Musicals thought

Listening to the Evening Primrose/Frogs album. The singing isn't as strong as it is in the 1960's movie, even though neither Charmian Carr or Anthony Perkins has a truly full voice, but they're still projected voices. Anthony Perkins even sang on Broadway in Frank Loesser's Greenwillow, and was supposed to be Bobby in Company as well. - In fact, it sounds weird to have such a large orchestra with people that can't project. That's one of the reasons that I refuse to do pops gigs. I wonder if that's why the big orchestras aren't fashionable in London or New York. That was the crux of my now-famous little essay. Real singers, real orchestras = the type of sound that I'm attracted to. Or, conversely, natural voices with small groups. As for me... well, people have lots of opinions on my voice, but they're mostly wrong.

People think I can't project. They're wrong, though. It's a thin voice, but it projects. Ask anyone in Wellington.... one of the reasons that I gave up on open mics and rock gigs is that they're all with mics, and I could tell after a few rounds at Ingrid's open mic that my voice was suffering from singing that way.