GOBbluth wrote:but basically albums like this are highlighting only the production staff and not the group of voices that supposedly helped to create a fully synthesized orchestra.
GOBbluth wrote:So i just got to listen to the new pitchforks album and I must say that this has truly left the realm of the a cappella genre. I am a huge fan of well produced a cappella albums that heighten the experience of voices being utilized as instruments to create an interesting genre that is exciting to both see and hear, but I have a huge problem with albums like this. This album takes all the joy out of a cappella. When the sounds are manipulated so harshly to eliminate any remote quality of the human voice than why not just download the original track and put a collegiate voice as the soloist......especially when there isn't a twist to the song or a new imaginative reinvention, but rather...hey...look how closely we can get this highly manipulated voice to sound like a siren...just like in the original...even though its not humanly possibly. I know that the debate will forever take place regarding natural vs. produced and I have ALWAYS been on the side of good production to enhance the voice, but basically albums like this are highlighting only the production staff and not the group of voices that supposedly helped to create a fully synthesized orchestra. I know these guys are extremely talented because I've seen them live but one couldn't tell if only listening to this overly affected piece of studio wizardry. So kudos to the production staff....it sounds great for an "a cappella album".
GOBbluth wrote:So i just got to listen to the new pitchforks album and I must say that this has truly left the realm of the a cappella genre.
GOBbluth wrote:This album takes all the joy out of a cappella.
GOBbluth wrote:When the sounds are manipulated so harshly to eliminate any remote quality of the human voice than why not just download the original track and put a collegiate voice as the soloist......especially when there isn't a twist to the song or a new imaginative reinvention, but rather...hey...look how closely we can get this highly manipulated voice to sound like a siren...just like in the original...even though its not humanly possibly.
GOBbluth wrote:I know these guys are extremely talented because I've seen them live but one couldn't tell if only listening to this overly affected piece of studio wizardry.
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