Apparently I have two "go-to" critiques of lead singers:
1. I love the way they deliver the lyrics
2. They sound like someone taking a hard shit in a gas station rest room
#cosomusic
@MPCavalier
In this day and age, perhaps (3) autotuned beyond recognition is a valid category.
@Helical_Code
Agreed - I don't even consider that as singing.
@MPCavalier
I almost didn't comment because I thought you might steer clear from anything even flirting with autotune, and so wouldn't have that as a critique.
I love your framing! You can imagine the stage direction were it for a movie - "Earnest, but without bringing your bowels into it."
@Helical_Code
Yes! Exactly - my kids know, when we're in the car and SIRIUS is on, and certain bands come on, my thumb goes right to the "channel down" button. There's a "hard shit" list.
I thought autotune was an interesting studio effect - until people started using it as a cheat - and it went from being a novelty to being a standard tool. Yuck.