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Yarling is a singing style popularized in The '90s, in particular in Grunge and Post-Grunge bands, and has featured in a lot of indie music since. It dates back much further, however, having been popular with folk singers since at least the early twentieth century, and many famous rock singers (such as Jim Morrison and Johnny Cash) also employed a style strikingly similar decades prior. However, it was only given a name in the Post-Grunge era. Yarling from this period has also been dubbed the "grunge drone", "nose yodeling", "Hunger Dunger Dang" and, more recently, "ham singing"note Not because the singer is a Large Ham, rather the voice makes every third word sound as if they're singing the word "ham." as an onomatopoeic rendition of what the lyrics allegedly sound like. It is characterised by a nasal baritone drone, with many of the words being slurred or unenunciated, thus making singers who choose this style prone to becoming The Unintelligible and their audience prone to mondegreens. Although widely popular when first popularized by Eddie Vedder (and, to an extent, Layne Staley), this type of singing is controversial among music fans with many claiming it to have killed previous, 'powerful' styles of singing. Fans of classic rock and heavy metal are most likely the ones persisting this negativity, since it's become a staple of Modern Rock and some alternative (don't be surprised to find many fans of Alternative against the style as well). It tends to add a rough edge to a song, which may or may not be desirable, depending on the genre. While it was commonly used in Grunge, it didn't become seen as a defining trope of the genre until many of the Post-Grunge bands that Flanderized it made this the main trait of the music by exaggerating this vocal style. Many critics claim that it, alongside Post-Grunge's usual Wangst and watered down comfort food simplicity, is the reason why rock and roll lost its power, while supporters point to its soulful, inoffensive style as the reason why rock expanded its boundaries during the new millennium. Because of the sheer number of successful late '90s/early '00s alternative rock bands that employed the technique, yarling is heard as a trait of the sound and a point of contention as to its quality as a form of singing. The biggest point to be made is: Yarling is a dubious tool of Post-Grunge and nowadays an easy ticket to critical backlash and commercial success. See also: Perishing Alt-Rock Voice, which frequently overlaps with this trope. Both can be seen as vocal equivalents of Three Chords and the Truth. Not to be confused with Y'alling or Yarrring |
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James Hetfield of Metallica, particularly on their later material, though a notable yarl is certainly identifiable on many songs on their earlier thrash albums. | |
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Parodied in an episode of Bojack Horseman with the "Generic '90s Grunge Song", which is made up primarily of yarling. | |
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Tyler Connolly of Theory of a Deadman. | |
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Sully Erna of Godsmack. | |
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Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down. | |
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Skunk Anansie has Skin, who delivers another fairly rare example of a female yarl. | |
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Dax Riggs from Acid Bath has a very similar vocal style to Layne Staley, though he does mix it up with Harsh Vocals. | |
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Brent Smith of Shinedown. | |
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Aaron Lewis, as both the vocalist of Staind and a solo country singer. | |
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Pasi Koskinen of Amorphis (often alternated with Tomi Koivusari's Harsh Vocals), a rare non-Alternative Rock example. | |
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J. Loren Wince of Hurt. | |
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Darius Rucker, both with Hootie & the Blowfish and in his solo country career. He's seen as one of the originators of the style, besides Eddie Vedder. | |
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Doug Ingle of Iron Butterfly could be considered one of the earliest examples. | |
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Chad Kroeger of Nickelback, who combines this with slightly Harsh Vocals. Along with Scott Stapp, Kroeger tends to be the biggest target of this technique's misuse. | |
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