Aretha’s tone changed in the early 80s due to smoking. She regained some of her range in the 90s after she stopped smoking, but her voice never really returned to the power of the 60’s and 70s.
It's unfair to think that a woman's voice will stay the same throughout her lifetime...I could tell a man would say that....Aretha career was so long of course she would have changes but her gift was the fact that she navigated those change brilliantly...also she wrote that she learned how to use her voice so she stopped over singing...women got thru biological changes that can also affect their voices...but to be clear I am not negating how bad smoking is for the voice I'm just say that it's not always the sole cause of changes
I just love how she not only tries to do a lot but she is actually able to do a lot with as much ease as one would expect for what she does because she's got top notch technique
Love Patti for her natural abilities and her vocal prowess! I love Aretha for her natural abilities plus her classical training. Both are Queens and (in my opinion) the best of their era!
Patti is the original savage as far as I'm concerned and it's always a full on show, it's not a song it's an experience. P.s. your reactions to Patti had me rolling, fun video
@@bestvocalsbyvocalists849 And Patti has her best in head voice. Aretha has vocal agility & lows, Patti has breath support & dynamics. They are essentially neck in neck but Aretha beats her as an artist plus has better musicality.
@@bestvocalsbyvocalists849 patti's power up there ( G5-D6 ) is like the biggest tsunami ever and completely nails Aretha's mix. PLUS Patti could SUSTAIN ALL THESE NOTES LOL. Its like patti has full chest voice up to bb5 ( this second sustained Bb5 was... omg ). Aretha has much much better tone, but patti's power completely destroys Aretha especially in upper belts thats why Adam also picked Patti in all upper belts except for like one G5 and the B5 note. Patti is the only one who can be compared with Whitney in terms of power. They are equally powerful but Whitney couldnt reach that high. Patti's ability to maintain this power in a5 and after is magnificent. Whitney was more powerful in low and mid belts tho and in SOME upper belts and more resonant at most of these notes
@@bmac2310I have honestly met Yolanda twice in Houston. Awful person so I am no fan of hers and didn't feel bad that my girl Patti cut off her singing that time!
Patti is also full soprano, arethas voice is much deeper and her lows are also incredible and so are her runs. Not to take away from patti but people see belting as the only thibg that matters sometimes
@Devon Hawkins-Anderson everyone says patti is dramatic soprano or wagernerian dramatic. It has massive power and weight. I've heard it live many times.
Aretha really damaged the clarity of her voice by smoking. Patti Labelle always had more sustaining power than Aretha. But Aretha had a better appoggio technique than Patti. That's why Aretha's notes are clear, fast even vibrato, and she can sing phrases and runs at the very top of her range (Ain't No Way, Skylark, Respect). Most of Patti's notes are sustained on an open "waaaah" sound, similar to Chaka Khan. This makes it easier for them to sustain powerful notes, but they have more difficulty phrasing and doing melismas up there compared to Aretha.
This is not really true. Aretha did not attempt the high belts in songs you mentioned live often... in fact I've yet to see any clips of her actually attempting the climax of Ain't No Way live. And she never really had a better breath support technique than Patti. Notice how airy her voice was in the middle of her range even in the 1960s. Great singer but not 'appoggio'. Patti was classically-trained and when you really listen to her voice in detail it is very audible.
A true battle of titans! 🔥 Aretha's tone is fantastic. But I gotta give this to Patti as well. Patti's raw power is unmatched. Her resonance, ease, vibrato and breath support even at the highest levels of her belting range are insane. She can remain incredibly consistent way up there. But Aretha's no joke either though! She's the Queen of Soul after all!
All this craziness in the world, I just want to thank you for putting out such amazing content, not to mention your thumbnails make you look like the sweetest person ever, which I'm sure you are, but I appreciate all you do! My anxiety and depression decreases as I watch! Patti and Aretha are both amazing....hands-down! I don't know who is better to be honest because they're both so good! Thanks darlin!!!
