Lindsey's Vocal Ability

[#1LiddyBuckFan]

I know that most of the discussions are going to center around Lindsey's guitar playing...that's a given. I'm just curious though, where does everyone stand on his vocal ability?

I personally like his voice a great deal...especially live. Sometimes I prefer listening to live recordings because it's just so raw and emotional.

What about y'all?

[BTFLCHLD]

I absolutely love Lindsey's voice. :shocked: I know, right?

I have no idea the tech terms for it. His voice carries a lot of emotion. My favorite to feel are when he is ballsout passionate (i.e. biglove), build-ups (i.e. SGCYM; TFTS), soft and whispery (i.e. lots of those!), playful (i.e. "I'll never change/I never will")

I love how his voice has matured. I guess I just love all the variations of his voice and the emotions he expresses with it. When I hear his voice, I am sure to feel them.

[strandinthewind]

He is no great singer and really never has been. I think, though, that he could benefit from a few lessons, which would teach him diction and how not to scream. Time, IMO, has been less kind to his voice than any other member of FM.

Of course, he's made millions off of his voice, so what the hell do I knoe :laugh:

[Chrislit18]

I like his voice. Its not the best now, but it isnt bad seeing as how he screams his ass off at most of his shows :laugh:

I didnt really like it in the original recording of ISA, its kindof high pitched, but I love his voice from Tusk-Tango. His Tango vocals were so sexy, and i think the onlly vocal from that time i DONT like is Empire State, its just blech.

His voice has aged fine though, it could have been worse. I think that his live uptempo songs sound better than say Shut Us Down type songs, IMO but the whispery songs still sound great :D

[jbrownsjr]

If you listen to Crystal, vocally he used to lay back and let his voice glide..... Lindsey was a dream on the white album... He did some amazing stuff on Mirage too...
He's also good with sort of spoken word singing... But overall as a singer... sometimes flat... he belts and screams his voice out of tune... His voice since the Dance has a lot to be desired to my ears...

[suzyvermoesen]

i saw him live for the first time,about a month ago, in Vegas and in San Diego and i was amazed how well he sang and how strong his voice is.In San Diego i was lucky enough to hear and see his soundcheck which lasted for about 1 hour and the concert itself lasts about 2 hours. I would think that if you can do that almost every day for months on end and not lose your voice, you're a pretty good singer. Also, Lindsey's voice is so versatile ; soft - sexy - bluesy - rocking' you name it, he sings it. iow:i really love his voice (as if you had'nt noticed yet :laugh: )

[Little Nicki]

Back in the Fritz days especially, he had a pretty amazing voice when you compare it to everything that came after. It's not as unique and interesting as it became, but was technically very good. I personally enjoy his recordings better because his voice is so much more versatile in the studio. Obviously he likes to speed up his voice and all that, but he seems to naturally sing in odd ways in there. Live it tends to be much more monotone. One problem I've always had about the Stevie of the last twenty years is that her voice is always monotone and the same. And recent live Lindsey is very much like that, though not as extreme.

[SNLB]

I'd never thought a whole lot about his singing voice. To me, it wasn't bad or great, in terms of what I like to hear in a singer. But, when I saw him solo for the first time on tour last November and he "belted" out "what am I doing anyway, telling myself it's not too late", I was (almost) pleasantly shocked! His voice was very clear and very strong. That's the most impressed I've ever been as far as his voice goes. Put it this way, I can't complain too much. He sings better than I do! :lol:

[JazmenFlowers]

If you listen to Crystal, vocally he used to lay back and let his voice glide..... Lindsey was a dream on the white album... He did some amazing stuff on Mirage too...
He's also good with sort of spoken word singing... But overall as a singer... sometimes flat... he belts and screams his voice out of tune... His voice since the Dance has a lot to be desired to my ears...
wow...ITAWTC

[eclipse]

I absolutely love Lindsey's voice. :shocked: I know, right?

I have no idea the tech terms for it. His voice carries a lot of emotion. My favorite to feel are when he is ballsout passionate (i.e. biglove), build-ups (i.e. SGCYM; TFTS), soft and whispery (i.e. lots of those!), playful (i.e. "I'll never change/I never will")

I love how his voice has matured. I guess I just love all the variations of his voice and the emotions he expresses with it. When I hear his voice, I am sure to feel them.

