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I have said the same thing the backup singers are making it sound like a man at times. I know they are men but they are to high in range making Shania sound like a man when they start singing. Waking up dreaming was so autotuned it felt odd. I don't even know if the band is live can anyone confirm that? 20 costume changes? Perhaps she got confused and said songs. Maybe a different outfit per show? I am not disrespecting Shania on using Playback but at least don't have the male singers sing over the track and when she does live they make it sound like a man is the lead singer at times. I am a huge fan but as this tour goes on I expect fans to start complaining and what is she gonna do when a Big News outlet does a review and says what we are saying ? Her voice is not stronger than ever it is the worst she has ever sounded. I'm afraid COVID might of damaged her voice even more. Great album but singing live won't work unless she starts warming up which it doesn't sound like she is. If she is warming up before performing and still sounds like she does then we can potentially might not even see this tour to even finish. She needs changes and those back up singers got too go because they make her sound worse. I'm a fan but I have to give my opinion as a fan. I am sorry I can't post on here and always be positive when I think what I am saying people are already saying for a while now. Hopefully the tour improves but with the back up singers it likely won't change much.


I agree, Melissa. I feel embarrassed for her and some of her performances last night were pretty cringeworthy. I hope she makes changes with the backup singers and tracks. With dozens of shows through the rest of the year, there's no doubt that a prominent critic or the news media will write a story about it if things don't change.



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I think Shania will wear one of the outfits from the Waking Up Dreaming music video in one of the shows like she did for the TDIMM outfit.

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She forgot the lyrics at the beginning of Giddy Up! There was a hole before "Arizona"

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Isn't that the guy who sings with Shania on the tour?

He must have been spotted thanks to these covers.



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Yes he is. Just went to his YouTube channel and he's covered just about every Shania song you can think of. He's the one we are hearing singing the choruses off all the songs. He has a very distinctive pitchy voice.

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Wasn’t he a Starstruck contestant? However I do agree that the pre recorded tracks are too similar to the album versions. It’s so obvious, even for casual listeners that she’s doing playback.

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I’m not upset if she lip syncs or uses backing tracks. I’m disappointed that her team thinks that her fans are STUPID enough to think that her and her background singer have the same voice. He’s literally singing her lead part on many of the choruses and she is simply miming to ANOTHER PERSONS VOICE. I will always love her and support her but I am very concerned about what the casual fans will think of this show. An artist of her caliber should be putting on a bigger production. And if you’re going to tell an interviewer that you have 20 quick changes, we take your word for it. So sad to see only two outfits last night :(


This is absolutely FALSE. Shania is also singing the chorus on these songs it's just that sometimes the background singer's voice is loud in some of the videos.  



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Even if it's false, it's something that should have been noticed and fixed in rehearsals.

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She's blonde tonight. Also, from the clips she sounds better

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On the clips I've seen of IGGG and MIFLAW tonight in Seattle, Paul Michael was still singing the melody of the chorus but you could hear Shania under him singing a harmony which you could not hear last night in Spokane. A minor improvement I guess. I still think it's really bizarre that she is singing the harmonies rather than using a backing track that has her singing the melody on many of the songs. Also the harmony she is singing during FAFA does not sound live, it sounds like playback so I don't understand why she doesn't just lipsync to a backing track with the melody. The way she is doing it now it's so obvious and cringeworthy. She should honestly fire her sound engineers after the Tortuga fiasco and now this. The easiest fix would be to bring back the backing tracks she used for Let's Go.


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I've seen all the videos posted on the other thread and I agree that her backup singers are too loud. Maybe they sing 100% live and that's why they often drown her.
But I rather have her singing to a backing track than live. She can say her voice is stronger than ever but it's not. Not live anyway. The first part of LDOS live, Inhale Exhale Air and Giddy Up live are almost unlistenable.

The setlist is great, I'm so glad she got rid of IOH. I'm honestly fed up with DBS and FTMO but those are fan favourites so she will never get rid of those.



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I like the setlist but she should have left out Rock this country and Up!…those songs weren’t huge hits. Roll me on the river is another odd choice…I would have prefered We got something they don’t to represent the Now era. She should reintroduce Ka ching for the european dates, it’s one of her biggest single in Europe.

