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What does whiskey-voiced even mean?

14 Responses to “What media bias?”

  1. Weer'd Beard Says:

    A lot of music reviewers refer to Tom Waits as “whiskey-voiced”, I always assumed it meant “Raspy”, no idea who thought it up, Ted Kennedy never sounded like Waits, and I KNOW of the two who drank the most whiskey!

  2. Robert Says:

    I always thought of Janis Joplin whenever this term was used.

  3. Sigivald Says:

    Yeah, it pretty much means raspy or rough.

    I thought it was a commonly used term, myself.

  4. Stranger Says:

    “Whiskey” voiced? A bit deeper and harsher than the ideal for the vocal range. Phil Harris was a “whiskey baritone” for those who remember Alice Faye’s husband. Check out “The Thing” on YouTube for a sample.

    Rod Stewart is said to be a “whiskey tenor,” but I don’t know. I have heard a few whiskey basses as well, but that was when we still had vaudeville.

    Stranger

  5. BobG Says:

    “Rod Stewart is said to be a “whiskey tenor,” but I don’t know.”

    I once read a review of him back in the early seventies that described his voice as “the day after too much bourbon and cigarettes”. Sounded pretty accurate to me.

  6. Shootin' Buddy Says:

    Drunken, unclear speech caused by years of alcohol and tobacco use/abuse.

    Lamar! is a boozer and likes to tip a few back then? Well, given what we see in Congress today I don’t see how it would hurt. In fact, I may like it just fine if all of Congress was drunk most/all of the day.

    Shootin’ Buddy

  7. John Smith Says:

    I think it means words that go down smooth but bitch slaps you in the end. Like all politicians.

  8. Roberta X Says:

    Shootin’ Buddy: wrong-o. http://obit-mag.com/articles/a-whiskey-voice-and-a-lively-heart

  9. Shootin' Buddy Says:

    Roberta, wrong? Lamar is not a boozer? Former boozer then? Just a smoker then?

    Anywho, whiskey voiced means boozer and usually a hardcore (because moderation is for those that lack committment) smoker:

    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080916064037AAKTQZV

    Shootin’ Buddy

  10. comatus Says:

    “You just find out, to oblige me, what brand of whiskey Grant drinks, because I want to send a barrel of it to each one of my generals.”

    –Col. Alexander McClure, having the usual trouble
    attributing it to President Abraham Lincoln

  11. Pathfinder Says:

    “# Robert Says:
    February 26th, 2010 at 4:06 pm

    I always thought of Janis Joplin whenever this term was used.”

    Actually, Janis was a huge Southern Comfort drinker.

    And I’ve always had a thing for Suzanne Pleshette’s voice.

  12. chris Says:

    When I think of Lamar, the term that comes to my mind is “panty-waist” – not “whiskey-voiced.”

  13. Blackwing1 Says:

    I always thought of Maggie Bell of “Stone the Crows” as being “whiskey-voiced”, but I’ve also heard that style described as, “gut-bucket vocals”.

  14. B Smith Says:

    Melissa Etheridge. (Her first 2 albums are best, before her music became a defense mechanism for her sexual orientation.) Damned melancholy, but absolutely fantastic.

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