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by **British** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 6:34 am

Another "song with xxxx aspect" that one could make an itunes playlist about:

Songs with warbly voices. You know, vocals that go through some degree of distortion.

Only one I can think of right now:

Killing Joke - Wardance

And there's probably several by Chrome I can't think of right now.

by **Frau_Blucher** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 6:44 am

IMHO, the most definitive song in this genre is "Time to Change" by The Brady Bunch...you know, the part where Peter's voice is cracking? Unfortunately, <a href="http://www.daveamason.com/april/mp3/TimetoChange%2Emp3">this version</a> doesn't have the cracking part...LAME!

If you mean just new wave, I like Sue Tissue going kinda nuts in the middle of "Gidget Goes to Hell".

Oh, and the "oh-eeh-o-oh" part in the Europeans "Animal Song".

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by **Bitter Almonds** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 7:38 am

"Warbly voices"? Like in the song "Crimson And Clover"?

by **Ollie Stench** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:05 am

Or like Liz Frasier of The Cocteau Twins?

by **Bitter Almonds** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:39 am

Roxy Music's "True To Life". One of their best songs[8D]

by **rotator** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:43 am

[quote]Originally posted by British

Killing Joke - Wardance

[/quote]

That definitely has a "warbly" effect...

how bout these:
David Bowie "Scary Monsters"
Ministry "Burning Inside"

by **design_femme** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:59 am

oh yeah. love the distorted vocals.

Somebody (maybe it was Blir?) posted "What Are You Looking At?" by R. Stevie Moore. That's a great example.

"Sleeping Beast" - Skinny Puppy

"Can't Go Wrong Without You" - His Name Is Alive (well, this song came out in the early 90s though)

"Butcher" - Killing Joke

"Norman Bates" - Landscape

"The Dreaming" - Kate Bush

"Exorcise This Wasteland (Remix)" - Single Gun Theory (well, maybe just towards the end…)

maybe some Meat Beat Manifesto?
Sonic Youth?

by **edisonoside** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 12:04 am

Rosenmontag - A Flock of seagulls.

by **Dave** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 12:20 am

Want warble? Two words: Pere Ubu

From AMG: "led by hulking frontman David Thomas, whose absurdist warble and rapturously demented lyrics remained the band's creative focus"

For max warble, try "Modern Dance"

by **geoffolehane** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 12:33 pm

When I see the word "warbly" I think of The Undertones.

by **hutter** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 12:34 pm

Would using a vocorder/talk box count? If so, just about anything by Roger Troutman (Zapp).

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by **Bitter Almonds** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 12:36 pm

Then try NewOrder's "Ecstasy"[8D]

by **ExRat** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 4:19 pm

You mean like digitally enhanced all Cher-like? If so, then these are two good ones:

Stranglers - "Men In Black"
Fad Gadget - "Insecticide"

Or, try almost anything from the Butthole Surfers.

Or, if you mean, just a naturally sort of warbly voice, then I think Ari Upp of the Slits has the BEST warbly voice ever!

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by **Randall Roq** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:24 pm

I'm suprised no one mentioned either Lene Lovich or the B52's...didn't they sort of make that whole Yoko thing palatable?

by **greekseed** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 7:32 pm

Nina Hagen.

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