Gori the Grey
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I myself do not.
Do you have a good singing voice?
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Comrade Ceasefire
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You don't need one; you'd be the obvious "word up" guy in a band.
I can't sing outside of a shower, and I can't play any instrument, but I was in a "band" when I was a callow yute.
An old journalist friend helped us troll Rupert Murdoch's first newspaper "The Advertiser" in 1978.
(The band broke up because of
I should change my old stage name to be more rap friendly, but "Boomer Chemicals" would probably attract the wrong kind of attention.
I started writing a song last year, but I need to recruit some wordsmiths for the new band. All I've got is the title and chorus lines.
I think I'm part zombie,
'Coz I like women for their brains.
@Comrade Ceasefire Not as punk looking as I might expect....and being in OZ since at least 1978, pretty much wipes out any previous imagined ethnic heritage. g'day mate!
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Comrade Ceasefire
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The punk era is long gone. I've only had one haircut at a barber shop since that photo. I just trim it with some scissors when it annoys me.
My first language was Lithuanian. I only started speaking English at age 5 when I started state school. I went to Lithuanian school on Saturday mornings until I was 11. And I hated it because I couldn't play cricket or Aussie rules football (the best football on Earth) as often as I wanted.
But you're right, I had other cultural and ethnic influences that came to the fore. Jesuits thrashed out of me any possibility of respect for authority or religion. (Catching my grandfather changing out of a costume at Christmas killed off Santa, the Easter Bunny and God in one fell swoop.)
The two main ones though were purely American. The Vietnam War and the possibility of being drafted to fight in a US war turned me into a communist. (According to some placards I've seen, having long hair was also tantamount to communism in some of the more bizzaro regions of the US.)
I ran away from home at 14, and twice when I was 15. (BTW, I'm married to the gal I eloped with >50 years ago.)
The Yippees and The Merry Pranksters were the other major influence, which made life so much fun, so thanks Yanks!
But, more salient to this thread, I wish I had a voice as sweet as Al "Blind Owl" Wilson's.
Klaus Hergersheimer
Emperor
I'd like to think I do but I never listened to myself sing. When I hear a recording of my own voice, I sound really nasally which I never would've imagined (._.)
My 54th wedding anniversary comes up in May.
You have a good speaking voice, yes.I have a good (general) voice, or so I am told
But there is insufficient data here to evaluate your singing voice.
I used to be better at singing than I am now. "Use it or lose it" is unfortunately good advice. It's been decades since I had to worry about staying on key for the Western Board exams (yes, they contained portions in which you were expected to sing something, on key, that you'd never seen before even if the exams were for instruments and theory).
Narz
keeping it real
No. Someday when I have money I'd like to get voice lessons/training.
Chukchi Husky
Lone Wolf
I don't even have a good talking voice.
Verbose
Deity
I've got a surprisingly good falsetto, I can shock people with it, and make them think I can actually do musical things. But my normal baryton has an annoying "creak" to it, so it's not very good at all. Then it's a bigger problem that my sense of rhythm is all shot to hell anyway, which makes music making near impossible. It all falls apart.
Gori the Grey
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With the answers so far, I think we're not forming a CFCOT barbershop quartet!
Comrade Ceasefire
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We need a bass for the CFCOT barbershop N-tet. Maybe our first song could be "Little Red Rooster" or the Dandy Warhols "Twisted".I could be the Bass but I'd still sound like a dying rooster
These two guys have voices so deep that they (ummm, trying not to get banned for inappropriate language...) could be in a "pawnbroker shop quartet".
dusters
Emperor
I sing in a choir. I have recorded an album and then some more songs. I regularly get compliments for my voice. I was lazy to improve it to the point I can get famous off it, but
for now I love my position as the only bass-baritone in the choir.
I have learned to talk in female voice when I transitioned so now it is very hard to use my male voice daily. I still use my female voice over phone or neutral voice in daily conversations.
I plan to work on my voice more when I get more professional help like in university or vocal coach. Yes, I need a vocal coach, actually.
for now I love my position as the only bass-baritone in the choir.
I have learned to talk in female voice when I transitioned so now it is very hard to use my male voice daily. I still use my female voice over phone or neutral voice in daily conversations.
I plan to work on my voice more when I get more professional help like in university or vocal coach. Yes, I need a vocal coach, actually.
Comrade Ceasefire
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You'd fit in perfectly, whichever voice you choose to use, or you could just whistle.
At least you have musical ability. I'd need a carpenter to train me to play the two flat pieces of wood.
Comrade Ceasefire
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Howlin' Wolf has joined the band.
