most incomprehensible vocalist that you like

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2006-05-04 02:51pm

bobby dylan, Mick Jagger, Godfather of soul, Neil Young (godfather of grunge), Stipe, Cobain, etc.

whose your favorite musician that doesn't sing in any language known to man....

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2006-05-04 03:20pm

Aha! A thread I should rule on.

With links to examples:

Lord Worm from Cryptopsy.
V.I.T.R.I.O.L from Anaal Nathrakh
George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher from Cannibal Corpse
Chris Barnes from Cannibal Corpse
Karl/Dallas from Nile
Rye from Morticide

Daltonator · Post by **Daltonator** » 2006-05-04 03:26pm

Brian Johnson of AC/DC can oftentimes be completely incomprehensible.

theski · Post by **theski** » 2006-05-04 03:33pm

Daltonator wrote:Brian Johnson of AC/DC can oftentimes be completely incomprehensible.

Jim Brewer does a Better Brian Johnson then Brian Johnson..

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2006-05-04 03:57pm

Mick Jagger is fairly comprehensible. Once and a while you'll get a word you don't quite understand, but there are far more incomprehensible vocalists out there.

And I have to second Brian Johnson - incomprehensible but awesome. I actually think that's he is better than Bon Scott.

Singular Quartet · Post by **Singular Quartet** » 2006-05-04 05:39pm

Well... I'd say Nirvana, but I don't really like them.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2006-05-04 06:05pm

I suppose Bjork; sometimes she can get a little incomprehensible, particularly when she's really working her voice.

Post by **Dalton** » 2006-05-04 07:41pm

Joe wrote:And I have to second Brian Johnson - incomprehensible but awesome. I actually think that's he is better than Bon Scott.

Well, Bon Scott was actually a better singer, in my ears - but Brian Johnson has a LOT of energy, and I really dig that raspy voice.

My sister says that Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) is up there, and I'd tend to agree.

Pick · Post by **Pick** » 2006-05-04 08:03pm

The chick they booted from Nightwish.

Post by **Kuja** » 2006-05-04 08:20pm

Pick wrote:The chick they booted from Nightwish.

Tarja Turunen, and it's unfortunate they had to boot her because she has quite a dynamite voice.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2006-05-04 10:01pm

the bear's favorite would be James "papa's got a brand new bag (of drugs)" Brown, the godfather of Soul.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2006-05-04 10:04pm

Dalton wrote:
Joe wrote:And I have to second Brian Johnson - incomprehensible but awesome. I actually think that's he is better than Bon Scott.
Well, Bon Scott was actually a better singer, in my ears - but Brian Johnson has a LOT of energy, and I really dig that raspy voice.

My sister says that Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) is up there, and I'd tend to agree.

Yeah, Bon Scott probably has an objectively better singer voice - but Brian Johnson has a lot more power and his voice suits the music better. In any case if you listen to AC/DC for musical virtuosity you're in trouble anyway.

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2006-05-04 10:20pm

Early Michael Stipe, where he mumbles and slurs most of the words.

If we count talking then it's definitely Ozzy Osbourne, trying to understand him when he speaks is next to impossible yet it's goddamn hilarious for some reason.

KhyronTheBackstabber · Post by **KhyronTheBackstabber** » 2006-05-04 11:28pm

Max Cavalera, Sepultura, Soulfly. The dude kicks ass.

Darth Quorthon · Post by **Darth Quorthon** » 2006-05-05 12:02am

Early Geddy Lee from Rush. His voice mellowed over the years, but it was screeching and shrill on their earliest releases, such as the self-titled album and Fly by Night.

Like Rye, I've got some darker selections to throw out:

Legion/Mortuus from Marduk
Sakis Tolis of Rotting Christ
Ronny Dörfler of Cryptic Wintermoon (sorry no Link)
Henrik Wenngren of Skyfire
Marcus Bischoff of Heaven Shall Burn
David Vincent & Steve Tucker of Morbid Angel
Karl Willetts (and others) of Bolt Thrower. These guys crush like a tank. Willetts' replacements over the years were OK, but Karl is still the best Bolt Thrower vocalist IMHO.

That's enough evil for now, I think.

Lost Soal · Post by **Lost Soal** » 2006-05-05 11:50am

aerius wrote: If we count talking then it's definitely Ozzy Osbourne, trying to understand him when he speaks is next to impossible yet it's goddamn hilarious for some reason.

Well be fair, he's probably the only person I know of who's still high from the drugs he took 20 years ago.

Shroom Man 777 · Post by **Shroom Man 777** » 2006-05-05 03:08pm

Those whackos from FinnTroll! Crazy troll swedish deathmetal monster noises for the win!

Akhlut · Post by **Akhlut** » 2006-05-06 12:02am

Gonna have to echo Rye on Nile.

18-Till-I-Die · Post by **18-Till-I-Die** » 2006-05-06 01:00am

I like that guy Sean Paul.

I cant understand a word he says but my mom can, and after she sat and, literally, translated each line from a song for me i found out i like it cause its funny.

But to me it still sounds like he's speaking Lakota or something!

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2006-05-08 10:12pm

Elvis Costello's vocals aren't as incomprehensible as some of the singers mentioned here, but he does have songs where you can't understand half the words.

Darth Mall · Post by **Darth Mall** » 2006-05-08 11:13pm

Some favourites of mine are:

Ville Viljanen of mors principium est
Tim Lambesis of As I Lay Dying
Richard Sjunnesson of Sonic Syndicate
Apollo Papathanisio of Gardenian

Mostly Melodic Death Metal, my favourite

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2006-05-09 08:01am

Oh how could I forget? Sauron from Anal Stench, who aren't just incomprehensible like most DM bands, but sing in Russian (or ukranian or something) too!

I don't believe I left out BRUJERIIIIA!

Oh and Nergal from Behemoth (man do they look silly, but the slow death metal style = excellent). Nergal cheats by multi-layering his vocals, though.