Top 10 Female Voices
The following is my list of top 10 females with the best voices in the music world. This list ignores all other factors such as quality of songs, personality, and hotness.
10. Norah Jones
A lot of times I hear Norah Jones's sound being described in the media as "sultry" or "sexy", but I personally don't think those words really fit. I would call it "smooth" and "chill", which makes her music so relaxing to listen to. All I can say is, hopefully she makes another album soon, before her first one burns out from being played all the time in my car.
9. Ashanti
The first time I heard her voice was in the song "Always On Time" with Ja Rule. Even though I always hated Ja Rule, Ashanti made that song a whole lot more bearable. Not much to her other than a cute girl with a sweet-sounding voice, but the charm is in the simpleness I guess.
8. Leigh Nash
She is someone who you have to hear live in a small venue to fully appreciate how quality her voice is. I'm still not a big fan of Sixpence None the Richer, but there's no question that she is just one of those people born with a God-given talent to sing and I can't help but respect that much.
7. Gwen Stefani
As far as her band goes, the only fact about which there is no "no doubt" is that she is the sole reason why they are popular (har har). My favorite Gwen Stefani vocal moment is near the end of "Don't Speak", right after "don't ... don't..." and before "hush hush darling".
6. Beyonce
Kelly Rowland's no slouch, but I like Beyonce's voice more. She recently moved up in the rankings after some quality work with Jay-Z in that song "Bonnie & Clyde", plus the remixes she did with 50 Cent solidified her position in my top 10.
5. Sarah MacLachlan
The main reason Sarah MacLachlan is on the list is because you can't make a list of top female singing voices and not include Sarah MacLachlan. I like some of her songs, and don't like some of her others, but like them or not, you gotta admit that she's got one of the best voices out there.
4. T-boz
Although she is only the third hottest member in TLC, she is definitely the one with the best voice. "Creep" and "Diggin On You" are two of my favorite all time songs, not just among TLC songs but in music period, purely because of her.
3. Alicia Keys
After listening to her CD about 5 times a day, every day senior year of college, I already thought she had an awesome voice. Then me and Olivia went to see her at the Arie Crown Theater, and it blew me away. She has mad talent, that's all I can say.
2. Mariah Carey
Her image and skank-level has fluctuated throughout the years, and she's done songs with just about everyone, including Bone Thugs, Boyz II Men, Brian McKnight, and Jermaine Dupri. But one thing hasn't changed over time: the quality of her voice. Not only is it the most recognizable voice out of any of the others on this list, but it is the kind of voice that almost gives you chills to listen to. Good chills, if that makes any sense.
1. Macy Gray
Not only does she have a great voice, but she is sooooooooo fine.
Just kidding.
1. Sheryl Crow
I'm not even really a fan of Sheryl Crow. I only know a few songs, and I don't really like that many of them. "All I Wanna Do" is shoot myself when I hear that song because it is retarded. I got a feeling, I'm not the only one. The duet she has with Kid Rock is a little annoying too. But I gotta say, her voice is pretty much my exact definition of "sexy" when it comes to describing female singing voices.
Tuesday, May 20, 2003
Monday, May 19, 2003
Good Tired
After a long weekend, I must say that I am dead tired. It's a good tired though.
Friday, I saw Matrix Reloaded. I thought it was good, except a little confusing and long. Mostly cool fight scenes and good overall plot development. Of course, it wasn't as groundbreaking or revolutionary as the first, but well worth the price of admission.
Woke up early on Saturday and went to U of I. It was a pretty good trip, got to see a bunch of people, hang out like old times, and attend Dennis's graduation. Gotta give many props to Dennis for getting his Masters Degree (Chris Rock: "What, you my master now?"). Also, thanks for letting us stay at your place and taking care of us. One of the best hosts I know.
When I get a chance, I'll post some of the pics I took.
In other news, I am designating the following month as "Be nice to me" month. In honor of this event, I highly recommend that you all be nice to me for at least the next 30-31 days or so. Just a suggestion. Ok, that is all.
After a long weekend, I must say that I am dead tired. It's a good tired though.
Friday, I saw Matrix Reloaded. I thought it was good, except a little confusing and long. Mostly cool fight scenes and good overall plot development. Of course, it wasn't as groundbreaking or revolutionary as the first, but well worth the price of admission.
Woke up early on Saturday and went to U of I. It was a pretty good trip, got to see a bunch of people, hang out like old times, and attend Dennis's graduation. Gotta give many props to Dennis for getting his Masters Degree (Chris Rock: "What, you my master now?"). Also, thanks for letting us stay at your place and taking care of us. One of the best hosts I know.
When I get a chance, I'll post some of the pics I took.
In other news, I am designating the following month as "Be nice to me" month. In honor of this event, I highly recommend that you all be nice to me for at least the next 30-31 days or so. Just a suggestion. Ok, that is all.
Wednesday, May 14, 2003
- Tonight at 9pm CT on ESPN2, be sure to watch Wednesday Night Baseball. Two of the top pitchers on the Chinese Taipei staff square off against each other as they try to impress their owner (me). Hopefully we'll see both Kevin Brown and Greg Maddux put up complete games, with Maddux winning 1-0 on an unearned run.
- I've just been informed that tonight is also the Dawson's Creek finale. The big question is, who will die, Pacey, Dawson, Joey, or the other chick? Well, since I got the inside scoop, my money is going on Joey.
- Now that I have added another thing (my Pocket PC) to the list of "stuff I carry around", a problem arises. Where do I put everything? Especially with summer arriving, I'm not gonna have my many-pocketed coat on all the time. I don't have enough stuff to need a briefcase, but I don't want my pockets to be bulging either. A purse would be nice, but too bad it's unmanly. It would be like that episode of Friends when Rachel gives Joey a man-purse.
