Looking For A Certain Sound...

***Tessar*** · 08-22-2008, 08:21 PM

Can anyone help me out?

I'm looking for some music with a certain sound, and I just can't find it.

Basically I'm looking for a singer, preferably male, who has kind of a bluesy/gravelly voice that's lower (i.e. not the usual tenor sound), and does that kind of blues-rock music where it has some southern sounds, but it's definitely NOT southern/country music.

I'm looking for someone who sounds a bit like Rob Thomas, or Gavin Degraw (specifically on the song In Love With A Girl, where he uses a more gritty sound), or KT Tunestall on "Big Black Horse and a Cherry Tree" or whatever it's called. Josh Kelley is also sort of close to what I want, but he doesn't do the grit thing very often.

**Nurvingiel** · 08-27-2008, 02:49 AM

What about Louis Armstrong? He's got a lovely gravelly voice.

Otherwise, I got nothin'. Sorry.

OldHippie · 08-29-2008, 11:43 PM

Well Tesser I actually have been thinking about this post for a few days. About the only person I can think of that consistently gives that gravelly bluesy voice that I THINK your thinking of is Joe Cocker. Here's a youtube from Woodstock.....With A Little Help From My Friends. DUH, after I posted this I saw Nurv's Louis Armstrong choice...That would be a good one too.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=uQYDvQ1HH-E

OldHippie · 09-04-2008, 11:07 PM

Geeze Nurv, I guess he didn't like our suggestions.

***Tessar*** · 09-04-2008, 11:24 PM

Sorry, totally forgot about this thread! O.o

I found something reaaaaally close to what I wanted, so the thread slipped my mind. I found it by going through the blues-rock section on iTunes artist by artist.

You guys made some great suggestions though. I do like Joe Cocker, although I've never really been a huge fan of LA. Thanks for the help you guys

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OldHippie · 09-04-2008, 11:54 PM

Well who are they?

**Nurvingiel** · 09-05-2008, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OldHippie

Geeze Nurv, I guess he didn't like our suggestions.

Haha. Well I'm a huge fan of old Satchmo.

Tessar: I've recently been enjoying iTunes myself. I bought my first song, "Long at the End of the World" by Sam Roberts (totally not the sound you're looking for here though).

Comic Book Guy · 06-04-2009, 08:00 PM

Tom Waits.

katya · 01-19-2010, 04:21 PM

Sorry Tessar, I can't help you out, but it reminded me of the time I spent half a hour looking for this certain sound. It still makes me laugh.

08-22-2008, 08:21 PM	#1
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	Looking For A Certain Sound... Can anyone help me out? I'm looking for some music with a certain sound, and I just can't find it. Basically I'm looking for a singer, preferably male, who has kind of a bluesy/gravelly voice that's lower (i.e. not the usual tenor sound), and does that kind of blues-rock music where it has some southern sounds, but it's definitely NOT southern/country music. I'm looking for someone who sounds a bit like Rob Thomas, or Gavin Degraw (specifically on the song In Love With A Girl, where he uses a more gritty sound), or KT Tunestall on "Big Black Horse and a Cherry Tree" or whatever it's called. Josh Kelley is also sort of close to what I want, but he doesn't do the grit thing very often.

08-29-2008, 11:43 PM	#3
OldHippie Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 161	Well Tesser I actually have been thinking about this post for a few days. About the only person I can think of that consistently gives that gravelly bluesy voice that I THINK your thinking of is Joe Cocker. Here's a youtube from Woodstock.....With A Little Help From My Friends. DUH, after I posted this I saw Nurv's Louis Armstrong choice...That would be a good one too. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=uQYDvQ1HH-E __________________ Music is like candy............. It's much better when you throw away the Rappers.

09-04-2008, 11:07 PM	#4
OldHippie Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 161	Geeze Nurv, I guess he didn't like our suggestions. __________________ Music is like candy............. It's much better when you throw away the Rappers.

09-04-2008, 11:54 PM	#6
OldHippie Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 161	Well who are they? __________________ Music is like candy............. It's much better when you throw away the Rappers.

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09-04-2008, 11:24 PM	#5
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	Sorry, totally forgot about this thread! O.o I found something reaaaaally close to what I wanted, so the thread slipped my mind. I found it by going through the blues-rock section on iTunes artist by artist. You guys made some great suggestions though. I do like Joe Cocker, although I've never really been a huge fan of LA. Thanks for the help you guys .

06-04-2009, 08:00 PM	#8
Comic Book Guy Best Ex-Administrator ever Join Date: May 2001 Location: Ireland Posts: 60,547	Tom Waits.

01-19-2010, 04:21 PM	#9
katya Elven Maiden Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,309	Sorry Tessar, I can't help you out, but it reminded me of the time I spent half a hour looking for this certain sound. It still makes me laugh.