For me, it's all about that lower register, mixed with the vocal overdubs and PERFECT arrangements. I have to wonder, will there EVER be another sound like that? How about another Karen?
I mean, you hear Anne Murray sing with an edge to her lower register that resonates close to Karen's. You hear Manhattan Transfer, and there is a similar "core" to the vocal harmonies. Then you have Akiko Kobayashi who hauntingly sounds like Karen occasionally on her records as well.
But in this current day musically with all of the computerized music out there, what about the meat and potatoes? A REAL piano, with REAL strings, and REAL drums fronted by a singer who isn't all that interested in vocal acrobatics, just delivery of a great song with a one-in-a-million voice backed by an incredible arrangement? Any thoughts??
-Chris (who's finished babbling now, online)
I mean, you hear Anne Murray sing with an edge to her lower register that resonates close to Karen's. You hear Manhattan Transfer, and there is a similar "core" to the vocal harmonies. Then you have Akiko Kobayashi who hauntingly sounds like Karen occasionally on her records as well.
But in this current day musically with all of the computerized music out there, what about the meat and potatoes? A REAL piano, with REAL strings, and REAL drums fronted by a singer who isn't all that interested in vocal acrobatics, just delivery of a great song with a one-in-a-million voice backed by an incredible arrangement? Any thoughts??
-Chris (who's finished babbling now, online)