Rock/Metal Backing Vocals - A Rant

[ghosty999]

Something that's be bothering me at more and more is when a Guitarist or Bassist fancies them selves a singer and does these awful flat moany backing vocals live.

I know that bars/club vocal wedge mixes can be terrible.. but these guys tune up their guitars for ages between songs only to go "URRRHHHHUUHHHHAAA" through the mic during choruses.

I'd take the lead singer singing the chorus alone, over having to listen to a dissonent harmony of constipated groans. Maybe I'm overly sensitive but my eyebrow starts to twitch when the vocals sounds like 3 x 2020+ Jon Bon Jovis.

Thanks for listening guys. I needed that.

 

[BeZo]

That's why I only do backing black metal screams. It's easier to be on pitch when the pitch is just shriek.

 

[ghosty999]

That's why I only do backing black metal screams. It's easier to be on pitch when the pitch is just shriek.

This is absolutely acceptable, pitched shrieks are better than flat groans

 

[Dino 939]

This is absolutely acceptable, pitched shrieks are better than flat groans

Unless you’re a Dumble.
The core of the dumble sound is constipation.
It’s the “tension & relief” that can’t be felt under the fingers with any other amplifier on the market.
ELVIS should have gotten with Howard for pointers.
I can’t help but gander and here it cascading amongst my ear drums…,
Example:
“Don’t be cruel ( back up vocals with intermittent harmonic farting ),
“Don’t be cruel..to a fart that’s true”…ARGH!!!!!