Is Whitney the greatest female singer of all time?

[F*ckthemkids]

I think Whitney has the best range of all time.

 

[Stuntone]

Off the top of my head I'd put Bey, Lalah Hathaway
Jazmine Sullivan, before her...just to name a few

Based off skill

They have more range, agility, etc...better technique

At least from what I've heard

Can't deny she has the adult contemporary pop lane on lock though

Beyonce before Adele?

 

[Solo_87]

Young Beyoncé was FIRE

Her range and tone was legit amazing. Once she got older and her voice deepened and someone told her she can rap….that was it.

But from Dangerously in Love until that single ladies shyt, she was a beast.

She still got it

 

[Samori Toure]

Aretha Franklin by a mile.

 

[Rekkapryde]

lol at Beyonce even in these discussions.

some of yall need to stop

 

[Rhapscallion Démone]

 

[Rhapscallion Démone]

 

[Samori Toure]

lol at Beyonce even in these discussions.

some of yall need to stop

Beyonce would be slaughtered by Gwen dikkey from Rose Royce and there are probably few posters who have even heard of Rose Royce let alone Gwen dikkey. However, they heard Mary J. Blige butchering Gwen dikkey's songs.

 

[UpAndComing]

Anita Baker is the GOAT singer

 

[Samori Toure]

Anita Baker is the GOAT singer

Nah. She aight, but Aretha is a killa.

 

[Solo_87]

Beyonce before Adele?

Yes

And several others

Wha makes Adele a better vocalist?

Beyonce would be slaughtered by Gwen dikkey from Rose Royce and there are probably few posters who have even heard of Rose Royce let alone Gwen dikkey. However, they heard Mary J. Blige butchering Gwen dikkey's songs.

Disagree

Funny tho she did a cover of Wishing On A Star

 

[Samori Toure]

Yes

And several others

Wha makes Adele a better vocalist?



Disagree

Funny tho she did a cover of Wishing On A Star

Now listen to Gwen's original version. Of course everybody has their own opinions about this type of thing, but in all honesty I don't know if Beyonce and Mariah Carey even fit within the top 20 female R&B singers over the last 50 years. To me they are not in the same vocal class as people like Stephanie Mills or Chaka Khan or even singers like Tammy Terrell, Phyllis Hyman, Patrice Rushen, much less all timers like Aretha, Etta, Nina S or Gladys. I even question if they are as good as Ann Peebles, Roberta Flack, Minnie Ripperton, Natalie Cole and Denise Williams. Minnie Ripperton had crazy range and was very underrated.

 

[Black Hans]

Best in American history, which is why it was so saddening that she let low vibrational negroes bring her down with their hating of her going diamond off her albums and white people rocking with her. Whitney went out sad.

 

[Solo_87]

Now listen to Gwen's original version. Of course everybody has their own opinions about this type of thing, but in all honesty I don't know if Beyonce and Mariah Carey even fit within the top 20 female R&B singers over the last 50 years. To me they are not in the same vocal class as people like Stephanie Mills or Chaka Khan or even singers like Tammy Terrell, Phyllis Hyman, Patrice Rushen, much less all timers like Aretha, Etta, Nina S or Gladys. I even question if they are as good as Ann Peebles, Roberta Flack, Minnie Ripperton, Natalie Cole and Denise Williams. Minnie Ripperton had crazy range and was very underrated.

I hear you

You may prefer Ettas, Gladys style of singing, Bey and Mariah's music is more pop leaning

But just based off objective measures Bey, and of course Mariah, are on par with the greats

i.e. power, range, moving from one register to another, how good the singer is connecting the melody lines, being able to sing long and complex melismas/vocal runs, arranging their breath, etc

 

[Samori Toure]

I hear you

You may prefer Ettas, Gladys style of singing, Bey and Mariah's music is more pop leaning

But just based off objective measures Bey, and of course Mariah, are on par with the greats

i.e. power, range, moving from one register to another, how good the singer is connecting the melody lines, being able to sing long and complex melismas/vocal runs, arranging their breath, etc

You forgot auto tuning.

Can you imagine Mariah Carey going against Minnie Ripperton without modern equipment?