For someone known to be as positive and optimistic in their outlook as Diana, unseen mental fatigue still has the potential to be even more damaging and longer lasting, than simple physical tiredness.
When any of us becomes mentally stressed - for example, when we become disappointed with ourselves - there is a tendency to become tense, and not breathe as fully as we should.
As a singer, Diana must really have to be concentrating hard, to make the best of circumstances which appear sometimes challenging.
Considering the thousands of people she is addressing in all her shows, I think Diana is one special lady and, all things considered, is really doing very well indeed
First and foremost, i don’t hear any fans obsessed with negative reviews. What I do hear are just a whole bunch of DR fans giving their own honest opinion. For some, it would seem if you didn’t like the performance you are obsessing, while if you liked it your spot on. Hmmm.
Rather sadly, Diana’s vocal performance was a car crash. She was flat and off key from the first strained notes of “”I’m Coming Out”. I was actually wincing through most of her performance, with her talented backing singers having to work overtime in trying to pull it together. The auto-tuned vocals on you tube sound nothing like the actual performance.
The tanked up Glastonbury crowd appeared determined to have a good time and refused to let the fact the singer had no voice to speak of ruin their having fun.
Who is one to say she needs to retire just yet when so many still enjoy going to see her live in concert. This tour is clearly to much for her, and she would be much better off with dotted performances or a residency somewhere.
At the end of the day, it’s just rather sad she saved what is probably her worst vocal performance ever for such a massively high profile gig. Ah well.
I recall when these dates were announced for 2020 Bluebrock expressing concern that the schedule may end up being too much for her and that promoters were being greedy booking so many shows so close together.
100% agreement, Ollie.
Unfortunate in what has been a highly successful tour, the difference between Diana on the previous Friday and then Sunday was unbelievable.
But the crowd loved it - someone I know who was there said the crowd on the ground didn't notice anything amiss and it has been a super overall success.
Also the vast majority of the reviews have been positive.
Diana will give up when she herself decides it's time.
It is what it is Flo. I was in London for Wimbledon and watched it with four other people who are not particular Ross fans, but like some of her songs. Everyone was asking the same thing as in “what the hell happened to her voice”?. Perhaps like your friend you needed to be there to soak up the atmosphere.
I don’t think anyone realistically expects her to sound like she did thirty years ago, but this was a particularly bad showing. Many more performances like this and i personally really hope she calls it a day and leaves us with happy memories of what she once was.
Such a reasoned and thoughtful post, as far as the plaid dress down outfit goes I also think there might be a borderline "really not feeling well" thing going on and she may have thought being warm and comfortable was of paramount concern not glam, and rather than cancel she did both: took care of herself and still did the show
Thank you, mindful1. I appreciate that
I agree with you. I think you could be very right about the fact that she may have not been feeling well, and the outdoor setting likely didn't help that, so she chose comfort. Or perhaps there was even a logistical issue as well. It's not really her personality to chose to come on stage in street clothes and phone it in, so to speak...so like you, I'm believing there must be a valid explanation for it.
I have a dvd of Dionne Warwick's recorded at the Syracuse Jazz Festival in 2003. It was rainy weather that day and to my surprise, Dionne did the whole concert in a sweat suit despite the fact that they were filming. Early in the show, she addressed it, basically saying it was more important to dress smart and protect the body and the voice than to put on her finery. Diana might have felt the same.
As much as I love Dionne, she has never shyed away from chosing comfort over glamour. She's worn plenty of baseball caps and sweatshirts for televised interviews and performances, going all the way back to the early 90's lol. It's part of what makes her uniquely Dionne! Although I'm sure you know this too!
I thoroughly enjoyed the Glastonbury performance "I Will Survive". Survive she will, so not yet time to call it a day.
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