We wish it weren’t so, but apparently Whitney Houston’s raspy vocal turns on her “Nothing But Love” comeback tour are sending fans around the world clamoring for the exits. One Australian woman even told CBS that the R&B diva “couldn’t entertain a dead rat, to be honest”.
But despite resoundingly negative reviews in the UK and Australia, Nippy’s entourage remains unmoved. To wit: this deeply-moving moment from The Guardian’s review of Whitney’s recent Nottingham concert:
During “My Love Is Your Love” she is flanked by her son and daughter. At one point, a sodden Houston flicked sweat onto the stage. A drop landed on Big Bob, her bodyguard of 20-odd years, who put down his iPhone to smear the liquid lovingly across his cheek.
She may have lost The Voice, but she’s still got The Sweat. Let’s go in for a close-up:
So sad to hear one of the world’s greatest voices deteriorate like that. Mariah’s deteriorated some too but nothing like this.. 🙁
When I first saw the photo of Whitney on this blog, I thought I was looking at Eartha Kitt. Whether you love her or hate her, you cannot deny that her drug use and smoking has definitely hurt her once crystal clear vocal cords. Watching this clip, and others on YouTube, she seems to talk through her songs rather than sing them now. Sad.
fuck you hater
Actually…if you check out the rest of the Nottingham video clips after the one posted above, you’d hear that “The Voice” is most definitely on it’s way back. She sounds miles and leagues better than she has in a while.