Sunday 1 June 2014

[Song Spotlight] Sharon Van Etten- "Afraid Of Nothing"



Have any of you motley crew had the pleasure of listening to Sharon Van Etten, yet? Her newest album Are We There has seriously hit me right in the feels today.

I'm not going to go into detail about the album, instead I'll post one of my favorite tracks from the stunning LP. Take a listen to Afraid of Nothing below, and if you enjoy, I definitely recommend picking up the album. You won't be disappointed.




 
Thoughts?

111 comments:

  1. thedigblackbick1 June 2014 at 16:37

    What do you guys consider a legend in music? Like what characteristics or traits are necessary for a singer to be considered legendary..?

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  2. thedigblackbick1 June 2014 at 16:43

    If it makes you feel better, then sure, I was wrong you are right and it's not flashy.

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  3. Reminds me an awful lot of Heather Nova.

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  4. I feel like I know that name. Maybe I've got one or two of her albums somewhere...(just checked, I have "Storm", not that I remember it).

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  5. That GIF IS EVERYTHING! LOLOLOL

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  6. I go through phases of liking and then not like paloma. I have an odd relationship with her.

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  7. LOL! THAT GIF WAS NOT NECESSARY! I'm not gonna sleep tonight!

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  8. Took me a while to put my finger on who it was Sharon reminded me of as well. I had Siren. Which I do remember. Still absolutely love several songs of that album.
    Here are three of them
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-IPiKXioFE

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMTN1g9_X4c

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV776WyhaxU

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  9. It doesn't make me feel better to know that I am right about the phrase "too flashy".
    But if it relieves you of admitting that "too flashy" is a silly phrase to use when you actually at the same time state to prefer flashier shows...sure. post your little attempt at shade there kid. :-)
    It's better than looking up a word that might be more appropriately describing the" type a way" you feel about that performance.
    "lol"

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  10. TBH, I have heard little to nothing of Patti Labelle, so I wouldn't dare to make that statement, but yeah, she probably did.

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  11. thedigblackbick1 June 2014 at 18:39

    I'm sorry the term "too flashy" doesn't suffice the way to explain my feelings for Hugh's Oscar performance. ":-)".

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  12. If you'd like, I could listen to you sing, tell you what the type of voice you have is, and explain why your voice belongs to that fach.

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  13. I think that depends on the person...
    Some people are just inarguable. Aretha Franklin, Freddie Mercury, Mariah Carey - these are people who literally changed the face of music by existing.
    However, then there's people who say that Beyonce is a legend, and that's where some controversy exists...
    I guess it really depends on your criteria. Me, I say that to be considered a legend, you have to have changed something about the world of music forever - shifting a part of the landscape in such a way that it will never be the same.
    Aretha - along with The Supremes, basically MADE female Motown what it is. There's a reason she's the Queen of Soul.
    Freddie - took the glamour and pizazz of glam rock, mixed it with rock, and added a dash of theatricality to create a blend that is unmistakable and impossible to replicate. However, his harmonies and ideas with doubling changed how people viewed those techniques in popular music, adding a little more Classical influence than had been there before.
    Mariah - pretty much invented the pop star/rapper sub-genre. Whitney rebooted the melisma trend, but Mariah took it to a whole new level - traversing 5 octaves with dexterity, musicality, and complexity. She has changed how people view the ballad, especially in R&B.

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  14. thedigblackbick1 June 2014 at 20:34

    It's great isn't it!?

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  15. Yeah, go for belty. That'll give us all an idea of how big your voice can go to.
    As for enunciation, just try and be as precise as you can. Sometimes, you sounded a little muddled, so if you sing in the mask and don't drag as much chest voice up, your voice will sound clearer. Frankly, singing in the mask is just a good idea, especially if you're in a band, because even if it's not as loud, chest-dominant mixes (which is a great option when using mask resonance) will cut through every other frequency like a machete through warm lard.

