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Points: 20030 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 26 2016 at 06:39
Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Strangely, I like Surkamp but don't like Geddy Lee's vocals.

 
I'm the other way - I love Geddy's vocals but Surkamp's are too wobbly for me.
 
And who said Kate Bush's vocals are weird? Angry
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Strangely, I like Surkamp but don't like Geddy Lee's vocals.



I'm the other way - I love Geddy's vocals but Surkamp's are too wobbly for me. And who said Kate Bush's vocals are weird? Angry


I actually rather like Lee's vocals in some songs and don't dislike them. I feel like playing Bastille Day right now (his vocals are quite wobbly on that one -- guess I like my vocals like I like my panna cottas).

As for Kate Bush, love her, but she is quirky -- especially with her early stuff. Her high, child-like vocals, such as her early Wuthering Heights, mixed with her changes to a deeper register in particular are different (as well as some effects she employs), and her dramatic vocals may seem eccentric at times. I prefer the word unique for her, and that makes her special.

Edited by Logan - July 26 2016 at 07:05
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Dagmar Krause > Peter Hammill > Geddy Lee > Colin Goldring > David Surkamp

Missing in this list: Robert Wyatt.


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Haven't heard barely much of anything with his involvement, but I know Hammill has one weird voice, so I'll go with him.
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Hammill. I don't even see his voice as being weird.
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Hawkwind, Rare Bird, Gong, Tangerine Dream, Khan, Iron Butterfly, and all things canterbury and hard-psych. I also love jazz!

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[/QUOTE] And who said Kate Bush's vocals are weird? Angry [/QUOTE]


Please don't get me wrong--I'm not saying I think Bush's voice is weird. I'm a huge fan and love, love her voice.
I was just adding on to the OP's charge--voices that some people have said they find so weird that it has blocked their ability to enjoy that band or artist. As much as I've tried to convince them otherwise, many people I've known over the years have said exactly this about Kate Bush. Frustrating, I know.

I'd second Robert Wyatt. [Again, big fan, but I've known plenty of people who just can't get past his voice.]
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The damage that we do just goes on and on and on but not long enough.

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the late Robert Calvert of Hawkwind who also made solo albums had a kind of weird voice; he hardly hit any note right. nevertheless he is one of my favorite vocalists. why? because his voice had character.

here an example of his "singing":



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Points: 515 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 26 2016 at 12:34
For me, dagmar (obviously... simply intoxicating), geddy, then roger chapman..
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Points: 5364 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 07 2016 at 13:22
The only weird voice in "prog" that comes to my mind is Nad Sylvan and I hate it.
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Peter Hammill by far!
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