Hello CDT-sHaG,
wow man, I´ve very glad to know that you´ve seen
a Jane´s show. It´s just amazing. I saw Perry (alone)
here in Brazil a couple of years ago. He was doing some
techno/trance stuff. I recorded a show in MD and traded
with some people in the Jane´s fans group. I think this
song (S&M) just can´t hide we like Jane´s A LOT. My luck
is that Mauricio (the vocal guy) likes Radiohead a lot also,
so, he keeps going from one point to another, instead of
just pretending to be Perry, in his own way. In fact, Perry
used to sing in ala offkey style with a lot of class and talent.
He also knew how to use the delay effect better than anybody
else that I can remember now. I´ve notived that he started
using a foot controled unit late in the Jane´s days, so he
had all the speed/start/stop buttons on his feet, instead
of going to the rack. So, we have a lot of influence from
this musical hero. I also like Polar Bear (Eric´s band) and Deconstruction a lot.
Thanks man!
Senryoku
CDT-sHaG said:
it's not so much that it's offkey imho...it's more of a style ala perry ferrel (sp?lol)......ive heard mike patton do this too (mr bungle..faith no more)...as well as some other, lesser known singers...
i don't think anyone's ever thought perry was a great, soulful singer....he just KNOWS what to do with his voice in context with the overall sound...i've seen them (jane's) twice...in 93 or so and around '95...and he had his own effects processor (delay and such) that he controlled himself on stage as he sung...played his voice like an intrument...phucking awesome sound...
your singer has a more traditional voice and combined with the effects pulls off the sound pretty good..