I heard him reference clarity of the belts several times. And my point is as an older more mature singer your voice won't be clear like a younger singer"s voice. Most of those clips Patti was in her lat 40s and 50s. Comparing her to a 20 something Aretha is somewhat unfair. I've seen clips of young Patti hitting crystal clear notes with no sign of strain. Her voice really soared. But these are two totally different instruments. And I absolutely love them both. Along with their industry God- daughters are vocal masterclass examples.
@@mspiesundee7202 , I don`t think it was a fair comparison because Patti and Aretha`s vocal styles are too different.... Patti loves to hold notes for days so a better comparison would have been Patti and Melba Moore or even Dionne Warwick, they both used to hold long notes back in the day... Also it would not be fair to compare Aretha`s vocal clarity to Patti`s during the years smoking was affecting her vocal clarity especially since Patti was not a smoker and her clarity lasted. Personally I think Patti improved vocally after age 40.
I also agree with what you said about other singers with great belting ranges. They can belt as high as Patti...but not with the same power and vibrato, and breath support. Patti's truly unmatched there.
I am so happy to be subscribed to your channel. You really keep it honest and focus on the notes and technique unlike some other vocal analysis on here
i think it really comes down to personal preference between these two legends. for me, I prefer aretha's tone, agility, and musicality. honestly there were very few notes here where I think you could make the argument that one of them was completely better. they also just have very different approaches to singing
I love me some Patti! You should start a TBT posting day where you react to old performances. I think Patti Labelle's live version of Somebody Loves You Baby would be a good one. It's the video on CZcams where she's wearing the pink dress. The improvisation and notes are amazing in that performance.
Patti definitely kept her voice a lot longer, and really I believe that she was stronger and better in the early and mid-90s than she was 15 years prior. Aretha on the other hand, lost most of her voice by the 1980s. Smoking is a vocal shredder.
Ms. Labelle is an amazing vocalist but Ms. Franklin was straight up genius. She knew how to contour her voice to add the affect she wanted. She could distort, brighten, strengthen, twang, whatever with her voice. It's also kinda like the argument between Beyonce and Jennifer Hudson. If you like a more powerful, dramatic, steely, voice then you'll like Ms. Labelle better. But if you prefer a more agile, versatile, dare I say coloratura voice then you'll prefer Ms. Franklin. Both are amazing however.
It's Patti Labelle for me🥰 Can you please check out her singing "Lover Man" on UNCF🙏 the video is by Mor Music Clips. She tore the roof of that building🎯Love her personality💕💜
1:07 I got up from my sofa...went to the kitchen...pulled out some ham, bread and mayo...grabbed some some tomatoes and lettuce...threw that on there to finish making my sandwich. And when I sat back down in front of the tv...Patti was still singing that one note.
I like both of them, and each had their moments. I honestly think they are/were pretty even. It just really depended if they were on form on a particular day.
Your reaction are lit and funny🤣🤣🤣Man I was laughing and enjoying with you. Patti Labelle ignorant, lol🤣🤣. I agree with your analysis. Ms. Aretha did her thang though. The female legends way back then aint nothing to play with, lol. Ms. Dionne, Tina, Aretha, Gladys, Patti, Natalie, Chaka, Barbra, etc. Their vocals and musicality is sick!! I sang on stage with Ms. Patti in her prime. No I didn't get drowned out either. I made sure I was ready for any and everything!!
It's also said that Patti Labelle has hit notes that opera singers can't even hit! So I knew Aretha Franklin was going to loose this battle but without Aretha Franklin is the better singer!
Both of these legends are power houses, and I must go with Aretha. She has anointing, voice control and feeling like no other artist. Her voices really touches the soul and pierces the heart!🥰
7:58 thats her performing you are my friend/what a friend we have in jesus in the early 00s 😭😭 one of my FAVE performances from her istg u should def listen
Aretha's optimal clarity was in her Columbia years. Aretha's voice on Columbia was pure and clear, as demonstrated on the Columbia Album: Aretha Franklin tribute to Dinah Washington. Also, the clips that you showed sounded to be distorted in sound from age and wear.
Agreed. Aretha had the clearest voice when she sang more of ‘traditional pop’ and jazz in the early years of her career. She gained more grit and push in her upper range as she got older.
