Post by milewalker on Aug 17, 2008 16:55:26 GMT
Martin,
The issues involving Charlotte's voice occurred years before the tabloid headlines. She was largely in America at the time, so I am not surprised that this nuance esacped you. However, I can easily find several reviews of her concerts where a kindly reviewer - by whyich I mean one without having a particular ax to bear against her - said that her voice was beggining to flounder - these began to appear shortly before she was 15. You can even hear it for yourself on her recordings - there is strain above certain high notes, and her vibrato became much wider. In live performance, her lower register began to sound "smoky". Her breathing technique was an issue right from the start - and instead of getting better it actually got worse. All along, vocal experts were decrying her career, and for the most part her fans were not listening. Some of them of course were simply being nasty - but some, I think, really did mean well, and also knew what they were talking about.
One of the overriding lessons I learned in particular is that even apart from the so-called "vocal damage" - and frankly CC can still sing what she does on stage with her guests as well as or better than they can in my opinion (and Gary Scovil's I might add) - is that there is simply no way to predict at the age of 12 just how an individual voice is going to grow and develop. A 20 year old's voice is certainly still subject to change - but nothing like to the same degree. In CC's case, she was heading straight towards being a dramatic soprano, and with a couple of years training could quite possibly become one again. I dont think there is much commercial potential there, and I dont think she wants the hassle........
In any event, I see zero reason why CC's alledged impropriities had anything to do with the issue being discussed here, and even less why Hayley's "unfashionable philosopy" is even relevant - except for one more thing which I will add to Steve's list.
7. It's penchant for having fans who project their own angst and insecurities about life onto its young performer's. This stems back to one of the first comments Steve made here because it is one of the products of being young and having a fan base which averages old enough to be your father.
Jon
The issues involving Charlotte's voice occurred years before the tabloid headlines. She was largely in America at the time, so I am not surprised that this nuance esacped you. However, I can easily find several reviews of her concerts where a kindly reviewer - by whyich I mean one without having a particular ax to bear against her - said that her voice was beggining to flounder - these began to appear shortly before she was 15. You can even hear it for yourself on her recordings - there is strain above certain high notes, and her vibrato became much wider. In live performance, her lower register began to sound "smoky". Her breathing technique was an issue right from the start - and instead of getting better it actually got worse. All along, vocal experts were decrying her career, and for the most part her fans were not listening. Some of them of course were simply being nasty - but some, I think, really did mean well, and also knew what they were talking about.
One of the overriding lessons I learned in particular is that even apart from the so-called "vocal damage" - and frankly CC can still sing what she does on stage with her guests as well as or better than they can in my opinion (and Gary Scovil's I might add) - is that there is simply no way to predict at the age of 12 just how an individual voice is going to grow and develop. A 20 year old's voice is certainly still subject to change - but nothing like to the same degree. In CC's case, she was heading straight towards being a dramatic soprano, and with a couple of years training could quite possibly become one again. I dont think there is much commercial potential there, and I dont think she wants the hassle........
In any event, I see zero reason why CC's alledged impropriities had anything to do with the issue being discussed here, and even less why Hayley's "unfashionable philosopy" is even relevant - except for one more thing which I will add to Steve's list.
7. It's penchant for having fans who project their own angst and insecurities about life onto its young performer's. This stems back to one of the first comments Steve made here because it is one of the products of being young and having a fan base which averages old enough to be your father.
Jon
)or hidden on by other genres.
! (especially as I know not many of you rate her) But seriously, I find this one of the most genius crossover moments. Taking a great classical piece and arranging it into something completely different.
