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vanishing_spy
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 Posted - 06/24/2003 : 17:13:05
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As I mentioned in another post, my wife had the nerve to say that Tom Yorke was a better vocalist than Frank. This nearly cost us our marriage. So somebody back me up. Or at least give me a good reason why you chose someone else.
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kip1981
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Posted - 06/24/2003 : 18:09:45
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"This nearly cost us our marriage."
That is funny.
I am a huge Radiohead and Frank fan. I hardly listen to any other pop music. But I have to say that Frank is the better vocalist. I am thinking of songs such as Caribou, Massif Centrale, The Big Hurt. Although Thom Yorke can make me cry. |
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the swimmer
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1602 Posts |
Posted - 06/24/2003 : 18:51:49
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quote:
Originally posted by kip1981
"This nearly cost us our marriage."
That is funny.
I am a huge Radiohead and Frank fan. I hardly listen to any other pop music. But I have to say that Frank is the better vocalist. I am thinking of songs such as Caribou, Massif Centrale, The Big Hurt. Although Thom Yorke can make me cry.
The Question is Moot.
Each does the best for the songs they write. |
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Atheist4Catholics
= Cult of Ray =
USA
925 Posts |
Posted - 06/24/2003 : 19:39:48
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I think Thom Yorke is a better vocalist in terms of mechanics, but he tends to express the same emotion again and again. Frank has the ability to be soft and gentle one song and scream like he's in hell the next.
I remember reading that Frank liked Radiohead, but wished Thome would articulate better so he could hear the lyrics.
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =
USA
4020 Posts |
Posted - 06/24/2003 : 19:55:54
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| I'd have to say Frank Black just for his range of emotion...Thom Yorke seems to stick to the same sort of style for the most part. Frank Black can go from one extreme to the other and hit everything in between. |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 06/24/2003 : 20:39:21
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| It's all about diversity, my friends, all about diversity... which is what makes Teenager so great. Sorry, Jim... I had to. |
Edited by - Cult_Of_Frank on 06/24/2003 20:39:50 |
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
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Posted - 06/25/2003 : 01:04:03
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Yeah, Thom Yorke can make me cry too... anytime I endure the torture of hearing one of his songs, actually.
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Ten Percenter
- FB Enquirer -
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/25/2003 : 01:35:51
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quote:
Originally posted by vanishing_spy
As I mentioned in another post, my wife had the nerve to say that Tom Yorke was a better vocalist than Frank. This nearly cost us our marriage. So somebody back me up. Or at least give me a good reason why you chose someone else.
Frank by a country mile. Thom Yorke has gone up in my estimation since his appearance on the Gouge Away documentary - prasing all things Pixies - but he doesn't have the range/diversity described above.
No man is an island, unless he is in the bath |
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bazza
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
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Posted - 06/25/2003 : 01:42:20
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thom yorkes songs are excellent - but i cant put him and FB in the same bracket because both do what they do very well. not sure if anyone saw the episode of father ted where radioheads 'exit music' was played on a bus and made tommy tiernan suicidal. fantastic!
If you can keep your head when all around you have lost theirs, then you probably haven't understood the seriousness of the situation. - David Brent |
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Thomas
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 06/25/2003 : 02:47:41
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Never really got into Radiohead, so my 2 cents don't count. As for the "This nearly cost us our marriage" argument my wife, for some reason, still thinks Robert Plant is a better vocalist. But I still love her.
Thomas
"Our love is rice and beans and horses lard" |
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blackpurse
= Cult of Ray =
USA
299 Posts |
Posted - 06/25/2003 : 04:54:22
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Originally posted by kip1981
"This nearly cost us our marriage."
That is funny.
To avoid certain holy wars, right there in our vows, we put in certain statements witnessed by all our friends, including "I will not purchase any vehicle made by the Ford Motor Company..." |
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PsychicTwin
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1772 Posts |
Posted - 06/25/2003 : 09:25:38
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blackpurse....I assume you're joking, but then again, I'm not sure. You strike me as quite the "activist."
Ok, both Frank and Thom are talented vocalists each with their own distinct style. However, I have to say that I prefer Frank. Sometimes Thom's voice/style is a little maudlin. I think Thom is more on-key, and has a better voice in the classical sense.
