Umm... Okay.
Hmmm. No soul. Oh well, I guess I'm not really surprised by that answer.
Please note that I was not trying to imply that you must conform to the soul or r&b genres. The genres themselves are not the important part of the message. I asked you if you think you have soul, which in this case meant: Can you sing cleanly with conviction from the heart (from deep inside)? The comparison to the soul and r&b singers is just for example. Are you able to put some of that kind of power into clean singing? From what I've learned reading tips from the growler vocalists, they stress that it should come from the belly and not so much the throat. That's what I'm trying to get at here. Most of the growlers that I've heard who also try to sing cleanly fall short of this mark with the cleans. One stand-out instance is Åckerfeldt. We all know he has two distinct voices. The growly side demon from hell and the soft clean side, which comes out ALL THE TIME like some fag choirboy. The growls are top-notch but there is no variation there for the cleans. At first this dual vocal ability was all new and interesting to me but it quickly became predictable and boring. One thing I'll give him, though, he can do both very well in the live setting. Others I can think of in relation to this perhaps could use more work/practice. Or maybe they should put down the alcohol several hours before crawling up on stage. They might sing/growl better AND remember all the words.
But all this doesn't really have much bearing on the forum song. You guys are not taking it out on the road, right?
I'm just trying to stress that clean singing should not be forsaken, nor should it be handled by someone who can't handle it. If you can sing with "soul" Tritonus, go for it. If that's the case then someone needs to hand you a mic!
