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Marti Pellow/Leon: Vocally separated at birth?
Does anyone else think these two sounds nigh on identical? I got my significant other to close their eyes on Saturday and tell me who they thought was singing, and other than the fact that we were watching X Factor and it was obviously Leon, they thought it could easily have been
Marti from Wet Wet Wet ![]() Has anyone else noticed this or am I bonkers? |
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Bonkers
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Stark Raving Bonkers
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Great Minds Think Alike!!!
No would agree with you - also the way he moves. My husband and I thot he should have done "Angel Eyes" by Wet Wet Wet on Saturday!!!
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Does anyone else think these two sounds nigh on identical? I got my significant other to close their eyes on Saturday and tell me who they thought was singing, and other than the fact that we were watching X Factor and it was obviously Leon, they thought it could easily have been
Marti from Wet Wet Wet ![]() Has anyone else noticed this or am I bonkers? Please no no no... No |
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Award for the funniest thread of the day.
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It's amazing that he is compared to Frank Sinatra, Micheal Buble and now Marti Pellow
And those three are so similar Look, Leons performances are getting better, if you watch them wuth the perspective of him being a jazz performer some of them are quite good. However the Leon Fans are shooting themselves in the foot time after time with comments like this. The ONLY thing they have in common is that they are both from Scotland. |
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I think his style is more "Hugh and Cry" that "Wet Wet Wet"
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with his air of vulnerability and self conciousness of movement Leon reminds me of a young Rik Astley, I think they have a similar charm.
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with his air of vulnerability and self conciousness of movement Leon reminds me of a young Rik Astley, I think they have a similar charm.
Young white guy with the voice of a black soul singer (and a tremendous one at that) Not doing the lad any favours. Don't compare him to anyone, he needs his own Identity and you're just giving the Rhydian fans more ammo EDIT: to be fair you didn't compare voices so I may have posted this a bit too soon. |
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Young white guy with the voice of a black soul singer (and a tremendous one at that) Not doing the lad any favours. Don't compare him to anyone, he needs his own Identity and you're just giving the Rhydian fans more ammo EDIT: to be fair you didn't compare voices so I may have posted this a bit too soon.
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I haven't noticed that, but if he is half as successful as Marti!!
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Why am I giving Rhyddian fans more ammo? I'm not into all this "support X to the death" business, I'm merely making an observation. Anyway, Marti Pellow has an amazing voice, surely it's a compliment? The fact that Leon is also pretty swoonsome whereas IMO Marti has all the sex appeal of a rabid goat means that Leon is in a strong position in the music world. Or at least would be if he hadn't whored himself out to Simon et al on X Factor, as now his career is probably done for.
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Award for the funniest thread of the day.
or compromising Leon's originality
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Why am I giving Rhyddian fans more ammo? I'm not into all this "support X to the death" business, I'm merely making an observation. Anyway, Marti Pellow has an amazing voice, surely it's a compliment? The fact that Leon is also pretty swoonsome whereas IMO Marti has all the sex appeal of a rabid goat means that Leon is in a strong position in the music world. Or at least would be if he hadn't whored himself out to Simon et al on X Factor, as now his career is probably done for.
I do agree with you that Leon is far better looking (not wanting to upset Marti fans BTW, only my opinion)
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I haven't noticed that, but if he is half as successful as Marti!!
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Poor old Marti eh?! I know I shouldn't laugh but it always makes me chuckle to think of him chasing the dragon.. can't believe he was a smack-heid! Not really the type was he?!
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He's a good advert for the damage it does - saw him the other day and he looks about 60!
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And stays off the nasty stuff, of course.
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Poor old Marti eh?! I know I shouldn't laugh but it always makes me chuckle to think of him chasing the dragon.. can't believe he was a smack-heid! Not really the type was he?!
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He's a good advert for the damage it does - saw him the other day and he looks about 60!
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The reason you are doing him no favours is that by comparing an average Karaoke singer to Marti Pellow, one of the better voices in brittish pop is insane.
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It was hot gossip in the days before Heat etc, by default of being just about the only gossip around! Yeah Marti used to smoke heroin, and when the band fell apart he became an addict and his life spiralled out of control etc...
![]() Just try and listen to any of his songs in the same way now
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The reason you are doing him no favours is that by comparing an average Karaoke singer to Marti Pellow, one of the better voices in brittish pop is insane.
Anyway, the tone of their singing voice is very similar, what do you want me to do about it, lie?! i thought it might start an interesting discussion is all
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The reason you are doing him no favours is that by comparing an average Karaoke singer to Freddie Mercury, who had one of the best voices in British music is insane.
Freddie must be spinning in his grave.
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Does anyone else think these two sounds nigh on identical? I got my significant other to close their eyes on Saturday and tell me who they thought was singing, and other than the fact that we were watching X Factor and it was obviously Leon, they thought it could easily have been
Marti from Wet Wet Wet ![]() Has anyone else noticed this or am I bonkers? Much as I like Leon, and I will grant you Leon has a lot of Marti's gestures and moves, his voice is nowhere near that of Marti's. |
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with his air of vulnerability and self conciousness of movement Leon reminds me of a young Rik Astley, I think they have a similar charm.
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I do agree with you that Leon is far better looking (not wanting to upset Marti fans BTW, only my opinion)