Which singer was hardest to get into?
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Topic: Which singer was hardest to get into?
Posted By: ebil0505
Subject: Which singer was hardest to get into?
Date Posted: April 23 2014 at 22:53
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We've all had singers that make us cringe, until enough time has passed for them to rise through the ranks of our musical interests. Which one was the most difficult for you to finally get around to appreciating? ------------- "I like to think oysters transcend national barriers." - Roger Waters |
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: April 23 2014 at 22:59
There's still 2 on that list that can bring a tear to my eye...and not in a good way.
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: April 23 2014 at 23:03
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I loved them all immediately except GG's singer. Who is simply annoying to me. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: April 23 2014 at 23:04
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I just can't get into Damo Suzuki. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Mirror Image
Date Posted: April 23 2014 at 23:10
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I just can't get into Peter Hammill at all. I've tried and tried and tried.... ------------- “Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime is not enough for music.” - Sergei Rachmaninov |
Posted By: progbethyname
Date Posted: April 23 2014 at 23:26
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That gentle giant singer isn't so gentle on my ears. Vote Shulman.  ------------- Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣 |
Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: April 23 2014 at 23:29
| I've never had a problem with any of these except Robert Wyatt. |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: April 23 2014 at 23:43
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I don't think Geddy Lee is "hard" to get into, I just don't like his voice and that's not going to change. Of the others, Wyatt is the only one who took any time |
Posted By: HackettFan
Date Posted: April 23 2014 at 23:54
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I still find Schulman annoying. Robert Wyatt was next most difficult for me to get into, but at least I was able to. I don't like Van Der Graaf Generator, but not because of Peter Hammil. I find the compositions boring. No problem with Geddy Lee. Rush was a simply really big deal where I grew up. The only one I don't know about is Damo Suzuki. I never listened to Can. I was just thinking what a contrast there was between Schulman and Hammil. Schulman acted like there was never enough time to stuff all his ideas into a song. Hammil would just drone on and on. |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: April 23 2014 at 23:56
I have never had a problem with Shulman's voice, so he is out of consideration for me. Of the remaining, the only who I didn't care for at first but came to appreciate is Geddy Lee but a lot of that is due to his voice improving over the years. Perhaps the owl on the cover of Fly by Night represents his voice at the time.  I still don't care for Hammill, although I can see that possibility, or for Suzuki, which is impossible, or Wyatt because his music simply does not interest me in any way.------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: April 23 2014 at 23:59
| I still don't really like Shulman at all, just that the music forgives much so I ignore his vocals. I at least do like Hammill on quite a few songs though he is strictly an acquired taste for me. Suzuki/Wyatt are quirky and fun. Geddy Lee from Permanent Waves onwards is quite tolerable. |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 00:35
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From this list, I'd say Geddy. The moment I listened to SM's debut (my very first SM album in1989), I loved Wyatt. VDGG took some getting used to, but I got into it fairly quickly. I didn't find Shulman to have a 'difficult' voice as such. Here, their brand of instrumental arrangement took the longest to wrap my head around. Ege Bamyasi was my first Can LP in the mid-90's, and Damo suited the Kraut weirdness perfectly. Geddy was always the shrieky, high-pitch that still irks me to this day, though I do love Rush between '74-'88, the voice being the hardest for me to dig, but his bass-chops are top-notch. Once upon a time, we had a Rush cover band doing the local circuit, they called themselves 'Hemispheres'. The bassist/vocalist was a chick. She sounded like Geddy, spot-on..... |
Posted By: Xonty
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 02:49
Robert Wyatt took me the longest, but Peter Hammill took a couple of listens to get to. Derek Shulman was pretty quick and Geddy was instantly. Never properly got into Can though 
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Posted By: smartpatrol
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 02:52
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I really like all of them, always have, but I'll go with Damo because of his recent work ------------- http://bit.ly/1kqTR8y" rel="nofollow">  The greatest record label of all time! |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 02:55
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David Surkamp (Pavlov's Dog) not on this list? Never mind. There is one vocalist on this list whose true talents I have not noticed for many a year: Peter Hammill. ------------- 
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 04:51
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Took me 20-ish years to like Peter Hammill. The trick was to listen to his solo albums instead of VdGG. Appreciating them suddenly made liking VdGG a lot easier. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: friso
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 05:33
| Geddy Lee, and I did give up eventually (after five spins..) |
Posted By: Andrea Cortese
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 06:15
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Peter Hammill took me long time to get into, especially his Godbluff and Still Life period. Yep, David Surkamp of Pavlov's Dog was also a tough one!!
