On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 19:40:30 +0000, Ronnie McKinley
wrote:

In uk.rec.audio Don Pearce wrote:

On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 17:07:46 -0000, "Stimpy"
wrote:

Don Pearce wrote:

As for the Cranberries, that strange vocal thing is called a "Celtic
Yelp" and is produced entirely naturally. I'm not convinced that they
autotune at all - I believe there is actual singing talent involved.

Ms Or'Riordan might *sound* like a strangled cat but she has a genuinely
pure toned singing voice. It's just a shame she chooses to sing such ****e
;-)

Of course that s a cat of an entirely different colour. I have heard
her singing other music live, and you are right - she can really sing.



Don, out of interest what other music have you heard Dolores
O'Riordan-Burton perform? The vast majority (all I think) of what I have
heard, both live (4 concerts) and the recorded work (5 albums) has been
penned by O'Riordan-Burton herself, or else, co-written with fellow band
member Noel Hogan.

As for the "Celtic Yelp" now Sinéad O'Connor yelps, perhaps you are
confusing the two? ;)))

Dolores has that strange upward catch in her voice, which I understand
is called a Celtic Yelp ( Dido has just the tiniest touch of it as
well). As for other stuff, I saw her once in a pub doing all sorts of
stuff, folk, blues and modern and she was simply stunning - bang on
the notes and real feeling.

d

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