Well said, me too!!

[#1LiddyBuckFan]

His voice carries a lot of emotion. My favorite to feel are when he is ballsout passionate (i.e. biglove), build-ups (i.e. SGCYM; TFTS), soft and whispery (i.e. lots of those!), playful (i.e. "I'll never change/I never will")

See, I really enjoy this too. I always wonder if it's different for me because I truly discovered the band during the Dance and fell in love with his performance all around...guitar and vocals. He lays his guts on stage. His voice was matured but that's what I loved. When I went back to all of the songs I grew up with, the difference in vocals was there obviously. I just thought that it could be different for people that had followed Fritz, B/N or The Mac from the start and up through until now because they have seen and heard the vocal evolution more.

I will say that during this last year his vocals improved SO much. He was hitting notes I didn't think he would attempt again. But, 9 months of playing will help with that.

[DESTINYRU!ES]

My favorite vocal of lindsey's is probably found on tom petty's song walls.
I think his voice is strongest in the rang he sings on that. Also, I've often thought that it wasn't Lindsey's voice that made his singing great but the way he carries a melody and then turns it into a falsetto on a dime. That is his signiture vocal greatness!

[Sarah]

i have always liked lindsey's vocals. he uses them like colors and textures... and i think he has a lot of abilities that we take for granted.

i especially like the smoothness on some of the law and order tracks... shadow of the west is like butter.

[BlackWidow]

He is no great singer and really never has been. I think, though, that he could benefit from a few lessons, which would teach him diction and how not to scream. Time, IMO, has been less kind to his voice than any other member of FM.

Of course, he's made millions off of his voice, so what the hell do I knoe :laugh:

..and time has been kind to Stevie's voice??:laugh:

[jbrownsjr]

..and time has been kind to Stevie's voice??:laugh:

:xoxo: i love humor... good old fashion sarcastic right to the point humor!! :D

[strandinthewind]

..and time has been kind to Stevie's voice??:laugh:

More so than to Lb's :shrug:

The thing about La Nicks is she is very careful with her voice. She can still still in her higher range, but she does not. For example, she is very high in the Chris Issak Christmas video and the recent Insider with Tom Petty, which was lovely. Personally, I think she lowers her stuff so her voice will not be strained with all the touring.

I think time has been kindest to CM's voice. But, CM never toured as much La Nicks and, perhaps, LB. CM also never really did any kind of vocal acrobats either - her voice, which is good, is not really suited for that like La Nicks' voice or, to a lesser extent, LB's voice.

[mylittledemon]

If you listen to Crystal, vocally he used to lay back and let his voice glide..... Lindsey was a dream on the white album... He did some amazing stuff on Mirage too...
He's also good with sort of spoken word singing... But overall as a singer... sometimes flat... he belts and screams his voice out of tune... His voice since the Dance has a lot to be desired to my ears...


I would agree mostly with this statement. I think his voice was best during the Mirage tour. It still sounded great on the Dance. I like his voice now, too, but he's lost a bit of range. I like how he "uses what he has" though. I still find him immensely entertaining.

[SortaSavageLike]

I think time has been kindest to CM's voice.

And you know why the years have been kind to her? Years and years of smoking, drugs, and alcohol abuse. I think her vocal cords have been in a preserved state since the early 80s. :laugh:

[#1LiddyBuckFan]

And you know why the years have been kind to her? Years and years of smoking, drugs, and alcohol abuse. I think her vocal cords have been in a preserved state since the early 80s. :laugh:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[strandinthewind]

And you know why the years have been kind to her? Years and years of smoking, drugs, and alcohol abuse. I think her vocal cords have been in a preserved state since the early 80s. :laugh:

Much like my liver :eek: :woohoo:

[gldstwmn]

I kind of love the fact that he doesn't use an ear monitor.

[#1LiddyBuckFan]

I kind of love the fact that he doesn't use an ear monitor.

I do too. For the small shows I can understand why someone might not, but I don't recall him using one during the Dance tour or the Say You Will tour.

