04-10-2015, 09:53 AM
(04-10-2015, 09:41 AM)Wonky3 Wrote:(04-10-2015, 09:22 AM)Cuzz Wrote:(04-10-2015, 08:15 AM)Wonky3 Wrote:(04-09-2015, 07:56 PM)Tiamat Wrote: I've been hearing a lot of buzz about Courtney Barnett. Kind of being hailed as a new poet for her generation. Dylanesque in her lyrical style. For me, she is more important as a lyricist than the band for their music. The music is kind of a grunge inspiration. Not bad either. Just never my favorite music.
Funny how that works. As you suggested, Dylan can't sing worth a lick but has written some really great stuff. Oh well...it gets covered by folks who CAN sing. And the real wonder is in the lyric being expressed. Thank the gods for both those who write the stuff and those who have great voices to present it.
I don't think having a "great voice" is necessarily a prerequisite for a great performance. Sometimes it might even make an amazing song just plain boring. As an example, I don't think anyone would mistake Tom Waits as a "great singing voice" but his performances can be pretty great still.
Good point. In my previous post I guess I was trying to somehow describe the difference I experience in hearing a "great voice" that produces a pleasant and trained sound. I too think Tom Waits has and "interesting" voice and his "Way Down In The Hole" he did for the TV Series THE WIRE was great! I just won't ever have a Tom Waits play list that I listen to for any extended period...would wear thin soon for me.
But, this stuff too, is very subjective, right?
Oh, I agree. But then, I don't listen to anybody for long. Variety, it's all about variety.