Am I the only person who dislikes the sound of James Taylor's voice?

It really grates on me. I find it annoying and whiny.

I enjoyed the folk-rock stuff that came out of the 70s, his music included. I've got a number of his old albums and listen to them from time to time. I can't speak to his later stuff.

Yeah...he's whiny. He looks whiny too.

sorry to disagree - love his stuff.

I grew up listening to his music. I think his early stuff was great.

Stfu noob. JT is Christ-like.

He's good, but he's no Dave Binder.

lumberjim;642085 wrote:

Stfu noob. JT is Christ-like.

He grates on my nerves too. Well, his many followers and finders do at any rate.

I can see why he would be annoying, but I like him.

Steve Winwood, on the other hand...

I like him too. :)

No, you are not the only person who finds his voice to be annoyingly whiny.

And his subject matter ... when you're down and troubled and you need a helping hand ... take a couple of prozac and leave me the fuck alone, why don'tcha?

wolf;642163 wrote:

No, you are not the only person who finds his voice to be annoyingly whiny.

And his subject matter ... when you're down and troubled and you need a helping hand ... take a couple of prozac and leave me the fuck alone, why don'tcha?

Does thorazine count?

wiki wrote:

There, Taylor started applying to colleges, but soon descended into depression; his grades collapsed, he slept twenty hours a day, and he felt part of a "life that I [was] unable to lead." In late 1965 he committed himself to the renowned McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts, where he was treated with Thorazine and where the organized days began to give him a sense of time and structure. As the Vietnam War built up, Taylor received a psychological rejection from Selective Service System when he appeared before them with two white-suited McLean assistants and was uncommunicative. Taylor earned a high school diploma in 1966 from the hospital's associated Arlington School. He would later view his nine-month stay at McLean as "a lifesaver ... like a pardon or like a reprieve," and both his brother Livingston and sister Kate would later be patients and students there as well. As for his mental health struggles, Taylor would think of them as innate, and say: "It's an inseparable part of my personality that I have these feelings."

I always thought he looked like a schizophrenic, but I thought his music was nasal, whiny and annoying, even in the elevator.

glatt;642105 wrote:

He's good, but he's no Dave Binder.

He's no who?:eyebrow:

He sang a Beatles song at the Emmys, I think, and I liked his voice.

It was an in-joke for anyone who went to college on the East Coast in the last 25 years and saw a Dave Binder show. He does a James Taylor musical impersonation, and is really pretty good at it. I assumed that someone here would know who I was talking about, because I've come across many people in real life who saw him in college.

From his website: "After 25 years of touring college campuses and over 3000 shows, Dave Binder concerts have become "A Tradition" on many campuses throughout the country. Dave began his career in 1979 and has since showcased in six regions at 12 showcases including a national showcase in Nashville. He has been a Campus Entertainer of the Year nominee for twenty years running and performs exclusively on college campuses and at corporate events when he's not down the islands performing for Club Med."

That is so awesome. Making a career out of being the Phish of James Taylor. So

I enjoy James Taylor...it kinda surprises me, but then again, I listen to a lot of shit, so...

glatt;642105 wrote:

He's good, but he's no Dave Binder.

Cloud;642408 wrote:

He sang a Beatles song at the Emmys, I think, and I liked his voice.

glatt;642414 wrote:

It was an in-joke for anyone who went to college on the East Coast in the last 25 years and saw a Dave Binder show. He does a James Taylor musical impersonation, and is really pretty good at it. I assumed that someone here would know who I was talking about, because I've come across many people in real life who saw him in college.

From his website: "After 25 years of touring college campuses and over 3000 shows, Dave Binder concerts have become "A Tradition" on many campuses throughout the country. Dave began his career in 1979 and has since showcased in six regions at 12 showcases including a national showcase in Nashville. He has been a Campus Entertainer of the Year nominee for twenty years running and performs exclusively on college campuses and at corporate events when he's not down the islands performing for Club Med."

squirell nutkin;642470 wrote:

That is so awesome. Making a career out of being the Phish of James Taylor. So

Wow! The dude really does sound like James Taylor! Click here then click 'Programs', then 'Fire And Rain: An Evening of James Taylor' then click the sample song 'Fire And Rain'.

Pretty wild.