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Old 08-28-2012, 06:59 PM   #1281 (permalink)
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Not being able to sing doesn't really bug me. I think Thom tries really hard. It just doesn't mesh with my ears sonically. I feel the same about Stevie Nicks.

But I also listen to Bruce Springsteen, who didn't learn how to sing until 2004. It's just that his voice doesn't bug me (for the most part... I do prefer his later work.)
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Old 08-28-2012, 07:05 PM   #1282 (permalink)
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I think she was merely talking on a technical basis.
But why are we talking technically? Technicality is far from the only important component to a piece of work. It's like having a discussion about whether or not a piece of pie is good, but ignoring the filling and critiquing only the crust.
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Old 08-28-2012, 07:05 PM   #1283 (permalink)
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Thom's voice is out of tune most of the time. He has a similar style to Neil Young, who by the criteria of some people here would also have a great voice. Just because you have range doesn't mean you have a good voice, it just means your voice has a higher pitched version of annoying.
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Old 08-28-2012, 07:09 PM   #1284 (permalink)
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It sounds awful when people who can't sing try to sing. Thom sounds like a guy at Karaoke Night.
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Old 08-28-2012, 07:09 PM   #1285 (permalink)
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Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, BD... is there nothing to be said for expression and what you're able to convey with a voice? Why is "good" based in on technicality? Surely it's as subjective as whether or not a piece of music is "good"? Nobody's ever seriously tried to dispute subjectivity here before...
Well, I wasn't talking about expression. I think that being a "good" singer IS based on technicality and being a "great" singer includes the ability to express emotions naturally when singing. If you want my opinion on how well Thom expresses himself when singing, the emotions are present in his voice but he tries too hard.

Honestly, it's hard for me to sit down and listen to any song of any genre without breaking it down to the basics. I strip every song apart in my mind and frankly, it's an ability that I wish I NEVER acquired It's useful, but detrimental to my enjoyment of music...
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Old 08-28-2012, 07:10 PM   #1286 (permalink)
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Thom's voice is out of tune most of the time. He has a similar style to Neil Young, who by the criteria of some people here would also have a great voice. Just because you have range doesn't mean you have a good voice, it just means your voice has a higher pitched version of annoying.
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Old 08-28-2012, 07:11 PM   #1287 (permalink)
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It sounds awful when people who can't sing try to sing. Thom sounds like a guy at Karaoke Night.
I can't take you seriously if you're going to have a debate this way. You don't sound like you know anything about music, you just sound like you hate Radiohead.
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Old 08-28-2012, 07:20 PM   #1288 (permalink)
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The Radiohead debate is just getting silly now. I stated my opinion and am happy with it, though in time, i'll give them another listen, and perhaps I may end up liking them.

I'd be interested in hearing a Thom Yorke solo record though, just to see how it sounds.
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Old 08-28-2012, 08:00 PM   #1289 (permalink)
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But why are we talking technically? Technicality is far from the only important component to a piece of work. It's like having a discussion about whether or not a piece of pie is good, but ignoring the filling and critiquing only the crust.
We're talking technically because GrapevineFires was claiming that Thom Yorke is a technically good singer regardless of whether or not people like him.
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Not being able to sing doesn't really bug me. I think Thom tries really hard. It just doesn't mesh with my ears sonically. I feel the same about Stevie Nicks.

But I also listen to Bruce Springsteen, who didn't learn how to sing until 2004. It's just that his voice doesn't bug me (for the most part... I do prefer his later work.)
Ohhhhh I canNOT let that pass! You're trying to say he wasn't singing on classic albums like "Born to run", "The river" and "Darkness"? And "Nebraska"? Neb-****ing-BRASKA, man?? Are you cracked? Oh I'm sorry but there will be BLOOOOOODDDDD!!!!!!
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