Jessie J EXPOSED

[Jenniferella 2,774]

She's like another Christina Aguilera to me : good voice but over the top. Like, ok, we all get you are able to sing well but it's not a reason for you to scream like a crazy cow everytime you get to perform. It is not pleasant, it is not impressive, it is not beautiful. And yes, I know this video is "old" but she did not get better with time, Bang Bang is the proof.

[Kanye West 1,676]

And yes, I know this video is "old" but she did not get better with time, Bang Bang is the proof.

She sang WAY better in 2010 and 2011. She does not sing very well any more. her technique has completely changed

[Kanye West 1,676]

She's like another Christina Aguilera to me : good voice but over the top. Like, ok, we all get you are able to sing well but it's not a reason for you to scream like a crazy cow everytime you get to perform. It is not pleasant, it is not impressive, it is not beautiful.

you don't understand soul. she sang the song in the exact way it was composed. she did not randomly whale over the actual song like christina aguilera does all the time. she sang it how it was meant to be sung.

[Dominic 11,922]

Her voice is just annoying and irritating. She needs to learn less is more sometimes. 

[Kanye West 1,676]

Her voice is just annoying and irritating. She needs to learn less is more sometimes. 

this is the actual song. it would be the wrong song if she sang it "less". this is SOUL

[Dominic 11,922]

this is the actual song. it would be the wrong song if she sang it "less". this is SOUL

This is torture not soul. She over sings in every song it's hardly like this is a one off. It's common knowledge that her voice is irritating. 

[Kanye West 1,676]

This is torture not soul. She over sings in every song it's hardly like this is a one off. It's common knowledge that her voice is irritating. 

Justin Timberlake called her the best singer in the world. this was an acclaimed performance. yes her voice is irritating now and she sounds like a dying cat, but she sounds amazing here

[Chic 20,830]

this is exactly how the song sounds. how can it be oversung

...then the song itself/studio version is oversung as well. Jessie J is a very good vocalist but this performance is oversung. If in fact the studio version sounds exactly like that, then that too is oversung.

[Kanye West 1,676]

...then the song itself/studio version is oversung as well. Jessie J is a very good vocalist but this performance is oversung. If in fact the studio version sounds exactly like that, then that too is oversung.

oversinging is when you whale over the actual song or ruin the song itself by placing runs, etc over the song and exaggerating notes badly. jessie j did not oversing this. this is the exact composition. your issues are with the song itself, not jessie j

[Chic 20,830]

oversinging is when you whale over the actual song or ruin the song itself by placing runs, etc over the song and exaggerating notes badly. jessie j did not oversing this. this is the exact composition. your issues are with the song itself, not jessie j

The song itself has exaggerated notes and Jessie J is exaggerating the notes, as the song does. Just because the song is a certain way does not exempt her technique from being bad.

For instance, if a song lends itself to terrible vocals in the studio and someone sings it the same way, that doesn't make the vocals any less awful. In this case, the song is oversung and Jessie J did not make it any better because she is oversinging exactly like the studio version, so no, I have a problem with both. The definition of oversinging isn't exclusive to the comparison of one example against another.

Say there's a recipe online based off food from a cooking show and the end result is downright awful. If someone makes the recipe exactly the way it says, that doesn't make it any less awful, it makes their presentation just as awful as the original recipe's end result. That doesn't reflect on them as a chef, but you can still criticize their presentation of it even if it's exactly the same; that doesn't make either good.

[Pablo 7,316]

very theatre, she should do broadway

[Kanye West 1,676]

The song itself has exaggerated notes and Jessie J is exaggerating the notes, as the song does. Just because the song is a certain way does not exempt her technique from being bad.

For instance, if a song lends itself to terrible vocals in the studio and someone sings it the same way, that doesn't make the vocals any less awful. In this case, the song is oversung and Jessie J did not make it any better because she is oversinging exactly like the studio version, so no, I have a problem with both. The definition of oversinging isn't exclusive to the comparison of one example against another.

Say there's a recipe online based off food from a cooking show and the end result is downright awful. If someone makes the recipe exactly the way it says, that doesn't make it any less awful, it makes their presentation just as awful as the original recipe's end result. That doesn't reflect on them as a chef, but you can still criticize their presentation of it even if it's exactly the same; that doesn't make either good.

this isn't cooking. it's singing

Oversinging is when you exaggerate a song. she did not exaggerate the song. she sang it properly.

[Chic 20,830]

this isn't cooking. it's singing

Oversinging is when you exaggerate a song. she did not exaggerate the song. she sang it properly.

 

Oversinging is described as:

"Belting to an extreme by singing too loud by pushing one's singing voice "too much" (straining), or singing into a higher or lower range than is comfortable for one's voice (beyond one's useful vocal range).

or

Excessive use of runs, whoops, and vocal falsettos melisma."

Oversinging has nothing to do with whether the song itself/base material is oversung or not. It's bad technique. Just because the song uses bad technique does not justify her bad technique live. Also, the cooking example is obviously not singing, but it's also obviously comparable. The studio version is oversung, her live performance of it is exact and oversung in turn; therefore, she oversung and I hold both her performance and the song accountable for it, case closed.

[Kanye West 1,676]

 

Oversinging is described as:

"Belting to an extreme by singing too loud by pushing one's singing voice "too much" (straining), or singing into a higher or lower range than is comfortable for one's voice (beyond one's useful vocal range).

or

Excessive use of runs, whoops, and vocal falsettos melisma."

Oversinging has nothing to do with whether the song itself/base material is oversung or not. It's bad technique. Just because the song uses bad technique does not justify her bad technique live. Also, the cooking example is obviously not singing, but it's also obviously comparable. The studio version is oversung, her live performance of it is exact and oversung in turn; therefore, she oversung and I hold both her performance and the song accountable for it, case closed.

aka you don't understand soul. it's an amazing piece of music. it's not britney-like so you dislike it

[Kanye West 1,676]

very theatre, she should do broadway

she has. she fell into the music pit and never returned.