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Poll Question: What is better for bands from non English-speaking countries?
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Points: 46301 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 05 2006 at 07:17
IN THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE!!!
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Language is not most important.
The most important are feelings.
I know what I like and I like what I know...

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Take PFM singing in English and in their native Italian (Photos of Ghosts and Per Un Amico). The English lyrics are awful and the band really seems to struggle with them. The Italian vocals on Per un Amico are much more natural sounding, fluid, and comfortable. They also sound amazing (even if I haven't got a clue what they're about, it's such a beautiful language). Not understanding makes no difference to me. And Peter Sinfield's English lyrics ruin PFM for me.

It's the same with Sigur Ros. I don't care that they're singing in Icelandic on Agaetis Byrjun and care even less that it's a made up language on (), they're still great records.

 
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Let's not forget Magma sing in their native language too! 


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I prefer English
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Every band should do as they want. I have no problem with someone singing with an "accent".

I prefer English though, but will listen to any language.



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It depends; early Amon Düül 2 combined both; they have a little accent when singing English, but it is not annoying, and their mastery of the English language is good. It is all the more astonishing that "Nada Moonshine #" from 1995 seems to prove the opposite; Renate Knaup has a horrible accent on this one, and the lyrics are school English at best.


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I think that is better sing in your native language and put the translation of the lyrics in the booklet than sing with a bad accent...
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Bands from non English-speaking countries.

Some of them sing in their native language, some - in English. Sometimes they make both versions of albums.

What do you think is better?
Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour)
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