Hopefully I got it right this time! If not, I give up-just search youtube if you want to hear young Crystal!
WHOA. Crystal was AWESOME at 13. She had not yet developed that yelly thing she had going on for her latest Idol performances. Her voice was as true and clear as a young Joni Mitchell. Also, she was REAL. She was a 13-year-old child with a lot of sadness and love in her life and you could feel it and she showed it. You could see everything in her eyes, hear her longings and sadness and vulnerability in her voice. She has definitely “closed up” since then. Even her anger songs about Bush and Palin prove that.
When she was a young girl, she was more whole than she let us see on the Idol stage. It’s a shame. Of course she has some more “proficiency” in her vocals now, but I completely prefer the younger Crystal.
That is impressive. I was expecting her to have a nasally kid's voice, but she sounded pretty much like she does now.