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09 Jul 2011, 1:34 pm

i used to really dislike singers who seemed to be technically bad, or who cultivated an unusual style. but i had a friend argue with me over the course of 20 years that you don't have to be a "good" singer to be appreciated and understood and liked by some people (even if it is just 12 fans at the karaoke bar!).

he thinks there is something important and beautiful about singers who have a drive to express their voice and words, even if the end result isn't great on a technical level. and yes, he's the person who convinced me to start recording. LOL

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09 Jul 2011, 4:10 pm

Random, but when I saw the title of this thread, I immediately thought "sweetest singing voices" until I looked again. How innocent am I?

In answer to the question, Justin Beiber and Rebecca Black. I'm sure there are worse, though, and some do like listening to them.

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14 Jul 2011, 9:19 pm

Kesha
Justin Bieber
Jonas Brothers
Christian Bale (gaaahhh)
I also don't like Michael Crawford's singing, just personal preference.

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15 Jul 2011, 11:59 pm

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Who are worst singers who are famous and not some person doing karaoke?

Richard Harris. I like him as an actor... well, okay, I like him as Rafer Janders, but MacArthur Park is a crime against music.

I actually love that song. It's so pleasantly bizarre.

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16 Jul 2011, 1:03 am

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beQc-WDMnow[/youtube]

As a public service, I listened to this. Don't be afraid to sample it! I didn't mind it at all! The song is bad enough to be funny, but the singing is not as bad as Celene Dion or Michael Bolton. I have to wonder if they were trying to be funny.

I personally dislike any of the female singers who feel compelled to show off their voice with excessive glissando. I don't know their names.

Does William Shatner qualify for this thread? I expected his version of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" when I clicked on this YouTube clip.

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16 Jul 2011, 1:07 am

hyperlexian wrote:

Could you give us some names as examples?

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16 Jul 2011, 1:19 am

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Joss Stone's voice really annoys me. I think I'll go with her as my least favourite voice.

Yes, and I used to enjoy the work of Raphael Saadiq

I can't think of any, but they abound, especially in popular music.

My least favourite voice is autotune

+1 and you know that autotune will be backed by my least favorite drummer: Drummachine. :lol:

I can't get to the radio fast enough to change the station when I hear it (them.)

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16 Jul 2011, 1:21 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QSgNM9yNjo[/youtube]

Sorry Germany.

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16 Jul 2011, 1:28 am

puddingmouse wrote:

Jonsi wrote:

Kesha.
Screaming singers.
Prepubescent singers.
My own voice. :lol:

Pete Townshend as a singer...yay or nay?

I go with nay.

Yay. It's limited, but expressive. It doesn't bother me. He is a good example of how hearing the person who wrote the song (in my book) gets a lot of leeway, since I am interested in how the songwriter wants the lyric presented. I wouldn't exactly buy an album of his version of Cole Porter's songbook! :lol:

Randy Newman would be another example. Some might find his voice annoying, but I want to hear his version of his excellent songs.

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16 Jul 2011, 1:39 am

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QSgNM9yNjo[/youtube]

Sorry Germany.

I couldn't make it all the way through this. The drum machine was what made me hate it. Auto tune? I can't tell. I don't mind electronic instruments per se, but drum machines remove any sense of joy and humanity in a song.

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16 Jul 2011, 1:41 am

puddingmouse wrote:

Pete Townshend as a singer...yay or nay?

I go with nay.

I gotta go with yay, for Eminence Front, if for nothing else.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u0GJdNu1Ds[/youtube]

'Course I can admit Jonathan Richman may have the absolute worst voice in human history and still have a spot in my heart for Roadrunner...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgRYncR1Nog&[/youtube]

Also, must admit I get a chuckle:

(1) every time I remember that this song has both Jerry Harrison (later of Talking Heads) and David Robinson (drummer for the Cars) on it.

(2) every time I shop at the Stop and Shop mentioned at the beginning of the song. 'Tis clearly the one at the junctures of Routes 9 and 27 in the s**thole, errr, town I grew up in. As did Richman, just a bit before my time. But that supermarket's been there for at least 40 years.

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16 Jul 2011, 3:26 am

Rebeca Black, singing "Friiiiiiiday, Friiiiiiiday".

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16 Jul 2011, 7:36 am

Rebecca Black- She sounds as if Fran Drescher was being auto tuned.
Justin Bieber- He sounds like a little girl! Who likes to listen to a 17 year old boy that still sounds like a little girl? Not me!

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16 Jul 2011, 1:09 pm

dunbots wrote:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QSgNM9yNjo[/youtube]

Sorry Germany.

Arrgh. Her. Partner fancies her.
Agreed, her voice is superannoying.

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16 Jul 2011, 1:22 pm

WorldsEdge wrote:

Course I can admit Jonathan Richman may have the absolute worst voice in human history and still have a spot in my heart for Roadrunner...

Eh? I think I need my hearing checked again. You have heard Lou Reed, right? If you listen to his attempts to 'sing' at the top of his non-existent range on The Bells, then you will never say anything bad about Jonathan Richman's singing again. It makes Jonathan Richman, Ray Davies, Ian Dury, etc sound like Pavarottis. I still love The Bells, though :lol

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16 Jul 2011, 2:23 pm

Fred Durst from Limp Bizkit's singing really irritates me. However, the guitarist's voice, Wes Borland's, has one of my all time favourite voices.

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