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Old 13-08-2010, 22:04
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I've noticed there was a lot of threads about whose voice u prefer but heres a thread where u say voices u like and why.. but u cannot use the same reason twice.

Rihanna - I love the monotone sounds of her voice and when she sings with her Bajan accent

Beyonce - I love how her voice just soars and how soulful it is

Amy Lee - I love how haunting and eerie her voice sounds

Jennifer Hudson - Her voice just fills the room and is very unique in my opinion


Christina Aguilera - She is just 'the voice' and makes me tremble

Florence Welch - She has this etheral, otherwordly thing goin on
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Old 13-08-2010, 22:28
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Mariah Carey- Vocal Knock out, vocally out of this world
Alicia Keys- Passionate

Erykah Badu-Emotive and a great head voice

Jill Scott- Soulful, powerful and with a great range.

Corinne Bailey Rae- Melodic

Amy Winehouse- Raw, jazzy

Keyshia Cole- Doesn't hold back, doesn't care about hitting the right notes, just sings it how she feels

Christina Aguilera- I don't know how to explain it but I love the growl and and her vocal runs in live performances

Laura Izibor- Hearty

Alexandra Burke- Lush, alto tone
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Old 13-08-2010, 22:42
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Teena Marie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7MJXRIqU7E

Aretha Franklin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kD2c...eature=related

Marlena Shaw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kD2c...eature=related
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Old 13-08-2010, 22:47
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Kate Voegele
Lady Gaga - I'm not a massive fan of hers but I adore Speechless, really shows off her great voice.
Beyonce
Christina Aguilera
KD Lang's voice is stunning. Her version of Hallelujah is one of the best.

I really don't like Rihanna's voice, but her songs suit her.
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Old 13-08-2010, 22:49
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Kate Voegele
Lady Gaga - I'm not a massive fan of hers but I adore Speechless, really shows off her great voice.
Beyonce
Christina Aguilera
KD Lang's voice is stunning. Her version of Hallelujah is one of the best.

I really don't like Rihanna's voice, but her songs suit her.
I think she sounded better on brown eyes.
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Old 13-08-2010, 22:55
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I think she sounded better on brown eyes.
I just don't like that song at all, probably one of my least favourites of hers.
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Old 13-08-2010, 23:26
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Madonna- well she has a gravity to her voice that i love, a sense of deep power in her voice in her uptempo anthems and her ballads. She is an underrated vocalist i think, it shows you don't need to necessarily belt out a song to get a message across, and i love it when she uses a monotonous voice and experiments as well as use more deeper chords too! on the Like A Prayer and Erotica albums this was shown majorly! The First Album,LAV and True Blue were very much her coming of age as it were in terms of vocal strength. ROL was the album of pure spirituality and raw energy in her songs, again revisited on Confessions, Music,American Life and Hard Candy had songs which also had more experimental uses of her voice which i love. And for me i find it just great talent that she can convey pure emotional strength addressed in the lyrics and maintain a stability of being purely vulnerable within the song or being the dominant speaker..and man i love her for it! And the way she can really bring her fans,listeners and audiences worldwide into the song,show,performance live! just pure amazing, no one can match that.

Kate Bush-one of my favourite all time artists again! she has such a voice that defies almost anything! so raw but very urethral and spiritual in essence, and ensures you partake a journey within her songs. Almost in human delivery and just has a perfect art within the rhythms of the song.

Janelle Monae- new to the music scene, but if her debut is anything to go by with The ArchAndoid and the EP The Escape Suite she has a raw gift of a voice that generates a very retro vibe with a very 60's style vocalisation that would get Jazz bars alive in New Orleans! or downtown London ablaze with rhythms and jives. She is again a very raw new talent and i just hope she gets her recognition, she's the Elvis by way of Marvin Gaye or the James Brown by way of Madonna in terms of voice manipulation and depth within her music.

Christina Aguilera-another one of my all time favourite artists! her voice is so organic and raw even with uptempo song,anthems and huge ballads she always puts her own stamp on genre's and is one of the most versatile artists of her generation, with vocals that proves why she IS the voice of a generation! and with albums like Stripped,Back To Basics and Bionic thus far proving some of the best pop albums made over the last decade and with an amazing team that create an atmosphere with each album it just adds to the Xtina magic! and i hope Bionic takes off again later this year when she debuts in Burlesque!

