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Life as normal for me.
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Merman sounds great here. She's really comfortable in her chest in this performance. Superb diction. Classic.
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6 minutes ago, blank_stare said:
But this also risk exposure to old diseases/bacteria/viruses that were kept inside the tombs and coffins.
Theoretically, yes. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't keep investigating and researching.
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54 minutes ago, Hexox said:
I didn't listen to this but what is bad about it ? Isn't he one of the best contemporary male vocalists rn ?
He's excessively nasal and breathy throughout. 25 seconds is pure air. Every time he tries to switch into a chestier sound, his voice gets really breathy. Instead of singing clearly with dynamics, he forces out a lot of excess breath when trying to sing softly.
45 seconds is another note that's pure air because he doesn't have the correct connection to sing the phrase. 1:00 minute in, the same thing. 1:00 - 1:12, he does it several times. Even really good sopranos can sing clearly in this range.
1:28 - he's obviously having trouble singing and drastically changes the coordination of his voice. You can argue that's stylistic, but I'm not buying it because he was obviously struggling before, and the shift is so jarring. It's still really airy. 1:47 - here he hits the note with more body, but it's nasal and just not fluid or coordinated well. Again, it's jarring from how he sings the phrase leading into the note. 2:03 - 2:10 more excess air.
3:10 - d#4 - so weak, thin, and nasal 3:23 - raises the key because he can't transition well from his mix to his chest, so he just raises the key there and does that. All I hear when I listen to him is air.
I'm not saying he's a bad vocalist, but this just did not work for this song.
Just for comparison -- and I'm by no means saying this version is perfect. He struggles on the lower notes, too -- but just notice how much more fluid Im Tae Kyeong is singing it. Far less airy, far more even tonality throughout the piece. He sounds much more comfortable than David singing this song. His voice is stronger. It's got more depth and better connection throughout. I mean, just compare Im Tae Kyeong's D#4 at 2:56 with David's at 3:10.
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Ouch, this is bad.
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1 minute ago, Nev Schulman said:
Lol never cared for them
Same. I went and looked them up just a few weeks ago for the first time since like high school and then just as quickly forgot them. Something about Simon always rubbed me the wrong way. I know that's silly because I've never met him, but it is what it is, I guess.
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5 hours ago, BAZISSINO said:
the lurkers thinking they're participating by clicking clowns ..are we turning this thread to that now ??
We've been this kind of thread. Y'all have done that to me for years no matter what I type, lol.
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1 hour ago, Luv Star said:
some thoughts about Yuju new cover?
Thanks in advance!Her lower register is better than most sopranos in Kpop based off that. It sounded nice. She keeps a light and pretty sounding voice throughout the piece and shows some dynamic control as the song progresses.
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Just now, lighterxx said:
Do you think he tired out his voice then o.o?
Honestly, I'm not sure because I'm not too familiar with him. I just listened to the video, and the mics sounded fine. There were a lot of people singing, and it didn't look like they were trying to make a strong vocal performance of anything, so I can't really say anything about his voice except for the fact that the mics were fine.
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Joe Biden has hairline fractures in his "mid-foot" and will "likely require a walking boot for several weeks," his doctor said in a statement Sunday, after Biden slipped while playing with his dog, Major, Saturday.
"Initial x-rays did not show any obvious fracture, but his clinical exam warranted more detailed imaging," Dr. Kevin O'Connor said Sunday. "Follow-up CT scan confirmed hairline (small) fractures of President-elect Biden's lateral and intermediate cuneiform bones, which are in the mid-foot. It is anticipated that he will likely require a walking boot for several weeks."Earlier Sunday, Biden's office announced he was going to be examined by an orthopedist "out of an abundance of caution" after he twisted his ankle playing with the dog.On Sunday evening, President Donald Trump tweeted, "Get well soon!" -
4 hours ago, lighterxx said:
Here, you can barely hear him in his parts
Dude tries to sing for others too, but I think his throat or something is tired, he doesn't look at comfortable as before, seokmin helps him at highnote part
Towards the end I can't tell whether it's seokmin or not going "awoo" I feel like it's seokmin (around 3:10)
For previous Seungkwan part, j can say it was seokmin and Seungkwan vocals %100 (1:59)
Odd thing is at 3:33 you can see him do random adlibs, tho I feel like he struggled with that a bit as well. Overall I think he seems less comfortable compared to previous encores? Maybe it's because homerun is especially hard for him...
Obviously I'm not pro but could it be mic issue instead? O.o
I wouldn't say that's all the microphone. A better singer would have been heard well on that same mic.
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Yes, I smile at everyone. These days, I do it and realize they can't even see because I'm wearing a mask. Oh well, lol
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Interesting, but my guess is that the reality is a bit more complicated than this article makes it out to be.
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3 minutes ago, ZRH23 said:
It's okay, I don't think any of them 'great' either, just reasonably skilled enough for Kpop idols lol. And yes, I notice that a lot of korean vocalists go nasal every now and then, including the good ones. I think, at least when it comes to those on a higher calibre, it's more due to diction or pronunciation rather than any detrimental vocal habits.
I just said that so it didn't seem like I was defending their vocal abilities. I just think kpop vocalists tend to be pretty nasal stylistically, with even the good ones being noticeably nasal quite often.