I would have put different clips of Aretha. The clips for Aretha are usually shorter than Patti. It's like showing a clip of 3 seconds before Aretha's peak note, and choosing songs that are not showing her flexing hard. Then, 7 seconds of Patti in her peak note. I love Patti, too. I love the clips they picked of her. I am in awe of Patti's powerful, beautiful voice. Both artists are the GOAT in my book.
I wouldn't say more 'soulful' but more smooth. Patti has a very punchy, bright, piercing timbre that isn't for everyone (I prefer it myself). Aretha is lighter, smoother and more balanced in tone.
@@KajiVocals Ya I heard that song. Don’t get me wrong Pattie is great yet Aretha gives me so many different feelings and emotions from joy, sadness, hope and on. Pattie is power and vocal thrills
Patti has more volume output, but it’s Aretha for me. Aretha knows how to adjust better as she goes higher, plus her tone is much more sweet/clear to me. It’s more of a preference, since both of these legends are titans that hold their own.
I'd actually disagree. When researching for my Patti vid (it's on my channel - almost 90 minutes of vocal insanity) I came to realisation that she actually has quite perfect control when she wants to. She often goes for grit though. But she has perfectly clean notes and sustains even up to C#6 (with vibrato). Aretha was more mixy but also more of a gritty singer (talking about her most 'famous' era that is). Aretha used to have a more Patti-like high range in her earlier years back when she sang in more of 'traditional pop' field.
@@KajiVocals That’s what I meant. When I said “adjust”, I meant that Aretha was much more mixy as going higher, while Patti just goes for that gritty strong sound.
@@Ryan_K535 Check this out - czcams.com/video/_g7TmvUX7Ps/video.html Patti was ridiculously consistent on this Bb5. Even on B5. She did glissando up to B5 in her songs I Got It Like That and More Than He Loves You. Both very clear.
@@KajiVocals Now that’s a mix. That’s what Aretha usually switched to usually G5 and higher. Mixing can also improve tonality, because going full on as you go higher might come as a little aggressive. I never said Patti couldn’t, but most of the time she just chose to be a little aggressive and gritty, which can be a little too much for me. P.S- The fact that she is mixing early 6th octave is insane. Now that’s longevity
If they intended to do a comparison between singers who can hold notes the longest , they should have compared singers who are known for holding notes like Patti Labelle and somebody like Melba Moore or Shirley Bassey or Barbara Streisand.... Dionne Warwick was another that liked to hold long notes. Since this is Aretha and Patti Labelle and they have two different vocal styles, I really like and prefer Aretha`s tone much better . Aretha has vocal beauty while Patti Labelle holds notes for days and days , that`s her style and it would be a better comparison if another singer with a more similar style was used as a comparison. Patti Labelle vs. Melba Moore or Patti Labelle vs. Dionne Warwick .
I thought Patti's clips could be chosen better. Personal opinion. Always love your videos, though! ♥️♥️♥️ Few suggestions, if you don't mind! 🤗 - Lover man - Patti Labelle (You'd love the control) czcams.com/video/zZLZe_s8oxA/video.html - Jojo and Tori Kelly vocal SLAYAGE on Terrell (We know you love some great runs!) czcams.com/video/i6XcMqdwJ0A/video.html - KID Tori Kelly singing Christina's "Keep on singin' my song" (You love that song, don't you?) czcams.com/video/7OIPF9Rt9fQ/video.html
Plus on the clips where you mentioned Aretha straining or tension...and not being crystal clear...that's on purpose...it's called a good ole Baptist squall. But I love Patti too.
Aretha won for me. Aretha tone is better more pleasant for me to listen to. Her runs were no joke! Patti is powerful and can sustain a Note longer. Just can't take to much of the power. Aretha diction and phrasing does it for me. I know its about belting. I prefer Aretha belts
To do a proper comparison, you would have to use the same song, and the same era. Aretha is a power house, Patti is too, but Patti is more operatic with a nasal twang. In Aretha's early days her voice was clearer because she sang in a lower tone. Patti's voice always sat highier, as evident in her speaking voice. Also, age has something to do with it.
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Aretha has enough power to light a city for months, Patti has.the power of a Tsunami taking out continents
Best comment ever!
