Nasality -- C or D?

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Pitchfork review re Darnielle: "Passionate nasal-fi". Another matter entirely, but how about those who sing (or rap) with pronounced nasality? From Robert Johnson to countless C&W males to the brothers Everly & Gibb to Eminem. Annoying affectation? Limitation? Or is the sinus cavity the window to Soul?

― briania, Wednesday, 1 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Classic, sez I, BTW. But new out-the-nose answers, please!

― briania, Wednesday, 1 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Stipe!

― daniel, Thursday, 2 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Brian Molko to table four...

― Judd Nelson, Thursday, 2 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Daniella Westbrook

― dave q, Thursday, 2 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

that made my day

― barton, Thursday, 2 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Joseph Spence sounds very nasal indeed = classic. R&B singers who mistake sounding nasal and yodelling a la Jimmy Saville for being soulful = Dud.

― Martin Skidmore, Thursday, 2 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Nasal singers often times get on my last nerve. I want to grab them and say, "Look, you've got an entire resonant space up there, why are you so focused on singing through your NOSE?" Then again, you've got people like Macy Gray who could do herself a world of good by singing more nasally, so it's not like nasal is always bad.

― Dan Perry, Thursday, 2 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

SEARCH: MAGOO

DESTROY: Q-TIP

― jess, Thursday, 2 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

(now we sit back and wait for the fun.)

― jess, Thursday, 2 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Does "fun" mean "severe beating" in that sentence?

― Dan Perry, Thursday, 2 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Okay, *now* it's fun.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 2 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Ladies and Gentlemen... Miss Esther Phillips!

― Sean, Thursday, 2 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

beck is the king. his nose is consistantly stuffed, no matter what.

― chaki, Thursday, 2 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Little Esther is definitely one I had in mind. Truly the diva d'nose!

― briania, Thursday, 2 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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