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Title: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: Bobber on August 07, 2008, 12:01:07 PM
Listening to the concerts in Anfield and Quebec the other day, I feel that Paul is somehow losing the quality and power of his voice lately. Any opinions? Just temporarily?
Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: An Apple Beatle on August 07, 2008, 12:12:15 PM
Possibly because of the amount of gigs lately and all that socialising after? heheheh
Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: Revolver42 on August 07, 2008, 12:34:19 PM
Obviously no one can sing as well in their 60's as they can in their 20's.  I think his voice sounds great for his age.
Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: Jane on August 07, 2008, 02:07:41 PM
It is because of his age. Yes, his voice has changed.
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Post by: DaveRam on August 07, 2008, 02:41:31 PM
Yes i think in the last 18 month or so his vocal ability as got a lot weaker .
I think it's his age though , nothing lasts forever .
Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: legthi on August 07, 2008, 03:03:53 PM
I agree, probably the age. Still damn bloody good though - the vocals on some recent tracks, such as 'nod your head' sound like they could've been recorded in 69' or the 70's sometimes. Raw energy! I did notice his paled vocals at Anfield though.
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Post by: alexis on August 07, 2008, 04:00:35 PM
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I agree, probably the age. Still damn bloody good though - the vocals on some recent tracks, such as 'nod your head' sound like they could've been recorded in 69' or the 70's sometimes. Raw energy! I did notice his paled vocals at Anfield though.

I've noticed that too - it seems he's still got a pretty good screaming voice. Seems that the control needed for quieter songs isn't there anymore. Amazing really that someone who has smoked for the better part of half a century has ANY voice left!

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Post by: freakchic9 on August 07, 2008, 06:24:36 PM
Did we mention the fact that he screams in a lot of songs, too?
Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: Okay on August 07, 2008, 06:27:33 PM
I saw him live in Quebec, and I gotta say it sounded much better then on the live recordings I made. He lost some of it but he's still a great singer
Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: Jane on August 07, 2008, 08:16:00 PM
If only he hadn`t smoked at all! Smoking is the worst seemingly innocent habit of all.
Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: legthi on August 07, 2008, 08:53:13 PM
I don't know when smoking is ever seen as innocent. I agree with all the comments...and yeaa his screaming voice is still rockin! reminds me of 'oh darling' sometimes.
Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: cubanheel on August 07, 2008, 08:55:36 PM
I think some of it is because he was just so blooming good for so blooming long, and now he does the odd duff sounding thing (latest song doesn't do much for me so far, for example) it sounds worse because of how good we all know he can be.  He also does a lot more live work than some singers half his age, and I think that he's amazing! I am so desperate to see him live and take the whole family. I missed his last tour of UK and really regret that.
Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: PaulieBear on August 07, 2008, 08:58:17 PM
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Yes i think in the last 18 month or so his vocal ability as got a lot weaker .
I think it's his age though , nothing lasts forever .

nice signature!

I think life has just caught up with him....voices always change as people get  older.

Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: Bobber on August 07, 2008, 10:17:34 PM
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Did we mention the fact that he screams in a lot of songs, too?

Screaming is a disguise for not be able to sing it like it should.
Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: Sondra on August 07, 2008, 10:44:01 PM
His voice hasn't really been right for years now. He lost the sweetness to it some time ago. And some of the range. But it's still very good. Considering he's on his way to seventy!
Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: HeatherBoo on August 08, 2008, 12:34:55 AM
Yea, I think that is just part of life.  Ever notice if you talk to an older person on the phone you can usually tell it's an older person?
Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: PaulieBear on August 08, 2008, 01:10:45 AM
no, it's just them who can't tell if you're there ONLY grand daughter or there son....
Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: Andy Smith on August 08, 2008, 11:02:11 PM
i have noticed macca's vocal problems in recent times specially on concerts like the
liverpool gig and he was really struggling when he did the Brit Awards.  :-/
i have been watching the Quebec concert footage and to me he sounds quite better on
that. yes, people do loose there singing voice slightly when they get older, Brian Wilson
certainnly has. i think one of the best shows he last did with a terrific vocal range was
the ICA gig he did last year. Ringo's vocals are still sounding good though!  8)
Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: tkitna on August 09, 2008, 01:37:05 AM
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His voice hasn't really been right for years now. He lost the sweetness to it some time ago. And some of the range. But it's still very good. Considering he's on his way to seventy!