Multiple continents at once😂😂
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Patti’s power can slice mountains in half.. She has such tremendous power in her mix.
Patti’s projection power could revive the dead !
Aretha is more agile, Patti is more powerful. But legends. You don’t want to sing after them.
Well said !!!!
Exactly
No, Patti is even more Agile than aretha
@@scoobydoodoobiidooo9559 now ito naman siya, no way even patti said that aretha is queen of them all.
Patti is not more powerful. Aretha is the queen of all.
Listen, i saw aretha and patti and i clicked😂😂😂😂
Aretha’s tone changed in the early 80s due to smoking. She regained some of her range in the 90s after she stopped smoking, but her voice never really returned to the power of the 60’s and 70s.
You hit it on The money that's exactly what happened
@@robs7189 I be knowing my singers lol
bassclef06 that’s true and she never stopped smoking neither.
It's unfair to think that a woman's voice will stay the same throughout her lifetime...I could tell a man would say that....Aretha career was so long of course she would have changes but her gift was the fact that she navigated those change brilliantly...also she wrote that she learned how to use her voice so she stopped over singing...women got thru biological changes that can also affect their voices...but to be clear I am not negating how bad smoking is for the voice I'm just say that it's not always the sole cause of changes
@@TheDealvin smh smh
It's Patti for me in terms of power and tone...Her voice just has more of a bite to it....But nobody does soul like Auntie Re Re.....
Patti is a character 🤣🤣🤣🤣 mama gon show out regardless. I can see where people say she do the most, but I love that about her.
Please react to Vanessa Amorosi
Same
I just love how she not only tries to do a lot but she is actually able to do a lot with as much ease as one would expect for what she does because she's got top notch technique
Love Patti for her natural abilities and her vocal prowess!
I love Aretha for her natural abilities plus her classical training. Both are Queens and (in my opinion) the best of their era!
Patti was classically trained!
Aretha wasn’t classically trained
No..Patti was actually the classical trained.
Patti is the original savage as far as I'm concerned and it's always a full on show, it's not a song it's an experience.
P.s. your reactions to Patti had me rolling, fun video
when Oprah popped up on Pattis clip I was crying 😭😭
Two incredible powerhouses with one of the best discographies out there. True music legends.
both legends!!! patti's lung power and stamina in her belts is just godly. aretha's more complete as vocalist though
Not necessarily. As vocalists they are essentially neck in neck. As an artist, Aretha is more complete.
@@GarageStudio7 I disagree..Aretha can support belts 2 notes higher than Patti and her tone in her prime is better than Patti's
@@bestvocalsbyvocalists849 And Patti has her best in head voice.
Aretha has vocal agility & lows, Patti has breath support & dynamics.
They are essentially neck in neck but Aretha beats her as an artist plus has better musicality.
@@bestvocalsbyvocalists849 patti's power up there ( G5-D6 ) is like the biggest tsunami ever and completely nails Aretha's mix. PLUS Patti could SUSTAIN ALL THESE NOTES LOL. Its like patti has full chest voice up to bb5 ( this second sustained Bb5 was... omg ). Aretha has much much better tone, but patti's power completely destroys Aretha especially in upper belts thats why Adam also picked Patti in all upper belts except for like one G5 and the B5 note. Patti is the only one who can be compared with Whitney in terms of power. They are equally powerful but Whitney couldnt reach that high. Patti's ability to maintain this power in a5 and after is magnificent. Whitney was more powerful in low and mid belts tho and in SOME upper belts and more resonant at most of these notes
@@Matthew9.__patti chest belts a D6 and was in guineas book of world records
It always comes back to tone for me. So I pick Aretha, but they are both obviously legendary singers.
I do prefer Aretha's tone.
Patti for me. She kept her belt up to the mid 2000s as well fully intact.
Right! She even shut down Yolanda Adams in the mid 2000’s at 60 plus
@@bmac2310 what? When did patti shut yolanda adams
@@Matthew9.__ on the tribute to Gerald Levert at 2007 BET Awards(youtube).
