage...otherwise known as singing through your nose. While this used to be commonplace in the country music genre where less talent is a given, I have noticed the infiltering into today's "pop scene." Britney Spears and Joss Stone come to mind, but what really brought it to my attention was watching the try outs for this year's American Idol. Don't ask me why I watched it...probably to laugh and make fun of the contestants. Not only was it noticeable in the less talented, but even in some of the contestants that made the trip to Hollywood. I'll try to give you an example in typewritten form (nnnn represents the nasaly beginning of the word): "nnnnthere is no beginning, an' nnnnthere is no end, nnnnIyam the only for you." Hopefully, you get my point, and no, those are not actual lyrics!
Thankfully, I am not into "pop" music. I prefer to listen to singers with actual talent. But it makes a person wonder: will this generation ever know the real definition of talent? Will they ever know what a real singer sounds like? Maybe it should be a law that all listeners of music under the age of 28 have to spend at least one hour listening to Andrea Bocelli, Frank Sinatra, or Barbra Streisand just to name a few amazing voices, for every wasted hour they spend listening to today's pop music.
I think I'll write my congressman today...
3 comments:
Hmmmm . . . don't agree with everything posted of your opinions in the pop and country music genres, but then again, it is your blog, not mine! LOL It sounds like you are grading all of the vocal music by the same set of criteria. Granted that the musicians you listed were in a time when the instrumental and lyrics meshed like no other, but still . . . But there are times or emotions that I find can only be expressed with a certain genre, because the feeling of the instrumentals or the lyrics of the song.
I do have to completely agree on the nasal sound that is becoming increasingly popular. After 14 years of voice lessons with strict instructions on NEVER producing this sound quality, it drives me crazy to hear Kylie sing like this when she mimics her favorite "artist." I've even tried to replicate the sounds to show the differences, and provide those "old-school" exercises to get her to QUIT!
Hmmmm . . . don't agree with everything posted of your opinions in the pop and country music genres, but then again, it is your blog, not mine! LOL It sounds like you are grading all of the vocal music by the same set of criteria. Granted that the musicians you listed were in a time when the instrumental and lyrics meshed like no other, but still . . . But there are times or emotions that I find can only be expressed with a certain genre, because the feeling of the instrumentals or the lyrics of the song.
I do have to completely agree on the nasal sound that is becoming increasingly popular. After 14 years of voice lessons with strict instructions on NEVER producing this sound quality, it drives me crazy to hear Kylie sing like this when she mimics her favorite "artist." I've even tried to replicate the sounds to show the differences, and provide those "old-school" exercises to get her to QUIT!
i love you even if you hates 80s music. LOL. glad you signed up -- i am now a loyal reader!!
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