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Post by colson on Sept 1, 2011 12:25:24 GMT -5
^That's what I was looking for when I saw the performance. That's one of the few times I've seen her perform live and I was expecting to her to hit the high parts of the song. Well maybe next time.
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Post by maria4hitz on Sept 1, 2011 12:40:55 GMT -5
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Post by BlueSwan on Sept 1, 2011 12:46:07 GMT -5
Yeah, Ms. Adele seemed nervous and a little "off" in spots, but a great track is a great track and it obviously is resonating. BTW- has she sung the higher parts of the chorus in any live performances? I heard the album version on radio the other day and had forgotten the high parts of the chorus after seeing several of the live performances that did not have them in it. To the best of my knowledge, she never sings the high parts of SLY live.
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Post by lugus15 on Sept 1, 2011 13:10:56 GMT -5
Yeah, Ms. Adele seemed nervous and a little "off" in spots, but a great track is a great track and it obviously is resonating. BTW- has she sung the higher parts of the chorus in any live performances? I heard the album version on radio the other day and had forgotten the high parts of the chorus after seeing several of the live performances that did not have them in it. To the best of my knowledge, she never sings the high parts of SLY live. Even tho Adele's voice is ¨pretty¨, the days of singers with great voices that could reach high notes LIVE (aka. Whitney, Mariah & Celine) are long gone.
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Post by chartfreak on Sept 1, 2011 13:16:36 GMT -5
Her performance made me buy the song and love the song. I had already downloaded, SFTR and Rumors...but did not have this song until now. Hope it goes #1 and stays there for weeks.
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Post by maria4hitz on Sept 1, 2011 14:28:02 GMT -5
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Post by beebee on Sept 1, 2011 17:37:14 GMT -5
To the best of my knowledge, she never sings the high parts of SLY live. Even tho Adele's voice is ¨pretty¨, the days of singers with great voices that could reach high notes LIVE (aka. Whitney, Mariah & Celine) are long gone. Actually the album version of "SLY" is just a demo version of the song - Adele always stated that the official version would be the one which she sings live all the time, without the high note in the "I Beg" verse.
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Post by Au$tin on Sept 1, 2011 19:02:49 GMT -5
Even tho Adele's voice is ¨pretty¨, the days of singers with great voices that could reach high notes LIVE (aka. Whitney, Mariah & Celine) are long gone. Actually the album version of "SLY" is just a demo version of the song - Adele always stated that the official version would be the one which she sings live all the time, without the high note in the "I Beg" verse. Really? I quite like the high note much better. It just makes the line more powerful. I'm glad the demo was kept as the official version for the album at least. And Kelly Clarkson, Beyoncé, JoJo, Jordin Sparks, Demi Lovato, and Christina Aguilera can hit some really high notes too. I don't think the days of female singers hitting high notes is gone. It's just that... well, they're not making music that include those high notes or songs that bring out those high notes anymore.
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Post by beebee on Sept 1, 2011 19:17:43 GMT -5
^^ I don't see Adele as a 'high note' singer, the one that whistles and can reach 5/8 notes or whatever is considered a 'high' note lol...she's a British singer and over the pound they don't appreciate that much those singers with powerful vocals like Mariah,Whitney and Celine...they call her 'screamers' rather than singers lol . The exception is Leona Lewis, but she was totally influenced by the US divas so no wonder she sings like those.
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Post by Au$tin on Sept 1, 2011 19:23:03 GMT -5
^^ I don't see Adele as a 'high note' singer, the one that whistles and can reach 5/8 notes or whatever is considered a 'high' note lol...she's a British singer and over the pound they don't appreciate that much those singers with powerful vocals like Mariah,Whitney and Celine...they call her 'screamers' rather than singers lol . The exception is Leona Lewis, but she was totally influenced by the US divas so no wonder she sings like those. Her VMA performance was the first I saw from her. I don't think she does well with high notes either. I just kind of get that feeling from her. She's still a great vocalist. Really? So that's why Mariah was never as big overseas as she was in the US. Interesting to know!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2011 19:27:06 GMT -5
Considering Adele's level of stage fright, Adele may be opting not to sing that particular note because she is afraid nerves will get the best of her and she won't hit it every time.
