Her voice is so interesting. It just kept getting higher and bigger until the 80s. She is truly my vocal bible. Singers today struggle to hit c5, d5 and beyond and she is basically talking on those notes. Her voice is PURE ELECTRICITY. The Almighty Fire herself.
I love Aretha everyone talks about her vocal era decades. For me 70s Aretha was her prime, her timing, her timbre, her tone, the low notes/the high notes, her power and delivery was unmatched during this decade.
Well truly, in correct singing, the way Aretha does, there’s always gonna be some “head voice” in the chest sound and some “chest voice” in the head sound, it’s just a matter of balance between the registers, but she definitely began to utilize her head voice more in the 70’s.
She may have been able to go a few more semitones, but the kind of music she covered, wrote, and had written for her simply didn’t venture over there too often.
There are so many things that she could do vocally that many simply could not. Crazy thing is I think she could’ve gone higher or lower if she wanted to. Granted the available footage of yesteryear isn’t the same as today, if she did.
Probably but Aretha wasn’t one to push for range, and that’s what gave her range. If she didn’t have a note that day, she wouldn’t push for it like the other girls, and that’s the difference that sets her apart technique wise IMO.
@@dimanigo120I literally can’t see anything Mezzo about here in the 70s and Im starting to feel that way about her Columbia years. Just too much ease in the top range.
Just can’t imagine her being any type of Mezzo. So much SHEEN on those mixed notes. Her imitating Gladys shows that difference between them. Aretha had to be a Spinto or Falcon Soprano.
“Duke Ellington, We Love You Madly!” 1973 special, duet with Ray Charles. Full concert available on CZcams. In my opinion, her voice was in as good shape that day as the Amazing Grace recordings.
Yeah usually her lowest notes sounded very light during this time but every now and then she would surprise me by how full and weighted her low notes would sound like on her cover of `Walk on By" which was even earlier than these clips, her opening moan on `Precious Memories ` from the Amazing Grace album , Master of Eyes , as well as a few other occasions.
Her voice is so interesting. It just kept getting higher and bigger until the 80s.
She is truly my vocal bible.
Singers today struggle to hit c5, d5 and beyond and she is basically talking on those notes.
Her voice is PURE ELECTRICITY. The Almighty Fire herself.
This clip montage is incredible.
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I love Aretha everyone talks about her vocal era decades. For me 70s Aretha was her prime, her timing, her timbre, her tone, the low notes/the high notes, her power and delivery was unmatched during this decade.
The fact that her mix is so incredibly masterful that a lot of the "head voice" is just her mixing
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Well truly, in correct singing, the way Aretha does, there’s always gonna be some “head voice” in the chest sound and some “chest voice” in the head sound, it’s just a matter of balance between the registers, but she definitely began to utilize her head voice more in the 70’s.
Her e5 in rock steady is ICONIC
which performance do you like better, the 1972 one or the soul train one?
@@clamclam3Soul Train for me. She looked excited singing it.
i feel like her voice in this era was unstoppable! i would’ve loved to see how high her head voice could go
She may have been able to go a few more semitones, but the kind of music she covered, wrote, and had written for her simply didn’t venture over there too often.
@@clamclam3that’s true
There are so many things that she could do vocally that many simply could not. Crazy thing is I think she could’ve gone higher or lower if she wanted to. Granted the available footage of yesteryear isn’t the same as today, if she did.
Probably but Aretha wasn’t one to push for range, and that’s what gave her range. If she didn’t have a note that day, she wouldn’t push for it like the other girls, and that’s the difference that sets her apart technique wise IMO.
Love this video! Always my fave
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Queen of belted G5-Bb5
Eb5-Bb5 imo. Stuff over Bb5 was rare and D5 and under (in this time at least) her voice didn’t have the boom of her upper range.
@@clamclam3she's been classified as a mezzo soprano but this era was soprano. C5 and above were her comfort zone.
@@dimanigo120 after listening to Aretha’s discography, it’s crazy that Whitney has been called a soprano for so long and Aretha a mezzo.
@@clamclam3LITERALLY! Great point.. I honestly never heard Aretha considered a mezzo until certain channels started calling her one .. lol
@@dimanigo120I literally can’t see anything Mezzo about here in the 70s and Im starting to feel that way about her Columbia years. Just too much ease in the top range.
1970s Aretha ate
Outsold 1960’s dammit
I was here for that Mixed D6❤❤
Just can’t imagine her being any type of Mezzo.
So much SHEEN on those mixed notes.
Her imitating Gladys shows that difference between them. Aretha had to be a Spinto or Falcon Soprano.
the whole “Falcon” Soprano never made sense to me
Aretha was, is and will be the Queen of Soul. RIP ❤
Them: why are you so obsessed with Aretha Franklin
Me: 09:53
What performance is the first video from ? Love the content🤍
First video is Mumbles/Ive Got the Music in Me 1977. It is on Black Music Archive’s page.
09:17 is that Bb5 belted or mixed?
I use it interchangeably but she is using both sets of muscles so I guess “mixed” would be the better term
08:36 I heard you Ree👏
8:35 where is this? What year? What song?
“Duke Ellington, We Love You Madly!” 1973 special, duet with Ray Charles. Full concert available on CZcams. In my opinion, her voice was in as good shape that day as the Amazing Grace recordings.
@@clamclam3 thank you muchly
Her lower range was definitely the weakest part of her prime voice
Yea, I was listening to those 3rd octaves notes like why are they so bright lol
Yes. But it changed later on though. I think because of the years of cigarettes. Her voice got husky down at the bottom as she lost her top notes
Yeah usually her lowest notes sounded very light during this time but every now and then she would surprise me by how full and weighted her low notes would sound like on her cover of `Walk on By" which was even earlier than these clips, her opening moan on `Precious Memories ` from the Amazing Grace album , Master of Eyes , as well as a few other occasions.
Very typical of someone’s voice that is this high though I will say they sounded like they were beginning to really fill out by the late 70’s.
15:08 is that a C#6 or a D6?😢
It is marked with a D6
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Wow ClamClam!