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Karbon L. Forms · Post by **Karbon L. Forms** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 9:03 pm

pHz wrote:neil young - like a hurricane (unplugged version)

david mcalmont - almost anything (THAT voice !!! )

kurt cobain - about a girl (unplugged version)

Sweet! Mr Mcalmont him and Butlers "Yes"

Oh so very sweet. Youngs unplugged Hurricane playing right now. Oh oh so very very sweet!

tetraplan · Post by **tetraplan** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 9:10 pm

Baaba Maal's background-singer, I don't know her name.
She did a solo during a Baaba Maal gig and I had no idea what the hell she was singing about.
The first few notes and I had tears in my eyes.
What a voice. Raw, pure. Nothing I'd ever heard before (or have since). Didn't send shivers down my spine but down my soul.

Groet, Erik

Bonteburg · Post by **Bonteburg** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 9:13 pm

Join Mitchell..

I Had A King

scuzzphut · Post by **scuzzphut** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 10:03 pm

when Billy Connolly sings the last verse of "in that old seaside town, far away......"

Sicklecell666 · Post by **Sicklecell666** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 10:05 pm

anything from the sneakerpimps 'splinter' album.

that guy is my current all-time fav singer.

Manc Chris · Post by **Manc Chris** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 10:28 pm

Sleek Month wrote:

And let's not fall into the trap of Elvis being merely the first pop idol.
Elvis? First pop idol?

...surely you jest.

Just my opinion though, lets not quibble
...but that's what internet forums are for...quibbling!

-S.

Yes, I know (re quibble) however, you have missed the irony there Sleek. Whilst not being a particular fan of Elvis myself, I rate his voice and choice of songs extrememly high. The point I was making was that in certain circles, mass acceptance = zero credibility. IE - It can be seen as 'cool' to drag artists from pedestals. Therefore, whilst there may be a truism somewhere in Elvis being the first pop idol, (He was certainly the first pop star) I felt the need to reiterate the substance that earned the guy his 'king' title.

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 10:43 pm

Bonteburg wrote:Join Mitchell..

I Had A King

Or "The last time I saw Richard" for me (or Marnie)

Also "Mad mad me" by Tuck and Pattie always gets me.

And India Arie's beautiful ballad "I am ready for love"

And "Pearls" by SADE.

And "Chanson Madecasse" by Ravel

And "Quartet for the end of time" by Messiaen

And "Trois chanson des bilitis" by Debussey

And "Rock Bottom" by Robert Wyatt

And "Hermit songs" by Barber (esp the last one)

And "4 last songs" by Richard Strauss (sung by Jessye Norman)

And "Songs on the death of children" by Mahler

And "Lorelei" (and several others) from Shostakovich's 14th

And "Deluge" from Unrest by Henry Cow

so many more

multree · Post by **multree** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 11:00 pm

"Comfortable" from John Mayer (but in the live version from "Any given tuesday"

freeztar · Post by **freeztar** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 11:07 pm

Bjork - So Broken

IT's intense!!!!

Sleek Month · Post by **Sleek Month** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 11:28 pm

Therefore, whilst there may be a truism somewhere in Elvis being the first pop idol, (He was certainly the first pop star) I felt the need to reiterate the substance that earned the guy his 'king' title.

Well, everything else is just opinion, but elvis was far from the first pop star or idol, even of the modern age. (Say from the implementation of the electronic microphone on up.)

There were plenty of guys who had enormous appeal in the same demographic as Elvis did later...and the same sort of:"What's with these kids going crazy" hysteria-thing.

One you may have heard of was Frank Sinatra. Long before his success as a mature artist in the late '50's, he was a teen (his audience, not him...)sensation in the '40's.

It's funny shit, that whole "bobbysoxer" era. Well worth googling for a laugh.

http://century.guardian.co.uk/1940-1949 ... 64,00.html

-S.

The Chase · Post by **The Chase** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 1:29 am

Manc Chris wrote:Personal thing, but no ladies voice does it for me. A baritone male only, can feel what I feel.

I'm the complete opposite there. I think the male voice is ugly. I dont know why. Maybe for the same reason i dont appreciate massages from males i guess.

Most my favorite singings are on trance tracks, my favs being:
Freefall - Skydive
Ascencion - Someone
DJ Tiesto - Silence (feat. Sarah M.) (despite the horribly cheesey synth leads that follow. He kinda ruined it there, but I still love the vocals)

The Chase · Post by **The Chase** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 1:30 am

oh ya, and Mansun - Wide Open Space

MickGael · Post by **MickGael** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 1:42 am

Anything by Ray Charles moves me deeply....

Mr. Slater's Parrot · Post by **Mr. Slater's Parrot** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 6:57 am

Anything by Ray Charles moves me deeply....

Absolutely!

CypherOne · Post by **CypherOne** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 7:02 am

Kurt Cobain, specifically on the Nirvana Unplugged CD.
Thom Yorke, on the 2,3,4 and 5th Radiohead albums, then he just started to sound whiney for the sake of it.
Bono - all the time.

which singer/song really makes you emote?