I'm trying to think of a band......

Pearl Jam and toast

pjalive21 wrote:

people keep saying it (me being one of them) because its true!!!! there is nothing similar to MMJ, Kings of Leon, or any other band Ed's likes to Pearl Jam, or maybe im missing something...its true though whatever Ed says people worship it, you cant ignore that fact...i havent liked one opening band for PJ in years or hell even at all to be honest but peope fall over it and soak it all up and i dont get it...yes i know the response "everyone has different musical taste" yes i know but when these band get so much praise it leaves me scratching my head

just a few:

MMJ-boring, whiny, high pitched music
Kings of Leon- boring
Sparta- one of the better ones i guess
Death Cab for Cutie- are you serious

what happened to the testosterone in the voices???

WTF are you talking about "Boring" for MMJ and KOL ?

How the hell is a song like "Black Thumbnail" or "California Waiting" boring?

Lifted

Pearl Jam and toast wrote:

WTF are you talking about "Boring" for MMJ and KOL ?

How the hell is a song like "Black Thumbnail" or "California Waiting" boring?

yeah agreed. i don't know how people can say mmj and kol are boring. i'm not a huge kol fan but i would have to back them up because they are a pretty good band and a lot better than most of the other shit that is out there. now mmj, boring?....maybe if you don't like music. and to just simply say jim james has a whiny high pitched voice is ridiculous. whether you like his style or not he has more range than any other singer in a rock band out right now. definatly an amazing voice, i think it's better than thom yorkes' as a matter of fact (another great voice). anyway, i personally don't like death cab for cutie and i don't even know what the other band is that was mentioned on the rant about people liking music that ed likes....but anyway i still think it's a stupid statement to make when you don't even know the people that you are talking about. and i hate sleater kinney by the way, its not that i like music cause ed likes them, it's that he happens to appreciate some great bands.

cory

I think you're all missing the point. Godsmack sucks asshole. There. I've clarified it for you.

Dick Jones

A singers voice is one of the last things I notice. (unless it is absolute shit, i.e. the mountain goats)

For me, it's all about the music the band can make. I like music that can take you places. I listen to alot of instrumental music, more now than ever. I hardly ever listen to Pearl Jam any more. They are getting, dare I say "predictable" and/or "boring " to me. I still buy and listen to there albums alot when they come out. They are no longer my favorite band. There's too much good music out there to listen to Pearl Jam all day. I will say that No Code, Yield, Vitalogy, Binaural, and S/T still rank up there in my all-time albums list.

Instead I listen to bands like:

Hella, Russian Circles, Ring Cicada, Explosions In The Sky, Piglet, MANS., The Midwestern, Heroic Doses, Don Caballero, Pelican, Ghosts and Vodka.

Lots of instrumental stuff there, lots of good structures and riffs.

And then more popular bands like:

Primus, Neil Young, Kings of Leon, My Morning Jacket, Beck, The Band, The Beatles, Wilco, Local H, QOTSA, Mark Lanegan, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Secret Machines, Sleater-Kinney, Dinosaur Jr., R.E.M., Modest Mouse, Arcade Fire, Umphrey's McGee, Radiohead.

Now I'm not sure why I posted this.

cory

Dick Jones wrote:

A singers voice is one of the last things I notice. (unless it is absolute shit, i.e. the mountain goats)

Primus

Now I'm not sure why I posted this.

Perfect example of a musically gifted band like Primus that has bad vocals. I know Les plays both the bass and takes the mic, but talent wise, he could play lead bass for any band on earth and make them better. When he sings though, I want to throw shit at him.

Since I'm a singer, that's the first thing I notice and base the believability of the band off of. Then again, how do you find somebody that can sing for that dude's style?

Dick Jones

Yup, I love his voice, it fits perfectly. It's not a good one, but he makes it work. Bad voices work for some bands, not so much for others.

cory

Dick Jones wrote:

Yup, I love his voice, it fits perfectly. It's not a good one, but he makes it work. Bad voices work for some bands, not so much for others.

Jerry was a racecar driver, he drove so goddamn fast.....hahahaha

That song is a trip. Great bass in that song. Vocals are very southern Mississippi to me.

Dick Jones

cory wrote:

Jerry was a racecar driver, he drove so goddamn fast.....hahahaha

That song is a trip. Great bass in that song. Vocals are very southern Mississippi to me.

I always think of Alabama, south for sure. Where is Les from anyone know?

American Life by Primus has some killer bass riffing. Or Sgt. Baker.

