Random Vocalist Call Out! I Want to See you Singers!

[Magnatek]

I'm a decent baritone, but I can stretch my voice to tenor. All I know is that if I know the tune, I will likely not screw it up.

Baritones have the most important job in most singing groups, to be absolutely invisible, heh. It's actually a lot harder than it sounds for those who've never sang babershop.

I've never sang in a barbershop quartet, just in a church youth choir. My voice didn't drop at the time, so I was still considered a tenor by the director. My voice eventually dropped, but she didn't let me sing the lower parts (which explains the stretch up to tenor).

 

[Ares Tyr]

I used to be an MC, rapper, etc. whatever. Currently, I'm a death metal/deathcore/metalcore vocalist.

I'm pretty good I think.

Inspirations include Animosity, Bring Me The Horizon, Decapitated, Thy Art Is Murder, Parkway Drive, The Black Dahlia Murder, A Day To Remember, etc.

 

[Squeaksx]

I used to be an MC, rapper, etc. whatever. Currently, I'm a death metal/deathcore/metalcore vocalist.

I'm pretty good I think.

Inspirations include Animosity, Bring Me The Horizon, Decapitated, Thy Art Is Murder, Parkway Drive, The Black Dahlia Murder, A Day To Remember, etc.

Here are my thoughts on metal singers, they are VERY hit and miss, this becomes even more so in the screams or growling style of singing. Sometimes you'll get an exceptionally talented and skilled singer like Rob Halford or Tarja Turunen, but more often then not you'll simply get someone who can contort their voice or have a naturally interesting style to their singing, which is fine. Rob Zombie does that and I love him for it, but it's pretty obvious that Rob Zombie also has a knowledge of music theory and can read the musical scale and compose to probably an impressive degree. When you come across a band with no training in composing, no ability to recognize notes by sound, no ability to read music, and no classical training whatsoever it becomes painfully obvious and just that, painful.

 

[Nautical Honors Society]

I play bass mostly.

But because I like to act I sing in musicals frequently.

 

[GREENMAN2128]

To respond to Berethond, don't hate the player baby.

That doesn't make any sense.

Let me rephrase, don't hate what you don't have.

...
Vocalists are still overrated.

Well I'll give you an inch by saying that a good vocalist with crappy instrumentals still makes a crappy band. Vocals are still the most prominent and noticable force in almost every band that involves them though. So good instruments with bad vocals do equal a bad band since most won't be able to ignore the vocals enough to enjoy the instruments.

Or just kick the vocals to the curb together, they're pretty much unnecessary.

Kick the vocals? Do you have down syndrome? What is Led Zepplin without Robert Plant? Guns N' Roses without Axl Rose? Aerosmith and The Rolling Stones without Steven Tyler and Mick Jagger? Instrumentals hold no weight without a great voice in front. Without singing, music is plain and simply noise,rhythm and all. If this is because you cant sing,then just cut out your throat and let the talent speak. As for the topic at hand,I,too, am in a band. Mostly covering Metallica (James Hetfield) and Zepplin.

 

[Aqualung]

I sing in a band called Tub. My manager, Showerhead, thinks I'm very very good.

[sub]...I suck. :[[/sub]

 

[Ares Tyr]

I used to be an MC, rapper, etc. whatever. Currently, I'm a death metal/deathcore/metalcore vocalist.

I'm pretty good I think.

Inspirations include Animosity, Bring Me The Horizon, Decapitated, Thy Art Is Murder, Parkway Drive, The Black Dahlia Murder, A Day To Remember, etc.

Here are my thoughts on metal singers, they are VERY hit and miss, this becomes even more so in the screams or growling style of singing. Sometimes you'll get an exceptionally talented and skilled singer like Rob Halford or Tarja Turunen, but more often then not you'll simply get someone who can contort their voice or have a naturally interesting style to their singing, which is fine. Rob Zombie does that and I love him for it, but it's pretty obvious that Rob Zombie also has a knowledge of music theory and can read the musical scale and compose to probably an impressive degree. When you come across a band with no training in composing, no ability to recognize notes by sound, no ability to read music, and no classical training whatsoever it becomes painfully obvious and just that, painful.

What Rob Zombie does is very, very mild, or even clean, in comparison. I'm not so much a singer as I am a "screamer/growler" which is why I use vocalist and not singer. I am attempting to learn to sing, but the way that I'm trying is in more of an older emo (Saves The Day, Senses Fail) and indie way than metal. Look up the band Animosity and you'll know what I mean by deathcore/metalcore vocals.

I would post a video, but it'd be goofy and bad sound quality. My computer mic isn't really meant to pick up that kinda sound.