Yeah, this isnt something thats just started happening. Been going on for quite some time.

Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: alexis on August 09, 2008, 01:44:55 AM
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His voice hasn't really been right for years now. He lost the sweetness to it some time ago. And some of the range. But it's still very good. Considering he's on his way to seventy!

Yes, that's exactly the word ... sweetness, he had the sweetest voice of them all, a gift from above for sure.
Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: Jane on August 09, 2008, 07:19:27 PM
An elderly man can`t have a sweet voice  :'(
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Post by: Bobber on August 09, 2008, 09:05:35 PM
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An elderly man can`t have a sweet voice  :'(

Oh, that's nonsense.
Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: alexis on August 09, 2008, 10:03:17 PM
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Oh, that's nonsense.

Bobber, your response begs an example  :)

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Post by: adamzero on August 09, 2008, 10:03:28 PM
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Oh, that's nonsense.

I agree.  Mississippi John Hurt had an incredibly smooth (and "sweet") voice into his 80s.  Mel Torme.  Tony Bennett.  Even Der Bingle.  

Van Morrison still kicks ass.  

I think Paul has suffered from never learning how to preserve his voice.  And some of the songs he needs to try in a lower key now.  Everything seems to have come effortlessly to him in the past, maybe he's just kinda lazy about vocal training.  Who knows?

I do know this--Elvis Costello seems to have done some serious vocal work and his voice is more powerful than ever.  I think he'll do fine into his old age (though he never had a "natural" voice like Paul's).



Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: Sondra on August 09, 2008, 10:41:15 PM
Of course older people can have sweet voices. This is just Paul we're talking about. It's hard to explain it, but he lost the sort of youthful innocence in his voice. Even in the WAY he sings he songs. He always sounds so distant and unattached anymore.   Plus, I can't stand all the phoniness. He should try and feel it a bit more.  
Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: alexis on August 09, 2008, 11:22:39 PM
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Of course older people can have sweet voices. This is just Paul we're talking about. It's hard to explain it, but he lost the sort of youthful innocence in his voice. Even in the WAY he sings he songs. He always sounds so distant and unattached anymore.   Plus, I can't stand all the phoniness. He should try and feel it a bit more.

Do you mean the way he is on stage, sort of detached in a "We love you Seattle" sort of way?

I think he was always like that on stage, back to Beatlemania days. Maybe he even learned to be that way because of Beatlemania ... no use in getting emotionally invested in a performance if nobody in the audience cares one iota what you sound like. "Thank you very much, thank you! Ah, well, well! Well, for our next number we'd like to do a song off our very last LP ...".

But back to the sweetness of his voice ... I think of songs like "I Will", or even "Rocky Racoon" (in terms of vocal quality, not so much song topic). Even on a rocker like "Get Back" he had a quality that I always thought of as smoothness, but I think your word "sweetness" is better.  Is this what you are thinking about, Sandra?

I don't think anyone can keep that kind of voice up in their later years, or maybe I'm too ignorant of other singers. The ones I recognize from the list above (Tony Bennett, Der Bingle) never had that early Paul sweetness, they were kind of lower register voices.

It's hard to explain, sorry for the rambling!

Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: DarkSweetLady on August 09, 2008, 11:53:57 PM
I think that it is just age. But Paul can sing better than other people half his age.

I think he's just getting older so he wants to get a good tour out so he's putting on a lot of shows which is causing a strain on his voice.
Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: Beatlemaniac64 on August 10, 2008, 04:45:35 AM
Well, I unfortunately agree that he has lost some of it. On soft songs especially it seems like he has more trouble. Don't get me wrong, he still has an amazing voice, especially for his age. But it's just not the same as it used to be, and I hope maybe it's temporary!
Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: Geoff on August 10, 2008, 03:44:39 PM
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Plus, I can't stand all the phoniness.

