Mr. Not Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 (edited) I listened to Alice Cooper's "Special Forces" a few days back, and when listening to "You Look Good in Rags" it dawned on me that I've never heard an acapella that I didn't like... I'm sure Alice was being entirely comedic when he decided they should add this into the song, he's not comedy rock but humor so often seeps into his music... There's no way Alice put it in thinking it was the best they could do, he probably wrote the entire thing on the fly and said "this will get an interesting response from the critics". I feel like this acapella should suck, but I love it. Here's the mentioned RAG RAG RAG RAG acapella I'm talking about for those of you aren't familiar with it: And one of my favorite uses of vocal overdubbing is found in Porcupine Tree's "Mellotron Scratch". I can't put that song on with out thinking, "I can't wait to get to the song's outro." There's also this other group that made a lot of songs which made use of a capella, they were really hot in the 60's. Their name escapes me at the moment, but they're best known for their hits "Women in Reasonably Revealing Bikinis, How Wonderful!", "Eating Cheeseburgers at a Drive In", "Surfing Is Cool", "Fun, Fun, Fun", "I Really Love Girls", "Driving My Camaro Convertible", "Be True To Your School", "I Have a Girlfriend", and a few others. This one is my favorite by them though:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnPL5OXSBNE Edited June 21, 2016 by Mr. Not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfLGpPw6vfc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67C1OoSPa9M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKNGL3ab-3k 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean-tor Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKNGL3ab-3k Such a magnificent example of what can be done with the human voice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Entre_Perpetuo Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Try Muse's "Drones," lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted June 23, 2016 Author Share Posted June 23, 2016 Try Muse's "Drones," lol. That's actually my favorite album from 2015, and I'm not even a big Muse fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqlKgxWLkTw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoopid Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 I always liked this. Phish are all about fun. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushCanuck Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 Try Muse's "Drones," lol.I love this song. all the layers sung by Matt, showcasing his beautiful voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqlKgxWLkTw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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