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Can MJ still sing smooth and clear on Fast Dance Tracks?

I love "Walk Right Now"! It's very underrated much like the rest of the "Triumph" album, however I don't know if MJ can sing like that today. I mean, I think you're being a bit unrealistic to be honest. You just cannot expect Michael, at 49 years old, to sound the same way today as he did in his 20's. It aint gonna happen. I don't have a problem with MJ's singing though. I like how diverse his voice is, it would be so boring if he sang in that same smooth style in every song, I like the change in his voice and I think his voice has evolved beautifuly over the years.
 
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MJ could still sing that song now. Geez.

I know u have a stylistic preference BabyBe, that has been established. :lol:

MJ still has the ability to sing that way, he just choses to switch up styles. There is not a song today that sounds like Walk Right Now lol. So times have changed, MJ's style has changed...and there u go.
 
BabeBeMine said:
I agree MJ sings smooth on ballads like Heaven Can Wait and Break of Dawn. Butterflies is more Mid-Tempo,so is Whatever happens.

My point was on his up tempo tracks it seems like he has been grunting with his voice since the History era on dance tracks with the exception of maybe YRMW which is Mid-Tempo. Even on the Dangerous album, "Can't let her get away", and" She Drives Me Wild" his is grunting to much on the lead vocals. His backgournd vocals sound great.

Unbreakable and Heartbreaker just were not hot dance tracks. That 'Don't stop to you get enough" type level or " Wanna be Starting Something" level. Even "PYT"

I think it's the style of vocal arrangement that he is using.
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I agree with all your posts :)
 
He can sing however he wants, because he is a professional. If your voice is in top shape (and usually fully developed--not like a child), you can make it adjust to whatever style you want to. That's just how singing (and even regular speaking) works.
 
Cinnamon234 said:
I love "Walk Right Now"! It's very underrated much like the rest of the "Triumph" album, however I don't know if MJ can sing like that today. I mean, I think you're being a bit unrealistic to be honest. You just cannot expect Michael, at 49 years old, to sound the same way today as he did in his 20's. It aint gonna happen. I don't have a problem with MJ's singing though. I like how diverse his voice is, it would be so boring if he sang in that same smooth style in every song, I like the change in his voice and I think his voice has evolved beautifuly over the years.
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Good Point. I agree singing smooth on every single track would be to similair of a style
 
bebemine are you asking "if mike can sing smooth and clear on fast dance tracks?" or are you telling us. Because when someone throw out a "Yes" he can still sing like that you rebut it....so are you asking or telling? I mean if you don't think michael can, if nothing anyone has said before will change YOUR opinion then no since in discussion or asking this question if your mind is made up. anyway

I think michael can still sing smooth and clear and also pretty much the same way he did back in the 80's because the singing from "wbss08" sound just it did back then.
 
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I say of course he can why not. Why do people say he can,t, do you know for sure , have you been there and listened to him. Don,t you worry Michael can sing like a angel i just dont get why some think he can,t .
 
Michael hasn't lost any of his range. His voice, like any vocalists, has lowered somewhat in tone, but he can still reach all of his upper registers and lower registers. Michael also has a phenomenol work ethic when it comes to keeping and getting his voice in to top shape, so you know he's taken care of it, and he knows how to use proper singing technique, he always has since he started working with Seth. His voice is gorgeous.
 
The reason why some people say he can't sing live anymore, is because he hasn't done it since ages ago (MSG was a disaster). I'm sure he still is able to perform and sing, but I truely think MJ is lazy and does not care as much as he used to.
 
Disaster eh? pshh everyone i know who saw the show ( which was pretty much EVERYONE)....thought the show was excellent.
 
I think that MJ can still sing smooth and clear on fast tracks. If you listen to his CDs, all of them, you do sense a change in his voice, but it got better with age. I think the issue is that some people are still on the old school Michael - wanting him to sing the songs that he use to sing. The R&B/soul lovers want to hear the songs that MJ sang in the OTW and Thriller days. The pop/soul lovers wanna hear the songs that MJ made during the Bad and Dangerous times. I think that MJ still has that great singing voice but it is more deeper and grittier. This is a good thread with interesting comments.
 
J5master said:
Disaster eh? pshh everyone i know who saw the show ( which was pretty much EVERYONE)....thought the show was excellent.
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Exactly. I remember when people were talking about that concert nonstop.
 
The concert was the biggest in the channel's history. It broke records. Not bad for a 'disaster'.
 
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Datsymay said:
The conert was the boggest in the channel's history. It broke records. Not bad for a 'disaster'.
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Exactly. It was huge for CBS. HUGE. It seems like everytime people on here talk about the concerts, it is always negative. Why? I do not get it.
 
Andrew Ryan said:
The reason why some people say he can't sing live anymore, is because he hasn't done it since ages ago (MSG was a disaster). I'm sure he still is able to perform and sing, but I truely think MJ is lazy and does not care as much as he used to.
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That's funny, because that show is actually what turned me from a casual fan in to a mega fan, lol, which in turn turned be on to all of his work and to him as a person.