You don't like the singer for Kings of Leon or MMJ? I like both of their voices alot too. Different for sure, but very distinctive.

cory

Dick Jones wrote:

I always think of Alabama, south for sure. Where is Les from anyone know?

American Life by Primus has some killer bass riffing. Or Sgt. Baker.

You don't like the singer for Kings of Leon or MMJ? I like both of their voices alot too. Different for sure, but very distinctive.

Alabama may be right on.

As far as the other singers, I haven't been moved by either one of them. That's why I listen to songs. To be moved. That's it. Each mood I'm in has a different direction I'm wanting to go. I'll just put this out there for you. Primus is not one of my favorite bands and it has a lot to do with the vocals. You can't hide them.

Dick Jones

cory wrote:

Alabama may be right on.

As far as the other singers, I haven't been moved by either one of them. That's why I listen to songs. To be moved. That's it. Each mood I'm in has a different direction I'm wanting to go. I'll just put this out there for you. Primus is not one of my favorite bands and it has a lot to do with the vocals. You can't hide them.

I can respect that. Who are you favorite bands? Sorry if it's in the thread already.

cory

Dick Jones wrote:

I can respect that. Who are you favorite bands? Sorry if it's in the thread already.

PEARL JAM



























Tool
Slipknot
System of a Down
Deftones
Ben Harper
Candlebox

I'm about to go to bed or I'd give you more.

pouch15

cory wrote:

Perfect example of a musically gifted band like Primus that has bad vocals. I know Les plays both the bass and takes the mic, but talent wise, he could play lead bass for any band on earth and make them better. When he sings though, I want to throw shit at him.

Since I'm a singer, that's the first thing I notice and base the believability of the band off of. Then again, how do you find somebody that can sing for that dude's style?

Do you like Mick jagger or Roger Water or even Michael Stipe's voice? I think they sound like shit, but I love those groups.

Dick Jones

cory wrote:

PEARL JAM
Tool
Slipknot
System of a Down
Deftones
Ben Harper
Candlebox

I'm about to go to bed or I'd give you more.

All decent voices, except Slipknot, I don't know much about them. I don't like that genre of music too much though.

cory

pouch15 wrote:

Do you like Mick jagger or Roger Water or even Michael Stipe's voice? I think they sound like shit, but I love those groups.

You'll find that I will generally hate bands that billions of people have adored.......like the Stones. I never got into them. They were before my time. I never used drugs growing up so I didn't expand out like these Jersey, Philly, and NYC fuckers did. That's cool. As it turns out, I have the ability to determine whether music sucks or not with no pre-ordained biased.

cory

Dick Jones wrote:

All decent voices, except Slipknot, I don't know much about them. I don't like that genre of music too much though.

Corey Taylor has a great metal voice. I'll post the song scissors on here tomorrow. The last 40 seconds are the most intense music ever recorded.

Dick Jones

cory wrote:

You'll find that I will generally hate bands that billions of people have adored.......like the Stones. I never got into them. They were before my time. I never used drugs growing up so I didn't expand out like these Jersey, Philly, and NYC fuckers did. That's cool. As it turns out, I have the ability to determine whether music sucks or not with no pre-ordained biased.

I don't care for:

The Stones
Pink Floyd
The Doors

I listen to them a little bit. Early Pink Floyd really moves me though. Animals, Piper, Meddle.

Honestly I won't listen to it. I've heard them and can't stand them. Sorry.

cory

Dick Jones wrote:

I don't care for:

The Stones
Pink Floyd
The Doors

I listen to them a little bit. Early Pink Floyd really moves me though. Animals, Piper, Meddle.

Honestly I won't listen to it. I've heard them and can't stand them. Sorry.

That's cool. I have trouble listening to stuff that was created a decade brfore I was born. I don't live in the 70's. I live in the now. Most people listening to that shit has a drug problem.

pouch15

So someone please mention here 4 or 5 rock singers with a great voice please, and what does good voice means?

Dick Jones

pouch15 wrote:

So someone please mention here 4 or 5 rock singers with a great voice please, and what does good voice means?

That's the thing with me. You can't describe it. If it goes with the music good then it's good.

Bands that could never have another singer:

Primus
MMJ
Pearl Jam

cory

pouch15 wrote:

So someone please mention here 4 or 5 rock singers with a great voice please, and what does good voice means?

Good voice has no meaning other than being good to the person hearing it.

Eddie Vedder has a great voice.

All the rest are up for debate.

Okay.....now I'm going to bed. See you people tomorrow.