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I mean, I was just in a store that was piping in Christmas music. Some guy with the vocal prowess of a Tom Waits was struggling through "O Holy Night." It was painful for both of us.
So, can we have a law or something to that effect? I mean, nobody does "Start Me Up" like Mick, but I don't want to hear him sing "Silent Night." OK? |
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Location: Tennessee | Go ahead. Criminalize my voice. That won't stop me. Some folks appreciate the fact that my raspy, off-key, poorly phrased vocals drown out my guitar playing. |
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Location: Columbus Ohio | i attribute my raspy voice to the nice smooth flavor of Camel Trukish Royal cigarettes.... ah.... refreshing.... but i try to drown out the vocals with music... |
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by alpep:
since my voice sounds like tom waits
hell NO +1 :D |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by stonebobbo:
Go ahead. Criminalize my voice. That won't stop me. Some folks appreciate the fact that my raspy, off-key, poorly phrased vocals drown out my guitar playing. Uh huh..... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | just shoot them all. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by stonebobbo:
Go ahead. Criminalize my voice. That won't stop me. Some folks appreciate the fact that my raspy, off-key, poorly phrased vocals drown out my guitar playing. I thought your singing on "Carmelo" was incredible! |
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Location: Jet City | Originally posted by stephent28:
Originally posted by stonebobbo:
Go ahead. Criminalize my voice. That won't stop me. Some folks appreciate the fact that my raspy, off-key, poorly phrased vocals drown out my guitar playing. I thought your singing on "Carmelo" was incredible! |
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Location: NJ | my nephew asked me once about my singing. I said it was due to whiskey and cigarettes.
he said but uncle al you don't smoke
I replied that I made up for it with whiskey |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I'm going out on a ledge here but, I like Al's voice.... He's no Tom Waits (what was he thinking?) but, his engagement and delivery sell it.
It's a genre in itself and I'm a fan of "untraditional" voices. From John Lee Hooker to Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Mark Knopfler, Michael Stripe and let us not forget Lou... and hell, Louie Armstrong for that matter. |
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Location: NJ | Someday, Al & I are gonna' do a CD of "Duets" . . .
There's an old addage amongst car salesmen to the effect that there's "an ass for every seat".
The same can be applied that there's "a song for every voice".
It's the "marrying-up" of the two that's hard (and the most fun).
Unfortunately, sometimes the errant "dates" get committed to tape . . . |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | . . . "To All The Girls I Loved Before" . . . |
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Location: NJ | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
I'm going out on a ledge here but, I like Al's voice.... He's no Tom Waits (what was he thinking?) but, his engagement and delivery sell it.
It's a genre in itself and I'm a fan of "untraditional" voices. From John Lee Hooker to Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Mark Knopfler, Michael Stripe and let us not forget Lou... and hell, Louie Armstrong for that matter. great my only fan and it's a dude......
God is one mean bastard |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I'll show you my tits. |
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| Originally posted by cliff:
The same can be applied that there's "a song for every voice".
Unfortunately, sometimes the errant "dates" get committed to tape . . . Yeah, like this one for example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12qBoy2rhVw&feature=related |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I had never heard of Tom Waits before. I was just fine without that knowledge. He's worse than Dylan.
I'm afraid to look up Michael Stripe. You slandered Knopfler and Armstrong by putting them in the same list with Waits, Jeff. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Michael Stipe is the singer for REM. If you own a radio, you've heard him. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Mark, as you're an Attorney , I'd like to retain you...
... to tell you that, you are a douchebag. |
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Location: NJ | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
I'll show you my tits. only if it will stop the rain |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Later tonight , Al |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Jeff, if you pay my retainer you can call me whatever you want.
I thought REM stood for Rapid Eye Movement. I think I've heard of the band, though. Off I go to YouTube to see if he's as bad as those other guys Jeff likes.
I think Knopfler is great, by the way. His voice is different, but he can carry a tune. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by Weaser P:
Michael Stipe is the singer for REM. Yep. That'd be "STIPE"
(why the hell am I keeping an attorney on retainer?) |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Oh, that one. Yes, I have heard him and of R.E.M. One of the problems with searching on computers is you have to be able to spell. I don't think Stipe should be in the same category with Waits, either. |
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Originally posted by Weaser P:
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(why the hell am I keeping an attorney on retainer?) In case anyone ever accuses you of sounding like Waits, you'll be primed and ready to sue his ass off. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Unless he's the attorney that Jeff has on retainer. I'll accept a fly fishing lesson as a retainer, Jeff, but you have to come out here to deliver it. |
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Location: Cork, Ireland | Originally posted by stonebobbo:
Go ahead. Criminalize my voice. That won't stop me. Some folks appreciate the fact that my raspy, off-key, poorly phrased vocals drown out my guitar playing. Your name isn't Dylan or Zimmerman by any chance, is it? |
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