Is a British person finding another British person's accent annoying a particularly British thing?― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Friday, July 13, 2018 7:40 PM (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Friday, July 13, 2018 7:40 PM (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
There are some British accents that I find easier on the ear than others, yes.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Friday, 13 July 2018 19:43 (five years ago) link
Is a British person finding another British person's accent annoying a particularly British thing?
I don't think that's a peculiarly British trait!
― Alan Alba (Tom D.), Friday, 13 July 2018 19:48 (five years ago) link
I'll confess to Bjork and Kate Bush being acquired tastes as vocalists, but that had nothing to do with their gender, more that I just had to get used to their approaches - particularly Bjork's. I went through the same thing with The Cure, The Smashing Pumpkins and The Associates.
Christina Aguilera's voice annoys me, but I don't like that showboaty, zillion-notes-per-syllable, rammed-with-melisma vocal style no matter who does it.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Friday, 13 July 2018 19:51 (five years ago) link
glad we settled this
― Simon H., Friday, 13 July 2018 19:52 (five years ago) link
Anyway, did I mention that this is one of my favourite albums to come out so far this year? It's grown on me a fuckton.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Friday, 13 July 2018 20:03 (five years ago) link
I personally find myself more drawn to women's voices than men's voices, especially in indie/rock type music, but I couldn't bring myself to try properly with this album yet because I remember thinking the vocals were awful on whatever I heard from them on the first album. Women are disproportionately deemed "annoying" in terms of performance in so many ways and with so much creativity that men don't seem to suffer.
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 14 July 2018 14:13 (five years ago) link
I do feel like there's been a lot of 'the singer is so annoying' directed at male vocalists over the years on ILM, but that might be skewed because maybe 70% of that has come from the Lex.
― Matt DC, Saturday, 14 July 2018 14:53 (five years ago) link
Speaking just for myself — there are bands I can’t listen to due to the male singer’s voice (and it seems to happen more & more... just happened this week; I had to turn off something I was listening to). Can’t recall any instances of this w/female vox.
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Saturday, 14 July 2018 15:16 (five years ago) link
Obviously the main reason for this is that men are 'allowed' to be bad singers, the industry doesn't care, whereas women by and large aren't.
― Matt DC, Saturday, 14 July 2018 15:27 (five years ago) link
To be clear, I’m not speaking of singing “ability” or style/technique — I’m talking specifically about sound of the dudes’ voices (which seemed to be what Turrican was complaining about).
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Saturday, 14 July 2018 15:34 (five years ago) link
To be accurate, he was complaining about her accent, which is a constituent of the sound of her voice, I suppose.
― Alan Alba (Tom D.), Saturday, 14 July 2018 17:15 (five years ago) link
I'm not sure if that means if she sang like Aretha Franklin, or some other world renowned singer, but with the same accent he would find it annoying or not. It might sound weird however.
― Alan Alba (Tom D.), Saturday, 14 July 2018 17:17 (five years ago) link
granted, I'm american, but it just sounds like a british accent to me
― aloha darkness my old friend (katherine), Saturday, 14 July 2018 21:57 (five years ago) link
Well, yes, I don't really know what he's on about, but he declined the invitation to expand on his initial comment.
― Alan Alba (Tom D.), Saturday, 14 July 2018 22:06 (five years ago) link
I imagine it's a class thing that can only be perceived if you are British.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Saturday, 14 July 2018 22:09 (five years ago) link
Turrican, third from left, middle row
https://stuartnoel.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/old-etonians.jpg
― Alan Alba (Tom D.), Saturday, 14 July 2018 22:19 (five years ago) link
Tom, I have already provided you with your answer - if you scroll up, you'll find it. I must say, your inability to grasp things that aren't difficult to comprehend is certainly something.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 14 July 2018 23:08 (five years ago) link
Me: "That spade is a spade."Tom D.: "Elaborate."Me: "Well, it's a spade. It really is as simple as that."Tom D.: "*shrugs* Well, I asked him to expand on it, but he declined. I really don't know what he's on about."Entire world: "???"
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 14 July 2018 23:18 (five years ago) link
LOL, entire world. Elaborating on spades, not to be dismissed so lightly!
― Alan Alba (Tom D.), Saturday, 14 July 2018 23:39 (five years ago) link
Anyway, I should stop goading you as your inability to handle being challenged on even the slightest, most trivial, of points and habit of instantly doubling down and going on the attack in response is so Pavlovian, I don't think you can help yourself.
― Alan Alba (Tom D.), Saturday, 14 July 2018 23:41 (five years ago) link
Me: "That spade is a spade."Tom D.: "Elaborate."Me: "Well, it's a spade. It really is as simple as that."Tom D.: "Wow, your inability to handle being challenged on even the slightest, most trivial, of points and habit of doubling down and going on the attack in response is so Pavlovian, I don't think you can help yourself."Entire world: "???"
Yes, I agree that your obsession with me is starting to get tiresome - at least you're admitting to it, so there is that at least.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Saturday, 14 July 2018 23:56 (five years ago) link
Just checked out their KEXP perf on YT... I didn’t realize how young they are, they’re really kids.
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Sunday, 15 July 2018 00:19 (five years ago) link
Yes!
