Yes she can get a bit shouty at times but I still she is by far the best singer in the comp and I hope she wins. Amazing pitch perfect vocals with a great vocal tone. Didn't like the song she sang this week though, it was a bit tuneless, I thought. The other 3 finalists I think are decent enough but they leave me a bit cold and I don't think they're in Christina's league. Sally I find quite boring. Her voice but a bit dull to me. She never seems to show any expression or emotion when she speaks and when she's voted through there's hardly any reaction, no surprise from her. It's like she expected to get through. Something about her I can't warm to. The two guys have great voices and nice personalities, I wish them both well. But for me it's Christina Marie all the way. :-)
I don't think Christina's shouty at all, she just has a big voice. Trust me, I'm normally the first to complain about shouty singers. I nearly put my foot through the TV last year when Cleo bellowed her way through Imagine like a particularly irate bullock.
Of the final four, I think I prefer Christina Marie and Jamie, who I hadn't paid much attention to before, but I thought was excellent last night. Sally has a nice voice, but I don't find her particularly thrilling, and I find Jermain's voice totally off putting. He doesn't seem to have much stage presence either. Despite all his jumping about and weird notes I was really bored by his performance. It was a bit of a crap song, though.
I'd rather have had Sophie May in the final.
Also, I'd never heard of Sally's song before. Is that showing my age or a gap in my musical knowledge?
I don't think Christina's shouty at all, she just has a big voice. Trust me, I'm normally the first to complain about shouty singers. I nearly put my foot through the TV last year when Cleo bellowed her way through Imagine like a particularly irate bullock.
Of the final four, I think I prefer Christina Marie and Jamie, who I hadn't paid much attention to before, but I thought was excellent last night. Sally has a nice voice, but I don't find her particularly thrilling, and I find Jermain's voice totally off putting. He doesn't seem to have much stage presence either. Despite all his jumping about and weird notes I was really bored by his performance. It was a bit of a crap song, though.
I'd rather have had Sophie May in the final.
Also, I'd never heard of Sally's song before. Is that showing my age or a gap in my musical knowledge?
Yes Christina Marie is far too powerful for me I'm afraid.
I also like Jamie but he murdered that beautiful ,fragile Bonnie Raitt song, sometimes less is more.
Couldn't agree more, especially with the BIB but subtlety appears to be sadly lacking with most of last nights performances. Why knowingly hold back and concentrate on telling the story when you can yell out the lyrics with all of the emotion of a robot appears to be the order of the day
Nope. Just because someone belts some notes people automatically label it as screaming.
Belting is singing more powerfully in a controlled way. Christina wasn't belting - she was shouting. There was no control in what she was doing once she upped the volume.
Shouty the famous old term that is always directed at female singers ususally younger ones when there is a strong chance of them winning
To be fair, young singers make up the majority of contestants on these shows, so it's more likely that any singer being criticised is going to be young (look how many young singers made the live shows - I think Sally is the only one who could be classed as 'old'). Also, young singers tend to lack experience and are often still learning how to control their voices - hence the tendency for young ones to shout more than older ones. That's not to say that no older ones shout - it's just more likely that younger ones will.
I don't get the whole 'female' thing - I criticise shouty singers whether they have vaginas or penises. There were some shouty male singers in the earlier stages of the competition. The thing is, by the time we got to the lives, they'd pretty much all gone. None of those who got through to the semi-final (Bizzi, Jermaine, Chris, Jamie, Lee) are what I'd consider shouty singers. None of the females (bar Christina) are either.
Shouty the famous old term that is always directed at female singers ususally younger ones when there is a strong chance of them winning
Ah yes, ageism, sexism and/or jealousy, the famous old criticism that is always directed at anyone on these boards who dares to criticise someone else's favourite ...
I was disappointed with that performance and it ruined the song for me. I'm still glad she's through though, she's a talent to be reckoned with and I think that was just a blip.
There's a difference between a big vocal and shouting. Also, I'm not sure that song required a big vocal.
Yes, there's a difference, and she wasn't shouting. She was controlled. Whether the song required a big vocal is another matter, but it's the arrangement she and the coach decided on, and it worked for me. I hadn't paid much attention to her before, but she stood out for me in the semi.
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Yet she managed it quite easily in the battle rounds.
Of the final four, I think I prefer Christina Marie and Jamie, who I hadn't paid much attention to before, but I thought was excellent last night. Sally has a nice voice, but I don't find her particularly thrilling, and I find Jermain's voice totally off putting. He doesn't seem to have much stage presence either. Despite all his jumping about and weird notes I was really bored by his performance. It was a bit of a crap song, though.
I'd rather have had Sophie May in the final.
Also, I'd never heard of Sally's song before. Is that showing my age or a gap in my musical knowledge?
Yes, I do.
It's a gap in your musical knowledge ;-)
You're probably right
It was released before I was born, although that's no excuse. I mean, I know Smile, and that was written quite some time before I was born!
Couldn't agree more, especially with the BIB but subtlety appears to be sadly lacking with most of last nights performances. Why knowingly hold back and concentrate on telling the story when you can yell out the lyrics with all of the emotion of a robot appears to be the order of the day
Belting is singing more powerfully in a controlled way. Christina wasn't belting - she was shouting. There was no control in what she was doing once she upped the volume.
To be fair, young singers make up the majority of contestants on these shows, so it's more likely that any singer being criticised is going to be young (look how many young singers made the live shows - I think Sally is the only one who could be classed as 'old'). Also, young singers tend to lack experience and are often still learning how to control their voices - hence the tendency for young ones to shout more than older ones. That's not to say that no older ones shout - it's just more likely that younger ones will.
I don't get the whole 'female' thing - I criticise shouty singers whether they have vaginas or penises. There were some shouty male singers in the earlier stages of the competition. The thing is, by the time we got to the lives, they'd pretty much all gone. None of those who got through to the semi-final (Bizzi, Jermaine, Chris, Jamie, Lee) are what I'd consider shouty singers. None of the females (bar Christina) are either.
Ah yes, ageism, sexism and/or jealousy, the famous old criticism that is always directed at anyone on these boards who dares to criticise someone else's favourite ...
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Hilarious isn't it. Singing like that could never be confused with shouting, it's contrarian nonsense.