It seems Christina Aguilera's collaboration with Pitbull might actually see the singer getting her first big hit since...anyone? That being so, I'm willing to get over how crappy Feel This Moment is-even getting behind it- if there's a chance that it blowing-up big might resuscitate the Diva's career.
The performance of Feel This Moment was cute- pretty much all down to the dancing mini-me's- but there was little to no chemistry between the two performers on stage, so it wasn't particularly enthralling to watch.Christina also had one helluva backing track going on, which I personally found distracting, but from the live voice I could make out, her instrument sounded clean and relatively rasp free!
Before signing off, can I take time to apologise to Pitbull- who I called smug, previously. Anyone who is willing to get gunged on television can't have much of an ego about them, so many apologies to you, Mr. Pitbull. Though I think Justin Bieber also got a slime special on the night...so....I don't quite know what to believe anymore!! *Runs away crying*
Thoughts?
I love Xtina ^.^
ReplyDeleteI'm just a little disappointed that she's been promoting a song with he-who-shall-not-be-named more than her own solo work. Love her, but if you're performing at the Kids Choice Awards of all award shows... well.
ReplyDeleteBut on the other hand, her voice is sounding a lot better, so maybe we can actually believe her when she said she's been sick, and hopefully this string of bad performances will finally be over.
I don't know what you were hearing, DD. Her voice sounds just as bad as it has in the past year. Her upper belts still sound pinched and shouty. Her chest voice still sounds unnaturally weighty (as in uncontrollably so).
ReplyDeleteIs this Fu...ing B... still trying?
ReplyDeleteIt's much better than her performances in The Voice. Smoother and clearer... But, oh Christina....
ReplyDeleteHer chest voice actually sounds well placed. It just has that So far seemingly permanent "Edge" to it. You know aside from the moments she had Kermit going on. I hate to say it but her chest voice might not heal from the damage. Good thing though that her headvoice is still pretty and nice. Too bad she doesnt use it as much as she used to.
ReplyDeleteShe hasn't sounded so similar to the recording in a loooong time. So she's improving a little. But Im sad to say that her voice might be stuck with a what I call "Rockers edge" and what others may call "Hot ass raspy mess" for good. What she can do however is learn to avoid those tricky spots and learn to mix past them if she ever wants a clear sound. Heck learn to use some more of your headvoice Christina. Its probably the nicest thing about your voice. On another note- am I the only one that thinks shes had some surgery done? XD I mean moreso than before.
ReplyDeleteIf I were her, I'd haul my ass to the bathroom, seal the doors, and steam up the room. Then, I'd lay there in complete silence for a few years. Hopefully, that would salvage the rest of her voice.
ReplyDeleteActually, maybe Christina has the same idea... hence the weight gain (ostensibly in preparation for hibernation) and the rumored getaway to Japan, land of the steamy onsens.
I always thought her HV was her best thing about her voice, and her belts were a little higher than average. Now I know her HV is the best thing of her voice and her CV just sucks balls.
ReplyDeleteLol. I was trying to be nice!! But I have heard her much worse than this, so it wasn't an outright lie...
ReplyDeleteI'm really hoping that this song will cause a repackaged version of Lotus- with extra songs, as well as this one- to be released all with a proper push from Christina.
ReplyDeleteAs in the words of Medea: "Lord have Mercy!!!!"
ReplyDeleteHead voice? She almost exclusively uses falsetto
ReplyDeleteFalsetto is a Disconnected Tone of the head register. Its a style of headvoice, but it is still headvoice nevertheless.
ReplyDeleteThey have a tonal quality very distinct from each other and are physically produced in different ways. The terms falsetto and head voice are not interchangeable. Xtinas uses falsetto and that is audible. Artists like Beyonce and the late Whitney Houston conversely use head voice almost exclusively
ReplyDeleteThere are only three "Registers". The chest register, the head register, and the mix. When one produces a Falsetto the placement of the voice is in a very similar fashion of the Headvoice albeit disconnected as the chords never touch. However the mechanism used for head voice is the same as Falsetto. The only difference is that its a "Disconnected tone" meaning very soft and hard to control. If you are wishing to be specific about what exactly a person is doing at a certain point in time, then yes the terms are not interchangeable because thats when accuracy is needed, but when you are speaking of a persons voice in general any tone produced within the head register is a "Head Voice" because Falsetto notes resonate in the head space, rather than the chest.
