What is your favorite vocal style?
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Topic: What is your favorite vocal style?
Posted By: topofsm
Subject: What is your favorite vocal style?
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2011 at 1:39pm
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I put this poll up at Prog Archives too and it did pretty well. And since there seems to be a lot more variety of vocals in metal than prog (as far as I can tell), I felt this was a good place to post this. Anyway, I love me all kinds of vocals. But I'd like to know of you which is your favorite style? I hope I got everything down, but hey, whatever. Please discuss! I think I like death growls most myself, but I'll wait for a bit before voting. ------------- Lost respect for these archives when I saw Creed added, among other bands. Not going to be foruming here anymore. You can keep my reviews if you want. |
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2011 at 1:45pm
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I don't have a favorite vocal style - it's all about context. Operatic female vocals would suck in Morbid Angel, death grunts would suck in Iron Maiden, rapping would suck in Dream Theater, etc. etc. I tend to typically gravitate towards clean vocals and death growls, but it all depends on what I'm listening to. ------------- Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2011 at 1:52pm
You put scat up twice.  ------------- https://armchairmaestro.com/" rel="nofollow - My Music Blog |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2011 at 2:00pm
and whisper-talk is missing |
Stooge wrote:Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2011 at 2:05pm
Fixed Two birds with one stone------------- Lost respect for these archives when I saw Creed added, among other bands. Not going to be foruming here anymore. You can keep my reviews if you want. |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2011 at 2:20pm
| Anyway, I already voted tribal chanting just because I can. |
Posted By: Balthamel
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2011 at 3:19pm
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well this is a joke poll for not having joik as a thing to choice, it is really metal and mystical ------------- 
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Posted By: Phonebook Eater
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2011 at 6:10pm
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I agree with Jeff. it is all about context. But I mostly enjoy clean vocals more. ------------- 
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Posted By: Xaxaar
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2011 at 11:57pm
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I like vocals that are sung "powerfully" most of the time. I would call it shouting, but I don't mean in the thrash style at all. Kind of like the shouting on Earth Day (by Devin Townsend) or the end of The Manifold Curiosity (by Kayo Dot). Just like when the vocalists "give it their all," I guess. But I enjoy about all of these vocal styles, it's hard to just pick one. ------------- 
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Posted By: adg211288
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2011 at 3:29am
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I voted for normal clean male vocals since most of my favourite bands fit that option best. ------------- Earn Money Online (NOT a scam): https://premium.gg2u.org?referrer=adg211288" rel="nofollow - GG2U https://adamsfilmcorner.quora.com/" rel="nofollow - Adam's Film Corner on Quora |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2011 at 5:16am
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I like really raw thrash styled singing. The kind that�s almost growled but not quite. Aggressive sneering attitude filled "fuck You" type vocals are right down my alley. The lead vocalists from acts like Demolition Hammer, Exhorder, Defleshed and Carcass are some of my favorites. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2011 at 8:41am
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I really have a hard time deciding which I prefer since as stated before, it's all about context. Most of those styles appeal to me, though I don't listen to many bands with full-on operatic vocals, and some of the less common forms of singing (at least in rock/metal). ------------- https://armchairmaestro.com/" rel="nofollow - My Music Blog |
Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2011 at 12:34pm
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Of course I wouldn't want vocals in the wrong context. But that's not what this poll is about. I went with death growls. When done deep and powerful, they're so effective. ------------- Lost respect for these archives when I saw Creed added, among other bands. Not going to be foruming here anymore. You can keep my reviews if you want. |
Posted By: bartosso
Date Posted: 22 Aug 2011 at 2:12pm
Death Growls! cause they're never out of tune
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Posted By: The Block
Date Posted: 22 Aug 2011 at 3:35pm
My favorite type is probably clean vocals, but death growls are sometimes better when they're really well done. Yodeling is also pretty high up there... 
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Posted By: Earendil
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2011 at 8:07pm
| This is a hard one. I'll give my vote to falsetto, mostly for bands like Radiohead and Sigur Ros. |
Posted By: S33T
Date Posted: 09 Nov 2011 at 9:06am
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ok real cool.. like the deathgrowls.. but also like: piq squals.. and the blackmetal screaming ------------- 192 juicy bodies of children. I'm a sadist. |
Posted By: Woutjinho
Date Posted: 09 Nov 2011 at 4:45pm
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Death growls... inhales, exhales and pig squeels. -------------  |
Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 09 Nov 2011 at 4:49pm
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Eech... I hate pig squeals, probably because I've seen Deliverance.
