Alkaline Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 An accent that is clearly Scottish but not regionalised.I am blessed with one of those. I defy anyone to pick where i come from just by my accent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest treader. Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 sing us a song phil... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 sing us a song phil...I never said i could sing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 i ALWAYS think you mean the german folk punk band when you say meursault. but you don't. and also, the german folk band...dont sound german which is cool.Yeah, I tried to ammend lastfm and uploaded an actual picture of the good Meursault, but alas it hasn't worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest treader. Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 the german meursault are awesome. im quite pally with philip, the guitarist/vocalist.oh wait, they both do both...LOLZOZLZOLZOZL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Well...get someone to do a Welsh one then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Strong Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 No way! I didn't think anyone on here would know the German meursault. I don't know Phil, but i used to see him all over teh internetz last year. He used to go on about damezumari quite a lot. One of the reaons i looked into them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black_matter Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 I only just recently got a hold of some glasvegas as id been putting them off as a new NME fad band (stupid of me, I know, but the last band that i listened to on the advice of nme were hadouken...nuf said)Anywho, I think it's about time for some pride in local accents within music. I can see it becoming tiresome but for just now I'm enjoying it.I WID BE THA LONELY WAN, SITTIN ON MA OWN 'IN SAAAAAAD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Anywho, I think it's about time for some pride in local accents within music. I can see it becoming tiresome but for just now I'm enjoying it.I WID BE THA LONELY WAN, SITTIN ON MA OWN 'IN SAAAAAADWhat grinds my gears is that they accentuate it, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tam o' Shantie Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 it's obviously an attempt to draw attention away from the fact that they are otherwise 100% a carbon copy of the raveonettes. I cannot stand this fad, and it's obviously forced, any vocal coach will point out that singing is easier to do without a local accent. singing with an accent takes more effort than not doing it, hence it is totally fake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Most bands use fake American accents.....not many sing in 'received English'....thankfully! (Must say I DID like Viv Stanshall doing it with the Bonzos though). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis Skyline Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 I think I sound quite Scottish when I sing, but not especially Glaswegian. It's hard to do it any other way. Anyone heard that Noah And The Whale song? Makes me think of Gareth from The Office singing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimyReizeger Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 any vocal coach will point out that singing is easier to do without a local accent. singing with an accent takes more effort than not doing it, hence it is totally fake.Only if you want to sing about themes which have become synonymous with certain sounds. I'm sure singing a bothy ballad is easier in Doric than Standard English. All depends what you want to sing about; plenty of folk musicians use / have used dialects and accents. Similarly I don't see Blink182 singing about the beach without something of an irregular accent. What about Lily Allen etc? Weird that we're having this conversation at all really; kind of reflects how uniform popular singing usually is. You could argue that singing in the generic rock/pop psuedo American voice itself is forced for most people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripey Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 sing in a wierd accent, maybe it will distract people from the fact that your lyrics are fucking banal and your band is utterly pointless except in it's role as a vehicle for your own ego. It worked for the arctic monkeys afterall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Kate Nash's is the only one that really grinds. Just 'cause she so well-spoken when she's speaking normally.Twilight Sads' accents are a bit ridiculous too... but I don't know if they're put on or accentuated or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest treader. Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 And this is where yoooor arms caaant gooooooooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
get lost Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 Pish Pish Pish, the lot o themmm!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest treader. Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 samantha mumba is irish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 I am blessed with one of those. I defy anyone to pick where i come from just by my accent Scotland?YES! What do I win? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 Scotland?YES! What do I win?Haha, but what part..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 samantha mumba is irish."Arse, arse, gob, arse again if I had any left."The punchline to a letter in Viz one time regarding Samantha Mumba but I can't really repeat the rest on a family website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 "Arse, arse, gob, arse again if I had any left."The punchline to a letter in Viz one time regarding Samantha Mumba but I can't really repeat the rest on a family website.That's all very well, but what about on this website? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest treader. Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 the x-certs are a prime example of it being forced though.listen to "Listen, Don't Panic" and when Murray says "in your world"WURULDp.s for the record, as i've previously stated, i do actually really like the x-certs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 the x-certs are a prime example of it being forced though.listen to "Listen, Don't Panic" and when Murray says "in your world"WURULDp.s for the record, as i've previously stated, i do actually really like the x-certs.I totally agree with this, because Murray doesn't actually speak like that at all.It started to creep into their music a few years back though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skacel Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 And this is where yoooor arms caaant goooooooooi always thought the arm sounded like a-rim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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