Phil Allison wrote:
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Hi,
stumbled on this vid a couple of days ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyMtIwobqbI
It's the isolated vocal of a famous recording, from 1967.
AFAIK, no effects used - just a mic (or two) in a largish room.
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** Here is another song from the same session, a huge hit at the time, " Somebody to Love " - written by Grace's husband.
This time, you also hear backing vocals from the band's male singers plus a faint background sound that might be acoustic leakage from Grace's headphones.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbBlcLXsSbU
She *really* pulls out all the stops this time.
Try listening on phones.
Anecdote:
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On the TV show "Australian Idol", one contestant chose the song for " 60s night " - a big girl of aboriginal background. She turned in a respectable effort, but was heavily criticised by the judges and marked down for attempting something beyond her.
The nasty judge said: " ... the song you picked is notoriously difficult, only one person alive sings it well and that's Grace Slick. "
Nevertheless, the young lady ( Casey Donovan ) went on to win the competition.
..... Phil