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Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 06:56
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Peter Hammill.
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Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 06:57
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. . . and Steve Howe ;-)
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Posted By: Chimaera
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 07:05
Me too! I just ca'nt enjoy his voice and it spoils a band I might otherwise love. But how anyone can hate Derek Shulman, I do'nt understand. I love that guys' voice.
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Mirror Image wrote:Posted By: Andrea Cortese
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 07:09
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Then you should try with the beautiful song "Refugee". Hammill's voice is delicate and mellow. From Godbluff on his voice became tense and rabid. Perfect for songs as "Arrow".
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Posted By: bloodnarfer
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 07:32
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Hammill and Suzuki I liked from the first time I played them Wyatt took a few listens but not long Never been able to stomach Geddy or Shulman's singing ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ramza1316" rel="nofollow - www.last.fm/user/ramza1316 https://open.spotify.com/user/1211221845" rel="nofollow - https://open.spotify.com/user/1211221845 |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 08:12
This--and for me this is an understatement.
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 09:27
| Scott Walker. His voice is wonderful but his music really takes some work, |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 12:29
| You could include Beefheart, Lionel Ledissez (Ergo Sum) and Roger Chapman (Family) among the 'difficult' voices..... |
Posted By: HemispheresOfXanadu
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 12:39
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Never had any difficulty with any of these guys. I'll vote Shulman because he's the most... unique? ------------- https://twitter.com/ProgFollower" rel="nofollow - @ProgFollower on Twitter. Tweet me muzak. |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 12:42
| ^ I thought Shulman had the most accessible voice from this list...... |
Posted By: Imperial Zeppelin
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 12:51
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I loved Hammill's voice on first listen (Which was "Killer" if I'm not mistaken) I didn't like Suzuki's vocals on the first couple listens, but soon found that it fits the music perfectly. Didn't really have any issues with Wyatt or Shulman. I still don't quite like Geddy Lee's voice. Voted for Geddy.
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 12:56
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Derek Shulman. Never really liked GG that much. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 13:18
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Shulman for me too. There's something of a cabaret vocalist on acid surprised in the shower about him. I really have to be in the mood for him. Damn that came out wrong  ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 13:40
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I don't like VDGG simply because I can't stand Hamill's voice, so he gets my vote. Geddy is a bit shrieky on the early stuff, but his vocals on the 80s stuff are excellent. Shulman I really like and the other two are just OK.
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Posted By: mongofa
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 13:47
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Took me awhile to get into Damo, but I now like his voice. It also took me awhile to get into anything but the drums. ------------- 
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Posted By: Metalmarsh89
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 14:07
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VDGG took me a while to appreciate and like, though it wasn't because of the vocals. I've loved Rush for a long time, so no problem there. The other three I don't listen to enough to recall what the singers sound like. I'll go with Hammill ------------- Want to play mafia? Visit http://www.mafiathesyndicate.com" rel="nofollow - here . |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 14:38
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I guess Damo but that's only because I discovered the other bands first. I never had a problem with any of these voices. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 14:43
| I would have to say Geddy but as already stated his voice just matured from Permanent Waves onwards. I well remember upsetting a Rush fan who had loaned me All The Worlds A Stage in 1977 by saying 'its quite unusual to have a woman fronting a heavy rock band' I wasn't being ironic at all as seriously I had not the slightest clue Geddy was a bloke! |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 17:49
Shulman (I could also check Hammill).
