The one, the only...Jeff Buckley. None compare.

Ella Fitzgerald (I think her scatting qualifies as an abstract instrument)

Bing Crosby. No contest. Maury

Vocal musicians (not particularly abstract but hey I listen to proper music not jazz), either for the tone or the interest factor, in no particular order: Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald…

Few people, except maybe Anime fans, will know this one: Akino Arai Also, Suzanne Vega is a goodie.

Leif Garrett.

who's that woman that sings on the dark side of the moon, on the great gig in the sky? prof. google says: Clare Torry. I like her. my first exposure to abstract vocal performance.…

Quote: Originally posted by SamuraiDL: I was thinking more along the lines of voice as an abstract instrument. Yeah i have to go with Patton. Did you ever hear hi…

Larvell Jones

Quote: Originally posted by Sherwin: THE TROGDOR COMES IN THE NIIIIGHT!! I'd have to go with Maynard, Mike Patton, Lauritz Melchior, Geoff Tate, or Loreena Mcke…

Quote: Originally posted by Captain Obvious: Larvell Jones oh yeah!

Captain Beefheart. Or possibly Wreckless Eric.

Quote: Originally posted by Sherwin: Lene Nystr�m Isn't that Aqua-Lene??? Yup, Prof. Google confirms it. What on earth is she doing in that list? Her voice isn't p…

Quote: Originally posted by Ois�n: Isn't that Aqua-Lene??? Yup, Prof. Google confirms it. What on earth is she doing in that list? Her voice isn't particularly... well,…

Quote: Originally posted by Sherwin: She's got a real weird way of inflecting stuff combined with a girlie tone which appeals to me (like I said, a combination of tone a…

Quote: Originally posted by Ois�n: Hmm... I wouldn't say Lene has a Scandinavian accent when she sings either (and there's really no such thing; the Danish, Norwegian an…

I suppose that in order to uphold the status quo, I need to respond with an obscure, continental European singer that very few people, if any, have ever heard of. So my vote for f…

Quote: Originally posted by Sherwin: Heh. That's 'coz you live there! I couldn't tell the difference between the three if my life depended on it. Oh yes you could, …

I am being required to read a book based before 1877 in the United States for my history 101 class. It does not have to be written before 1877, it just has to be set before that t…

"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen is excellent. It takes a bit to tune your ear to her speech, but it's well worth it.

Well, Steinbeck is out, he came along after that date (1902-1968). I'd recommend: The Fall of the House of Usher by Poe Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne or Mo…

Has anyone read "The Guns of the South" by Harry Turttledove? My friend who goes to Auburn recommended it. Quote: Originally posted by MacNStein: Well, Steinbeck is o…

Moby-Dick. Great book that's sadly underappreciated. At least by the younger generations (e.g. mine).

Quote: Originally posted by JLFanboy: Moby-Dick. Great book that's sadly underappreciated. At least by the younger generations (e.g. mine). Don't even think about…

Quote: Originally posted by Timo: "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen is excellent. It takes a bit to tune your ear to her speech, but it's well worth it. Yeah, …