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  16. Are you talking mid belt or high belt?
    You see, before I have always been relying on chest resonance instead of mask resonance and now the chest resonance has become kind of a bad habit haha.
    Oh, the problem is not the volume, we have a pretty wonderful mixer console LOL, but thanks, I'll use that too!

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  17. thedigblackbick1 June 2014 at 21:12

    I completely agree, but I was shocked when my mom said Mariah Carey is not a legend. I tried to explain to her how she made others completely view RnB, pop, and the idea of ballads in a whole different way but she said it wasn't enough..my brother thinks Kanye West is a living legend, but when placed up against other "legends" he really doesn't have anything to offer. Jay-Z I will agree is a legend or will be. Completely changed the rap game and made it a business, something to invest into and before that wasn't the case.

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  18. Thanks, guys! I didn't actually expect to get any response, since there are already almost 200 comments. I don't have the recording of my current voice, so I will record some song (or two) tomorrow morning and upload it for you to determine the voice type. :)

    EthanA - thanks for detailed response, that's what of the things I wanted to know and it makes sense. :) I'll allow myself to address the some of the issues you mentioned since it might be helpful for those to listen to me.
    So, I usually succeed mixing my voice, but it is most likely to break at B4. I feel most comfortable singing in my head voice and it seems to me more natural than using chest voice - I can also mix my head voice with lower notes of my range. Determining the "size" of my voice is a tricky task for me - and that's for two reasons. My voice is kind of loud and it's a bit difficult (not that it's a great difficulty, but doesn't feel as comfortable) for me to sing or speak quietly. My voice cuts through others' voices with ease e.g. when in a group of people talking loudly - and I don't have to shout. Yet I don't perceive my voice as particularly big and weighty, it seems to be light agile and bright to me. That's why I need help on tis matter. :)
    By the way - I'm about to visit phoniatrician soon - I wonder if she would be able to measure the exact length of my vocal cords?

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  19. Kittens rule! I'm glad they've done their business and lured you in! MOHAHAHAHA...actually saying that, I wonder how many dog people I've scared off :(.lol I'll leave you in the (more capable) hands of the readers, Re:your voice. They really do know more than me.

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  20. Lord..."old"...lol. This song is so much singing during karaoke sessions.

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  21. Thanks for this. Never heard, but am liking!

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  22. Nicolet Foster2 June 2014 at 01:33

    Monica also tends to mime a lot. It's europe they don't always sing live.

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  23. Nicolet Foster2 June 2014 at 01:40

    A burning fire that would kill someone, being compared metaphorically to vocal skills and stardom can hardly be on the same level.


    When one achieves success with their art, maybe they don't want to jeopardize it just because you see it differently? Why should Picasso change his strokes just because Frida does not like it?

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  24. Nicolet Foster2 June 2014 at 01:49

    But with that argument xtina has moved many people, young and old, regular people, and stars, from actors to musicians, to painters, lawyers, to doctors etc. men and women, gay and straight...


    So if the art was translated to these people, then the expression of art has been a skill so therefore it is by definition ART. Perhaps it is not your taste in art, and maybe it is not your style as someone who prefers yellow may not wear pink but it does not mean pink is not a beautiful color just because one does not simply like it.

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  25. Nicolet Foster2 June 2014 at 01:59

    Very enlightening....

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  26. Haha okay. Thanks anyway!

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  27. Young Christina definitely outshined younger Beyonce in both the vocal department and aesthetics, no doubt.

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  28. Why does everyone bring up Beyonce's vibrato? What the hell? There is NOTHING spectacular about her vibrato. A spectacular vibrato would be Whitney's. Another good vibrato is Jessica Sanchez's. Beyonce's vibrato is decent, but what the hell about it is worth mentioning. That's like me going, oh my gosh, and Kelly's Lower register....you've gotta be kidding me, right?

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  29. And emphasis on powerhouse? Wow, okay LOL!

