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    Posted: April 29 2020 at 17:05
First time I heard PN's voice was on Subterranea and I hated it (initially). Only knew the Menel albums at that point and couldn't stand "the new singer"...

But I got there in the end and love his voice now. Never better than on Frequency and The Road Of Bones!
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Originally posted by TerLJack TerLJack wrote:

Love it most of the time.  Gets a little shrill only occasionally.
One of the most consistent bands out there.
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Originally posted by essexboyinwales essexboyinwales wrote:

Originally posted by TerLJack TerLJack wrote:

I wish I could hear what y'all hear, but I have tried and tried to get there and cannot.  They're a bit too aggressive for me.
I have warmed a bit to some of his solo material, but mildly.


Solo material?...

I'm an idiot. I misread Hamill.
I've since edited my post.  Apologies all.
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Top vocalist imho 
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The Wake was the reason I didn't give up on prog in the 80's. The track The Magic Roundabout especially hit me like a ton of bricks. 'I'm going to take on the air its the only way out'. Its raw emotion that pulls as much from punk as it does from the 'politeness' of English prog. The Gabriel influence is there for sure and its no secret that they were big Genesis PG era fans. Pity about the stage fright that nearly destroyed the band but he overcame that in the end.
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Originally posted by TerLJack TerLJack wrote:

I wish I could hear what y'all hear, but I have tried and tried to get there and cannot.  They're a bit too aggressive for me.
I have warmed a bit to some of his solo material, but mildly.


Solo material?...
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Smooth and clean, but too monotonous. He sings in a two-note range for too long, too often; he rarely let's go or let's it rip.
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Love it most of the time.  Gets a little shrill only occasionally.
One of the most consistent bands out there.


Edited by TerLJack - April 29 2020 at 15:02
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Never cared much for his vocals, think they're pretty much boring.
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Pretty good, and suitable for the music. Great lyricist too. Though I'll admit his voice doesn't stand out to me the way some of these other singers that have been threaded on today do. He's got character, but not like Gabriel, Hammill, Fish, Lee, Plant, etc.
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Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

Originally posted by dougmcauliffe dougmcauliffe wrote:

I'm ready for the thread about my voice Smile
Let's hear it. Post a sample.

Uhhhhh.... I'm working on itLOL
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Originally posted by dougmcauliffe dougmcauliffe wrote:

I'm ready for the thread about my voice Smile
Let's hear it. Post a sample.
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I'm ready for the thread about my voice Smile

Hes very good, great performance on road of bones


Edited by dougmcauliffe - April 28 2020 at 16:19
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Unusual like PG's but I like it.
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Nicholls is wonderful and has improved considerably since the early days.
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LOL
OMG are all famous vocalists having a thread soon?

I like the guy, but then again I do like IQ.
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What do y'all think?
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