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 Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 1:27 am
Why don't British, or any other European, singer have a noticable accent when they sing? Sure they're noticable in The Streets and Lady Sovereign but they rap not sing. So what's the reason behind this phenomenon?
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Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 6:43 am
Not sure... Swedish singers sorta have an accent in their vocals... but other than that... yeah. French, English, German... no accent in my opinion. It's likely because their music schools all follow the same vocal training training techniques where everyone is expected to strive towards the "standard accent". Not sure really but that's my guess.
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Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 7:31 am
Have you ever listened to The View? They're from Dundee and the singer has a pretty noticable accent
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Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:16 pm
It's all in vocal training. Vowels are supposed to be pronounced a certain way and diction is heavily emphasized, making it sound different from any British accent.
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Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 4:44 pm
It depends on the singer, no matter where they are from.
Its usually the mark of a good singer when you can't hear the accent.
(Oasis comes to mind, Liam really can't sing sweatdrop where as Noel can and unless he's doing it on purpose you tend not to notice his accent)
But even with good singers, if the accent is thick enuff it'll show thru on certain words.
(Jyrki69 of the 69 Eyes' speaking voice is virtually incomprehensible, but he sings clearly enuff, as do most of the big Finnish acts but theyre accent shows thru on certain words.)
And I seriously think we need to change the title of this thread sweatdrop
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:29 am
Dramatica Away II Its usually the mark of a good singer when you can't hear the accent.
Alex from Arctic Monkeys is another example of someone who sings with an accent, he's got a noticable Sheffield accent when he sings, but it definately adds to the band's charm. 3nodding
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Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 2:11 pm
i heard an interview from some punk band in italy and they said that the reason they ( the lead singer) droped his accent because he wanted to appeal to the american audiance. something about the american market being a very large one
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Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 2:17 pm
Dramatica Away II It depends on the singer, no matter where they are from.
Its usually the mark of a good singer when you can't hear the accent.
(Oasis comes to mind, Liam really can't sing sweatdrop where as Noel can and unless he's doing it on purpose you tend not to notice his accent)
But even with good singers, if the accent is thick enuff it'll show thru on certain words.
(Jyrki69 of the 69 Eyes' speaking voice is virtually incomprehensible, but he sings clearly enuff, as do most of the big Finnish acts but theyre accent shows thru on certain words.)
And I seriously think we need to change the title of this thread sweatdrop i dont agree with that statement because liam does sing with an accent...an AMERICAN accent. i know its kind of a wierd thing to contimplate that we ourselfs have an accent. but..try learning a different language an listen to yourself, you will find ureself pronouncing forign words in an american accent.
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Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 7:05 pm
Arctic Monkeys? It's noticably British. Same with Oasis.
Same can be said about different states in the U.S. I've heard a girl sing who is from Tenessee (sp?), which is a very distinct accent, yet, when she sings, it sounds just like anyone else.
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:31 am
prime00 i dont agree with that statement because liam does sing with an accent...an AMERICAN accent.
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:25 pm
xXx White Lily xXx prime00 i dont agree with that statement because liam does sing with an accent...an AMERICAN accent. *thinks* xd hmmm yeah ure right. sweatdrop but the point i was making was that....ALL people sing with an accent. some chose to sing with the accent that suits the their target audiance....sometimes
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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:21 pm
Apart from the Arctic Monkeys, most of the european bands don't have accents, I guess it's just a characteristic of singing sweatdrop
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Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 8:26 pm
xXx White Lily xXx Dramatica Away II Its usually the mark of a good singer when you can't hear the accent.
Alex from Arctic Monkeys is another example of someone who sings with an accent, he's got a noticable Sheffield accent when he sings, but it definately adds to the band's charm. 3nodding
I know what i mean, and thats what matters whee
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Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:49 pm
xXx White Lily xXx Dramatica Away II Its usually the mark of a good singer when you can't hear the accent.
Alex from Arctic Monkeys is another example of someone who sings with an accent, he's got a noticable Sheffield accent when he sings, but it definately adds to the band's charm. 3nodding I mean actual singing, not garage rock musical talking. Singers who worry about tone and pitch, not minimalism.
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 5:22 pm
Ive always wondered that. I suppose Lily Allen has a slight accent when she sings.
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