The Age of Auto-Tune Options

[Boo]

Lately, I've been finding more and more that I prefer listening to those artists that truly have talent... who can honestly sing. Whenever I really start enjoying the music of any one artist, I search Youtube for live performances; curious to see if they really have a great voice, and if they do, I gain a great respect for them.

Wait, what!? Nowadays we find that respect is accompanied with those who can actually sing? Why is that?
Oh yes, we're so used to artists that can't, so now when we find someone who really does have talent, we instantly admire them.

Am I the only person who thinks it shouldn't be this way? Gone are the days of only becoming famous if you actually have talent, now it seems that any pretty face can sell an album. (Or any actress who feels they need to make even more money).


Uugh; it just... bothers me. I see all of these new super-popular, Grammy-winning, rich, and famous singers... and they can't even sing their own song without hitting over a dozen flat notes... They have the money... the fame... but they lack talent. Therefore, I believe, they do not deserve anything they've been given.
But it seems that nobody realizes it. So many people love them. Why? They're pretty or cute and auto-tune makes them sound just amazing.



So here is what this comes down to: Am I the only one that is disturbed by this? (Please, please ease my mind and tell me that I'm not)

[ellieluvsdolphin...]

I have mixed feelings about this. Like humbu, I also don't mind autotune if I like the way the song sounds. HOWEVER, if the artist doesn't have any actual talent, I won't have any respect for them at all. I'll still like the song, but I'll dislike them... If that makes sense... It can sound pretty cool sometimes, but I would be ashamed to call myself a fan of someone who uses it and sounds horrible live, like... say... Ke$ha for example. *Shudders* As catchy as some of her songs might be, I just CAN'T like her. I've had NIGHTMARES about her live vocals NIGHTMARES!!!

Now, if the artist can sing, but still uses autotune, it won't bother me at all, because.. well, the artist can actually sing Like W.I.N.X. pointed out, Lea Michelle and Lady Gaga are perfect examples of this. Especially Gaga, because pretty much everyone can kinda tell that Lea can sing despite the autotune, but a lot of people (including myself at one point in time) think Gaga can't sing to save her life just because she uses so much autotune. I was shocked when I saw some of her acoustic stuff, & that song "Speechless" that she wrote for her dad I had no idea she could sing & that she wrote her own music and played the piano, and I gained a lot of respect for her after that. So in a way, I think autotune only does harm to the singers who can actually... sing I don't mind it in that case though, I guess if you can sing, you can do whatever you want to your voice. As long as you can back it up with your OWN vocals :)

This post has been edited by ellieluvsdolphins: Nov 28 2010, 5:27 PM