Pitchy????

C Dixon · From: Duluth, GA USA

What does it mean?

Thanks,

carl

Earnest Bovine · From: Los Angeles CA USA

Pitchy means out of tune.

Jim Cohen · From: Philadelphia, PA

... but in a nice, friendly sort of way.

Walter Stettner · From: Vienna, Austria

Jim,

Is that what they call "close enough for Jazz"?

Kind Regards, Walter
www.austriansteelguitar.at.tf

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Tony Prior · From: Charlotte NC

Well, thats not what Webster says..

Pitch; 1- dark sticky substance left over from distilling tar or petroleum 2-resin from various conifers . adj "Pitchy"

I'm certain that one of these defintions was implied

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frank rogers · From: usa

Just curious, I've heard and used the term "pitchy" to describe a performance that was "in and out of tune" for years, why have I heard it used so much more lately?

Rick Schmidt · From: Prescott AZ, USA

Something that hasnt been pitch corrected yet.

Stephen Gambrell · From: Over there

Maybe some of Reba's old band members were talking about their former boss, and somebody misunderstood????

Donny Hinson · From: Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.

Bill Miller · From: Gaspe, Quebec, Canada

I believe the reason you hear the term 'pitchy' so much lately is because it has been popularized by the judging panel on the megahit t.v. series 'American Idol'. They used the word in their critiques of the competing singers all the time and it caught on. I had heard the word before too but now it's gone mainstream.

[This message was edited by Bill Miller on 01 June 2004 at 05:26 AM.]

C Dixon · From: Duluth, GA USA

Thanks guys,

And Yes Bill, now that I think about it, that is where I first heard it, but dumb me I never tied it to musical pitch even though the word has pitch in it. I just thought it was some new coined word that was being banded around.

It is part of the psychie for each generation to coin words and phrases, I guess. I will be sooooooooo pleased when they put to rest "You know" and "I mean" and "Like, you know.... I mean".

Course May God help us with what the next and furture generations conjur up,

carl

Perry Hansen · From: Bismarck, N.D.

What happened to "Hey, you're out of tune"?

Rick McDuffie · From: Benson, North Carolina, USA

I like the word. It's a humorous way to say "you ain't cuttin' it". Much less likely to hurt feelings.

Better than "tune it or die", which is the phrase I formerly used.

A friend of mine, who shall remain nameless, used to say (and you have to imagine this in the eastern NC vernacular): "He lak' (like) to have sung that note".

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Bill Llewellyn · From: San Jose, CA

I think the term "pitchy" must be like the word "tweaky." Recently I auditioned my amplifier to a fellow, and I said, "tweaky, isn't it?" "Yes," he said, "you should definitely take that amp and tweak it." Then I let him hear my PSG playing, which has its share of intonation problems.

"Pitchy, isn't it?" I said. He replied, "Yes, you should definitely take your guitar and pitch it."

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[This message was edited by Bill Llewellyn on 02 June 2004 at 10:51 AM.]

Ray Minich · From: Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra

Does "pitchy" also imply "irritating" or "annoying"?

Kenny Dail · From: Kinston, N.C. R.I.P.

I think it also describes bad intonation.

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Bobby Lee · From: Cloverdale, California, USA

I've always heard it used in the studio to describe a track or note that is out of tune.

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