Best vocal attack

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"Attack" here meaning jumping right in with both feet, not kidding around, full throttle. I'll throw "Helter Skelter" and "Harnessed in Slums" in here--any others?

― M. Matos, Thursday, 9 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Darby Crash of the Germs, on "Forming", "Manimal", etc., sounds like somebody's pulling his teeth out with pliers and he's trying to suck them back into his mouth and ends up choking on them.

― dave q, Thursday, 9 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Yoko, Johhny Rotten, Buffy St Marie ( which makes me want to look for my deed and send it to AIM), Kurt Cobain, Lou Reed, Iggy and at times Zimmy.

― anthony, Thursday, 9 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

David Johansen, for "Pills" and "Personality Crisis" especially

― dave q, Thursday, 9 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

MASONNA: Destructive Microphone Part One"

― Kodanshi, Thursday, 9 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The whole of 'Come on Pilgrim'

― Nick, Thursday, 9 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Wesley Willis

― Mike Hanle y, Thursday, 9 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Bob Mould shredding his lungs apart on 8 Miles High.

― zacko, Thursday, 9 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Tupac's "Hit 'em Up" has some pretty harsh vocal attacks... it doesn't keep the same level of energy throughout, but the rage in his voice at the end genuinely frightened me, the first time I heard it. I don't think I've heard many other tracks where the vocalist sounds that sincerely angry...

― Bobby D Gray, Thursday, 9 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

except for the annoying font, i agree with kodanshi. that...is a great record. honorary mention to c.c.c.c.'s "sweet scanning."

as for 'real' music, i think i have to go with the icelandic heavy metal band icecross' song "nightmare," which sounds like dickie from blue cheer swallowing his own head. also nishinihon in general - tsuyama's vocals range from killdozer-y grunting to gurgling to some hilarious, wordless robert plant piss-takes on "let's zeppelin." also, a bit outside of this spectrum but he's INTO IT, prince - "kiss."

― your null fame, Thursday, 9 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Patty Waters. Linda Sharrock on "Black Woman." The cat from Cradle of Filth. James Brown (that shriek could shrivel most black metalers into a teeny lil foetal ball.)

― Jess, Thursday, 9 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Frank Black on 'Tame'.

― Jason, Thursday, 9 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Brian Johnson on 'Back in Black.' I can't tell if his voice is so irritating that it's pure genius, or so powerful it's pure genius, or what! But Lord, what a larynx.

― Clarke B., Thursday, 9 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I know this is asking for a flamewar, but my favourite is the vitriol oozed and then screamed by one C**rtn*y L*ve on H*le's _Mrs. Jones_. It makes my throat hurt, just listening to it.

― Kate the Saint, Thursday, 9 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Annoying font??? How dare you!! http://209.15.55.238/ubb/icons/icon10.gif

― Kodanshi, Thursday, 9 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

There's a real song called 'Manimal'??

― the pinefox, Thursday, 9 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Nirvana: the throat-tearing ending to 'Where Did You Sleep Last Night'.

Faith No More: 'Caffine'.

Babes in Toyland: 'Hansom & Gretel' and most of 'Fontanelle'.

― DavidM, Thursday, 9 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

"Kim" and "The Way I Am" by Eminem.

― Patrick, Tuesday, 14 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The guy from Focus (Thijs van Leer?) on "Hocus Pocus".

― Arthur, Tuesday, 14 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Masonna pretty much defines vocal "attack", I would think. The guy from Discordance Axis is also pretty incredible.

― Kris, Tuesday, 14 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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