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And of course it was also connnected to the selection of songs she sang and to their arrangements.
[SNIP] And maybe it would be wiser not to look too deeply into this and over-analyze, but just simply continue to enjoy the experience of her wonderful voice. [/SNIP]
Tom Nolan's description of Karen's voice in his 1974 Rolling Stone cover story seems apt here: "Out comes that unique and wonderful voice, exactly as on record, expressing fascinating contrasts: chilling perfection with much warmth; youth with wisdom." (italics added.)Being "pitch perfect" (or almost always so) is an amazing capability, but it's only part of her vocal "story" - the other part, which is equally important, is the quality and appeal of her vocal tone or timbre, which as we all know is almost universally described as lovely or beautiful or gorgeous or incomparable - and even more, described as relaxing or soothing or calming.
She had a beautiful, resonate and melodic speaking voice .It's really amazing that for a woman with a very average speaking voice, she had one of the world's best singing voices.
This is one of the best analyses of Karen's voice that I've seen. Well worth a look. The reviewer, using computer software, says Karen's vocal is the most accurate he's ever seen.