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I wonder how much time she spent on vocal training before the tour starts. It seems she totally cant handle the songs from Queen of Me album - this explains why she didn't do live performance during the promotion period

and why she has to lower the keys (IGGG, DBS) of some songs, even she lipsynch those songs.

It's really funny to read the discussion about how much the portion is she lipsynch in the setlist.

some thoughts i want to bring them out:

1. the production scale looks (much) smaller than Now Tour. the stage design, the effect - Now Tour is superb, QOM is soso.
2. not a wise idea of not including dancers - they are the best camouflage of hiding the oddness of lipsynching
3. They rely heavily on those two backup singers. What if they are sick during the tour? Do they need to cancel some tour dates?
4. Cory Churko has a huge responsibility on the sound engineering as a Music Director.
5. I always don't know how many wrong choices made by Shania were driven by the advice or comment made by Fred..........sometimes i dont have a good feeling when I saw Fred are being involved frequently in her career......



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Last nights show in Seattle seemed like it was rockin and the audience ate her up (according to the reactions I saw on clips). I mean the woman can’t sing live anymore but if the illusion she’s selling is like a world class drag show with great songs and energy then whatever, I’ll happily and enthusiastically take it over her live singing which is akin to a mac truck driving over gravel.



-- Edited by Paul on Sunday 30th of April 2023 10:02:49 AM

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I'm really not a big fan of all the wigs and costumes she's been wearing (not including the original TDIMM and MIFLAW costumes). I think it's good to change things up and not to do same show that she's done in the past (like the Now tour and Let's Go). But if she wants to wear a wig and change her look I honestly don't have a problem, but I just don't think she looks put together. I wonder if Marc Bouer or another designer is helping her here. It's like she went to the dollar store and party city and bought a bunch of stuff that was on sale and just threw it on.

It's very different than any other show she's done before and it just doesn't seem very authentic to me. Even the RTC tour where she had bleached blonde hair and wore very dark outfits and sunglasses felt more genuine and authentic to me.

I almost feel like she's trying to hide behind the costume and wig. I don't know.

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Last night was way better and improved. It will get better as the tour continues. She looked amazing and wearing the original Man I Feel Like A Woman outfit was a brilliant move. Perhaps a brunette wig would of made more sense but wigs become normal for older singers. Looking almost 60 and looking amazing. Based on the crowd reaction from last night they loved it. One of the backup singers is the problem the other is good. Now I see why she hasn't really performed the songs live off the Queen Of Me Album at any awards show. It just isn't easy. I believe the surgery on her vocal cords made her voice worse because when she did Vegas and the rock this country tour she actually sang well live. Sometimes I Wonder if she thought she sounded bad back then and got surgery because she thought she sounded bad. When she sang with Lionel Richie Endless love plus Today is your Day With David Foster she sounded amazing. I am not sure if the surgery was a good idea or bad. I still love the Queen of Me Album, I think she should stick to making albums after this tour. I expect this will be her last tour but do expect another album or two before she officially retires. She almost 60 her energy level is good just her voice is struggling and I am fine with that. I love her and will always be a fan. Her concerts will still fill up if not sell out completely. People aren't there for her voice they just love her. Her life has been a hard one and her parents would be proud. That little girl from Timmins Ontario Canada once had a unique voice unlike anything country music had ever seen and absolutely deserves all the success she gets. Shania isn't 30 no more let's just enjoy whatever she has left to offer. Keep going girl, Your voice might not be the best but your heart and love for your fans will always keep them coming back. Please don't get another surgery on your voice because it could seriously damage it more.  Keep up enjoying the tour. It must be absolutely devastating knowing you can't perform to the level you once could but always remember we all still love you. 



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I guess it’s true that it is not easy for her. Being a singer and not being able to sing.
I wonder how bad she sand waking up dreaming. After the song her speaking was okay.
Always her singing voice is too loud compared to the playback (MIfLAW TDIMM)
Or you can’t even hear her.
Also she is always late in timing (that makes it uncomfortable for me)
I think she could sing good enough if she would train. So with a backup from her and herself singing over it would be the best option. Or everything the style of from this moment on. That was good playback as it sounded live.
In some songs it is not authentically if she is doing playback.
Don’t know if she really can not sing live or if she is lazy doing her 1,5hours warm up.
I got the impression she has only two outfits for the show.
The live part of last day of summer is ruining the song. The live version playback would be enough. Even I would imagine she is singing. But these changes between cd backup and live are ruining it. And yes no dancers was not a good choice as she is hotter then ever

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Here are the producers of her show and who is in charge of set design, lighting etc.

