Jueves 10 Feb 2011, 14:55
work in progress…
to be honest, really powerful/memorable vocalists have the strongest influence on whether or not I'll like a band or artist. here are my favourites:
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Geoff Rickly (Thursday)
the most beautiful
John K. Samson (The Weakerthans)
I'd want him to read to me before bed
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/33631605/Life+Without+Buildings+life+without+2.jpg
Sue Tompkins (Life Without Buildings)
the cutest
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/31061139/MF+DOOM+mf.jpg
MF Doom
my favourite rappers really stand out. like, you totally recognize their voice…
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/37138743/Quasimoto+DJ.jpg
Quasimoto
…the second you hear it
http://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Glassjaw-Daryl-Palumbo.jpg
Daryl Palumbo (Glassjaw)
the most powerful
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/247471/The+Blood+Brothers.jpg
Johnny Whitney/Jordan Blilie (The Blood Brothers)
they play off each other better than any other vocalist pair
http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/images/2006/04/19/180406_morrissey_01_350x350.jpg
http://img.listal.com/image/896921/600full-elvis-costello.jpg
Elvis Costello
fuck the black eyed peas, this is who you party to
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/5905908/Anthony+Green+anthonygreen.jpg
Anthony Green (early Saosin)
I'll be honest, I wasn't as big on circa survive. this is raw. like geoff without the control
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81oCTiFcLPL._SL600_.jpg
Jeffrey Moreira (Poison the Well)
he looks like a frat douche, and it's insane the beauty that comes out of his mouth
http://www.thestranger.com/binary/4439/Underage-IdiotPilot-570.jpg
Michael Harris (Idiot Pilot)
his screams are all the more powerful after 2 and a half minutes of ethereal crooning
http://nymag.com/images/2/daily/entertainment/07/06/06_interpol_lg.jpg
Paul Banks (Interpol)
it sounds like he smokes a pack a day (which I'm pretty sure he does)
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/29897469/Jesse+Lacey+jesse_by_alucinante.jpg
Jesse Lacey (Brand New)
a better quality version of the voices heard in midwest 90s emo, like Boys Life and Christie Front Drive
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/41/124692528_f4f984e941.jpg
angsty Conor Oberst (early Bright Eyes)
there's an era of Conor where it kind of sounds like he's dying. see Letting Off The Happiness & Every Day and Every Night
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSgM8uptAIsqY_C4jQCOWJeSFAb4_SsMY-jOMsSPDcWEkJhNQWcsw&t=1
Matthew Good (Matthew Good Band)
dear matt good,
while looking for a good picture of you, I noticed you got kinda fat. you have a beautiful voice and profound lyrics… but please go on a diet.
http://www.sohh.com/img/odb-300x300-2010-07-12.jpg
Ol' Dirty Bastard
ODB totally delivered the crazy. everyone's always trying to be so serious.
http://cdn.pitchfork.com/images/original/145828.trai%20of%20dead07_0.jpg
Conrad Keely (...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead)
I think the reason I like this isaac brock look-a-like as much as I do is because he does a really good job of conveying emotion through his voice. it's a talent that's a lot rarer than it seems.
speaking of isaac brock…
http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4109av2s11qcrwqto1_400.jpg
Isaac Brock (Modest Mouse)
conrad keely might look like isaac brock, but he doesn't sound like him. in fact, nobody does. though it's worth noting, his uniqueness isn't the basis for my adoration. it's that broken "caw" of a sound that he makes… like a crow that's been dumped by his girlfriend.
http://armthesirens.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54ff19065883400e552964b1a8833-350wi
Ian Curtis (Joy Division)
it's a pity he died 9 years before I was born. if he had waited at LEAST a decade before offing himself, that would have given me one year to seduce him.
http://www3.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/Lead+Singer+Cure+Robert+Smith+Turns+50+SjfKBmcsQpQl.jpg
Robert Smith (The Cure)
Robert fucking Smith… plus, he shreds on guitar