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It's more about looks and image today than about real talent. If they have some "pop princess" that looks the part, they can digitally create a voice for her, and have her record the song line by line, editing everything together. When it comes time to perform the song 'live', they lip sync. The raw talent is lacking today in so many cases.

Now I'm not knocking all modern music. Back in April, I attended a concert by the country group Little Big Town. It was great concert and I thoroughly enjoyed it (of course, having Kimberly [the blonde member of the group] high-five me as she walked down the aisle to the stage didn't add to my enjoyment one bit  ) Those are 4 talented individuals with some amazing harmony.

I re-edited this post to include a video I shot at the concert in April of them paying tribute to some country music legends that left us last year. This was right after I got the high five

[Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2KzNHMD-KE]

Take recordings made in the big band era, before editing and tape was available. Every instrument had to be perfect for the entire song. If one horn hit a sour note, it was time to start all over again. And think of how many classics have endured from that era. THAT is raw talent. Take someone whom I know is a favorite of Ron's, Nat King Cole. Nat passed away over 50 years ago yet his recordings have endured and still sound fresh today. You can't have Christmas without his recording of The Christmas Song. And that is due to the raw talent in his voice....and, unfortunately, three packs of Salem's each day