without accompaniment

“Lick my legs, I’m on fire / Lick my legs of desire,” Harvey shrieks without accompaniment to end this pile-driving blues-punk come-on — perhaps her most unflinching vocal performance in a career overflowing with them.

Tone-deaf and stricken by the reality of hearing themselves sing without accompaniment, the Butcher loses all sense of rhythm, pitch and even the lyrics to their favorite song.

But in her case, that’s a solo trick, destined to be played without accompaniment.

Throughout the hard-rocking rendition of the Phil Hanseroth-penned oldie, Carlile vacillated between a raspy growl and clean-and-pristine pitch perfectionist, nailing her wind-down closing notes without accompaniment.

Now, instead of teaching ensemble pieces, she devoted each week to just one or two pop or holiday songs, which the kids could perform without accompaniment at home.