Singers - Own voice, or changed voice?

[Pseudonym]

Some singers just open up and sing to their own voice, like Chris Martin, Bono, Thom Yorke. You can tell because when they talk their voice sounds pretty much the same as when they sing.

 

Then singers like Jason Wade (Lifehouse) and Scott Stapp (Creed) and Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) and Brain Johnson (AC/DC) drastically change their voice when they sing. They actually put effort into adding raspiness or depth or screaminess into their voice for when they sing.

 

So, what do you prefer?

[The Escapist]

own voice

[Josh42]

Some can pull it off, others can't.

[Pseudonym]

I didn't vote, but as a singer, I could never do that while singing. Not that I'm not capable, I actually do a damn good imitation of most singers. But I only do that as a joke. I would feel like I was faking if I sang in a different voice all the time. It would just be weird.

[Josh42]

I didn't vote, but as a singer, I could never do that while singing. Not that I'm not capable, I actually do a damn good imitation of most singers. But I only do that as a joke. I would feel like I was faking if I sang in a different voice all the time. It would just be weird.

 

Yea you're right.

[Darlene_Ihnfsa]

it would depend on the song/genre they sing/play. :thinking:

 

but i don't like it much when they distort it intentionally :\

 

that said, i know many people (from choirs) whose voices are very different from when they talk and when they sing and it is not an intentionally thing, as the cases you've mentioned nick.

[the_gloaming09]

I like both kinds of voices. I mean it takes a lot I think to try and change your voice to make it sound really good, but at the same time it's great to get your voice to sound like what it is as talking

[Boreas]

Whichever. As long as it sounds good.

[Malcolm-Edge]

I dont think Vedder fakes it. He is a natural Baritone.

[Pseudonym]

I dont think Vedder fakes it. He is a natural Baritone.

Yes he is, but he adds a little edge to his voice and a certain sound that is not his natural voice. Really similar to what Scott Stapp does.

[Malcolm-Edge]

Scott Stapp and Eddie Vedder do not belong in the same post. What Vedder adds makes him better than Martin, Yorke or Bono, in my opinion. You can feel his emotion. When you can understand him :P

[Pseudonym]

Scott Stapp and Eddie Vedder do not belong in the same post. What Vedder adds makes him better than Martin, Yorke or Bono, in my opinion. You can feel his emotion. When you can understand him :P

I agree that Vedder is a whole different world than Stapp (especially since Stapp just copied him), but they do have similar sounding singing voices and they both must do the same thing with their voice to get them to sound that way.