And yeah, there are several artists who can (and DO) hit high notes live, it's just that other than Beyonce, none of those artists are currently "A-list" performers at the moment, so they are off the radar for some (or a lot) of people. The stars who are A-list happen to be singers who mostly don't have that kind of range. So I guess it's less about whether there are singers who can go for high notes and more about going for high notes just not being what is "popular" these days and/or not being what the labels want to try to sell.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2011 19:39:24 GMT -5
Beatles - 1 preorder is at #5 :o
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2011 20:48:54 GMT -5
Beatles - 1 preorder is at #5 :o Not surprised. It is the Beatles after all. Even after nearly 50 years, they still sell. On the other hand, I'm somewhat surprised that there could still be that amount of people around who didn't buy 1 when it was breaking records back in 2000-2001.
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Post by badrobot on Sept 1, 2011 22:14:19 GMT -5
Considering Adele's level of stage fright, Adele may be opting not to sing that particular note because she is afraid nerves will get the best of her and she won't hit it every time. And yeah, there are several artists who can (and DO) hit high notes live, it's just that other than Beyonce, none of those artists are currently "A-list" performers at the moment, so they are off the radar for some (or a lot) of people. The stars who are A-list happen to be singers who mostly don't have that kind of range. So I guess it's less about whether there are singers who can go for high notes and more about going for high notes just not being what is "popular" these days and/or not being what the labels want to try to sell. Stage fright? I saw her a few months ago and she was chatty and as comfortable as if it were her living room. She has to sing constantly, I'm sure she just doesn't consider it worth the strain for the high notes. Her voice is still incredible!
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Post by Fat Ass Kelly Price on Sept 1, 2011 22:16:29 GMT -5
That's a terrible excuse tbh.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Sept 1, 2011 22:40:46 GMT -5
"Love on Top" at No. 10- for a track with almost zero airplay, this has hung on pretty decently since Monday.
RE Adele- the album version of SLY actually does sound like a demo, when she does those high notes, at least- is it me or do those high-notes in the second part of the chorus not sound super great?
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Post by slamina on Sept 1, 2011 23:06:00 GMT -5
I'm not sure which version I prefer, but I do not like how the chorus is so different live from the track on the album. I remember how jarring it was to finally hear the studio version after having heard it live a bunch of times. I bet many of the people listen to Adele's performance at the VMAs were surprised to hear that difference once they downloaded the song from Itunes. Has she ever sung it live like the album version? Why record it one way and then sing it another every single time? lol Is she afraid she can't hit the notes?
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Post by Fat Ass Kelly Price on Sept 1, 2011 23:19:44 GMT -5
lRE Adele- the album version of SLY actually does sound like a demo, when she does those high notes, at least- is it me or do those high-notes in the second part of the chorus not sound super great? The upper note(s) in that part aren't that good, which is to be expected because her range (at least at the upper end) is limited. That is the reason why she changes it live. It's not in her comfort zone. It's near the top of her chest register. It's not even (very) high tbh. However, I am glad that she is aware of her shortcomings as a vocalist and takes the necessary steps to not showcase them when singing live, which cannot be said for other singers (Christina). The song sounds better live.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Sept 1, 2011 23:26:03 GMT -5
Sesquipedalian, Blue Swan posted that Adele doesn't do those high notes in live performances. I also like the way she sings the chorus live rather than on the album version.
