Round One: mikale vs queenfan11 (446 views)

[Steve]

This is the match-up of mikale and queenfan11 in Round One of the Clip-Off. You have five days exactly to submit your clips, and until 23:00 GMT Time Tuesday, June 9 to vote. June 10 is the Results Day.

The categories for Round One are:
1. Best Usage of Dynamics/Volume - manipulating vocal volume and/or tone from the other end of the dial to the other.
2. Best Vocal Cover - a performance of a song originally by another artist.

The pair are free to post their clips, voting commences as soon as they have.

The voting form is linked here.

Current Vote Count: 5

[mikale]

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{Ailee - Best Use Of Dynamics / Volume}
1:11 - 3:00: Here Ailee Aileeates her way through this Ailee. Her name is Ailee. 

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{Best Cover - Mary J. Blige}
6:20 - 7:40. Who is my third guy? Ricky Nelson? Who let me do that??

[queenfan11]

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{BEST USE OF DYNAMICS/VOLUME}
0:54-2:06. James Hetfield mixes his signature gritty belting in the verses with possibly his softest delivery ever in the choruses.

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{BEST VOCAL COVER}
1:36:26-1:37:56 (there's an instrumental section from 1:37:04 to 1:37:37). A raucous cover of The Beatles' "I'm Down". Jon Anderson's high range is in full display here, including a whole line in D5 at the end of the second chorus.

[Steve]

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