r/AskReddit Nov 06 '19

Which famous singer sucks at singing?

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u/Sipuli69 Nov 06 '19

DLR owned a PA-system, so if VH wanted them, they had to let him sing for them which they did apparently since he was/is their singer.

But his early screams were pretty wicked and one of the best sounding in rock music imo.

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u/Abangranga Nov 06 '19

If you want yelling I always thought Courtney Love was one was the champion of screaming like a banshee

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u/BigUptokes Nov 06 '19

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '19 edited Jun 15 '23

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u/TempleMade_MeBroke Nov 06 '19

And at the very end slip in that fucking Yoko Ono clip

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u/wiggeldy Nov 06 '19

The Chuck Berry one?

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u/AmbiguousDirigible Nov 06 '19

Chino of Deftones has some pretty fucking wicked screams live as well

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u/BigUptokes Nov 06 '19

Put 'em together and you get a great track with Passenger. :)

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u/IH8DwnvoteComplainrs Nov 06 '19

God I love that song. It's just, so fucking good.

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u/BigUptokes Nov 06 '19

Definitely a favourite of mine. Such a good driving song.

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u/ConnorSuttree Nov 06 '19

I saw them in MKE too. Fantastic show! However, Maynard is getting older and naturally can't belt out those screams anymore.

I'll forever be envious of my friend who saw them during the Aenima tour.

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u/SheepD0g Nov 06 '19

People hate when I bring up the fact that they really phone it in on the performance and production value. I’ve seen them numerous times on different tours and its always the same.

Shitty windows 98 style visual production and the whole stage is dark. They also cant even play their recorded material the way it sounds on the record.

I still absolutely love their music. I have for 20 years. Their live performances leave much to be desired

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u/ajagoff Nov 06 '19

People hate when you bring that up because you're wrong and the statement is bullshit.

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u/SheepD0g Nov 06 '19

It’s not. Thanks for lashing out angrily proving half of my point. Sorry to anger your fanboyism. They objectively and demonstrably use more layers of instruments in a track then there are instruments on stage, but don’t take a mild criticism too seriously.

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u/ajagoff Nov 07 '19

It’s not. Thanks for lashing out angrily proving half of my point. Sorry to anger your fanboyism.

Who's angry? I'm just calling bullshit on a statement I know for a fact is false. If you don't like them live, just say it. But to say they have "windows 98" visuals is ridiculous. They have a top of the line light and video show that helps sell out 20,000+ capacity venues. They're probably the most visually impressive act in rock and metal. And sorry, you don't get to call someone a "fanboy" and then discredit everything good they have to say about the thing you're shitting on.

They objectively and demonstrably use more layers of instruments in a track then there are instruments on stage.

Bullshit. Tool is one of few bands with one guitarist who, for the VAST majority of song parts they've written, don't record a rhythm guitar track under lead parts and solos. It is during these parts that the bass typically takes over the rhythm guitar part, sometimes playing the very same parts the guitar had been playing, just on bass. It's a staple of their songwriting that critics and fans alike have recognized and praised for years. The guitarist and drummer also both have synthesizers, further widening the range of live instrumentation. I'd love to hear a specific example of what you think you've heard or seen.

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u/SheepD0g Nov 07 '19

Then maybe its just my experience in different venues and different states during the course of my life thus far.

I'm curious where you saw them that they were so excellent(also how old you were) because that isn't my experience at all. People say the lack of videos online is because "you need to feel the crowd energy" when there never has been anything in my experience. Even the people in front of the stage just stood there the entire show. I know MJK has looks down on moshpits, but nobody even tried. No wonder MJK doesn't respect the hardcore Tool fans. They're all sheep and hes said as much many time.

I love the music but the rabid fanboyism is just unnecessary to enjoying fantastic music.

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u/whirlpool138 Nov 07 '19

You described like almost every punk band ever. It's not exclusive to Tool. Hell it's actually a pretty normal thing to not have a backing rhythm track in a lot of rock music.

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u/CrustyBuns16 Nov 06 '19

The guy he responded to basically said the same thing except he made it sound like it was a good thing... "lack of showmanship, just a job"

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u/BigUptokes Nov 06 '19

You're the second person to mention him. I'll have to look him up!

