‘sright,
I’m a bit of snob too...
Now when I hear “what a GREAT singer” someone is, it means that they sing really LOUD, make a lot of warbling yells and jump around a lot.
But their voice sounds just like their speaking voice....so dems not singin’.
Celine Dion comes to mind. Nice instrument. But she defines oversinging. fff from beginning to end. (For Celine fans, I know not everything is triple fortissimo all way thru. But there's just way too much hoorah and jumping around in everything she does--just because you can execute a fancy lick doesn't mean you should all the time.)
It's so refreshing to hear Groban just sing. There's plenty of dynamic; but it's appropriate to the song. So by the time you get to "fall on your knees . . ." the verse actually has a climax. It's because he left himself somewhere to go in the beginning.