Gunbot wrote:SusieP wrote:Gunbot wrote:SusieP wrote:Rick wrote:SusieP wrote:Listening to She's Mine.
F**king brilliant.
What a talent Mr Perry has.
Thanks for this LD.
I just clicked the smoothduo myspace link. You're a great singer Susie.
Why thank you, Rick.

I never had a lesson.
I sang in my room to Steve Perry and Ella Fitzgerald albums and I worked out how to breathe and how to phrase in a way that suited my voice. His range is way too high for me - as you can hear from my Smooth stuff. I have a low range.
I haven't sung rock for some time. Been doing the jazzy type stuff and 80's hits like Eurythmics etc in our show for a while now.
I think Journey songs are really better left in the key in which they were created - and I don't have the depth of tone on the high notes that I have on the low, so I know my limits and stick to them.
Maybe I should revisit some rockier stuff.
I feel like a change.

I would love to see you tackle "Into the west" or "May it be". Especially "May it be", as it is usually sang in the higher range by Enya and Lisa Kelly. I would like to hear you do it in that smokey voice style.
I'm not familiar with these songs. So I just had a brief listen on you tube.
It would never have occurred to me to try either song. I'm not sure I could do that style.
Never heard of Lisa Kelly either - lovely voice. Very ethereal. I had to listen to that one right to the end.
Strangely enough I've been looking for some Enya type music for a Birthday gift for my cousin. He loves Enya but already has all her Cd's.
Maybe I should investigate Lisa Kelly's stuff.
I think she may be just his cup of tea!
Yeah, I'm a nut for that Lord Of the rings type music. Lennox won an Acdamy award as a co-writer on "Into the west". I am smitten with Lisa though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEfqgtX-T-8
I knew Annie had won the oscar but I didn't really take much notice of the music.
I expect you like Evanesence, too then? Or are they too 'heavy' and 'goth?'
I've been looking for this present for my cousin and I heard 'My Immortal' by them on a tv show so I thought they might be the solution, but on further listening I discovered they were more goth than ethereal like Enya, so I don't think they would be the right choice.
I will check out Lisa Kelly, thanks.
This cousin likes Tangerine Dream, Kate Bush, Enya and [I cannot bring myself to type this name because I really do not like her voice.....but....here goes....] Katie Melua.