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I Wanna Hear You Scream

Date: Nov 05 2007

Intro

1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.

2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.

Singers have been screaming for a long time. Think of Janis Joplin at her wildest, or James Brown’s raspy shouts.

But those performers only screamed parts of songs at their most passionate moments. In the 1980s and ‘90s, heavy metal vocalists began to scream entire songs. Bands like Mayhem and At the Gates released albums on which all the vocals were screamed or growled.

Recently, some bands that play poppier music have begun to incorporate screaming. Avenged Sevenfold had the number one song in the US for a few weeks last year, and they use screaming vocals. Listen to Beren and Marni talk about the trend.

Dialog

1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.

2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Beren

Marni

Beren: So. Have you heard of this band, the Blood Brothers?

Marni: I have. I don’t know much about them. I’ve just heard the name.

Beren: Their big thing is they have two lead singers. One of them sings in kind of…he has an emo voice, in a way, and the other one screams. Like blood-curdling, piercing screams.

Marni: Okay. There’s that whole genre of just, like, screaming singers, screaming vocals.

Beren: Screamo.

Marni: Screamo?

Beren: Screamo. It’s like emo with screaming vocals. It’s pretty cool though. I’m into it.

Marni: I like it in some respects, and then, you know, I’m like, “I could do that. I could scream.” I’m sure a lot of people feel that way. But I do think there’s an art to a good screaming vocal.

Beren: There totally is an art, and like doing it without damaging your vocal cords, you know? There’s study that goes into screaming. Are you into any of those screamo bands or do you not know?

Marni: Tell me what you know.

Beren: I don’t really know a lot. I think their demographic is usually teenage boys, so…

Marni: Probably angry 14-year-old boys.

Beren: Um-hm. Not necessarily even angry, probably just…lonely 14-year-old boys. I don’t know.

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Discussion

Beren asks Marni if she has heard of the Blood Brothers, a well-known rock band with two vocalists. One sings and the other screams.

Marni notes that screaming vocals are becoming more and more popular. Beren tells her that there’s a whole new genre of music that uses screaming vocals called screamo.

Like many people who hear screaming vocals in a song, Marni sometimes feels like she could scream just as well as famous vocalists. Beren assures her that screaming is a difficult skill to learn. You have to be careful not to damage your throat.

Screaming vocalists are becoming more and more popular, Beren notes, mostly among young boys who may or may not be lonely or angry.

Do you have a favorite screamer? Do you think screaming can sound cool in the right song?

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yeaihua

China

merwwe

Turkey

ıt is good but ı dont understand much word

icingblue813

China

I think screaming can sound cool in the right song.And sometimes screaming can release the pressure,Well just as they have pointed out you must screaming skillfully,or you will hurt your throat!But I think It is not very fit for me to scream,most of the time,I love the songs which are mild and sentimental.I think is ok to scream at some special time.That will be fun.

mizz teenz

Indonesia

I am not interested on this type of music, even when i was angry. It is really uncomfortable for ME

mizz teenz

Indonesia

I don not like that tyope of music. I like romantics

httplt

China

There is a screamer in my apartment who major in Movie Art. He sings in a way of Lincoln Park when he is on the way to class or to our room. Ha…It’s funny! I just can’t sound like that. I don’t have that gift.

canglangxinghai

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

I think screamo can help me to release myself.so I like it when i angry.

Cayra

Dominican Republic

I liked the subject, but it’s not my favourite kind of music…. Screamo? I rather heavy metal and some other stuff..:P

Yari

El Salvador

Sorry but this kind of music drives me stressful

saaadiafaiz

Canada

ohhh.i like to listen slow and meaningful music not like noisy scream and huge sound i only like tender soft that makes my mind relax

apulinho

Colombia

CHICAS SE VEN RE HERMOSAS DIRIA QUE MUY DE LICIOSAS COMO HELADOS DE VAINILLA LISTAS PARA SER CHUPADAS POR UNA VOCA X

apulinho

Colombia

por que no te gusta el rock o si te gusta por que si te gusta te invito el proximo año al festival mas grande de america latina el ROCK AL PARQUE. PARA QUE DISFRUTEN DE COLOMBIA Y DE COLOMBIA

dt.mucu

Turkey

i used to listen screamo music when i was at high school but now i dont listen it and i think it isn't populer today.(i started to go academy of music this year so i saw that screaming is very difficult while singing a song).ethnic music is going to be very popular in future.

Andik

Romania

I don't like to listen this music but when i'm to the concert i like to scream. It's the single place where i discharge.

trolming

Taiwan

I liked this kind of music 10 years ago, and now I like some rock background music in some movies, because it's too old to listen to the rock

ozgulcakar

Turkey

I don't like screamo music.usually I listen soft music.I don't sure of screaming can should cool in right song.it's dependent on songs.

raul64

El Salvador

this come to show what crazy the people are. this kind of MUSIC is like in Spanish REGAETON most people think that this is the generation in music.

I could tell you that this music sucks….

karahaydar

Turkey

I can enjoy it in some respects, especcially when somebody get on my nerves and coudnt rid of him from my aoura.In this respect it set my emotion free off her/him.

GavinZheng

China

it’s cool lesson!

GavinZheng

China

I'd like emo rather than screamo.but I don't hate it,I think it's a good genre of express our feelings ,even a better one!I like the heavy metal rock a lot!