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Post by kellyfan5 on Jul 22, 2015 23:56:42 GMT -5
So, I hate to be a downer here, especially since I did really have a good time anyway at the first Radio City show and Kelly's tone is so on point and when she winds herself up properly she still has her range, and the songs are great and she's still so damn funny and charming. But reading here and at the Express, am I the only one at these concerts who notices that she's just not in the same league vocally as on her past few tours? My wife doesn't follow Kelly as closely as I do, and she thought she sounded really off, like her voice was shot. I wouldn't go that far, but it's so obvious that she cannot belt the way she did before and is relying more on her backup singers and other tricks of the trade to get through a 90 minute set. You can really hear it whenever she goes up in her range and switches into a weaker voice instead of launching one of those big belts. Kelly's a professional, and she's doing the best with the voice she has right now, but I can only hope eventually she can rebuild her vocal strength, and her "new normal" isn't for good. I'm not sure what caused this - all the vomiting during her pregnancy may have made her voice scratchier, but she can still sound very clear when she tries, so it's not really her voice per se. It's her vocal power, which I believe has more to do with breathing than voice. I wonder if having the C section messed with the muscles supporting her diaphragm or something...and if so, if that's something that just has to be rebuilt in strength with vocal exercises or something. Otherwise, I have to think that her window to record a really killer R&B album, for example, is just closed. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- she used a backing vocal on Stronger same as the Honda Civic Tour also backing vocal on invincible. didn't care for the electric drum program and the start of take you high or the or electric track straight of studio that was done with pro tools audio software that was piped in at the mixing desk. i said she was weak and i have never heard be unclear when sing the lyrics until this tour. while actually the one off before the tour also. your not the only one noticing . i was at RCMH on the july 16 also and for me the is weakest and most uninspiring Since U Been Gone i have seen live. what i mean is not going for the note even with the current downtuning on this tour. Wallace you articulated your thinking to text much better than i. my opinion is much the same as yours.
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kellyfan5
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Post by kellyfan5 on Jul 23, 2015 2:04:03 GMT -5
sounds like a electric autotuned mess to me.
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Post by mikeyj7 on Jul 23, 2015 22:16:59 GMT -5
Tonight's cover: Elvis' "Cant Help Falling in Love." The slayage is strong with this one.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2015 22:30:44 GMT -5
She also did Beautiful Disaster !!!
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Post by bitchplease on Jul 23, 2015 23:50:17 GMT -5
omg those 2 vids are very very good!!!! her interpretation of cant help fallin in love is outstanding, its soooo gooooooodd!!! i had not felt like this in awhile with her cover, where her musicality shines. she added her own flair to the melody but didnt stray too much from the iconic well known original song. its magical. she didnt even need to go for the big notes actually, it wouldve been stunning!!!
she has also been sounding better and better every night. she's so getting her vocals back sooner or later, she always does.
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Post by otternobetter87 on Jul 24, 2015 0:32:30 GMT -5
Cant Help Falling in Love was absolutely stunning.
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Post by kellyfan5 on Jul 24, 2015 6:51:01 GMT -5
sounds like a electric autotuned mess to me. oh my i have been shun
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Post by Revelry on Jul 24, 2015 9:24:49 GMT -5
'Can't Help Falling in Love' is divine. Great to hear BD again too.
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Post by Jack on Jul 24, 2015 10:08:54 GMT -5
'Can't Help Falling in Love' is divine. Great to hear BD again too. Kelly in your avatar is divine. One forgets.
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Post by Ivy Leegue™ on Jul 24, 2015 10:24:18 GMT -5
thx for that video focus!! i gotta rip the audio!! which tour are u going to aside from nashville. why arent u going to vegas date like usual???? i have not seen u in 3 yrs since Stronger tour 2012. i will never forget the way we met kelly🌷💞/clay concert during clay's set of course haahaha. hows quit smoking been treating u??? Take it to PM or The Polling Section, please and thanks! Please delete your account. I love you like overloaded breast. All I know is that I had never seen her live before until Radio City, and she sounded phenomenal to me. My friends kept saying how she sounds better than any other pop star right now. Seriously though, (some) Kelly fans are really tough critics, I'm learning. I don't think I can even FATHOM a better vocal than what I got at the second night of RCMH and no, that is not an invitation to post scores of videos from years past because those don't really interest me. If that was what I was looking for, I would sit and gorge myself on vocal prime Mariah videos. I deal in the here and now and what I got from Kelly FLOORED me. Be grateful that we are getting these kinds of live vocals that most fan bases would rob, maim, and kill for. She also did Beautiful Disaster !!! My jealousy is so strong that I refuse to watch. Before gems like Sober and co. came along, that was my favorite Kelly song. I would sell my unborn child to hear that live.
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Post by kellyfan5 on Jul 24, 2015 10:52:29 GMT -5
She should perform Tightrope on the Grammys next year keep dreaming and keep taking that meth
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Post by kellyfan5 on Jul 24, 2015 11:02:30 GMT -5
My jealousy is so strong that I refuse to watch. Before gems like Sober and co. came along, that was my favorite Kelly song. I would sell my unborn child to hear that live. --------------------------------------------------------------- i hear the 7' vinyl single all the time
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Post by Ivy Leegue™ on Jul 24, 2015 11:30:15 GMT -5
She should perform Tightrope on the Grammys next year keep dreaming and keep taking that meth People get reported around here for less so you might want to...walk a tightrope around here if you hope to stay for a while. My jealousy is so strong that I refuse to watch. Before gems like Sober and co. came along, that was my favorite Kelly song. I would sell my unborn child to hear that live. --------------------------------------------------------------- i hear the 7' vinyl single all the time ...also learning how to properly quote goes a long way. I don't know what hearing a 7' vinyl single ALL the time (or even how that is possible, unless either you are spinning it at home or at someone else's home) has to do with me not hearing the song in a concert setting but...that's cool? Oh yeah, I forgot to mention the rule about double posting!