You mean like the bit in "Hey Jude" on Tripping the Live Fantastic where he exhorts the crowd to "Get the feeling!!!"? Ouch. Done in by his own professional showman's shtick.
Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: Bobber on August 10, 2008, 07:02:32 PM
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Bobber, your response begs an example  :)


Mississippi John Hurt had an incredibly smooth (and "sweet") voice into his 80s.  Mel Torme.  Tony Bennett.  Even Der Bingle.  

Van Morrison still kicks ass.
Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: Sondra on August 10, 2008, 07:22:30 PM
Apparently we're all on different pages here by what we mean when we say sweet. Which probably wasn't the right word to begin with, but it's all I could think of at the time to explain what I felt Paul lost. I mean that higher register. Even in his speaking voice which is a lot lower these days. And has been for some time now. He used to have more of a youthful sounding pitch. More breathy and again, I hate to use the word, but sweet.

While those singers mentioned have/had excellent voices, I think I'd describe them more as soulful than sweet. I mean, they can sing a very sweet song, but someone like Van Morrison has more of a rocky voice. It's always been a bit rough. Same with the others. They've always sounded more mature even in youth. Paul didn't. He sounded young and now he sounds older. And I know I'm totally not explaining this right, but oh well!

Also, his stage antics during the Beatles days were a lot less contrived than they are now. He still seemed excited and in awe even if his speech was controlled and thought out. Plus they were always presenting new material. Which I think helps. I mean, how excited can you act when you're singing a song for the ten thousandth time? But still, get some new lines or something. He's been saying the same stuff for years now and acting like it's the first time it's coming out of his mouth. How stupid are we? He's a great actor though. I'll give him that.
Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: Jane on August 10, 2008, 07:57:59 PM
How exited can you act when you sing a song for the10000000th time? - asks Sandra. Sorry! But this is your job, you should sing emotionally and excitedly if you dare come onto stage to your new audience. So this is no explanation, the repetition of the process is no excuse for a good singer to fail to sing it brilliantly! It`s like a teacher, who comes to a new group of students but has to repeat the material for the 1000th time. And what? If it`s a bad teacher he/she will be bored and everybody will be bored. But if it`s a good TEACHER he/she never feels he/she repeats the material all over, the teacher is excited and anxious to meet new students and to give them all the best, the beat of her knowledge and the besr of her performance in class. The process and the experience will be absolutely new for her. And you, Sandra, know it pretty well, since you are a teacher. Respect!!!  :)
Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: Geoff on August 10, 2008, 07:58:34 PM
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I mean that higher register. Even in his speaking voice which is a lot lower these days. And has been for some time now. He used to have more of a youthful sounding pitch. More breathy and again, I hate to use the word, but sweet.

I think of the timbre his voice had on A Hard Day's Night era recordings like "And I Love Her" and "Things We Said Today:" quite striking.

Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: Sondra on August 10, 2008, 08:13:55 PM
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How exited can you act when you sing a song for the10000000th time? - asks Sandra. Sorry! But this is your job, you should sing emotionally and excitedly if you dare come onto stage to your new audience. So this is no explanation, the repetition of the process is no excuse for a good singer to fail to sing it brilliantly! It`s like a teacher, who comes to a new group of students but has to repeat the material for the 1000th time. And what? If it`s a bad teacher he/she will be bored and everybody will be bored. But if it`s a good TEACHER he/she never feels he/she repeats the material all over, the teacher is excited and anxious to meet new students and to give them all the best, the beat of her knowledge and the besr of her performance in class. The process and the experience will be absolutely new for her. And you, Sandra, know it pretty well, since you are a teacher. Respect!!!  :)

