what do you think about ARETHA FRANKLIN?

[carmGel55]

I always think that Aretha Franklin is awesome and so damn Great, not to mention that she is the Queen of Soul.

 

i only knew Aretha back at 2004 when i watched the DVD of Divas live 1998. and i was so blown away by her! i think celine and aretha only are the "DIVA" of that night.

 

anyway, since then, i became a fan of her. i collected songs of her and play and listen to it. however, my mom says that: "She's like a screaming cat", my grandmother told me that "she seems having an agonizing pinch to her sex organ when she sings" -that was brutal!!! because of her voice and my friends testified that "if their voice is like that, they will not be idolize by many".

 

i don't know, i beg to disagree with those statements.

 

what i listen frequently to her songs are those of the 90's and up, which has a big difference in terms of her voice back in her heydays.

 

so what can you say to her? you're opinion to her?

 

PS.

 

i was able to watch some recent videos of her at youtube, and she still sings good and live. Bottom line: I adore her! even though she's old. doesn't matter.

[amyja89]

I love Aretha.

 

My favourite song by her is Don't Play That Song, it's amazing!

 

[Bellamy]

The most overrated singer ever.

[Black Kitten]

The most overrated singer ever.

couldn't agree more.

 

she annoys me everytime she screams. she's a scene stealer. remember the Divas Live in 1998? she was screaming like crazy, as if she's possessed. her performance with Celine during the Divas '98 was a mess. my god she's just like our neighbor screaming her lungs out calling her son before the sunset. :sick:

[Prince Whiskers]

Higheeeeeeeer

 

Higheeeeeeeeeeeeer

 

Higheeeeeeeeeeeer

 

Higheeeeeeeeeeeer

[Bradders]

A few songs are ok such as 'Respect' and 'Think' but I think she's overrated

...and whats with the hair

 

http://www.bilerico.com/2008/05/aretha-franklin.jpg

[Nikosn17]

The most overrated singer ever.

 

my thoughts exactly

[Bellamy]

The new Rolling Stones best singer chart just proved how overrated she is(by the music experts ) once again.

[CelineRox]

The most overrated singer ever.

couldn't agree more.

 

she annoys me everytime she screams. she's a scene stealer. remember the Divas Live in 1998? she was screaming like crazy, as if she's possessed. her performance with Celine during the Divas '98 was a mess. my god she's just like our neighbor screaming her lungs out calling her son before the sunset. :sick:

 

 

Yeah I triple that - not a fan at all, overrated

[Nmj]

I Hate her

[GoldenLeaf]

The most overrated singer ever.

couldn't agree more.

 

she annoys me everytime she screams. she's a scene stealer. remember the Divas Live in 1998? she was screaming like crazy, as if she's possessed. her performance with Celine during the Divas '98 was a mess. my god she's just like our neighbor screaming her lungs out calling her son before the sunset. :sick:

 

 

Yeah I triple that - not a fan at all, overrated

I totally agree with you guys. I can't stand Aretha.

[ThisTime]

The most overrated singer ever.

couldn't agree more.

 

she annoys me everytime she screams. she's a scene stealer. remember the Divas Live in 1998? she was screaming like crazy, as if she's possessed. her performance with Celine during the Divas '98 was a mess. my god she's just like our neighbor screaming her lungs out calling her son before the sunset. :sick:

 

 

Yeah I triple that - not a fan at all, overrated

I totally agree with you guys. I can't stand Aretha.

I'm glad I'm not alone in thinking this. Couldn't agree more with you guys.

[Macaronie]

I love her!

[celinesounds]

She is not the best singer, i love a few songs like:

 

Chains of fools, Respect, Ain't No Way

 

and the best album is Lady Soul

 

the other stuff, especially the live performances - sucks me

[celinesounds]

She has a new album. Is a Xtmas one. and she started in her own label

 

 

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Angels We Have Heard On High" (James Chadwick) (5:26)

"This Christmas (with Edward Franklin)" (Donny Hathaway & Nadine McKinnor) (5:23)

"My Grown-Up Christmas List" (David Foster & Linda Thompson Jenner) (5:15)

"The Lord Will Make A Way" (Traditional, Arranged by Aretha Franklin) (5:43)

"Silent Night" (Franz Gruber & Josef Mohr) (5:06)

"Ave Maria" (Johann Sebastian Bach & Charles Gounod) (4:57)

"Christmas Ain't Christmas (Without The One You Love)" (Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff) (3:53)

"14 Angels" (Engelbert Humperdinck, Arranged by Aretha Franklin) (2:08)

"One Night With The King" (Jeannie Tenney) (6:09)

"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" (Charles Wesley & Felix Mendelssohn) (5:24)

"'Twas the Night Before Christmas" (Clement C. Moore; Adaptation by Aretha Franklin) (1:52)

[Black Kitten]

her last album released during Taking Chances period left the charts without a trace. Edited November 20, 2008 at 03:13 AM by dhena

[LVCeline]

Don't even get me started on Urethra. She's the most overrated singer in the hostory of mankind. She is so egotistical and full of herself it makes me sick.