But Frank is my favored vocalist. |
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BrendanT
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
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Posted - 07/02/2003 : 11:55:50
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Anyone who will go out of their way to take lessons from an opera professional must have a firm grasp on what they are attempting to accomplish. I believe both of these men take these lessons.
From an articulate and pronounced point of view I think Frank's lyrics are most of the time understandable as compared to the tones made by Thom. To help save the marriage I will vote Frank.
Strummer-man
I had me a vision!
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Brackish Girl
~ Soul Eater ~
Ireland
1750 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2003 : 14:34:34
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they are pretty different, and i don't know if either of them could do justice to the others songs. 'priiiiize of the sea' would become an incomprehesible mumble coming from thom, but 'from a greeeeeeeeeat heeeeeeeeeeight' would sound a bit grating in frank's voice.
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PsychicTwin
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1772 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2003 : 14:39:48
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Originally posted by Brackish Girl
they are pretty different, and i don't know if either of them could do justice to the others songs. 'priiiiize of the sea' would become an incomprehesible mumble coming from thom, but 'from a greeeeeeeeeat heeeeeeeeeeight' would sound a bit grating in frank's voice.
in your face, space coyote!!
That pretty much sums it up. Awesome examples, Brackish Girl. |
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Brackish Girl
~ Soul Eater ~
Ireland
1750 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2003 : 14:44:50
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just doin my job, alex.
in your face, space coyote!! |
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eebee
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United Kingdom
104 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2003 : 06:46:52
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i think they both come into the bob dylan catergory. singers are either bob dylan or neil young. thom yorke has an amazing voice which is his medium but does that really mean emotion, both him and frank [well up until recently] maintain a kind of detachedness{?} with words but have they got 'soul'? frank is slowly moving into the neil young catergory who i think has got more so than dylan. ok this is a weak hypothesis i will work on it.
oh yeah frank took voice lessons around the DITS era so he could put on a longer show i read it in select or Q a few moons ago i dont know if he does now
oh yeah and frank thoughy thom was called colin[the bassist]and said he thought radiohead were quite good in Q's 15th anniversary magazine-ill find these magazines one day |
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Stuart
- The Clopser -
China
2291 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2003 : 07:17:23
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Thom Yorke sounds like he's being buggered when he sings, Frank doesn't so I'd say that Frank sings better.
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speedy_m
= Frankofile =
Canada
3581 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2003 : 07:51:52
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| While I thoroughly enjoy Thom Yorke's voice, I must say I think Frank has more range and a wider variety of styles. Thom's voice works extremely well within what Radiohead does, which covers a fair spectrum, but the sheer variety of voices that Frank seems to have, from the low rumble of the begining of "Los Angeles", to the hyper screaming of the pixies days, to his low scream on songs like "Hate Me", his stratospheric work on songs like "Massif Centrale" and his smooth high voice on "Stupid Me", and on and on, he can sing any style, in almost any key. Amazing. |
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hawken
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USA
178 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2003 : 08:05:15
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| I can sing (words) along to Frank's songs.....I can only try to make noises that flow with the Radiohead tunes. I enjoy them both, I just enjoy Frank's stuff more, so I vote Frank. However, I don't think you're going to get many people here that agree with your wife. Maybe she should put a post on Radiohead's site and you guys could compare notes. |
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Kirk
= Cult of Ray =
USA
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eebee
- FB Fan -
United Kingdom
104 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2003 : 14:08:18
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yeah if yanni had more singing......
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marcusb
= Cult of Ray =
USA
308 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2003 : 19:27:23
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| Between these two? Frank. Thom just (admittedly) wants to be Mark Mulcahy when he sings. |
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TRANSMARINE
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
2002 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2003 : 07:03:18
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Well, I'm sorry but if this topic almost split your marriage, then you need to re-evalute a few things. Relationships bonded by law aside, I will be happy to cast my thoughts into this subject. Put simply, I cant understand a god damn word that comes out of Thom Yorke's mouth...and if THAT'S 'art', then BABY gimme Frank!
Catchin' blue in his eyes that were brown
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DrWorm
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Posted - 07/13/2003 : 11:53:53
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I would have to hear them sing each other's song to make a fair comparison. I'd love to hear frank give Iron Lung a whirl =)
IMO each of them write songs to fit thier vocal style and they are both really at the top of thier class in what they do.
frank black/ween/tmbg. . .
nuff said. |
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