Yeah, distortion or (some) rasp is something that I want to achieve too, but I feel like aiming for that might do more damage than just harnessing what I can so far. I feel like the rasp comes as you get older and have been singing for a long long time.
the trick I have found, when singing Boston, is to get lighter than you think you need to be. Brad did not "carry chest up."
Or at least, that is how it worked for me.
"Long Time - portable" by Boston
https://www.box.com/s/dqomh6mklpzm3x780nus
I tried "lighter", but I don't know if that's better or not, just sounds weaker to me. You say Brad Delp wasn't one to pull chest voice up, but I thought he was at first. Actually hearing him in the mix, it did sound almost falsetto to me, but then I stumbled on an acapella and I've loaded it here for you
That to me is a pretty chesty (mostly clean) mid-high sound. If that's not, could you please post a better example of what is?
And now here's my take on being lighter
Each take is lighter than the last, and the last one demonstrates what I think my falsetto is. I think the 2nd take is my favorite out of them, but it still lacks the "body" to me.
And KillerKu, yeah, still exploring and I hope I'll find that sound someday, thanks for your hope and compliments! And I don't know if it's just me but listening to your Queensryche take--love Mindcrime....not so much Mindcrime 2 -- I think you should try Wake Me Up or something sung by Aloe Blacc, I don't know, the tone here reminds me of it, maybe it's the vibrato. Speaking of which I have no idea how to get that kind of tone.
And finally, m.i.r, I'm sorry but I don't really understand what you're talking about on shutting the folds and using compression. It sounds like a good technique but I have no idea where to start.
And sorry for not responding til now, just got back from work. Christmas vacay yay! You know what that means, more posts!
Trying something new I just stumbled on while trying to figure out how to lift the soft palate, like my teacher keeps saying and I never seem to figure out. It was something like feeling any tension in the jaw instead of the throat with a more covered position. Like "lions roar smile" or something. It looks really stupid and at first I couldn't figure out how to actually form words like that. Anyway, I sang this mostly using that technique that I just discovered today and I'm pretty sure I like the sound. And I wasn't straining as much as usual! Progress
This was all raw takes with no instruments, (split between verses though)
Trying something new I just stumbled on while trying to figure out how to lift the soft palate, like my teacher keeps saying and I never seem to figure out. It was something like feeling any tension in the jaw instead of the throat with a more covered position. Like "lions roar smile" or something. It looks really stupid and at first I couldn't figure out how to actually form words like that. Anyway, I sang this mostly using that technique that I just discovered today and I'm pretty sure I like the sound. And I wasn't straining as much as usual! Progress
This was all raw takes with no instruments, (split between verses though)
Sleeper256 got a reaction from Robert Lunte in Boston - Peace Of Mind
Sleeper256 got a reaction from Bono in Boston - Peace Of Mind
