DO YOU LOVE ROY ORBISON?

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According to the professionals, he was a bad ass in voice. Like the Bruce Lee of singing. He could scale the highs and lows with a hung 4 active range and is one of only 2 tenors of the past century to hit E over C. Whatever that means.

Bob Dylan called him a professional criminal and likened him to a mountain top Olympian.
He lost his wife in 66 on a motorcycle and two sons in 68.
The writing duo of Roy Orbison and Joe Melson was the dynamic duo in writing.
The Caruso of rock!
Genre-Bending: Orbison "mixed all the styles and some that hadn't even been invented yet," defying easy categorization.
Vocal Power: His voice could shift from a low, subtle range to a powerful falsetto, capable of sounding "mean and nasty" or angelic.
Emotional Depth: He sang with a "deadly serious" intensity, creating dramatic tension and surprise within his songs.
Uniqueness: Dylan noted there was "nothing else on the radio like him" and described his sound as coming from an "Olympian mountaintop".
Did I mention Lee?
Here are a couple of little diddies he and his partner punched out on there way up in the 50s.

After Elvis turned down his work, 'Only the Lonely' he recorded what became his first hit.

https://youtu.be/aMShwAnph8k?si=2WtK1mqz3lv5sgrH

https://youtu.be/kri4VH_Mdd4?si=2caIVvy0uRMVjIjb

Beckybooboo · Accepted Answer

Last year, I kept hearing his song, In Dreams on a commercial. It brought back memories, because my grandpa played his music a lot when I was young and I absolutely loved that song and his other song, Leah. I actually played In Dreams at my wedding, in remembrance for the people that are no longer with us, including my grandpa. His voice is beautiful! He would probably have been an amazing opera singer.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

LOVE? No. HATE? No. He's ok.  "You got it, baaaaaaby."

AviatorTom · Accepted Answer

I LOVE my wife, my kids and my dog. I LIKE Roy Orbison's music but, as an individual, I really have no feelings for him, one way or another.

msc545 · Accepted Answer

Everyone loved Roy Orbison and still does. He was a hell of a musician.

Cinematic Lily · Accepted Answer

I love Roy Orbison, completely. 🎧
He’s one of those voices that feels almost unreal, like it shouldn’t be possible for a human to sound like that. The drama in “Crying,” the dark romantic vibe of “Only the Lonely,” the cinematic build-ups, all so operatic yet pure rock. His songs feel like little movies to me, visually rich and heartbreaking. 🎬💔

llorando · Answer

Yes, to the point I'm a little obsessed. He will always be by my all time favorite artist, he had both an amazing voice and song writing ability, I have several questions and MyTakes dedicated to The Big O.. Before recording Only The Lonely, Roy pitched it to the Everly Brothers who suggested he record it himself, which he did making him a star overnight. Roy is party responsible for the Beatles, he not only influenced them which can be heard in their album Pleas Please Me, while on tour in England in 1963, Roy toured with Beatles, who at that time was largely unknown in the US, while on tour, Roy suggested to the Beatles to come to the US and get on a show like the Ed Sullivan show, following year the Beatles debuted in the US on the Ed Sullivan show with I Wan't To Hold Your Hand becoming an overnight sensation. Another interesting fact, the idea for In Dreams came to Roy in a dream, after waking, he had the song written in 20 minuets, and uses a unique seven-movement structure. You might find this analysis of his voice interesting.

exitseven · Answer

Roy Orbison is one of the great rock n roll acts.

FunkyMonkee · Answer

I can take or leave him. No big fan. Mom liked him, though.

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