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Post by Simba on Apr 3, 2016 11:17:21 GMT
Lol, If I ever get to go to a Hayley concert, the moment she steps on stage I'll pass out, I'm sure XD....you don't know, I get dreams of attending her concert very often, so it's very well a dream come true, haha.
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Post by Simba on Apr 2, 2016 12:25:24 GMT
The Caccini one Libby, The where she goes, Aah aa aa aaaaaaaa (F5) a a a a a Veeee, Ma aa reeeeee e e e e aaaa, Aaah aa aaaaaa a a a a veee, AAAAAAAAH VEEEEEEEE (F5), she except sings that as F4, one octave lower. Though I think the reason she's no singing those songs anymore is because she's got better songs to perform and no space for them? XD I don't knoow, like you said, I'll just be sad about Hayley not singing live, for whatever reason haha. But Across the universe of time, that was amazing news, I hope she sings it again!.
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Post by Simba on Apr 1, 2016 20:05:42 GMT
Devotedfan, " Has she ever performed Never Say Goodbye live (one of my 1st ever favorites)? I feel like that might be a hard one to reproduce live as well." How is that relevant when you know she performed it live in that Live from Newzealand concert? o.o What do you mean it might be a hard one to reproduce live when she already did....XD *Confused* "Simba, I don't really count the Live from New Zealand version only because it's on DVD so it's like having a recorded CD of it. " No really, one's recorded in the studio and the other's purely live. The only difference from her usual concerts and that is that, it was professionally shot XD.... Martin D, You don't always need harmonies to perform a song, they only support the performance, can be always done without...or somebody else can sing it, or simple, use a backing track just for the vocal harmony, like she does here youtu.be/nATbSmfZVS0?t=2m2s at 2:02 and a few other times. And Libby.... It saddens me to read that, especially her being a soprano, high notes should come easiest. But let's look at it objectively, the Highest notes in Amazing grace are an A5 which slides into B5. Though I think she doesn't sing that anymore because it doesn't sound particularly great, atleast not fitting in this song, personally, so she maybe avoiding it for artistic reasons. But then the high note in Ave Maria? I've always wondered why she dodged that one, because this one actually sounds bad without the high note. It's an F5...but the funny thing is, she already hits and sustains an F5 before hitting the seemingly big note, which is also only an F5....so that confuses me...clearly she can sing it, then why XD Now for Dark Waltz the highest note is a G#5...... But to put things to perspective, in recent times the highest notes she's hitting live are.... Moon represents my heart(2016), the vocalese part goes up to a really resonating F5 (love that bit) Naturaleza Muerta (2012), G5 And Amazing Grace (2013), When she hit the A5...during that Japanese competition with May J...lol Anyway I'm glad we're still getting F5s, close enough, but I still think if she sang the G5 for Naturaleza which is relatively recent...She could pull off Dark Waltz...One of her more famous songs, and she hasn't performed it live ever! XD
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Post by Simba on Apr 1, 2016 20:03:52 GMT
No one has this downloaded D: ?
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Post by Simba on Mar 31, 2016 14:46:25 GMT
Well let me tell you, 'NONE' of Hayley's songs are hard to produce live. All of her songs are fairly straightforward that has little studio magic and production drama (which is a great thing in a generation where everything is overproduced), No complex overlays of vocals, mixing or instruments. At the most Hayley would have had some harmonies which she'd have sung by herself in the recording, but cannot do so live, because you can sing only one layer at a time, but that's probably the only thing that can be produced live, but definitely not challenging to perform, as you can either have that track being played, or have someone else do backing vocals. But regardless of all that, Live songs can always be arranged to better work in a live set up. That said, if she's saying it's hard to "perform" or "sing" it live....which can be the only valid excuse, I don't buy that either, because she has sung more complex songs. XD....Waiting for the day when she sings Dark Waltz (with just a piano), Summer Rain and Listen to the wind.... And devotedfan, since you asked 'Has she ever?" I assume you'd have missed this, and if you have, you're in for a real treat www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU2UN2Sbmr8, there you go, none of her songs are difficult to reproduce live.
