Words@brothersgibb.com message digest 08/23/2016 15:01 (#2016-134)
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Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 20:43:30 -0500
From: Doug Wilson <dewilson6667@outlook.com>
Subject: RE: Barry's Voice
Kilburn Towers, offers the following “objective” opinions:
I think it's thinner - there's less of the lower frequency in his normal voice and less power in his falsetto.
But I also think that his singing has become ever more expressive. In the studio situation it works really well. I like the multi-tracked vocals lines, the use of different voices, the breathy sound, the way notes tend to fade into a whisper, the clever
I mostly agree with the sentiments above. I, too, thought =E2Loose Talk Costs Lives” was very well done. I’m not as big a fan of the breathy sound and notes fading into a whisper, but it’s what’s being offered, so I take it for what it is.
Is it just me, but did the vocals on “In The Now” on Saturday night sound stronger than the recorded version. Seemed a bit less breathy early on.
He then continues:
In a live situation it's more of a struggle. There are times where his voice has cracked. It happened during "First of May" in London and "To Love Somebody" at Glastonbury. It also happened at the start of "In The Now" on Saturday. Yet the falsetto sti
However, I thought his vocals at the Hollywood Bowl a couple of summers ago were quite good. Plus, he makes effective use of the backing vocalists to take some of the burden off his own vocals. I thought it was quite masterful. I remember reading an in
Doug
(who’s not sure if Mr. Busch is trying to “Make America Great Again” or is just auditioning for a remake of =E2Grumpy Old Men”)
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Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 22:09:57 -0400
From: Salvatore Compoccia <compoccia@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Barry's Voice
I agree with both Doug and Kilburn Towers comments here, or certainly most of it.
I've said that Barry, the old pro that he is, simply still knows how to put over a song. The comments by Doug and Kilburn Towers below provides an excellent argument why.
Sal
Kilburn Towers, offers the following “objective” opinions:
I think it's thinner - there's less of the lower frequency in his normal voice and less power in his falsetto.
But I also think that his singing has become ever more expressive. In the studio situation it works really well. I like the multi-tracked vocals lines, the use of different voices, the breathy sound, the way notes tend to fade into a whisper, the clever
I mostly agree with the sentiments above. I, too, thought “Loose Talk Costs Lives” was very well done. I’m not as big a fan of the breathy sound and notes fading into a whisper, but it’s what=E2s being offered, so I take it for what it is.
Is it just me, but did the vocals on “In The Now” on Saturday night sound stronger than the recorded version. Seemed a bit less breathy early on.
He then continues:
In a live situation it's more of a struggle. There are times where his voice has cracked. It happened during "First of May" in London and "To Love Somebody" at Glastonbury. It also happened at the start of "In The Now" on Saturday. Yet the falsetto sti
However, I thought his vocals at the Hollywood Bowl a couple of summers ago were quite good. Plus, he makes effective use of the backing vocalists to take some of the burden off his own vocals. I thought it was quite masterful. I remember reading an in
Doug
(who’s not sure if Mr. Busch is trying to “Make America Great Again” or is just auditioning for a remake of “Grumpy Old Men”)
Salvatore Compoccia
compoccia@aol.com
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