Not quite the same, but I get your point. And when I've been teaching the same thing for 40+ years, I'll get back to you and let you know how excited I am.
Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: Jane on August 10, 2008, 09:06:43 PM
This is his job. So, be so kind as...You are teaching the same thing but you teach different audiences. And if you claim people`s love and admiration ( you are an actor, a singer) or if you claim student`s attention, respect and interest in their eyes then you should do it well!!! Or else why do it at all? Even if you are teaching for 40 years. We have some oldish teachers, and the ones that still teach are great. All the rest, who have retired, are mediocre. It`s just a question of being a good teacher. So I am sure when you get back to me in 30-40 years you will still tell me how much you like your students and the process itself. I am stating it with all responsibility cause I love my students and every time introduce an element of excitement and creativity in my lessons.
I think Paul is great and the fact that he sings live tells a lot. Besides, Paul is a perfectionist , has always been, and he can`t afford to sing indifferently or badly, so I believe it`s just his old age that is getting at him. A bit.
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Post by: Sondra on August 10, 2008, 09:47:15 PM
There's no comparison here.  IF I teach the same thing for 40 years, and that's a big if, I still would only be presenting the same material forty different times. Paul is singing the same songs over and over and over again night after night, I don't think he'd be human if he didn't get a little bored of it after a while. Respect for the audience or not. Also, we get to know our students for an entire school year. They're not just a few thousand strangers watching us present. Big difference. So there's no comparison to be made here. Also, as a teacher, I can change grades, schools, or specialties. In the last decade I've already went from public school to private, special ed. to general ed. first grade to second grade. I love my job, but ALL teachers need to change it up every few years or so. It keeps them fresh and excited. Because again, we're human beings. And btw, some teachers suck from day one, so really it's all just relative.

And I respect Paul very much, but if you don't see his live shows coming off a bit phony these days, then I don't know what else to say. I'm not saying he doesn't respect his audience, I'm just saying doesn't seem as excited about it as he used to be. Which is normal.

Also, this is all just conjecture. We've all had the privilege of being able to observe Paul over the years through film and live shows. So I'm commenting on my observations. I wouldn't even attempt to comment on someone I wouldn't know from Adam if I ran into them on the street.

BTW, what do you teach? Always nice to know a fellow teacher!  :)
Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: aspinall_lover on August 10, 2008, 11:40:25 PM
Age..............yes...........a very determinate factor.  Look at all the other singers' voices when they got older and they changed.  Went from being "sweet young" to "deeper older".  And smoking is the evil to all good singers.  And we all knew how heavy a smoker Paul was back when he was young.  By the way.............when did Paul actually quit smoking??
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Post by: adamzero on August 11, 2008, 01:13:46 AM
Maybe it's time Paul starting rapping his songs: "Yesterday" boom-chucka-boom "all my troubles seemed so far away" [grabs crotch] boom-chucka-boom "now they look like they're here to stay" [fingers bling] boom-chucka-boom "I believe in . . . Yesterday" [girl singer chorus] "Yesterday . . . Yesterday . . . Yeeesssterdaaaay . . . ."
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Post by: Sondra on August 11, 2008, 01:18:34 AM
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Maybe it's time Paul starting rapping his songs: "Yesterday" boom-chucka-boom "all my troubles seemed so far away" [grabs crotch] boom-chucka-boom "now they look like they're here to stay" [fingers bling] boom-chucka-boom "I believe in . . . Yesterday" [girl singer chorus] "Yesterday . . . Yesterday . . . Yeeesssterdaaaay . . . ."


Ah, you laugh, but you're closer to reality than you think!!

Jay-Z, Linkin Park and MACCA! Yeah, but I still respect him.  ::)
24MD-v0IgYA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24MD-v0IgYA)
Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: aspinall_lover on August 11, 2008, 02:21:22 AM
No...............not that.................there's a word called, "retired"..................
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Post by: PaulieBear on August 11, 2008, 04:15:09 AM
He's just Paul
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Post by: freakchic9 on August 11, 2008, 04:24:31 AM
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...

24MD-v0IgYA ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24MD-v0IgYA[/url])


I think my sister has the same shirt as Jay-Z!
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Post by: Kaleidoscope_Eyes on August 11, 2008, 08:26:53 AM
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Maybe it's time Paul starting rapping his songs: "Yesterday" boom-chucka-boom "all my troubles seemed so far away" [grabs crotch] boom-chucka-boom "now they look like they're here to stay" [fingers bling] boom-chucka-boom "I believe in . . . Yesterday" [girl singer chorus] "Yesterday . . . Yesterday . . . Yeeesssterdaaaay . . . ."
Classic!!!!!! He did a pretty "boom-chucka-boom" performance of Long Tall Sally with some woman singer...