@@bmac2310I have honestly met Yolanda twice in Houston. Awful person so I am no fan of hers and didn't feel bad that my girl Patti cut off her singing that time!
Patti is also full soprano, arethas voice is much deeper and her lows are also incredible and so are her runs. Not to take away from patti but people see belting as the only thibg that matters sometimes
Well, this is a belting battle...
Overall, Patti takes the belting and the head voice and Aretha takes the low's and the agility.
@@kenrryfonseca729 period 👍
Nowadays, people see runs as the only thing that matters
@Devon Hawkins-Anderson everyone says patti is dramatic soprano or wagernerian dramatic. It has massive power and weight. I've heard it live many times.
@@DwayneVocals Properly executed, and not messy runs yes
Aretha really damaged the clarity of her voice by smoking. Patti Labelle always had more sustaining power than Aretha. But Aretha had a better appoggio technique than Patti. That's why Aretha's notes are clear, fast even vibrato, and she can sing phrases and runs at the very top of her range (Ain't No Way, Skylark, Respect). Most of Patti's notes are sustained on an open "waaaah" sound, similar to Chaka Khan. This makes it easier for them to sustain powerful notes, but they have more difficulty phrasing and doing melismas up there compared to Aretha.
This is not really true. Aretha did not attempt the high belts in songs you mentioned live often... in fact I've yet to see any clips of her actually attempting the climax of Ain't No Way live. And she never really had a better breath support technique than Patti. Notice how airy her voice was in the middle of her range even in the 1960s. Great singer but not 'appoggio'. Patti was classically-trained and when you really listen to her voice in detail it is very audible.
A true battle of titans! 🔥
Aretha's tone is fantastic. But I gotta give this to Patti as well.
Patti's raw power is unmatched. Her resonance, ease, vibrato and breath support even at the highest levels of her belting range are insane.
She can remain incredibly consistent way up there.
But Aretha's no joke either though! She's the Queen of Soul after all!
Patti the godmother of soul 😏
For me, Aretha wins with the transitions, Patti wins with the sustainability!!!
Patti wins even tho Aretha's tone can be better usually. love them both
Patti’s voice is like a trumpet, whatever chance you thought you had is gonna get blown out!
All this craziness in the world, I just want to thank you for putting out such amazing content, not to mention your thumbnails make you look like the sweetest person ever, which I'm sure you are, but I appreciate all you do! My anxiety and depression decreases as I watch!
Patti and Aretha are both amazing....hands-down! I don't know who is better to be honest because they're both so good!
Thanks darlin!!!
Thank you 😊
Queen Patti! No One Can Sing With The Power & Soul Wrenching Emotion Like Her. Not Taking Anything Away From Aretha, But Its Miss Patti For Me! ❤😊❤
Me too
I completely agree. I would never prefer anything about Aretha over Patti. Not an Aretha fan. I hate her voice!
Patti voice is just insane. I can't decide whether to laugh or cry every time I hear her
Most of those clips are comparing a young Aretha to an older Patti. Young Patti's voice was insanity.
Nuff said!!!!
But they couldn't use older aretha cause at that time her voice has changed so its only right
I heard him reference clarity of the belts several times. And my point is as an older more mature singer your voice won't be clear like a younger singer"s voice. Most of those clips Patti was in her lat 40s and 50s. Comparing her to a 20 something Aretha is somewhat unfair. I've seen clips of young Patti hitting crystal clear notes with no sign of strain. Her voice really soared. But these are two totally different instruments. And I absolutely love them both. Along with their industry God- daughters are vocal masterclass examples.
@@mspiesundee7202 , I don`t think it was a fair comparison because Patti and Aretha`s vocal styles are too different.... Patti loves to hold notes for days so a better comparison would have been Patti and Melba Moore or even Dionne Warwick, they both used to hold long notes back in the day... Also it would not be fair to compare Aretha`s vocal clarity to Patti`s during the years smoking was affecting her vocal clarity especially since Patti was not a smoker and her clarity lasted. Personally I think Patti improved vocally after age 40.
@@christhomas5761 Patti been great before 40
I also agree with what you said about other singers with great belting ranges. They can belt as high as Patti...but not with the same power and vibrato, and breath support. Patti's truly unmatched there.