Britney Spears- while never termed as a 'vocalist' per se, she very much has a gift of making powerful statements within her songs, it's why she has been the most successful artist of all her contemporaries! she addresses issues within her songs and has a way of making her voice appear vulnerable and also strong on each record which are not to dissimilar to Madonna's or Michael Jacksons styles of vocals, but rather than focusing on plain depth she has a lighter than air style voice but also very gutsy approach and gravity also which makes each anthem,each ballad and each uptempo pure bliss to hear, her debut and sophomore albums could be called modern classics, Britney and In The Zone are two sensational recordings of vocal maturity and growth, Blackout addressed the state she was in and has since garnered much acclaim for being experimental even in her darker era! and of course came back with a bang on Circus, even live she can make crowds be blessed by Spears presence i just hope she gives a 100% live performance with her next album like she used to, as that would be magic!

Florence Welch (Florence & The Machine)- Need i say anything more than her voice is very much like Kate Bush's style of a living artform, lungs became THE album of 2009 for a reason and showed Florence has such a voice that may split audiences but has such a power that is admirable and very different to contemporary artists. With such a distinctive addressing of her voice and such a power it sets her apart and will show that Florence will have a successful future, and when she is live she really proves to bring entire concerts and stadiums in pure rejoice leaving crowds astounded and entranced!

Rihanna- has proved to have grown remarkably with her vocals which in itself has stopped any comparisons to the likes of Beyonce and set herself apart and as her own well established artist, Good Girl Gone Bad is very much what ensured Rihanna would have a successful future with such amazing sounds generated by her voice and Rated R was where it got darker and more personal as Riri experimented with more monotonous tones and textures to her voice, with smooth breezy tones by way of Janet or Michael Jackson, to pure darker vocals like Madonna and Stevie Nicks. Rihanna is certainly elemental with her voice and has brought much more acclaim by critics and fans alike and at just 22 years of age she has grown a lot with her voice and direction.

Gwen Stefani- a raw gifted vocalist, easily distinctive on Tragic Kingdom,Road To Saturn and Rock Steady by No Doubt which were one of the bands which defined me when growing up and as a solo artist she echoed Madonna,Depeche Mode,Cyndi Lauper and even Annie Lennox in her delivery on her recordings and live performances. Quirky,distinctive and very energetic and arty, she is an underrated singer and a fantastic vocalist.

Bjork-quirky,cool and so very surrealist, Debut,Post and Homogenic are 3 of the greatest recordings of all time for a reason and has such a voice that has set herself apart from the mainstream and has brought her much acclaim and credit.

MIA-an unusual choice but i feel that her vocals are very set aside from the mainstream and echoes a very tribal and frenetic approach to her voice, it's all very off the radar and left of center in delivery which makes her one of the most interesting voices out there.

there are more vocalists and artists such as ; Robyn,Kelis,Paloma Faith,Rose Stone,Alicia Keys,Annie Lennox,Janet Jackson,Cyndi Lauper,Nina Simone,Kelly Rowland and Beyonce Knowles that also deserve mentions that either i love as vocalists,appreciate,or recognize as being brilliant!
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Old 13-08-2010, 23:26
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apologies for the essay!
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Old 13-08-2010, 23:38
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apologies for the essay!
No, was very much appreciated..some people didnt even give reasons
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Old 13-08-2010, 23:40
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No, was very much appreciated..some people didnt even give reasons
haha thank you, i just got really into it, well when i love an artist i will state my point! got a bit tired so would reference vocalists i really like at the end
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Old 13-08-2010, 23:42
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No, was very much appreciated..some people didnt even give reasons
Some of us don't really have the time or energy at this time of night to explain exactly what we love about every little thing about someone's voice.
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Old 13-08-2010, 23:44
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Some of us don't really have the time or energy at this time of night to explain exactly what we love about every little thing about someone's voice.
i had an Enigma Cornetto so the sugar from that gave me the motivation hehe! also i do get into things and scare myself when i am done!

like after i typed all of that...i peed
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Old 13-08-2010, 23:46
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Good to know :L but all points you made I would agree with
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Old 13-08-2010, 23:50
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Pixie Lott
Rachel Furner
Charice
Beyonce
Eva Cassidy
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Old 13-08-2010, 23:53
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I only have 1 favourite female vocalist, Hayley Williams, I think she is really under rated, absolutely love her voice.
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Old 13-08-2010, 23:54
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Christina Aguilera for me Her voice is so amazingly powerful and she can put so much depth and emotion into her live performances. She is beautiful
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Old 13-08-2010, 23:58
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Always liked Nina Persson's voice. A crisp, clear, soft feminine voice and occassionaly just the slightest earthy Scandanavian accent slips through.

