Great Singers Who Can't Sing

**Frownland** · 06-13-2016, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by sweetSmoke

I thought that this thread was about singing, I don't see how writing songs has anything to do with it.

If you're posting about good singing, you shouldn't be posting about David Lee Roth.

Key · 06-13-2016, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Sammy P.

Kurt Cobain. In the studio he sounds great, but live and unplugged he sounds like someone hitting puberty, voice cracks and waivers. Other than that he's decent.

Kurt Cobain couldn't sing himself out of a paper bag, and yes...that includes in the studio. The music was great, but the man was an awful vocalist.

**Janszoon** · 06-13-2016, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

If you're posting about good singing, you shouldn't be posting about David Lee Roth.

I think David Lee Roth is actually a pretty good example of what this thread is about—doesn't have very good or strong or versatile voice but still managed to pack a lot of fun and energy into it.

Black Francis · 06-13-2016, 12:36 PM

I think Kurt was a good singer. im probably very biased on this one cause i grew up idolizing the guy but given how unprofessional he was towards being a singer i think he did a pretty good job, by unprofessional i mean that he smoked and did other things that harmed his voice.

He could sound very sweet and sensitive in songs like Dumb or scream like a maniac in songs like Milk it, he also had a bit of a southern twang in his voice i really like. I kinda get why he would be mentioned here but idk, i think he had a good singing voice.

**Frownland** · 06-13-2016, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I think David Lee Roth is actually a pretty good example of what this thread is about—doesn't have very good or strong or versatile voice but still managed to pack a lot of fun and energy into it.

I can see people who don't consider his singing annoying feeling that way. I'm not one of those people.

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Originally Posted by Black Francis

I think Kurt was a good singer. im probably very biased on this one cause i grew up idolizing the guy but given how unprofessional he was towards being a singer i think he did a pretty good job, by unprofessional i mean that he smoked and did other things that harmed his voice.

He could sound very sweet and sensitive in songs like Dumb or scream like a maniac in songs like Milk it, he also had a bit of a southern twang in his voice i really like. I kinda get why he would be mentioned here but idk, i think he had a good singing voice.

I'd put Kurt in too because he's really expressive and makes his limited voices sound very versatile.

Blank. · 06-13-2016, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Francis

I think Kurt was a good singer. im probably very biased on this one cause i grew up idolizing the guy but given how unprofessional he was towards being a singer i think he did a pretty good job, by unprofessional i mean that he smoked and did other things that harmed his voice.

He could sound very sweet and sensitive in songs like Dumb or scream like a maniac in songs like Milk it, he also had a bit of a southern twang in his voice i really like. I kinda get why he would be mentioned here but idk, i think he had a good singing voice.

Kurts problem was he was an untrained singer. I don't think he had any training. I think if he had been trained he'd been a lot better.

sweetSmoke · 06-13-2016, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I think David Lee Roth is actually a pretty good example of what this thread is about—doesn't have very good or strong or versatile voice but still managed to pack a lot of fun and energy into it.

+1

My point exactly. David is a terrible singer, he has a working range of 1 and a half octaves (on a good day) and hits more bad notes than a mother***** but he made Van Halen the ultimate party rock band, he had style and balls, being so cheesy and over the top he still manged to pull it all together.

JGuy Grungeman · 06-13-2016, 03:26 PM

Bon Scott immediately comes to mind.

JGuy Grungeman · 06-13-2016, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

If you're bad about good singing, you shouldn't be posting about David Lee Roth.

Fixed to be less blasphemous.

**Frownland** · 06-13-2016, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by JGuy Grungeman

Fixed to be less blasphemous.

At the cost of making sense

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