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  30. Singing is not about conveying a message. Singing is based on a science. How it's done is based off of the anatomy, which is factual. There's a correct way to execute a sound at a qualitative form.
    Also, I love how everyone's putting their own spin on the word Vocalist, using subjective conceptions & harbouring them as facts...funny.

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  31. TRUE all very true. It has to have a profound impact on lives. I think I mention this. I just mentioned the traits as per DSM. I'm kinda surprised this was still going

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  32. Kelly vs Pink? As in Kelly Clarkson? I love pink, truly I do, but she's not messing Kelly...ever. Kelly Roland perhaps? lol

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  33. Eeeew dafuq? Where refers to her as SelGo???? That sounds like booty sausage cream for us unlucky bottoms lolol.

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  34. ...but Whitney's virtuosity in dynamics far exceeds Mariah's. She's exhibited more diverse skill with it, doing any and everything Mariah's done with her use of Dynamics. So why would you prefer Mariah's use of Dynamics in comparison to Whitney's? Just curious.

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  35. OMG lighten up. If it wasn't obvious that that wasn't an SLS teachers, I feel very sorry for those, especially those without ad-blockers. They must be very sensitive to suggestion and clicking their way to trojans on a daily basis.

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  36. Has Mariah ever really used her headvoice? I think Mariah has more range, but Whitney's was more connected and allowed for more dynamics.

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  37. Hi, I want so criticism too! People always say I sing very good, but I want a critical opinion so I want to grow up as a singer and get better everyday. This is me singing "La foto de los dos" (The picture of both us") by Carlos Vives. A very beautiful song, maybe I'll give you the lyrics (If you want). And what type of voice do you think I have?

    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=719036461493838&set=vb.100001624717100&type=2&theater&notif_t=like

    And this is me singing "I know" (By Drake Bell) but this is only audio

    https://soundcloud.com/jos-aguilera-1/drake-bell-i-know-cover-by-jose-aguilera

    And "Bound to you" (By Christina Aguilera)

    https://soundcloud.com/jos-aguilera-1/christina-aguilera-bound-to



    You'll notice my accent, is obvious because I speak spanish.


    I'll be really thankful if I have your opinion. A sincere opinion :)

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  38. Nice and light agile voice. Are you singing it softly because of choice? It sounded good but I was waiting for some more power since it's a power ballad! If it was a choice, good :-).

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  39. This is me singing "La foto de los dos" (The picture of both us") by Carlos Vives. A very beautiful song, maybe I'll give you the lyrics (If you want). And what type of voice do you think I have?

    https://www.facebook.com/photo...¬if_t=like

    And this is me singing "I know" (By Drake Bell) but this is only audio

    https://soundcloud.com/jos-agu...

    And "Bound to you" (By Christina Aguilera)

    https://soundcloud.com/jos-agu...

    You'll notice my accent, is obvious because I speak spanish.

    I'll be really thankful if I have your opinion. A sincere opinion :)

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  40. I think I have a soft voice. Because, when I belt, my voice still sounds "soft", understand? I can belt up to A4 (There are even days, when my voice feels great, that I cant belt to a B4). I did not feel very good when I recorded the video, too. I have the flu. Thanks for your opinion... Do you hear me as a Bass, Baritone or Tenor? Thanks, Greetings and have a Good day/night.

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  41. Christina has natural rasp, its not screaming

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  42. Finally listened to this... I think she is much better than Bey! She's so daring vocally and that's always a plus for me!

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  43. Then, for a cold, it sounded very good. You have talent,

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  44. Haha omg sweetie. Please stop deluding yourself.

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  45. Why isn't that 'natural rasp' apparent in recordings of her when she was younger, when her voice was more intact?

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  46. Just got to watch it; they're great; but the green one just isn't what I thought of the brute buttercup.

