Tashnah Dixon

[Tashnah Dixon @TashnahD]

Now i believe the audiences are more secluded in their tastes but we do have a great amount of admiration for a good live performance. #MUS2011

[Tashnah Dixon @TashnahD]

I definitely agreed with Wald in saying that the modern pop fan would rather be dancing to the records than to live “cover” band versions of the same song. #MUS2011

[Tashnah Dixon @TashnahD]

I think generational and cultural differences are reflected there where people where more ready to be in that shared space enjoying something in common. #MUS2011

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@CassandraGaard Personally I would rather dance around to a record than to another band “covering” the song live. Now if it were my favorites live, like if I was EVER lucky enough to ser Queen in concert I would be complete, alas I was not even born when Freddie passed. #MUS2011

[Tashnah Dixon @TashnahD]

I do believe that there are a great number of people who would enjoy a live performance at least every now and then, and then maybe a smaller percent who appreciates live original bands and even some “cover” bands #MUS2011

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@HalleranZachary I agree with your mention that schlock rock should not be dismissed. I believe it does include the merging of a particular special moment in music which played indirectly as a middle ground or a bridge in binding two cultures of music. #MUS2011

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@DavidPi08443483 The music was “watered-down” and made “safe” so that people could enjoy the culture without having to interact too much with the people. So much of the original purpose of the music, that rawness and danger, erased.

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@DavidPi08443483 I agree with your mention of the renditions being “sanitized commodities.” I do believe though these covering artistes are talented that the music was tailored a certain way originally and then in the remake so much has the potential of being lost. #MUS2011

[Tashnah Dixon @TashnahD]

#MUS2011 i do believe as well, however, that certain artiste’s have the ability to elevate or bring new life into older music with their own renditions; in a way that does no disservice to the original but just shows us another way.

[Tashnah Dixon @TashnahD]

I believe that those covers were referred to as “schlock” because they were in a sense a form of cultural theft; renditions of pieces that had a change in expression than the original artiste’s work. #MUS2011

[Tashnah Dixon @TashnahD]

#MUS2011

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@NathanRMacNeil @Caitlin67657843 I believe you’re right. That’s the very reason my grandparents and parents and uncles and siblings (older and younger) saw it it fit to pass his music on or just play it for family functions. There’s something that the music can make you feel that’s universal. #MUS2011

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@NathanRMacNeil @Caitlin67657843 💯💯💯i agree. I think that voice breaking brings out a level of vulnerability. I’m honestly just here to comment because I relate to “it just feels so very familiar.” >>>

[Tashnah Dixon @TashnahD]

@kylep_123 I agree Kyle, I think the voice break in a sense because Ray’s “signature stamp.” It worked for him and worked beautifully, bringing across so much passion and emotion to the countless people who listened and loved him. #MUS2011

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It created a distinct sound and he did it quite often enough that even now I can hear a snippet and I know “That’s Ray Charles”👂🏽
His style + talents really set him apart. #MUS2011

[Tashnah Dixon @TashnahD]

I think Ray Charle’s breaking voice served quite a few purposes, for one I think his vocal style particularly compliments the sounds or instruments he tends to work with. #MUS2011

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I also believe the voice breaking pays homage or perhaps just stems from Charles’ 1950s Gospel beginnings as that is one signature of that style especially in that time. I do believe that for me this displays an emotional rawness, it makes the sounds more captivating.💯 #MUS2011

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@CraigWe67813575 @WaddenNeil I need this