#49

Neutral Milk Hotel is probably the only music/singing I’ve ever heard that has absolutely no merit.

#50

I would prefer if they just didn’t exist or at the very least I had not been subjected to them

#51

When I’m looking for something, or someone’s running late to a meeting, etc. I often like to shout “WHERE ARE YOU? AND OIM SO SORRY” in my best Delonge.

4 Likes
#52

Assuming we’re sticking with generally accepted artists and not dipping our toes into the Brokencyde pool, I’m going with the end of “Good Times, Bad Times” by Led Zeppelin. It’s the worst. He sounds like a cartoon balloon leaking air.

And taking a step down from accepted, “Cold Hard Bitch” by Jet. Granted I might be failing to separate the vocals from the horror of the song, but something about the way it’s delivered is also particularly infuriating. The manifestation of a focus group’s perception of cool.

#53
1 Like
#54

Ooft the stuff of nightmares there

#55

every single punk rock vocalist does it now. TOYM, LOYFE, MOYNE… like mate, if that was your actual speaking voice no one would be near you long enough to write and record an album, so dial it back.

1 Like
#56

This genuinely makes me angry. This is the epitome of that disturbing trend of men in their 20s trying to sound like old men. Middle-England faux-earnestness to the max.

2 Likes
#57

hiya

#58

Mark Eitzel does this but usually does it well

#59

What the fuck is that

3 Likes
#60

god that show died after LaMarr went

#61

Something that annoys you as much as me it seems!

#62

Oasis. Every song Liam sings

#63

That article implies that the ‘American accent’ is the easiest - if that were true every English speaker would be using it

I went completely Language Log on this topic a bit on the old boards. Note reference to ‘emo’, who otherwise has a fine singing voice:

image

image

#64

All those who aren’t doing it are the posers

#65

You’ve just reminded me of Ian Brown’s horrible pub karaoke Jacko covers.


#66

Corgan always had one of the most grating voice ever.

#67

Jacko did wrong, I’m not denying it, but he didn’t deserve this.

1 Like
#68

His voice was actually the first thing that drew me into the band. He really could sing beautifully when the song called for it, that Mellon Collie era snarl on the louder songs was an intentional decision. I’ve always loved the way he sang the “Galapagos” demo.

1 Like