What do you think about Ruel?

Elton Speaks!

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Dream collaborators: Frank Ocean, Tyler the Creator.

6'5"

Backstage, playing with Shawn Mendes.

Duet with out artist Omar Apollo.

Abs.

Abs.

Elton likes that.... voice??? Hard to believe. The dude can't sing. Sounds like he's squeezing out turds.

I'm not saying this to be rude, but does he have a major speech impediment? He sounds like me when I imitate a retard.

He sounds better in this jazzy vein, rather than the more pushed vocal style on which he tends to lean.

I really like his music. First heard him when he opened for Shawn Mendes last year. Just wish he would release a full album rather than just EPs.

I don't hear anything odd about his speaking voice.

Ruel and his siblings harmonize.

[quote] He sounds like me when I imitate a retard

Cancel R10!!!!1111!!!

Dedicated to R15.

[Quote] Just wish he would release a full album rather than just EPs.

If you listen to two EPs consecutively...

I love Ruel McClanahan!

He curses in that very Antipodean way.

Is that necklace shell or pearl?

Appears to have some talent. He's still young, so he has potential to grow and find his own sound. Like most young musicians he has to be a social media influencer first and foremost in order to keep in the spotlight. Of course some publication like Rolling Stone will hype him up as the greatest new artist and he'll be big for like a year and then vanish after. Just like what they did with Lizzo and Billie Eilish.

But since he's Australian, The UK will support him just like they have with Nick Cave, Kylie Minogue, INXS, Darren Hayes, Sam Sparro and Dannii Minogue,

Who is the cutie that pops into frame at 0:38?

As long as the media doesn't hype him up like they did with Billie Eilish, Shawn Mendes, Lizzo and company then he will be tolerable and hopefully grow as an artist and continue his musical studies. He's not talented enough like Lorde or Frank Ocean who deserve their attention.

Sounds autotuned, and of course that's a mark of musicianship in 2020. Elton's opinion is quite irrelevant.

All studio recordings have autotune applied. It's par for the course, even if no pitch correction is necessary.

He has a pleasant voice with power behind it but his style of singing is very generic. Most of the alternative R&B singers sound the same to me.

He first got attention aged 14. His voice was certainly quite developed for his age.

The second track from that session.

R28 He just went through puberty which developed his voice to be deeper but he didn't develop it to sound distinctive or unique to him. His vocal style doesn't stick out compared to others of the alternative R&B genre (like Frank Ocean, Lorde, SZA, Jhene Aiko) except perhaps the fact he actually can sing very well. He sounds like a generic alt-R&B singer not like "Ruel" yet.

Isn't Frank more lauded for his production choices than anything else? His voice is rather on the thin side.

I was talking about Ruel's style of singing and music. I'm not denying Ruel's vocal chops but he needs to find his own damn style too. His music sounds derivative of other R&B artists and it does not leave much of an impression. Also his fashion sense is that 60s/70s retro kitsch that Harry Styles has been doing and he has Nick Carter's 90s hairstyle. He's still a teenager and has plenty of time to find myself and his identity though. He's Australian, so he's nice and has a sense of humor which is very refreshing.

He seems to have given up on having a hairstyle during COVID.

I wish Australia produced more Nick Caves, INXS and AC/DC and Kylie Minogues. I like Sam Sparro and Lorde (though she's New Zealander) and some of Olivia Newton-John. I guess The Bee Gees count as semi-Aussie because they got famous in Australia first.

Olivia, the Bee Gees and Ruel are all Brits.

R35 The Bee Gees are definitely British but lived in Australia for a while and their early success was tied to Australia. Later on they became pretty American. Ruel and ONJ moved to Australia when young and were raised in Australia. So I would consider all three British-Australian and bicultural

He has talent for sure. But needs to work on his music production and finding his identity. He reminds me a lot of Ryan Beatty and Greyson Chance with his white boy R&B voice. I found out about him from Gallant and Khalid who collabed with him. He isn't huge or mainstream yet which is very good. A lot of young artists get hyped by the media machine and do not mature or improve themselves because they start believing their own hype. It's a shame because artists NEED constructive criticism to grow and improve. By shilling out praises all the time you stifle their creativity.

ROLE MODEL is another cute twink with that 90s haircut making R&B type of music like Ruel. Aaron Maine of Porches, Greyson Chance, and Gus Dapperton all have that same 90s haircut. Timothee Chalamet also is a big teen idol with that hairstyle. I guess TikTok has been influencing the fashion world.

These Alt R&B boys all run in the same circles. Omar flirts with Role Model at 15:00.

That's probably because LA displaced NY as the music industry center and many of alt-R&B acts took heavy influence from LA-based Odd Future.

Feelin' cute. Might delete later.

58:00

[Quote] Ooooooooh, my favorite Spanish word is "papi"

Serving windswept Princess Diana.

So, will we have the Ruel Summer next year?

Another winter in a summer town.

White guy who sounds like a black guy.

Remember Rick Astley?

Evan Peters or River Phoenix?

Unplanned, totally organic.

Cautious Clay's singing is soothing, so unaffected.

A work in progress. Something a little different for him.

R6 I’m a huge Omar Apollo fan. It’s funny you said he’s out. Might as well be, but I don’t think he’s officially out.

Have you not heard Omar's latest EP?

R52 yes about a billion times lol. He’s been writing love songs about boys forever but you’re right the Apolonio is pretty explicitly gay. The only reason i say he’s not out is because the LATimes asked him pretty outright and he gave the answer of not wanting to be categorized or something silly. He’s also prettY much come out on Twitter but then deleted. Annoying, but whatever, I still love him. This is one of his first songs and not available for streaming.

Cute, nice voice, but I don't like the songs he's singing and thr way he sings them. That's not his fault I guess as this trendy style of singing and songs are over the place.

I prefer orridge.

He's fortunate to emerge in this era. If he'd come up in the pre streaming era, there record company would have banged out an album when he was 14, and if successful, one at 15 and then one at 16. He'd probably be cut loose afterwards. I guess he's fortunate that his father is a media analyst.

*the record company

Is he wearing the garment or is the garment wearing him?

He is 18 so DL should be over him any day now...By the way, NOT a great singer.

He's solid when he doesn't push.

Is he attempting the Bend and Snap?

Guesting with Billy Davis. No sign of Marilyn McCoo, sadly.

Harry Styles has a lot to answer for...

His voice is way better than Justin Bieber, Shawn Mendes and Harry Styles. He isn't amazing but he sounds pleasant

Can't say I've ever heard of him but he's cute.

Same guy as at r23, I think.

Ditto.

Male whispercoo vocal fry emo twee

Whisper? Gurl plea'.

[Quote] I’m a huge Omar Apollo fan. It’s funny you said he’s out. Might as well be, but I don’t think he’s officially out.

Well, he's now said that Taylor Lautner was his first celebrity crush.

Plus, Omar has joined Lil Nas X and Troye Sivan in donning hoochie wear.

Emosh.

Lead single from the long awaited debut album.

And to think this twee boy is from the same country that brought us the power and ferocity of Daniel Johns’ vocals.

Is Daniel Johns still hanging around sex clubs on a Tuesday afternoon?

Not commercial enough?

is it too late to offer his mother an abortion?

Vocal Fry galore at OP’s vid!

Folky?

He's okay. I prefer Hozier. These screechy-voiced twinks like Ruel, Shawn Mendes and Conan Grey are getting so tired. I need a real man's voice.

Tall drink of water.