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re: Most inimitable voice in modern rock music
Posted on 3/14/17 at 8:15 am to TFTC
Posted on 3/14/17 at 8:15 am to TFTC
Hard to argue against Chris Cornell. One of a kind and could sing several different ways.
Hands All Over
Say Hello 2 Heaven
Superunknown
Like A Stone
Those four songs show his range. Just a perfect rock voice. Even his new acoustic stuff shows that he can still deliver in a great way even though his voice isn't what it used to be. He's learned to adjust, something so many musicians fail to do.
Hands All Over
Say Hello 2 Heaven
Superunknown
Like A Stone
Those four songs show his range. Just a perfect rock voice. Even his new acoustic stuff shows that he can still deliver in a great way even though his voice isn't what it used to be. He's learned to adjust, something so many musicians fail to do.
This post was edited on 3/14/17 at 8:16 am
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Posted on 3/14/17 at 10:25 am to High C
glenn Hughs gets my vote
Posted on 3/14/17 at 11:06 am to High C
I want to say Chris Cornell and Layne Staley...but you all are gonna make me the a-hole who says:
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain
Posted on 3/14/17 at 11:14 am to 19
quote:
Layne Staley
I think is a close second for the category.
Obviously, we can go back far enough and bump into Freddie Mercury and Brad Delp (and Robert Plant) - but that's a Classic Rock argument, not "Modern Rock" as that term is widely used. I think that would be true for Ann Wilson of Heart, with Debbie Harry and Pat Benetar vying for that second spot.
For that matter, we have 2 strong candidates just in the NWOBHM - Dickinson and Halford, if we go back to the classic/hard/AOR era.
Back to Modern Rock - Cobain and Vedder, frankly, sound somewhat alike to me to begin with. Maynard has a unique delivery, but his singing is not the central feature of Tool and he isn't a particularly strong singer to being with - at least compared to cats like Cornell and Staley.
I like the RHCP but Keidis is nothing special on vocals, that's for sure.
I think you have Cornell and Staley, then the field chasing the other spots. (Obviously the caveat about music being subjective, blah, blah, blah, and all that applies here.)
ETA: Are we classifying Zack as a singer here or an "Angry Militant Poet"?
This post was edited on 3/14/17 at 11:16 am
Posted on 3/14/17 at 11:58 am to Ace Midnight
quote:
I like the RHCP but Keidis is nothing special on vocals, that's for sure.
I was going with the unique, hard to copy part of the definition... definitely not good. So you can strike that submission..
His voice is nails on a chalk board and a large contributor to why they are the world's most annoying bands..
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:38 pm to TFTC
Eddie Vedder can't be the answer here because of Scott Stapp. They are the same singer. Even Scott Weiland was criticized for trying to be "Vedder-like" on the first STP album.
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:43 pm to High C
why didn't you just say unique?
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:55 pm to Backinthe615
quote:
Jeff Buckley
I've actually been listening to Veto and my wife asks if it is Jeff Buckley.
Veto - Nemesis, Babe
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:57 pm to Jester
I'm going to say that modern will have to be alive....
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:58 pm to Marciano1
quote:
Eddie Vedder can't be the answer here because of Scott Stapp. They are the same singer. Even Scott Weiland was criticized for trying to be "Vedder-like" on the first STP album.
It's called yarling.
Posted on 3/14/17 at 1:15 pm to High C
Chris Cornell
Layne Staley
Ben Harper
Layne Staley
Ben Harper
Posted on 3/14/17 at 1:25 pm to Sneaky__Sally
quote:
why didn't you just say unique?
I wanted to stress the idea of a voice that can't be imitated.
Posted on 3/14/17 at 1:27 pm to High C
quote:Unlistenable for me.
I think Chris Cornell.
Posted on 3/14/17 at 1:42 pm to AlxTgr
quote:
Unlistenable for me.
Even on Temple of the Dog?
Posted on 3/14/17 at 2:01 pm to Marciano1
quote:I like the beginning of Hunger Strike. Then he starts screaming. If he never screamed, I'd most likely have a totally different opinion.
Unlistenable for me.
Even on Temple of the Dog?
Posted on 3/14/17 at 2:13 pm to AlxTgr
quote:Have you listened to the whole album? There are several tracks where he doesn't scream at all, especially:
I like the beginning of Hunger Strike. Then he starts screaming. If he never screamed, I'd most likely have a totally different opinion.
Call Me A Dog
Times of Trouble
All Night Thing
Posted on 3/14/17 at 2:15 pm to Marciano1
in·im·i·ta·ble
adjective
means so good or unusual as to be impossible to copy; unique.
The only answer is Morrissey.
adjective
means so good or unusual as to be impossible to copy; unique.
The only answer is Morrissey.
Posted on 3/14/17 at 3:17 pm to Nativebullet
Robert Smith... Michael Stipe.. J Mascis.. all are very unique.. good is debatable, but I like them..
This post was edited on 3/14/17 at 3:17 pm
Posted on 3/14/17 at 3:18 pm to AlxTgr
quote:
Unlistenable for me.
I'm with you for the most part... Not a fan of that kind of voice..
Posted on 3/14/17 at 3:26 pm to TFTC
Kevin Kenny.
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