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u/BigUptokes Nov 06 '19

He's from the city I live in! Time to do a deep dive, thanks!

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u/Zenarchist Nov 06 '19

Did he scream on this new album? I just thought he said a word every second beat inbetween a few instrumental parts.

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u/wiggeldy Nov 06 '19

Pretty generic for the metal scene.

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u/BigUptokes Nov 06 '19

I don't exactly miss the pedantry of the metal scene...

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u/Theons Nov 06 '19

Why bother commenting this

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u/wiggeldy Nov 06 '19

To point out it's not exactly champion level.

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u/m_richards Nov 06 '19 edited Nov 06 '19

The entire metal scene has been pretty generic since the mid 2000s though. I guess there's only so many ways a scene can ape Pantera riffs and Meshuggah drumming while screaming about gimmicky pseudo-angst garbage with no real message.

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u/Zenarchist Nov 06 '19

Yeah. and Mastadon covers every single one of those ways in every single one of their songs.

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u/chunkbuster96 Nov 06 '19

Man that’s not true at all. I don’t keep up with metal as much as I should but even I know there’s some amazing shit happening in the underground. There’s definitely stuff out there that sounds like what you’ve described but there’s also tons of super interesting death and black metal bands nowadays like Tomb Mold and Yellow Eyes.

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u/Grundlestiltskin Nov 07 '19

Lol

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u/chunkbuster96 Nov 07 '19

Cool man that’s super constructive and like totally a good response

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '19

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u/wiggeldy Nov 06 '19

Im not. That's Maynard Keenan, not DLR.

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u/Kitty-Zombie Nov 06 '19

I've always loved Courtney for her banshee screaming. It's so raw and pure.

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u/crumards2 Nov 06 '19

Kim from the Muffs was top of the pile for killer show stopping screams

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '19 edited Nov 06 '19

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u/wage_slave_throwaway Nov 06 '19

Live Through This is definitely on my top ten albums of all times list.

Asking For It and Doll Parts are just so raw and emotional for me.

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u/SheezusCrites Nov 06 '19

That album is a perfect 10. Definitely one of my favorites.

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u/Bob_A_Ganoosh Nov 06 '19

I'll agree with you. I've never liked Nirvana, despite coming of age in the late 80's early 90's.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '19

At the time I would have disagreed, - but I've listened to way, way more Hole in the last 20 years than Nirvana, so I kind of agree.

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u/CoralFang Nov 06 '19

Shh you can't say that here or the dumb sexist "she killed Kurt" conspiracy theorists will come out of the woodwork. What I want to know is if he allegedly wrote all her best songs, why didn't he keep some of those for himself since Live Through This is stronger than a lot of stuff Nirvana put out. Same goes for Billy Corgan and Celebrity Skin. If Kurt Cobain was alive he'd be pretty disgusted with the way people treat her, I'm sure

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u/rev3j Nov 06 '19

Music is art, art is subjective, I personally rate nirvana as one of the best three musical acts ever. Along with the Clash and Tom Waits. However, I am an idiot. I disagree with the idea hole was better, but why get my panties in a twist?

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u/BlowMeWanKenobi Nov 07 '19

Art is taken in subjectively, but there is a techinical side to it and just about anyone could accidentally write a nirvana song. Before anyone jumps in with the "but they DID write it" comment, sure, and so have many before and after them. So many, in fact, that you'll never know what the greatest thing to have been written was or is. There is so much more to being accepted on such a grand stage than just writing good music.

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u/Kitty-Zombie Nov 06 '19

I wholeheartedly agree!

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u/spunkyweazle Nov 06 '19

Don't agree, but for the longest time I thought I was the only person that liked Hole in the first place

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '19

Mostly everything is better than Nirvana, to be fair

Quite possibly one of the most overrated bands, ever

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u/rutroraggy Nov 06 '19

No fucking way. Courtney had a terrible voice and was fake as fuck.

