Round 7: BassSquared vs Gilad (381 views)

[Steve]

This is BassSquared v Gilad in Round Seven of the Clip-Off. You have five days to submit your clips, and until 23:59 EST Friday, January 27 to vote. January 28 is the Results Day.

Round Seven is the Alt-Team Round! Instead of their regular teams, contestants will be using the teams listed here. If a team of 2 wins both their matchups, they gain an extra half point as a reward for sweeping with less flexibility.

The categories for Round Seven are:

1. Best Vocal Climax: Singing that builds up in intensity to a satisfying peak.
2. Best Soft Singing: A performance which particularly emphasizes soft or tender vocals.
The teams are free to post their clips, voting commences as soon as they have.

Vote here.

Current Vote Count: 4

[BassSquared]

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{Best Vocal Climax: Minami}
3:51 to 4:59. In possibly my favorite performance of hers, Minami's vocals grow from a soft-yet-intense start to an impassioned, gasping frenzy, capping things off with an absolutely killer final note that pretty perfectly encapsulates the "climax" category imo.

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{Best Soft Singing: Cassie Wei}
1:15 to 2:25, 2:36 to 3:11. Honestly, Momo here just naturally has a really light, clear, airy voice all the time, so it's no surprise that it shines when applied to a soft, tender ballad like this. Some gorgeously subtle vocal layers in here as well. Just a sweet, faintly melancholy love song aimed directly for the feels.

[Gilad]

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{Best Vocal Climax - Gerard Way}
2:54 - 4:12, "Famous Last Words" is the last song and grand finale of MCR's magnum opus "The Black Parade". Gerard sings his heart out with some excellent vocal layering/arrangements and sustained high C's aplenty, offering up one hell of a climax to the song and album in general.

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{Best Soft Singing - Hayley Williams}

0:00 - 1:16, Paramore's "Hate to See Your Heart Break" shows Hayley Williams, a singer known mostly for her belting and energetic performances, in a relatively uncommon moment of sweet, low-tempo balladry. Great D3s and beautiful harmonies as well.