Some questions that have been bugging me...

[petep9000]

Originally Posted by GoldDustBoy

2. Smoking and drugs can change your voice, but not that much. Stevie's voice changed because she wasn't singing properly until the '90s

I prefer improperly singing Stevie to properly singing Stevie

[GoldDustBoy]

Originally Posted by petep9000

I prefer improperly singing Stevie to properly singing Stevie

Me too. Rhiannon, my absolutely favorite song of all time (especially when performed live), probably destroyed her vocal cords over the years. I study classical solo singing, and I believe that there's no use of singing perfect technically if you don't have "the thing".

[petep9000]

Right. Proper technique revealed the true quality of the instrument, unfortunately.

[GypsyBlueEyes]

Originally Posted by petep9000

Right. Proper technique revealed the true quality of the instrument, unfortunately.

well, the quality of the instrument after all the damage was done. It would have been great if she had taken such care in the beginning. As far as what she's doing now, I just always assumed that the reason for the the voice coach and trying to sing properly now wasn't so much to perfect the sound as it was to try and limit further damage.

[petep9000]

Originally Posted by GypsyBlueEyes

well, the quality of the instrument after all the damage was done.

right, which I neglected to write in my post.

[pattyfan]

And just as a note...

Though Stevie did have the fewest number of songs (5 to Christine's 6 to Lindsey's 9) on Tusk, the total running time of her songs is more than Christine's or Lindsey's, both of whom wrote a lot of short songs.

Kevin