(It just reminds me of those dudes who are always all "oh, Motown and 60s girl groups are so so classic" but if you turn up with an Electrik Red or Dawn Richard record they're all NOPE.)
― Branwell Bell, Sunday, 5 January 2014 10:47 (ten years ago) link
Reading this thread, some of you (pl) are o_0 with your criticism of vocal styles.
One of the things that really got me was such a classic girl group trope of using vocal style as a shorthand for personality. Effie's singing style is indicative of her ballsy, creative-fire-of-the-band, over the top personality, and it's the bits where she breaks or lets down her tough-girl guard that really get you. And Deena's evolution from personality-free cipher to hugely emotive singer echoes her character development. And I think one of the underrated bits of the film is that moment where perpetual backing singer/doormat Lorelle finally goes from wispy bits of "oohs" and "aahs" to finally busting a gut on "Lorelle loves Jimmy, it's true... but Lorelle and Jimmy are THROUGH!!!!" -- aah, aaah, yeah, it's obvious (this is show tunes, of course it's obvious!) but it fucking gets me every time.
― Branwell Bell, Sunday, 5 January 2014 11:01 (ten years ago) link
All of that is massively OTM
― SHAUN (DJP), Sunday, 5 January 2014 18:46 (ten years ago) link
Edie Murphy drops trou.
― Abbott, Sunday, May 25, 2008 5:59 PM (5 years ago)
― even the beatles had a coinstar machine in their living room (Crabbits), Sunday, 5 January 2014 18:53 (ten years ago) link