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The worst (or best) case of Whale noises/unintelligible yak coming from Vonatron's lips?
I'd say either the first chorus of Burn, Amsterdam 2003 (after which he just seems to give up singing all together) or "one romeo down" at the end of
Romeo Down, Groningen 2011.
(EDIT: on a side note, this version of I Was Wrong is just beautiful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dVfrhkQmjY His voice is so good. It almost sounds as though he can sing. )
A man with a fictitious grin pondered the terrain in which he flooded with anguish, for this is England. The lion cannot be tamed, this is the game.
LyanvisAberrant wrote:The worst (or best) case of Whale noises/unintelligible yak coming from Vonatron's lips?
I'd say either the first chorus of Burn, Amsterdam 2003 (after which he just seems to give up singing all together) or "one romeo down" at the end of
Romeo Down, Groningen 2011.
A bit harsh to pick on those two moments in particular. A significant part of the effect of 's vocals is down to the sound guy, as we heard (or rather didn't) at times in 2014 on the extracts I've seen on YT.
At the risk of sounding like some uber fanboy apologist, I think it's only when you listen to the many dreadful TSOM covers out there that you realise what a powerful, distinctive and evocative voice actually has, despite his occasional failings in that department.
LyanvisAberrant wrote:The worst (or best) case of Whale noises/unintelligible yak coming from Vonatron's lips?
I'd say either the first chorus of Burn, Amsterdam 2003 (after which he just seems to give up singing all together) or "one romeo down" at the end of
Romeo Down, Groningen 2011.
Nikolas Vitus Lagartija wrote:A bit harsh to pick on those two moments in particular. A significant part of the effect of 's vocals is down to the sound guy, as we heard (or rather didn't) at times in 2014 on the extracts I've seen on YT.
At the risk of sounding like some uber fanboy apologist, I think it's only when you listen to the many dreadful TSOM covers out there that you realise what a powerful, distinctive and evocative voice actually has, despite his occasional failings in that department.
Oh, This does not make a terrible vocalist, it just makes Live recordings difficult to listen to around friends
I think the "whale noises" are something that makes the sisters so different.
I love them, I did not mean to insinuate otherwise with this thread. I was just trying to see if there was a better example. They are an exelent way to convey emotion. Somewhat.
A man with a fictitious grin pondered the terrain in which he flooded with anguish, for this is England. The lion cannot be tamed, this is the game.
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's vocals is down to the sound guy, as we heard (or rather didn't) at times in 2014 on the extracts I've seen on YT.