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 22:10
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From the list, I don't know the guy from Can, and Robert Wyatt I've only heard because of a Gilmour's live DVD in which he guested... and actually I found him really bad (singing Waters parts on Comfortably Numb)... but I though it might have been because of his age. I would expect him to have been better on his 70's albums. As for Hamill, Lee, and Shulman, I don't really have a problem with them at all. OK, Hamill may get a bit too excentric at times, but he has the chops to do it. Lee may get just a bit tiresome after listening to a lot of Rush... but it's not really a problem for me. And Shulman, well, I guess he really has a wonderful voice; I would rather have a bit of a problem with with the band's vocal melodies, specially in their later albums. I really love their first two albums, and I hardly have any complaint about their vocals their... from their third album onwards they started getting more annoying, though I still enjoy that one and Octopus. From there on I didn't even get their albums, except for "Playing the Fool", which I rather disliked most of it, specially because of those vocal melodies, but not because the singer was bad or anything. Now, if there are some singers which have been rather difficult to get into for me they have been Peter Gabriel, John Wetton, and James LaBrie. Actually, I still don't enjoy them very much at all, but I bear them because of the wonderful music they have been involved with. Though there are times where Wetton hasn't been so annoying, such as Asia in the studio (too bad the music isn't so good there), or some concerts and covers he's done. And LaBrie, as long as he keeps from going too high is just fine enough. |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 22:26
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A stranger, a worldly man, a stranger, a worldly man, a stranger, a worldly man....... What's not to like about Hammill ?!! |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 22:29
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Hammill is a shoo-in! Not my cup of tea but.... ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 22:36
| Sometimes I wonder if Hammill is bi-polar ....?? Some of the stuff he comes out with...... |
Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 22:49
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: April 24 2014 at 23:10
| Geddy. Didn't take me long, though. |
Posted By: freyacat
Date Posted: April 25 2014 at 01:37
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I didn't take too long to appreciate any of the singers on that list. And I have never understood anyone who had a problem with Geddy Lee's voice, which is one of my favorites ever. There are plenty of bad singers in prog rock. Something about all of the focus on instrumental virtuosity makes second-string proggers harbor the very worst vocalists - flat, poorly phrased, bad tone, limited dynamics. A vocalist who I took some time getting used to was Roine Stolt of the Flower Kings. His nasal style really grated on me at first. Now, I think of his voice as an old friend, and I love to hear anything he sings. I wish he would get rid of his other vocalists, or make them sing only harmony. ------------- sad creature nailed upon the coloured door of time |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: April 25 2014 at 02:26
| ^ Jonas isn't too shabby tbh. |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: April 25 2014 at 03:58
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Gentle Giant tho even harder than any of these is the crazy warbling of vocalists from Family, and especially Pavlovs Dog! ------------- 
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Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: April 25 2014 at 04:53
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This is why I prefer instrumental music. Anyone ever hear Edgar Froese speak - that live thing T Dream did with Brian May guesting? Psycho sounding guy... My vote to Hammill as ever in a negative poll. I have tried but... Never had a problem with Derek Shulman. Saw Wyatt once with DG thought he did ok on their "unledded" version of Comfortably Numb. Now Van Morrison on Waters' Berlin Wall show of Comfortably Numb I thought was particularly foul. Like he had no idea what tune he was supposed to be singing. I too, am surprised Surkamp wasn't listed. He makes Hammill sound as acceptable as the greatest specialist singers to m (Plant, Gillan spring to mind). Collins is a very good singer as well. Ian Anderson at his finest (a while back now) is top. I do like to find the positives. As Feyacat said - "There are plenty of bad singers in prog rock. Something about all of the focus on instrumental virtuosity makes second-string proggers harbor the very worst vocalists - flat, poorly phrased, bad tone, limited dynamics." Yep, many sing through their noses! There are what I like to call "character" vocalists - Waters and Gabriel spring to mind. Very good on expressing the idea not so hot as a versatile singer though I think PG improved over the years. Waters did as well but it will always be DG who can best express Waters' lyrics. For me, Damo Suzuki never really had much of an impact on Can as vocalist. The voice was there but never really intruded, was really an instrument. I really good singer is Santana's Greg Walker. Summer Lady off Marathon is a great example of something hard to do (from my perception) that he makes sound so easy, and sound good. |
Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: April 25 2014 at 07:02
That's because he can't sing ------------- All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock. |
Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: April 25 2014 at 07:35
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When I heard Hammill for the first time (it was of Fripp's solo debut 'Exposure'), he kinda shocked me, so I tried to avoid other projects with his participation. But when I finally heard VdGG, I shortly fell in love with his voice and his talent. Now I believe that Hammill's one of the finest and most original singers of all time. Derek Shulman's a nice singer. Damo Suzuki and Robert Wyattare both are quite strange, but I can't say that it's hard to get into their voice. Geddy Lee is not a good singer neither an original one, but I never have had any problems with his voice. So no vote. For me the hardest vocalist to get was probably Cedric Bixler-Zavala, but 'twas also aggravated with the overall chaos of The Mars Volta music. Anyway, after a few months I began to understand the music and after another few months I started to percieve his vocals as something usual (actually after At the Drive-In I agreed that his screams in The Mars Volta are quite human in comparison with the hardcore punk madness of his early stuff). ------------- This night wounds time. |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: April 25 2014 at 11:54
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Geddy ------------- |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: April 25 2014 at 12:10
He doesn't need to, because he's doing something different with his voice. It becomes a rhythm. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: April 25 2014 at 13:48
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Posted By: King Manuel
Date Posted: April 26 2014 at 00:43
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None ;-)! Two I loved at first listen (Geddy and Peter), for the others I never got into them at all. So no vote. ------------- Don't Bore Us, Get To The Chorus |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: April 26 2014 at 00:55
TURTLE HAVE A SHORT REGS, NOT FOR THE WALKING |
Posted By: proggman
Date Posted: April 26 2014 at 08:52
Damo Suzuki------------- When he rides, my fears subside. For darkness turns once more to light. Through the skies, his white horse flies. To find a land beyond the night. |
Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: April 27 2014 at 03:44
| Of course this poll question supposes that listeners manged too "get into" the most "difficult" singer in question... have we succeeded? |
Posted By: Kentucky_Hawkwindage
Date Posted: April 27 2014 at 06:58
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GL for me,in fact i never have been able to get into Rush period.I don't feel i'm alone though. ------------- "Nobody's Gonna Change My World That's Something To Unreal" Lyrics that i live my life by-from Black Sabbath's Technical Ecstasy's track You Won't Change Me |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: April 27 2014 at 14:08
 At least half the singers in the whole rock genre can't sing . ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: May 07 2014 at 07:35
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He's not on the list, but it was (for periodic reasons) Peter Gabriel. Me lads and I would see television interviews of him pre-Lamb' and just chuckle. We all thought he was the odd oddball who was primping for the cameras, and his somewhat demure, monotone voice at the time came off as alien. Of course, none of us had heard a lick of his music, so our heads were firmly implanted in our nether regions. For our little click, it took one listen to A Trick of the Tail to look into the Genesis phenomonem (surely misspelled)a few years later, and lo and behold, we discovered there was actually something there on previous albums (to say the least). Sad to say I missed Mr. Gabriel on the Lamb' tour, but I was there when he visited the Roxy in L.A. for the second time in '78. Sorry, Pete. Thank you all for this indulgence. The singer I really can't get into is that guy from Area. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: May 07 2014 at 07:42
^Nooooo say it ain't so Demetrio Stratos is my fave! I'll admit he might be a bit hard to take, if one isn't too fond of Arabian yodeling. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: May 07 2014 at 12:57
I'll get out what Area stuff I have and give it another run-through. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: May 07 2014 at 13:48
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Hey don't worry if it isn't your cup of tea. I was just pulling your leg. AREA is what I'd call the epitome of acquired taste. I hope you dig it this time round though  ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: May 07 2014 at 15:49
| Geddy Lee. Just can't listen to more than 1 Rush song at a time. |
Posted By: twosteves
Date Posted: May 07 2014 at 18:45
well they all sorta sound the same anyway
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: May 07 2014 at 19:29
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Posted By: Ruby900
Date Posted: May 14 2014 at 03:32
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Geddy for me - probably the main reason I don't listen to more Rush than I do. ------------- "I always say that it’s about breaking the rules. But the secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place". Rick Wakeman |
Posted By: Kirillov
Date Posted: May 14 2014 at 11:20
