To: "VOCALIST" <vocalist>
Subject: RE: Listening Experience
Date sent: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 17:11:57 -0700
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SingErato-at-AOL.Com Wrote:

listening experience for me. I also can't stand this real
> "breathy" sound
> that's out there, using that to create the effect of "softness" or
> "lushness". It seems to dull the sound.

THANK YOU. That "breathy" singing trend has annoyed me ever since it began.
Like you said, it really distracts from the richness of the sound and its
just not dynamic. A singer using "breathy" tones like that just blends in
with the music. So what should be a marriage between singer and instrument
becomes more of an evelopment of the singer.

Now as far as vocalists, like Mariah, embelishing too much: IMHO vocal
embellishing is the heart & soul of R & B singing (and jazz & gospel vocals
for that matter). I appreciate and greatly respect the talent and
creativity it takes for that type of vocal manipulation. And though I'm not
a Mariah fan, she is fantastic at manipulating her voice. However, I do
agree that some R & B singers tend to over-sing material in that the song
becomes more about vocal gymnastics and less about the meaning of the song.

Yvette-at-IDGCPA.Com