 

[Squeaksx]

I used to be an MC, rapper, etc. whatever. Currently, I'm a death metal/deathcore/metalcore vocalist.

I'm pretty good I think.

Inspirations include Animosity, Bring Me The Horizon, Decapitated, Thy Art Is Murder, Parkway Drive, The Black Dahlia Murder, A Day To Remember, etc.

Here are my thoughts on metal singers, they are VERY hit and miss, this becomes even more so in the screams or growling style of singing. Sometimes you'll get an exceptionally talented and skilled singer like Rob Halford or Tarja Turunen, but more often then not you'll simply get someone who can contort their voice or have a naturally interesting style to their singing, which is fine. Rob Zombie does that and I love him for it, but it's pretty obvious that Rob Zombie also has a knowledge of music theory and can read the musical scale and compose to probably an impressive degree. When you come across a band with no training in composing, no ability to recognize notes by sound, no ability to read music, and no classical training whatsoever it becomes painfully obvious and just that, painful.

What Rob Zombie does is very, very mild, or even clean, in comparison. I'm not so much a singer as I am a "screamer/growler" which is why I use vocalist and not singer. I am attempting to learn to sing, but the way that I'm trying is in more of an older emo (Saves The Day, Senses Fail) and indie way than metal. Look up the band Animosity and you'll know what I mean by deathcore/metalcore vocals.

I would post a video, but it'd be goofy and bad sound quality. My computer mic isn't really meant to pick up that kinda sound.

I'll say it right now that I'm not a big fan of the contemporary way of singing for most bands. It sounds like whining to be outright honest. Now I'm all for emotion in one's voice, but that just hurts my ears to hear. Just a personal preference perhaps. Though when it comes to classical training even Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Halford sung in their school choir, I don't think any harm can come from learning to sing the "old fashion" way before developing your voice for whatever genre you want. With the growls and the screams, I prefer that they are used as a cresendo, or peak of sorts, in a song. Hell Patrol by Judas Priest, my favorite Judas Priest song and up there with my favorite metal song of all time, is a great example of this. It starts with a strong instrumentals, backed by Rob Halford's always great vocals that peaks at the end of each section of lyrics. When he finally reaches the climax of the song you hear his voice go higher and higher until your brain twists to fathom how a voice can get that high and then the instrumentals wind us down and the song is over.

This bleeds over into what I think a good song should have, flow. Having energy is fine, but if you remain at full blast throughout the song it tends to become bland really quick. A song should be a sort of rollercoaster ride, a journey, true it can be at powerful and strong, but it should fluctuate and let the listener feel the flow. I've noticed most screaming and growling vocalist tend to leave this to the instruments and don't even try to do it themselves, which is almost lazy in my opinion.

 

[Ramthundar]

Currently in Choir, Echelon, and my Musical. I also sing to my girlfriend with much happyness being made.

I started to sing because of said-girlfriend pushing me to join the musical. I didn't think I was to great, but I wanted to get a decent part in it. So I took some lessons over the summer, tried out, and got the Main Male Lead.
Very Nice.

 

[Ares Tyr]

I used to be an MC, rapper, etc. whatever. Currently, I'm a death metal/deathcore/metalcore vocalist.

I'm pretty good I think.

Inspirations include Animosity, Bring Me The Horizon, Decapitated, Thy Art Is Murder, Parkway Drive, The Black Dahlia Murder, A Day To Remember, etc.

Here are my thoughts on metal singers, they are VERY hit and miss, this becomes even more so in the screams or growling style of singing. Sometimes you'll get an exceptionally talented and skilled singer like Rob Halford or Tarja Turunen, but more often then not you'll simply get someone who can contort their voice or have a naturally interesting style to their singing, which is fine. Rob Zombie does that and I love him for it, but it's pretty obvious that Rob Zombie also has a knowledge of music theory and can read the musical scale and compose to probably an impressive degree. When you come across a band with no training in composing, no ability to recognize notes by sound, no ability to read music, and no classical training whatsoever it becomes painfully obvious and just that, painful.

What Rob Zombie does is very, very mild, or even clean, in comparison. I'm not so much a singer as I am a "screamer/growler" which is why I use vocalist and not singer. I am attempting to learn to sing, but the way that I'm trying is in more of an older emo (Saves The Day, Senses Fail) and indie way than metal. Look up the band Animosity and you'll know what I mean by deathcore/metalcore vocals.

I would post a video, but it'd be goofy and bad sound quality. My computer mic isn't really meant to pick up that kinda sound.

