The VocalMusician Forum
HERE WE WILL DISCUSS VARIOUS ISSUES PERTAINING TO SINGING. WHEN YOU START A NEW SUBJECT OR REPLY TO AN EXISTING ONE, PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR VOICE TYPE (Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, etc.) WITH YOUR NAME. IF YOUR VOICE WAS NEVER CLASSIFIED, JUST PUT WHAT PART YOU SING IN THE CHOIR: Sop I or II, Alto I or II, etc. THANKS!!!
DB, you're a scream! 
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My bad I realized I didn't follow none'a the directions. So now I filled in all the pertinent info.
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Norah just doesn't do it for me for some reason. Maybe it's the Macy Gray-ish voice thing (though I like Macy Gray occasionally), or maybe it's just her vibe but something doesn't sit right with me. I do appreciate her artistry and applaud her for getting out there and being not-nekkid and really saying something. So, she's doing something good, just not for me.
~Daniel
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Singers, what do we think of Norah Jones? Her performance of "Don't Know Why" on the Grammy show last Sunday night was VERY good. I also liked her attitude as she picked up award after award - thanking the musicians that played on the album; seeming very humble and grateful for the honors. I think her big win was a sign of hope that singers of good music can still succeed in this industry. What do YOU think?
Although Norah Jones does have that back-in-the-throat sound going on, I don't think I'm feeling the Macy Gray reference. Norah's tones are true-er - I'm never sure if Macy Gray knows what she's doing. TEE HEE
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DB, you're a scream!
D!
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My bad I realized I didn't follow none'a the directions. So now I filled in all the pertinent info.
~D
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Norah just doesn't do it for me for some reason. Maybe it's the Macy Gray-ish voice thing (though I like Macy Gray occasionally), or maybe it's just her vibe but something doesn't sit right with me. I do appreciate her artistry and applaud her for getting out there and being not-nekkid and really saying something. So, she's doing something good, just not for me.
~Daniel
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Singers, what do we think of Norah Jones? Her performance of "Don't Know Why" on the Grammy show last Sunday night was VERY good. I also liked her attitude as she picked up award after award - thanking the musicians that played on the album; seeming very humble and grateful for the honors. I think her big win was a sign of hope that singers of good music can still succeed in this industry. What do YOU think?
I agree that she definitely has a better tone and is more stable vocally. I meant on her "Don't know whaayyy..." if you know what I'm talking about there. Her vowel is annoying whereas I like it on Macy. But yeah, that is a faulty comparison. I was just trying to help illustrate what it is about her singing that irks me. And it's that Macy vowel thang. Also I was also annoyed to find she doesn't write her own material. Not that that in and of itself is a bad thing, but I don't know... She just isn't for me yet. I may end up loving her eventually. We'll see
~Daniel
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Although Norah Jones does have that back-in-the-throat sound going on, I don't think I'm feeling the Macy Gray reference. Norah's tones are true-er - I'm never sure if Macy Gray knows what she's doing. TEE HEE
D!
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DB, you're a scream!
D!
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My bad I realized I didn't follow none'a the directions. So now I filled in all the pertinent info.
~D
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Norah just doesn't do it for me for some reason. Maybe it's the Macy Gray-ish voice thing (though I like Macy Gray occasionally), or maybe it's just her vibe but something doesn't sit right with me. I do appreciate her artistry and applaud her for getting out there and being not-nekkid and really saying something. So, she's doing something good, just not for me.
~Daniel
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Singers, what do we think of Norah Jones? Her performance of "Don't Know Why" on the Grammy show last Sunday night was VERY good. I also liked her attitude as she picked up award after award - thanking the musicians that played on the album; seeming very humble and grateful for the honors. I think her big win was a sign of hope that singers of good music can still succeed in this industry. What do YOU think?
I understand what you mean. I don't dig the back-of-the-throat sound 'cause it cuts off your tone. India.Arie does it too. If she ever opened her throat, she'd be PHENOMENAL!
It doesn't bother me if a singer doesn't write. Sinatra didn't write, but he was VERY involved in the choice of material and the band/orchestral arrangements of around his voice. Streisand only wrote "Evergreen". Norah's CD was recorded like very much like the old school where arrangements complimented the singer.
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I agree that she definitely has a better tone and is more stable vocally. I meant on her "Don't know whaayyy..." if you know what I'm talking about there. Her vowel is annoying whereas I like it on Macy. But yeah, that is a faulty comparison. I was just trying to help illustrate what it is about her singing that irks me. And it's that Macy vowel thang. Also I was also annoyed to find she doesn't write her own material. Not that that in and of itself is a bad thing, but I don't know... She just isn't for me yet. I may end up loving her eventually. We'll see
~Daniel
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Although Norah Jones does have that back-in-the-throat sound going on, I don't think I'm feeling the Macy Gray reference. Norah's tones are true-er - I'm never sure if Macy Gray knows what she's doing. TEE HEE
D!
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DB, you're a scream!
D!
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My bad I realized I didn't follow none'a the directions. So now I filled in all the pertinent info.
~D
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Norah just doesn't do it for me for some reason. Maybe it's the Macy Gray-ish voice thing (though I like Macy Gray occasionally), or maybe it's just her vibe but something doesn't sit right with me. I do appreciate her artistry and applaud her for getting out there and being not-nekkid and really saying something. So, she's doing something good, just not for me.
~Daniel
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Singers, what do we think of Norah Jones? Her performance of "Don't Know Why" on the Grammy show last Sunday night was VERY good. I also liked her attitude as she picked up award after award - thanking the musicians that played on the album; seeming very humble and grateful for the honors. I think her big win was a sign of hope that singers of good music can still succeed in this industry. What do YOU think?