^ Ofcourse, here come the drama gifs again.
Well, after listening to any singer for 25 years you should understand that voices evolve, change, and deteriorate with age. So yeah, your logic is a bit baffling.
Obviously I am well aware age is part of it m.thr.n. That's why I'm so surprised you are actually asking me this. The first time you can hear a natural change because of age is with Vespertine. Most people are not even aware of that. But age is just part of the whole and happens more gradually. I've been aware of it for a long time. It's not the biggest issue she has now, because you like you said she's still a great singer. You said so yourself Björk mentioned she never had any proper vocal training and she wanted her voice to remain a mystery to her. Nobody, Björk, me and other fans in the 90's ever expected her voice to change so much. We tought we'd always hear those unique vocal acrobatics because that was her strength, made her so unique, made us fall in love with her, there wouldn't be as much probably or as strong obviously (because of her age), but not almost completely lacking. If she had received proper vocal training and was aware of the risks she probably wouldn't have belted them out so much during the 90's, in almost every song, including amazing gibberish that actually worked. It took a lot from her and Volta has some very vocal demanding songs. The tour was also very long, this all finally took a toll on her voice. She said so herself. I don't have the quote ready to post, but you can look for it.
Unless the whole point of your post was just to shit on everyone else’s parade with comments such as this...
Sure, that was my intention. Let's all keep writing "she's never sounded better" and if she doesn't it's solely because of her age.
This was the ONE moment I was waiting for the whole show! I was so relived she did it and with such force!
She unfortunately didn't reach it though.
...after seeing an Instagram clip (since ‘don’t go to concerts anymore,’ as you mentioned in another thread). Which
does come off a little bit bitter—and if that’s the case, I really have nothing more to say.
An intagram clip that let's me hear a specific note I have heard being performed flawlessly dozens of times before Volta. Why is it so hard to understand it genuinely makes me sad simply because I care as a die-hard fan (in a non Mario Lopez way!) I hear nuances most people here apparantly don't hear. And you can be jealous, call me bitter, old, an a-hole, whatever. I heard it all before in the last 20 years on this 4um. Actually, more like 10, the 4um has changed a lot after Vespertine was released.
Oh and do you immediately have to go to the extreme and take the "dolphin squeal" (that only happened a few times) as an example. There are hundreds of recurring and spontaneous moments of vocal acrobatics/improvs in between a dolphin squeal and a low key note. And all these together, after so many years without vocal training, finally did permanent damage to her voice during the Volta tour. More than age ever could/did in the last 25 years of her solo career.
And yes I don't knwow that when I see her again if I will cry because I feel for her, knowing she can't help it. Or will I be happy to see her again? Probably both, but it's not the same as it was. It'll be different. And yeah that makes me a little sad since she has been my favourite artist since 1993.
But whatever, don't believe me. My English sucks and gets misunderstood. Plus you just can't have a normal honest discussion here anymore and I know people love to keep on their blindfolds. Any criticism is perceived as hateful. I'll keep my experiences to myself from now on and just laugh, not being bitter at all.
