grouper6
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Post by grouper6 on Aug 30, 2010 13:06:31 GMT -5
She sounded god-awful in Lisbon. She couldn't hold a note to save her life, her voice was cracking and she was talk-singing a la recent Whitney. Not to mention the immense support the background singers were giving. I actually think that her voice is in much worse shape than Whitney's. Whitney's main problem is transitioning from her chest voice to her head voice and getting hoarse if she does too many shows back to back. However, even when she is hoarse, her chest voice still works and is still powerful. She got flack for messing up on IWALY. I've watched Whitney held many a note and sing different keys so that's not her issue. It also didn't help that she got seriously ill on tour. She still sings very well and has no trouble singing her new stuff or even her older stuff. Her issue is being consistent with her head voice. I'll post clips of her singing this past Feb, April, may and June 2010. Lauryn can still sing as evidenced by her vocal runs during rehearsals but she has lots of vocal training to do starting with building up breath support and not scheduling back to back shows but clearly her voice has drastically changed and I'm not sure why that is. I don't think she has a history of drug abuse or cigarettes so the only logical agent would be smoking 'ganja' but that is just pure speculation on my part. She also has changed the way she raps, it's in a more faster style and her arrangements are more rockish with most of the melodies stripped out completely. I don't think that people like that too much. Lauryn has a great body of work out there even if it is only 2 albums and I would gladly pay to see her on voice, no voice or messed up voice ANY Day and this is from someone who just saw Nicki Minaj who can rap but seems manufactured and whose lyrics are souless!
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Post by Jack on Aug 30, 2010 13:42:52 GMT -5
Sure she smokes a lot of weed, and sure her voice has been affected but as Nova has pointed out, it's the fast paced, running around, band-drowning set up of her live shows that brings out that hoarseness, because as shown in her warm ups she can still just stand there and sing.
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Post by grouper6 on Aug 30, 2010 16:56:39 GMT -5
She sounded god-awful in Lisbon. She couldn't hold a note to save her life, her voice was cracking and she was talk-singing a la recent Whitney. Not to mention the immense support the background singers were giving. I actually think that her voice is in much worse shape than Whitney's. Whitney's main problem is transitioning from her chest voice to her head voice and getting hoarse if she does too many shows back to back. However, even when she is hoarse, her chest voice still works and is still powerful. She got flack for messing up on IWALY. I've watched Whitney held many a note and sing different keys so that's not her issue. It also didn't help that she got seriously ill on tour. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVHqLCPYN5gWhitney - Milan,Ialy Love Medley May/2010 www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6lWGsMD-Vc&feature=relatedI love the Lord - Milan Italy 2010 May starts at 1:49 I Look to YOu Nottingham, Uk April/2010 www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnCjDsKD47MLove Medley, Seoul, Korea, Feb/2010 www.youtube.com/watch?v=S323N263fFM&feature=relatedI Learned From The Best www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6eVbOw2gOc&p=7BFD11364540CCF7&index=16&playnext=2A Song for you, Glasgow, Scotland April, 2010 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu6VeilMlmg&p=7BFD11364540CCF7&playnext=1&index=14She still sings very well and has no trouble singing her new stuff or even her older stuff. Her issue is being consistent with her head voice. I'll post clips of her singing this past Feb, April, may and June 2010. Lauryn can still sing as evidenced by her vocal runs during rehearsals but she has lots of vocal training to do starting with building up breath support and not scheduling back to back shows but clearly her voice has drastically changed and I'm not sure why that is. I don't think she has a history of drug abuse or cigarettes so the only logical agent would be smoking 'ganja' but that is just pure speculation on my part. She also has changed the way she raps, it's in a more faster style and her arrangements are more rockish with most of the melodies stripped out completely. I don't think that people like that too much. Lauryn has a great body of work out there even if it is only 2 albums and I would gladly pay to see her on voice, no voice or messed up voice ANY Day and this is from someone who just saw Nicki Minaj who can rap but seems manufactured and whose lyrics are souless!
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Post by Kishi KCM on Aug 30, 2010 17:16:27 GMT -5
Lauryn has been STRAINING. I agree she should learn to utilize her newer voice better.
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Post by grouper6 on Aug 30, 2010 18:27:30 GMT -5
www.youtube.com/watch?v=glqzs63rkuYLauryn f/ Nas If I Ruled the World last night in maryland, Rock the Bells she sounds ok here but still a bit hoarse/ruff I'm sure she can work out some of this stuff. She's just a bit rust
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Post by JenkseyArt on Sept 3, 2010 21:28:23 GMT -5
Fuse Interview
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Post by tamed09 on Sept 4, 2010 23:25:22 GMT -5
I enjoyed that interview. Maybe Columbia allowed someone to just throw out Repercussions to see what people would say
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Post by laguy03 on Sept 8, 2010 16:58:24 GMT -5
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Post by K. on Sept 8, 2010 17:50:59 GMT -5
Beautiful.
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Post by tamed09 on Sept 8, 2010 22:26:04 GMT -5
I'm sorry but she brings me "Close To....Tears"...she sounds so pure. OMG I can't take this woman.
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Post by Caviar on Sept 9, 2010 0:31:25 GMT -5
"Close To You" is absolutely breathtaking esp at the moment she starts her verse! Very subdued and different for her.
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Post by jumpb4uthink on Sept 9, 2010 2:47:01 GMT -5
^^^ THIS! Pure and hypnotic
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Post by Jack on Sept 9, 2010 6:25:15 GMT -5
Her voice is incredible on CTY. I knew her studio voice wasn't going anywhere.
