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Post by Dave on Jan 25, 2013 12:03:34 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2013 17:35:06 GMT
Has Hayley ever sung "Malena" live? It's one of my favorites from Paradiso. It would also be cool to see a live performance of "Lezione Di Musica," but I'm not getting my hopes up for that one lol  -Rory |
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Post by martindn on Jan 26, 2013 19:34:37 GMT
Yes, I would like to hear her do "Malena" live too. One of my favourite Paradiso tracks, might even be my No. 1 on that album. As for Lezione, I agree. But I think that one requires a very special sort of backing, with Hayley using her voice as various musical instruments. I'd love to see it done, but it is a very clever arrangement that makes big demands of her backing musicians if it is to be done right, so the temptation for live performances I suspect is to go for something easier.
Martin D
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2013 19:48:41 GMT
I think it's more a matter of Hayley's preference. Knowing how much of a perfectionist she can be, I doubt she would risk performing what is likely the most difficult song she's ever recorded. The backing music surely isn't easy, but it's much easier for a piano to play at that speed than the voice, especially because Hayley has to focus on the notes AND syllables at the same time. I'm sure she could do it, but like I said I'm not expecting that anytime soon. I think we'll get a performance of Malena someday though  -Rory |
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Post by martindn on Jan 26, 2013 21:06:25 GMT
I've noticed for a long time that Hayley seems to use her beautiful high notes sparingly in live performances. And Melena has the highest notes on Paradiso, I think equal to the highest she has ever recorded. I'm not sure why she seems to avoid high notes live, just something I've observed. Yet she sings those notes more beautifully than anyone I have ever heard.
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Post by Bamafan on Jan 26, 2013 22:29:39 GMT
It's true, Malena has the highest note on Paradiso: an E. It's just 7 notes down, less than an octave, from her highest note on record: the high D in "Quanta Qualia". And, now that I think about it, she's never sung that live either!  -Taylor i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif |
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Post by martindn on Jan 26, 2013 23:09:21 GMT
Strange isn't it Taylor, I love Quanta Qualia too, one of my all time favourite Halyey tracks. Another very clever recording like Lezione, where she uses her voice as a selection of different musical instruments, often harmonizing with the instrument she is imitating. I don't know of any other singer who can do that as well as Hayley does. I love to hear it, and if she could ever do it live it would bring the house down I'm sure.
Another song where she does that that doesn't contain high notes is "Once Upon a Time in the West". I'd love to hear that live too.
Martin D
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2013 3:17:31 GMT
Right. I think she doesn't want to risk missing a note live, but sometimes I wish she would just step out of her comfort zone and go for it.
The D is her highest note on her albums, but I read on the "Hayley's Highest Note" thread that she hits a D# on a BBC radio program. Is there somewhere I can listen to that? (I didn't read through all 7 pages of the thread, so forgive me if it's there)
-Rory
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Post by Libby on Jan 28, 2013 6:40:49 GMT
Well, when was it, and what song was she singing? That might help. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2013 14:54:41 GMT
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Post by Dave on Jan 28, 2013 17:03:19 GMT
Hi Rory,
I think it was a chromatic scale that they persuaded Hayley to sing and I did record it and check it for frequency and corresponding notes in Sound Forge. Her top note was clear, as per my post.
Sadly, I cannot find my recording of it, which is odd as I keep absolutely everything and when I upgrade computers and hard drives, I copy the entire old one onto the (always bigger) new one.
If I do come across it I will of course post it, sorry about that!
Did anyone else record Hayley's Radio Four "Today" programme interview, broadcast in February 2007? It may be the one in which she also sang Shenandoah.
Cheers, Dave
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2013 18:27:58 GMT
Hmm sounds interesting. I bet Hayley's voice can make even a chromatic scale sound musical -Rory |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2013 22:01:29 GMT
What about Tsubomi? I've seen the official video but no other performances. I'd think she'd be more likely to perform a song that was promoted by a video, no?
-Rory
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Post by Bamafan on Feb 5, 2013 22:19:06 GMT
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Post by martindn on Feb 5, 2013 22:27:38 GMT
I'm pretty sure she has never performed Tsubomi live on stage. I always loved the video of course. It will always be very special, since John C's video of the making of this video in Mona Vale, Christchurch was the first new thing we saw from Hayley after her breakdown, and her return to NZ after her aborted concert tour. It was a very joyous thing, when I saw that I knew she was going to be OK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdT4wTIzSMEMartin D |
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