Many singers who are used to performing at amplified open mic situations rely so much on the amplification to project their voice that, when they perform acoustically, their singing is either not loud enough or drowned by their accompaniment. Which makes listening to the words quite difficult sometimes.

Singing with amplification is an art, as is singing without it - and I think they're two different techniques. Both effective in their own way but, if you perform in both environments, then you have to be able to handle singing in different ways.

The other thing that makes hearing the words difficult is the mannered way in which some people sing...