― Alan Alba (Tom D.), Sunday, 15 July 2018 00:20 (five years ago) link
Well, that perf was two and a half years ago. They're 19 now, I think.
― Jeff W, Sunday, 15 July 2018 11:37 (five years ago) link
Um, 18 months ago, I mean. I forgot what year it is. :)
― Jeff W, Sunday, 15 July 2018 11:39 (five years ago) link
Ah OK
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Sunday, 15 July 2018 15:13 (five years ago) link
joanna newsom, tune-yards, bjork, kate bush, halsey, christina aguilera, sia, florence welch, basically anyone in this thread Recommend me: Weird-Voiced Female Singers― aloha darkness my old friend (katherine), Friday, July 13, 2018 8:31 PM (one week ago)
Ppl find Xtina's voice annoying / weird(?)― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Friday, July 13, 2018 8:33 PM (one week ago)
holy shit yes― aloha darkness my old friend (katherine), Friday, July 13, 2018 8:33 PM (one week ago)
Florence was the one that surprised me because I've always found her very bland. I'll have to check out Tune Yards because I love annoying singers and I hope Let's Eat Grandma stay annoying voiced forever.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 21 July 2018 22:18 (five years ago) link
Just discovered these guys through someone else's middle-of-the-year list on which I liked nothing else. Have listened to most of the album and love it, although yet to get to Donnie Darko.
They're playing in DC on Thursday but I doubt I'll get to go becase of school night/hurricane double whammy. Anyone see them live?
― how's life, Monday, 10 September 2018 10:33 (five years ago) link
Yes, saw them last week — very much enjoyed the show, they had a straightforward enough performance style but they delivered.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 10 September 2018 12:17 (five years ago) link
One of my ten albums of the year so far, this. I've played the shit out of it and am yet to exhaust it!
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Monday, 10 September 2018 21:10 (five years ago) link
The two epics are magnificent, but 'Falling Into Me' has got to be one of my tracks of the year - it's just perfect.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Thursday, 11 October 2018 20:35 (five years ago) link
US tour cancelled as Jenny Hollingworth's boyfriend has passed away.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Tuesday, 2 April 2019 20:23 (five years ago) link
Jesus, poor girl.
― Angry Question Time Man's Flute Club Band (Tom D.), Tuesday, 2 April 2019 20:26 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzbLODUb1sA
solo track from Rosa, decently enjoyable
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 December 2020 05:14 (three years ago) link
Okay lol @ Turrican’s freak out upthread, especially the “let me deflect these implications of sexism by repeatedly using a phrase containing a word that has become a racist slur”
― DJP, Tuesday, 15 December 2020 13:30 (three years ago) link
LOL what a tool, I still have no idea what his problem was with the accent of one of the singers.
― Godless Tiny Tim (Tom D.), Tuesday, 15 December 2020 13:41 (three years ago) link
new single, "Hall of Mirrors", and new album is out January 2022:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfZenGN29ZQ
― monotony, Tuesday, 21 September 2021 00:55 (two years ago) link
basically just continuing what made the last album good, not exciting but i'm still here for it
― ufo, Tuesday, 21 September 2021 05:45 (two years ago) link
Agree with that take
― Tim F, Tuesday, 21 September 2021 06:07 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh8breFdFZI
album two ribbons out jan 28
title track is a little pretty but lacks anything that made them interesting unfortunately
― ufo, Thursday, 11 November 2021 11:50 (two years ago) link
def feels like the only marketable choice rn is between 80s synthpop and pop-country, and LEG have chosen the one they're worse at
― imago, Thursday, 11 November 2021 12:10 (two years ago) link
Yeah. The video is also so Folklore-y that it ought to be a parody. Still, will give benefit of the doubt til I hear the album.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 11 November 2021 15:03 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R9qLldd7_U
once again it's not bad but i'm not really feeling this either
― ufo, Tuesday, 4 January 2022 12:38 (two years ago) link
Yeah, it's fine but not interesting.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 4 January 2022 14:14 (two years ago) link
the main synth riff is v generic in quite an off-putting way, but even so i do like this song, definitely felt some odd jumble of emotions watching that
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Tuesday, 4 January 2022 17:48 (two years ago) link
wow this is a bummer was excited to see the thread bumped, they really chucked it all to go for "random indie band opening for angel olson"
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 4 January 2022 20:35 (two years ago) link
Bit disappointed by the new album. It's nice enough and the vocals are fantastic but they took away a lot of the things that made the second album so compelling. Some of it sounds pretty generic compared to what they were doing before.
― kitchen person, Friday, 29 April 2022 01:20 (two years ago) link
Sad to hear this take.
― Bee OK, Friday, 29 April 2022 01:53 (two years ago) link
yeah i agree, it's mostly solid (though the last two tracks are a fair bit weaker) but it lacks anything that really made them distinct before. i quite like "levitation" at least
― ufo, Friday, 29 April 2022 05:17 (two years ago) link
Those last two songs are a real mood killer and feel like they should be bonus tracks. Kind of reminds me of Future Nostalgia in that way.
― kitchen person, Friday, 29 April 2022 14:29 (two years ago) link