Respected singers whose voices grate your nerves- Page 8

[stephz]

re: Respected singers whose voices grate your nerves#175

Posted: 9/16/06 at 5:55pm

Daphne Rubin-Vega

[Unknown User]

re: Respected singers whose voices grate your nerves#176

Posted: 9/16/06 at 6:02pm

With regards to Daphne's voice, I truly think it depends on the context. I generally like her voice on the Rent OBCR because, as it's been pointed out so many times before, her voice fits the character so well. I can't get through more than a song of her solo work, though.

[Freckles1329]

re: Respected singers whose voices grate your nerves#177

Posted: 10/8/06 at 1:24pm

Daphne
Mariah Carey

"For example, if I should paint my fingernails green - and it just so happens I do paint them green. Well, if anyone should ask me why, I say: 'I think it's pretty!'"

[defyingravity11]

re: Respected singers whose voices grate your nerves#178

Posted: 10/8/06 at 1:39pm

Sarah Brightman
Michael Crawford
Adam Pascal
Daphne Rubin-Vega
Carol Channing
Ana Gasteyer

[elvisitis1302]

re: Respected singers whose voices grate your nerves#179

Posted: 10/8/06 at 5:06pm

I'd rather hear babies crying as they are dipped into hot wax then thrown onto a bed of nails than listen to Idina sing another note.
That was a bit drastic, but oh how true it is.

[Mattbrain]

re: Respected singers whose voices grate your nerves#180

Posted: 10/10/06 at 7:14pm

Raul Julia--that's not singing. That's warbling!!!!!!!!!

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[Unknown User]

re: Respected singers whose voices grate your nerves#181

Posted: 10/10/06 at 7:36pm

David Carroll

[luvtheEmcee]

re: Respected singers whose voices grate your nerves#182

Posted: 10/10/06 at 7:40pm

Raul Esparza does have a fast vibrato, but it is only really noticeable when he is belting f5 and up. It does get to be a bit much. He also sings a little throaty sometimes, sounding a bit like Kermit the Frog. But, again, he is unique and in his lower register has a great tone.

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who made the Kermit the Frog comparison. It's not consistent, by any means, and anybody who frequents this board knows that I think Raúl has one of the most beautiful, versatile voices I have ever heard -- crazy vibrato, motor-in-the-throat and all -- but sometimes he does things that make me go "... why are you making that noise?"

A work of art is an invitation to love.

[Zyla]

re: Respected singers whose voices grate your nerves#183

Posted: 10/10/06 at 10:39pm

I think she is a very talented performer, but, for some reason, I can't listen to Sutton Foster.

I've seen a lot of posts that praise Idina Menzel's work in Lippa's "Wild Party," but I've found that her voice makes me cringe more on that recording than on any other.

[eb412]

re: Respected singers whose voices grate your nerves#184

Posted: 10/10/06 at 10:53pm

a lot of the people you guys mention i would not really call respected singers...well i guess if ur on broadway you are considered that...i suppose...well anyway a lot of the people you mention are not really "singers first" or "mainly singers'
and ethel merman...while i do not like her...was the FIRST to do what she did..belt and be so loud...she was innovative...
and bernadette...definately considered actor first! though in her beginnings when she was very young had a much more pleasant voice...great instrument...bad technique...cuz her acting comes first

anyhhoo my choices
1) kristin chenoweth...not very impressive to me...im sure theres better opera/belter girls out there
2) kerry butler...kill me if she is ariel
3) daphne...who i used to defend as good for what she does (though not a technical singer)...now is going around singing les mis! wtf that aint your thing lady....minus points!
4)hmm maybe more later

[allofmylife]

re: Respected singers whose voices grate your nerves#185

Posted: 10/10/06 at 11:26pm

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[lilprima2b]

re: Respected singers whose voices grate your nerves#186

Posted: 10/11/06 at 12:27am

Daphne Rubin-Vega. I was just watching the Les Mis rehearsal footage on Broadway.com (I WANT TO SEE IT, why do I live in the Western desert?!?!) and... good lord, her voice makes me want to poke my ears out. I'm SURE they could have picked a Fantine who doesn't sound like she has a 40-year pack-a-day habit.

"Sawyer, you're going out a youngster, but you've got to come back a star!"

