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Location: Round Rock, TX | As to who who is better (or best, whatever) I have no idea. Depends on what day it is. But I do know that I can listen to any amount of Grace or Janis without fatigue. Same goes for Annie Lennox (even more so). Some others on the list begin to grate after a while. Depending on who we're talking about, the while can be a few minutes or a few seconds. For instance I have never voluntarily listened to an entire Alanis Morissette, PJ Harvey, or Bjork song all the way through.
On a different note, I love Kate Bush's music, especially her later stuff, and can listen to it all day long, BUT I'm not a huge fan of her voice. On the other hand Christine Aguilera has world class pipes (alone IMHO among the newer crop), but I don't like her music much. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | They're all terrible, I like Emmy Lou. |
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Location: closely held secret | I'm with you, Beal.
Having a great voice is one thing, but if I don't like the style of music they use it for I don't listen to it. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Remember Julia Fordham?
or Cilla Black? |
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Location: Michigan | """"""""HOLY SHIT"""""""
Next time I will just do a poll :eek:
Ive awakened a sleeping giant in AL. :D
One thing is I went to this link and was shocked at what Grace looks like today.I am feeling better about myself now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPTzwxr-ZqU
VOLUNTEERS was to me the greatest albulm ever put out by J.A.GWB |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by stephent28:
Remember Julia Fordham?
or Cilla Black? No. I'm surprised you haven't actually fossilized yet. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | This got so far afield that I forgot why I was going to go back and listen to GWB's links after everyone left the office.
I like the Jefferson Airplane version better. Grace's voice is good, but comparing her to Janis is like saying she sounds better than fingernails on the chalkboard.
CSNY has nice 3 part harmonies, but a guy singing falsetto never sounds as good to me as a gal whose voice is naturally in that range. I always thought Grace's voice was a bit in the low alto range and wasn't that extensive, but I didn't listen to her that much.
Back OT: Damon, you're right, Brandi has a great voice. Sheryl Crowe admitted it was better than hers. |
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Location: NJ | Originally posted by schroeder:
Ignore them al - they're too young to understand. We spent our teens listening to the airplane, they spent theirs watching The Partridge Family. next thing you know they are going to tell me that quicksilver messenger service sucked and john cippolina couldn't play guitar. |
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Location: Jet City | Who?
*ducks*
Just kiddin'. I AM from the Bay Area. Still before my time though.
As a Freshman in High School, Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman were fresh and new, and a good ol' freshly graduated from our high school kid got the call to go play with Ozzy (Brad Gillis, later left and formed Night Ranger).
As a sophomore, Metallica's first demo tape was all the rage.
So really, we're just talking a difference in the times here.
And Schroeder, I'm post Partridge. David Cassidy was old news. Now his brother Shawn, he was BIG when I was in grade school. |
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Location: Michigan | You just cant beat raw rock & roll.GWB
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ygH6prkcIs |
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Location: Cherry Hill, NJ | Al, I am really impressed by your list. You really do know a thing or two about female singers. I used to be a fan of Janis Joplin, but I think that if she didn't die in her prime, we wouldn't be talking about her. |
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| Originally posted by alpep:
Originally posted by schroeder:
Ignore them al - they're too young to understand. We spent our teens listening to the airplane, they spent theirs watching The Partridge Family. next thing you know they are going to tell me that quicksilver messenger service sucked and john cippolina couldn't play guitar. |
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Location: Michigan | I think that the version by Airplane was made a bit more for the heavier drug induced crowd more so than the pot smoking CSN version. :eek: :D .
Put that in your bongs and smoke it.GWB |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | next thing you know they are going to tell me that quicksilver messenger service sucked and john cippolina couldn't play guitar. Glad you mentioned QMS and John. They are one of the most overlooked bands I can think of. Truly some of the finest work of that era. And John's tone was absolutely KILLER. I'm still searching for anything close to that tone!
Fresh Air |
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Location: Round Rock, TX | I burned a ton of vegetation listening to their Happy Trails album - especially the Who Do You Love side. |
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C.S.N. VRS . JEFFERSON AIRPLANE WHICH VERSION DO YOU LIKE BEST???
