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Old 08.16.2008, 11:23 AM   #21
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dude, the blood brothers and glassjaw are pretty terrible despite the vocalisr.

totally agree with black eyes

i actually like tim harrington as a vocalist/frontman. hes exciting to watch, funny, and overall entertaining. i know im gonna get shit for this but i love les savy fav's earlier records. i really think inches is phenomenal. great artsy fartsy punk with great rhythms and riffs. that last records was a fucking joke though. and it wasnt harrington's fauly, it was the band's fault. the music was fucking boring. all the creativity from the earlier records was nowhere in sight.


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mission of burma (not terrible, but for some reason i just found the vocals to be boring ahd plain for a band that is anything but boring and plain)
cryptopsy (the most technically over the top and impressive death metal band ever, and my favorite for the first three records, but they have a new vocalist every record, and the dude never has time to find his place within the band)
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Old 08.16.2008, 11:36 AM   #22
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Smashing Pumpkins are very good, Billy Corgan sucks.
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Old 08.16.2008, 11:52 AM   #23
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The Stooges: Iggy has certainly come a long way, but those those first couple of Stooges albums, if it weren't for the music backing him up, would they even be nearly as classic as they are considered to be today?
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Old 08.16.2008, 12:46 PM   #24
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i cant stand the guys voice in the Shins. But then i think they're shit anyway, but whether thats because of his voice or because they're shit i dont know.
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Old 08.16.2008, 12:50 PM   #25
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Old 08.16.2008, 12:51 PM   #26
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Smashing Pumpkins are very good, Billy Corgan sucks.

They suck at making slow songs.
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Old 08.16.2008, 12:52 PM   #27
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hahaha absolutely
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Old 08.16.2008, 01:25 PM   #28
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hahaha absolutely
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i call him (brian whatsisface) "replacement dude"

angus and the gang still rock majorly but i cannot abide that man's voice. nails on a fucking chalkboard.
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Old 08.16.2008, 01:29 PM   #29
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yes its like he should clean his throat a few times more often after eating dust without a glass of water (in the bad not the cool way)
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Old 08.16.2008, 01:29 PM   #30
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Old 08.16.2008, 01:42 PM   #31
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Old 08.16.2008, 01:57 PM   #33
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Plant's voice really grates on me when he's doing the more rock-y "BABYBABYBABY" type stuff. He's good otherwise.
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Old 08.16.2008, 02:00 PM   #34
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Old 08.16.2008, 02:15 PM   #35
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Basically every band I've ever purposefully listened to. 'Good' singers just bore me, I think a distinctively poor or just limited singer adds more idiosyncrasy and character to a band. People are always sending me mp3s of bands with 'good singers' and they just sound like every other band with a 'good singer'. BORING.

Sonic Youth; none of them can really sing that well. Lee is more tuneful than the others but you can hear him reaching his limits now and then. Tom Waits sounds like a big smokestack 18-wheeler full of bourbon drove over his throat. Daniel Johnston sings like a hyperactive child. Conor Oberst at times approaches goat-throat territory. (Early) Beck and Willy Mason both sound like they have a cold. I wouldn't have them any other way.

Sometimes I can indulge in some more tuneful singing from M. Ward, Cat Power, The Beach Boys, Zooey Deschanel and their ilk, but still their voices all have distinct character, which is more than can be said for the constant 'talented' twat parade on the radio..
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Old 08.16.2008, 02:18 PM   #36
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Smashing Pumpkins (ok maybe not ALL his singing)
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Old 08.16.2008, 02:48 PM   #37
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I can't say if Led Zepplin's music is good or bad , cause I can't stand the vocals.
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Old 08.16.2008, 02:55 PM   #38
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Dufus - they are awesome to see live but on record seth's voice is like a cheese grater on my soul within thirty seconds
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Old 08.16.2008, 05:31 PM   #39
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Agreed on Zeppelin, in spades.

Also....

Deerhoof.
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Old 08.16.2008, 05:33 PM   #40
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Deerhoof's vocals are beautiful.

Batreleaser, I'm not a huge fan of Glassjaw or Blood Brothers, but musically they are both actually pretty interesting bands. I have to admit it even though it's embarassing. The vocals just ruin any chance of them ever being taken seriously though.

SlipKnot actually have a lot of interesting musical ideas too, especially on their self-titled album but the "RAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" Cory Taylor growl pretty much always ruins it for me.
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