Name some rock 'singers' who actually 'talk-sing'more than they actually sing

Huck · « **on:** 5 Oct 2022, 01:49 am »

I just listened to Megadeth's "The Sick the Dying and the Dead" and just thought about how many 'singers' who actually 'talk-sing' (a new word I just made up),who actually talk more than they actually sing,not actual singing but something in between talking and singing through their whole album......I just came up with Dave Mustaine for one,off the top of my head,but can't think of any more right now,but I know there are some more for sure...who would you say?.Thanks,Huck

FullRangeMan · « **Reply #1 on:** 5 Oct 2022, 02:17 am »

Malcon Mooney.
Why limited it to rock?

MttBsh · « **Reply #2 on:** 5 Oct 2022, 02:20 am »

Mark Knopfler

FLEMKE · « **Reply #3 on:** 5 Oct 2022, 03:06 am »

He is a big JJ Cale fan. Can you tell?

SoCalWJS · « **Reply #4 on:** 5 Oct 2022, 03:16 am »

Talking Heads (not sure if it meets your description of “Rock”)

Letitroll98 · « **Reply #5 on:** 5 Oct 2022, 09:53 am »

There's the Talking Blues style adopted by Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan.
Early Bruce Springsteen, Spirts in the Night, Lost in the Flood, Blinded by the Light
JJ Cale
The entire rap and hip hop world.

SteveFord · « **Reply #6 on:** 5 Oct 2022, 10:51 am »

Lou Reed

Huck · « **Reply #7 on:** 5 Oct 2022, 11:10 am »

Quote from: SoCalWJS on 5 Oct 2022, 03:16 am

Talking Heads (not sure if it meets your description of “Rock”)

To me,if it's not rap,country,or classical,then it's 'rock'.Thanks,Huck

Rusty Jefferson · « **Reply #8 on:** 5 Oct 2022, 11:56 am »

Tom Waits, best songwriter of my generation. Brilliant.

Major Dolphin · « **Reply #9 on:** 5 Oct 2022, 12:04 pm »

Craig Finn (The Hold Steady)

Loki57 · « **Reply #10 on:** 5 Oct 2022, 03:46 pm »

Plus one for Tom Waits

mr_bill · « **Reply #11 on:** 5 Oct 2022, 04:17 pm »

Tyl/Rammstein

Rusty Jefferson · « **Reply #12 on:** 5 Oct 2022, 05:47 pm »

Quote from: Rusty Jefferson on 5 Oct 2022, 11:56 am

Tom Waits, best songwriter of my generation. Brilliant.

Just thought of this also. Check out Morphine too. Sandman used that singing/talking technique on many of their songs. Love them.

ArthurDent · « **Reply #13 on:** 5 Oct 2022, 05:54 pm »

John Prine, Arlo Guthrie, Mac Rebannack aka Dr. John

tull skull · « **Reply #14 on:** 5 Oct 2022, 06:39 pm »

Mike Doughty from Soul Coughing

Mariusz Uszynski · « **Reply #15 on:** 5 Oct 2022, 06:42 pm »

I recommend "Bloody Kisses" (1993) by Type 0 Negative.Really good album, with some "talk-sing" passages.

In 1994, Type 0 Negative recorded "Black Sabbath" song for "Nativity In Black-Tribute To Black Sabbath" and the whole song was recorded as a spoken word.

dpatters · « **Reply #16 on:** 6 Oct 2022, 10:25 am »

Leonard Cohen.

Don P

Scroof Neachy · « **Reply #17 on:** 6 Oct 2022, 03:02 pm »

Look no further than the immortal Barry White

schw06 · « **Reply #18 on:** 6 Oct 2022, 03:19 pm »

Zack De la Rocha- Rage Against the Machine

Jeff_From_Michigan · « **Reply #19 on:** 7 Oct 2022, 12:10 pm »

If we can stretch that to "talk-sing-shout", I would add Henry Rollins to that list.