February 8, 2016
SIX - IMPRESSIVE SINGING - IS IT FOR REAL?
Impressive sound supports the adage ‘an empty vessel makes the most sound’. Or in this case, the empty heart.
There are two types of singing - Impressive singing and Honest singing. Impressive singing is often exactly that... impressive, in fact sometimes very impressive. You sit there listening to a sound that is coming from body that sounds technically well produced, even grand, but has nothing to do with anything. This sometimes beautifully ‘produced sound’ soars and dives with total disregard for the singer’s own personality, the context and the song. There seems to be a disjunct between the person and the voice. The overall effect is, ‘wow... what a noise!’, but what of that?
Has the singer fulfilled their purpose to move, inspire a...
