Later on, the caffeine seems to wear off, and torpid ballads take over as the singer ventures repeatedly into a strained falsetto. |
He's using it more traditionally, but his blend of eerie falsetto and soulful croon remains striking. |
For three minutes, violins slowly weep, guitars are slowly strummed, and falsetto harmonies are echoed into oblivion. |
This will be almost falsetto but will have enough heaviness to enable the singer to crescendo smoothly. |
Her energetic stage presence made the songs work, and those falsetto notes needed no auto-tuning. |
In contrast, the countertenors of the past sang in full voice, resorting to falsetto only at the high range. |