Patti for me
Chaka for me
THE QUEEN OF SOUL ARETHA is on another level simply the best💯💯💯
I couldn't agree with you more!!! As Muhammad Ali once said...Aretha, Aretha, all the other singers are beneath her!!!
@@MPardo-cx6jj Muhammad Ali so crazy lol
@@MPardo-cx6jj Yeah he probably forgot Whitney Houston and Sam Cooke.
You can't mess with Patti's belting. That's her forte.
Both of them are legendary!♥️
I am so happy to be subscribed to your channel. You really keep it honest and focus on the notes and technique unlike some other vocal analysis on here
Ms Patti is off the charts, love her, Aretha was great too, RIP
Patti LaBelle ♥️
i think it really comes down to personal preference between these two legends. for me, I prefer aretha's tone, agility, and musicality. honestly there were very few notes here where I think you could make the argument that one of them was completely better. they also just have very different approaches to singing
I love how honest you are!
Patti's steely tone does it for me, but Aretha's is a force to be reckoned with!
This is a tough one to decide. Both of them are so good❤️❤️
I wouldn't dare compare either one. They both had their own uniqueness and style. That's why they are legends!!
Cigarette smoking will destroy voices look at Dionne Warwick. Patti never smoked.
You should definitely react to that legendary performance, You Are My Friend by Patti Labelle, it was LITERALLY lit from the very first note.
They are both gifted HANDS DOWN and cannot choose!!
That lit performance was ‘You are my friend’ you should react to that video ❤️ It’s a spiritual experience watching that video 🥰🙏🏻
I love me some Patti! You should start a TBT posting day where you react to old performances. I think Patti Labelle's live version of Somebody Loves You Baby would be a good one. It's the video on CZcams where she's wearing the pink dress. The improvisation and notes are amazing in that performance.
Patti for me❤️that woman have about 8 lungs😂I love Aretha ❤️but Patti just on another level 😂😂😂❤️
Patti is such a Queen 😍
Yess!!!❤️
I love them both. Both PHENOMENAL singers
Patti definitely kept her voice a lot longer, and really I believe that she was stronger and better in the early and mid-90s than she was 15 years prior. Aretha on the other hand, lost most of her voice by the 1980s. Smoking is a vocal shredder.
You’re not finished and I’m cracking up! I love them both , but Aretha’s been my fav since I was 10 yrs old,, love her
So much 💙💙💙💙👍👍👍👍👍👍😘zane
JustTheVoice That performance is of Patti’s song You Are My Friend which is dedicated to her som Zuri
Omg, the video's end had me in stitches! 😂😂 What was that?
Wow y'all don't know where that's from that's from got to be real the comedy show
Ms. Labelle is an amazing vocalist but Ms. Franklin was straight up genius. She knew how to contour her voice to add the affect she wanted. She could distort, brighten, strengthen, twang, whatever with her voice. It's also kinda like the argument between Beyonce and Jennifer Hudson. If you like a more powerful, dramatic, steely, voice then you'll like Ms. Labelle better. But if you prefer a more agile, versatile, dare I say coloratura voice then you'll prefer Ms. Franklin. Both are amazing however.
Lmao we definitely had the same reaction through this 😂
It's Patti Labelle for me🥰 Can you please check out her singing "Lover Man" on UNCF🙏 the video is by Mor Music Clips. She tore the roof of that building🎯Love her personality💕💜
The ending 😂😂💯
Omggg the ending 😂
I wish I could give a million likes to this reaction ❤️
Both are great singers ✌️🙏🥰
No other artist can mess aretha, not even patti or whitney
Yes Yes Yes. You would think they could hear that.
1:07 I got up from my sofa...went to the kitchen...pulled out some ham, bread and mayo...grabbed some some tomatoes and lettuce...threw that on there to finish making my sandwich. And when I sat back down in front of the tv...Patti was still singing that one note.
Love em ‘ both!
I like both of them, and each had their moments. I honestly think they are/were pretty even. It just really depended if they were on form on a particular day.