[Sarah]

The thing about La Nicks is she is very careful with her voice. She can still still in her higher range, but she does not. For example, she is very high in the Chris Issak Christmas video and the recent Insider with Tom Petty, which was lovely. Personally, I think she lowers her stuff so her voice will not be strained with all the touring.

i don't know. i don't think it's so much that she's preserving it; i seriously doubt she could consistently hit her higher range notes.

i'm not saying there's anything wrong with that.. but you have unlimited tries to hit the note in the studio. you get one chance live. she doesn't ever take that chance, probably because she knows she can't do it. and when they are there, they sound very nasal compared to the other notes. :shrug:

i think it's probably the same with lindsey.. try it til you get it in the studio, don't dare attempt it on the road.

[shackin'up]

Lindsey sings but isn't a good singer technically- he never was. But is Neil Young, Dylan, Jagger, Reed, Petty? No. But even more as these examples, LB uses his voice as an instrument, esp on his solowork. All the backingnoises through fooling around with his own vocaltracks prove that. And live he compensates the possibilities of the studio with searching for the emotion and overstretching for the effect. I can understand everybody who claims he's off at times, but as you all know, I LOVE his live vocal style for exactly that reason. It's a form of soulsearching and that's vulnerability on a stick. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. But everyone who aims for the edge falls off at times. That's part of the gutty approach. But if it works, it splits your spine. He still can hit my soul, and that last tour proved it more than ever, maybe even because of the lack of range. Comparing to Stevie or Christine is totally irrelevant. It's not about how time ages the voice, it's about what you do with it. And this guy still plays with his voice, in stead of trying to reach for the expected.

[#1LiddyBuckFan]

Lindsey sings but isn't a good singer technically- he never was. But is Neil Young, Dylan, Jagger, Reed, Petty? No. But even more as these examples, LB uses his voice as an instrument, esp on his solowork. All the backingnoises through fooling around with his own vocaltracks prove that. And live he compensates the possibilities of the studio with searching for the emotion and overstretching for the effect. I can understand everybody who claims he's off at times, but as you all know, I LOVE his live vocal style for exactly that reason. It's a form of soulsearching and that's vulnerability on a stick. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. But everyone who aims for the edge falls off at times. That's part of the gutty approach. But if it works, it splits your spine. He still can hit my soul, and that last tour proved it more than ever, maybe even because of the lack of range. Comparing to Stevie or Christine is totally irrelevant. It's not about how time ages the voice, it's about what you do with it. And this guy still plays with his voice, in stead of trying to reach for the expected.

This happenes everytime I think...I'm just going to continue waiting for your posts and then I can say things like, "I completely agree with everything you said!" or "I couldn't have said it better myself." :lol: :p This was very well put! :thumbsup:

[shackin'up]

This happenes everytime I think...I'm just going to continue waiting for your posts and then I can say things like, "I completely agree with everything you said!" or "I couldn't have said it better myself." :lol: :p This was very well put! :thumbsup:

thanks!:xoxo:

[#1LiddyBuckFan]

thanks!:xoxo:

You're welcome! :wavey:

[ryan8472]

I cant stand the way he sings nowadays. It's like he's screeching everything and it's almost unintelligible at times. But he's still a great guitarist! :laugh:

[#1LiddyBuckFan]

I love both versions of this song, but vocally, "I Am Waiting" live, on Soundstage, is awesome to me.

**This is just the audio if anyone wants a listen, not the actual Soundstage perfomance**

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[mylittledemon]

I cant stand the way he sings nowadays. It's like he's screeching everything and it's almost unintelligible at times. But he's still a great guitarist! :laugh:

did you SEE him on this last tour? His voice was delicate and fantastic on most of the tunes.

[#1LiddyBuckFan]

^^ The new DVD will give everyone (who didn't see the live show) a chance to witness his strength vocally. He was marvelous.

[gypsysoul]

Technically good or not, I like his voice a lot. He can convey more emotion than many a supposedly great singer and I'd rather be touched by a voice than be impressed by it but unmoved.
I also think his ability to blend his voice with the sound of two such different female singers is great as his willingness to tackle so many different styes of singing himself. Whether he's rocking out or wrapping his voice around something gentle he manages to pull it off competently and convincingly.

[shackin'up]

did you SEE him on this last tour? His voice was delicate and fantastic on most of the tunes.

Why bother to go to a show of a singer whose voice you can't stand? Everyone who saw a show or listened to some of the boots would have another opinion. If you don't open up, it's impossible to enjoy anything.