    Oh, and all this while I kept my eyes of the pianist. He can do wonders with his fast and long fingers... wink wink ;)

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  47. Am I the only one who was humoured by this cover? Surely you couldn't have been oblivious to the evident duality there. I honestly thought it was a karaoke comp with Dr. Hide and Mr Jekyll. Clearly someone was disoriented here lmao! Or maybe this was intentional upon shedding light on his sexual orientation (creative), 'cause the ambiguity is there lol You should crack another listen at this, you'll notice what I'm talking about haha.

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  48. Screamtina? Well, someone doesn't have to worry about the sandman bring them a tree -_-

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  49. I think so. However, she rarely accessed head voice. Whistle/Falsetto was moreso Mariah's thing than head voice, but she's used it, just rarely. But due to the fact that it's so underutilized (artistic choice) it could easily pass for obsolete. That being said, Whitney used more of her connected range, but that's not to say it was more connected in comparison.

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  50. Versatile Listener2 June 2014 at 07:47

    She is one talented gal.

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  51. Of course they do! :) Actually, it was 'vocal ranges' section that lured me in, but cats made me stay. Hm, I usually don't get along to well with people disliking or hating cats, so I think it's not such a bad thing if these kittens scare off such people. ;) But I do get along with dog people liking cats, so this'd be a little something for both cat and dog people; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbUEkLiChe8

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  52. thedigblackbick2 June 2014 at 11:18

    I know!! Blossom was more of the buttercup in this cover.
    LOL @ the pianist comment, oh Ricky...

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  53. This guy is amazing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm9srkZTW90

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  54. I indeed meant Kelly Clarkson, and I'd say it could be a really fierce battle... I wouldn't know who to choose...

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  55. https://soundcloud.com/avesatan/sets/vocaltype I posted two songs I recorded today. Sorry the quality, it's been recorded in one take, using computer microphone, which isn't of best quality.

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  56. This one above is mine, I don't know why it displayed that way. :/

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  57. If your range goes as low as only F#2 you are NO WAY a bass. I can go lower than you by a few notes shy of an octave I'm still only lowest a baritone or so. But of course; you have to put in the account that I have vocal nodules.

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  58. You see before I always confused octaves and thought that I (in this cover for example) was singing in the fourth octave. I really don't wanna come off as cocky but if that is the third octave I was singing in I think my low notes go down to F#1.

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  59. I just found out about this diva and I am so thrilled to see you showing her some love! "Your Love is Killing Me" is a real show-stopper.

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  60. I thought this was a nice cover of this song

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwNj22HjVo8

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  61. I think you could also point out that there isn't a singer alive in pop music today that isn't influenced in some way by Mariah's style. That makes someone an auto-legend.
    As for Kanye...yeah...he's a good rapper, but he's always been very much involved in his own world instead of the world around him. Jay-Z...he's been in the game for almost as long as Mariah (which is saying something), and he hasn't stopped yet. I have yet to find someone more influential to that genre besides Tupac.

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  62. Using chest resonance isn't a crime, because it can sometimes provide a different option for you to use instead of mixed voice - tonally, that is. The problem it makes is that, after a certain point in your range, it'll start messing with your voice and making it unstable.
    Mixed voice, especially when belting, will give you a lot more stability and flexibility. There's a limit to how high you can take mixed voice as well, but usually, it's about an octave higher than you need to sing.
    And you're right - you went to a C4 in chest voice. My mistake.

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  63. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULV0wkaMUSI

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  64. its what I hate the most though... her cracking on that all important note. I wanted to hear a live version of that without a crack. Damn it... I mean, i love her voice. I wish she should get better at singing. Damn. I love her songs though, regardless.

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  65. I don't know, but definetly not just technique. I mean, if Chrstina can pose a battle against Beyonce... lol

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  66. Primo Uomo Assoluto3 June 2014 at 08:28

    Well, your opinion is based on wrongly used terms :)

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  67. Primo Uomo Assoluto3 June 2014 at 08:30

    Have you ever seen me fervently commenting on posts about Rihanna or Katy Perry? Don't project your basic bitch assness on me.

