Singers whose voice you can't stand

[kendo]

Morrissey...

 

[darkstarcrashes]

Donna Jean Godcheaux.

 

[Big Tabs]

When she was a baby? (She’s only just turned 19!)

I am amazingly perceptive.


or,

my 27 year old played me some of her effort a couple of years ago, which I wisely dismissed as not for me/ poor.

 

[Yank]

Geddy Lee
the guy from The Mars Volta
Stevie Nicks
Brian Johnson
Jon Anderson
Rasa Davies
Linda McCartney

 

[julifriend]

I’ll add Ashley Holt who ‘sings’ on many of the Rick Wakeman albums. Monotone doesn’t come close.

Oh, and I’m mostly ok with Sir Van Morrison except last Tuesday at The O2 when he was awful.

 

[Big Tabs]

Billy Bragg

Janis Joplin

Will Young

Dianne Lee (of Peters & Lee fame)

Joe Cocker

 

[35451]

The bloke from Green Day

 

[Weekender]

That reminds me.

Melisma. I dislike anyone who uses melisma. A generalisation and I'm sure there are exceptions, but I can't think of any.

Sam Cooke.
Aretha Franklin.
Al Green.
Luther Vandross.

 

[Nagraboy]

Joni? Are you serious?

Yes, I find her voice strangely piercing and cold with an odd character to it. Couldn't get through that Blue album more than one track!

 

[gassor]

Just to reiterate, Bryan Ferry away from Roxy Music is goddam awful - all limited styling and no substance. And he has brought out an album of standards, someone needs to have a word in his ear.

 

[Whaleblue]

Yes, I find her voice strangely piercing and cold with an odd character to it. Couldn't get through that Blue album more than one track!

We’re all different!

 

[AudioAl]

Florence from Florence and the Machine
She could cut glass with that voice

 

[Arkless Electronics]

Celine Dion
Adele
Whitney Houston
Pet shop boys

One I was a bit surprised about is I played Richard Thompson's "Bees wing" for 3 mates on different occasions just as a "Isn't this wonderful!? Whad'ya reckon?" thing and all replied "yeah great song, amazing guitar work but can't stand his voice"

 

[vince rocker]

Donna Jean Godcheaux.

Picky Deadheads! For every out of tune wail in Playin' there is another moment of beauty. I like Donna Jean.

 

[martin dawson]

Sting
Chris Martin
Rod Stewart
Michael MacDonald
Cilla Black
Celine Dion

One track from the above is enough for me, only my opinion of course.

 

[Gerard124]

Kate Tempest - appalling, please just STFU.

 

[tiggers]

Pet shop boys

OI!!!!! Chris Lowe's voice isn't great I grant you, but Neil is.... well he's Neil Tennant!

 

[Arkless Electronics]

OI!!!!! Chris Lowe's voice isn't great I grant you, but Neil is.... well he's Neil Tennant!

I can't stand the PSB's!! The nasal whiny voice is just part of my dislike of them...

 

[Arkless Electronics]

Kate Tempest - appalling, please just STFU.

More a talker than a singer...

 

[rontoolsie]

Has nobody yet mentioned Yoko Ono??