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Lobby => Music and Recordings => Topic started by: Marvey on August 17, 2013, 12:40:38 AM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaKqTjQy84o (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaKqTjQy84o)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYucas8XT5c (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYucas8XT5c)
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Gotta post the good T-swizzle
Untouchable: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjetFVpVYYs
Innocent: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JslbMrm9VTw
Safe and Sound: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzhAS_GnJIc
Enchanted: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGEsRZf_txw
Eyes Wide Open: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hsVICl7d8k
The Lucky One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZsWTIFN9MY
Begin Again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ5tlnGg4wc
Thug Story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDknJ5nj-nA
And the P4P: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGUVxb3Y4qE
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Ashley's just the tip of the iceberg. Meet the rest of the starting lineup for Team Not-Taylor:
Sierra Hull http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPVjmDcecB0
Sarah Jarosz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFkC0hbldA
Aoife O'Donovan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuXb4She_sU
the band Della Mae http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S9wWGmtAiU
Kacey Musgraves http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YNT8B2kECw
Special guest, all the way from Dungiven, Northern Ireland, Cara Dillon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsSkJWVECnw
Honorary captain and Miss Back-from-the-Dead, Natalie Maines http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQWdv4KwhV0
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There are those in this life- mongrels, madmen, who would spread verbal filth. Take away the words and all their meaning, stitched lips, and rusted chains crossing one derelict thought to another. She is everything wrong with the world, yes. And yet, at least one very important thing right. Hallowed is the lanky blonde goddess, wavy hair speaking sorrows that only occur because she, in all her tragedy, wills them. Human. Aren't we all?
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I liked both quite a bit. Though call, but I gave Ashley my vote on this round. For some reason her song got stuck in my head.
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At least post a good quality Ashley Monroe link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy7K6WLlKyM
The only Swifty song posted above that sounds right is Begin Again. Eyes Wide Open sounds like a Katy Perry song and would probably be better done by her. Swift has too much air in her voice for my taste, but I do give her credit for not lip syncing. She is reasonably in-tune and doesn't do a lot of wild improv on tour, which I hate. I prefer her less-country sounding songs, but don't listen to her if I have the choice of something else. She has good depth, but is inconsistent during her songs most of the time. Still has a lot of work to do, IMO.
Ashley Monroe has a bit less depth, but crushes Swift on basically everything else, especially the technicals. Due to how her voice works, I don't think she'll ever have as much depth as Swift, but as long as she plays away from that aspect, she'll be great. That said, I wouldn't listen to this very often due to it being mainstream country. I can appreciate the voice, but don't like the music it's displayed in.
Kacey Musgraves is the complete package. I can't find any flaws at all. Consistent top to bottom, excellent intonation, right balance of air to voice, great depth but her voice doesn't change when she pushes it like many female vocalists. Sounds effortless, beautiful. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiMOlhTcXQI)
Sarah Jarosz really does not have a good voice, she should stick to songwriting, at which she is amazing.
Natalie Maines can only do loud and louder, why is she even on this list?
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I dunno. Ashley's voice seems to benefit far more from a studio than Taylor's. Comparing live for live, T is stronger vocally, Ashley can't really seem to keep it together unless maybe the she can't handle the smoke of a typical nightclub/bar. The song is definitely more competent technically but it's comparing pop to real country. Still think it's apples and oranges. The comparison is still invalid in my mind. It's like the stupid question when people ask me what I like better, Chinese or Italian food. Ridiculous.
I actually give Taylor points for having her own sound whether you like it or not. The others fall quite heavily into very distinct cookie-cutter genres. I say that's worth huge points and one reason she can cross over to people w/ different tastes. Max said it best, he just won't listen to Ashley because it's country.
I'll agree w/ Max that Kacey Musgraves is pretty badass. I also like Brandi Carlisle's raw and naked vocals especially when her voice cracks towards the end. It's pretty magic IMO.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8pQLtHTPaI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8pQLtHTPaI)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ajWFc2VqWo
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Interestingly I checked out that Begin Again video then noticed the album version on the right so I listened to it as well. The live at NY version actually is much better recorded than the album version. Kudos to sound engineers at that venue. Live version has much more space and her voice is slightly more prominent where the album version sounds compressed and she's a bit muffled and blended into the instruments. The mic on the album version sounds pretty bad too, it sounds slightly harsh with an edge, where the live version is much smoother and natural.
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My favorite Carlisle is Hallelujah w/ Seattle SO. Pure. Magic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1sFYdwlXtI
I do like her The Story, but I like this recording a bit better despite not getting quite the rawness at that spot near the end like Mike's link gets. It's not as good of a 'recording' but her mic is so turned up it really captures every nuance she puts into her music. Fantastic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0jiALPCtH8
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(http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7d1mmY7p11r132p7o1_400.jpg)
Taylor is Saber from Fate Stay Night. Which also, if I remember right, makes her an iteration of King Arthur.
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Listened to some of the links above and will listen to more of them. I went back to listening to Shelby Lynne. I need to even buy her country stuff. Anyone here like Shelby?
Shelby Live (http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFB267FA70ED83A73)
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Listened to some of the links above and will listen to more of them. I went back to listening to Shelby Lynne. I need to even buy her country stuff. Anyone here like Shelby?
Shelby Live (http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFB267FA70ED83A73)
Oh, heck yeah, I like both of the Moorer sisters a lot--even though I'm sick of hearing "Just a Little Lovin'" at shows and meets. "Crows" is one of my favorite albums of the last few years.
There's a clip on YouTube of the two of them singing together that is a must-see (I think it's a track from Allison's "Show" album).
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Ashley Monroe by a mile...
Taylor Swift and her relationship woes are good for soap opera soundtracks.
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Both of them are pleasant i guess but none of them are really my type of music walk the plank2
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For those who haven't basked in her VMA performance of "Innocent" http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/559926/innocent-live.jhtml