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  68. Primo Uomo Assoluto3 June 2014 at 08:32

    Oh by the way, since you are a big fan of Monica, whose portrait appears on the booklet of "Tarantula"? :)

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  69. Primo Uomo Assoluto3 June 2014 at 08:37

    What "moves" people is entirely subjective and not "art" as amply expressing is not art.

    For example, a woman screaming in pain because her child died can be very moving to some people. But it isn't art.

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  70. We seem to be quite alone here in hearing that.

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  71. This is soo crazy...Do people really think that Christina is the better singer!? It's a shame that people here don't undersand the difference between a vocal godness and a screamer, I mean Christina's vocals can be impressive for someone who doesn't know anything about singing but if know something about vocals you will understand that Beyoncé is soooo much better. For example her mix is percecy while Christina screams her "belts", and she has no musicality, her pitch is horrible ecc...

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  72. ugh this guy is absolutely gorgeous. everything he writes and sings are lyrical artefacts. i can't stan enough. i can't stop stanning.

    http://www.buzzfeed.com/perpetua/owen-pallett-explains-pop-songs

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  73. Versatile Listener4 June 2014 at 02:32

    Yeah but I am used to this haha. My music tastes differ wildly from the people I know and they rarely agree with me.

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  74. Versatile Listener4 June 2014 at 04:46

    Yeah but I am used to this as many of the people I know don't agree with me on many artists.

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  75. Normally I am too but that such an excellent singer is being this utterly ignored on a blog such as this still slightly baffles me.

    Even if I have come to the realization that the majority here , unlike you and one or two other exceptions) is not very musically adventurously inclined and prefers to just praise the same 3-4 singers (no matter how little they might deserve it) and hate the same 3-4 singers (no matter how little they might deserve it).

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  76. Artie Lee Bray4 June 2014 at 22:25

    Totally digging the new Kristeen Young album!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ekj6T5ckmw

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  77. Artie Lee Bray4 June 2014 at 22:26

    On older song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mkPD_6xX4g

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  78. Basically we don't want another Christina LOL. Well I ordered the book 'Singing for the stars' and I think it'll come tomorrow, so hopefully that'll give me a boost until the next concert eek !!
    Oh and we've talked about 'On My Own', remember? Well...the teacher said he liked the arrangement and what I did with the song but the intonation sucked (it was acapella again) plus I failed changing from major to minor. He thought it was great and I got the second best grade and everything, but I thought it kinda sorta sucked a lot.

    Btw what is your vocal fach and range?

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  79. Well, hopefully, from experience comes growth, so that's something. And the 2nd highest grade in the class is nothing to sneeze at.


    As for my fach and range...difficult. I will often make my voice sound softer than it actually is. Typically, I can get a pretty big sound when I allow myself, so my voice weight is somewhere in that "middle" category that makes people uncomfortable, because I don't feel fully comfortable only as a lyric, or as a dramatic.


    As for range...haha...well, THAT'S heading into some messed up territory. I can get up to 6 octaves when pressed (yesterday's range for example was E1 to G7), though I only really feel comfortable in about 4.5 of those (Eb2 to A6 is the "easy" range on most days). Of those, my best and most audible notes are probably around F2 to Ab5 (my whistles are alright, but they're just "effect" notes).


    As it stands, in pop and Broadway, I'm a middle-weight tenor, but in the classical world, I would be considered a Kavalier baritone, because I can really unleash a lot of resonance that pop music makes me constrict.


    Oh, and because I'm not odd enough, I also trained as a countertenor, so my head voice rings like the goddamn Bells of Notre Dame.


    So, the simple answer would be: it depends on the genre.