ReplyDeleteReferring to falsetto as head voice in a discussion about voice is about as useful as referring to mezzo sopranos as sopranos. Regardless of where falsetto resonates the physiological action that results in its production is different to head voice as is the tone it produces and clearly so in a lot of cases. Xtina uses falsetto almost exclusively and the tonal characteristics produced are clearly different from the same notes produced in head voice. In a forum like this where people are interested in vocal pedagogy to a far greater extent than a generic music forum or fansite, you are doing readers a disservice by just lumping the two together.
ReplyDeleteSo if we are discussing tonal quality you would say that Mariah Careys "Speech Level Singing" with its airy tonal quality is a completely different register of the voice than her more resonant "Speech Level" projecting with its solid tone? Judging based off of tonal quality when discussing the Registers* of the voice is about as useful as saying That a persons voice is light so they are a soprano. Its even discussed further on many articles on this site (for example) the difference between the whistle register and the Super Head Register as they produce the same array of notes in a similar tone but they are not the same yet both produce Whistle Notes*. Falsetto itself is not a Register and in my original statement I was speaking of her Voices* or Registers*- not the actual Technique she was using. I would only be doing someone a disservice If I said she had no such Head voice or had no such Falsetto technique. Because that would be incorrect.
ReplyDeleteThats a wholly inadequate analogy because Mariah performing her whispery singing compared to her greater projection within the same register is still being produced by the same physiological process. The tone is only changing because there is more power behind it.
ReplyDeleteIt is inadequate because there were two areas i mentioned, the tonal differences and the differences in the way both are produced. You focused solely on the tonal factor either by mistake or because you had no rebuttal for the latter.
Again i will reiterate that falsetto is produced by a different physiological process than head voice and as a result it has clear tonal characteristics.
Simply lumping them together because they resonate in the same area is i repeat a disservice and remains inadequate when youre on a forum that has readers with an avid interest in vocal pedagogy.
I was responding to the tonal factor because I had already responded to the physical characteristics of both types of singing. HOLD UP. You seem to think that I am speaking about the two as if they are the same. both yes AND no. Head voice is an interchangeable term for Falsetto because they are essentially produced within the same REGISTER of the voice which is what I was referring to in my initial statement. REGISTER. Falsetto is a TECHNIQUE, a tone, a STYLE. Falsetto IS head voice but head voice is NOT falsetto. The ONLY physical differences between the two registers is the cord closer which I must reiterate is a MINIMAL difference just as there is a very minimal difference between whispery, breathy, pianissimo singing compared to a more solid chesty projected tone. I have been a part of this forum for quite some time now and have written quite a few of the articles so I dont need you to remind me where I am stating both fact and opinion. Bottom line is I was NOT speaking about Christinas technique when you pointed out the terms I was using. If I had said "Falsetto Register" THAT would have been incorrect even IF she mostly uses Falsetto because I was speaking of her voice AS A WHOLE- not from the performance but in the physical point of view. That is why I am not Ruining someones education on an internet forum about the voices of stars. Because I wasnt speaking of her technique.
ReplyDeleteWe are going to have to agree to disagree here. All this comes down to is with both a physical difference in production and a resultant tonal difference falsetto is different and distinct to head voice. You acknowledge that and yet on a forum where interest in vocal pedagogy is greater than a mainstream site and as such accuracy is necessary, you wish to lump the two together merely because they resonate within the same place. That is poor show :\ But each to their own.
ReplyDeleteIm not "Lumping the two together". They ARE different. But they exist in the same place. I wasnt talking about her singing. I was just talking about the health of her voice. A vocal doctor will not tell you "Your falsetto register is damaged." They will tell you "The health of the head register of your voice is lacking". I acknowledge they are different. But I also know that they are used by the same parts of the voice. Falsetto isnt a real register. It is a singing technique. Head Voice is both a singing technique, actual physical resonance space, AND the physical muscle in your Larynx that produces the tone the term is associated with. You just dont seem to be understanding what Im trying to send across. Im not purposefully trying to break down the vocal knowledge that exists when "Technical Perfection" is necessary. I'm just stating the health of her voice is at risk and it is lucky for her that the muscles that produce both her "Technical" Head voice and "Technical" Falsetto is still in good shape.
ReplyDeleteOk. Now i get your point. Given the context of your conversation, the reference is acceptable.
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