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Is there a tour book for sale at the shows?

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Shania Twain, in Seattle concert, shows why she’s a legend

By Owen R. Smith | The Seattle Times | April 30, 2023

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I would love for Shania to do some duets with special guests at some shows.

Some possibilities I would like to see:
-Party for Two with Billy Currington or Mark McGrath
-From This Moment On with Brian White or the Backstreet Boys
-Legends Never Die with Orville Peck
-Hole in the Bottle with Kelsea Ballerini (hopefully when Kelsea opens in Nashville)
-Inhale/Exhale AIR with Breland (hopefully when Breland opens for her)
-Forever and for Always with Allison Krauss and Union Station
-Coat of Many Colors with Dolly Parton

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Isn't that the guy who sings with Shania on the tour?

He must have been spotted thanks to these covers.


 It looks like he was indeed spotted thanks to his covers. Screenshot_20230430-225937.pngScreenshot_20230430-225919.png



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This is Paul Michael's cover of MIFLAW. Notice that the chorus is almost identical to what Shania "sang" at these last two shows.



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Shania is getting absolutely destroyed in the comments on TikTok of videos from the tour. Like 80% negative,  20% positive.

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And I see much more positive posts on twitter, Facebook and instagram

The way I see it, if you’re a fan, enjoy the shows and her music. If you’re not, then don’t bother! I’m seeing Shania a few times this year. And I’ve seen her many times in the past.

I have fun watching her. Enjoy the Shania that is NOW , and watch her DVD’s for the past. Being rude discouraged New music. She is struggling with her new voice and needs some encouragement .

i Know I want to be a Shania supporter. Let her have fun and explore he voice as it is. Let her make new music and have fun! I’m here for it

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As a fan, it doesn't mean we close our ears to negative comments towards her performance.

Face the facts -
1.her live performance in this tour is a disaster.
2.She doesn't spend enough time to practice her voice.
3. She is overconfident to her voice after the surgery (and we don't know why)
4. She made many wrong choices in past two years - like delaying the album to a bad release time

She received enough encouragement in the past 15 years. She doesn't need more cheerleaders (like fred), servant (like cory) in her career. All she needs is an instructor (like mutt) to fix her and her crew.



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If I were Shania, I would make these changes immediately:
- Switch all songs to backing track with occasional live moments like she did for Let's Go shows
- Fix the backing tracks on IGGG, AMON, TDIMM and MIFLAW so they don't sound like the background singer is singing her part
- Cut Roll Me on the River from the set list and replace with Life's About to Get Good
- Switch the FAFA arrangement to the same one she used for Let's Go in 2019
- No blonde wigs - natural hair or brunette wigs
- Add more audience interaction


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So this is sort of on topic/sorta off topic but it's kinda related to the tour - does anybody else think that maybe the Lyme's Disease affected her cognitive abilities. I hate to think about this but I've noticed over the past few years that it takes her a while to think of things and her timing is off and she seems confused occasionally. I've noticed this before even the pandemic so it's not because of her having COVID. Maybe I'm the only one who thought anything was off but with her timing not being up to par on the tour thus far and her making questionable decisions I thought I would mention it here. Maybe it's nothing but I am a little concerned.

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These come up as symptoms of Lyme Disease:
"Cognitive deficits may include poor memory, slower speed of thinking, difficulty with word retrieval, and impaired fine motor control."

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Yeah I've definitely noticed those things with her over the past ten years. As long as she is happy and doing the best she can then I'm satisfied. I do think the sound on the tour for some of the songs definitely sounds weird (especially the ones where she sounds like a man but that's probably because of the backup singers) but overall, I believe that she is doing what she thinks is the best when it comes to her music and the tour. Having said that, I also agree with some of the complaints that people are having about this tour.

