Country singers sound like a guy you'd go to the riverbed in your 4-wheelers with your underage buddies and chicks on a Saturday night, build a fire out of pallets, drink beers with and sing with Curt Gibbs playing a masterful guitar (he could play any song ever made) until the sheriffs came and you had to bury the beers under the sand and disperse.
Opera singers sound like space aliens.
Diva Plavalaguna song (The Fifth Element)
By the way; Sinatra loved Opera, specifically Pavarotti.
While there are those who genuinally love opera, many people affect a love for it, just like some people wear glasses made out of regular, non-prescription lenses cause they think it makes them look smart or sophisticated.
Sinatra was trying to 'class himself up' when he told that whopper. How do I know this? He told me when he had had one too many at the blackjack table in Vegas.
You are so right about his technical prowess and the tone and fiber of his voice.
Speaking of technicality, phrasing, fiber, and tone, maybe this can bring both of our divergent worlds together. Check out this one in a million singer.
