Entre_Perpetuo Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 1 minute ago, bluefox4000 said: oh for shure live i think that's true. studio wise he can still hold his own. because splicing exists, lol. Mick He’s also, what, 60 something? The human voice was never designed to keep doing Metropolis and Voices past like 40 years old. I think he’s a superhuman even coming close to where he used to be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 Just now, Entre_Perpetuo said: He’s also, what, 60 something? The human voice was never designed to keep doing Metropolis and Voices past like 40 years old. I think he’s a superhuman even coming close to where he used to be. yea. when you're singing the style he is and you tour every album without fail. even the most trained voice is risking damage. so i don't see how it's fruitful to criticize anyone who does singing as a living and touring on top of it. like.....you get up and do it. no really just try, lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BastillePark Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Segue Myles said: I think their music became extremely pedestrian. Thankfully, he still growls live. And his growls are phenomenal, definitely a great talent he has to be so vocally diverse. Disliking growled vocals is fine, but denying the all out brilliance of their early work is just ignorance as far as I'm concerned. I don't like Pink Floyd, but I can't deny their greatest work is astounding. I don't doubt it's good lyrically and musically but I can't get past the growling. I'm not denying anything just that I can't stand that type of "singing" regardless of the band. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 Just now, BastillePark said: I don't doubt it's good lyrically and musically but I can't get past the growling. I'm not denying anything just that I can't stand that type of "singing" regardless of the band. i like it more than i used to but don't love it still. it's MODERATLY better IMO. Like i won't activily think "oh i want growls today" lol and the whole it takes talent thing........thank you captain obvious. won't change the fact i think it's tolerable at best. at worst.....it's so silly. "shurgs" Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 15 minutes ago, Entre_Perpetuo said: Yes. Or perhaps The Used, Rise Against, etc on the more screamed end of the spectrum. The Used album In Love And Death is one of my favourite albums for vocals ever. That's not singing, that's PERFORMING. Sound Effects And Over Dramatics is one of the most insane songs on a mainstream rock album ever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 2 hours ago, Union 5-3992 said: Akerfelt has a fantastic singing voice. He usually kills it when he covers Judas Priest/Iron Maiden/Deep Purple That's such a great track! Good example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 Has anyone mentioned Billy Corgan yet? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 5 minutes ago, laughedatbytime said: Has anyone mentioned Billy Corgan yet? Covering Landslide was a terrible terrible choice. That man cannot sing that song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 8 minutes ago, Entre_Perpetuo said: Covering Landslide was a terrible terrible choice. That man cannot sing that song. You should have heard him sing Take Me Out to the Ballgame at Wrigley. I literally don't think he can sing any song. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyLeeRoth Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 A lot of great posts on here. Some 'cool' voices that aren't technically great: Lemmy Kilmeister Ace Frehley Anthony Keidis 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 On 8/1/2023 at 7:06 PM, invisible airwave said: Punk rock owns this category. Strummer Joey Ramone Biafra Rollins Ness Billie Joe Dexter Holland Exene Cervenka was the first singer that came to mind when I saw this thread. Awful singer, but perfect for X 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 On 8/1/2023 at 12:31 PM, ST3V said: Vocalists that aren't conventionally good, maybe even conventionally bad, but who make their voice work well with the music that they play and the way they use their voice. A great example of this is Isaac Brock. Theres times where he's literally just screaming words but it compliments the music he writes so well that it appears to be good (whatever "good" even means). He's got a powerful voice, sometimes doing things I didnt even know the human voice could do. "All conventionally good singers are alike, each conventionally bad singer is bad in their own way"--Tolstoy, maybe 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 No one has mentioned David Lee Roth? Or Steven Tyler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Rick N. Backer said: No one has mentioned David Lee Roth? Or Steven Tyler? Steven Tyler is a fantastic singer, full stop. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Entre_Perpetuo said: Steven Tyler is a fantastic singer, full stop. Yeah, Tyler has never not had an outstanding voice. David Lee Roth is the shits as a vocalist though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entre_Perpetuo Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 20 minutes ago, J2112YYZ said: Yeah, Tyler has never not had an outstanding voice. David Lee Roth is the shits as a vocalist though. I dig Lee Roth personally but by conventional standards yes his voice isn’t pretty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 8 hours ago, Rick N. Backer said: No one has mentioned David Lee Roth? Or Steven Tyler? Point on a body map and tell me, where did Tyler hurt you? He has one of the GREATEST rock n roll voices ever, period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 3 hours ago, Segue Myles said: Point on a body map and tell me, where did Tyler hurt you? He has one of the GREATEST rock n roll voices ever, period. I’m a huge Aerosmith fan. Tyler’s voice is not technically good. I happen to love it. But that doesn’t make him a good singer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 10 hours ago, Entre_Perpetuo said: Steven Tyler is a fantastic singer, full stop. No he isn’t. He’s a fantastic rock vocalist though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 8 hours ago, Entre_Perpetuo said: I dig Lee Roth personally but by conventional standards yes his voice isn’t pretty As with Tyler, he was one of the greatest rock vocalists of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 4 minutes ago, Rick N. Backer said: No he isn’t. He’s a fantastic rock vocalist though. I guess it's all about where you Draw the Line... Yes, I thought about keeping that to myself. Would have been the wiser move. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 21 minutes ago, Rick N. Backer said: No he isn’t. He’s a fantastic rock vocalist though. i have to agree. i'm answering this question like are they TECHNICALLY a good vocalist like literally technically. . and it's a no on Tyler BUT again he's great at what he does. i feel people may not be answering the question as intended. Mick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 (edited) Stevie Nicks falls here too. for the band she was in and what it required. She's iconic. but She's really not a great singer. as evidance....today she sounds like a granny. Granted some of that was the coke but it was also from screaming......and i mean veins popping screaming......Rhiannon in the 70's but hey some would say that was rock, lol Meanwhile Dennis deyoung last i checked is near pristine cause he clearing took care of his instrument. Mick Edited August 5, 2023 by bluefox4000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, bluefox4000 said: i have to agree. i'm answering this question like are they TECHNICALLY a good vocalist like literally technically. . and it's a no on Tyler BUT again he's great at what he does. i feel people may not be answering the question as intended. Mick Spot on. The converse, for me, is Freddie Mercury. No question on his talent. But aside from the greatest hits, for the most part, he's just not my thing. Good is a not a synonym for "what I like." At least in this context as I read it. Edited August 5, 2023 by Rick N. Backer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 12 minutes ago, Rick N. Backer said: Spot on. The converse, for me, is Freddie Mercury. No question on his talent. But aside from the greatest hits, for the most part, he's just not my thing. Good is a not a synonym for "what I like." At least in this context as I read it. Mine is Geoff Tate. I respect him the guy could for sure sing his ass off. BUT his tone and what he does with his voice is not my cup of tea. Mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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