Music ; Fixing Flats

Boston Herald (March 13, 2008)

Author: Christopher John Treacy

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Paula Abdul would never survive as an "American Idol" contestant.

Idol participants aren't permitted to use the popular digital device Auto-Tune to polish their performances. But Abdul's new single, "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow," is slathered with enough pitch correction to make music from howling cats in the alley.

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Music ; Fixing Flats

Sure, Adbul's song is catchy, just like Janet Jackson's "Feedback" and Kylie Minogue's forthcoming CD "X." But in all three cases, the vocals just don't sound very human. They aren't; they're parti...

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