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tea-set
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by tea-set » Sat Jul 15, 2006 5:49 pm
has anyone else noticed on this tour he seems to be singing in a more American sounding accent?
i noticed it on the bit in wish you here from italy when he says about the song being dedicated to syd "especially this one"
or is it just me
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by iwantmypinkfloydnow » Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:19 pm
A Britian speaking with an American accent. Will, he's pulling our tail.
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by nemesis11f » Wed Jul 26, 2006 4:37 pm
Listen to Perfect Sense. That "Baseball park" type commentator babbling about the attack on the ship is definitely Waters, although with a very, very stereotypical American accent. He actually does it very well; it took me a moment or two to figure out that it was him talking.
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by Tenniru » Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:09 pm
That's Roger!? Woah. I didn't know he was still able to do that amazing voice-change thing after his vocal cords suddenly retuned themselves sometime in late '86. (And he's NEVER done an accent like that before.)
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by Yucateco » Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:48 pm
hmmmm... from the Amused to Death booklet on Perfect Sense:
Sportscaster - Marv Albert (the voice of the NBA)
2nd Sportscaster - Patrick Leonard
no Rog there
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by Keith Jordan » Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:00 pm
Roger hasnt got the longs or vocal chords to make those noises on that album as the post above proves!!
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by 0010 » Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:45 pm
Marv Albert's voice is pretty darn recognizeable and I don't hear any Roger Waters in his voice.
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by Machina » Sat Aug 12, 2006 12:17 am
Yeah, it's tapes of the TV announcers.Not famous in the UK .I'm in the USA but from the UK thats the only reason I recognise them,Plus I watch too much TV here.
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by bkovacs » Sat Aug 12, 2006 12:26 am
Americans had English accents back in the 1700's