The Official Grunge Thread

[Brad Stengel]

Originally Posted by Janszoon

I hadn't heard of Jeff Mangum until just now so I just listened to some samples of his stuff and his voice sounds fine to me. I don't generally have a problem with unconventional vocal styles (I'm a huge J. G. Thirlwell fan for example). Neil Young and J Mascis just happen to be among the handful of people I can think of whose singing voices are an obstacle for me.

Hmm, fair enough. Jeff Mangum is the mastermind behing Neutral Milk Hotel. I never had a second thought about his vocal quality, but alot of people complain.

[Akira]

Jeff's main problem is that when he wails, his voice doesn't hold up so well. He sounds more like a moaning kid than a grief stricken adult.

I don't have a problem with his voice when he is singing but as the album gets further in the singing becomes less and the wailing increases.

[Brad Stengel]

...and thats when it gets AWESOME

[Akira]

Sorry, but that's when I yawn and turn it off.

A good first impact album but if you cannot stomach the vocals you wont listen to it many times. Of course the opposite is true.

[Brad Stengel]

Truth, the last song is my favorite, so I have no issue listening to the whole thing.

[Cobe Kai]

I'd like to see The Melvins and The Pixies in the next one. They've been very influential towards music of the alternative/rock variety and deserve Hall of Fame recognition.

[RockGuitar101]

Well build it and they will come..................geeeeeeeeeeeeez where have I heard that before?

[FireInCairo]

I agree with the pixies
melvins not so much.

[FaSho]

^good one

[Cobe Kai]

Originally Posted by FireInCairo

I agree with the pixies
melvins not so much.

The Melvins are on the same level as the Pixies. The Melvins influenced the roots and indeed the contemporaries of the whole alternative scene!