I respect the enormous impact that Joy Division had on my chosen subculture. Thank you, Ian Curtis, for helping create the modern Goth movement. I just wish I liked your voice.
We're still working on a plan, but so far it involves being sent to prison and becoming somebody's bitch.
Fred ,'Just Rewards (2)'
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There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Atropa - May 18, 2010 11:21:27 am PDT #3014 of 6436
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megan walker - May 18, 2010 11:25:31 am PDT #3015 of 6436
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
For the brief period that my brother sung in a crappy garage band, I told him he sounded exactly like the lead singer in Joy Division. He took it as a compliment. It was not.
tommyrot - May 18, 2010 11:28:36 am PDT #3016 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I dunno - I like Ian's voice. I mean, I think it works for the band.
Atropa - May 18, 2010 11:31:19 am PDT #3017 of 6436
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I have strange dislikes for certain vocalists. Ian Curtis, Thom Yorke (but I liked him on the Velvet Goldmine soundtrack), Mick Jagger ... oh, and the Ian Curtis clone who fronts Interpol. Ugh.
tommyrot - May 18, 2010 11:34:36 am PDT #3018 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Do you like Tow Waits? Bob Dylan? Lou Reed?
Just curious, as those are probably the most commonly cited male vocalists when someone says "I hate his voice."
Let's see - who are the female vocalists that are polarizing? Victoria Williams? Maybe Kate Bush?
Atropa - May 18, 2010 11:37:51 am PDT #3019 of 6436
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I love Tom Waits, I like Lou Reed, and I despise Bob Dylan. I adore Kate Bush ... aaaaand can't remember who Victoria Williams is.
Um, I waffle on whether or not I like PJ Harvey, but think Bjork and Tori Amos are awesome. I like Amanda Palmer. (Her music. I've had to stop following her on Twitter because it made me want to shake her and tell her to stop being a clueless idiot.)
smonster - May 18, 2010 11:38:01 am PDT #3020 of 6436
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Many adjectives (and adjectival phrases), good and bad, could be used to describe the music of Pink and the Sugababes. "Sickly sweet" is not one of them.
Word. Also, I'd like to see that reporter tell Pink that she's an "empty-headed diva" to her face.
javachik - May 18, 2010 1:12:34 pm PDT #3021 of 6436
Our wings are not tired.
I can't stand Dave Matthew's voice. And will turn the channel also if John Mayer comes on (he's way too breathy).
Voices I hated upon first hearing, but eventually grew to be among my favorites of all time: Joni Mitchell, Lucinda Williams, Rickie Lee Jones and Iris DeMent.
And I wish Eric Clapton would just stick to guitar.
Sophia Brooks - May 18, 2010 2:48:31 pm PDT #3022 of 6436
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Wow- when I head Joni Mitchell for the first time, I was completely smitten with her voice. It was so clear and pure. And I didn't hear her (except Help Me on the radio) until 1994ish, when I heard the album Court and Spark.
Amy - May 18, 2010 2:50:55 pm PDT #3023 of 6436
Because books.
I adore Eric Clapton's voice, especially when it's growly. And I loved Joni and Ricki and Lucinda from the outset, too.
I still have a hard time with Dylan unless it's a song I really love.