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Moz the 2nd "Weirdest Voice In Music" - NME blog

posted by davidt on Saturday January 17 2009, @07:00PM

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The Weirdest Voices In Music - by Luke Lewis, Bored at Work blog, NME.com

2. Morrissey
There's a reason why Smiths covers rarely work – namely, that few singers can approximate Moz's utterly distinctive, adenoidal vocal style. Tellingly, Jeff Buckley was a big fan.

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Distinctive Voice (Score:2, Interesting)

It is sadly a fact that if you don't have a singer with a distinctive voice your band will never really make it that 'big'. Think about it for a moment. Any successful band you can think of has a singer with a recognisable vocal style, even if it's not necessarily a technically 'good' voice.

You can have amazing band members and great songs, but without a stand-out vocal you're doomed.

I would go so far as to assert that without Mozzer's voice The Smiths would not have been half as successful as they were. Even with the lyricism and the charisma, without the sound of his voice they would have been a lesser band.

Anonymous -- Sunday January 18 2009, @04:55AM (#319116)

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Re:Distinctive Voice by Kewpie (Score:1) Sunday January 18 2009, @05:46AM
indeed by Anonymous (Score:0) Tuesday February 17 2009, @10:46AM

indeed (Score:0)

i agree, doomed, wear all doomed, dont panic capt mainwaring..........

Anonymous -- Sunday January 18 2009, @01:39PM (#319142)

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Re:indeed by Anonymous (Score:0) Monday January 19 2009, @02:14AM
- Re:indeed by Anonymous (Score:0) Tuesday January 20 2009, @07:49AM

Who (Score:0)

... are those other singers?

Anonymous -- Sunday January 18 2009, @03:06PM (#319148)

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Quinn sounds exactly like Moz.... (Score:0)

...shame, I've heard he's never doing the tribute thing again.

-Baltimorrissey

Anonymous -- Sunday January 18 2009, @08:52PM (#319157)

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Notable omision (Score:1)

I can't believe Macy Gray wasn't in the list!

chelsea_steve -- Monday January 19 2009, @12:32PM (#319191)
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"I left the South I travelled North I got confused - I killed a horse I can't help the way I feel"

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FAO Eric [o-t] (Score:1)

sorry all you lot , could find a email of eric,
so you wouldn't have read it

Anthony% theJohnsons is now album of the week
on 3-voor-12 ook geheel te beluisteren op de
Luisterpaal, heb net 1e keer gehoord, klinkt
mooi, rustig, haast symhonisch

maar hij's 22 jni in een festival ook in NL te
zien, Holland festival of zo

sorry for this

Celibate Cry <vauxhall@mail2uk.com> -- Tuesday January 20 2009, @12:32AM (#319196)
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and the hills are alive with celibate cries

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A number of people sound (a bit) like Morrissey (Score:0)

Especially the lead singer for the Smoking Popes.

But what's really on my mind is: how old is that Zach Condon fellow of Beirut? He looks maybe 14 at the most.

Anonymous -- Tuesday January 20 2009, @08:55AM (#319207)

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