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Old 14-08-2010, 10:12
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Carrie Underwood - the notes that lass can hit are just amazing but people don't recognise her as a top vocalist because she is a country star. I bet she could outsing a lot of of her contemporaries and I'd love to see that battle. Her voice is just so pure and she is just phenomenal live - the power she put into How Great Thou Art is astonishing.

Beyonce - what I love about her is that she can do an eclectic mix of songs, dance, pop and rnb etc and yet still have thee most amazing voice. Not many people can sing Ave Maria like Beyonce. Again, she is another like Carrie that almost always sounds perfect live. The control she has over her voice is just wow. Singing Listen on the XFactor highlighted this.

Dusty Springfield - her voice is just sublime. I would argue she is the greatest singer of all time.

Aretha Franklin - not a lot needs to be said - just amazing.

Beverley Knight - her voice is AMAZINGLY powerful - Black Butta' from MusicCitySoul is a hell of a record. It's a shame she doesn't have the recognition.
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Old 14-08-2010, 10:20
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Madonna- well she has a gravity to her voice that i love, a sense of deep power in her voice in her uptempo anthems and her ballads. She is an underrated vocalist i think, it shows you don't need to necessarily belt out a song to get a message across, and i love it when she uses a monotonous voice and experiments as well as use more deeper chords too! on the Like A Prayer and Erotica albums this was shown majorly! The First Album,LAV and True Blue were very much her coming of age as it were in terms of vocal strength. ROL was the album of pure spirituality and raw energy in her songs, again revisited on Confessions, Music,American Life and Hard Candy had songs which also had more experimental uses of her voice which i love. And for me i find it just great talent that she can convey pure emotional strength addressed in the lyrics and maintain a stability of being purely vulnerable within the song or being the dominant speaker..and man i love her for it! And the way she can really bring her fans,listeners and audiences worldwide into the song,show,performance live! just pure amazing, no one can match that.

Kate Bush-one of my favourite all time artists again! she has such a voice that defies almost anything! so raw but very urethral and spiritual in essence, and ensures you partake a journey within her songs. Almost in human delivery and just has a perfect art within the rhythms of the song.

Janelle Monae- new to the music scene, but if her debut is anything to go by with The ArchAndoid and the EP The Escape Suite she has a raw gift of a voice that generates a very retro vibe with a very 60's style vocalisation that would get Jazz bars alive in New Orleans! or downtown London ablaze with rhythms and jives. She is again a very raw new talent and i just hope she gets her recognition, she's the Elvis by way of Marvin Gaye or the James Brown by way of Madonna in terms of voice manipulation and depth within her music.

Christina Aguilera-another one of my all time favourite artists! her voice is so organic and raw even with uptempo song,anthems and huge ballads she always puts her own stamp on genre's and is one of the most versatile artists of her generation, with vocals that proves why she IS the voice of a generation! and with albums like Stripped,Back To Basics and Bionic thus far proving some of the best pop albums made over the last decade and with an amazing team that create an atmosphere with each album it just adds to the Xtina magic! and i hope Bionic takes off again later this year when she debuts in Burlesque!

Britney Spears- while never termed as a 'vocalist' per se, she very much has a gift of making powerful statements within her songs, it's why she has been the most successful artist of all her contemporaries! she addresses issues within her songs and has a way of making her voice appear vulnerable and also strong on each record which are not to dissimilar to Madonna's or Michael Jacksons styles of vocals, but rather than focusing on plain depth she has a lighter than air style voice but also very gutsy approach and gravity also which makes each anthem,each ballad and each uptempo pure bliss to hear, her debut and sophomore albums could be called modern classics, Britney and In The Zone are two sensational recordings of vocal maturity and growth, Blackout addressed the state she was in and has since garnered much acclaim for being experimental even in her darker era! and of course came back with a bang on Circus, even live she can make crowds be blessed by Spears presence i just hope she gives a 100% live performance with her next album like she used to, as that would be magic!

