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Holo Lukaloa
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11/19/2008 9:32:35 AM
Singing styles
I think it's interesting when a whole genre starts to take on a specific singing style. There are hundreds of country songs where the guy uses this same deep voice, usually singing ballads. Alternative music had a lot of clone singers who sang like Eddie Vedder. It seems like they think listeners are stupid. "If they like this, we'll give them all of this they could possibly buy."
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The Man With No Band
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11/19/2008 9:56:18 AM
You can blame it on the industry ... If an artist wants to get signed with a major label, they don't have much choice ...
They pound the public with a sound until they convince them what they are hearing is "normal" or the "standard" .... then if you are a new Artist that is what you have to sound like ...
It's much easier to sell a brand, if you don't have to change the advertising ...
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Troll
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11/19/2008 10:27:14 AM
Yes it's quite irritating listening to all of the cloning going on. I can't tell one female country singer from another. THe men sound the same to me too. There's a real familiar sound to alternative pop type singer styles, pronunciation of words, even mimicking tone and attitude, style of dress. deb
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Hop On Pop
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11/19/2008 10:32:44 AM
That is a big pet peeve with me, too.
I was rehearsing last night with Dave, my drummer who is also playing piano with me now. Anyway, there is a song that I was going to record... just me with my guitar. But he played this piano part that was just great... reminded me of Randy Newman.
Anyway, that lent itself to a R.N. vocal speak/sing kinda thing. I tried it, but it felt and sounded affected to me.
Dave does not have a great voice, so I thought that he should do it, as I thought it would come naturally to him.
Took some coaching to get him to strop trying to imitate Randy Newman, but once he just let it go and started being himself, it sounded great; exactly what was needed. So yeah, I'm stepping aside and giving up my vocals for that song, for the sake of the song. Because that's what the song needs, I can only do the imitation, it comes naturally to Dave, and affect really irks me.
Moral of the story:
If you want a sound for a song... look for one to whom that sound comes to naturally and honestly.
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Andy Broad
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11/19/2008 12:46:27 PM
Hoever often the singing style is part of the genre, so similarities are inevitable. Soetime if you don't undertand the genre you will hear more of the similarities than the personal differrences. I supose the geate singers transced that to some degree, often there will still be core tecniques and vocal patterns influencing the way they sing.
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SILVERWOODSTUDIO
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11/19/2008 6:02:43 PM
---and didn't we all start off mimicking to some degree?
I know I copied Buddy Holly for a while------and playing "covers" trying to sound like the original
------it's only in the past 10 years I have found "my" voice----
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Kevin White
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11/19/2008 6:40:26 PM
I simply appreciate the fact that we're talking about musical presentations.
Said subject is a reflection in the marketing pool.
Mimicking is a time honored musical marketing endeavor. Artists should never be affronted by it ... for they benefit from it. The Rolling Stones, The Beatles ... near everyone in "the days" mimicked.
There IS nothing really new under the sun ... and people will appreciate and associate with what thier cultural learning curve allows for.
People on IAC DEFINITELY aren't buying into the "Latin Salsa" market ... and that's okay ... even if mods jump in and defend that so and so rules on the "Latin Salsa" market. It ain't happening for them.
But I'm off for the night now ... my love just called me off ...
Best,
Kev-
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