Word: vocalisms
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...kicker is fully aware of his own eccentricities. “I wouldn’t say I’m one of the more vocal guys on the team,” he says. “I would say I’m the most unpredictable. I’m kind of spontaneous; I like to mix it up sometimes. I don’t even know half the time what’s going...
...kicker is fully aware of his own eccentricities. “I wouldn’t say I’m one of the more vocal guys on the team,” he says. “I would say I’m the most unpredictable. I’m kind of spontaneous; I like to mix it up sometimes. I don’t even know half the time what’s going...
...records, but have instead found a growing appreciation from the public. System’s sound is atypical in that their melodies can be at once punishing and low and then sweet and elegant. Tankian’s voice matches the flexibility of the guitar as he stretches his vocal range from a hellish roar to the floating timbre of a classic tenor...
Everything that made Michael Jackson a success—the irresistibly compelling dance numbers, the unique vocal stylings—is briefly paid homage to and is just as quickly discarded. This is clearly meant to be the rebirth of a new Jackson, distinct from all that has come before. As critics continually delight in pointing out, it has been 20 years since Thriller, 20 years since the King of Pop rocked the world. The intervening years for him were a struggle to prove that he could do it again. Formulas were trotted out and repeated; the world changed...
...feminine sound that approaches every note and every line in an incredibly mannered fashion. A forced exhalation and exuberant yell (“Ahh...woo!”) are his trademark sounds. And, for the most part, Jackson does away with all of them on Invincible. He demonstrates considerable vocal range, maturity and honesty. Emotions no longer struggle to filter through the mannerisms; they are laid bare in their entirety. Jackson strips away his image to reveal a new vocal crispness that conveys far more than ever before in terms of nuance and clarity. At times, the listener may wonder...