The voice of artists
Posted: Thu Jan 6, 2005 8:09 pm

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I was just thinking the other day, does the voice of an artist or band define the genre? Most of you would probably think "what, of course not, the music of the instruments defines the genre". And your most probably right. But I thought about it more, and in some cases I guess it does?

Take greendays 'boulovard of broken dreams' song for example. I guess you could say that was pop rock song. But imagine like Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park sing to that. Would the song become Nu metal/rap rock?

Or imagine one of Evanescence's songs (goth pop?)been sung by that dude off Simple Plan?Wouldn't it be more pop punk then? for example 'Bring me to life'? I know that song is a bit harder than Simple Plan's style, but they could pass for a song like that and still be called pop punk.

And also theres also things like reggae, I mean I know theres the crisp guitar chops, but imagine a reggae song without that typical jamaican Bob Marley voice? Imagine Chris Cornell singing 'No woman no cry'. It just wouldnt sound right, ya know?

I dont know, maybe you've stopped all reading by now, or maybe its not even something worth discussing about. But yea, it just got me thinking...

RE: The voice of artists
Posted: Thu Jan 6, 2005 10:01 pm

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I always thought the 'voice of an artist' was the message in their songs or something, but now Im a lil bit confused.

Sall gud though

RE: The voice of artists
Posted: Thu Jan 6, 2005 11:51 pm

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Not the voice, but the performance style.

RE: The voice of artists
Posted: Fri Jan 7, 2005 2:46 pm

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Grim may have hit the nail on the head.
Individules may place more emphasis on the instrumentation than the actual "singing" voice.
It does raise the question of how valid it is to catorgirize music into genres at all, as surely this is the domain of those attempting to make a buck off it.
Would "No Woman No Cry" still be a good song with Cornell on vox?
I think the "Fugees" butchered it by ruining the groove, not neccasirly by changing the singer. This not to say I want to hear the Linken Park vocalists covering anything by Marvin Gaye or the Blue Nile...
Good thread, the more of these the better.

RE: The voice of artists
Posted: Fri Jan 7, 2005 8:26 pm

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Oh ok, the style of the performance...

I'll pass on this one

RE: The voice of artists
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:11 am

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kinda reminds me of avril lavigne singin "fuel" at the metallica icon show. Her voice just doesnt do the song justice

RE: The voice of artists
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 11:15 pm

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or Avril Lavigne singing Chop Suey - she should spend the rest of her life apologising for that one!

RE: The voice of artists
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 2:22 am

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the horror! Some vocalists should never mess with other vocalists works!!
Korn's renditions of "word up" and "another brick in the wall" was pretty good though

RE: The voice of artists
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:14 pm

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