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Terrible live singers

JessieJessie
edited August 2018 in Not Sports Related
I used to only watch British bands' performances and many of them sound good live. Some even sound exactly the same as on studio albums (for example Elbow's Guy Garvey).

Last night I watched a couple of Lana Del Rey live clips and to my surprise she sounded absolutely terrible. I do like a few of her songs.

And I remember a recent conversation with a friend of mine. We both like a very young American pop singer Charlie Puth. I think his live singing ability is poor but my friend said it's OK for a singer-songwriter to be less good/notably worse at singing than music-writing.

Actually I rarely listen to nowadays' pop music so I wonder is this the norm? Any poor live performers out there you noticed?
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    RivieraRiviera
    edited August 2018
    Suggs - On the roof of Buckingham Palace a few years ago.
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    RivieraRiviera
    edited August 2018
    Damon Albarn - Glastonbury 2009
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    RivieraRiviera
    edited August 2018
    Ian Broudie - Supporting Squeeze at Rochester Castle 2011 (?)
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    AllHailTheHenAllHailTheHen
    Liam Fray
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    i_b_b_o_r_gi_b_b_o_r_g
    Finley Quaye
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    bobmunrobobmunro
    Big_Bad_World said:

    Paul McCartney

    Especially at the opening ceremony in 2012!

    It's an age thing though - he used to have a great voice.
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    bobmunrobobmunro
    I personally think I have a great voice and fancy myself as a bit of a crooner.

    Interestingly though, this is not usually shared by audiences whenever I take to the stage.
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    AddicktedAddickted
    Big_Bad_World said:

    Paul McCartney

    Linda McCartney even worse

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    Gravesend_AddickGravesend_Addick
    edited August 2018
    Ricky Wilson from Kaiser Cheifs. A brilliant frontman, but a ropey voice live.

    Robbie Williams has also fallen into this category in recent years
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    UboatUboat
    Listen to Katie Price with autotune off, if you dare.
    https://youtu.be/K5RVM-aUtJM
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    Addick AddictAddick Addict
    Chris Martin - knows all the notes 'cos he wrote them but not in the right order
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    Saga LoutSaga Lout
    Just popped in here to check nobody has mentioned me yet.

    Paul Young (The one who sang Love of the Common People) - saw him a couple of years back and he was shocking. He used to have a great voice, I don't know what's happened but he has completely lost it.
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    SuedeAdidasSuedeAdidas
    Whoever the lead singer of Hard-Fi is. Saw them on some BBC festival on TV. Sounded live he was being eviscerated with a rusty spoon.
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    hoof_it_up_to_bentyhoof_it_up_to_benty
    Boughtonaddicks said:

    Ian Brown

    Uniquely terrible singer and he knows it.
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    i_b_b_o_r_gi_b_b_o_r_g
    Uboat said:

    Listen to Katie Price with autotune off, if you dare.
    https://youtu.be/K5RVM-aUtJM

    I'm meant to be going to a wedding where she is a bridesmaid at Christmas, do you think it'll be a good idea to get the DJ to play this?
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    hoof_it_up_to_bentyhoof_it_up_to_benty
    i_b_b_o_r_g said:

    Uboat said:

    Listen to Katie Price with autotune off, if you dare.
    https://youtu.be/K5RVM-aUtJM

    I'm meant to be going to a wedding where she is a bridesmaid at Christmas, do you think it'll be a good idea to get the DJ to play this?
    Not unless you want to start a riot!
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    i_b_b_o_r_gi_b_b_o_r_g
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:

    i_b_b_o_r_g said:

    Uboat said:

    Listen to Katie Price with autotune off, if you dare.
    https://youtu.be/K5RVM-aUtJM

    I'm meant to be going to a wedding where she is a bridesmaid at Christmas, do you think it'll be a good idea to get the DJ to play this?
    Not unless you want to start a riot!
    Wouldnt be the first time
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    paulbaconsarniepaulbaconsarnie
    Riviera said:

    Ian Broudie - Supporting Squeeze at Rochester Castle 2011 (?)

    Was just gonna post the lightening seeds supporting squeeze.
    Probably the worst I’ve seen.
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    Leroy AmbroseLeroy Ambrose
    Singer from Embrace. Although, to be fair he can't sing on albums either.
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    McBobbinMcBobbin
    David Byrne from the talking heads. Especially recently
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    Curb_ItCurb_It
    AFKABartram said:

    Curb It

    You beat me to it Pal!

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    JessieJessie
    Chrissy\\\'s Army!! said:

    Ricky Wilson from Kaiser Cheifs. A brilliant frontman, but a ropey voice live.

    Robbie Williams has also fallen into this category in recent years

    I thought he was alright? I watched quite a few Kaiser Chiefs performances during their first two albums but haven't followed them in recent years. Don't know what he's like now on stage.
    SuedeAdidas said:

    Whoever the lead singer of Hard-Fi is. Saw them on some BBC festival on TV. Sounded live he was being eviscerated with a rusty spoon.

    I was actually going to mention him in my original post. I was a big fan of Hard-Fi. Watched many live performances and even bought a CD of their first album which had a bonus DVD of their gig at the old Astoria. And yes Richard Archer was a poor live singer....
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    killerandflashkillerandflash
    A few of those (Suggs, Ian Broudie) were never great singers in the first place. A few have voices that have deteriorated, Liam Gallagher isn't the singer he was when he was young

    But then there are also boring performers. Alison Goldfrapp has a fine voice, but I found her a dull live performer.
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    SolidgoneSolidgone
    Florence Foster Jenkins.
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    Johnnysummers5Johnnysummers5
    Bob Geldof
    Cilla Black
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    carly burncarly burn
    Saw Hard Fi at V a good few years ago.

    F-ing awful.
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