It occurred to me that it's been way too long since I've written about this talented lady. This sent me looking through her YouTube channel. This reminded me of two things. The first is that she has multiple videos that I'm going to need to write about at some point. The other is how effortlessly she hits her big notes. I mean, I listen to her enough to know that. I've now gotten to see her perform twice and she's even better live. But it seems like it's been awhile since I've watched any of her videos. Hearing it is one thing; watching it is another. She makes it look so easy, like hitting notes on a piano. If you've never heard Rachel, I assure you that you're in for a treat. Those of you have heard her know what I'm talking about.
Here's Rachel with her beautiful cover of "Let It Go" from Frozen.
Complete with key change. Listening to this makes me wonder why they didn't have one in the movie version. You know, I don't have a problem with the movie version, but I did a little experiment. Namely, to listen to that right after listening to this. I gotta say it: Rachel's version wins. The original feels so much more abrasive after listening to this. For the record, I'm not trying to hate on the original because I don't think it's bad. Not at all. I just like Rachel's version more and really, her voice as well. Rachel has one of those voices that allows her to sing pretty much anything she wants. Beautiful tone and control and, bless her, you can understand her when she sings. I'm not exaggerating when I say that she has become one of my favorite female singers. Easily tied for all-time favorite and that's saying something. Thinking about that has me also thinking that a collaboration between those two (Evynne Hollens being the other) would be fantastic. I'd love to see them play off each other.
Of course, this post is all about Rachel. Another thing I love about her is that while her notes are generally crystal clear, she can add some grit if she needs to. Which she does, if the song could benefit from it. Case in point: the way she sings "girl" at the 3:13 mark. Did you catch it? If not, go back and watch again. It's kind of like she hang sings and half growls that word. I'm not convinced that growl is the best word, but hopefully you get what I'm saying. It has some more texture to it than the others and I think it's great. I mean, the whole song is about letting go of whatever it is that's holding you back. That line "That perfect girl is gone" and that's quite a statement. Kind of like that is the exact moment that she does, in fact, let that girl go for good. Her delivery reflects that. I love how powerful that whole section is, vocally speaking. All leading up to that, frankly, ridiculous note at 3:26. She just blasts that one, doesn't she? And then the dramatic dynamic shift for the last line. Rachel's just on another level from a lot of singers and I have such a hard time understanding why she's not more famous.
If you loved Rachel and want to keep up with what she's doing, I got you covered. With both her individual links and those of her country trio because why not?
Website
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
YouTube
Steel Union's Website
Steel Union's Facebook
Steel Union's Twitter
Steel Union's Instagram
*Steel Union's videos can be found on her YouTube channel
Here's Rachel with her beautiful cover of "Let It Go" from Frozen.
Complete with key change. Listening to this makes me wonder why they didn't have one in the movie version. You know, I don't have a problem with the movie version, but I did a little experiment. Namely, to listen to that right after listening to this. I gotta say it: Rachel's version wins. The original feels so much more abrasive after listening to this. For the record, I'm not trying to hate on the original because I don't think it's bad. Not at all. I just like Rachel's version more and really, her voice as well. Rachel has one of those voices that allows her to sing pretty much anything she wants. Beautiful tone and control and, bless her, you can understand her when she sings. I'm not exaggerating when I say that she has become one of my favorite female singers. Easily tied for all-time favorite and that's saying something. Thinking about that has me also thinking that a collaboration between those two (Evynne Hollens being the other) would be fantastic. I'd love to see them play off each other.
Of course, this post is all about Rachel. Another thing I love about her is that while her notes are generally crystal clear, she can add some grit if she needs to. Which she does, if the song could benefit from it. Case in point: the way she sings "girl" at the 3:13 mark. Did you catch it? If not, go back and watch again. It's kind of like she hang sings and half growls that word. I'm not convinced that growl is the best word, but hopefully you get what I'm saying. It has some more texture to it than the others and I think it's great. I mean, the whole song is about letting go of whatever it is that's holding you back. That line "That perfect girl is gone" and that's quite a statement. Kind of like that is the exact moment that she does, in fact, let that girl go for good. Her delivery reflects that. I love how powerful that whole section is, vocally speaking. All leading up to that, frankly, ridiculous note at 3:26. She just blasts that one, doesn't she? And then the dramatic dynamic shift for the last line. Rachel's just on another level from a lot of singers and I have such a hard time understanding why she's not more famous.
If you loved Rachel and want to keep up with what she's doing, I got you covered. With both her individual links and those of her country trio because why not?
Website
YouTube
Steel Union's Website
Steel Union's Facebook
Steel Union's Twitter
Steel Union's Instagram
*Steel Union's videos can be found on her YouTube channel
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