Why are vocalists not great?

[ironguts]

IG heckling over a rhythm changes......

Yeah, but do I know what I'm not doing?

[shaggaz]

boring we all know singers who are good. boring we don't need to show everyone else that we know good singers. boring.

i know a lot of good mongolian nose flute players la di da.

[plunk]

shaggaz said:

boring we all know singers who are good. boring we don't need to show everyone else that we know good singers. boring.

i know a lot of good mongolian noselute players la di da.

True.... but I gotta get another star. Hey -do you need a pick to play the noselute?

[aj]

'snot necessary

[kimba]

I don't think it's boring to talk about singers we think are great! This may be because I am a singer, but I always like to check out other people's lists of 'Great _____', you never know what new treasure you may find.

My little list of people not mentioned so far, not strictly jazz
Chris Connor
Anita O'Day
Ella Mae Morse
Etta James
Donny Hathaway
Jill Scott
Jimmy Witherspoon

I have a few local favs that have already been mentioned...

I really don't get why it's so cool to go on about how most singers are crap. I can only imagine it's a taste thing, but people always think that the things they like are the only thing that's any good. Which is boring. An open-mind is a beautiful thing and a good way to keep learning your whole life through.

[alison]

Didn't mean to "bore" anyone...

as if the tiger rex conversations weren't boring!!!! and that went on for WAY too long (no offense to Dave Rex- he's great)...
I was just trying to add a little positivity to this often negative forum. And yes, I'm sure it was nice for some vocalists (atleast it was for me) to read a couple of posts that didn't fit into the "why are vocalists not great" category. Thanks for those who participated in a positive way...

[ironguts]

I'm not being negative, I possitively hate singers.

[tinky]

Jesus IG, you really are getting a lttle boring.
I can't help but wonder if you can actually play at all or have any musical ideas other than disruption. It seems to me that you might just leave things that are of no interest to you and concentrate on trying to acheive something possitive in your life, which by the way may not be that long given recent behaviour.


Stevie Wonder
Tom Waits
Early Jacko ( michael)
Nick Cave
Kim sok chul ( heavy Korean stuff Simon B played me)

[ironguts]

Oh winkles tinkles, you're so worldly. So are you threatening me or just flexing your ego a little? Either way I'm really scared, ooooooooooooooooooooo.

Look, a lttle bit of sense please. Singers use words, what are they without those words? Very little. Horn players are interesting enough without the words cluttering up the music and confusing the whole situation. Even the dick Jazz Police can realise that, singers need words to explain their music and it makes it base, thats why singers are not great.

[barbara1]

Hey IG what exactly is "dick jazz" that the dick jazz police are onto. I have an idea but I'd like your opinion.

[ironguts]

the falice is everywhere, be carefull. Jazz is just too full of the falice, even the dick jazz police can't save us! Guy's like tinky winky and jamie wamie all dick jazz.

[jazzpolice]

and you are? the best, better than all the rest, better than anyone? so self righteous! a musician with an ego-centric p.o.v. such as yours could never make any music of any worth

[ironguts]

And just what has my Perfectly Ovate Vulva got to do with making music?

[alison]

I will add a bit of negativity here, so please forgive me...

IG...
IGnoramus

I bet one day you'll get a gig with a singer (if he/she could possibly tolerate your extremely bad attitude) and it will pay the bills better than any job you've EVER had.
Until then, piss off.

[alison]

oh, and Tinky-

thanks for your list!!! ;D