(day #27, a day late)
If you know me well, you know I am not a fan of a capella singing, aka "boring singing." I groan when we do it in church, and when an artist insists on including one on an otherwise great CD. I do like the a capella style where there is back-up and cool sounds.
I decided to do a top 10. The top 10 reasons an artist would record an a capella song on their CD.
1) to give people like me an opportunity to test the skip/next button on our CD players
2) to save money - costs a lot to pay all of those musicians!
3) to do something special for the insomiacs
4) to give the musicians a break when performing in concert
5) to give people a chance to see what they sound like without instruments (the result is the same for all - boring!)
6) to cause fans a slightly ripped off feeling who do not like a capella
7) to give people a good bathroom break opportunity when performing it in concert
8) to give people like me something to complain about - and blog about :-)
9) to make the Church of Christ people happy (they don't believe in instruments)
10) to make it easier for us to hear their breathing without instruments to help cover it up.
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2 comments:
That's too bad you dislike acappella singing. Done well I really enjoy it, shows the full quality of the singers voice. Being a singer it is more challenging to sing acappella and with others harmonizing there is nothing better. One Hallowe'en I opened the door to 2 boys and before I gave them anything I asked them to sing, they immediately broke into a song together and I still remember it as so exciting to hear them; after they were done I told them the beautiful voices they had and to never stop singing. This is just my opinion on the matter and thought I would share it. Variety IS the spice of life.
I actually think a capella is really pretty. There is something neat about it, I think.
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