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topographicbroadways 
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Posted: February 12 2011 at 13:53 |
What are some of the prog vocal performances, either live or studio albums that make you cringe and go for the stop button?
Inspiration for this thread came (attempting) listening to Steve Howe's first album. Fantastic musician and harmony vocalist but an album of him singing lead  . I struggle to even get through the opening song of this horrifying album.
I also find Geddy Lee's singing on some of the Test For Echo album quite cringe worthy, particularly Resist.
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Posted: February 12 2011 at 14:05 |
As with any "worst" thread, this is gonna get controversial fast.
I'm really quite tired of all these negative threads.
Edited by boo boo - February 12 2011 at 14:06
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Mushroom Sword
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Posted: February 12 2011 at 14:05 |
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Opeth, Magic Pye (sounds like country to me), and then anything else that uses growling vocals, including Oblivion, and Symphony X on their latest album.
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topographicbroadways
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Posted: February 12 2011 at 14:09 |
 boo boo wrote:
As with any "worst" thread, this is gonna get controversial fast.
I'm really quite tired of all these negative threads. |
it isn't a 'worst' thread i carefully worded it so it is personal and completely opinion based
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boo boo
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Posted: February 12 2011 at 14:13 |
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UH.... WHAT?
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topographicbroadways
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Posted: February 12 2011 at 14:13 |
boo boo wrote:
UH.... WHAT? |
read through the post and note the word 'worst' isn't used once
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boo boo
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Posted: February 12 2011 at 14:15 |
Different word, same meaning. You're still asking people who they consider to be the worst prog vocalists.
In art, the worst anything is obviously subjective. Of course everything about musical quality is subjective but like I said we have a lot of threads like this already and it usually just leads to a lot of bitching and little insightful commentary.
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topographicbroadways
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Posted: February 12 2011 at 14:21 |
boo boo wrote:
Different word, same meaning. You're still asking people who they consider to be the worst prog vocalists.
In art, the worst anything is obviously subjective. Of course everything about musical quality is subjective but like I said we have a lot of threads like this already and it usually just leads to a lot of bitching and little insightful commentary. |
what i was saying is 'worst' threads tend to be 'what IS the worst' i'm saying 'what do you think' it's a difference and not as dumb
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Posted: February 12 2011 at 18:14 |
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The Album Aquarius by Haken. At times the vocals actually sound good but at others just awful....
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: February 12 2011 at 18:21 |
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lol James LaBrie
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Posted: February 12 2011 at 18:38 |
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Posted: February 12 2011 at 18:47 |
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Gotta love these positive threads
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: February 12 2011 at 18:56 |
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Sorry, I change my vote to Phil Collins
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Posted: February 12 2011 at 19:06 |
boo boo wrote:
Different word, same meaning. You're still asking people who they consider to be the worst prog vocalists.
In art, the worst anything is obviously subjective. Of course everything about musical quality is subjective but like I said we have a lot of threads like this already and it usually just leads to a lot of bitching and little insightful commentary. |
I haven't been around here at all lately (for a multitude of reasons), but I think you need to back off a little bit. The OP's intention clearly wasn't to start a thread that leads to "a lot of bitching", as he's clarified multiple times. He was simply wondering what songs are (in your opinion) murdered by weak vocals. If that leads to a bitching-fest, you've proven me wrong. As far as I can see, that's yet to happen.
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mEP
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Posted: February 12 2011 at 19:35 |
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Posted: February 12 2011 at 20:04 |
While Neal Morse sometimes sounds too much like Tom Petty to me, I don't find his vocals painful.
Any death metal growls make me cringe.
James LaBrie sometimes gets too shrill.
The vocals on Rick Wakeman's "King Arthur" album always annoy me.
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Posted: February 12 2011 at 20:04 |
Anything with post-A Change of Seasons Labrie that isn't a ballad is impossible to listen to. And there's Agalloch. I think I'd love their music if it wasn't for the vocals; both the screeches and the clean vocals suck. |
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Posted: February 12 2011 at 20:23 |
*Many vocals from Dream Theater live recordings make me cringe. *Some of Led Zepplin's (later stuff), *when Dylan went country w/J.Cash & sounded like Kermit the frog, *Rush-Signals (one of my favorite Rush albums) when G. Lee sings about "the kitchen"-I always laugh-it sounds funny. *On Deep Purple's Made in Japan when Gillan & Blackmore are copying each other. *Yes in the 80's when they sounded like Petra-some of the vocals added that layer of cheese that didn't always go down easily. *Styx - "Lady" is so flat it makes me cringe. *When Pink Floyd went on the road & recorded "A delicate sound of thunder" without Waters - the vocals were weak from the backup to the lead - it just didn't work for me. "Bloody Well Right" from Supertramp - does not work for me.
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Posted: February 12 2011 at 20:31 |
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Phil Collins really bugs me too! I Loved Brand X & early Genesis (he didn't sing) but since the 80's he's really put out the sappiest garbage. ("it's just a shame - that's all" makes me want to gouge out my ears) I always hated Mike McDonald for his songs as well & for wrecking the Doobie Brothers.
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Posted: February 12 2011 at 20:32 |
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Your favorite [fill in the blank] sucks.
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