Title: Arrgggh, that voice!
Product review: I like Jeff Magnum's interesting (albeit twisted and inscrutable) musical ideas for the most part. The songwriting is good.It's just that the execution is lousy. It really leaves a LOT to be desired. I mean, sometimes I can live with a lead singer that doesn't have a great voice. I'm pretty adventurous when it comes to music, and if a band isn't really technically great but is still doing something interesting, then usually I'll like it -- great voice or not. But boy oh boy, Magnum's voice just busts through that tolerance threshold like a wrecking ball. This guy's voice is HORRIBLE with a capital H. It's so far off key most of the time that all I can do is cringe and punch the "off" button on my stereo. My musically-trained ears just can't take it.It's too bad, really, because I wanted to like this band. I like warped psychedelic stuff that takes musical ideas and twists them into something strange and interesting. But the guy just can't sing, and that ends it for me.
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