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was going 2 research a list in order to comprise this genre coined by abbie hoffman. i wz thinking some dylan, uh . . . burroughs over cobaine; maybe cobaine's moist vagina (yeah i said it what), another burroughs track, something real creepy; on an off-brand note Barr off killrockstars - this song is the single http://www.rvcaclothing.com/, maybe cut that one. basically list all the songs you can think where it's just talking stagy or in your indoor voice, shouting sometimes. maybe some, i dunno, i might be lacking in my knowledge of heroin-addled music, uh, i'm sure there are some more indie fuxx who did had off-brand moments. more rockers need to talk e-z. too many people remind me of cheeseball tenors out of some old post-vaudville schtick. what dylan songs? maybe some bo diddly, that would be rite. maybe some movie exerpts-- all i want to hear is someone talking over music instead of singing, yknow?

― ruckspin (HGULTRUILLUM), Tuesday, 16 January 2007 23:46 (nineteen years ago)

Tom Waits, KLF, Roy Harper and possibly Linton Kwesi Johnson.

― Ronan Point (beefheart), Tuesday, 16 January 2007 23:52 (nineteen years ago)

Nothing beats - Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie by the way, for Dylan. Rambles on for about 6 minutes.

― Ronan Point (beefheart), Tuesday, 16 January 2007 23:53 (nineteen years ago)

the fall?

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Tuesday, 16 January 2007 23:56 (nineteen years ago)

john cooper clarke fo' sho, but he's billed as a "punk poet" anyway.

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Tuesday, 16 January 2007 23:56 (nineteen years ago)

there's also this thing called hip hop music, it was invented by spoken word artist michael franti, check his stuff w/spearhead!

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Tuesday, 16 January 2007 23:57 (nineteen years ago)

Beefheart and Zappa of course.

― Ronan Point (beefheart), Tuesday, 16 January 2007 23:58 (nineteen years ago)

Rap?....oh this is silly.

― Ronan Point (beefheart), Tuesday, 16 January 2007 23:58 (nineteen years ago)

"institutionalized" by suicidal tendencies

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 00:00 (nineteen years ago)

red sovine the trucker country guy is all talk, 10-4 teddy bear!

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 00:00 (nineteen years ago)

silverscreenshowerscene
thewhispersong
talkingdustbowlblues
killerinsideme
warmleatherette
blowflysrap
heavenhellorhouston
rockmeamadeus
totallywired
whiteyonthemoon
aboynamedsue
etc

― Adam Beales (Pye Poudre), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 00:09 (nineteen years ago)

The Styrenes with Paul Hudson...All the Wrong People Are Dying....right Lauren?

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 00:15 (nineteen years ago)

searching the interwebworks 4 jur ideas-- maybe some syd barret or lou reed, there r sum obscure gems i can't recall titles of, talk. what r sum vocalists who did so much smack they were reduced to mumbles? bt then again adam, u've got soul in this realm. i'll try to hash out a tracklist or something. good suggest'nz, a lot of vague memories.

― ruxxxpin (HGULTRUILLUM), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 00:16 (nineteen years ago)

Soul Coughing

― Mark (MarkR), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 00:18 (nineteen years ago)

the worst two bands ever:

lifter puller and the hold steady

― cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 00:23 (nineteen years ago)

Cake

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Wednesday, 17 January 2007 00:25 (nineteen years ago)

halloween parade by lou reed would be good un

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 00:32 (nineteen years ago)

Jim Carroll Band, "People Who Died"
The Nails, "88 Lines About 44 Women"
Pavement, "Conduit for Sale!"

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 00:35 (nineteen years ago)

some leonard cohen

― cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 00:36 (nineteen years ago)

there was some happy flowers song i heard recently called "i ate everything in the medicine cabinet" or something like that that was pretty funny.

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 00:36 (nineteen years ago)

The Dead Milkmen have a couple, "Stuart" being the best. Do you know what the queers are doing to our soil?

― richard wood johnson (rwj), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 00:59 (nineteen years ago)

Well, there's Lou Reed and his disciples. Patti Smith. Rich Stim (MX-80 Sound) was a master of recitation. George Clinton too, in a lot of Parliament and Funkadelic tracks. And I guess you gotta throw in Gil Scott-Heron too, and etc. (And don't be telling me those guyz weren't "ROCK"!)

Might be interesting to explore which of these folks relied such an approach because they "couldn't sing" and which ones COULD sing but just preferred to talk. And whether such non-singing actually becomes a form of singing, etc.

― Monty Von Byonga (Monty Von Byonga), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 01:21 (nineteen years ago)

talkin' heads

― cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 01:33 (nineteen years ago)

Laurie Anderson? (talk, yes--rock, depends on your definition)

― Hideous Lump (Hideous Lump), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 04:43 (nineteen years ago)

the shadow ring, serge gainsbourg, and william shatner.

― paizuri-san (davidcorp), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 13:20 (nineteen years ago)

C.W. McCall, people!

CON-VOYYYYYYYYYYYYY...

― hank (hank s), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 14:18 (nineteen years ago)

The Van Pelt - old Chris Leo band on Gern Blandsten that was almost entirely spoken

― Tiki Theater Xymposium (Bent Over at the Arclight), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 15:20 (nineteen years ago)

Pulp, Late Waters Floyd, Adonis

― Dr. Alicia D. Titsovich (sexyDancer), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 15:21 (nineteen years ago)

STNNNG - Dignified Sissy
STNNNG - Fake Fake

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 15:40 (nineteen years ago)

uh, the sunscreen guy?

― hank (hank s), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 16:17 (nineteen years ago)

roger waters - leaving beirut
lou reed - last great american whale
medeski martin and wood - whatever happened to gus
john cale - antarctica
lemon jelly - ramblin' man

― travis randy (travis randy), Thursday, 18 January 2007 03:23 (nineteen years ago)

Megadeth, "Peace sells".

― jimn (jimnaseum), Thursday, 18 January 2007 03:44 (nineteen years ago)

swans, 'failure'

― plan b: videodrome (fauxhemian), Thursday, 18 January 2007 04:42 (nineteen years ago)

vu - the gift
slint

― m0stly clean (m0stly clean), Thursday, 18 January 2007 17:51 (nineteen years ago)

Past, Present and Future - Shangri-Las
The Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band
Is That All There Is? - Peggy Lee

― verbose, bombastic, self-immolating (Pye Poudre), Thursday, 18 January 2007 18:21 (nineteen years ago)

in every dream home an inflatable doll in the pool

― cutty (mcutt), Thursday, 18 January 2007 18:25 (nineteen years ago)

won't you be my girl? (SALLY)

― Dr. Alicia D. Titsovich (sexyDancer), Thursday, 18 January 2007 18:29 (nineteen years ago)

the jeweller - john cale

― timmy tannin (pompous), Thursday, 18 January 2007 18:29 (nineteen years ago)

The Blue Aeroplanes was pretty much all talk-rock, tho I don't know as they rocked hard enough to qualify.

― God Bows to Meth (noodle vague), Thursday, 18 January 2007 18:34 (nineteen years ago)

There's this band called the Enablers. They're on Neurosis' label, and they sound kind of like Slint + Ken Nordine. V. enjoyable easy listening.

― Mike Dixn (Mike Dixon), Thursday, 18 January 2007 19:55 (nineteen years ago)

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