Raine's Voice......

fluttergirl · Post by **fluttergirl** » 7/31/2002, 8:39 am

OLPFan420 wrote:You're givin Britney a lot of credit. Even with the computers she can't sing. She has the worst voice, but it's ok when you have perky tits and can shake your ass.

God bless America.

Bananababy · Post by **Bananababy** » 7/31/2002, 8:53 am

^for some reason that pic of raine in your quote always reminds me of jason biggs.... :freak:

fluttergirl · Post by **fluttergirl** » 7/31/2002, 8:56 am

Jason Biggs is SO not that hot. :lol:

but yeah, I can see it. a little.

a_star_that_I_can_see · Post by **a_star_that_I_can_see** » 7/31/2002, 9:56 am

Who is Jason Biggs again?? :wtf:

I know the name but I can't remember his face. :freak:

fluttergirl · Post by **fluttergirl** » 7/31/2002, 10:03 am

he's the pie-fucker from American Pie. :lol:

a_star_that_I_can_see · Post by **a_star_that_I_can_see** » 7/31/2002, 10:05 am

Oh yeah. That queer.

How the fuck did we start talking about that fuck when this thread is about how amazing Raine's voice is?? :wtf:

Corey · Post by **Corey** » 7/31/2002, 10:05 am

Raine doesn't exactly have that much range, but I still like his singing style.

Joey · Post by **Joey** » 7/31/2002, 11:36 am

Endymion wrote:He's not very consistent live, but who fucking cares? He's amazing period

That's what is so great about his voice though .. no matter how many times you've seen them live, he never sounds the same. With his spastic movements and his "acrobatic" voice it's always a different show.

luckyJQ9 · Post by **luckyJQ9** » 7/31/2002, 12:13 pm

I don't think Raine sounds that bad in concert. When they're on the late shows and stuff he doesn't sound fantastic, but he lacks the enthusiams during those performances that he shows in concert. At the concert I went to I thought he sounded amazing, and he showed so much passion for what he was doing. I'm definitely not going to complain about how he sounds in concert.

I'm one of those people who heard superman's dead for the first time and instantly was hooked to his voice. It was unique and it just hit me the right way. It's like all the music I listen to, I like stuff that's a little different. Incubus, Radiohead, none of them sound alike. But OLP is by far #1 because of the blend. With Raine's voice, Jer's drumming, etc., they just have the best of every world in one band.

rAiNeBoW · Post by **rAiNeBoW** » 7/31/2002, 2:14 pm

GO OLP!!!!

yeh.. i think olp are pretty good in concert.. i personally think david usher is much more intimate with the audiance...but i've only seen olp 2 times, and i've seen david usher ... i can't even count...at least 5. so who knows? it all depends on a bands mood and such wen they do a show.. i just CAN'T wait til they come fer their gravity tour tho.. it's just gonna rock :mrgreen:

.. i hope.. anyways, this is all spam and has no point what so eva so i'll stop now..

Bananababy · Post by **Bananababy** » 7/31/2002, 2:24 pm

I haven't been to any OLP concerts before this year, but from hearing recordings, I think his voice is sounding better live now... he sounded really good when they were at Tower Records. I just know that I have this live version of The Birdman that was recorded a few years ago, and it almost sounded painful to listen to him.. "Nobody's wrong... nobody's riiight...."

Solidarity 9-6347 · Post by **Solidarity 9-6347** » 7/31/2002, 3:05 pm

like i've told alan before, raine wasn't born with a talant for singing although he was born with a unique voice. he had to work really hard to get the techniques he uses. its hard for him onstage i guess to hit pitch (i dunno, maybe lack of internal intonation?) but he still pulls off an amazing show! :nod:

oh yeah...3 words illustrate the beauty of his voice in my mind:

ONE MAN ARMY
:love:

the android · Post by **the android** » 7/31/2002, 3:29 pm

bort8 · Post by **bort8** » 7/31/2002, 3:31 pm

yep yep yep

Endymion · Post by **Endymion** » 7/31/2002, 3:50 pm

He started off horribly at Tower Records, actually.. a lot of those songs shouldn't have been played acoustic, he was holding back his voice too much and it didn't sound right.

But none of that matters because Are You Sad? was amazing, there. It's amazing period but it was completely beautiful, at Tower Records.

Sufjan Stevens · Post by **Sufjan Stevens** » 7/31/2002, 4:30 pm

^

I never heard a better acoustic version of a song...ever

2+2=5 · Post by **2+2=5** » 7/31/2002, 6:08 pm

I was playing Superman's Dead on my guitar, and my dad heard me doing the whi-e-ie s and he goes, "Hey, I can be in that band. I mean, I can't sing." I just had this stunned look on my face (between this :wtf:

and this

) because I couldn't believe he had the nerve. And the next day I had my friend watch Conan after I ripped her some cds , so she could see them live... (not the best example, I'll admit) "Kristin, you're dad's right, he can't sing." But I don't care what they say.

K_OLP · Post by **K_OLP** » 7/31/2002, 7:52 pm

i love raines voice it is why i like the band with out raine voice it would not be OLP

Corey · Post by **Corey** » 7/31/2002, 8:06 pm

TheWorldIsASubway wrote:I was playing Superman's Dead on my guitar, and my dad heard me doing the whi-e-ie s and he goes, "Hey, I can be in that band. I mean, I can't sing." I just had this stunned look on my face (between this and this ) because I couldn't believe he had the nerve. And the next day I had my friend watch Conan after I ripped her some cds , so she could see them live... (not the best example, I'll admit) "Kristin, you're dad's right, he can't sing." But I don't care what they say.

That's because Raine isn't that great of a singer. However, he is good at what he does. You would never see him in a church choir but that's just not his style. Our parents grew up with solid singers behind the microphone. If you listen to oldies, the singers have greater range and much clearer voices. It is hard for them to understand why we love Raine's singing style. It's unique and doesn't sound like every other voice out there. That's why its great and we love it but it is a departure from the norm and therefore not easily accepted immediately.

Odin · Post by **Odin** » 7/31/2002, 8:31 pm

fluttergirl wrote:repeat? play again?

I do it, too. I just never noticed before.

Repeat and rewind is different.

Repeat is when you repeat the entire song, rewinding is analogue, it's when you want to listen to a certain part of a song.

Haven't heard Raine live, only person I heard live was Matthew Good, and he sounded amazing. He's just too perfect as a musician.