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TyronneGood Charlotte pays tribute to monotonal vocals
October 28th 2006 00:25
Monotonal vocals. They've been around since the late 70s, with Joy Division
pioneering the relatively original method of expressing anguish. It fell out of vogue during the early 90s, but Cake
soon caught onto it, going the distance with their original lyrics and quickly gaining a following. Again, they fell out of fashion, sticking only with Cake's occasional reappearances. Until now, of course.The second half of 2006 has seen no less than three artists attempt the same in the space of two months. First up, Las Vegas-rockers The Killers
in "For Reasons Unknown" - not technically monotonal, but the vocal distortion gives the same effect, melancholy of sorts, but soon breaking into the ultrapoppy hooks that they're famous for. The intro to My Chemical Romance's
"The Sharpest Lives," sounds almost exactly the same, though replace the distortion with lyrical echoing and the effect is achieved. Good Charlotte
are not to be outdone, with their latest single, "Keep Your Hands Off My Girl."After a year, they're back and carrying their emo fashion stylings as much as ever. Starting with a distorted bass riff that Matthew Bellamy himself would be proud of, the song surpasses the similar attempts from The Killers and My Chemical Romance, managing to retain the same monotonal vocals throughout the entire song, with the occasional melodic "aha" to signify that there actually is a structure to the song. It sounds like massacred Cake vocals, to the foundation of The Killers with gangsta rap lyrics to ensure that they're still "jiggy with it."
The ending lyrics says it, "I've got brass knuckles hanging from my neck and my chain" - almost as if suddenly My Chemical Romance and 50 Cent
have collided to create some sort of super-sub-culture. Emo Gangstas - that's a first. Minus the vocals and the music actually sounds alright - punky but tight and with enough synthesiser to make you think Brandon Flowers is behind it all. But Joel Madden's sudden appearance brings back the reality that this is Good Charlotte - those guys who pretend they have a mind of their, but are simply a boy band that can sort of play instruments."Keep Your Hands Off My Girl" is the first single to be lifted off the up-and-coming fourth album, Good Morning Revival!, which is slated to be released March 5th in 2007. It will also be the first album to feature new drummer, former Morrisey-member Dean Butterworth, after Chris Wilson quit the band last year.
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Comment by Anonymous
trying to like interpol (THE monotone band), trying to sound like cake