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This would also explain why some live performances she's done recently sound excellent while others sound terrible.
Her live performances at the Christmas tree lighting were the best she's done in years. I don't believe she was singing along to a track and they didn't sound autotuned. With her disease, I'm sure she has good days and bad days and it may not matter if she does her extensive warm up routine - it seems entirely unpredictable.

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If I were Shania, I would make these changes immediately:
- Switch all songs to backing track with occasional live moments like she did for Let's Go shows
- Fix the backing tracks on IGGG, AMON, TDIMM and MIFLAW so they don't sound like the background singer is singing her part
- Cut Roll Me on the River from the set list and replace with Life's About to Get Good
- Switch the FAFA arrangement to the same one she used for Let's Go in 2019
- No blonde wigs - natural hair or brunette wigs
- Add more audience interaction


 
exactly what I pointed out in another section! Amen 🙏



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Shania Twain Takes Washington by Storm. Ecstatic Fans Fill Seats

By Brian Stephenson | NewsTalk KIT | May 1, 2023

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And who could have imagined that the reviews would be so positive?



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The thing with watching videos is that, it always sounds worst than when you're at the show. The video and sound quality is always terrible. I've seen her live multiple time and every time I film and rewatch, it's never as good as what you actually hear when you are there.

I also don't mind that she lip syncs as long as she does a good job at it and that the show is entertaining. I won't judge by a TikTok/YouTube video.

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Shania Twain Doesn't Impress Fans

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I remeber this happening when I saw Madonna. She played tons of songs off her new album (it was the Rebel Heart tour) and people were just flocking out during those songs. And people wonder why artists aren’t so quick to release new music

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I kind of disagree with what they said. Yes, she is singing new music but she is also singing a ton of her classics including FAFA which hasn't been performed on tour since the Up! era. Some of her new songs like Pretty Liar and Inhale/Exhale are fan favorites too.

That being said, I think she should consider maybe dropping Last Day of Summer and Number One from the setlist and replacing with IOH and NONTK. She also could drop RTC, because it was never a big hit - I don't know why she performs it on every tour and residency tbh, and add a song that was a bigger hit.

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Fan review from Popjustice forum. Enough either negativity here that some of you seem to be searching for. Two shows and they each have great reviews.



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anyone know if Is there a tour book on the merchandise store or is it too early?



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This is the most depressing thread I have read.

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I was at the Seattle show this past weekend and I disagree with a lot of the criticisms that has been posted here or on other platforms. I was fortunate enough to have floor seats and will add that Shania put on a hell of a show. It's much different that her last tour and I honestly really enjoyed it. I truly believe the QOM tour is more focused on the music and less on the visuals, hence not as many backup dancers, less costume changes, and no moving stages. I also believe Shania sounded much better on this tour vs the previous experiences I've had. I will also add the crowd seemed to love it as well. The crowd was very loud and high energy for much of the show. I think she did a good job of sprinkling in the new QOM songs with the classics to keep the crowd engaged and on their feet. I even took my partner who is a casual listener and they really enjoyed the show and commented on how high energy it was and how much fun it was too.

My advice to anyone going is to just have fun and admire Shania for what she is, which is a living legend. It wasn't too long ago we thought she may never release new music or tour and here we are many years later with new music and a tour. Let's enjoy what she is giving us while she still has the ability to do so. 💜

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Shania's dog, Saphie or Sapphire I think, appears in the background video during Up! 

Love it! 

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This is the most depressing thread I have read.


 Shania is literally miming to SOMEONE ELSE'S VOICE on several songs. I don't care if it makes her sound good - it's incredibly unprofessional and makes her look ridiculous. A star of her caliber should not be doing that.



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The Seattle #QueenOfMeTour show was so amazing!! I’m having so much fun right now experimenting with different looks 😉 Next up we have 2 shows in beautiful Vancouver starting tonight! See you soon 💖

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See you tonight Vancouver! I’m getting ready and I want to hear what makes YOU my Number One fan ♥️ #QueenOfMeTour

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It looks like she’s been playing indoor areas so far. Her show in SLC that I’ll be going to in a few weeks will be at an outdoor amphitheater. I wonder if anything will change to adapt from indoor to outdoor.

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I expected way better for this tour. At least something that would keep up with the level of the Now Tour, which is clearly not the case.

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