[Your_Su_Phu]

she's legendary and important but I personally don't care for her much

[Esty]

she's legendary and important but I personally don't care for her much

 

Me neither. I agree that she's a very important figure in music history and there are a few of her songs of hers that I like, but her screaming when she performs live annoys me...

[amyja89]

her last album released during Taking Chances period left the charts without a trace.

 

Sort of like TC itself then?

 

Hehe just playing!

[corr_azy]

I love Aretha! Although her voice has dwindled quite a bit. During her peak, no one could belt like she did. And she's a legend, if it wasn't for her, there wouldn't be Celine, Mariah, Whitney, Beyonce, Christina and so many of the female singers out there. IMO, the stuff from her Atlantic days were her very best, but she's never really matched up to the success of those years.

[Prince Whiskers]

How's her cover of HYEBIL?

[Céline's Blues]

She has been an immense influence on many singers of this generation and more. This fact is undeniable. She's not my cup of tea, tho. And I would agree with Bellamy that she's overrated just like the Beatles are.

[Bellamy]

How's her cover of HYEBIL?

Much better than her cover of Touch My Body. :giggle:

 

That's classic according to Aretha's fans. :sofunny:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVawmqtn818

[Love,]

She has conquered a lot in her amazing career. There's no doubt about that. And she deserves all the R-E-S-P-E-C-T.

 

The thing that bothers me most is when she dresses herself up for a formal affair in something skimpy.

 

:blink:

 

 

 

KIDS: BEWARE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.newlincreative.com/aretha_franklin_statehood.html

 

ARETHA FRANKLIN'S BREASTS APPLY FOR STATEHOOD

Republicans Worry That New 'Boob' States Would Support Democrats

 

DETROIT -- Aretha Franklin is behind, literally, a growing movement to grant statehood to her two enormous breasts.

 

"The two masses have a an area in square miles the equivalent of Vermont and New Hampshire, and I see no compelling reason that they should not be granted statehood," says the movement's spokesperson, Harry Smiderson.

 

Republicans in Washington are terrified that the movement may gain momentum in the current anti-Bush atmosphere. "Two large, African-American breasts are likely to generate senators and representatives that vote along with the democrats, and this is a scenario we cannot allow," says National Republican Party spokesperson, Roger Snick.

 

Ms. Franklin has refused to comment to media about the issue.

 

I'm sure she's self-conscious and I'm sure she does this intentionally...

Edited November 21, 2008 at 01:13 PM by Love,

[pat200]

the 60s and 70s Aretha was one of the best the world ever saw. since then she became an utter mess in her performances, wanting to outsing everyone even if that meant screaming and no longer singing, and this has been her pattern since. but overall, lady soul deserves respect, even though i find that she has been highly over rated since the mid-80s. Edited November 21, 2008 at 03:52 PM by pat200

[Black Kitten]

funny thing is, my dad is 47, my mom is 50, and none of them knows who the heck she is

 

maybe that's why i can never consider her an "icon". she hasn't reached the worldwide popularity of Celine Dion, or even Britney Spears.

[Bellamy]

Cause Aretha had never been abroad. She's afraid of plane. She's known in the US only.

[Your_Su_Phu]

I love Aretha! Although her voice has dwindled quite a bit. During her peak, no one could belt like she did. And she's a legend, if it wasn't for her, there wouldn't be Celine, Mariah, Whitney, Beyonce, Christina and so many of the female singers out there. IMO, the stuff from her Atlantic days were her very best, but she's never really matched up to the success of those years.

 

I would argue that celine is more influenced by the barbra streisand line (barbra is aretha's peer). and she was influenced by judy garland. more classic broadway/traditional/torch singer influences rather than soul like aretha.

 

although obviously celine has her moments with melisma now and then but she's never been considered to have soul

Edited November 21, 2008 at 09:50 PM by Your_Su_Phu

[Your_Su_Phu]

How's her cover of HYEBIL?

Much better than her cover of Touch My Body. :giggle:

 

That's classic according to Aretha's fans. :sofunny:

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