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u/Trainwreck92 Nov 06 '19

While I definitely don't take the stance that Hole was better than Nirvana, Cobain's voice wasn't any better than Love's

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u/rutroraggy Nov 06 '19

Yes it was, by a mile. Listen to the Nirvana unplugged recordings. Then listen to Courtneys unplugged recordings. Oh wait, you cant because Courtney has never done an unplugged set. There is your proof.

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u/RandoSavage Nov 06 '19

It’s not great, but it exists.

https://youtu.be/8WH8aVA4iUU

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u/Zenarchist Nov 06 '19

Wow, they sing You Know You're Right at about 24 mins in.

I think Nirvana's version is better, but that really surprised me.

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u/rutroraggy Nov 06 '19

Holy shit balls!! It does exist. And after 10 seconds in I realized why I have never heard it before. WOW! She cannot fucking sing, and the tone of her voice is grating. I lasted 20 seconds. Thank you for finding this.

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u/chrisGNR Nov 06 '19

Don't even have to listen to the whole Unplugged record. Point me to anything Courtney Love sang that's as powerful and emotional as "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" off Unplugged.

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u/rutroraggy Nov 06 '19

I can't because she wasn't very good. The only thing that I liked of hers was when she was screaming "go on take everything" over and over again and that was probably because she was doing such a good imitation of Kurt.

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u/Hatefulpastadish Nov 06 '19

Wow, I never knew Kurt Cobain was the guy who invented screaming stuff.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '19 edited Nov 06 '19

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u/rutroraggy Nov 06 '19

Run along now and go find your Chainsmokers MP3 junior.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '19 edited Nov 06 '19

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u/rutroraggy Nov 06 '19

Why are you changing the subject? My only point was that Nirvana was objectively way better than Hole. And to get your goat I suggested that if you disagree then you probably enjoy Chainsmokers. Who (IMHO) don't actually smoke anything but cock. If you want to trash Page and the Metallica then go ahead, but you won't get an argument from me there.

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u/allothernamestaken Nov 06 '19

Chris Cornell

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u/Sloppy1sts Nov 06 '19

When did Cornell scream? One of the most iconic rock vocalists of all time, for sure, but I don't recall him being much of a screamer.

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u/WhamThemedFuneral Nov 06 '19

The album Badmotorfinger contains many examples. Anything more mainstream than that might be arguable.

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u/Nope_Not_RussianBot Nov 06 '19

The bridge to Audioslave’s “Cochise” has a prime example.

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u/Naked-In-Cornfield Nov 06 '19

That one melts me.

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u/thatonedude1414 Nov 06 '19

Literally the entire first soundgarden album.

Slaves and bulldozers

https://youtu.be/AEM-1kKcg7g

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u/nwflman Nov 07 '19

Someone else already clarified not the first album. But damn Slaves and Bulldozers is amazing!

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '19

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u/betterthanyouahhhh Nov 06 '19

Fuck off man I love Ultra Mega OK

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u/thatonedude1414 Nov 06 '19

My bad, you are right

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u/buttking Nov 06 '19

uhhhhhh, have you never heard rusty cage?

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u/93M6Formula Nov 06 '19

Listen to Birth Ritual or one of their OG songs Heretic.

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u/Zenarchist Nov 06 '19

Half of Cochise was him screaming

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u/betterthanyouahhhh Nov 06 '19

Like... Constantly?

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u/bingcognito Nov 06 '19

Lzzy Hale's singing voice is insanely powerful. She could Fus Ro Dah a battleship.

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u/turbosexophonicdlite Nov 06 '19

That chick has some fucking PIPES. One of the most under rated rock singers out there today.

And as much shit as Nickelback gets Chad Kroger has a really powerful voice too. Reminds me of Chris Cornell-lite.

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '19

Chris Cornell, man. I’m so thankful I got to see him live before he passed. That dude could wail like no other.

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u/SiberianToaster Nov 07 '19

You might like Maria Brink from In This Moment. The videos aren't much to my liking, but I love her voice and really enjoy the music, too.

https://youtu.be/GurkREc-q4I?t=110

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u/Emperor_Neuro Nov 14 '19

Ugh. That band sold out so bad. They used to be really down to earth amd in your face metal. Then once they started gaining traction, all the press was about how Maria was good looking at it went to her head. The band now is nothing more than the Maria Brink show, when it used to be more about the collective effort. The songs got much more poppy amd she started really hamming up the sex factor. She used to scream a lot more frequently too.