- Why is there an "energy drink" called "AMP"? You'd have to be a retard not to know that Amp is a measure of current, not energy. They should call it "Volt*Amp", or better yet, "Watt". (Any NERC certified readers should probably step in and correct me if I'm mistaken)
- I've just been informed that tonight is also the Dawson's Creek finale. The big question is, who will die, Pacey, Dawson, Joey, or the other chick? Well, since I got the inside scoop, my money is going on Joey.
- Now that I have added another thing (my Pocket PC) to the list of "stuff I carry around", a problem arises. Where do I put everything? Especially with summer arriving, I'm not gonna have my many-pocketed coat on all the time. I don't have enough stuff to need a briefcase, but I don't want my pockets to be bulging either. A purse would be nice, but too bad it's unmanly. It would be like that episode of Friends when Rachel gives Joey a man-purse.
- Why is there an "energy drink" called "AMP"? You'd have to be a retard not to know that Amp is a measure of current, not energy. They should call it "Volt*Amp", or better yet, "Watt". (Any NERC certified readers should probably step in and correct me if I'm mistaken)
Tuesday, May 13, 2003
Asian Pacific American History Month
How many people know that May is "Asian Pacific American History (/Heritage) Month"? I never even heard of it in my life until yesterday. Now I'm kinda pissed. I can't believe I've been missing out on all the Asian Pacific American hoopla all these years. My May's have been so disturbingly lacking in heritage... what a bummer.
So I looked up info on the whole thing on Google, and learned some interesting facts. The most amusing thing to me was that Asian Pacific American Heritage Month actually started out as Asian Pacific American Heritage Week in the '70s, as the first 10 days of May (why 10 days was called a "week" don't ask me). Then, for whatever reason, the first President George "H-Dubs" Bush extended it in 1990 to span the rest of May as well. Score!!
I guess maybe somewhere along the way in the '80s, Asian Pacific Americans got more popular or influential in this country and white people decided that we deserved a spot along with the other minorities. So now it's not only Blacks, Women, Hispanics, and Native Americans who get to celebrate their very own one whole month out of the year. I too, as a Asian Pacific American now have May to hold onto as mine. It's also cool that we got a 31-day month, whereas Black people kind of got screwed with February. [in voice of Nelson from Simpsons]: ha-ha
Ok, in case you didn't know, I'm just kidding. Well, there really is such a thing as APAHM in May, and that history stuff was true too, but honestly it all couldn't mean less to me, an APA. The whole idea seems pretty cheesy if you ask me. I remember The Onion had a hilarious article in March about "Black History Month Ends As White History Year Resumes", and that pretty much sums up just how meaningless the concept of "_____ History Months" are. But if you are still interested, look it up on Google yourself, there's a lot of info on Asian History that you might find intriguing.
Normally I would take this opportunity to write down my whole spiel on race relations and all that, but I don't want this blog to be super long. See, I'm really trying to keep things short. But know that I do have a lot of thoughts on the subject of race and if anyone is interested in having a heavy discussion, come talk to me in person and we'll have a friendly chat.
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Update on the UPS Delivery: As you may have noticed, I did not write an entry about "Why I Hate UPS Online Tracking". This is because I did get my package, as promised by the tracking info on the website. Too bad I didn't have time to play with it much yesterday, but hopefully when I get home today, I will have a chance to check out my toy in more detail. As Chras would say, "GYEAHHH".
How many people know that May is "Asian Pacific American History (/Heritage) Month"? I never even heard of it in my life until yesterday. Now I'm kinda pissed. I can't believe I've been missing out on all the Asian Pacific American hoopla all these years. My May's have been so disturbingly lacking in heritage... what a bummer.
So I looked up info on the whole thing on Google, and learned some interesting facts. The most amusing thing to me was that Asian Pacific American Heritage Month actually started out as Asian Pacific American Heritage Week in the '70s, as the first 10 days of May (why 10 days was called a "week" don't ask me). Then, for whatever reason, the first President George "H-Dubs" Bush extended it in 1990 to span the rest of May as well. Score!!
I guess maybe somewhere along the way in the '80s, Asian Pacific Americans got more popular or influential in this country and white people decided that we deserved a spot along with the other minorities. So now it's not only Blacks, Women, Hispanics, and Native Americans who get to celebrate their very own one whole month out of the year. I too, as a Asian Pacific American now have May to hold onto as mine. It's also cool that we got a 31-day month, whereas Black people kind of got screwed with February. [in voice of Nelson from Simpsons]: ha-ha
Ok, in case you didn't know, I'm just kidding. Well, there really is such a thing as APAHM in May, and that history stuff was true too, but honestly it all couldn't mean less to me, an APA. The whole idea seems pretty cheesy if you ask me. I remember The Onion had a hilarious article in March about "Black History Month Ends As White History Year Resumes", and that pretty much sums up just how meaningless the concept of "_____ History Months" are. But if you are still interested, look it up on Google yourself, there's a lot of info on Asian History that you might find intriguing.
Normally I would take this opportunity to write down my whole spiel on race relations and all that, but I don't want this blog to be super long. See, I'm really trying to keep things short. But know that I do have a lot of thoughts on the subject of race and if anyone is interested in having a heavy discussion, come talk to me in person and we'll have a friendly chat.
*****
Update on the UPS Delivery: As you may have noticed, I did not write an entry about "Why I Hate UPS Online Tracking". This is because I did get my package, as promised by the tracking info on the website. Too bad I didn't have time to play with it much yesterday, but hopefully when I get home today, I will have a chance to check out my toy in more detail. As Chras would say, "GYEAHHH".
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