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re: Does a voice get any smoother than James Taylor?

Posted on 8/10/22 at 7:21 am to
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 8/10/22 at 7:21 am to
Luther Vandross

Teddy Pendergrass
Posted by The Boat
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Posted on 8/10/22 at 1:56 pm to
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James Taylor might have a great voice but his 2016 Baton Rouge concert was far and away the most boring thing I’ve ever attended in my entire life. A total snooze fest and most of the crowd had left by the end of it

Can confirm. That concert was terrible. Zero energy. Everyone knew it too. Packed at the start and maybe 25% full for the encore.
Posted by TX Tiger
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Posted on 8/11/22 at 8:04 am to
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James Taylor might have a great voice but his 2016 Baton Rouge concert was far and away the most boring thing I’ve ever attended in my entire life. A total snooze fest and most of the crowd had left by the end of it


Can confirm. That concert was terrible. Zero energy. Everyone knew it too. Packed at the start and maybe 25% full for the encore.


What were you expecting, a folk singer mosh pit?
Posted by Palomitz
Miami
Member since Oct 2009
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Posted on 8/11/22 at 11:22 am to
These, as mentioned, come to mind:

Christopher Cross
James Ingram
Barry White
Marvin Gaye
George Michael (post 2000)
Posted by LuckySo-n-So
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Posted on 8/11/22 at 2:22 pm to
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his 2016 Baton Rouge concert was far and away the most boring thing I’ve ever attended in my entire life. A total snooze fest


Well, his 2019 concert in BR with Bonnie Raitt was outstanding.
Posted by The Boat
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Posted on 8/11/22 at 2:46 pm to
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What were you expecting, a folk singer mosh pit?


I've never been to an arena concert where the place was empty before the end.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 8/11/22 at 3:13 pm to
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Christopher Cross
James Ingram
Barry White
Marvin Gaye
George Michael (post 2000)


lou rawls

Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
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Posted on 8/11/22 at 3:26 pm to
Nat King Cole. JT was such a fine, fine songwriter at such a young age. Fire and Rain was written when he was barely out of his teens.

Think how mature you weren't at 20.
This post was edited on 8/11/22 at 3:27 pm
Posted by TX Tiger
at home
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 8/11/22 at 4:02 pm to
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What were you expecting, a folk singer mosh pit?


I've never been to an arena concert where the place was empty before the end.
Yeah, I've never had that experience. That's pretty weird.

I mean, James Taylor, you pretty much know what you're getting before walking in the door. Not sure why people would leave early.
Posted by Wiseguy
Member since Mar 2020
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Posted on 8/11/22 at 5:48 pm to
I would love to see JT at the Manship Theatre. Of course that’s not going to happen, but it would be a great place to see him.
Posted by sorantable
Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 8/11/22 at 6:44 pm to
I’ll admit I’m a huge fan, but I saw Taylor and Jackson Browne in Memphis last year, and it was the best concert I’ve never been to.
Posted by midnight1961
Member since Jan 2007
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Posted on 8/11/22 at 7:14 pm to
Bill Withers would be my pick.

Ain't No Sunshine when She's Gone !
Posted by TX Tiger
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Posted on 8/11/22 at 7:28 pm to
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I would love to see JT at the Manship Theatre. Of course that’s not going to happen, but it would be a great place to see him.
Just saw him not too long ago with Jackson Browne. Man does that guy look old. I didn't even recognize him.

Posted by TX Tiger
at home
Member since Jan 2004
35637 posts
Posted on 8/11/22 at 8:40 pm to
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Barry White/
I agree with this.

And Bill Medley (Righteous Brothers) has to be in the mix somewhere.
Posted by TNtrash
The Cotton Fields
Member since Jun 2021
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Posted on 8/11/22 at 9:02 pm to
JT is smooth alright. I would put Fogelberg right up there too.
Posted by biglego
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Posted on 8/12/22 at 12:05 am to
His songs are boring. There’s nothing fun or interesting about James Taylor. Even his name is mundane.
Posted by weagle99
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 8/12/22 at 6:35 am to
Lemmy Kilmister
Posted by Corso
Atlanta
Member since Feb 2020
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Posted on 8/12/22 at 2:17 pm to
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Sam Cooke


This. One of my favorite voices of any genre ever. Levi Stubbs from The Four Tops sang with a lot of grit but his clean voice on Baby I Need Your Loving is like butter
Posted by Scatback1
Denham
Member since Dec 2021
750 posts
Posted on 8/13/22 at 11:46 am to
Seen him live a couple of times, His Band is stupid silly talented... I was surprised at how engaging and funny his stories were. I've seen a lot of old timers mail it in... I heard Clapton was the worst.
Posted by flvelo12
Palm Harbor, Florida
Member since Jan 2012
3319 posts
Posted on 8/13/22 at 12:26 pm to
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Man does that guy look old.

He's about to turn 74. Happens to all of us, if we're lucky.
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