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His voice isn't suited for any other genre. He sounds like he's still trying to cling to his metal voice while attempting to sing melodically.
That's actually a pretty accurate description of Metallica as a whole, not just his vocals.
So many questions, FTD…
So his voice is suited for no genre. Tell me, what makes his voice unsuitable for rock? Should it be deeper? Do you think he needs more range?
And if its suited for no current genre, is he pushing the bounds of what a genre is? Are you suggesting Metallica is a Prog band? Is James achieving tracendance within some other genre that he’s moved out of?
And what makes him “cling to his metal vocals”? Is he barking, or singing, or is he doing both? Is he the Tuvan throat singer of popular American music? Has he somehow managed to capture the spirit of two different things simultaneously?
I don't think he acknowledges other genres. There is metal, to him, and there is not-metal.
Oh, you weren't joking, were you...?
I think Hetfield's voice is great as a plain rock singer these days. Forward to Death, if you don't like his voice, less power to you. But I think that Load and reLoad were great albums, regardless of the genre, it was good old bluesy rock. And that is where his voice is. Sorry to the thrash metal community. Life happens. Everyday. Another metal voice another metal time.
So his voice is suited for no genre. Tell me, what makes his voice unsuitable for rock? Should it be deeper? Do you think he needs more range?
And if its suited for no current genre, is he pushing the bounds of what a genre is? Are you suggesting Metallica is a Prog band? Is James achieving tracendance within some other genre that he’s moved out of?
And what makes him “cling to his metal vocals”? Is he barking, or singing, or is he doing both? Is he the Tuvan throat singer of popular American music? Has he somehow managed to capture the spirit of two different things simultaneously?
He doesn't have any range, that's the problem. He tries to have range, he tries to sing high, he tries to sing low, and he sounds ****ty doing them all.
How is he NOT clinging to his metal voice? What's not to get about that. He still sounds like his old self, but like he's trying to impersonate Billy Corgan's style. That's not what I call a vocal that sounds good in ANY genre.
Megadeth's take on progress:
Metallica's take on progress:
na na naaaa naaa naaaaaaa na na na na naaaa.... wtf was that. Was that James? Billy Corgan? Cliff Burton haunting the track and making the most feminine sound he could possibly make? Either way, it sounds like ****.
But with that said, the music isn't terrible in that song. It's not great either, but I'll give Metallica that, the music has always kind of been there more often than not.
Last edited by Forward To Death; 06-12-2013 at 04:09 AM.
na na naaaa naaa naaaaaaa na na na na naaaa.... wtf was that. Was that James? Billy Corgan? Cliff Burton haunting the track and making the most feminine sound he could possibly make? Either way, it sounds like ****.
But with that said, the music isn't terrible in that song. It's not great either, but I'll give Metallica that, the music has always kind of been there more often than not.
Hahahaha, I had forgotten about that song. That voice always reminded me of Popeye.
He doesn't have any range, that's the problem. He tries to have range, he tries to sing high, he tries to sing low, and he sounds ****ty doing them all.
How is he NOT clinging to his metal voice? What's not to get about that. He still sounds like his old self, but like he's trying to impersonate Billy Corgan's style. That's not what I call a vocal that sounds good in ANY genre.
Megadeth's take on progress:
Metallica's take on progress:
na na naaaa naaa naaaaaaa na na na na naaaa.... wtf was that. Was that James? Billy Corgan? Cliff Burton haunting the track and making the most feminine sound he could possibly make? Either way, it sounds like ****.
But with that said, the music isn't terrible in that song. It's not great either, but I'll give Metallica that, the music has always kind of been there more often than not.
To be honest, something about James Hetfield's singing voice sounds a bit out of whack to the point where he's not very pleasant to listen to in my ears. That and his singing voice is nothing notable, in my opinion.
I think the fact that he thought that was Hetfield discredits his whole argument.
FTD - do you even listen to this stuff? And to use Megadeth is ridiculous. RiP is closer to the S/T album than it is to Reload. Furhtermore, Reload is closer to Risk than it is to RiP.
Framing things in a certain way to prove your point is the same as lying. Choose a dumber audience or up your game. Megadeth made entrance music for professional wrestling.
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