Lysander666 is the link accurate? The ambient was interesting but other than what seems to possibly be synthesized vocalization, I don't hear vocals. What am I missing? It might be that I'm just too old school since when I think of evocative vocals I generally fall all the way down to The Blues,

Incidentally this was after Peter suffered his psychotic break ending the original Fleetwood Mac.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaZvwGhcdSA

Steely Dan _ Babylon Sisters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAuPMJlK92s

When I said first class vocals, I meant first-class growls. You can't hear them, admittedly, in the first few tracks but they're there more in the last track, Winter Circle.

I think the growls in Forest Silence are excellent. If you want a good example of shrieks, check out Silencer.

As far as I'm concerned, there are so many types [and possibilities] for what would class as good vocals. From female angelic choral or operatic vocals, to female rock vocals, to male blues vocals, to metal growls - and that's only certain Western styles, we haven't even started going regional. I know I'm preaching to the converted here, I'm sure you agree.

While I think of it, enorbet, you must have heard of Opeth, surely? Metal, blues and prog rock done in the best way conceivable [in the 90s/2000s anyway]. That linked song is not that bluesy, but A Fair Judgment is a better example.

This is interesting, a great track. I wasn't aware that Fleetwood Mac used to be a blues band, so presumably they went all pop/commercial from the early 70s? I also wasn't aware that there was such a thing as British Blues. I'll have a listen to some of their earlier stuff from the late 60s/early 70s since that was very well done.

Wow Lysander! You were spot on. I had heard some Opeth before but had no idea they were as talented and serious as they actually are as demonstrated by A Fair Judgment. It's weird but I sometimes enjoy Metal, or at least some kinds of metal (so many sub genres now) when bands create compelling "atmospheres". However I usually have to just ignore lyrics because I find so many of them are either driven by religion or a pose just for dramatic affect. I had friends that thought the films Rosemary's Baby and The Exorcist but to me they were rather silly humor.

In a previous post I linked some Gorgoroth for you and I listen to them every so often because of the atmosphere they create, but "Call Him"? Can that actually be taken seriously? It seems like calculated horror flicks to me and I don't get it, don't respond, and don't like it.

Then, because I am also guitar player who reveres improvisation and that form of "speaking in tongues" I am totally turned off to so-called "shredding" that rely on mindless, emotionless scale, scale, scale and sweep picking just to achieve a sense of speed. From my POV speed is what beginners revere because it is initially hard to get fast, even fgr very simplistic moves and changes, but that's just mechanics and is overcome with repetitive practice. I prefer those who graduate from that school and focus on what and how a thing is played, how well a story can be painted, instead of just "Wow! He's so fast!" Great Orators don't tend to rely on talking fast and Music is even deeper communication.

Anyway I thoroughly enjoyed Opeth (reaally good drummer!) on that cut and will seek out others.

The original Fleetwood Mac had 3 potent guitar players combined with equally powerful Bass and Mick Fleetwood is a very unique and compelling drummer, and peter Green by himself is in the top 5 of my favorite players ever. BB King is quoted as saying Peter was the only British Blues guitarist that "made me break out in cold sweats". That might be partly due to the fact that Peter struggled with real demons in his head. That struggle was seemingly purged by his playing, until a ruthless, rich German revolutionary cult dosed him with some drug that nobody to this day knows what it was but both Peter and Danny became unhinged. Danny never recovered but Peter did, at least to some degree.

Here's a few I think you'd enjoy and on the first one don't miss the rare event of Mick Fleetwood blowing a cue at a Live TV show that cracks peter up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8RhZDGLEXM

and you probably know this one from the Judas priest cover, but peter wrote it about his internal demons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjOD8i-8uWY

Other than the occasional song here and there, I have never been into "metal music". I will say this though, in my old all things audio/video phase, often times the best way to test the quality of speakers was to play heavy metal, since it tested the "range" of those speakers the most. If metal sounds great on speakers then they are solid, any weakness in the quality will surely be heard as well.

Great speakers should not sound like miniature hammers hitting tight paper or bees on steroids.

The Necks - Aether

https://thenecksau.bandcamp.com

Gil Scott-Heron


https://www.zdigital.com.au/artist/g...6%2C17%2C9%2C2

and

Smoove & Turrell

https://www.zdigital.com.au/artist/s...6%2C17%2C9%2C2

Rod Stewart & Carlos Santana
Someone has certainly counted all the versions of “I'd Rather Go Blind”. Not many of them would get Etta James' blessing. But who cares.

John Anderson - Tokyo, Oklahoma

Pastel Ghost - Ethereality

Like a chilled out version of Crystal Castles, if that means anything to anyone here.

Big Block - Jeff Beck

Crosby , Stills, and Nash - Dear Mr. Fantasy

Nanjing Dynasty Orchestra, Tranquility: The Gate to Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W0_z7UZufE