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Post by Monroe on Nov 3, 2009 13:27:49 GMT -5
Vote.
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Post by gin on Nov 3, 2009 13:30:56 GMT -5
I said "great." Some of her songs do it proper justice (Don't Bother). Some don't represent it well (She Wolf, Hips Don't Lie).
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Post by PDC1987 on Nov 3, 2009 14:54:22 GMT -5
Vile.
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Post by dbhmr on Nov 3, 2009 14:57:56 GMT -5
Average--closer to good in Spanish, closer to bad in English ("Don't Bother" was cringe-inducing for me). I love her Spanish songs and think her voice is very often suited to her material, but on its own merit her voice is just not that strong.
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Post by Gabe on Nov 3, 2009 15:23:17 GMT -5
I would say Unique.
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Post by Focus on Nov 3, 2009 15:51:41 GMT -5
I picked "great" because nobody sounds like Shakira. She's unique and you can't mistake her for anyone else.
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Post by Gabe on Nov 3, 2009 16:07:13 GMT -5
I picked "great" because nobody sounds like Shakira. She's unique and you can't mistake her for anyone else. Yep, agreed. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2009 16:15:09 GMT -5
Ladies and gentlemen, all the way from "Colombia," presenting "Shakira":  |
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Post by nsfb17 on Nov 3, 2009 16:16:49 GMT -5
Her voice is nothing spectacular, but it is good. I like it.
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Post by Baby In a New Dress on Nov 3, 2009 17:42:55 GMT -5
Bad in English, good in Spanish. She's more of a prodigal songwriter than a singer, I think.
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Post by Revelry on Nov 3, 2009 18:42:30 GMT -5
Bad. I can't stand her voice, so throaty. I actually consider Britney to be a better singer.
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Post by JOJO SIWA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME on Nov 3, 2009 21:20:53 GMT -5
Average. I think she sounds better doing her Spanish language material. Vocally, I thought she was excellent on Fijacion Oral. She was okay on the others. Her earlier Spanish language material was great too.
I think she's really gifted as a songwriter too.
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Post by S. Carter on Nov 3, 2009 22:18:39 GMT -5
She EASILY has one of the WORST voices I've heard in music. Ever.
Her belly dancing is her saving grace.
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Post by dbt88 on Nov 3, 2009 22:45:09 GMT -5
She sounds like a goat  , well, that's what VH1 claimed her teachers thought of her voice. But I agree, sometimes its hard to understand what she's singing. She can sound horrible then at times she can sound good. |
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Post by Hefty Hanna on Nov 3, 2009 23:38:52 GMT -5
She has a good voice. Just because she has an accent doesn't mean she can't sing.
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Post by aTunes on Nov 3, 2009 23:41:00 GMT -5
I don't know. She has a unique voice, but I think it's very debatable if it's a good voice. I went with average, but unique is really the only word that comes to mind with her voice. Unique isn't always a good thing though...
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Post by jen on Nov 4, 2009 3:04:48 GMT -5
I picked "great" because nobody sounds like Shakira. She's unique and you can't mistake her for anyone else. |
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Post by Crazytowel on Nov 4, 2009 10:35:00 GMT -5
Good
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Post by rellybois on Nov 4, 2009 10:39:53 GMT -5
 at most people calling her voice "average." Ya'll must know some amazing singers if that's your "average." |
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Post by G-Reg on Nov 4, 2009 10:40:57 GMT -5
 at most people calling her voice "average." Ya'll must know some amazing singers if that's your "average." IKR?  |
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Post by ashley on Nov 4, 2009 12:19:52 GMT -5
The thing is, if she was an alternative artist like Bjork or someone, no one would ever question her voice, but because she's making mainstream pop she gets loads of flak for her voice, even though it's definately above average and better than a lot of singers.
I mean, you watch this and you could never call her voice average to bad:
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Post by Stephen on Nov 4, 2009 12:29:03 GMT -5
Why aren't there videos of some of artists' best performances in these types of threads? That's what I don't get.
For the record: Great. Shakira has a terrifically unique voice and I really like her phrasing.
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Post by - ` Toxic™ on Nov 4, 2009 12:43:38 GMT -5
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Post by Choco on Nov 4, 2009 16:31:45 GMT -5
Her voice is nothing spectacular, but it is good. I like it. |
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Post by dbhmr on Nov 4, 2009 20:44:29 GMT -5
at most people calling her voice "average." Ya'll must know some amazing singers if that's your "average." Perhaps I'm taking these polls wrong, but I take these vocal ratings to be within the music field, not the general population. Shakira is far better than the average singer in the mall, but in terms of singers across the board, I think she's closer to average (like I said before though, it depends on which language she's singing in, for me). |
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Post by coolmusicftw on Nov 4, 2009 21:03:48 GMT -5
I voted Good. It can be a bit strange and hard to listen to sometimes.
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