Guest treader. Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 What's going on with HORRIFICALLY broad accents in music now? Especially glaswegian. I mean, all the bands I'm about to mention I listen to and quite like, but I just cant really get my head around the strong strong accent.GlasvegasTwilight SadFrightened Rabbit (admittedly, not quite as strong)Twin Atlanticeven The X-Certs which seems weird because they're not a central belt band!Is it genuine or is it, as I suspect, a pathetic effort to cash in ala their english counterpartsKate Nash etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 I quite like it. Much better than everyone sounding American. 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'm with you on this. It's becoming tiresome and, well, a bit irksome. I frequently attend gigs in Glasgow and almost every local unsigned band deliver the vocals in the same accentuated accent.It's sickening. It's so 2007. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest treader. Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Well yeah, everyone not sounding american is quite nice i suppose...but, it's getting ridiculous.Twin Atlantic's cover of Girls just want to have fun is pretty much unlistenable due to the "GIRRULZ" yelped at the end of each chorus.but as i say, i can listen to and enjoy all these bands musically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 I agree with Chris...nothing worse than a transatlantic accent.....I want Kartta to sing in Doric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Kartta? Doric?Rob sings in an Australian accent. Which is, erm, different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Kartta? Doric?Rob sings in an Australian accent. Which is, erm, different Is Rob Australian? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Is Rob Australian?No. He's a mockney.But he always gets asked why there's a hint of Australian in his accent, but nobody knows why... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Get him onto Doric, anyway...or get Hugh to do the Irish thing 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 hate Irish people though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Strong Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 The Twilight Sad and Frightened Rabbit accents make me cringe mega.It's definitely forced.(I do think, though, it's sometimes easier to sing in a strong accent. Anyone agree?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humey Whilem Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 I hate Irish people though.God, it's Kar-bloody-tta taking over the threads again...I'll try and sing in Dutch or a heavy Dutch accent next gig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 The Twilight Sad and Frightened Rabbit accents make me cringe mega.It's definitely forced.(I do think, though, it's sometimes easier to sing in a strong accent. Anyone agree?)I think it's a natural singing voice and accent in Frightened Rabbit's case, but with The Twilight Sad I do agree it seems a little forced or over accentuated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 I''d rather bands sang in an exaggerated version of their own accent than revert to an accent that isn't their own in any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovers_spit Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 What's going on with HORRIFICALLY broad accents in music now? Especially glaswegian. I mean, all the bands I'm about to mention I listen to and quite like, but I just cant really get my head around the strong strong accent.GlasvegasTwilight SadFrightened Rabbit (admittedly, not quite as strong)Twin Atlanticeven The X-Certs which seems weird because they're not a central belt band!Is it genuine or is it, as I suspect, a pathetic effort to cash in ala their english counterpartsKate Nash etcIt's so strange, i was just speaking about this last night with my mate.Yeah, Glasvagas are sickening. Their accent is so forced its incoherent. Their music is shite and their scummy weegie accent just adds to my immense hatred for that band.And I like Twin Atlantic, but on a couple of tracks "Audience and Audio" and "Girls" the accent is stupidly forced.Im pretty sure Kate Nash sings how she speaks by the way. Seen her interviewed a few times, and she does have a naturally really cockney speaking voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Neutral Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 I think regional accents add a bit of something else. However, Im not a fan of the Glasweigan accent it sounds like someone who is scratching nails on a blackboard.I'd like to hear a Lewis accent or maybe a few songs in the industrial techno style sung in a broad doric accent or maybe even reggae in an Inverness accent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jake Wifebeater Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 I''d rather bands sang in an exaggerated version of their own accent than revert to an accent that isn't their own in any way.Same here, nothing worse than faking it. Anyway, Finnish punk bands sound ten times better for singing in their own language, it's almost tailor-made for that type of music.Va-paa Po-yola! (Free North) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Just a normal, regular Scottish accent will do.Think Meursault:MySpace.com - Meursault - Edinburgh, UK - Showtunes / Live Electronics / Acousmatic / Tape music - www.myspace.com/meursaulta701 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 I'd like to hear a Lewis accent or maybe a few songs in the industrial techno style sung in a broad doric accent or maybe even reggae in an Inverness accentI can't remember where Roddy Woomble's from, but he has a nice sort of highland lilt in his voice when he sings. For me that works well.I haven't really thought about it but I probably have a bit of an American thing going on when I sing. The only American style singing that bugs me is people copying that whiny, West Coast "pop punk" style, you know who you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Actually yeah, Roddy Woomble's vocal delivery is a great example of how it should sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Im pretty sure Kate Nash sings how she speaks by the way. Seen her interviewed a few times, and she does have a naturally really cockney speaking voice.I saw her on daytime TV a while back and she was quite well spoken, certainly nothing like her singing voice.Much as I like Twilight Sad, my first thought on hearing them was Shoegazing Proclaimers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Much as I like Twilight Sad, my first thought on hearing them was Shoegazing Proclaimers.Me too. Which is why I love them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Just a normal, regular Scottish accent will do.Think Meursault:MySpace.com - Meursault - Edinburgh, UK - Showtunes / Live Electronics / Acousmatic / Tape music - www.myspace.com/meursaulta701What hell counts as regular!?We almost certainly need more people like Spit Dis: YouTube - Spit Dis - Morgue CityEdit: wait there's more http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHhSFlucWrw&feature=related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 What hell counts as regular!?An accent that is clearly Scottish but not regionalised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest treader. Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Just a normal, regular Scottish accent will do.Think Meursault:MySpace.com - Meursault - Edinburgh, UK - Showtunes / Live Electronics / Acousmatic / Tape music - www.myspace.com/meursaulta701i 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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