[IamFilthy]

Quote: (Originally Posted by Rune)

I enjoyed the songs on the whole but i have some concerns with his voice:

The thing you all are noticing is that he is straining his voice when he sings. He sings straight through his throat in all the songs and in many cases he is singing outside of his range.

Scott Stapp has been and still is a baritone voice, he's trying to sing high tenor a la myles kennedy, and he's just not singing properly to be able to hit those notes.

If you notice specifically in Surround Me when he's singing after the first chorus there are times where he has to strain so much that his right leg actually comes up towards his chest (no this is not some artistic thing, this is his body tensing up to get up to those notes).

If Scott continues to sing this way (from his throat) i can promise you we will see tour cancellations based on his voice as we did in the Weathered tour.

I would hope that since he's still pursuing this as his career he would have invested in some singing lessons to get his voice out of his throat and into his chest and diaphragm, but obviously that's not the case. My best guess is he wants to hold on to his raspy voice, but as far as longevity of career is concerned it's an extremely unwise choice.

For one thing, he is not trying to sound tenor like MK(thank God,..one MK is too much as it is!) I saw nothing wrong with his voice and both songs were performed awesomely. As I am no vocal expert, not really knowing fundamental critique, I know what sounds good. And as a fan, I thought he sounded great. I think he really exumes passion thru his vocals. Other fans like me are not going to be trying to find every flaw in him,...so overall I think a REAL fan would enjoy it and I can't wait for his tour.