[78-L] Oversouling

[simmonssomer]

Just as in politics with government our people get the music they deserve !
Not an accident.

Al Simmons


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Oversouling


> On 2/9/2011 3:07 PM, Cary Ginell wrote:
>>
>> When you think about it, people like Stevie Wonder, Jackie Wilson, and 
>> Sam Cooke were using it years before the current crop. Why weren't they 
>> criticized?
>
> Who says they weren't? Certainly by people used to less "urban" sounds at 
> the time.
>
> I like the comment that "Melisma" is also the name of Joan Rivers' 
> daughter.
>
> dl
>
>> I think it's because today it's done just for the sake of doing it, not 
>> because of any personal expression, style, or feeling. But how are we to 
>> know that for sure? For all we know, Aguilera's style might not be so 
>> self-conscious and is just a product of the times.
>>
>> Cary Ginell
>>
>>> Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 11:56:39 -0800
>>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>>> From: jeff at swazoo.com
>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Oversouling
>>>
>>>
>>>> This writer put his finger on exactly what is wrong with today's 
>>>> singers. . .
>>>>
>>>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-eskow/christina-aguilera-and-th_b_819979.html?ref=fb&src=sp
>>>>
>>>> Cary Ginell
>>>
>>> I read many of the comments on this article and noticed 100%
>>> agreement - no one defended Aguilera or the way melisma is used these
>>> days. It's pretty rare on the internet for no one to express a
>>> dissenting opinion. I hope that this absurd rendition of The Star
>>> Spangled Banner is a watershed moment, and that real interpretation
>>> makes a return (as opposed to singers just showing off their pipes).
>>>
>>> I don't think there's anything wrong with melisma per se. It's a
>>> tool, and can be used to add feeling to a performance. It's when
>>> melisma (or any other technique) becomes an end in itself that the
>>> train goes off the rails.
>>>
>>>                          -        Jeff Lichtman
>>>                                   jeff at swazoo.com
>>>                                   Check out Swazoo Koolak's Web Jukebox 
>>> at
>>>                                   http://swazoo.com/
>>>
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