Thanks, Jess. I appreciate that! We have a laundry list of great songs we cover - Sweet ->-bleeped-<-, Highway to Hell, Born to be Wild, I Wanna Be Sedated, ->-bleeped-<-list, Angry Inch, Cherry Bomb, Fight for Your Right, Pussy's Boogie, Talk Dirty to Me, Do You Wanna Touch, Kiss Me Deadly, I Wanna Rock, Rock and Roll All Night, Music is the Victim, I Love Sex, Space Oddity, Sinnerman, Our Lips Are Sealed, Call Me, Whole Lotta Love... and about 20 others we'll add to the set soon, not to mention the rest from Hedwig. I've never learned so many songs in such a short period of time! lol Sure do love this band though. Bar none, it's the most fun and best people I've ever had the pleasure of working with.

Yes, I enjoy singing and have a reasonably pleasant singing voice.  I am a "dramatic soprano," (Wikipedia: "A dramatic soprano is a type of operatic soprano with a powerful, rich, emotive voice that can sing over, or cut through, a full orchestra..")  My voice has changed these last few years due to an unassisted hormonal shift, but that has largely impacted my speaking voice. 

The thought of losing my singing voice, as is, makes me somewhat sad but not enough to deter my plans to transition.  I purchased a guitar and violin a few months ago and have been learning to play, should I find down the road that my voice sounds terrible.     At least this way I will still be able to produce music.

Quote from: AnnahM on June 07, 2014, 08:56:56 PM
Thanks, Jess. I appreciate that! We have a laundry list of great songs we cover - Sweet ->-bleeped-<-, Highway to Hell, Born to be Wild, I Wanna Be Sedated, ->-bleeped-<-list, Angry Inch, Cherry Bomb, Fight for Your Right, Pussy's Boogie, Talk Dirty to Me, Do You Wanna Touch, Kiss Me Deadly, I Wanna Rock, Rock and Roll All Night, Music is the Victim, I Love Sex, Space Oddity, Sinnerman, Our Lips Are Sealed, Call Me, Whole Lotta Love... and about 20 others we'll add to the set soon, not to mention the rest from Hedwig. I've never learned so many songs in such a short period of time! lol Sure do love this band though. Bar none, it's the most fun and best people I've ever had the pleasure of working with.

Daaamn!  I've covered a lot of those  I used to nail Bon Scott as well, especially on "Big Balls".  Ironically, long before I dreamed that transition was even a possibility. 

I want to start an LA band called "Victoria's Other Secret" or something...

Rock on,
Jill \m/ (-|-) \m/

Quote from: Jill F on June 12, 2014, 05:43:55 AM
Daaamn!  I've covered a lot of those  I used to nail Bon Scott as well, especially on "Big Balls".  Ironically, long before I dreamed that transition was even a possibility. 

I want to start an LA band called "Victoria's Other Secret" or something...

Rock on,
Jill \m/ (-|-) \m/

In the old days I covered a lot of ACDC. From Bon Scott days to Back in Black, almost every song. They are fun to play and about as basic as you can get. But covering those songs, they are the one band that no one'll cut you too much slack on if you drift too far from the recorded songs. Too many people know those songs by heart from rednecks to metalheads. I think as far as cover songs go, my favorites to do are ACDC and Sabbath during the Ozzy years.

I'm in the process of trying to find enough dinosaurs, like myself, that want to play more of a classic metal sound that is our own. Already have a bassist and possible drummer. Now I need a singer, and another guitarist. Only problem is these are rare because most metal guitarist want to play so fast to light the necks on fire and the singers want to roar too much for a more classic sound. I would love to find a singer that sounds like he or she is about to step off of the insanity cliff and jump into the depths of Hell. Even if I have to check them out of the insane asylum every weekend.

Quote from: Jess42 on June 12, 2014, 07:17:06 AM
In the old days I covered a lot of ACDC. From Bon Scott days to Back in Black, almost every song. They are fun to play and about as basic as you can get. But covering those songs, they are the one band that no one'll cut you too much slack on if you drift too far from the recorded songs. Too many people know those songs by heart from rednecks to metalheads. I think as far as cover songs go, my favorites to do are ACDC and Sabbath during the Ozzy years.