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Post by JenkseyArt on Sept 9, 2010 13:33:05 GMT -5
Lauryn still has her voice.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2010 13:46:42 GMT -5
Her voice sounds raspier even on record but she still has the soul and a beautiful tone. But did we really need another remake of that song?
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Post by stunnedout on Sept 10, 2010 13:12:02 GMT -5
Her voice doesnt sound good on that record. You can tell she has lost it.
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Post by Jack on Sept 10, 2010 13:38:27 GMT -5
Her voice doesnt sound good on that record. You can tell she has lost it. Yes it does. No you can't.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2010 14:05:42 GMT -5
Her voice sounds worn and its definitely not the Lauryn of the 90s but this is not a Whitney situation because Lauryns tone was always husky and raspy and soulful so the grittiness doesnt really take away for me
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Post by SWAG. on Sept 10, 2010 14:09:02 GMT -5
That song was aggravating to get through. I'll wait for the next Lauryn track to determine whether or not she still has it. Those performances at Rock The Bells were embarrassing as hell. I owe a lot to her for what The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill did for me, but she seems to have lost a lot of what made her special.
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Post by JenkseyArt on Nov 16, 2010 14:17:02 GMT -5
Lauryn Hill At The "2010 A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Cure Parkinson's"
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2010 18:44:45 GMT -5
She has scheduled a handful of tour dates on the east coast
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Post by So Pure on Dec 21, 2010 17:37:27 GMT -5
That song was aggravating to get through. I'll wait for the next Lauryn track to determine whether or not she still has it. Those performances at Rock The Bells were embarrassing as hell. I owe a lot to her for what The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill did for me, but she seems to have lost a lot of what made her special. People projected so much onto Lauryn and that was a lot to live up to. I don't think she lost what made her special I just think an industry as shady as the music business is (the porn industry has a high moral compass than the music biz) they just beat it out of her...
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Post by HER MINAJesty on Dec 23, 2010 1:12:49 GMT -5
Lauryn Hill is hitting the road for the new year. The Grammy-winning artist has announced a series of intimate shows, kicking off right after Christmas and running into February.
Ms. Hill, who spent much of 2010 playing festivals in the U.S. and abroad, will appear with a live band on 17 North American dates. Stops include New York’s Highline and Bowery Ballrooms, Chicago’s House of Blues, and two dates in Canada, wrapping in her homestate of New Jersey on February 4.
Well aware that she “may never play venues of this size again,” some of which she “hasn’t played since the Fugees days,” the reclusive star is excited “to see her loyal supporters up close and personal again.” She will perform reworked versions of Fugees classics and hits from her breakthrough solo debut The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
Tickets for the following shows are on sale now.
Dec. 27 – New York, NY – Highline Ballroom Dec. 28 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg Jan. 1 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom Jan. 3 – New York, NY – The Blue Note Jan. 4 – New York, NY – The Blue Note Jan. 5 – New York, NY – The Blue Note Jan. 8 – Charlotte, NC – Amos’ Southend Jan. 9 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel Jan. 12 – Charleston, SC – The Music Farm Jan. 14 – Atlanta, GA – Centerstage Jan. 16 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant Jan. 18 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue Jan. 20 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues Jan. 22 – Toronto, ON – Sound Academy Jan. 23 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis Jan. 29 – Atlantic City, NJ – House of Blues Feb. 4 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theatre
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Post by tearsdryontheirown on Dec 23, 2010 7:58:46 GMT -5
do it big Lauryn. i love the new versions she is playing of these old hits and classics. they are just as energetic as she is and for those scared of new classics, she cant just play tribute shows to herself. she has grown as an artist
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Post by chiguy2006 on Dec 26, 2010 14:43:57 GMT -5
Here are a few clips from her recent show in New Haven, Connecticut on 12/22/10. Already got my ticket for the Chicago show (1/20/10). Cannot. Wait.
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Post by Kishi KCM on Dec 26, 2010 17:15:18 GMT -5
03.19-20.2011 - JAZZ IN THE GARDENS - MIAMI GARDENS, FL @ SUN LIFE STADIUM
SO EXCITED! First time I'm seeing her live!! En Vogue, Gladys Knight, El Debarge, Jazmine Sullivan, Charlie Wilson, and other performers will perform at the two day event.
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Post by tearsdryontheirown on Dec 26, 2010 17:54:05 GMT -5
gotta go see her live. i have to confess ive been waiting performances like the ones in CT to convince me she is warmed up and ready to go and the Final Hour one did it for me. now im really excited
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Post by Lowe on Dec 28, 2010 23:21:00 GMT -5
Im going to the Atlanta show on the 14th. Tickets sold out in about 5 minutes.
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Post by Epic Fail on Dec 28, 2010 23:42:28 GMT -5
i can't believe she is performing at such small venues and singing her old material. I wish I could go
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Post by grouper6 on Dec 29, 2010 7:36:08 GMT -5
Be prepared for her to keep you waiting 2-3hrs with no explanation. I do hope she quits taking the fans for granted and doing that. I would love to see her and Miami is the closest but I'm afraid she will be extra late.
I don't get the logic of doing venues of 200-500 people and multiple dates. Just perform in a venue for 2000 people which will be easier on her voice as oppose to performing 2-3times back to back for 500 people. That makes zero sense.
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