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THE MOST ANNOYING INSTRUMENT

#61
Bad patches on synths. Rick Wakeman, for one, got some good classic sounds on the earlier Yes albums, but once they progressed to the Tormato era... oh man... the synths just sound so thin and cheesey.
 
#64
mac_the_sac said:
I would disagree a good trombone solo like JJ Johnson or Carl Fontana would play is the best thing in jazz next to a good bass solo. Trumpets....yea annoying.
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eh,, I've heard many "good" jazz trombonists solo, even Bill Riechanbach doing his thing,, and I'm really not impressed.
 
#66
I would give the annoying instrument award to.... (drumroll please)...

the tamborine... no matter who's playing it, they're never in the pocket and ussually too loud.

On the other hand, there's one instrument that most people find annoying... but i think it should be included a little more in modern, non country, music... the jewsharp. bwang,twang,schlang,byown,twong: the music of angels...

:smug:
 
#74
The Golden Boy said:
No.

I think the Darkness rocks. I find his voice excessively annoying.
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That's fine.

I can't stand Dave Matthews' voice, but have nothing against vocals in general. It's the same as not liking the way someone plays an instrument. It's not the instrument's fault but the player's.
 
#75
crazybassplyr said:
I agree completely, the guy sounds like a dentists drill on crack, but its endearing and fun at the same time. Since you mention high pitched voices, what are your thoughts on King Diamond ? I always get a good chuckle out of him.... :D
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King Diamond...

I'm not too much of a metal guy, but I do know OF him and have heard bits and pieces. As far as his voice goes, he displays an amazing talent of pushing his voice to Mariah Carey limits, not like singing in bad falsetto like the Darkness guy. In the case of King Diamond, I prefer the vocals to the music, the Darkness- I prefer the music to the vocals.
 
#76
Blackbird said:
That's fine.

I can't stand Dave Matthews' voice, but have nothing against vocals in general. It's the same as not liking the way someone plays an instrument. It's not the instrument's fault but the player's.
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That's true,

However, in the case of a Theramin, I could see people finding that annoying. In that case, the voice of the instrument itself is that much different and subject to being liked or disliked.
 
#77
iareplaythebass said:
I would give the annoying instrument award to.... (drumroll please)...

the tamborine... no matter who's playing it, they're never in the pocket and ussually too loud.

On the other hand, there's one instrument that most people find annoying... but i think it should be included a little more in modern, non country, music... the jewsharp. bwang,twang,schlang,byown,twong: the music of angels...

:smug:
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I would suggest you check out the funk brothers, including the movie "Standing in the Shadows of Motown" It has some fantastic tamborine playing that will make you see it in a new light.
 
#78
The Golden Boy said:
That's true,

However, in the case of a Theramin, I could see people finding that annoying. In that case, the voice of the instrument itself is that much different and subject to being liked or disliked.
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Well, a Theremin is a very specialized instrument and not the easiest to master. It is also not an instrument most people know.

I think a great Theremin performance can be as enthralling as a great performance on any other instrument.

When well played, meaning it's used musically and not as a novelty noisemaker, it can be great. Just listen to the Beach Boys' Good Vibrations and I Just Wasn't Made For These Times.
 
#79
Thanks for correcting me on the spelling. I actually was thinking that was wrong, but I was too lazy to look it up! :D

Regardless of the proficiency of the the player, the theremin has a voice that I could see as grating.

There was a band from Chicago called Triplefastaction that their singer/guitarist played theremin with his foot (rather well, I might add) while playing guitar.
 
#80
You're welcome.

There's a Bay Area band called Operation Interstellar, whose keyboardist plays a modified theremin with a single antenna and the volume is always proportional to the pitch, so it would either produce a low volume drone or an extremely loud shriek with all analog variations in between.

They played some spaced out hard rock and the thing fit in perfectly.

Nice Buddy Holly reference, btw. ;)
 

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