Snowbunny Sorcerer
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Why was MJ so aggressive as a singer.
For a pop/soul singer, he was unorthodox in that the was rather urgent and brutal in his delivery.
Even though he wasn't a rock singer, he often could be mistaken for one on some tracks. Employing vocal brutism in short bursts on the chorus on some songs or throughout the verse on others.
I believe this is what sets him apart from other pop singers of the past, his ability to tap into his brutal singing style but revert back to that sweet soulful melodic sound when it suited him.
My question though is, where did this come from?
We know that he was trained by Motown in his youth with the Jackson 5, but his reference point was always soulful melodic pop.
We also know that his vocal coach was Seth Riggs, but again, what was the influence to sing with that raw brutism? Where did it come from?
For a pop/soul singer, he was unorthodox in that the was rather urgent and brutal in his delivery.
Even though he wasn't a rock singer, he often could be mistaken for one on some tracks. Employing vocal brutism in short bursts on the chorus on some songs or throughout the verse on others.
I believe this is what sets him apart from other pop singers of the past, his ability to tap into his brutal singing style but revert back to that sweet soulful melodic sound when it suited him.
My question though is, where did this come from?
We know that he was trained by Motown in his youth with the Jackson 5, but his reference point was always soulful melodic pop.
We also know that his vocal coach was Seth Riggs, but again, what was the influence to sing with that raw brutism? Where did it come from?
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