Still No. 1, BTW.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2011 1:26:46 GMT -5
Considering Adele's level of stage fright, Adele may be opting not to sing that particular note because she is afraid nerves will get the best of her and she won't hit it every time. And yeah, there are several artists who can (and DO) hit high notes live, it's just that other than Beyonce, none of those artists are currently "A-list" performers at the moment, so they are off the radar for some (or a lot) of people. The stars who are A-list happen to be singers who mostly don't have that kind of range. So I guess it's less about whether there are singers who can go for high notes and more about going for high notes just not being what is "popular" these days and/or not being what the labels want to try to sell. Stage fright? I saw her a few months ago and she was chatty and as comfortable as if it were her living room. She has to sing constantly, I'm sure she just doesn't consider it worth the strain for the high notes. Her voice is still incredible! Adele has openly admitted to having stage fright, particularly concerning larger venues.. In her Rolling Stone interview she said, “One show in Amsterdam I was so nervous I escaped out the fire exit. I’ve thrown up a couple of times. Once in Brussels I projectile vomited on someone. I just gotta bear it. But I don’t like touring. I have anxiety attacks a lot.” I'm sure the pressure of being on live tv, on top of thousands of people being there in person, makes it even more nerve-wracking. Her concerts are usually in smaller venues and aren't being broadcast to millions of people at the same time. I agree that recorded it sounds like she's pushing her limit anyway (it sounds like she's either trying to stay in chest voice or attempting a mixed head/chest voice but doesn't have the mix technique down, so she should slip fully into head voice at that point of her range) so it's not a big deal to me that she takes it out. Still sounds lovely. I am not saying it's a "good" excuse, or even that it's an excuse at all. Just saying that the combination of nerves + that pesky anxiety disorder/projectile vomiting thing + probably already not feeling fully comfortable with that part anyway and worrying that she'll screw it up is her reason for not doing it.
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Sept 2, 2011 14:50:34 GMT -5
Yeah, Ms. Adele seemed nervous and a little "off" in spots, but a great track is a great track and it obviously is resonating. BTW- has she sung the higher parts of the chorus in any live performances? I heard the album version on radio the other day and had forgotten the high parts of the chorus after seeing several of the live performances that did not have them in it. To the best of my knowledge, she never sings the high parts of SLY live. True. I've yet to see a live performance of SLY where she sings those high parts like the actual recording; even though that is the only part I don't like from the album version. It sounds weird to me...and everytime I hear it I pictured her making weird facial expressions lol.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Sept 2, 2011 15:59:45 GMT -5
To the best of my knowledge, she never sings the high parts of SLY live. True. I've yet to see a live performance of SLY where she sings those high parts like the actual recording; even though that is the only part I don't like from the album version. It sounds weird to me...and everytime I hear it I pictured her making weird facial expressions lol. Those parts are screechy/strained on the album version.
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Post by fridayteenage on Sept 2, 2011 23:29:49 GMT -5
Looks like How to Love will be T10 again soon. I wonder if Lighters will be too after a fall for the other Wayne song. Interesting that it would be Bruno featuring & Bruno featuring.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Sept 3, 2011 9:46:50 GMT -5
Has the iTunes chart been updated regularly? "Love on Top" still hanging in the top 10 (at No. 10)- not that I'm complaining, but that's held up rather well all week, for a performance-boosted track with almost no radio play.
Any pop bars updates? Thanks. :)
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Post by chartfreak on Sept 3, 2011 9:52:39 GMT -5
Is it frozen? Doesn't seem like it has changed much.
Does anyone know if "Where them girls at" was removed before the album release. I found it strange that was the song performed on AGT the other night.
Love the Jennifer Hudson song and the Sia song, downloaded both last night.
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Post by slw84 on Sept 3, 2011 13:36:00 GMT -5
Has the iTunes chart been updated regularly? " Love on Top" still hanging in the top 10 (at No. 10)- not that I'm complaining, but that's held up rather well all week, for a performance-boosted track with almost no radio play.Any pop bars updates? Thanks. :) That doesn't sound like a complaint to me...it sounds like you are just reiterating the same point ;)
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Post by worldwide on Sept 3, 2011 18:27:16 GMT -5
SLY was out of top40 on uk itunes. Just hours after some girl sang it on x factor it skyrocketed to #15
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Post by HolidayGuy on Sept 3, 2011 21:51:38 GMT -5
Down to No. 13 for "Love on Top"- still holding up well. ;)
SLY still No. 1.
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Post by LegendaryLover on Sept 3, 2011 22:07:01 GMT -5
Love On Top #11.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Sept 4, 2011 11:40:25 GMT -5
SLY still No. 1, while MLJ inches back to 2. "Love on Top" sits at No. 14- a top 20 debut looks like it may be too high; top 30 looks pretty likely, though.
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