But I think the voice grows older with the age.... there's a direct link there. But! He stil got it [in my eyes.. or ears rather  ;)]
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Post by: DaveRam on August 11, 2008, 08:49:24 AM
I was listening to a new song from the forth coming Fireman album last night on Youtube called  " My Soul " and Paul's voice sounds so frail i was shocked, it's a lovely song but he sounds 80 year old .
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Post by: Jane on August 11, 2008, 01:14:51 PM
He needs a rest after the divorce and all the trouble. He needs to restore his energy.
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Post by: DaveRam on August 11, 2008, 06:32:44 PM
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He needs a rest after the divorce and all the trouble. He needs to restore his energy.

I think your right Jane , it would take a lot out of a younger person let alone some one in their 60's.

Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: cubanheel on August 11, 2008, 10:42:18 PM
Anyone know if Paul's ever had any vocal coaching? Because in the right hands 'faults/frailties' can be disguised if not completely overcome. He may need to learn to sing from a different part of his throat. It can be done, with the right vocal coaching, I've heard great improvements in people's voices.

However, from his comments about learning musical notation, I expect I already know what he'd say about vocal coaching!!

From another angle, maybe this particular song needed a certain frail quality though?

Thoughts, anyone?

(thinker)
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Post by: EightDaysAWeek on August 11, 2008, 10:46:36 PM
Quite frankly, I'm just astounded with how good his voice sounds at his age. Nothing lasts forever, but at the same time, the way his voice still sounds (just watched some Quebec footage on YouTube) just amazes me. I think we Beatle fans are lucky that we have the two surviving Beatles still performing, though I heard that Paul might not tour as much so he can be with his daughter, which I admire. Anyways, on a random note I hope he stops in Colorado, part of my life would be complete. I'm way to obsessive sometimes haha.
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Post by: Mairi on August 14, 2008, 02:14:47 AM
Interesting fact: in Hey Jude, After the "Oh" in the crescendo, Paul sings "yeah!" Apparently that note is F Natural above male High C, and he sings it in non-falsetto, which is very difficult for a male voice to do.
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Post by: Jane on August 14, 2008, 06:53:54 PM
Has Paul ever sung in falsetto?
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Post by: alexis on August 14, 2008, 07:05:30 PM
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Has Paul ever sung in falsetto?

I'm going to take a wild stab at this and say he did in "Tell Me Why You Cried", on A Hard Day's Night: "Is there anything that I can do-ooo?".

Also, maybe in "From Me to You", that high harmony on: "Is there anything I can do-ooo?".

Hey, isn't that the same line !!

Come to think think of it, maybe in "Honey Pie" off The White Album, goes something like "I like the light. I like that kind of music, that kind of music, play it for me, play it for me honey with blues", or something like that.


???
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Post by: Jane on August 14, 2008, 07:46:01 PM
Maybe, maybe, but actually i think it`s just singing in a very high voice. John did sing in falsetto, and Paul???
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Post by: DaveRam on August 14, 2008, 09:43:59 PM
Some of the singing om McCartney 11 sounds falsetto ?
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Post by: fendertele on August 15, 2008, 01:20:30 AM
you can hear all the cracks appearing in his voice and as sandra said he no longer has the sweet innocent tone he once had, everything he sings now has a slight croakiness added to it and also has a hint of droopy the dog.
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Post by: Sondra on August 15, 2008, 10:00:02 AM
On the subject of Paul's vocal abilities, which are amazing, for those who know a thing or two about singing, do you think, in his prime, he would have been able to handle a song like Bridge Over Troubled Water. I'm just using this song as an example because I've just been listening to it and I find Art Garfunkel's vocals to be very impressive. His voice though seems more trained or something. More controlled and powerful. I don't know if Paul ever had that kind of control and power to pull something like that off. I don't find Paul's voice to be very powerful, but then, what do I know! Paul does seem to have more of an ability to change it up though. Not always sounding the same.  