I'm in the process of trying to find enough dinosaurs, like myself, that want to play more of a classic metal sound that is our own. Already have a bassist and possible drummer. Now I need a singer, and another guitarist. Only problem is these are rare because most metal guitarist want to play so fast to light the necks on fire and the singers want to roar too much for a more classic sound. I would love to find a singer that sounds like he or she is about to step off of the insanity cliff and jump into the depths of Hell. Even if I have to check them out of the insane asylum every weekend.

Isn't that the truth!  There are certain songs that every member had better nail every nuance of, or everyone will sh*t on you later for it.  I lived with the Dirty Deeds CD in my car for a month once and listened to nothing but, just so I could nail all of the vocals.  Then I once learned "Whole Lotta Rosie" for a gig, then had to adjust after I was later told that we were doing the live version.  There are a few songs that should probably never be covered unless you're REALLY serious about them, like "Hotel California" or "Stairway to Heaven".  Everyone knows every note, and one little hiccup will ruin the whole gig.

Quote from: Jill F on June 12, 2014, 01:32:26 PM
Isn't that the truth!  There are certain songs that every member had better nail every nuance of, or everyone will sh*t on you later for it.  I lived with the Dirty Deeds CD in my car for a month once and listened to nothing but, just so I could nail all of the vocals.  Then I once learned "Whole Lotta Rosie" for a gig, then had to adjust after I was later told that we were doing the live version.  There are a few songs that should probably never be covered unless you're REALLY serious about them, like "Hotel California" or "Stairway to Heaven".  Everyone knows every note, and one little hiccup will ruin the whole gig.

You ain't lyin. When I do the ACDC stuff I do it pretty much exaclty like they do on the albums. I think the only person that can get away with straying too far from the recorded solo versions is Angus Young himself. But Sabbath, as long as you are close enough most people don't care. The hair bands, pretty much as long as you use pinch harmonics, no one notices. That is what I hated in the eighties, overpimping pinch harmonics. Randy Rhoads had it though in just the right places and not overly done. Zakk Wild, just way too much. But ACDC, no pedals, no pinch harmonics, no whammy bars and no effects just pure volume overloading the tubes for natural distortion played on a Marshall with the British clean channel. You can't beat it. I have seen a lot of people try to cover that band on modeling amps and the digital dirtiness just doesn't work. Malcome's palm mutes just don't sound a neat and clean on a modeling amp.

I really don't mess too much with Zeppelin and the Eagles. I do a lot of ACDC, Black Sabbath (Ozzy years), Motley Crue (pre Dr Feelgood days back when Mick Mars learned how to pimp the whammy bar) Some Warrant, Tesla, Some Poison, WASP (Love them), some Great White, Rhino Bucket and a few others but usually leave a lot of the too technical stuff alone, which is why I need to find two or possibly three more people. I can do things but am way too lazy, as a matter of fact I would rather play rythme anyway. Not as much to think about and can drink a little more before the gig.

How far are you from La, not LA? If you can sound like Bon Scott, dammit girl I need a singer and most that I have talked to always sound the same, kinda' like they all had the same singing coach or like I said earlier, the metal singers want to do the gutteral growl thing. I am kind of thinking of a band sort of like if ACDC got together with Black Sabbath and had a child, but with our own sound and songs. Dark lyrics but sort of in a good time way. I don't know though I may be looking for too much.

Quote from: Jess42 on June 12, 2014, 03:00:10 PM
I think the only person that can get away with straying too far from the recorded solo versions is Angus Young himself. But Sabbath, as long as you are close enough most people don't care. The hair bands, pretty much as long as you use pinch harmonics, no one notices. That is what I hated in the eighties, overpimping pinch harmonics. Randy Rhoads had it though in just the right places and not overly done. Zakk Wild, just way too much. But ACDC, no pedals, no pinch harmonics, no whammy bars and no effects just pure volume overloading the tubes for natural distortion played on a Marshall with the British clean channel. You can't beat it. I have seen a lot of people try to cover that band on modeling amps and the digital dirtiness just doesn't work. Malcome's palm mutes just don't sound a neat and clean on a modeling amp.

I do a lot of ACDC, Black Sabbath (Ozzy years), Motley Crue (pre Dr Feelgood days back when Mick Mars learned how to pimp the whammy bar) Some Warrant, Tesla, Some Poison, WASP (Love them), some Great White, Rhino Bucket and a few others but usually leave a lot of the too technical stuff alone, which is why I need to find two or possibly three more people.

