good music with bad vocals

what are some bands who's music you enjoy, but you cannot stand the vocals?

for me, it's deffinately these

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Sdq6SxYyxE&feature=fvst

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeFWM_Xnka8

i will say Dream Theater.

such terrible vocals that i can't listen to for more than 10 mins. They should just ditch the vocals all together.

I heard a local band where I'm a Uni called It's a Trap! and they could play awesome music but their singer was just shouting. What made it worse was that he kept holding the microphone either too close or too far away so you could barely hear what he was saying one second and then he was way louder than the music the next. They had some nice riffs and stuff though.

Sleepyhead.

Any metal band.....

The only reason I don't like The Smiths is because of Morrisey's horrible voice.

i will say Dream Theater.

such terrible vocals that i can't listen to for more than 10 mins. They should just ditch the vocals all together.

Quaker-w00ts

A lot of progressive/technical death metal bands. There are still a lot of good ones though.

Jimi Hendrix

there, I said it

Some blink 182 songs love M+M's but the vocals are eugh :( dead by april can be hit or miss sometimes aswell but they make up for it live by a massive margin and i met Jimmie,Zandro and Alex aswell so its all good xD.

Jimi Hendrix

there, I said it

mrbojangles25

No band really come to mind, but I know a few people who like Rush's music, but can't stand Geddy Lee's vocals.

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Jimi Hendrix

there, I said it

cybrcatter

Easily Tvangeste. Music is amazing, but the vocalist sounds like that fruit loop from Cradle of Fries.

Lamb of Godmfp16

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Jimi Hendrix

there, I said it

mrbojangles25

Quicksand although its not that big of a deal for me.

EDIT: TOOL! first band to come to my mind when I entered the thread and then blanked on them. I like some of their songs but I just can't stand MJK's voice.

Rush.

The instrumentals are great, but when the lead vocalist starts singing with his shrill voice, the track takes a corny turn instantly and the lyrics certainly don't help.

Not to say the vocals are bad as far as musical merit is concerned, but I hate the way they sound.

I'd say Avenged sevenfold. Music and rythm is good and fastbut the voice..... too sensitive.

NINSaDiZTiKStyLeZ

Whatchu talkin' bout Willis? TR's voice is addicting. Meh, I guess we all have our preferences in singers.

Anyways, I can't stand Jane Addiction's and Guns N' Roses vocals. Don't like the high pitched squeal human chicken sound(Ironically I'm a huge Jack White fan.)

Baptized In Blood'd be killer if they had an actual singer instead of the death metal gheyness they have. And Messiah Force...their singer sounds like she's basically reading the lyrics in a bemused voice, it ruins the whole power-speed-metal aspect of things.Dx

Tech Death a lot of times I don't see why they even need to add them in the first place because they're hard to understand when you're trying to focus on the music anyways. BTW not really saying they're bad vocals but they're just out of place IMO.

Jimi Hendrix

there, I said it

mrbojangles25

Tech Death a lot of times I don't see why they even need to add them in the first place because they're hard to understand when you're trying to focus on the music anyways. BTW not really saying they're bad vocals but they're just out of place IMO.

cyberdarkkid

In all honesty, I think any vocal style besides the deep growls would be out of place in tech death.

Curious what you guys think about a yoiking vocal styIe? :P

I used to think this sounded ridiculous but over time I started to find it completely bad ass

Curious what you guys think about a yoiking vocal styIe? :P

I used to think this sounded ridiculous but over time I started to find it completely bad ass

RobboElRobbo

It's alright. Oh and Robbo since you like folk metal, you should check out Isengard, Myrkgrav, Storm, Otyg, Kroda, and Wongraven. Last one is actually folk music but whatever.

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Curious what you guys think about a yoiking vocal styIe? :P

I used to think this sounded ridiculous but over time I started to find it completely bad ass

chessmaster1989

It's alright. Oh and Robbo since you like folk metal, you should check out Isengard, Myrkgrav, Storm, Otyg, Kroda, and Wongraven. Last one is actually folk music but whatever.

I've heard Isengard, Myrkgrav, and Wongraven before. Myrkgrav is awesome and Wongraven was cool but seemed a tad boring (song I checked out was just dark ambient or something like that, I assumed everything was ambient)

On a side note, Myrkgrav should really start endorsing those awesome sweaters he wears

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Curious what you guys think about a yoiking vocal styIe? :P

I used to think this sounded ridiculous but over time I started to find it completely bad ass

RobboElRobbo

It's alright. Oh and Robbo since you like folk metal, you should check out Isengard, Myrkgrav, Storm, Otyg, Kroda, and Wongraven. Last one is actually folk music but whatever.

I've heard Isengard, Myrkgrav, and Wongraven before. Myrkgrav is awesome and Wongraven was cool but seemed a tad boring (song I checked out was just dark ambient or something like that, I assumed everything was ambient)

Lies! :x

surprised no one's said joanna newsom yet; i personally adore her voice but it's not uncommon for people to ***** about it

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It's alright. Oh and Robbo since you like folk metal, you should check out Isengard, Myrkgrav, Storm, Otyg, Kroda, and Wongraven. Last one is actually folk music but whatever.

chessmaster1989

I've heard Isengard, Myrkgrav, and Wongraven before. Myrkgrav is awesome and Wongraven was cool but seemed a tad boring (song I checked out was just dark ambient or something like that, I assumed everything was ambient)

Lies! :x

THIS is ambient :P

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I've heard Isengard, Myrkgrav, and Wongraven before. Myrkgrav is awesome and Wongraven was cool but seemed a tad boring (song I checked out was just dark ambient or something like that, I assumed everything was ambient)

RobboElRobbo

Lies! :x

THIS is ambient :P

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Wongraven is better. But Agalloch is good.

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Lies! :x

chessmaster1989

THIS is ambient :P

Wongraven is better. But Agalloch is good.

Whatever man. Just whatever. To Drown is one of the most incredible things I've ever heard. :x

Though I'm intrigued, I'm gonna need some linkage to some proper Wongraven

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THIS is ambient :P

RobboElRobbo

Wongraven is better. But Agalloch is good.

Whatever man. Just whatever. To Drown is one of the most incredible things I've ever heard. :x

Though I'm intrigued, I'm gonna need some linkage to some proper Wongraven

radiohead

NINSaDiZTiKStyLeZ

Yeah, not really. Mediocre vocals, mediocre music. In my opinion of course. There are a lot better metalcore bands out there

radiohead

VaguelyTagged

Metallica (yes, even old Metallica) and Slayer.

I'm also not too fond of most Industrial vocalists (especially Front Line Assembly, :wumpscut:, and Psyclon Nine) but I love the music.

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radiohead

ps3wizard45

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Wongraven is better. But Agalloch is good.

chessmaster1989

Whatever man. Just whatever. To Drown is one of the most incredible things I've ever heard. :x

Though I'm intrigued, I'm gonna need some linkage to some proper Wongraven

I dunno, it's got a really neat atmosphere to it but I usually only listen to this sort of thing if I can completely lose myself in the music if you know what I mean. I'll listen to this album in its entireity soon though and see what happens