Is Excessive Vibrato Patriotic?
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Is Excessive Vibrato Patriotic?
I was watching bits and pieces of the Inaugural yesterday, and I noticed that every time people started singing, they used this really wide, dopplering vibrato technique. Even the Marine Choir (or whoever those people in the captain's hats were) were doing this, all in unison. This doesn't seem to be a gospel thing, as those folks usually sing pretty much spot-on the note. I've noticed this too when people are singing the National Anthem at football games: "Oh-wo say can you see-ee-ee-ee, by the dawn's early li-ay-ay-ay-ayt", all this woo-wooing stuff. If a steel player tried playing like that, the band would break his fingers or cut off his bar tab or hand him a b@njo and make him go stand in the corner. Is there some rule that says vibrato denotes passionate love of country or something? I had to turn the sound down there, for a while.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by David Mason on 22 January 2005 at 01:49 AM.]</p></FONT>
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It was cold there. They were just shivering.
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This from the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta GA:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">quote:</font><HR><SMALL>The medical term for this debilitating condition is "BGS," an acronym for "Brothers Gibb Syndrome." It is also commonly referred to as "Bee Gee's Disease."
The malady manifests itself behaviorally, and was first discovered in the late 1960's in Great Britain. The epidemic peaked in the mid-1970's, coincidentally with the rise in disco-based music.
The cause is unknown, and since the condition generally is not considered terminal, very little research is dedicated to eradicating this disease.
However, the devastation seems to be greatest on those people geographically closest to the vector, as the disease affects the host to a far lesser extent than it does to the listeners of same.</SMALL><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Herb Steiner on 21 January 2005 at 06:41 AM.]</p></FONT>
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">quote:</font><HR><SMALL>The medical term for this debilitating condition is "BGS," an acronym for "Brothers Gibb Syndrome." It is also commonly referred to as "Bee Gee's Disease."
The malady manifests itself behaviorally, and was first discovered in the late 1960's in Great Britain. The epidemic peaked in the mid-1970's, coincidentally with the rise in disco-based music.
The cause is unknown, and since the condition generally is not considered terminal, very little research is dedicated to eradicating this disease.
However, the devastation seems to be greatest on those people geographically closest to the vector, as the disease affects the host to a far lesser extent than it does to the listeners of same.</SMALL><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Indeed. Miles Davis and Charlie Parker (among other seasoned pioneers) considered vibrato to be an impediment to creative music making at any tempo. Dinah Shore's vibrato could shift the tectonic plates. I have to stick with Miles and Bird on this one. Just a rare trace of vibrato should do the job. David's point is well taken, and I am deighted to see Herb's medical reference. I suppose Freud would see vibrato as a regressive, irrepressible impossible-to-sublimate, somewhat pitiful cry.
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Guess y'all aren't big fans of early Hawaiian steel guitar ...
Maybe alittle ... Dick McIntire backing Ray Kinney ... will remedy that
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Guess y'all aren't big fans of early Hawaiian steel guitar ...
Maybe alittle ... Dick McIntire backing Ray Kinney ... will remedy that
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Blame it on the Italians:
"Bel canto (Italian, beautiful singing voice) a lyrical, smooth vocal style associated with eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Italian professional singers and designed to show off the singer's voice, the term first appears in Vaccai's ariette da camera (before 1840); the vocal style associated with the works of Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti"
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Like Frank, I guess, I thought this was going to be another Toby Keith bashing thread. Oops, did I just open up a new can of worms?
Anyway, it's more like a warble of a beautiful songbird than ridiculous operatic vibrato, though. Melts me every time... *sigh* <FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Chris Lasher on 21 January 2005 at 08:10 PM.]</p></FONT>
That's actually an incorrect statement. Alison uses vibrato, for certain. She uses it in places that I've not heard any other singer use it, though, and as such, has a very subtle effect. It's most always on passing notes, and often on very brief ones. It's there, though; just gotta listen for it. Check out "Living Prayer" or "Restless" off AKUS's new album, Lonely Runs Both Ways.<SMALL>Alison krauss - no vibrato.</SMALL>
Anyway, it's more like a warble of a beautiful songbird than ridiculous operatic vibrato, though. Melts me every time... *sigh* <FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Chris Lasher on 21 January 2005 at 08:10 PM.]</p></FONT>
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