Top 10: Auto-Tune Abuse In Pop

2008-02-07 by Dave de Sylvia EMERITUS | 23 Comments
Audio engineering website Hometracked.com has compiled its list of the top ten worst abuses of auto-tune in pop music, with New Found Glory, Sean Kingston and Avril Lavigne topping the list.

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Originally Posted by The Results
Dixie Chicks - The Long Way Around - Noticeable on "parents" and "but I."
T-Pain - I'm Sprung - Especially obvious on "homies" and "lady."
Avril Lavigne - Complicated - Listen to "way," "when," "driving," "you're."
Uncle Kracker - Follow Me - The whole vocal sounds strained, but especially the word "goodbye."
Maroon 5 - She Will Be Loved - Listen for "rain" and "smile."
Natasha Bedingfield - Love Like This - "Apart" and "life."
Sean Kingston - Beautiful girls - "OoooOver" doesn't sound human.
JoJo - Too Little Too Late - Appropriately, "problem" stands out.
Rascal Flatts - Life is a Highway - Every vocal, foreground and background, is treated, but "drive" in particular.
New Found Glory - Hit or Miss - "Thriller", and every time Jordan sings "I."
http://www.hometracked.com/2008/02/05/auto-tune-abuse-in-pop-music-10-examples/

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ASberg
February 7th 2008
2161 Comments


Well there right about kingston. the vocals on there are very, very abused.

CushMG15
February 7th 2008
1810 Comments


Fuckin' A on Rascal Flatts. That cover makes me cringe like nothing else.

Tyler
Emeritus
February 7th 2008
7927 Comments


Between the Buried and Me - Colors

ataraxia01
February 7th 2008
215 Comments


Where is angels and airwaves at? they use auto tuner like a mofo.

Cesar
February 7th 2008
2732 Comments


^ In Pop

Edit: @ CocaineThis Message Edited On 02.07.08

pixiesfanyo
February 7th 2008
1223 Comments


BTBAM PLAY EVERYTHING.

Eliminator
February 7th 2008
2067 Comments


I'm glad that site took it upon themselves to state the obvious.

McP3000
February 7th 2008
4121 Comments


what is an auto-tuner

Akira
February 7th 2008
328 Comments


I don't know why NFG's singer even bothers with autotune.

Or why he even bothers with singing, for that matter.

ataraxia01
February 7th 2008
215 Comments


McP3000, it takes what you sing and if you are off pitch it will basically put you on pitch but more often than not (just like the examples) you'll sound like a robot.

Confessed2005
February 7th 2008
5561 Comments


Colors wasn't that badly autotuned.

Oh, hello Dallas Green, where are you on this list (even though you don't strictly play pop)?

KissofJudas
February 7th 2008
50 Comments


Wow I used to think that was some vocal effect to make kids like the sound of the human voice better... or something.

Electric City
February 7th 2008
15756 Comments


bout time someone called NFG on it.

JoeForPresident
February 7th 2008
178 Comments


so are these all true or just what this web site thinks?

Akira
February 7th 2008
328 Comments


Well I was sort of getting at the fact that although he may sing in tune, his voice is so painfully nasally that he has no business singing.

ninjuice
February 7th 2008
6760 Comments


Dangit, I didn't know Rascal Flatts butchered that song until now...

MediocreAtBest
February 7th 2008
1473 Comments


I don't get it

Motleyguy
February 7th 2008
118 Comments


Anything recently released by Britney Spears also contains offensively blatant use of auto tune. However, I agree with the list completely. Once you know what auto tune sounds like, it will haunt you forever.

TheStarclassicTreatment
February 7th 2008
2910 Comments


Hayley Williams uses it all the time =/

InfidelCastro
February 7th 2008
5 Comments


Protest the Hero even though I love them to death. Rody can't do a lot of those high's live.

sdonnell
February 8th 2008
40 Comments


This is stupid. Everyone uses it now, no use pointing out certain cases. T-Pain and Kingston is pretty intentional, I don't think they're trying to hide anything.

tinathefatlard
February 8th 2008
2049 Comments


Hayley Williams uses it all the time =/


Well that one time they were on MTV fuckin Mtv made her use one but on her own she doesn't.


parksungjoon
February 15th 2021
47231 Comments


i thought this was sputnikmusic.com not hometracked.com



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