Florence and the Machine - Vocalist Extraordinaire

It is interesting how one picks up on things at a certaintechnically superb and one of the most astounding
time when you need to hear them. This song has beentalents of all time, but occasionally her high pitched
released previously by at least one artist and althoughmodulation confines her to the circus freak show, in
undoubtedly highly meritorious as a song, it failed tomy opinion.
leave the same mark on me.Nailing the basics is what I am concerned with here
For one it is great to hear a white woman belting outand this is where Florence delivers beautifully. It is epic,
within her range as opposed to the tired strain ofsoulful and quite frankly glass shattering, larynx
interchangeable black female artists going through theworkouts are not required to mask a poor song.
not so fresh motions."You've Got The Love" is an excellent song and
I think that it is Florence's voice, the timbre, the switchFlorence's vocal is perfect because it strikes a chord
from falsetto to full, that make this vocal so interesting.and touches us all as human beings in some way,
Although it is unattainable for most people to hold suchespecially with such a powerful subject matter. That is
commanding vocal ability, it is a voice that can bethe essence of soul. It is what it is regardless of
related more readily. Much more so than say, the vocallifestyle or image. It is epic in its beauty and simplicity.
acrobatics of Mariah Carey that I witnessed on theWe need more artists like Florence and The Machine
last installment of X Factor. Granted that Carey isand more songs like "You've Got The Love.