Well said.
> Maybe more like Velveeta, I'd say. (That's a cheese
> substitute, right?) If Rory were a food brand, he'd be "I
> Can't Believe Its Not a Lead Vocalist."
>
> Rory is a gifted singer, and great at what he does, but
> what he does is enhance the performance of a true frontman
> whose voice has both substance AND style. Meat had both.
> Rory only ever had substance, as far as I could tell, but
> no real sense of style to call his own, and set him apart
> from the background pack.
>
> Rory singing lead, as on "A Kiss...," "Surf's Up," or RnR
> Dreams, was adequate, even good, but always lacking
> something, which basically was a sense of identity. Rory
> sounds good, but bland.
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