bubinga5 Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 IMO. She was just incredible. No vocal aids. Totaly live . This vid says it all. Just straight up vocal power and control she got from church. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxelF Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 (edited) Greatest female vocalist of all time for me. And Teddy Pendergrass just in case you were going to ask. Edited September 30, 2023 by AxelF 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Browning Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 8 hours ago, AxelF said: Greatest female vocalist of all time for me. And Teddy Pendergrass just in case you were going to ask. Have to agree regarding WH. For all the great female singers there have been, she is top of the list for me too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskwave Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 Technically, yes the very best of all time, quite incredible....but my go to female hero is Gladys....warmth, depth and hutspah. But yes WH was an extraordinary talent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 It just illustrates how individual tastes differ. Never a fan of the 'G.O.A.T.' syndrome (it's not a competitive sport...), there are probably over a dozen voices I'd listen to in preference to these ladies, good though they may be. Disclaimer : I'm not enamoured of '70s soul in any case. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Dad3353 said: It just illustrates how individual tastes differ. Never a fan of the 'G.O.A.T.' syndrome (it's not a competitive sport...), there are probably over a dozen voices I'd listen to in preference to these ladies, good though they may be. Disclaimer : I'm not enamoured of '70s soul in any case. Yep, so many great voices, Janis Joplin and Grace Slick are two of mine. Too much of the WH thing for me is technical where emotion is what does the job 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 59 minutes ago, Beedster said: Yep, so many great voices, Janis Joplin and Grace Slick are two of mine. Too much of the WH thing for me is technical where emotion is what does the job Whilst I agree with you, I actually think Whitney had both the technical and emotional fields covered pretty well ( especially her earlier stuff), Aretha was probably the only other person who I feel had a similar talent / gift. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 8 hours ago, casapete said: Whilst I agree with you, I actually think Whitney had both the technical and emotional fields covered pretty well ( especially her earlier stuff), Aretha was probably the only other person who I feel had a similar talent / gift. With WH I always heard the technique, Aretha on the other hand was all soul to my ear 👍 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 On 29/09/2023 at 22:38, bubinga5 said: IMO. She was just incredible. No vocal aids. Totaly live . This vid says it all. Just straight up vocal power and control she got from church. I agree. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 I saw her at Wembley Arena around this time. It wasn't a particularly enthralling gig; it was very low on content and high on padding out. Every song ending was about five minutes long, with her just going, 'Oooooooohwahwahwahwaaaaaaaaah,' and she bought her mum out for another five minutes of the same. That said, her voice was incredible. What a waste. Just say no, kids. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Great singer, no doubt.... but the over-emoting she passed on to Mariah Scary and the rest puts me off... Now, where's my 'Carpenters - Greatest Hits' gone? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 My fave WH song is her very first one, before she discovered all the vocal gymnastics, Saving All My Love For You. Before the addicitons kicked in as well, I guess. As has been said, what a tragic waste - she had everything but was it still wasn't enough. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 1 hour ago, cetera said: Great singer, no doubt.... but the over-emoting she passed on to Mariah Scary and the rest puts me off... Now, where's my 'Carpenters - Greatest Hits' gone? I know what you mean, but I always feel it a little unfair that Whitney gets lumped in with Mariah and all the other trilling warblers that followed, when really she was so much more than that. As Paul says above, her early stuff in particular was almost void of any of that stuff, and her tone & ability to be able to control her voice over such a range was truly wonderful I saw her live in Monaco at the start of her decline and it was both stunning and sad at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 15 minutes ago, casapete said: I know what you mean, but I always feel it a little unfair that Whitney gets lumped in with Mariah and all the other trilling warblers that followed, when really she was so much more than that. As Paul says above, her early stuff in particular was almost void of any of that stuff, and her tone & ability to be able to control her voice over such a range was truly wonderful Indeed, I meant the warblings/singing of every note around the one she was going for.... that came later in her career. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Probably like many, the first version I heard of I will Always Love You was Whitney Houstons. I think it`s an incredible version though I do now prefer Dolly Partons version as it has a vulnerability to it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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