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Geddy Lee from that list, but I don't dislike him particularly. I love Damo and Peter Hammill. |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: May 15 2014 at 10:26
In a pig's eye. Mr. Lee has done some phenomenal work on such landmark Rush albums as 2112 and Hemispheres - work that clearly meets the standards of what good prog entails (and I'm not even a Rush fanatic). |
Posted By: progbethyname
Date Posted: May 15 2014 at 10:37
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I am very surprised that even Mr. Geddy Lee is in this acquired taste category. I think he is a goddam Canary, but hey that is just me. ------------- Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣 |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: May 16 2014 at 05:14
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Derek Shulman (Gentle Giant)
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Posted By: addictedtoprog
Date Posted: March 30 2015 at 03:03
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Peter Hammill. It sort of annoyed me in the beginning.. But now i love him. |
Posted By: addictedtoprog
Date Posted: March 30 2015 at 03:06
| Hope to start enjoying The Mars Volta's vocals soon. |
Posted By: Flight123
Date Posted: March 31 2015 at 06:41
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I can take a lot of weird vocals but I am sorry to say that Damo put me off some of the early Can. |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: March 31 2015 at 06:58
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None of the ones listed, as in my view their vocals are perfectly suited to their respective bands' music. If I had to mention a singer I find particularly hard to get into, I'd go for Camel's Andy Latimer. |
Posted By: Varon
Date Posted: March 31 2015 at 07:29
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Voted for Lee, because of his voice I cant listen to Rush ------------- Would you catch the final words of mine? Would you catch my words??? |
Posted By: Flight123
Date Posted: March 31 2015 at 08:46
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: March 31 2015 at 10:49
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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: March 31 2015 at 10:59
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Listening to Roger Wootton (Comus) sing reminds me of a quote by Charles Baudelaire regarding Wagner: "I love Wagner, but the music I prefer is that of a cat hung up by its tail outside a window and trying to stick to the panes of glass with its claws." ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 31 2015 at 11:19
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I guess I'm in the minority on the following, but the singers I find the hardest to get into include Annie Haslam(far too pretty), Andy Latimer (sleepy granddad discovers a singing voice from beneath the sofa) and Steve Hogarth (too something I guess). I never really got into these bands except for a few early Camel albums as well as Marillion (with Fish). ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Polymorphia
Date Posted: March 31 2015 at 11:55
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Cedric Bixler-Zavala. Not because of his actual voice, but because the production on his vocals post-Deloused. He can also get a bit ridiculous with the five syllable words. Crush the nebulons and chronotons in cephalopodic pteradons. He sings it like we're supposed to find it the most urgent thing ever. ------------- https://dreamwindow.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow - My Music 
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Posted By: silverpot
Date Posted: March 31 2015 at 12:23
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Derek Schulman I have to say. His voice is lacking everything that makes an interesting singer; emotion, charm, drama...but I guess it suited the band well enough. |
Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: March 31 2015 at 13:55
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Other: Andrew Latimer I love all the others so no vote. ------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: March 31 2015 at 13:59
why is Latimer hard to get into (as I've seen a couple of people mentioning)?  |
Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: March 31 2015 at 14:35
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From what I've looked at, I'm the only person to mention him, but he's got a low tone to his voice which sounds displeasing to me. ------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: March 31 2015 at 14:44
I mentioned him as well. While he's a great guitarist he just never struck me as a singer. He does what he can with what he's got, but 90% of the time it falls flat to these ears. One of the most horrifying things about this is the number of new prog bands that seem to have been inspired by his vocals (or maybe they're just as bad at singing as Andy ). Now if Camel had had a person like Arthur Brown doing the vocals oh lordy!!! They may even have hit it big! ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: April 01 2015 at 01:51
| There's nothing much to 'get' in Latimer's vocals. Beautiful baritone and very gentle delivery but almost completely devoid of expression. Now you can either go gaga over his tone or you just find his style boring. Seeing as Jon Anderson is so popular in prog circles, maybe a lot of progheads actually like vocals that lack expression as they help you focus only on the musicianship, lol. |