To growl or not to growl? This is the question. Todays singers have to think more like athletes than their predecessors. As our music becomes more aggressive and soulful, some of us feel that we must sing in those styles. Such as the way Steve Perry of Journey changed his style in the 80s. Medical scientists call growling: vocal collisions. They see this, on high speed video of singers, such as, Steve Tyler. The vocal chords and sometimes the false chords, above; are actually colliding. I saw this on my own chords in the 80s, at Dr. Kantors office. Therefore; singers must choose how much pressure they want to use and how often their chords can handle it, etc.
It depends on the song. If I wanted to here somebody
growl I'd go to the zoo.
Never cared much for what Dr.'s have to say.
Like Willie Nelson said " There's more old drunks than
there is old doctors so I guess I'll have another round."
