RANDOM: Raul Esparza's voice
RANDOM: Raul Esparza's voice
jboy1
Stand-by Joined: 9/9/04
#1RANDOM: Raul Esparza's voice
Posted: 5/31/07 at 5:01pmI HATE it...I really don't understand why people are so crazy for it. He has what my friends and I call "machine gun vibrato." And it sounds way too throaty. Irritating...I'm sure he's an amazing actor...but that voice...not happening.
#2re: RANDOM: Raul Esparza's voice
Posted: 5/31/07 at 5:07pmlol. I'm glad this needed its own thread.
jboy1
Stand-by Joined: 9/9/04
#3re: RANDOM: Raul Esparza's voice
Posted: 5/31/07 at 5:08pmSomeone can't express their opinion on a message board...wow, how horrible of me.
#4re: RANDOM: Raul Esparza's voice
Posted: 5/31/07 at 5:10pmMachine gun vibrato? I was thinking more like... "Nuclear Bomb Belting" You know.....if nuclear bombs were a good thing......
#5re: RANDOM: Raul Esparza's voice
Posted: 5/31/07 at 5:10pm
Never said you couldn't. Didn't argue with you, either. Could have, but didn't. Just amused that you felt the need to so boldly announce it. 
There are only like 86 threads where it could have gone, that's all.
#6re: RANDOM: Raul Esparza's voice
Posted: 5/31/07 at 5:16pmI love his voice - it's distinctive and imperfect. I think that's what makes him so amazing as Bobby. There's something about the vulnerability in his voice that makes it beautiful.
#7re: RANDOM: Raul Esparza's voice
Posted: 5/31/07 at 5:17pmyou can always express your opinions, but this is a bit harsh.
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#8re: RANDOM: Raul Esparza's voice
Posted: 5/31/07 at 5:19pmHe's really ugly, too.
#9re: RANDOM: Raul Esparza's voice
Posted: 5/31/07 at 5:20pm
"I was thinking more like... "Nuclear Bomb Belting" You know.....if nuclear bombs were a good thing......"
That's awesome. :)
#10re: RANDOM: Raul Esparza's voice
Posted: 5/31/07 at 5:24pmI know, Em, you just DESPISE him!
BroadwayBoobs: I'll give all of you who weren't there a hint of who took the pictures ...it rhymes with shameless
SOMMS: I knew it was Tink!
#11re: RANDOM: Raul Esparza's voice
Posted: 5/31/07 at 5:25pmI can't STAND that bitch.
#12re: RANDOM: Raul Esparza's voice
Posted: 5/31/07 at 5:27pmI have to agree with jboy. I can't stand his voice and I think his acting and faces he makes on stage are reminiscent of an adolescent girl.
ashbash1990
Broadway Star Joined: 10/15/06
#13re: RANDOM: Raul Esparza's voice
Posted: 5/31/07 at 5:44pmI have to agree with Katecab... I love the imperfection in his voice... thats what makes a preformer stand out...
#14re: RANDOM: Raul Esparza's voice
Posted: 5/31/07 at 5:48pmWhen I saw Company I was completely enthralled, and couldn't have said a bad thing about his performance if you had forced me to. Listening to the CD... I've never quite had the same reaction, because I do get a bit annoyed at the vibrato as well. He has a fantastic voice, but... well, it gets a bit Betty Buckley-esque at times.
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#15re: RANDOM: Raul Esparza's voice
Posted: 5/31/07 at 5:49pmHe's got one of the best singing voices I've ever heard. Can't get enough of him!
#16re: RANDOM: Raul Esparza's voice
Posted: 5/31/07 at 5:53pm
Okay, I'm being serious now. I loved his voice instantly, from the second I first put on the TTB CD... because it reminded me of Adam Pascal. It's beautifully expressive, and so, so versatile. But, I'd be lying if I said his vibrato didn't grate on my nerves occasionally.
#17re: RANDOM: Raul Esparza's voice
Posted: 5/31/07 at 5:54pmIt took me a while to warm up to his voice, until Company his vibrato really irked me. However, I now love the natural and untrained quality of his voice - it allows his performances to seem much more real.
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#18re: RANDOM: Raul Esparza's voice
Posted: 5/31/07 at 6:14pm
I looooooooove Raúl's voice.
Like, a bit too much.
If you ken what I mean.
*ahem*
keen on kean
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/1/06
#19re: RANDOM: Raul Esparza's voice
Posted: 5/31/07 at 6:24pmI was so tempted to start a new thread called "RANDOM: Raul Esparza's hair" so we could debate that one but I restrained myself. Love the voice, love the hair, love the show. Go figure.
#21re: RANDOM: Raul Esparza's voice
Posted: 5/31/07 at 6:37pmIt bothers me. When I have seen him perform live it does not because his entire performance is generally very connected and moving. However, everytime I listen to my CDs with him on it, I grab my throat out of pain for his.
bwaylvsong
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/28/05
#22re: RANDOM: Raul Esparza's voice
Posted: 5/31/07 at 6:37pmI also love Raul's voice. He is the only man to ever give me chills during a song, and that was "Hushabye Mountain" in Chitty. His vibrato is what makes his voice so wonderful, and his incredible acting masks any technical imperfections in his voice.
#23re: RANDOM: Raul Esparza's voice
Posted: 5/31/07 at 6:47pmAnyone who claims he's the worst Bobby voice they've ever heard clearly hasn't heard the Donmar Bobby. "Reminiscent of Kermit" is the understatement of the century.
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ElphieDefiesGravity
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/27/04
#24re: RANDOM: Raul Esparza's voice
Posted: 5/31/07 at 7:09pmI love it. (Well, duh!) I do feel that his voice doesn't sound as good as it could on the Company CR, butit's still wonderful. What amazes me is that on every cd, he sounds completely different.
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