startinsomethin87
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When Breaking News premiered, my first thought was that it wasn't Michael. Granted, I'd heard as much from a few folks before I listened to the track, so my thinking at the outset wasn't as objective as it could've or should've been.
But now, a month later, I don't know what to think. Every bit of my heart wants the voice on those three Cascio tracks to be Michael's, but it just doesn't feel right. I know this viewpoint goes against all the tests Sony has done and all the producers who've testified it's Michael voice. Quite frankly, it's a pretty asinine stance to take. I mean, why would these people try to pull such a sham? It makes no sense.
But at the same time, the voice on the Cascio tracks also doesn't make any sense. Why is this voice/style of singing on Breaking News, Monster and Keep Your Head Up only on those songs? Clearly it's different from the other seven tracks on Michael. Words aren't sung the way Michael typically sings them. The vibrato is whimpering and whispery. It sounds, frankly, like someone trying to sing like Michael.
Listen as closely and as hard as you can to these vocals, then compare them to a song recorded around the same time, such as Hold My Hand or WBSS 2008. I'm sorry, but there's just no way those voices are the same.
Maybe I'm wrong. God, I HOPE I'm wrong. Maybe it's the just the way the songs were recorded. The studio did seem pretty rough-looking, being in a basement and all. I'm certainly no audio expert, and for all I know that kind of stuff can affect a recording.
So, in short, my skepticism remains. It is admirable the Cascios put their credibility on the line this week by going on Oprah. It makes it that much harder for me to be skeptical.
Finally, I'd just like to say for the record that I get absolutely no joy out of my protest of the authenticity of these songs. For those of you who think we skeptical fans are just rabid conspiracy theorists, I assure you that, while I can't speak for others, I certainly am not. I am not one to shake things up, and this whole mess has left me very perturbed.
I am just a fan whose ears, having listened to Michael's phenomenal voice for more than a decade, do not recognize the one that is on these tracks.
But now, a month later, I don't know what to think. Every bit of my heart wants the voice on those three Cascio tracks to be Michael's, but it just doesn't feel right. I know this viewpoint goes against all the tests Sony has done and all the producers who've testified it's Michael voice. Quite frankly, it's a pretty asinine stance to take. I mean, why would these people try to pull such a sham? It makes no sense.
But at the same time, the voice on the Cascio tracks also doesn't make any sense. Why is this voice/style of singing on Breaking News, Monster and Keep Your Head Up only on those songs? Clearly it's different from the other seven tracks on Michael. Words aren't sung the way Michael typically sings them. The vibrato is whimpering and whispery. It sounds, frankly, like someone trying to sing like Michael.
Listen as closely and as hard as you can to these vocals, then compare them to a song recorded around the same time, such as Hold My Hand or WBSS 2008. I'm sorry, but there's just no way those voices are the same.
Maybe I'm wrong. God, I HOPE I'm wrong. Maybe it's the just the way the songs were recorded. The studio did seem pretty rough-looking, being in a basement and all. I'm certainly no audio expert, and for all I know that kind of stuff can affect a recording.
So, in short, my skepticism remains. It is admirable the Cascios put their credibility on the line this week by going on Oprah. It makes it that much harder for me to be skeptical.
Finally, I'd just like to say for the record that I get absolutely no joy out of my protest of the authenticity of these songs. For those of you who think we skeptical fans are just rabid conspiracy theorists, I assure you that, while I can't speak for others, I certainly am not. I am not one to shake things up, and this whole mess has left me very perturbed.
I am just a fan whose ears, having listened to Michael's phenomenal voice for more than a decade, do not recognize the one that is on these tracks.