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Post by QAF on Jul 24, 2015 13:54:34 GMT -5
Kelly did a great job with that cover but I've just never been a fan of that particular song or any Elvis song for that matter. I even hated Blue Christmas up until Kelly put her spin on it and I do love her version of it.
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Post by StrongBreakaway on Jul 24, 2015 14:18:10 GMT -5
She busted out "The Trouble With Love Is" tonight! I better get some random flop single performance tomorrow or I'm going to FLIP! Apart from her Ryan Seacrest performance, the song will never do anything for me. https://instagram.com/p/3UoeDRH86g
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Post by Revelry on Jul 24, 2015 14:32:09 GMT -5
It took years, but I adore TTWLI. That Ryan Seacrest performance is unreal. I still love the way she laughs at the end like, "thats right, you just witnessed that."
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Post by kellyfan5 on Jul 24, 2015 14:55:29 GMT -5
Jason Halbert Periscope SUBG Thursday, July 23, 2015
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Post by Revelry on Jul 24, 2015 19:46:53 GMT -5
at this quote from her from last night: 'This next one is from my Piece by Piece album..' *cheering* 'Yeah! Two people bought it!' -- From @_Brodes 7/23/15
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Post by bitchplease on Jul 24, 2015 20:03:03 GMT -5
at this quote from her from last night: 'This next one is from my Piece by Piece album..' *cheering* 'Yeah! Two people bought it!' seriously?? she really said that?? good to know she's really aware that album sales is in toilet, and radio doesnt really play her singles. hopefully she would look into it and do some changes next era. its critical if she wants longevity. my god that Cant Help Fallin In Love cover is everything!!! ive been listening to it non stop today. i really love what she did with the melody, she gave the song a whole new different feel, but still respecting the original. its really really good!!! i had not felt like this in a long time about her cover. fan request songs have always been hit n miss for me, but sometimes with the right song, magic happens. it def did last night. keep it up queen kelly. there r few covers that she really need to record. it'd be great to have an official recording, or at least do another smoakstack session. Up To The Mountain, I Know You Wont, Cant Help fallin In Love def need to be there.
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Post by rahulv on Jul 25, 2015 1:47:27 GMT -5
at this quote from her from last night: 'This next one is from my Piece by Piece album..' *cheering* 'Yeah! Two people bought it!' -- From @_Brodes 7/23/15 Can't believe she'd say that. Contrary to what I have always believed, she seems to have her pulse on how her albums do. She always seemed so nonchalant about it. Anywho, people who didn't buy it don't know what they're missing. I love this album.
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Post by Jack on Jul 25, 2015 5:58:09 GMT -5
R.E. The quote. Context is key. It's entirely possible she mentioned the album, there was a quiet cheer, and she made a joke about how unenthused the reaction was.
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Post by MiniMusic on Jul 25, 2015 9:26:41 GMT -5
That's true too but if that's what it was, it would be silly for her to make a joke about the sales if she thought it was selling well. She definitely knows and just made a funny reference to it in addition to the quiet reaction lol
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Post by Revelry on Jul 25, 2015 10:13:53 GMT -5
at this quote from her from last night: 'This next one is from my Piece by Piece album..' *cheering* 'Yeah! Two people bought it!' -- From @_Brodes 7/23/15 Can't believe she'd say that. Contrary to what I have always believed, she seems to have her pulse on how her albums do. She always seemed so nonchalant about it.Anywho, people who didn't buy it don't know what they're missing. I love this album. She absolutely knows what's going on in her career. Whether its sales, radio play, public perception, etc. She knows. She just does what a lot of artists do, which is to downplay sales figures/awards/hits.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2015 10:25:19 GMT -5
She probably learned about it while shopping for a new record deal.
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Post by getonthebus on Jul 25, 2015 11:59:08 GMT -5
Put in for the Meet and Greet and my request list for Chicago:
Many Rivers to Cross Tell it to My Heart Holding out for a Hero Clarity Titanium Come Home
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Post by getonthebus on Jul 25, 2015 12:00:01 GMT -5
at this quote from her from last night: 'This next one is from my Piece by Piece album..' *cheering* 'Yeah! Two people bought it!' -- From @_Brodes 7/23/15 She's made that joke about My December too. In interviews and live.
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Post by Illusions on Jul 25, 2015 16:55:45 GMT -5
So...I won M&G tickets for the show tomorrow!! Will be my first time meeting Kelly. So excited! BTW I won through Cricket Wireless on Twitter. So if your show is coming up tweet them and ask about M&G's and/or tickets. :)
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Post by StrongBreakaway on Jul 25, 2015 17:35:02 GMT -5
Yay she's even doing relatively unknown non-singles!
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Post by Illusions on Jul 25, 2015 21:33:50 GMT -5
Blank Space is the fan request tonight.
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Post by neally on Jul 25, 2015 23:50:55 GMT -5
VERY different take on the Taylor Swift hit.....loving all the head voice and falsettos in this song, including that D6 ! I wouldn't be surprised if this cover goes viral.
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