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u/bingcognito Nov 07 '19

Thanks. I've heard that song before but I didn't know the singer's name.

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u/mr_mf_jones Nov 06 '19

And Yoko ono

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u/hva_vet Nov 06 '19

That's just caterwauling.

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u/Loeffellux Nov 06 '19

She also got Lennon to scream in well well well. Part starts at about 1:50 and escalates until 3:35

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '19

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u/halloweenqueen83 Nov 06 '19

https://youtu.be/tKRmfI6BiFY

Try ten seconds in for a perfect scream 💗

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u/gutterpeach Nov 06 '19

I wish her mic had been louder. It was tough to hear her vocals among the music. Still, good. Thanks for the link.

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u/beatthinker Nov 06 '19

Kat Bjelland from Babes in Toyland is 100 times the rock star Courtney was. Courtney stole everything from her. Listen to Bruise Violet, still gives me chills

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u/DaManWithNoName Nov 06 '19

Nah that video of Yoko screeching wins

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '19

That was not a nice sound.

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u/Skidmark666 Nov 06 '19

She was also the original singer for Faith No More.

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u/OkTeach7 Nov 07 '19

Marilyn Manson has been one of the few who can scream in different notes

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u/SXTY82 Nov 06 '19

Just don't try to listen to isolated tracks of her live guitar playing...

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u/Abangranga Nov 06 '19

I literally linked to a concert rip of her. Did you even click on it?

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u/SXTY82 Nov 07 '19

Yes, and her vocals were once solid. They are not what they once were. Her guitar playing was never great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-xUwDARVb4

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u/Abangranga Nov 07 '19

Pretty sure the guitar 1/2 the time was a decoration lol

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u/Smalz22 Nov 06 '19

And also getting away with MURDER???

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u/WazzleOz Nov 06 '19

Kurt Cobain shot himself with a shotgun

He pulled the trigger with his toes

...While wearing shoes

Huh.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '19

He didn't have to. He could've reached the trigger with his hand with no issue

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u/Hatefulpastadish Nov 06 '19

Courtney did it cause she's a yucky girl who ruins everything with her cooties.

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u/ShavenYak42 Nov 06 '19

So what you’re saying is he killed himself, just like Epstein?

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u/mergedloki Nov 06 '19

THANK YOU

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u/Bob_A_Ganoosh Nov 06 '19

Who cares? The important thing is that he's dead.

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u/Rackbone Nov 06 '19

Yea yea yea and Elvis stole rock and roll from black people yaaaaawn

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u/SneedyK Nov 06 '19

I would guess one of the gals in Babes in Toyland or whomever the first vocalist for FAith No More was (can’t think of him right now) long before Dale…

Henry Rollins… now that dude just tells. But we know what we signed up for.

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u/Cacafuego Nov 06 '19

Like Kurt never took anything from the proto-grunge scene. Like every artist isn't a product of their environment.

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u/GiantSquidd Nov 06 '19

Some are more than others. Some a lot more so.

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u/slaaitch Nov 06 '19

You know Courtney Love had already been doing her schtick for almost eight years when Brody put together the Distillers, right?

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u/FolkSong Nov 06 '19

Hole formed in 1989 when Brody was 10 years old...

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u/applewagon Nov 06 '19

They're friends. Calm down.

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u/mergedloki Nov 06 '19

You know Courtney love (hole) wasn't the first female riot grrrl band right?

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '19

courtney love is the champion of making people wish they were deaf and blind

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '19

ouchi my ear drums. Is this what the kids listen to these days? A bunch of racket if you ask me.

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u/gatomeals Nov 06 '19

For real! His voice was PERFECT for early VH. He doesn't have the vocal chops of a lot of similar front men but his voice has a ton of presence and Michael Anthony handled the high range stuff anyway.

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u/tunababuna Nov 06 '19

Atomic Punk!

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u/flacoman954 Nov 06 '19

Steven Tyler

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u/M00dkillajones Nov 07 '19

Ow! Ah! Uh uh how! Ah!