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  80. Versatile Listener5 June 2014 at 05:47

    Trust me I feel the same way but sadly it expands beyond here and to the music business in general. I mean I still find it baffling how Rihanna has multiple number one hits in the U.S. yet artists like Bruce Springsteen never got a single number one (I am speaking about the Hot 100). Then I remember that the general public tends to be fickle and only chooses to really endorse a couple artists who are hot at the moment regardless of how talented they are. Sadly many talented artists go unnoticed by the public or are unappreciated. At times all one can do is try to educate others and get them to expand their musical horizons but most of the time those people tend to stick with what is familiar to them.

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  81. I know generally that is the case. But that is also because generally most people only care about music as background track or to dance to.

    But one would expect people constantly talking about music theory and what have you, to have a deeper interest and one would expect a deeper interest to translate in a more widely varied taste and more open to new (to the individual listener anyway) artists.
    I find the number of people like that on this blog (seemingly) percentage wise even to the number of people like that one would meet randomly.
    I find that rather surprising and a tad disappointing.

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  82. Versatile Listener6 June 2014 at 08:06

    Yeah it is very counter intuitive considering that people who tend to stick to the same type of music are less knowledgeable about said music and like it for more superficial reasons. That's jut the way the world works sometimes regardless of how confusing and frustrating it is. At times it feels odd that other people tend to live within a very narrow world comprised of the same music they have always known.

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  83. I have a little problem with this song. I love the lyrics and I had heard this performance before (my old vocal coach like a lot this woman) but I just listened to the studio version... and I don't like it at all... I'd just prefer it to stick with a piano, not to talk that it sounds kind of souless compared to this one.

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  84. Well, to sum it all up...their loss. ;-)
    And seeing as it is Friday....
    Here are two people singing who are more known to be actresses than singers.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg0PgHk7HbM

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzzjmL5v090

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  85. Versatile Listener6 June 2014 at 18:11

    Very true. I have known Hayden to be a good singer but Evan surprised me I must say.

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  86. Actually, more importantly:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPizyP4x30I



    His voice is soaring here.

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  87. Ahh, wait, I meant Rhapsody being overrated--not the one that I posted. Either way, even when I say that, BR in itself is super prodigious--just saying that they have better stuff.


    Also this!


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbUo0wdEd4k

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  88. Thank you very much! That was very informative .. I've got my doubts cleared.
    I've also another question. Was Whitney a mezzo or spinto soprano? I hear a lot of arguments about this. I hear mezzo , but still not sure..

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  89. I myself voted first time early on. Christina was in the lead then too (something like in the lower hundreds votes at that point).
    Great for you that just your assumption are enough to leave you "no doubt". I would suggest getting in some kind of religion. That kind of mindset is exactly the kind to which religion brings great solace when faced with the set backs in life. :-)

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  90. In that case calling this openingsnumber "too flashy" makes no sense. Every Grammy show's opening the last couple of years was way flashier.
    But if that means you haven't seen all that many Oscar shows, it would explain that remark.

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  91. It's not even funny. :/ You have just insulted whole bunch of people who spend a lot of time and money to learn and understand the teaching methodology, vocal physiology and healthy techniques of producing voice. I do like Aguilera, I do learn SLS and I plan on getting certified, but... no, just no. No SLS teacher would ever say such shit. If you have ever come across SLS technique, you would have known that you can't sing "so much in chest" at the registers Aguilera screams. You have to mix. You can't sing healthily with your larynx as high as hers and swallowing muscles engaged. Larynx automatically (because of shitty technique applied) went up - so just imagine, how much damage it causes for it to be pulled down forcibly. Also, no SLS teacher would tell you to be loud - you first need to control your voice and ensure all registers are connected and at the same volume level - THEN you can work on getting loud safely - but you know, what? It's actually better to amplify your voice using a mysterious electronic device called MICROPHONE. Lastly - I have been introduced to a few SLS teachers and none (I'll repeat - NONE) of them would speak or write to anyone in such a negligent manner. God, English is obviously not my first language, but I can manage to express myself in a better way! If a teacher spoke to me the way you worded your comment, I'd regard it as disrespectful.
    So, I think no one would mistake you for a teacher. :) You can label yourself whatever you want, but it means nothing if there's no knowledge supporting it.

