Whitney Houston's Train Wreck European Tour

I do love Whitney. But as I said before in my previous blog, I did not believe that Whitney had put that crack pipe down. Her voice is in such disrepair. That she even allowed herself to perform in this vocal state is a true act of desperation whether it be low self esteem or financial ruin or to afford more crack. It all just sounds so 'ugly.' Rumours that bankruptcy has caused her to return to the stage at any cost has prompted her to show all her colors; warts and bruises. The voice sounds fine in the low tessitura and in the falsetto. However, THE MIDDLE IS GONE. That middle voice, which we call the "passagio" is the most difficult and fragile of tessituras, and a belter - one who belts - would surely suffer in this vocal area because belting is basically hammering the vocal cords if its not done right. Obviously the drugs and the hammering of the vocal cords has caused this area of her voice to basically peter out. The bloodsuckers that put up this tour should at least have the consideration to bring down the keys to comfortable levels for her on "I will always love you" since that is the song she most suffers with. But these promoters are ignorant non-musicians and haven't a clue about key signatures nor transpositions. Even Whitney herself, should have educated herself over the years so that she could make the call to transpose her keys down since"HER MIDDLE VOICE IS SHOT." But Whitney never took the time to learn anything about "music" and "singing" other than 'the business of music.'

Therefore, this tour is, in my opinion, a disgrace to the profession.

Below are updates from the media regarding the Train Wreck European Tour.

1. Whitney Houston's Birmingham show strengthens drug rumors with 'appalling' performance from Gatecrasher

2. According to reports, Houston performed so ineptly during her two-hour stint Tuesday night that fans began to boo — and some, who paid upward of $200 for a ticket, told local outlets they wanted their money back.

3. After singing for barely 20 minutes, Houston disappeared for a 20-minute break as her backup singers performed renditions of "Queen of the Night" and "For the Love of You." Soon after, the audience was treated to Houston's smash hit "One Moment in Time" — in a pre-recorded video montage.

4. This was all before Miss Houston began to slaughter "I Will Always Love You": Her attempt at the award-winning ballad is currently drawing ridicule on YouTube. Attached is a video. As you can see, she is fine up in the falsetto and down on the bottom - it's "THE MIDDLE VOICE THAT'S BUSTED." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOOmE20oxcw

5. According to media reports from TaleTela, Whitney Houston holds daily prayer meetings while on tour to help her through her tour. The singer, who received damning reviews of her opening night in the UK, allegedly reads the Bible to staff during a daily group meeting. A source told a British paper, the Daily Star: "Whitney is in a spirtual place now, which is really working for her."The meetings are for everyone on tour to join in, and Whitney enjoys reading out passages from the Bible." Of the reviews of her opening night, Whitney told the newspaper: "They were a tough crowd but I'm so glad you guys came and enjoyed it. It feels great to be on tour again. "Making music has always been my passion. I love the UK fans, they're my core fanbase.

6. Critics weren't kind, either: By Wednesday morning, British Web sites and newspapers were calling the 46-year-old's performance everything from "horrendous" to "appalling."

7. The flop is also strengthening whispers that Houston hasn't kicked her addictions. Rumors of possible drug use began swirling soon after the singer kicked off the tour in February to scathing reviews — and gained speed when she was hospitalized in Paris for a "respiratory infection" that she blamed on allergies. Her reps declared accusations of drug use "ridiculous," but that didn't silence critics after Tuesday night.

8. "Time and crack addiction have not been kind to her once astonishing voice," said one scribe. "Houston, we have a problem."

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