tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post8192077715184286433..comments2023-12-26T08:30:05.614+00:00Comments on A Mixed Bag: Singing, or whatever its called these daysValeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-56103007201341448112017-12-06T09:16:43.349+00:002017-12-06T09:16:43.349+00:00Hi Ron.
'Barbra Streisand, Gladys Knight, and...Hi Ron.<br /><br />'Barbra Streisand, Gladys Knight, and Patsy Cline'<br />Ooooh, now you're talking. They were the greatest. What a pity today's songsters don't have coaches who KNOW what singing is or should be. <br /><br />I didn't realise body mikes were used... with the state of undress these days I'm wondering where they put them. Seriously, though, something Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-15407135698866217022017-12-06T01:08:52.703+00:002017-12-06T01:08:52.703+00:00Valerie, what bothers me most about the singers of...Valerie, what bothers me most about the singers of today is that it's primarily all recorded using so much "technical enhancement" that everyone sounds practically the same because they all seem to have that same "recorded" quality. What I miss are people such as Barbra Streisand, Gladys Knight, and Patsy Cline, who could sing LIVE and sounded amazing. They had a rawness Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17332843200079013172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-81317938539899945332017-12-05T10:40:09.062+00:002017-12-05T10:40:09.062+00:00Jimmy, I switch the television off more than I hav...Jimmy, I switch the television off more than I have it on. Even my favourite soaps are difficult to hear/understand to the point of me not bothering to switch on. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-5210298147828149902017-12-05T10:36:38.897+00:002017-12-05T10:36:38.897+00:00Eddie, that's interesting that your grandson h...Eddie, that's interesting that your grandson has changed his style of speaking. I guess all youngsters have to keep up with new trends. <br />Yes, we are still here, but struggling more often than we should. Did you make the tea yet?Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-28121245831196970802017-12-05T10:32:41.681+00:002017-12-05T10:32:41.681+00:00Joeh, yes, for a brief minute I had forgotten abou...Joeh, yes, for a brief minute I had forgotten about the excessive use of the f-word, which I hate. We have an Irish comedy show where the main character is a man playing the mother of a large family. That character used the f-word to the point where it gets past being funny. It's interesting that you mention 'whispering' ... I thought it was my hearing that was at fault.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-50382438410231374412017-12-05T05:37:45.492+00:002017-12-05T05:37:45.492+00:00I completely agree with you on what they call musi...I completely agree with you on what they call music today, to me the singing is not worth listening to anymore for the most part. As for the way the younger generation talks so fast has been a problem for me, I just can't understand them most of the time. I don't watch much TV anymore.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079471254681821763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-71371102819401821762017-12-04T23:23:26.967+00:002017-12-04T23:23:26.967+00:00I'm with you entirely, Val. Even my own Grands...I'm with you entirely, Val. Even my own Grandson is becoming very difficult to understand and he once spoke nice and clearly.<br /><br />I am rather hacked off with this era and if I could build a time nmachine I would go back to happier, more friendlt, safer, more enjoyable days when people knew how to converse and communicate in interesting ways . . . Oh dear I suppose I must be getting oldEddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745791493015952144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-59984493454456952852017-12-04T16:39:10.150+00:002017-12-04T16:39:10.150+00:00Janet, I spoke to a young lady today who is of the...Janet, I spoke to a young lady today who is of the same opinion about the rubbish shown on TV. It made me feel better about being a crabby old woman. Yes, so called background music is no longer in the background, you are absolutely right about scripts being difficult to hear. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-22506160654931681902017-12-04T15:36:13.266+00:002017-12-04T15:36:13.266+00:00Music is always changing as artists learn new tech...Music is always changing as artists learn new techniques and styles. It is interesting to follow the change in the music of the Beatles from first to last. They reinvented themselves several times and still more after they broke up. Sometimes the experimenting is not so good. I am not fond of RAP today, yet sometimes my son will play something that I like a lot. <br /><br />I've posted a joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-31379662427297690482017-12-04T14:17:44.743+00:002017-12-04T14:17:44.743+00:00We watch so little tv, it's so icky, things di...We watch so little tv, it's so icky, things discussed that make me sick. I have trouble hearing movies when the background/incidental music is too loud.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.com