tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734553394711244685.post2349806102615041281..comments2023-08-18T09:20:41.826-05:00Comments on Dressing Sharp and Feeling Dull: Debbie Harry vs. Chrissie Hynde vs. Pat BenatarThe Swingin' Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04039979230057416369noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734553394711244685.post-12560537517915844102018-01-05T11:44:51.054-06:002018-01-05T11:44:51.054-06:00... except that Benatar was always a gifted vocali...... except that Benatar was always a gifted vocalist who's mother studied opera and who herself studied voice and was offered a scholarship at Julliard. Throw around words like Callas as if she was the only one in the world all you like, but there are plenty of others who have had great ranges. Oh, and this analysis of her recordings suggests she occasionally broke into a fifth octave ... http://therangeplace.boards.net/thread/1285/pat-benatarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734553394711244685.post-44079541397783970752016-05-30T05:37:22.976-05:002016-05-30T05:37:22.976-05:00Im a child of the 80's and i remember debbie w...Im a child of the 80's and i remember debbie was known for her good looks.she had a cute voice and a few nice songs..but pat..she might look a little butch but she had a powerful voice..she could really sing her ass offAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06718702880899805228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734553394711244685.post-39586409720130618622016-05-30T05:36:52.324-05:002016-05-30T05:36:52.324-05:00Im a child of the 80's and i remember debbie w...Im a child of the 80's and i remember debbie was known for her good looks.she had a cute voice and a few nice songs..but pat..she might look a little butch but she had a powerful voice..she could really sing her ass offAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06718702880899805228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734553394711244685.post-17031956454083001222011-05-03T21:01:28.227-05:002011-05-03T21:01:28.227-05:00Well, now we know what all the kids out there thin...Well, now we know what all the kids out there think but....growing up in the middle of the greatest age music has ever seen, I can tell all of you kids that Pat blew them both away in concert with Chrissie in a close second. Bottom line is none of the artist today can deliver the combination of vocal talent and plane "babe factor" (yes, my age shows) that these three goddesses of rock had. These three stands heads and shoulders above the rest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734553394711244685.post-36307648831600209742010-09-25T16:37:31.137-05:002010-09-25T16:37:31.137-05:00Go and listen on you youtube type Debbie Harry A c...Go and listen on you youtube type Debbie Harry A cappella and listen to the high notes she can what a voice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734553394711244685.post-88893089196165479892010-02-26T07:41:32.868-06:002010-02-26T07:41:32.868-06:00Stop that 4 octaves shit. Not even Marai Callas ha...Stop that 4 octaves shit. Not even Marai Callas had four octaves in her voice, and Pat Benatar is just poopy shit compared to her (vocally speaking). Now, I doubt Pat would have had the ability to sound like Debbie on many of Blondie songs, because Benatar is a clearly a soprano (a soprano, ok? the 4 octaves thing is bogus). Debbie is a low mezzo, a bit like Chrissie, but with a more extended and powerful voice. It's just like asking Debbie or Chrissie to sound like Alison Moyet, who's probably one of the only real contraltos of pop music : How could they possibly reach the sames notes with the same sound ?Kapellmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14290698101585397564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734553394711244685.post-39263248374945577082008-08-07T18:34:00.000-05:002008-08-07T18:34:00.000-05:00This seems to be all about hotness and height. Wha...This seems to be all about hotness and height. What about vocal ability? I agree Pat never had (or cared about) the whole punk movement and moved away from it as early as her 2nd album. She was more a straightforward rock'n'roller...as Newsweek once said, she was "Wonder Woman backed by ZZ Top." And unlike the other two, she had the vocal chops to at least SOUND like she kicked ass. Debbie coos and Chrissie mumbles...Pat Benatar can sound like either of them, if she chooses, or completely devastate you with a soaring four+ octave vocal attack. And guess which one of them STILL sounds amazing live? Being a veteran of many Pretenders and Benatar concerts, I'd choose a Benatar show every time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com