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On 11/23/2020 at 7:47 PM, ZRH23 said:
Yeah, Taeil really didn't have much good parts in this album in both parts lmao. I find it quite frustrating that in most songs, he sings in the range of either below F#4 or above Bb4 and just the middle part is filled with Doyoung
. It does seem like Doyoung is being pretty consistent so far,. Honestly, NCT kinda lacks live material. They have a lot of songs but their vocalists don't really have much live performances. Especially Taeil and Jaehyun. And yeah I've also noticed that Taeil has been worsening his habits of being tight and nasal, hopefully we'll get to see some good moments after this, probably not this album though lol.
I'm not saying I think any of them are great, but just going through and listening, their nasality seems pretty common among Kpop vocalists, even among the better ones.
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4 hours ago, Hexox said:
I don't understand why people dislike your post because I agree with you ... ?
personally my pitch got a lot better when I learned how to eliminate my tongue tension, and I know many people around me whose pitch drastically improved when they learned singing basics such as breathing, support etc. your pitch doesn't have to be accurate all the time, because that's literally impossible, but if you have tendencies to go flat/sharp when you hit high notes: you should work on that and improve your technique because something is clearly not working.
Yeah, if you're having consistent issues with pitch, there's definitely something wrong with your fundamental technique. Pitch is really important, and like you said, it obviously isn't perfect 100% of the time, but it can't just be divorced from technique. It's a big part of singing.
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On 11/20/2020 at 9:15 AM, BAZISSINO said:
are we gonna act like it a new discovery now ??? like i said before even praised vocal shows like mask king and Yoo Heeyeol's Sketchbook get vocal/sound edited and pitch isn't really a factor to judge if someone can sing or no (everyone is pitchy at some point even ailee and sohyang have some pitch issues lol)
Actually it is. You're right that everyone is pitchy at some point, but that doesn't mean it can be used to judge someone's technique. Someone routinely singing off pitch likely has some technical issues to address.
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This is why countries should have the death penalty.
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On 11/15/2020 at 10:09 PM, rowanokke said:
ok but why?
As a historian literally applying to college for history..
We know enough about these tombs and practices. why keep unearthing them?
There could always be more to learn or a discovery that shakes things up.
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Most of this is nonsense. Trump's got a net worth in the billions with assets that easily cover the value of the loans he has. If anything, the Presidency has likely upped the value of his brand. Trump drove the highest voter turnout ever for an incumbent President (and, quite honestly, he drove the turnout for Biden, too). I don't think there's anything that will come to his business negatively because of this.
That being said, I believe it's about casting doubt so that he doesn't "lose"--at least not in the mindset of nearly half the country. In short, narcissism.
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1 hour ago, Jikrytae said:
You said he had nothing to show for it. You lied. Meanwhile Trump will continue to have nothing but a terrible reputation. The longer he refuses to concede, the worse it gets.
Not until we have a Democratic majority in every branch of government. And even then, they'll have to be held accountable by the public to get something done.
Not at all happy with it. And yes, it is an automatic advantage for Republicans since they get the rural voters whom the system favors. Most votes from urban areas basically don't even count. It's a terrible system.
I'm saying he has nothing to show for it in the way of advancing world peace. My goodness. How dense can you be?
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1 hour ago, Jikrytae said:
I love when you say things that are SO demonstrably false that it only takes a 5 second Google search to make you look like the complete schmuck that you are.
And if you think Trump has a chance in HELL of winning one, I have an unused conspiracy theory to sell you. No, really. Trump won't have any more use for them, so they're on clearance. Yuge savings.
I never denied that Obama got a Nobel. I said he didn't do anything to earn one. Proving, once again, just how incredibly stupid you are.
Trump, on the other hand, has earned 4 Nobel Prize nominations for 2021 because of his work in the Middle East--where, you know, he's actually helping bring peace. Something Obama NEVER did.
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17 minutes ago, A Hamster Named Loneliness said:
Biden had Kamala Harris as his running mate. I assure you if his running mate had not been a Black South Asian woman and instead another old white man, Biden would've had a much bigger lead in states where the race was dangerously close. While Biden did win, you can tell by how close the race was in some of the states that much of America is still racist.
How about no.
The reason is because some of the polls were disastrously wrong and failed to account for hidden Trump voters who are afraid to speak out because of leftist retaliation and because most underestimated Trump's support among minority groups.
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Official Vocals thread (READ OP FIRST)
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I think it's time to revisit her. This is amazing chest voice. Yeah, the song doesn't go that high, but the head voice is great too. She plays with the color of her voice very easily. Great depth.
Even at 68, almost 69, she's still got a great chest voice:
Let's be honest. If the lower notes from these two videos were in most other singers' repertoire, they'd be the highlights. In every range, vs video, etc., especially if we're speaking of the Kpop community, where perhaps she's most relevant.
She's able to fluidly coordinate her voice to navigate difficult legato phrases. Great dynamic control. Forward sound. Her voice has great depth. Great body. Name any of the frequently-lauded mezzos in the online vocals community, and how many of them can do this? I guess I'm just lost at the point where we've somehow convinced ourselves that this isn't great singing because it's not past her upper passagio or that what she's doing isn't difficult. It very obviously is, and it's very obviously a level of singing that should be applauded, especially in a place like this where there's interest in great Korean vocals.