How far are you from La, not LA? If you can sound like Bon Scott, dammit girl I need a singer and most that I have talked to always sound the same, kinda' like they all had the same singing coach or like I said earlier, the metal singers want to do the gutteral growl thing. I am kind of thinking of a band sort of like if ACDC got together with Black Sabbath and had a child, but with our own sound and songs. Dark lyrics but sort of in a good time way. I don't know though I may be looking for too much.

Thoughts...

Yes, funny about the Sabbath leads.  Too often these were double-tracked and they never quite matched up.  Tony pretty much admitted to never playing them exactly the same way twice.  I also agree about Zakk Wylde being a bit too pinch-harmonic happy. 

AC/DC needs to be played on a non-master volume 100W Marshall.  It never sounded right on my Jubilee.

I really like Tesla as well.  I've been into them since MR came out in '86.

Anyway, I'm in Studio City, CA.  I don't really do the "guy vocal" thing anymore because I fear all the work I've put into sounding female might regress.  I also can't play guitar for more than a couple of hours a day now due to carpal tunnel.  I used to put in six hours a day, but I had to quit my last band because I couldn't feel my fingertips anymore! I could probably rehab myself into doing a short set now, but that would be it. And no, I never did the "death growl". OUCH!

Quote from: Jill F on June 12, 2014, 03:22:03 PM
Thoughts...

Yes, funny about the Sabbath leads.  Too often these were double-tracked and they never quite matched up.  Tony pretty much admitted to never playing them exactly the same way twice.  I also agree about Zakk Wylde being a bit too pinch-harmonic happy. 

AC/DC needs to be played on a non-master volume 100W Marshall.  It never sounded right on my Jubilee.

I really like Tesla as well.  I've been into them since MR came out in '86.

Anyway, I'm in Studio City, CA.  I don't really do the "guy vocal" thing anymore because I fear all the work I've put into sounding female might regress.  I also can't play guitar for more than a couple of hours a day now due to carpal tunnel.  I used to put in six hours a day, but I had to quit my last band because I couldn't feel my fingertips anymore! I could probably rehab myself into doing a short set now, but that would be it. And no, I never did the "death growl". OUCH!

Me too. I had the surgery and still can't feel my fingertips too good but that is from calouses and not the median nerve. I definately would consider it. In six weeks I was playing again. I usually do about 5 hours a day. Or until I lose coordination from beer.

Ahh, Cali. I love Hollywood and not the one on the good side of the tracks either. I really don't care how someone sings as male or female but everyone sounds the same anymore. I just need someone that isn't aspiring to be on American Idol and has a unique enough of a voice to stand out. Like I said earlier, someone that sound like they are on the edge of insanity. Male or female, cis or trans. 'Cause I definately can't sing or the bassist either.

Me I definitely don't sing. PERIOD!!!

People could ask me on a scale of 1 to 100 what is my level of singing ability. I would tell them a NEGATIVE trillion to an infinity power. No one on this planet and on any other possible planets having humans there will be able to say that their voice is worse then mine.

I have been told quite firmly but politely that in fact I do not sing.  I do not let this stop me.        

Quote from: Miharu Barbie on May 29, 2014, 02:23:02 PM
Fortunately, my partner likes to hear me singing while I strum the guitar.

I would say that I sing very badly... and shamelessly. 

Perhaps your singing is better than your guitar playing - and louder. LOL

Prior to transitioning I didn't sing much, and for a while after I started testosterone I just couldn't. I sounded like a toad that'd been stepped on, and it was also physically uncomfortable.

However, since my voice has settled down, I do sing quite a bit. Mostly stuff that no one wants to listen to though... like the soundtrack from The Mikado. Once I started singing I discovered that my singing voice is actually pretty deep, even though my speaking voice is kind of mid (high when excited). My mum was a bit like WTF when she heard me hitting the deeper notes, cos I don't 'look' like I should be able to. Muhahaha. Appearances are so deceptive. ^_^

Anyway, I do try to sing and laugh regularly, even though I don't really like people hearing me do either (my laugh is like a Gatling gun, seriously). It's great exercise.

Im a solid baritone.

Could sing to the family guy intro perfectly with tonsillitis and no ears in a vacuum lol

I dont like to tho because id rather not be able to go so low (hates being genetically male)

I prefer to sing songs like bad romance: lady gaga "I want yo drama, the touch of yo hand" 

and parts of la tortura: shakira especially the "ay amour me duele tanto" part

Amy Winehouse is another great one, especially for my range... easier to hit.
F me pumps is great: "with out girls like you, there'd be no fun"