BeyondIdolization wrote:
Sweet Intensity wrote:
I think that because Christina has been out of the spotlight for so long, and it's been forever since she has sung, that because she came out and belted her ass off at a charity concert and made her face look like it was full of sadness, that critics were "blown away." It's true that at their primes, Mariah and Whitney were 10x the vocalists that Christina is/was, but she DOES have a powerful voice and right now she is one of the only technically great voices in world full of Ke$has and Britneys, and that's probably where critics are coming from.
While I do think Christina has a great voice, I also don't think she knows how to use it properly, nor do I think she ever will. I think it's too strong for her to handle, but in the current musical climate, she's technically the best voice out there.
I don't agree at all. The only technical aspect of Christina's voice that's impressive is her range. She can sing really high. But her chest/belting voice borderlines on shouting/screaming and always has a strained rasp to it. And on this last performance, there were several off-key moments on the airy section she did. To compare that with pitch-perfect, crystal clear voices like Whitney and Mariah's, is just ridiculous. Christina is more on the level of Pink as a vocalist.
As for the best voice out there right now, I think that title goes to Kelly Clarkson. She has a powerful voice, decent range, she sings within her range, and she shows emotion.
To me, P!nk is a better singer than she is precisely because she stays within her range and doesn't try to belt the sh*t out of every song. She's also more emotive, although that's subjective.