Există - la noi, în România - prejudecata, că altfel nu pot să-i spun, că Michael Jackson n-avea cine ştie ce voce. Pot da cel puţin două exemple de persoane posesoare de studii de Conservator, plus vreo câţiva "critici" de specialitate (mă rog, e un fel de auto-intitulare sau, în lipsa de altceva...) care au afirmat cu glas tare acest lucru - unii mai agresiv, alţii - cu delicateţe. Citind cele scrise în Rolling Stone, am mai făcut ceva cercetări şi uite ce am găsit (îmi mărturisesc uluirea):
De pildă, pe site-ul www.spiritus-temporis.com (nu am tradus, ca să fie cât mai clar; m-am băgat doar la câteva "precizări", pentru că erau paranteze/linkuri - se pot accesa de pe site, oricum - şi am scurtat enorma listă a celor care au folosit sau folosesc falsetto ca tehnică de cântat):
"Michael Jackson, described by his vocal coach, Seth Riggs, as a high tenor, was declared the 11th best vocalist in contempary music, according to MTV's 22 Greatest Voices in Music. He has recieved many awards for his vocal performance through-out his career.
Technically, Michael Jackson has one of the finest voices in contempary music. His first advantage is the natural speed of his voice. Michael Jackson has the ability to sing in staccato, and sing complex rhythms in perfect timing. The best recorded example of this is the title track from his 1979 album, Off The Wall.
De pildă, pe site-ul www.spiritus-temporis.com (nu am tradus, ca să fie cât mai clar; m-am băgat doar la câteva "precizări", pentru că erau paranteze/linkuri - se pot accesa de pe site, oricum - şi am scurtat enorma listă a celor care au folosit sau folosesc falsetto ca tehnică de cântat):
"Michael Jackson, described by his vocal coach, Seth Riggs, as a high tenor, was declared the 11th best vocalist in contempary music, according to MTV's 22 Greatest Voices in Music. He has recieved many awards for his vocal performance through-out his career.
- a. MTV's 22 Greatest Voices in Music is a countdown of the greatest singers in contemporary music, by MTV and Blender Magazine. The countdown, which was aired in March2003, features vocalists from the different genres of music including Pop, R&B, Rock and Hip-Hop. The list was compiled by music industry critics, but fans were also given the opportunity to vote in a nation-wide poll conducted on MTV2.
- b. In music, a tenor is a male singer with a high voice (although not as high as a countertenor). In four part chorale-style harmony, it is the second lowest voice, above the bass and below the soprano and alto. A typical tenor will have a range extending roughly from the C an octave below middle C to the C above middle C (i.e. C3-C5). In a mixed-gender choir, females may also sing as tenors. Unlike its female counterpart, the soprano, tenors are frequently required to execute the Tenor C on demand in order to be considered a true tenor.
Technically, Michael Jackson has one of the finest voices in contempary music. His first advantage is the natural speed of his voice. Michael Jackson has the ability to sing in staccato, and sing complex rhythms in perfect timing. The best recorded example of this is the title track from his 1979 album, Off The Wall.- In musical notation, staccato indicates that notes are sounded in a detached and distinctly separate manner with their lengths shortened; that is, a short silence should be between the notes, without affecting the rhythm. Notes identified as "staccato" should be played or sung abruptly and short. Usually notated by a dot over the head of the note when the stem is downward, or by a dot below the head of the note when the stem is upward.
- Falsetto (fall-SET-oh) is a singing technique that produces sounds that are pitched higher than the singer's normal range. It can also mean an artificially-raised speaking pitch. This often occurs momentarily, if repeatedly, in males during puberty as their voice changes. The break between voice registers, audible or not, is called the passaggio. The 'falsetto register' is used by male countertenors to approximate the register in classical voice that previously employed castrati, in pieces written after castratism became socially unacceptable, and eventually universally outlawed. It is also used by many male rock singers to produce their over-the-top soaring vocals:
- Jon Anderson of Yes
- The Beatles, not generally known for falsetto, used the technique in "Tell Me Why"
- Stephen Bishop, singing the closing theme from National Lampoon's Animal House
- The Blues Brothers used the technique at one point in "Stand By Your Man"
- Lou Christie
- Noel Gallagher of Oasis
- Rob Halford of Judas Priest
- Roger Hodgson of Supertramp
- Geddy Lee of Rush
- Chris Martin of Coldplay
- Curtis Mayfield, on the Superfly soundtrack album
- Freddie Mercury of Queen
- Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses (and many other heavy metal vocalists)
- Jeff Sorensen, solo artist
- David Usher, solo artist
- Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys
- Thom Yorke of Radiohead.
- Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails (for only one song.) Falsettos were also prominent lead singers in soul music groups, including:
- William Hart of The Delfonics
- Eddie Kendricks of The Temptations
- Russell Thompkins Jr. of The Stylistics. Perhaps the most famous falsetto singers in pop are Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees, Michael Jackson and Prince.
Bob Geldof said of Michael Jackson's voice, "when (he) sings it is with the voice of angels..."."
Mai clar de atât nu se poate.
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EXCEPŢIONAL şi chiar tulburător interviul postat pe site-ul Rolling Stone, în articolul Michael Jackson: Hear How He Wanted to Be Remembered
Merită să fie tradus (mai încolo, că ţine cam 25 de minute şi ceva - varianta scurta! - cea "normală" ţine 57'). A fost înregistrat în toamna 2001 (octombrie) şi, printre altele - când cineva l-a întrebat care ar fi singurul cântec pe care l-ar alege pentru a-l cânta tot restul vieţii - Michael Jackson a ales 3: "Heal the World", "Speechless", "You Are My Life"; că "Speechless" a fost inspirat de copaci, de pădure; că, dacă ar fi să schimbe ceva în viaţa lui, ar alege să fie un om obişnuit... Asta-i ce-am reţinut din mers.
Mai clar de atât nu se poate.
fotografiile: www.gettyimages.com
EXCEPŢIONAL şi chiar tulburător interviul postat pe site-ul Rolling Stone, în articolul Michael Jackson: Hear How He Wanted to Be Remembered
Merită să fie tradus (mai încolo, că ţine cam 25 de minute şi ceva - varianta scurta! - cea "normală" ţine 57'). A fost înregistrat în toamna 2001 (octombrie) şi, printre altele - când cineva l-a întrebat care ar fi singurul cântec pe care l-ar alege pentru a-l cânta tot restul vieţii - Michael Jackson a ales 3: "Heal the World", "Speechless", "You Are My Life"; că "Speechless" a fost inspirat de copaci, de pădure; că, dacă ar fi să schimbe ceva în viaţa lui, ar alege să fie un om obişnuit... Asta-i ce-am reţinut din mers.