Anyway, I was just wondering what those of you who know about singing think about it. Or is it just comparing apples to oranges in this case? Does Garfunkel even have the range that McCartney had? I don't listen to him much, but do think he has a very beautiful voice.

 :)
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Post by: An Apple Beatle on August 15, 2008, 11:54:25 AM
Apples and Oranges....All had great falsetto's but Simon & Garfunkel would win in purity. Macca could growl and scream unlike them coo-ing songbirds. Bridge over troubled water is a stunning song but I imagine Paul in Blackbird/ I Will / Here There Everywhere mode doing an emotional version himself.
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Post by: fendertele on August 15, 2008, 02:13:26 PM
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On the subject of Paul's vocal abilities, which are amazing, for those who know a thing or two about singing, do you think, in his prime, he would have been able to handle a song like Bridge Over Troubled Water. I'm just using this song as an example because I've just been listening to it and I find Art Garfunkel's vocals to be very impressive. His voice though seems more trained or something. More controlled and powerful. I don't know if Paul ever had that kind of control and power to pull something like that off. I don't find Paul's voice to be very powerful, but then, what do I know! Paul does seem to have more of an ability to change it up though. Not always sounding the same.  

Anyway, I was just wondering what those of you who know about singing think about it. Or is it just comparing apples to oranges in this case? Does Garfunkel even have the range that McCartney had? I don't listen to him much, but do think he has a very beautiful voice.

 :)

i think he could pull it of " yesterday " stylee.
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Post by: Mairi on August 15, 2008, 02:23:43 PM
Interesting... I don't think Paul would be able to pull off BOTW in the same style as Art Garfunkel (who is amazing) but the song is probably within his range. I can see him doing a growly version of it, a la Golden Slumbers. He couldn't have performed it as angelic as Garfunkel did, though.
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Post by: DaveRam on August 15, 2008, 05:35:22 PM
Thats an interesting thought Sandra , could Paul do a song like "Bridge Over Troubled Water" in his prime .
He's done very few what i would call big ballad type songs , the one that impresses me is  "All My Trials" which he did in his 50's , it's a towering vocal done live i think ?
So maybe yes in his younger days he maybe could have tackled a song like Bridge Over Troubled Water .
I agree though Art Garfunkle gives a stunning vocal on that song .
A song like that is maybe more suitable to someone like George Michael , a guy with a bit of Diva in him (tongue1)(wink1)(teeth1)
Title: Re: Is Paul Losing His Voice?
Post by: DaveRam on August 15, 2008, 05:43:50 PM
I've just rememberd Paul doe's a lovely falsetto on "So Bad" , So yes he could do that style of singing(thumbsup)
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Post by: fendertele on August 15, 2008, 07:35:51 PM
he did falsetto im sure on coming up, unless it was linda alone ?
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Post by: Sondra on August 16, 2008, 08:27:26 AM
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I've just rememberd Paul doe's a lovely falsetto on "So Bad" , So yes he could do that style of singing(thumbsup)

He could hit the notes well, but I don't think he could hold the note and give it that same power that singers like Garfunkel are able to do. Which is why he always resorted to the growling thing. Which was good for what he was doing anyway. More rock and roll. But I wonder if he could have trained his voice to accomplish those big power notes. For some reason, Because comes to mind. The potential seemed to have been there.

Was listening to Elton John today. Another guy with great range. Probably more similar to Paul than Garfunkel. Some of those high notes he hits are pretty amazing. Like it when he refers to himself as sounding like a castrati!  He would have made a great fifth Beatle I think. Except he'd have had to tone down the glamour a bit!  :X

Sorry to have gotten off topic.  :B
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Post by: alexis on August 16, 2008, 11:40:29 AM
Back to the sweetness thing ... I think it's hard to beat "Yesterday" and "I Will" for sweet vocals.

That singer from Squeeze has an interesting voice, kind of like that too at times. Does anyone else think so?