Am I the only person who dislikes the sound of James Taylor's voice?

squirell nutkin · 03-19-2010, 11:00 PM

It really grates on me. I find it annoying and whiny.

Pete Zicato · 03-19-2010, 11:39 PM

I enjoyed the folk-rock stuff that came out of the 70s, his music included. I've got a number of his old albums and listen to them from time to time. I can't speak to his later stuff.

Pico and ME · 03-20-2010, 01:29 AM

Yeah...he's whiny. He looks whiny too.

classicman · 03-20-2010, 06:13 AM

sorry to disagree - love his stuff.

TheMercenary · 03-20-2010, 07:12 AM

I grew up listening to his music. I think his early stuff was great.

lumberjim · 03-20-2010, 07:58 AM

Stfu noob. JT is Christ-like.

glatt · 03-20-2010, 09:12 AM

He's good, but he's no Dave Binder.

squirell nutkin · 03-20-2010, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

Stfu noob. JT is Christ-like.

He grates on my nerves too. Well, his many followers and finders do at any rate.

Pie · 03-20-2010, 04:05 PM

I can see why he would be annoying, but I like him.

Steve Winwood, on the other hand...

Tulip · 03-20-2010, 04:10 PM

I like him too.

wolf · 03-20-2010, 05:35 PM

No, you are not the only person who finds his voice to be annoyingly whiny.

And his subject matter ... when you're down and troubled and you need a helping hand ... take a couple of prozac and leave me the fuck alone, why don'tcha?

Pete Zicato · 03-20-2010, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

No, you are not the only person who finds his voice to be annoyingly whiny.

And his subject matter ... when you're down and troubled and you need a helping hand ... take a couple of prozac and leave me the fuck alone, why don'tcha?

Does thorazine count?

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Originally Posted by wiki

There, Taylor started applying to colleges, but soon descended into depression; his grades collapsed, he slept twenty hours a day, and he felt part of a "life that I [was] unable to lead." In late 1965 he committed himself to the renowned McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts, where he was treated with Thorazine and where the organized days began to give him a sense of time and structure. As the Vietnam War built up, Taylor received a psychological rejection from Selective Service System when he appeared before them with two white-suited McLean assistants and was uncommunicative. Taylor earned a high school diploma in 1966 from the hospital's associated Arlington School. He would later view his nine-month stay at McLean as "a lifesaver ... like a pardon or like a reprieve," and both his brother Livingston and sister Kate would later be patients and students there as well. As for his mental health struggles, Taylor would think of them as innate, and say: "It's an inseparable part of my personality that I have these feelings."

spudcon · 03-21-2010, 02:57 PM

I always thought he looked like a schizophrenic, but I thought his music was nasal, whiny and annoying, even in the elevator.

Gravdigr · 03-22-2010, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

He's good, but he's no Dave Binder.

He's no who?

Cloud · 03-22-2010, 12:42 PM

He sang a Beatles song at the Emmys, I think, and I liked his voice.

03-19-2010, 11:00 PM	#1
squirell nutkin has a second hand user title Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: in a Nut House Posts: 2,017	Am I the only person who dislikes the sound of James Taylor's voice? It really grates on me. I find it annoying and whiny. __________________ And now I'm finished posting.

03-19-2010, 11:39 PM	#2
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	I enjoyed the folk-rock stuff that came out of the 70s, his music included. I've got a number of his old albums and listen to them from time to time. I can't speak to his later stuff. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

03-20-2010, 06:13 AM	#4
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	sorry to disagree - love his stuff. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

03-20-2010, 07:58 AM	#6
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Stfu noob. JT is Christ-like. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-20-2010, 04:05 PM	#9
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	I can see why he would be annoying, but I like him. Steve Winwood, on the other hand... __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

03-20-2010, 01:29 AM	#3
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Yeah...he's whiny. He looks whiny too.

03-20-2010, 07:12 AM	#5
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I grew up listening to his music. I think his early stuff was great.

03-20-2010, 09:12 AM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	He's good, but he's no Dave Binder.

03-20-2010, 04:10 PM	#10
Tulip Professor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,293	I like him too.

03-20-2010, 05:35 PM	#11
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	No, you are not the only person who finds his voice to be annoyingly whiny. And his subject matter ... when you're down and troubled and you need a helping hand ... take a couple of prozac and leave me the fuck alone, why don'tcha? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-21-2010, 02:57 PM	#13
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	I always thought he looked like a schizophrenic, but I thought his music was nasal, whiny and annoying, even in the elevator. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

03-22-2010, 12:42 PM	#15
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	He sang a Beatles song at the Emmys, I think, and I liked his voice. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

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