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Originally Posted by Burkeaholic
Personally, to my ears, Bruce has always sounded like he doesn't open his mouth enough when he sings. Everything has always sounded like a muffled scruff. Short of Born to Run, there isn't really another Bruce song that I am a fan of. Based on what I just said, I have to say that I feel Meat t be the better/more powerful singer.
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I'll concede that he doesn't always enunciate clearly (though I can understand him, lol) In some cases, though, as on "Darkness on the Edge of Town", this was done deliberately in the way the album was mixed (according to Chuck Plotkin, who did the mix). The vocals were purposely low, to draw the listener in to pay closer attention.
Bruce used a similar device on songs such as "Highway 29" from "The Ghost of Tom Joad". He's practically whispering- it causes you to pay close attention to the story:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db8uxbYC5uU
He can enunciate pretty clearly when he wants to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_Kt6siKbzE
Darn- I should have put that one in my first post!
Like Sarge said, though, I see this thread going round in circles. Regardless of whether you like it or not, the fact remains that Bruce has a very strong, powerful voice, it's just not an "operatic" voice like Meat's.