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Title: This "Buttons" vocal analysis
Post by: 𝖘𝖖𝖚𝖎𝖉 on July 22, 2023, 06:01:54 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r53xWxetIdI

Even though it's only Melody and Carmit doing a few background vocals, it feels more like a GIRL GROUP song, if you compare it to later songs which were scrapped Nicole solo songs. And sounded like it.
Buttons gives off a "there's other women singing on this" vibe :rthosehotwings:

1:42 Nicole and Carmit going back and forth in the bridge
4:48 is Nicole trying to rap the chorus? :dead: Loosen up mah buttons babes!! :fuming:

The Nicole only demo version sounds so uneventful :omf:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s4G1eNROJE
Title: Re: This "Buttons" vocal analysis
Post by: 𝖘𝖖𝖚𝖎𝖉 on July 22, 2023, 06:03:52 PM
Ron Fair was the vocal producer on this album. He got Xtine and Keyshia together. He knows how to work with vocals.
Title: Re: This "Buttons" vocal analysis
Post by: dangerous on July 22, 2023, 06:35:52 PM
Quote from: 𝖘𝖖𝖚𝖎𝖉 on July 22, 2023, 06:01:54 PMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r53xWxetIdI

Even though it's only Melody and Carmit doing a few background vocals, it feels more like a GIRL GROUP song, if you compare it to later songs which were scrapped Nicole solo songs. And sounded like it.
Buttons gives off a "there's other women singing on this" vibe :rthosehotwings:

1:42 Nicole and Carmit going back and forth in the bridge
4:48 is Nicole trying to rap the chorus? :dead: Loosen up mah buttons babes!! :fuming:

The Nicole only demo version sounds so uneventful :omf:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s4G1eNROJE
something was clearly done to the demo version

its slowed down/super processed in some way
Title: Re: This "Buttons" vocal analysis
Post by: ReVon on July 22, 2023, 06:41:56 PM
ASS ALL OVER THE PLACE AS MELODY VOCALS CAN BE WITH THE RIGHT VOCAL PRODUCTION
THIS SONG WOULD HAVE BEEN A BETTER FIT FOR HER. SHE WOULD HAVE GIVEN VERY MUCH XTINA AGUILERA VIBES.

OVER ALL THIS IS SUCH A GREAT SONG! :flamebroiled:
Title: Re: This "Buttons" vocal analysis
Post by: 𝖘𝖖𝖚𝖎𝖉 on July 22, 2023, 06:45:05 PM
Quote from: Laklãnõ Xogleng on July 22, 2023, 06:35:52 PM
Quote from: 𝖘𝖖𝖚𝖎𝖉 on July 22, 2023, 06:01:54 PMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r53xWxetIdI

Even though it's only Melody and Carmit doing a few background vocals, it feels more like a GIRL GROUP song, if you compare it to later songs which were scrapped Nicole solo songs. And sounded like it.
Buttons gives off a "there's other women singing on this" vibe :rthosehotwings:

1:42 Nicole and Carmit going back and forth in the bridge
4:48 is Nicole trying to rap the chorus? :dead: Loosen up mah buttons babes!! :fuming:

The Nicole only demo version sounds so uneventful :omf:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s4G1eNROJE
something was clearly done to the demo version

its slowed down/super processed in some way
No, that's how the demo sounded. They performed the first version on Carson Daly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doKaNIO32Tk
Title: Re: This "Buttons" vocal analysis
Post by: dangerous on July 22, 2023, 06:47:06 PM
Quote from: 𝖘𝖖𝖚𝖎𝖉 on July 22, 2023, 06:45:05 PM
Quote from: Laklãnõ Xogleng on July 22, 2023, 06:35:52 PM
Quote from: 𝖘𝖖𝖚𝖎𝖉 on July 22, 2023, 06:01:54 PMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r53xWxetIdI

Even though it's only Melody and Carmit doing a few background vocals, it feels more like a GIRL GROUP song, if you compare it to later songs which were scrapped Nicole solo songs. And sounded like it.
Buttons gives off a "there's other women singing on this" vibe :rthosehotwings:

1:42 Nicole and Carmit going back and forth in the bridge
4:48 is Nicole trying to rap the chorus? :dead: Loosen up mah buttons babes!! :fuming:

The Nicole only demo version sounds so uneventful :omf:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s4G1eNROJE
something was clearly done to the demo version

its slowed down/super processed in some way
No, that's how the demo sounded. They performed the first version on Carson Daly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doKaNIO32Tk
u cant hear how muffled the vocals are on that demo upload?
the quality of the audio is horrid

it clearly sounds better in the live
Title: Re: This "Buttons" vocal analysis
Post by: 𝖘𝖖𝖚𝖎𝖉 on July 22, 2023, 06:48:22 PM
Quote from: Say-Something-ReVon on July 22, 2023, 06:41:56 PMASS ALL OVER THE PLACE AS MELODY VOCALS CAN BE WITH THE RIGHT VOCAL PRODUCTION
THIS SONG WOULD HAVE BEEN A BETTER FIT FOR HER. SHE WOULD HAVE GIVEN VERY MUCH XTINA AGUILERA VIBES.

OVER ALL THIS IS SUCH A GREAT SONG! :flamebroiled:
I actually appreciate Nicole for coming up with that chanting voice at the beginning. That's her. At first I thought it was a sample.

But yes, Melody maybe singing the second verse would have made the song a little more interesting.