He isn't lazy. He wasn't doing great during that period in terms of health and other things, like Sony trying to destroy him, lol.
 
Andrew Ryan said:
The reason why some people say he can't sing live anymore, is because he hasn't done it since ages ago (MSG was a disaster). I'm sure he still is able to perform and sing, but I truely think MJ is lazy and does not care as much as he used to.
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i have to agree with you andrew ryan. When did mike last sang live? loooong time ago. this isnt to say he can't deliver the goods now. talent will always ne there. as for the reason for his hiatus on live performing.. i hate to think the reason is just plain laziness. we all know him to be a hardworking performer, a perfectionist. being lazy is the least that wud come to my mind. i don't wanna speculate either but really, "why" has been bugging me for quite some time
 
It's like this for Michael. If he didn't dance during his two plus hour shows, he would have fans, similar to those now compaling about his lack of live singing, complaing that he didn't dance, and then an endless array of specualtion would occure about whether he could still move or not. It's a catch 22 for him because as a young man, he was known to be the greatest performer to ever dance like a whirling dervish and sing live all at once. Most people in there early 20s couldn't even hope to sing and dance at the level of intensity Michael did in his prime. They couldn't. So why Michael is expected to do so, now, is beyond me. He CAN sing. Whether he chooses to do it live or not really shouldn't give people any kind of doubt. He sung plenty live when he was in his 20s and 30s. And the last time he sung live was in 2002, while he was performing "Dangerous" on the 50th anniversary of ABS. Before that, he sang live during the J5 segment of the 30th anniversary show. Maybe he hasn't performed simply because he isn't ready. It's a big deal for him and he's probably uneasy about the prospect. Calling Michael lazy is so far off and just plain insulting to a man who has worked since he was 5 years old. Nobody even knew if he would have a life left 2 years ago, let alone a career. If and when he decides to perform, he'll want it to be perfect and he'll want it to be in connection with something huge, something worthy of his first performance since the trial.
 
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i think i am being a bit off topic but my main beef is that michael is always a performer. and if he has to perform the perfect time is now. of course i think it is asking him too much to be doing the routines he did when he was younger. the man is now 49!( besides he does not have to prove anything in that department) but wud it be asking so much if he sings live? he has an album to promote (not that the album needs promotion but it is reason for him to be visible again!) and seeing him do the stuff he does best (live performing) will just be pure heaven to all of us, don't u think so? think of it as a drop of rain after a very long summer :)
 
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Well my stance is that a performance for a re-issue would be a big waste. I think he should wait until he's truly ready and until he has something new to promote. "Thriller" has already set every record and whatever it sells now isn't going to even to make a dent on the sales. It already went to number 2 in the US and is in the top 3 all over the world. Further more, while you say that it might not be too much to ask him to sing live, similarly, if he gave up dancing for live singing, then you would have just as many fans complaining that he didn't dance. Like I said, it's a catch 22 for him.
 
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i don't think it is a waste of energy to give performance on a re-issue. for one, T25 is not a re-issue considering that new artists gave his old songs new arrangements and mike actually went to the studio to do the songs in his album! but that is another topic altho i must say i join sony's frustration over billboard's refusal to recognize the sales of the album in its top 200 album list and instead classified it as a catalogue album (sorry, cant help but stray a little!)

but i do agree with you when you say that anything mike does will have tongues wagging. damn if he does, damn if he doesnt...
 
Andrew Ryan said:
The reason why some people say he can't sing live anymore, is because he hasn't done it since ages ago (MSG was a disaster). I'm sure he still is able to perform and sing, but I truely think MJ is lazy and does not care as much as he used to.[/quote





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Give him a break he wasn,t suppose to sing and he just did cause the people wanted him to. Don,t kid yourself he can and sing like a angel . Just cause he hasn,t sung in a while doesn,t mean he can,t . Don,t count him out he will surprise you.
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the time for performance will come when it's time to perform for his NEW ALBUM.. His next performance will be his most important. Probably EVER...

There is a reason why 1995 MTV performance was extra great. He spent more time rehearsing, he paid extra time on it etc.. WHY?? Because it was his FIRST performance since the first alegations. NOW, it will be his first performance after all is behind him, people are questioning him more than ever.. His performance(s) will be for his album..

just wait and see.
 
wannabestartinsomthin21 said:
That's funny, because that show is actually what turned me from a casual fan in to a mega fan, lol, which in turn turned be on to all of his work and to him as a person.

He isn't lazy. He wasn't doing great during that period in terms of health and other things, like Sony trying to destroy him, lol.
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i think he made a point to distinguish between Sony and Mottolla. i think he said it was Mottolla trying to destroy him, not Sony.
 
I'm sure he can. Michael sounded pretty smooth on Invincible, and that was only 7 years ago. Have some faith. :)
 
He has stated things against SONY, but when he goes into the actual subject (discriptive) he mentions Mattolla. He was the driving force of what MJ was against.. SONY has a newer staff now, which it SEEMS that MJ likes.
 
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