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Post by Simba on Mar 29, 2016 22:02:47 GMT
OH MY GOODNESS!!!! A surprise Hayley performance is one, but Is no one gonna talk about the fact that she performed ACROSS THE UNIVERSE OF TIME!? After nearly 10 years?! OMG, It's one of my favourite songs of hers! For those clueless, it's at 0:36 of the video quoted above! Wow, knew it the moment she sang "Bring me back to you...." Now I want a fuller video of that performance! Dee adi da di da di da.....But besides that Hayley looked stunning, and delivered a brilliant performance! And ofcourse the Half an hour show was entirely Hayley, the video that we have is already 16 minutes, and we know she sang Scarborough Fair and ATUOT now, so I wonder what the other songs were....Im sure there'd be atleast 3 or 4 more...Could it beee...she finally sang Summer Rain? D: Or Listen to the wind maybe...still hoping for that day would come...
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Post by Simba on Feb 2, 2016 23:34:24 GMT
I just realized in the many years I've been here I've never shared this! Well this is six years ago, a 3D animation I did of a giraffe to sing amazing grace! I'm so much better at this stuff now XD was just fooling around and having fun back then. Besides singing songs I'm also a game developer and 3d animator, however an architecture student technically, so that's the background haha. For those interested, the giraffe was modelled and animated in 3d studio max, textured in Adobe Photoshop.
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Post by Simba on Jan 23, 2016 20:05:01 GMT
I hope she knows that! I'm sure though if she did that would be more motivation for her.
And Libby I was thinking through twitter only, but you already answered that, I thought she replied to you, martin and a few others. Oh well.
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Post by Simba on Jan 22, 2016 20:26:45 GMT
Absolutely, and she's not Adele(not talking about talent, more about fame) to take a four year break and come out with a smash hit breaking world records of all time. Clearly she's putting tremendous effort into it, but high time she connected that effort to her fans and keep us looking forward. Whatever the reason for the delay, the behavior is not appreciated. With bigger and more famous artists, there are always fans nagging, when's your next album, this that! And that kinda curiosity puts them in a position to address and respond, obviously with Hayley it's just a numbered few who know about a new album and even fewer who simply can't wait for the album like you and me. Perhaps you or anyone or all of you who Hayley has responded to can ask about the new album's release politely saying how much we're looking forward to it, at the same time not rushing her by any means. I'm sure Hayley will appreciate the interest and respond in the most gratifying way possible, even if she is not allowed to tell when I'm sure she'll shed some much needed light on the matter and bring us out from the dark
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Post by Simba on Jan 17, 2016 15:04:32 GMT
Thanks gillette! : D Glad you like it
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Post by Simba on Jan 16, 2016 18:20:00 GMT
Check out my latest cover of Scarborough Fair
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Post by Simba on Dec 25, 2015 23:09:25 GMT
Which video are you talking about Libby? Tir na nog or Eabha's video? I saw this video and can't help but post here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxyTAELgzd4 What could have been a brilliant performance, incomplete because of the lacklustre solo of the newcomer :/ Such a disappointment. It's not the vibrato alone, it's her poor vocal projection. Her vocals are canned and boxed. This video is a great example because, Mairead and Susan sing the same tune right after Eabha's start, you'll instantly know what's flawed in her singing. As a big fan of Celtic Woman, I must say I'm much disappointed with the addition. But both Susan and Mairead were extraordinary, at 3:22, We hear impeccable vocals from Mairead Carlin, I've never heard her sing like that before even though I know she's an amazing singer already. Even Susan has come a long way since her first performance. This song from the new album www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2DaTn73eT4, Susan's solo is particularly moving. Her belts are like no other in the team, she plays a unique role. And it's great to see that Mairead's the one taking up the high soprano harmonies, simply stunning. At this point I can only miss Lisa Lambe who opens this song 2 years ago www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lIHKyYmWGU, THAT's the kind of vibrato and projection I'm talking about. Not the operatic oversung vibrato. EDIT: But I have to be fair, I just listened to "How can I keep from singing", Eabha solo from Destiny (it's a brilliant album overall), it's quite a decent performance. In the studio I think she'd be a little more comfortable and some vibrato is attempted, still shaky though. When she works on more control and better vocal projection, I'm sure the voice's true potential can be enjoyed....
