Favourite voices?

[robdmarsh]

Never heard any of his music, ever. Always presumed it’d be either really cheesy or really odd

Cheesy, no way. Odd, most definitely: there's a kind of English bucolic vision running through the lyrics and there's quite a lot of sound recordings from nature as well, bird calls etc. Very unpop star stuff but I think he's intriguing.

 

[plastic penguin]

Mrs. P loves Rick Stein's voice.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Mrs. P loves Rick Stein's voice.

Pervert!

 

[plastic penguin]

Pervert!

Yup.

 

[Romulus]

Alexander Armstrong (who hosts Classical Radio) is our favourite voice to criticise as he is sounding more hyper day by day. He seems incapable to say a sentence without exaggerated pronouncements in beginning of words; my wife and I are convinced he must be taking something to make him so hyper mania (maybe a line or two of cocaine each morning...) When a different presenter takes over on Classical FM its such a relief to hear a normal voice talking normally without stressed pronunciations...

 

[jinglebuddy]

For me, probably Thom Yorke

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

I have to add that for the opposite end of the spectrum, the most horrible speaking voices I have heard in ages belong to the two who do the Beeb's Commonwealth gymnastics coverage. 'Ugly' gets nowhere near covering it...

 

[Gray]

I have to add that for the opposite end of the spectrum, the most horrible speaking voices I have heard in ages belong to the two who do the Beeb's Commonwealth gymnastics coverage. 'Ugly' gets nowhere near covering it...

I haven't heard them, but no doubt it's about being seen to be more 'inclusive'.
The deliberate choice of continuity announcers that sound 'more representative of the audience' is just annoying to me.
(For ugly, you should hear me....but I wouldn' t expect a job on telly - no need for any political correctness as far as I'm concerned).

The writers of Friends are now apologising for how they referred to Chandler's (fictional) gay dad FFS!
It's pathetic.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

I haven't heard them, but no doubt it's about being seen to be more 'inclusive'.

Nope, they're both white and have been doing it for ages. They clearly have expertise in the area, but sound just awful.

 

[Gray]

Nope, they're both white and have been doing it for ages. They clearly have expertise in the area, but sound just awful.

You'll notice I didn't say anything about colour - wouldn't dare 😱
Hiring ugly speakers would be regarded as inclusive.....which is (supposed to be) a good thing 👍

 

[Friesiansam]

Joanna Lumley, no ifs, no buts.

Richard Burton, narrating War of the Worlds.

As for Matt Berry, didn’t know he was musical. Familiar as I am with House of Fools, Toast and Year of the Rabbit, if his music is not a bit odd, something is wrong!

 

[AJM1981]

Michael Stipe (R.E.M.)
Frank Sinatra
Leonard Cohen

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Michael Stipe (R.E.M.)
Frank Sinatra
Leonard Cohen

'I was born with the gift of a golden voice'!

 

[Friesiansam]

'I was born with the gift of a golden voice'!

A voice like gold, shiny and dense.

 

[Gray]

3 from my playlist today:
Oleta Adams
Gladys Knight
Nina Simone

 

[Al ears]

3 from my playlist today:
Oleta Adams
Gladys Knight
Nina Simone

What Oleta Adams were you listening to?
I have only heard her on Leonard Cohen tracks

 

[Gray]

What Oleta Adams were you listening to?

The 'Circle Of One' album:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1auvGdVYvKc&list=PLP59Fs_hB7C3CvLFfm4YtyIdiv5M8KTzr

 

[Barker]

PJ Harvey, Kurt Cobain, Richard Ashcroft

 

[MrReaper182]

Not sure what the op meant by not singers as all they listed were singers. Anyway that confusing opening line by the op aside I would go with Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr for males and Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Nina Simone for females

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

All I meant was that your favourite singer might not actually have your favourite voice - not worded well but it's not that mysterious!