I'm just gonna completely agree with everyone on this board! + my 2 cents on the topic.
Yeah, his voice seems to be the only one that can really evoke a kind of passion and emotion that I, as a listener, can truly feel. I was just listening to "Someone In the Dark" (which isn't, you know, doesn't show his greatest vocal abilities) and just the emotions he put behind his voice when singing, I.....I guess I kind of teared up at the end. It's kind of a sad song anyway, so I blame half of it on the lyrics.
But, yes, he is definitely underrated as a vocalist especially in this day and age. Right now, most of our good vocalists seem to be coming from American Idol, give or take a few great ones that stand out like Christina Agu-whatever, Celine, Mariah Carey, and some male vocalists. But the definition of a good vocalist today seems to be the ones who can belt out those high gospel-esque notes without breaking a sweat and going into a falsetto range. ..........Am I making sense, or just a fool of myself. LOL!
It is a personal hope of mine that Michael really does some great tunes that shows off his vocal styles again on this possible new album.