Florence Welch (Florence & The Machine)- Need i say anything more than her voice is very much like Kate Bush's style of a living artform, lungs became THE album of 2009 for a reason and showed Florence has such a voice that may split audiences but has such a power that is admirable and very different to contemporary artists. With such a distinctive addressing of her voice and such a power it sets her apart and will show that Florence will have a successful future, and when she is live she really proves to bring entire concerts and stadiums in pure rejoice leaving crowds astounded and entranced!

Rihanna- has proved to have grown remarkably with her vocals which in itself has stopped any comparisons to the likes of Beyonce and set herself apart and as her own well established artist, Good Girl Gone Bad is very much what ensured Rihanna would have a successful future with such amazing sounds generated by her voice and Rated R was where it got darker and more personal as Riri experimented with more monotonous tones and textures to her voice, with smooth breezy tones by way of Janet or Michael Jackson, to pure darker vocals like Madonna and Stevie Nicks. Rihanna is certainly elemental with her voice and has brought much more acclaim by critics and fans alike and at just 22 years of age she has grown a lot with her voice and direction.

Gwen Stefani- a raw gifted vocalist, easily distinctive on Tragic Kingdom,Road To Saturn and Rock Steady by No Doubt which were one of the bands which defined me when growing up and as a solo artist she echoed Madonna,Depeche Mode,Cyndi Lauper and even Annie Lennox in her delivery on her recordings and live performances. Quirky,distinctive and very energetic and arty, she is an underrated singer and a fantastic vocalist.

Bjork-quirky,cool and so very surrealist, Debut,Post and Homogenic are 3 of the greatest recordings of all time for a reason and has such a voice that has set herself apart from the mainstream and has brought her much acclaim and credit.

MIA-an unusual choice but i feel that her vocals are very set aside from the mainstream and echoes a very tribal and frenetic approach to her voice, it's all very off the radar and left of center in delivery which makes her one of the most interesting voices out there.

there are more vocalists and artists such as ; Robyn,Kelis,Paloma Faith,Rose Stone,Alicia Keys,Annie Lennox,Janet Jackson,Cyndi Lauper,Nina Simone,Kelly Rowland and Beyonce Knowles that also deserve mentions that either i love as vocalists,appreciate,or recognize as being brilliant!
I must applaude your statement regarding Ms Spears. Power to you fellow brit fan
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Old 14-08-2010, 13:08
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I must applaude your statement regarding Ms Spears. Power to you fellow brit fan
Amen! and thanks so much i do deeply feel that she is underrated as a singer and often dismissed, it's that warm essence she has on her ballads, and that feirce energy conveyed in her anthems that makes her just so spirited and i love that, despite what some people may criticise or imply.

Again, cheers musicdude!
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Old 14-08-2010, 13:12
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Janis Joplin, because of her massive vocal range and she put her heart and soul into every song, I have never heard another female singer who come come close to her. RIP
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Old 14-08-2010, 13:13
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Oh i agree. The slight criticism is how i wish those songs truly came from her pen to paper. Although In the zone, that album through and through is Britney all over. She wrote and was fully into everything about that album. She had showed early promise in her third album britney. And was the executive producer on Blackout, the only album she has so far to date been the executive on plus co-wrote 2/3 songs.
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Old 14-08-2010, 14:31
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Oh i agree. The slight criticism is how i wish those songs truly came from her pen to paper. Although In the zone, that album through and through is Britney all over. She wrote and was fully into everything about that album. She had showed early promise in her third album britney. And was the executive producer on Blackout, the only album she has so far to date been the executive on plus co-wrote 2/3 songs.
yeah i do wish she collaborated in writing more,In The Zone is my favourite because you feel the energy and spirit behind the album, and i love her third album Britney too because that was kinda her coming-of-age in terms of growing up maturely and her lyrics dealt with adulthood and choices you need to make etc.etc and of course Blackout she was in charge of what she wanted to say and loads of writers gave her some of the best songs for that album and again, wrote a few too.

Also, i agree with the poster above, Janis Joplin is very very good!
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Old 14-08-2010, 14:34
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I think Florence Welch has a beautiful voice
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Old 14-08-2010, 15:16
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I know I am going to be torn to shreds for this, but Diana Vickers, I understand that not everybody likes her but her voice is so lovely, it has a kind of whispery quality (I'm not really good at describing it lol) and is amazing live.
Hayley Williams has a good voice too as does Ellie Goulding and Florence Welch.
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