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Posted By: Woutjinho
Date Posted: 09 Nov 2011 at 4:53pm
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I don't know deliverance.
But a good song with Yodeling (European alps style):
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Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 09 Nov 2011 at 5:03pm
It's an old 70s movie in which there is a scene where an overweight guy is anally raped by some hillbillies while forced to squeal like a pig. -------------
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Posted By: Woutjinho
Date Posted: 09 Nov 2011 at 5:10pm
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That image will give me good times tonight, thanks! ------------- |
Posted By: genghiscon
Date Posted: 09 Nov 2011 at 5:50pm
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I dig the clean male vocal style followed ever so closely by the clean female style. Thrash screaming round out the top three. ------------- I got Rock N Roll to save me from the cold, and if thats all there is, that aint so bad. Rock N Roll! - Lemmy |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 09 Nov 2011 at 6:40pm
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Posted By: bonnek
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2011 at 5:13pm
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One for clean bass vocals, especially Boris Christoff 
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Posted By: Doomster
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2011 at 7:10pm
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"It's an old 70s movie in which there is a scene where an overweight guy is anally raped by some hillbillies while forced to squeal like a pig."
My God TS.
Anyway, my favorite type of vocals are Albert Witchfinder's from Reverend Bizarre (comparable to King Diamond).
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Posted By: Kingcrimsonprog
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2011 at 4:53am
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Shouting I guess, it seems like the one to pick for Phil Anselmo and yet also (post Remmission) Mastodon -------------  My Blog: http://kingcrimsonprog.wordpress.com/ |
Posted By: The Angry Scotsman
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2011 at 3:50pm
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Wow, really can't vote. I can't say I have a favorite, it just all depends. Depends how it is used, if it works, and of course how it is actually done (I don't like all growls and all clean singing, some are better than others). So yeah, just depends! I guess regular ol clean singing is of course the easiest, and some I can only take sometimes..like black metal shrieking. Don't like pig squeals at all, besides that if done right I can enjoy any of those styles, even rapping. Though I'd like to hear a metal band with scat singing, yodeling and tuvan throat singing! ------------- Megadeth, Metallica, Slayer and Testament. The real Big Four of thrash metal! Listen to doom metal, worship Satan |
Posted By: Pelata
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 9:45am
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Option 1 Dickinson, Tate, Halford, John Bush, Ronnie Dio... ------------- http://www.facebook.com/FinalSignOfficial" rel="nofollow - FINAL SIGN - US Power Metal |
Posted By: 1967/ 1976
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2012 at 7:18am
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Clean male voice, for me. ------------- 
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Posted By: Lynx33
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2012 at 8:11pm
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Other: instrumental. But if it is a must, I'd say high pitched vocals like (early) Geoff Tate's of Queensryche and (early) Ray Alder's Of Fates Warning (Alan Tecchio, Tom Mellicoat, Franz Herde or Mark Antoni are also okay).
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Posted By: DefinitionOfHatred
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2012 at 5:21am
| Can't decide between HC/punk screams and thrash shouts. |
Posted By: IMPF2112
Date Posted: 24 Jul 2012 at 10:02pm
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Operatic male vocals (e.g. Bruce Dickinson, Geoff Tate, Rob Halford, any Power Metal singer, etc.) for me. Death growls, Clean male vocals (just normal type) and Black Metal shrieks all come close, although it all really depends on the music and how well the vocal style fits in. I mean, for example, Lord Worm is one of my most favourite vocalists, and Pink Floyd are one of my most favourite bands; but I don't think Lord Worm doing the vocals for Pink Floyd would work out. ...actually I would be kind of curious to see how that would sound. Lord Worm doing the vocals for Pink Floyd teehee
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Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2013 at 5:59pm
for chicks mos def the whisper sexy as hell
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Posted By: Eria Tarka
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2013 at 9:53pm
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Tribal Chanting is the best! but really when it comes to metal, I'm all for black metal shrieks
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Posted By: Psydye
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2013 at 11:40am
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I suppose clean male vocals and clean female vocals as I don't have a preference over either one of those....so yeah. |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2013 at 3:34pm
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it used to be clean vocals now days its Black Metal shrieking for sure! ------------- http://www.riseaboverecords.com/wp-content/uploads/BLOOD-CEREMONY-new-2016.jpg |