[VIETgrlTerifa]

re: Respected singers whose voices grate your nerves#187

Posted: 10/11/06 at 11:18am

I think Bernadette Peters is great and she has stage presence, however I find her voice to be grating at times. I can't listen to the Gypsy recording without having to cringe. From her singing to her awful line-delivery where she sounds as if she's playing Rose drunk, I think that recording was just off.

Idina Menzel I like at times, but many times I just find her to be doing the same yelling over and over again. Even in Aida, she couldn't play the character straight and had to add the Maureen riff she does in EVERYTHING. And let's not forget the constant gasps. It's like "I'm *gasp* flying high *gasp* Defying *gasp* Gravity! *huge gasp*

I'm one of her bigger fans, but Kristin Chenoweth, I feel, sounds really bad on CD recordings. Maybe it's the music selection or the way the studio is processing her voice to the CD, but she sounds thin and on the Wicked CD, a lot more nasal and grating. However, when she does the more classic route and when she sings live, I find her to be a whole lot better.

To me, a lot of things are forgiven for singers who have tendencies to be annoying or grating if they fit the character and have those things give the character depth and personality.

In that respect, I cut Patti Lupone a lot of slack because from what I've heard and seen, she sells the hell out of her characters. However, I don't think I could listen to her sing for a long time. I can't word this right, but she can sound loopy and her diction is just really awful.

Oh, and Hugh Jackman! Someone please tell me his appeal? I think his voice is one of the most obnoxious sounding voices ever to grace the stage. I can't find anything redeemable in his singing voice. I guess it helps to be a "hunk".

"I've got to get me out of here This place is full of dirty old men And the navigators and their mappy maps And moldy heads and pissing on sugar cubes While you stare at your books."

Updated On: 10/11/06 at 11:18 AM

[americanboy99]

re: Respected singers whose voices grate your nerves#188

Posted: 10/11/06 at 11:19am

Bebe Neuwirth


"..jazzzzzzzzzzzzz"

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

re: Respected singers whose voices grate your nerves#189

Posted: 10/11/06 at 8:24pm

Sarah Brightman: (from Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back!--...."I should be charged with a crime for.... what I have done.... to opera and Phantom on stage....It's time I said...good...bye... pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzze!!!)

"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)

[Tateh]

re: Respected singers whose voices grate your nerves#190

Posted: 10/17/06 at 7:28am

Daphne Rubiu Vega (Oh my God Fantine!!!!)
Hugh Jackman
Mandy Patinkin
Eden Espinoza
Antonio Banderas (well, I dont know if he s a respected singer)
Christine Andreas

[Tom1071]

re: Respected singers whose voices grate your nerves#191

Posted: 10/17/06 at 10:37am

Bernadette Peters
Mandy Patinkin
Eden Esscreamosa
Shoshona Scream


Updated On: 10/17/06 at 10:37 AM

[doodlenyc]

re: Respected singers whose voices grate your nerves#192

Posted: 10/17/06 at 11:44am

Andrea Bocelli- his intonation stinks.

"Carson has combined his passion for helping children with his love for one of Cincinnati's favorite past times - cornhole - to create a unique and exciting event perfect for a corporate outing, entertaining clients or family fun."

"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS

[Ciaron McCarthy]

re: Respected singers whose voices grate your nerves#193

Posted: 10/17/06 at 11:45am

Barbra Cook and Patti Lupone!!

[doodlenyc]

re: Respected singers whose voices grate your nerves#194

Posted: 10/17/06 at 11:46am

I agree with Barbara Cook...her intonation stinks too, imo.

"Carson has combined his passion for helping children with his love for one of Cincinnati's favorite past times - cornhole - to create a unique and exciting event perfect for a corporate outing, entertaining clients or family fun."

"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS

[Rathnait62]

re: Respected singers whose voices grate your nerves#195

Posted: 10/17/06 at 12:00pm

Bocelli doesn't even have a consistent vibrato. Ugh.

Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

[Tom1071]

re: Respected singers whose voices grate your nerves#196

Posted: 10/17/06 at 12:18pm

I would also like to add Iscreama Menzel.

[theminutepast]

re: Respected singers whose voices grate your nerves#197

Posted: 10/17/06 at 1:33pm

Patti LuPone
Frances Ruffelle