I'll say it right now that I'm not a big fan of the contemporary way of singing for most bands. It sounds like whining to be outright honest. Now I'm all for emotion in one's voice, but that just hurts my ears to hear. Just a personal preference perhaps. Though when it comes to classical training even Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Halford sung in their school choir, I don't think any harm can come from learning to sing the "old fashion" way before developing your voice for whatever genre you want. With the growls and the screams, I prefer that they are used as a cresendo, or peak of sorts, in a song. Hell Patrol by Judas Priest, my favorite Judas Priest song and up there with my favorite metal song of all time, is a great example of this. It starts with a strong instrumentals, backed by Rob Halford's always great vocals that peaks at the end of each section of lyrics. When he finally reaches the climax of the song you hear his voice go higher and higher until your brain twists to fathom how a voice can get that high and then the instrumentals wind us down and song over.

Lordy lord... how do I put it?

"Carrion" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNvOVey0MSs]
"You Can't Win" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaxKsdz0OU0&feature=channel_page]
"Whore To A Chainsaw" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao-DglbkzUU]

That's what I do currently.

When I try to sing, it's more like this:

"Monument" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StIQwu5vwEk]


No doubt that I respect Ozzy and Halford and stuff, but I'm to the point where I want my metal as mean, angry, and grimey as possible. The last singers I liked were Lemmy and Araya, atleast as far as metal goes. There are literally no contemperary metal acts that I like which use singing only (unless you want to count Priestess, cuz I like them). I do like Protest The Hero and Between The Buried and Me, but they switch alot.

 

[Klarinette]

Hi. Jazz and rock vocalist. I tend to prefer trouser rolls, as my lower range allows me to sing the boy stuff.

 

[ClaptonKnophlerHendrix]

Hey hows it going? Versatile vocalist but mainly sticking with rock due to my band. Also play lead guitar. Nice thread.

 

[Berethond]

To respond to Berethond, don't hate the player baby.

That doesn't make any sense.

Let me rephrase, don't hate what you don't have.

...
Vocalists are still overrated.

Well I'll give you an inch by saying that a good vocalist with crappy instrumentals still makes a crappy band. Vocals are still the most prominent and noticable force in almost every band that involves them though. So good instruments with bad vocals do equal a bad band since most won't be able to ignore the vocals enough to enjoy the instruments.

Or just kick the vocals to the curb together, they're pretty much unnecessary.

Kick the vocals? Do you have down syndrome? What is Led Zepplin without Robert Plant? Guns N' Roses without Axl Rose? Aerosmith and The Rolling Stones without Steven Tyler and Mick Jagger? Instrumentals hold no weight without a great voice in front. Without singing, music is plain and simply noise,rhythm and all. If this is because you cant sing,then just cut out your throat and let the talent speak. As for the topic at hand,I,too, am in a band. Mostly covering Metallica (James Hetfield) and Zepplin.

<url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP0QNiZoKs0>Please <url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36U4ez7AzKA>Shut <url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_98452AxFI>Up <url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrIz0KCq1YA>Now.

 

[Deleric]

I...play vocals on Rock Band.

 

[Bassman_2]

I'm trying to be in a band to play Beatles songs while I play bass and sing (when Paul sings). He sings pretty high but I do my best to make it sound good.

I've been inspired because in my guitar class I wasn't a coward when it came to singing to the audience. Every since then I've been wanting to sing songs and play an instruments because that gives me more to do in a performance and also is where the spotlight would shine the most. Also it is very fun to be using my voice to create music.

Oh yeah, I sang every song we played which include:
Santeria
Band On The Run
And I Love Her

And I want to play and sing Get Back and I Saw Her Standing There, and several others.

 

[Ares Tyr]

I...play vocals on Rock Band.

Behemoth
The Haunted
At The Gates
Whitechapel
Job For A Cowboy
The Black Dahlia Murder

Expert 100% Vocals :]

 

[Triskadancer]

I've been singing since I was three- I'm now a college freshman. I started in church choir, then joined a secular choir in 3rd grade that I stayed in until about 9th grade. After that, I attended a college choir that my uncle led (obviously why I was allowed to sing with them despite being much younger) and we performed in Carnegie Hall. :3 Now that I've started attending classes (at a different college) I've stopped temporarily.

As for WHY I sing, I can't help it. It's a very easy, fun, and effective way to express myself, as well as show appreciation for music I enjoy, etc. I'm rather lazy and don't have the patience to truly master an instrument other than my voice.

 

[JC175]

Vocalists are so overrated. They make me angry.

Still think so?

OT, I can sing a little. I'm mostly a guitarist, but I have a (semi) decent voice that I break out on the odd occasion.

 

[[Kira Must Die]]

Uh...I guess...maybe....I sang in front of my class once.

I usually sing to myself.