Name the thing all these artists have in common...

[heavyharmonies]

Neil Young

Udo Dirkschneider

Bob Dylan

Lemmy Kilmister

Yoko Ono

Bruce Springsteen

[SUICIDE]

They all wear earplugs when Yoko sings?

[Fat Freddy]

Ummm... they are six people who have never been in my kitchen.

 

(Bonus points for anyone who "gets" the reference...)

[shamus]

U forgot to phrase it in the form of a question but I suppose that may have given it away.

 

Cheers.

[lettard]

theyr're all over 50?

[cdjunky41]

They all been hit with the Ugly Stick?

[JamesEagle]

They all been hit with the Ugly Stick?

 

Great answer!

 

Been thinking about this and have no idea at all. Thought it might be about age, height or .... nah, I give up.

[whiplash1972]

They all sound like they're straining/in need of a good shit...

[Glen]

They have all campaigned against communism

[Grey]

Ummm... they are six people who have never been in my kitchen.

 

(Bonus points for anyone who "gets" the reference...)

 

Cheers comes to mind, but I don't recall why.

[Fat Freddy]

Ummm... they are six people who have never been in my kitchen.

 

(Bonus points for anyone who "gets" the reference...)

 

Cheers comes to mind, but I don't recall why.

 

You got it. It's from the episode when Cliff was on "Jeopardy" and that was his Final Jeopardy response.

[Dead Planet]

None of them has a decent singing voice.....

[JamesEagle]

Stumbling around in the dark here...

 

Is it anything to do with cover versions?

 

Or Twitter?

[cdjunky41]

They all have Moles on their bodies?

They all collect Nazi Memorabilia?

They all have a past in Porn?

They all have a Fear of Clowns?

They all sold dope to Jimi Hendrix?

They all had sex with Jimi Hendrix?

They all outlived John Lennon? THATS IT!!! What do I win?

[heavyharmonies]

None of them has a decent singing voice.....

 

Winner!

 

Every last one of them has made a career in music as a singer... while not being able to sing worth a damn. They all have horrific voices, and some of them are completely tone deaf. Some might be excellent songwriters or performers in other aspects, but none of them should ever have been put in front of a microphone.

[Leykis101]

Well did Yoko even have a singing career before John? I think that one is pretty self explanitory

[Grey]

None of them has a decent singing voice.....

 

Winner!

 

Every last one of them has made a career in music as a singer... while not being able to sing worth a damn. They all have horrific voices, and some of them are completely tone deaf. Some might be excellent songwriters or performers in other aspects, but none of them should ever have been put in front of a microphone.

 

Can we add Tom Petty to that list?

[cdjunky41]

I would have had this if you included Lou Reed...

[66 mustang]

None of them has a decent singing voice.....

 

Winner!

 

Every last one of them has made a career in music as a singer... while not being able to sing worth a damn. They all have horrific voices, and some of them are completely tone deaf. Some might be excellent songwriters or performers in other aspects, but none of them should ever have been put in front of a microphone.

that's kind of subjective though. it is like someone saying Michael Sweet doesn't have a good vocal because they don't like his style

[heavyharmonies]

There's a difference though: Michael Sweet isn't tone deaf, sing off-key, or sounds like he's gargling gravel or sodomizing a feral cat. Liking the style has nothing to do with it. I don't like R&B, but Beyonce can sing. I have no interest in country AT ALL, but I can recognize good vocals and vocal harmonies when I hear it, and most country groups have very good vox.

 

I'm talking about people that are primarily vocalists (as opposed to guitarists, bassists, etc.), have made a career of it, but simply cannot sing their way out of a paper bag.

 

P.S. I completely forgot about Tom Petty... he definitely should have been on the list. Lou Reed, my only real exposure to him was the track he did for the animated movie Rock & Rule, which probably isn't representative of his other material.

 

P.P.S I supposed one could make the blanket statement "every death metal 'vocalist' ever", but I would not include them... as that type of vocal is the norm for the genre. It's what is expected. The people on the above list actually try to pass themselves off as being able to carry a tune in a bucket, but the bucket is a sieve.

[Grey]

P.P.S I supposed one could make the blanket statement "every death metal 'vocalist' ever", but I would not include them... as that type of vocal is the norm for the genre. It's what is expected. The people on the above list actually try to pass themselves off as being able to carry a tune in a bucket, but the bucket is a sieve.

 

Right. This reminds me a bit of your vocalist thread from a while back. A lot of those guys actually have decent voices, but chose to sing in a style that matches the music. Others, like Brian Johnson for example, just stick with music that matches their voice and can get away with it just fine.

[bangerdave]

P.P.S I supposed one could make the blanket statement "every death metal 'vocalist' ever", but I would not include them... as that type of vocal is the norm for the genre. It's what is expected. The people on the above list actually try to pass themselves off as being able to carry a tune in a bucket, but the bucket is a sieve.

 

Right. This reminds me a bit of your vocalist thread from a while back. A lot of those guys actually have decent voices, but chose to sing in a style that matches the music. Others, like Brian Johnson for example, just stick with music that matches their voice and can get away with it just fine.

Jimmy Barnes also is like Brian Johnson and sticks to music that matches his voice.

[JamesEagle]

I supposed one could make the blanket statement "every death metal 'vocalist' ever", but I would not include them... as that type of vocal is the norm for the genre. It's what is expected. The people on the above list actually try to pass themselves off as being able to carry a tune in a bucket, but the bucket is a sieve.

 

It's right not to include DM vocalists, as they aren't really singing. I love DM vocals, but it's more like another instrument than actual singing. If that makes any sense.

[Gibbo]

None of them has a decent singing voice.....

 

Winner!

 

Every last one of them has made a career in music as a singer... while not being able to sing worth a damn. They all have horrific voices, and some of them are completely tone deaf. Some might be excellent songwriters or performers in other aspects, but none of them should ever have been put in front of a microphone.

*chuckle* ... I think that Lemmy would be one of the first people to admit that he can't 'sing', but his voice is perfectly suited to what he does ...

[Gibbo]

P.P.S I supposed one could make the blanket statement "every death metal 'vocalist' ever", but I would not include them... as that type of vocal is the norm for the genre. It's what is expected. The people on the above list actually try to pass themselves off as being able to carry a tune in a bucket, but the bucket is a sieve.

 

Right. This reminds me a bit of your vocalist thread from a while back. A lot of those guys actually have decent voices, but chose to sing in a style that matches the music. Others, like Brian Johnson for example, just stick with music that matches their voice and can get away with it just fine.

It's a subjective view though, isn't it? I agree that Yoko sounds like someone beating a carpet with a cat, but then I love Motorhead, Neil Young and Tom Petty ... I also like Cradle Of Filth, but I appreciate that Dani Filth's voice is an acquired taste. One man's meat, and all that ...