Originally Posted by: PonyOneatonally? no, he does a lot of middle-eastern style vocals... go listen to a CD of Armenian folk songs and you'll see some similarities. Maybe it isn't to your ear but that doesn't mean it's atonal. I think it sounds pretty cool.
I'm referring to when he just SCREAMS like "WHY DO THEY ALWAYS SEND THE POOOOR!?"
I know the difference between "not to my ear" and "atonal." I enjoy his actual singing when he does it. But when he just screams for no apparent reason (and you KNOW what I'm talking about), it's ridiculous. I've NEVER heard a folk song of ANY country that involved a high pitched scream for no reason.