Poll: Screaming in music. Do you like it or not?

[OmniscientOstrich]

Double post. Please ignore.

 

[KnightOfHearts]

have you heard any of Periphery or Opeths stuff?
Spencer from Periphery has an absolutely incredible singing voice, I highly recommend checking out Light, Captain on and Jetpacks was yes!

Opeth (judging by the vids you posted) I'd be willing to guess you've already heard of, if not check out 'bleak'.

 

[Berserker119]

I like it. Usually I like the bands better when they don't, but it's a nice change of pace sometimes.

Spoiler

 

[DarkRyter]

Not fond of it in the slightest.

"Why is this singer yelling at me? What did I do to him? I'm so sorry!"

 

[Jibblejab]

I like it, but not if its the entire song. Songs need juxtaposition, light and shade otherwise its boring and abit weird.

For example I like:

but not like:

 

[theseworlds]

is devin townsend related to Pete Townsend

I wouldn't have the faintest of clues. Sorry mate. He's Canadian, if that helps.

 

[Fishyash]

I detest screaming. Some metal fans link me some videos for me to listen to (although I am not much a big fan of it), and some genuinely nicely sounding songs just feel ruined by the screaming.

I don't know, I guess in some cases it compliments the song, when the rest of the song is 'noisy' (for lack of a better word), but when someone puts a more 'melodic' sounding band behind the screaming it feels like a terrible conflict of sounds.

You are right, it is an acquired taste. I think ALL sounds are an acquired taste. Once you listen to something intently you will find it more enjoyable to listen to. I detested dubstep, for example, but the more I listened to it, I have developed a tolerance for the things I dislike about it and started to notice parts of the genre that I liked.

And It's the same for pop, jazz, metal, electronica etc.

Screaming is not a BAD thing. It's just another form of expression, and it takes time and effort to work well, like singing. Good singers will be able to make all sorts of sounds with their voice. Good singers are able to scream/growl AND sing well.

I don't know the effects of continuous screaming may have on your voice though, but I think it's a fun thing to play with now and then, just to widen your voice range and make it more flexible. I doubt it will do damage in the long run if you're doing it properly, warming up before doing it, not smoking/drinking etc.

 

[Zhandarr]

Protest The Hero. Rody Walker has a mindblowing vocal range. He can scream and growl incredibly and he is actually a bloody good singer. Same with Corey Taylor, great screams (losing their touch I have to say) and great melodic singing voice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypCdGNe3Bvs

Not my favorite Protest the Hero song (Probably Bloodmeat. Or Nautical. Or Blindfolds Aside. Or Tapestry. Good God I have no idea) but the best at showing his vocal abilities.

0:15-0:22:Screaming
0:22-1:00:Singing
1:00-1:10:Screaming and growling. Besides, at 1:10, the bassist is just win.

Edit: Also at 1:10 onwards, the singing for that verse is epic.

 

[someonehairy-ish]

I much prefer death growls, like the ones Michael from Opeth does, or the bloke from Septic Flesh. But there are also good scream-singers out there, like the one from Gojira:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eljjOJwlDY
(The vocals don't actually come in until 3 minutes in)

 

[TerribleAssassin]

As long as the song is generally good, I'm indifferent to the vocal content.

 

[Jandau]

99% of it is unneeded and usually serves to disguise vocal inadequacy in the singer. Pointless screaming is why I never got into many of the more hardcore subgenres of metal even while I was interested in that general genre. I loved the music and the theme, just when someone started to incoherently scream into the mic, it wasn't a song anymore, it was an arsehole screaming at me while I was trying to listen to a really awesome guitar solo.

 

[mussics]

OP , you should add a new option to the poll , " unbelievably stupid " . I'd get my town to vote it in the exchange of a nutella sandwich.

 

[mussics]

OP , you should add a new option to the poll , " unbelievably stupid " . I'd get my town to vote it in the exchange of a nutella sandwich.

 

[DaJoW]

Neither like screaming nor any type of music where it's common.

 

[Spud of Doom]

Eep. That is a lot of crazy music there.
But that bassist is so awesome in the video.

 

[default]

As a rule, it's mostly ridiculous. I know metalheads gather on the internets like Ron Paul fans and conspiracy theorists, but I have to represent the rest of the crowd.

Come now, what a bigoted argument. I've stated the reasons it is an important part of artistic expression and you just disregard it with a shitty statement like that?

State your reasons!

 

[kittii-chan 300]

its ok sometimes. i hate too much of it or if its unnecesary. like 'devil wears prada' e.g worst band ever ever ever.

i dont mind it in system of a down because they scream words. SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGAAAAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[hazabaza1]

Hate it. If you're going to make music, make it sound good, not just some twat trying to deafen me.

 

[Tips_of_Fingers]

because one of us was bound to turn up

Mel Gibson would be proud.

OT: I like screaming, I like melody; a nice mixture of the two is great but many of my favorite bands are actually just screamers/shouters. That's what happens when you love hardcore XD

Spoiler: Sick Of It All - Death or Jail

hen friend f mine first heard this song his reaction was simply to turn me ansay, "these guys are murderers are't they?" It made me lol.

Also, a great example of both decent melodic singing and screaming by one man is the mind-blowingly awesome Chino Moreno of Deftones.

 

[breadsammich]

Generally I don't like it, especially the growling, but there are exceptions.


the way he transitions from the growling stuff to singing sounds great.