Italian Talent!

This could serve as an example for those who consider lyrical technique an indispensable foundation for singing pop-rock.

In this case, we are dealing with different worlds. The singer mentioned above demonstrates how a sort of parallel "vocalism" exists, and by vocalism I mean a cult of the voice based on an 'autonomous aesthetic.' She nasalizes a lot, rasps, breathes heavily, does vocal runs here and there, and interprets a song that, in the original, was something else entirely.

As a matter of record, for those who might not know it, here is the original "Creep"...

One of the things I don't like about the show "The Voice" is that it often requires this type of stylistic vision of music. Pieces are cut, misunderstood, and turned into pure displays of vocal talent. Thom Yorke, the singer of Radiohead, despite having vocal abilities worthy of note, is anything but a vocalist. His singing is all style; it is within the piece. And he is what, once upon a time, would have been called a musician, meaning someone who knows their place within a band.

Another example

one of my favorite Radiohead tracks. In the studio version, it is all built on effects and loops; here live, it ends up being one against all, conducted with the strength of a whisper rather than that of a scream.

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