Omg the ending lmao
Your reaction are lit and funny🤣🤣🤣Man I was laughing and enjoying with you. Patti Labelle ignorant, lol🤣🤣. I agree with your analysis. Ms. Aretha did her thang though. The female legends way back then aint nothing to play with, lol. Ms. Dionne, Tina, Aretha, Gladys, Patti, Natalie, Chaka, Barbra, etc. Their vocals and musicality is sick!! I sang on stage with Ms. Patti in her prime. No I didn't get drowned out either. I made sure I was ready for any and everything!!
THE ENDING LMAO
Finally some real singers
Hi Bob! Absolutely love your work! How can we read more about you? 👍👍👍
Patti Patti Patti ❤️❤️❤️, love them both Aretha is Great , but something bout Ms. LaBelle that’ makes you feel it ❤️❤️❤️ Patti Patti Patti ❤️❤️
Patti's F#5 was godlike.
Patti is a better vocal gymnastic performer. I prefer Aretha's voice overall & music.
@ 12:26 damn mama Patti sounds like my cat when I accidentally stepped its tail
RERE!!!! Can we get a tuna turner range video
I love aretha true QUEEN of SOUL BUT THE QUEEN OF SPIRIT TOOK THIS.....
And those questioning Patti’s lows, again I say go and listen to her voice when singing with LaBelle. It was a totally different Patti.
Patti’s lows are underrated. People think because she didn’t rely on her lows often that she didn’t have good lows and that was not true at all.
It's also said that Patti Labelle has hit notes that opera singers can't even hit! So I knew Aretha Franklin was going to loose this battle but without Aretha Franklin is the better singer!
"QUEEN PATTI LABELLE ALL DAY EVERDAY"
The end of the video 😂😂😂
Hey bishes hey bih
Both of these legends are power houses, and I must go with Aretha. She has anointing, voice control and feeling like no other artist. Her voices really touches the soul and pierces the heart!🥰
7:58 thats her performing you are my friend/what a friend we have in jesus in the early 00s 😭😭 one of my FAVE performances from her istg u should def listen
That’s similar to Whitney vs Mariah. One is more powerful the other is more agile with a better tone.
But whitney is also known for tone and agility lol
Aretha's optimal clarity was in her Columbia years. Aretha's voice on Columbia was pure and clear, as demonstrated on the Columbia Album: Aretha Franklin tribute to Dinah Washington.
Also, the clips that you showed sounded to be distorted in sound from age and wear.
Agreed. Aretha had the clearest voice when she sang more of ‘traditional pop’ and jazz in the early years of her career. She gained more grit and push in her upper range as she got older.
I would have put different clips of Aretha. The clips for Aretha are usually shorter than Patti. It's like showing a clip of 3 seconds before Aretha's peak note, and choosing songs that are not showing her flexing hard. Then, 7 seconds of Patti in her peak note. I love Patti, too. I love the clips they picked of her. I am in awe of Patti's powerful, beautiful voice. Both artists are the GOAT in my book.
I'm with you. I Love me somebody label. Howevet people tend to find definitely not the best clips of Aretha.
Patti is better at belting but Aretha's tone is just more beautiful, more soulful.
I wouldn't say more 'soulful' but more smooth. Patti has a very punchy, bright, piercing timbre that isn't for everyone (I prefer it myself). Aretha is lighter, smoother and more balanced in tone.
@@KajiVocals Pattie doesn’t come off to me as soulful lol! Powerful yes!
@@shonmosley4215 I recommend checking out her You'll Never Walk Alone performance. The one at the Apollo in the 80s.
@@KajiVocals Ya I heard that song. Don’t get me wrong Pattie is great yet Aretha gives me so many different feelings and emotions from joy, sadness, hope and on. Pattie is power and vocal thrills
@@shonmosley4215 How about her version of People from the 60s? It's studio but still great.
Patti has more volume output, but it’s Aretha for me. Aretha knows how to adjust better as she goes higher, plus her tone is much more sweet/clear to me. It’s more of a preference, since both of these legends are titans that hold their own.
