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...Another Star” by Stevie Wonder, whose ascending melody neatly complimented the falling cadences of “Footsteps.” As if to convince the audience that the tune had an intrinsic beauty separate from his sweet interpretation, he had the reluctant crowd sing it back in response; and on the fourth try they nearly got it right—but then he got it better...
...sticking to paths that are time-tested and crowd-approved, and leaving the funny experiments to the big boys. Morel’s pristine studio polish, which helps redeem the otherwise lifeless house music, only saps his guitar songs of immediacy and relevance. Besides not being able to sing, his lyrics can be cringe-worthy: “So carry these words inside of you / Love is really sad.” Evenly divided between dreadful, plodding songs and competent exercises in a still-lackluster dance subgenre, Queen is sincere but altogether forgettable...
...widely heralded as some of the most talented rock musicians of their time and the remainder of the band are nearly, if not as, talented as the other members. The band’s only noticeable flaw is the lead singer’s voice. Classically trained to sing opera, his voice lacks the timbre and character of a heavy metal singer. This does, of course, give Theater a unique sound, making it more than just a metal band...
Looking at Rufus Wainwright is pleasing, eye candy even, but listening to him sing is something else entirely. For the uninitiated I will stumble through a description of what that man can do when he sings, but for those of you who have heard him—you know what I mean. The songs that we react to, the songs that we really love, do two things: aesthetically, they sound good to us, but they also reach us on some emotional level. Rufus Wainwright has the sort of voice that is clearly amazing. It doesn’t matter...
...It’s such a shame that we can’t just be a choir and sing,” says a senior member of the Glee Club executive committee...