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Destiny
Dec 25, 2015 1:47:56 GMT
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Post by Simba on Dec 25, 2015 1:47:56 GMT
Sure, if you'd like, but strange you still chose not to comment anything on the clip that I posted, alright let's hear you point out those 'obvious' gaps. Sadly,you closed the discussion. Haha that's very bold. A poor excuse unfortunately. I took my time to explain and demonstrate. There's nothing more I can do if you can't be more open minded about it. Anyway, to each his own, Merry Christmas!
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Post by Simba on Dec 25, 2015 1:20:10 GMT
With that I shall leave this discussion. Sounds like a cop out. What a pity I can't point out the obvious basic gaps in your rule of thumb thesis. A little knowledge - - - -. Sure, if you'd like, but strange you still chose not to comment anything on the clip that I posted, alright let's hear you point out those 'obvious' gaps.
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Post by Simba on Dec 24, 2015 21:58:56 GMT
Martin, Hayley has always had a brilliant vibrato to support her, since she was 13 years old. Maybe you didn't notice it. One of the things that makes Hayley a great singer is not only her naturally gifted voice but also her precise and great technique. Katherine Jenkins is a wannabe opera singer, she doesn't have a good technique, I wouldn't call it vibrato, it's almost warbling. . Correction there was no vibrato in the performance, very feeble and inconsistent. What we need is neither a KJ overboard vibrato nor a vibrato-less performance, but the right amount. And Paddy, "If vibrato becomes blatantly obvious in singing...." Vibrato shouldn't become obvious, it should be subtle. No one's talking about a KJ type vibrato, a rather Hayley or rest of the Celtic woman type quality. Lack of human vibrato is NOT rare at all, amateurs don't know how to produce a pulsating vibrato, few have it by default, for others it comes through training and a good breath support. Actually, once you can sing with a vibrato, singing without is easy. I know that for a fact. Timber has got nothing to do with the vibrato, Eabha is naturally gifted with a beautiful voice, she just needs to work on it more. Silly, off putting vibrato? Quite amateurish to give vibrato such an adjective. People choose to avoid vibrato only when they're in a choir so that it doesn't conflict other vibratos in the group resulting in dissonance. Listen to this, I've tried to demonstrate the obvious. (Ofcourse with the Merry Christmas you stated) soundcloud.com/pradeep-christopher-daniel/with-and-without-vibrato/s-TRHJC It's barely a minute, so do listen to it, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. The only difference though is that, I'm deliberately singing without a vibrato and Eabha fails to produce a natural vibrato and when it does come it's inconsistent. Though when you instantly hear the same line sung with a gentle vibrato, you know it makes all the difference. To get technical, the pulsating of notes (vibrato) is what helps keeps the note in the pitch centre consistently, which is why we see vibrato more necessary the longer the notes get. I find it surprising that room for improvement is absolutely shut off in some perspectives, even Hayley the amazing singer she is, is always working to improve. And for Eabha it seems to be one of the basics, I'm sure if I went and told this to her directly (if I had the opportunity), she'd be more sensible in accepting the constructive criticism and try working on it and not be defensive about it. Plus vibrato is not the ONLY thing she needs to work on, she needs better overall projection as well. And I'm not dissing Eabha, hope that's clear. With Celtic woman, she definitely needs to work more to meet some standards, that is all. With that I shall leave this discussion.
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