I'd actually disagree. When researching for my Patti vid (it's on my channel - almost 90 minutes of vocal insanity) I came to realisation that she actually has quite perfect control when she wants to. She often goes for grit though. But she has perfectly clean notes and sustains even up to C#6 (with vibrato). Aretha was more mixy but also more of a gritty singer (talking about her most 'famous' era that is). Aretha used to have a more Patti-like high range in her earlier years back when she sang in more of 'traditional pop' field.
@@KajiVocals That’s what I meant. When I said “adjust”, I meant that Aretha was much more mixy as going higher, while Patti just goes for that gritty strong sound.
@@Ryan_K535 Check this out - czcams.com/video/_g7TmvUX7Ps/video.html Patti was ridiculously consistent on this Bb5. Even on B5. She did glissando up to B5 in her songs I Got It Like That and More Than He Loves You. Both very clear.
@@Ryan_K535 B5 and then C#6 in her 70s czcams.com/video/wCIlnqyaD6Y/video.html
@@KajiVocals Now that’s a mix. That’s what Aretha usually switched to usually G5 and higher. Mixing can also improve tonality, because going full on as you go higher might come as a little aggressive. I never said Patti couldn’t, but most of the time she just chose to be a little aggressive and gritty, which can be a little too much for me.
P.S- The fact that she is mixing early 6th octave is insane. Now that’s longevity
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This was the error when you knew you were gonna get a better vocal performance performance live than on the record.. because they went crazy live
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If they intended to do a comparison between singers who can hold notes the longest , they should have compared singers who are known for holding notes like Patti Labelle and somebody like Melba Moore or Shirley Bassey or Barbara Streisand.... Dionne Warwick was another that liked to hold long notes.
Since this is Aretha and Patti Labelle and they have two different vocal styles, I really like and prefer Aretha`s tone much better .
Aretha has vocal beauty while Patti Labelle holds notes for days and days , that`s her style and it would be a better comparison if another singer with a more similar style was used as a comparison.
Patti Labelle vs. Melba Moore or Patti Labelle vs. Dionne Warwick .
both great, patti for me, love her voice
5:40 the FACE haha
Aretha's tone, melisma, and vocal technique is UNMATCHED! That's why she is the QUEEN!
She is just a queen, patti was the GODMOTHER.
nobody trying to come for Aretha Burger King crown lol
@@patgorden5002 Aretha is the Greatest... you're right...nobody can even try to come for her 👑!
@@jclef614 you are definitely right there's no one can come even close not inches to Queen Patti LaBelle
@@patgorden5002 Patti said Aretha is the best vocalist of our lifetime...so 🤷🏿♂️
Had to be first for this one😭
Two great voices we were blessed to have and hear.
And everybody's telling that "Big Bang" was just a theory ... Now here's the real "Big Bang" #BattleofTheTitans
Surprised to see Aretha not sustaining because in the Amazing Grace film that’s the best I’ve ever heard her
Keep in mind that most of the clips of Aretha was from when she young and Patti was still hitting the same notes at a much older age. 👑
SO TRUE...
I thought Patti's clips could be chosen better. Personal opinion. Always love your videos, though! ♥️♥️♥️
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i think you should react to "female singers with fantastic belting technique" video, you would enjoy it with better clips
Plus on the clips where you mentioned Aretha straining or tension...and not being crystal clear...that's on purpose...it's called a good ole Baptist squall. But I love Patti too.
Aretha won for me. Aretha tone is better more pleasant for me to listen to. Her runs were no joke! Patti is powerful and can sustain a Note longer. Just can't take to much of the power. Aretha diction and phrasing does it for me. I know its about belting. I prefer Aretha belts
All day Aretha.
1:49 this note lasted 22,5 seconds
What is the name of the performance of Patti LaBelle when she hits a F5 can someone please tell me
People HAVE SLEPT ON PATTI FOR YEAARS
To do a proper comparison, you would have to use the same song, and the same era. Aretha is a power house, Patti is too, but Patti is more operatic with a nasal twang. In Aretha's early days her voice was clearer because she sang in a lower tone. Patti's voice always sat highier, as evident in her speaking voice. Also, age has something to do with it.
Does anybody knows the song on the minute 5:10 F5 please let me know the name of the song.