This focus on Vocals is great.

[leith]

I was discussing the band with a few Leafers over the weekend.

What I heard was while they do like the band they knew the band focused on jams and not songs.

I told them that really was not true but lately the band was more clearly focused on songs with more accessible lyrical content worth checking out. I mentioned the 3-4 part harmony emerging and more than a few said they would be keeping an ear out for The Breakfast

[Gordo]

I agree. I like the effort.

But I\'m not totally sold on the vocals yet. I\'m struggling with Matt\'s voice especially, and the harmonies are improving but we\'ll see. Actually Tim\'s voice sounds really strange on some of the new harmonies for me.

I was telling my friend last night that I need to hear them live though, vocals on recordings can be misleading.

[ds673488]

i agree with some of both of your points.  i def agree the 3-4 part harmonies have gotten many many fold better.  i was very impressed with the vocal harmonies last weekend.

i am not totally sold though, and especially with matts voice when he sings solo.  "and she was" cover is a prime example of this.  he just doesnt have a natural singing voice.  

on the upside, i love matts enthusiasm and i know he is working his ass of on his vocals so i applaud him greatly for his effort in improvement.

yeah i have noticed tims voice has been off a little of late...im not sure what that is all about...

[Drew_Kingsley]

I\'ve actually mistaken Tim\'s voice (which I generally recognize immediately) for Chris (which I only recognize through process of elimination) on a few recent recordings. Not that it\'s better or worse, just agreeing that Tim has sounded different to me lately.

[Gordo]

I think it\'s probably the fact that this new material is just plain different. Tim is singing melodies that have universal appeal, imo, for the first time. A lot of their catalogue that we\'ve become accustomed to hearing isn\'t as mature melodically, or it\'s more playful I guess. But now, thinking of Reel Time for example, imagine if The Eagles or Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young sang that opening harmony. I could honestly see them writing it, and sounding phenomenal performing it.

But yes, I am very excited about the effort right now and think things will gel more and more as they grow together. Group voice lessons wouldn\'t be a bad idea actually. I can\'t tell you how often I\'m listening to their shit and say, "Dude if they had solid vocals, or at least one true/natural/unique singer, they\'d be HUGE right now."

[DocEllis70]

I think this past acoustic show on Sunday had some nice moments and was overall better vocally including the vocal jam and see the light, but like Gordo said, it will take some time and off stage practicing to make these new songs catch peoples ear especially in other markets .or, some serious studio manipulating. Matt sings with passion but sometimes the song and his singing arent as on when you listen back. Adrian is not a singer, lets face it, which is why Rush will be a novelty song with an amazing jam (like Kote). When they get a demo together for people, which im sure theyre working on, i know theyll record best vocals possible, and will get people (other than us on .info) to hear these songs in their best form.

[tyzack]

They still need to up mix their vocals in the live stuff.

[delfunk1]

I think the acoustic shows have shown some of their best vocal moments as well.  The Breakfast all amped up are a pretty damn loud band, it\'s gotta be really tough to sing like that.

[leith]

The lyrical content of the newer songs is forcing the band to get better vocally and it is very evident how far they have come when you listen to the recent Indy SBD.

[ds673488]

vocals all around have improved.  i still have issues with matt\'s singing.  other than that everything else is coming along very well.