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  92. Hahaha I think this girl have Christina down packed

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U86AzkeErE

    I thought this video was funny as well

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0UVxnGb8Gg

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  93. Primo Uomo Assoluto7 June 2014 at 01:00

    Kylie, Callas, no one cares, Streisand, I can't...Sophie's choice

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  94. Both statements are true. He himself stated (using it as an excuse) that he was diagnosed with said disorder. And it is also true that this disorder totally explains his personality here.
    And like I said, that was not a slur. I was responding to Alaneasable's, what seemed to me to be sincere, wondering at the "why" of Primo's dismissal of "subjective".

    I wouldn't joke about such a disorder actually. And I certainly would never use it to "troll".

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  95. if I misunderstood something, I apologize. Due to IRL stuff, I'm just electing to bow out. I consider you a very smart poster here, and if I intend on having a serious debate, i'd rather give you more of my time than a cursory overview.

    I think it may just be that technicality and I have been lovers for quite sometime lol. I really just love precision and the ability technique confers. Today, I can actually belt in the 5th octave. A few years ago when I thought of going the Xtina route, anything above F4 was a hit or miss for me. I'd do runs to cover it up etc.

    But to your defense, I think you think of art in the same fashion as Ahmbrovic (spelling?). And I think we can agree with her saying, "Art starts with intention." I think where we diverge is thinking that the intention needs or needn't be channeled via technicalities. I think it's a grey area where both are actually somewhat true. I hope I've satisfied your questions?

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  96. http://37.media.tumblr.com/3aef621194d5abf255697ecfb83b7ec9/tumblr_mtp9m8f0RV1r9d6hao1_400.gif

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  97. Beyoncé actually has such a pretty head voice, her being a mezzo-soprano does that come easily to her? Christina always struck me as a soprano, as her voice wasn't' exactly 'light lyric' but maybe full lyric

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  98. The most wobbly vibrato in the game

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  99. I lold, was just revising A2 biology

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  100. Nope, lol.

    No matter how you look at it art DOES have a heavy technical component. Try to get Van Gogh's "meh" brushstrokes. I bet you'll find it hard. Try to get Mona Lisa's expression to look omnipresent through multiple angles. You will find this hard to do, most likely because your hand if not trained or gifted enough to do so.



    Likewise, movie direction takes a knowledge of how to use tropes in an innovative fashion. How do you line up a score to be perfectly attuned to the actor's expression at the moment? Should you use a minor or major key for the effect?


    Keys and musical progressions have been around since B.C, Pythagoras made a scale himself around 500 B.C. Why? There were ratiois between notes, as just there were ratios for geometric objects, that would allow for the most pleasing of sounds. A great deal of ealry musicology was done by mathematicians.


    Nearly all of these constructs have geometric underpinnings. And guess what? A lot of those musicians you listed had to re-record or tune themselves to be recorded to be aligned with these underpinnings, lest they be out of a career. When you hear something "off key," you are inherently thinking in ratios. If it were unimportant, autotune/melodyne (created by mathematically-inclined) would not need to exist.

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  101. bow to the queen

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  102. You really need to get it through your head that name calling, lies and childish attempts at insult do not constitute argument.
    The use of them however IS an argument..an argument for it's user being out of his depth. :-)

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  103. lol, you don't think bey fans aren't scrutinised by being called as ratchet and ghetto, while no one even bats an eyelid about the cultish nature of x-fans, too?


    op ure funni.

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  104. ermmm, lol, that was a satire. pls, try not to use falsities in your anecdotes :(. it makes journalists and historians cry all over the world.

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  105. Versatile Listener7 June 2014 at 01:01

    That was one of the best sketches of the season and made me forget about the Lena Dunham disaster of an episode.

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