Are there any good singers these days?

afterburnt
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I had to listen to Beyonce while waiting at the car wash the other day. It was rather unpleasant. I was wondering why do people like to listen to her. I guess it's relative, I am not aware of any pop singers that are any good nowadays. I played some Angela Bofil to get the crud out of my ears. She had an amazing voice, something that was not so rare last century. Is there anybody out there? now that yooz find impressive?
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  • Legender
    Legender Posts: 478
    That is one wide open question...and I certainly understand where you're coming from. I grew up on pop music when you could still hear and understand most of the words and they weren't just screaming or rapping.
    I long for smooth, harmonizing vocals and lean toward Pentatonix, Home Free and Straight no chaser for acappella. check them on you tube if you've not heard of them. Home Free's version of Ring of Fire will test your bass a bit.
    I've transitioned from pop/rock to country to get less instruments and more voice in the picture.
    Still like the sultry voices of Diana, Eva, and the like. Marc Cohn and similar artists as well as some Christian music that has the balance (to me) of voice and instruments. I'll be checking on this thread to see what others contribute.
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    I'll admit that I don't love Beyonce's music, but calling her VOICE unpleasant is a rather strange comment. I mean, to some extent all pleasure is subjective, maybe you like to drink motor oil and get punched in the face for fun. But if you're saying that her voice isn't technically proficient, well that would be wrong, unless you only count opera singers as technically proficient (she has a 4 octave range, excellent vibrato, she can belt it out while maintaining excellent tone, etc.). I personally really don't care for operatic singing, My wife is a classically trained vocalist, and when she did musicals/operettas and recitals in college I didn't even love the way she sang those compared to the way she sings when we do pop stuff together, and she's hot and I was in college lol...

    So sorry, if opera is your standard then I got nothing...
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    edited May 2018
    @rooferto Beyonce couldn't sing if she had Billie Holiday stuck in her throat!

    Dude, I was just saying I found nothing interesting nor pleasurable about her singing so you can calm down Jayzee!

    Oh and Angela Bofil is not opera.
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    Does Amy Winehouse count as "these days"?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VadsG2xoHHE
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    She was pretty good, so was that chick from The Ramones.
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    No you calm down!!!

    So most of the female singers I like are blues/soul/R&B singers. She doesn't have great range, but I really like several of Joss Stone's albums.
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    edited May 2018
    Sara Gazerek?

    https://youtube.com/watch?v=EO5AJyKeO-c
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    Not sure if I've listened to Joss Stone. You got an album I can borrow?
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    I haven't heard but that one Hello song but I've read Adele is good.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    edited May 2018
    If you do, can you drop it off? I'm buying the motor oil! Do you like your 10 40 shaken or stirred?
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    afterburnt wrote: »
    Not sure if I've listened to Joss Stone. You got an album I can borrow?

    Only if you're NOT my friend!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g03JgYdf45I
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    NM she's on my Jeff Beck blew ray.
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    One of my absolute favorite folk groups:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAJu9_uVS40
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    Andra Day's first album was VERY impressive:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3MaEAhXESs
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    Ewww! Jeff Beck went on that show?

    https://youtu.be/bunNRu4mBbY
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    edited May 2018
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HUV5a7MgS4

    I could keep going for hours, but I have to get some work done today lol. We live in an era of peak tv and peak popular music, just so much great stuff to choose from...
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,301
    It's a shame Amy Winehouse couldn't get her shlt together, she could have gone a long way
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    Samantha Fish
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  • Legender
    Legender Posts: 478
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfQPUJpPsKM
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  • afterburnt
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    https://youtu.be/h8Rnpz3Qmd4
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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,120
    Laura Fygi has my heart. I stumbled upon her Bewitched CD at FYE, I cannot stop play it. I'm on the hunt for her other recordings. There are many. Although, her Bewitched cd seems in abundant supply

    Here is a (poor) recording, but you'll get the idea

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZBg-WXtvDE

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  • Jimbo18
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    Adele
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,301
    Biggest problem with Adele, is she needs to fire all her recording studio masters....If you have revealing speakers, sounds not so good
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    Love Wailin Jenny's and Ruth Moody

    Give Sarah Jarosz

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X09s37tJ09s
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    or
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxpuB10FaSE
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    That's a cool ukulele
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    I've been enjoying as of late Amy Lee from Evanesence. Their latest effort -
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    And remix with symphonic accompaniments:
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  • rooftop59
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    Have seen Sarah Jarosz live, wow she can play!!! And I really do enjoy her voice, despite her lack of depth and range.

    My fav concert video of hers:

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b7Yoid3TQRk
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  • Clipdat
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    Beth Gibbons.
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  • rooftop59
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    Adele’s royal Albert hall live disc is MUCH better SQ than the studio versions. Much more dynamic range:

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bsFCO8-oCEQ
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