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Originally Posted by TG
He's done some good stuff over the years with Elton John. I just wish he'd never done any of that falsetto backing vocal crap. It always makes my skin crawl when the backing vocals start on Elton John tracks.
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Which tracks? Elton's range during his heyday was pretty impressive. Can't call myself a great vocalist, but I cut my teeth learning to sing harmony parts to Elton's records. Even before I reached puberty, I had to falsetto some of that upper register stuff, can't even get some of it anymore. When I think of falsetto vocals that bug me, I guess I'd cite the modern R&B breathy sounding thing. I sorta lost count after
Blue Moves, but the vocal arrangements, timbres, and mixes up to this point were/are (to me) - at the risk of being redundant - borderline perfect. I seriously doubt that
most grown men could sing a third or fifth above Elton John in his prime
without going to falsetto. Man, I only wish I could suck that hard as a backing vocalist. Or to suck with conviction like Don Rich with Buck Owens, I'd be ecstatic with that ability at my avail. It's sorta like ragging on Steve Howe as a backing vocalist with Yes; Gad, think of the range he was/is singing
above, and think of the parts that he was/is simultaneously playing. You don't have to dig it, but it's tough for me not to respect it.
Anyway, we're all entitled to our opinions, and I certainly respect yours.