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[slim]

4:06

What do you think about this song?

[BlixaFan]

slim, on Jan 13 2009, 06:51 AM, said:

4:06

What do you think about this song?

strange....his voice is so low...
but i really like the orchestra/quartet

[Mr. Maniac]

this song is by far the best vocal performance by john i've ever heard
probably one of my favorite songs on the album. his screams are just unreal

[Songofthunder]

Is he actually singing that low or are the vocals treated to sound lower? If he's really singing that low, then he must have the most incredible vocal range in history.

Also, the end with The Sonus Quartet (I gather) is awesome. Never would have expected that. I assume he composed that all by himself...?

[horriblemashup]

well if someone can sing high like him, they can pretty easily sing low unless theyre castrato or some shit

but yeah this is the coolest song on the record to me

[ShdwsClldWithPpl]

as frusciante is not a soul black man singer and a huge fan of analog tape recording, for sure he's slowed this down and bounced it to a different player and recorded the rest over it. but i could always be wrong and he's got a little barry white in him lol.

[Serhiy]

ShdwsClldWithPpl, on Jan 14 2009, 01:25 PM, said:

as frusciante is not a soul black man singer and a huge fan of analog tape recording, for sure he's slowed this down and bounced it to a different player and recorded the rest over it. but i could always be wrong and he's got a little barry white in him lol.

Definitely. That is not natural John's voice. He slowed it down, but... But I can't get what for. John really is not a "soul black man", so I can't get why is he pretending to be like that.

He reminds me Isaac Hayes (RIP), who was singing and talking for Chef in South Park. :]

[Mr. Maniac]

AM I THE ONLY ONE AROUND HERE WHO BELIEVES THAT JOHN DID IT WITHOUT ANY EFFECTS???

[Songofthunder]

^^ I'm still undecided. Sometimes I listen to it and think that it's natural, and other times I think it can't possibly be.

Does anyone else laugh every time they listen to this song? Between the low vocals and that scream at 2:16, I can't help but chuckle

[GoodTimeBoys]

I really don't think there are any effects on the vocal track. Anyone can sing deep like that if they try, it just normally doesn't sound good. I think it sounds pretty good when John does it. At times you can hear that its just John's normal voice, and then he quickly goes back to the deep tone. I'm almost 100% sure that its not slowed down or anything.

[Frumeister]

Songofthunder, on Jan 15 2009, 08:43 AM, said:

Does anyone else laugh every time they listen to this song? Between the low vocals and that scream at 2:16, I can't help but chuckle

I'm not really getting it, and dont think ever will. Please dont do this again John. The only real disappointment on the album

[dakini]

I love it. With the way I'm seeing the story, I think the point of it is to indicate that he's successfully gotten "in-character" with this new persona he's put on, but there's a good chance nobody else will see it that way.

[Frumeister]

dakini, on Jan 15 2009, 05:12 PM, said:

I love it. With the way I'm seeing the story, I think the point of it is to indicate that he's successfully gotten "in-character" with this new persona he's put on, but there's a good chance nobody else will see it that way.

Oh sure, I appreciate why he does it, just didnt like the direction.

[Rodrush]

The lyrics to this song are some of the best I've ever heard.
When he yells, the vocal sound reminds me of the southpark rock music interlude singer.
with that said, I feel this track, and its sister track are 10/10 for me

[carvelgirl]

Great lyrics, I love JF's voice (I think it's his) and the Quartet is simply amazing. Not enough good words to describe this wonderful song.

[ShdwsClldWithPpl]

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At times you can hear that its just John's normal voice, and then he quickly goes back to the deep tone. I'm almost 100% sure that its not slowed down or anything.

That's the beauty of recording in analog, tape can be slowed down and it sounds natural because its the actual sound being slowed down, not some sort of complex algorithm being applied to it to shift the pitch down and weird digital modulation being heard through it. As for the part's when you hear John's normal voice, I personally believe it's because the slowed down tape is just getting into his normal singing range.

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Does anyone else laugh every time they listen to this song? Between the low vocals and that scream at 2:16, I can't help but chuckle

Haha, for sure, gets me every time, especially with the scream. Just another great thing about John, gives you all sorts of emotions listening to his music.

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I love it. With the way I'm seeing the story, I think the point of it is to indicate that he's successfully gotten "in-character" with this new persona he's put on, but there's a good chance nobody else will see it that way.

It's definitely different, but I totally dig it. I agree with the "in-character" thing. The song is appropriately titled "one more of me". Also, he did explain that it was one story told by TWO people from within one person. Call me crazy, but I would have to say that this would be the second person within the person.

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I'm not really getting it, and dont think ever will. Please dont do this again John. The only real disappointment on the album

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Oh sure, I appreciate why he does it, just didnt like the direction.

I say just give it time, listen to it, it'll grow on you. There used to be stuff of John's that I didn't like at first, or didn't like at all that I absolutely love now. The album is amazing as a whole from beginning to end rather from skipping from track to track. Enjoy the whole story for what it is

And I apologize for the massive post haha.

[Mr. Maniac]

Frumeister, on Jan 15 2009, 05:01 AM, said:

Songofthunder, on Jan 15 2009, 08:43 AM, said:

Does anyone else laugh every time they listen to this song? Between the low vocals and that scream at 2:16, I can't help but chuckle

I'm not really getting it, and dont think ever will. Please dont do this again John. The only real disappointment on the album

so i guess you're not really into Led Zeppelin and other bands with strong male voices...

[Bobster]

I like the song very much, especially how he mixed in the quartet
I agree that the voice might be analog stretch and it sounds so great, the change of the voice throughout the album is great
the screaming is so cool and a bit funny, and it adds something to it

it is nice that he did this song and "its sister track" in a kind of contrast I like the idea a lot... still, not experienced enough to understand the whole story...

[orangevarld]

Songofthunder, on Jan 14 2009, 08:43 PM, said:

Does anyone else laugh every time they listen to this song? Between the low vocals and that scream at 2:16, I can't help but chuckle

It makes me laugh too, like many moments of the album !

[Marie Gambas]

orangevarld, on Jan 16 2009, 09:09 PM, said:

Songofthunder, on Jan 14 2009, 08:43 PM, said:

Does anyone else laugh every time they listen to this song? Between the low vocals and that scream at 2:16, I can't help but chuckle

It makes me laugh too, like many moments of the album !

me too