Bye Bye High Notes :-(
Does anyone else miss those really high falsetto notes he use to hit ? - I do, I used to love it when he "Really Took it over the top" -
One Love,
Christopher
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Permalink Reply by sylvie boisvert on
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Hi Christopher, I think we all miss them but that's what recordings are for! lol As far as I'm concerned, as long as he keeps sounding this beautifully soulful, I'm happy! Michael has a strong voice and to keep it that way, ajustments have to be made. See if you sound this good at 57! I personally picture him singing at least as long as Tony Bennett and still sounding fantastic... I do miss the high notes at times but Michael doesn't just tone down the notes, he finds new ways to make the songs special. And if you listen to "Steel bars" on the live RAH CD, he can still produce the "DAY you found me" towards the end and that's good enough for me! Take care. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
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Permalink Reply by Robin on
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HI Christopher, I do think MB can still take it over the top when he chooses to or a song requires it! He's still go that high note, that High C. He talked about it in the interview on the RAH DVD. I agree at the end of Steel Bars he's still got it! More recent songs may not be ones he is doing it as much but I don't doubt he's still got that vocal range that we've come to love in his voice!
Robin
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Yeah Robin, I agree. He still sings "Nessun dorma" doesn't he? The general texture of the show is lower but he's still got it! Loved the interview too! Do you have the DVD or Blue Ray version? I think it's wonderful that he still has a lot of opera on his Ipod. Thanks for supporting my point. As far as I know, the "admin" or Gail posted this. Do you know if Christopher came over to this forum? Just curious. Take care. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
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Permalink Reply by Matthieu Grelier on
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Michael's voice has lowered a bit it's true, but compared to most male singers in their late 50's-60's, his voice has kept amazing close to his prime years? I guess the keys in which he sings his songs now is a very little bit lower than the original recordings but I prefer that to him straining to hit the notes... He has found new interesting ways to deliver the melodies and still gives us the original hooks in the way we loved them in the first place. IN the past (until 1993), I used to think Michael (or his producers) tened to sing too high : he always recorded the songs in a key that was at the very top end of his range, and some songs like "Now That I Found You", "Completely", or "The Voice of My Heart" would have been even better if he has recorded them in a slightly lower key... I love his voice now. His vocals on the new CD are amazing. These are his best vocals since "Only Woman Like You", but the songs are stronger and better and the production is also better on this new record. Just my opinion...
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Matthieu,
I also love his vocals on Only A Woman Like You, that's still one of my fav's of his CD's too.
Robin
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Hi Matthieu, I do agree that Michael’s voice is very close to the sound of his prime years, as you put it. From what Michael said in an interview, he’s the one who wrote his songs in the higher keys. Prefering the higher or lower keys is a matter of taste. I just love the sound of his voice, any which way he sings. He respects his “instrument” as he puts it, not to strain it. I do enjoy his more subdued vocals too, it just makes his beautiful tone more “there”. Thanks for your response. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
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I have DVD version! I don't know if he came over to this forum, I didn't see that Admin posted it.
Thanks!
Robin
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Permalink Reply by sharon on
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Ah i miss the Whoo hoo .As many have said Mb could sing the phonebook and we would be happy but i think his voice is still the same as many years ago xx
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the "woooh" are still here, here and there... listen to "Soul provider" or "SILYBIL" on the new DVD. It's my job to work with singers and it's a fact : the voice of singers, male or female, lowers with time. It's a fact of nature. yet Michael, with his constant training and practising is one the very few singers I know who has almost kept his voice as it was 20 years ago. If you listen to the Live performances of some other well known pop-rock tenors, such as Rod Stewart (my other fave male performer), their voice has lowered over time much more than Michael's. BUt that's not the key that maks the success of a live performance : if the colour, the tone, the pitch of the voice is still here, if the feeling and phrasing are the same, then no matter the key of the song. Michael's singing is amazing : he's one of the top nocth live singers in pop music and I wish he would get more acclaim and recognition for that. In a song like 1997 "Forever Is just a matter of time" he was singing so at the top of his range that it as painful to listen to. On the new album, his singing is amazing, and the closest to his 90's style it has been ever since. I liked the way he sang on "Vintage" or "Sinatra", but it was not the classic Bolton sound. This sound is back on this new record and I hope he will record another album of original material soon !!!
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Bonjour Matthieu, I think it's really just a matter of taste, but I do understand what you're saying: you enjoy the middle "comfort zone". The richness in the tone, where it's more apparent is your thing and that's cool. I take it that you're not necessarily a fan of his 80's music? Personally, I enjoy hearing the evolution of how he found his comfort zone and even listen to his Michael Bolotin albums and am also a big fan of "Everybody's crazy". No, it might not have been the ideal way to present his voice but you sure can't deny the passion behind it. Also, the "Vintage" and "Sinatra" albums suit their purpose at the right time and to me, there's nothing more enjoyable than doing dishes listening and singing to his "Vintage" album. Just my opinion. Take care Matthieu and thanks for your insight. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
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Hi Sharon, I know what you mean about the “whoo oohs”. Well, there are some really nice ones in “Ready for you” and “Invisible tattoo” if you ask me, although I know they're not as high as they used to be... Let me tell you a little story though In an “American Experience” PBS special on Sam Cooke, they were talking about this producer I believe, who was searching for spaces in Sam’s songs to insert some “woohhoos” and was dictating them to Sam. Sam responded that he couldn’t just insert them to fill space, he had to feel them… :D Food for thought. Take care. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
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