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Joined: Dec 06 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 11244

I'm trying to figure out if Beat Boxing is impressive or absolutely fucking retarded.

When you close your eyes it seems pretty amazing since it is so seemingly difficult to do. On the other hand, it looks ridiculous. I mean, look at these clowns, they look plain silly up there pretending to be playing instruments and just making funny noises with their mouths.

I'm undecided at this point. Lets see what you all think.

Examples:

Posted: May 18 2009 02:55 pm

I find beatboxing to be completley retarded, yes, these people that do it do have talent, but don't waste it on that bull shit. What they should be doing is learning how to sing, or something useful that someone could use in a band. Beatboxing is just another form of rap, and rap sucks.

Posted: May 18 2009 03:52 pm

I'm all for anything silly.

Posted: May 18 2009 04:00 pm

When was making funny noises with your mouth not awesome? That's the entire reason I watched all those Police Academy movies.

Joined: Dec 06 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 11244

Tyop wrote:

When was making funny noises with your mouth not awesome? That's the entire reason I watched all those Police Academy movies.

Sound effects = Fun & Funny!

But that isn't really what beat boxing is all about. It is much more about a stage presence and music.

I could totally dig an impressionist making funny noises. That isn't retarded, it is awesome!

Posted: May 18 2009 04:06 pm

Beat Boxing does to serve a purpose, how are all the freestyle crews supposed to practice without beats? Have you no heart?!

Posted: May 18 2009 04:35 pm

I love this shit. Seriously.

Joined: Dec 06 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 11244

Rycona, that guy was both impressive and insanely retarded.

I still don't know which attribute gets more points.

Joined: Sep 17 2007 Location: The Opium Trail Posts: 3475

It depends on whose doing it.

If it's Doug E. Fresh, Biz Markie, or Reverend Run, then yay.

If it's anybody else, fuck them to unholy hell.

Posted: May 19 2009 12:37 pm

JRA wrote:

It depends on whose doing it.

If it's Doug E. Fresh, Biz Markie, or Reverend Run, then yay.

Or Will Smith.

Anyway, hell yeah, I love beatboxing. if it's longer than 2 minutes though (like in the first vid) I can't stand it. Anyone who's seen Men In Black II will remember this awesome scene:

How Biz did the second part is beyond me.

Posted: May 19 2009 02:05 pm

I approve of the idea of beatboxing. It certainly takes talent, and I know I can't do it. However, whenever I hear it, it starts to lose its luster and get annoying after about 20 seconds.

Joined: Sep 17 2007 Location: The Opium Trail Posts: 3475

I was not aware Will Smith was capable of beatboxing.

Oh yea, Rahzel too, I forgot about him.

Posted: May 19 2009 09:39 pm

I dunno, I guess I have an appreciation for it because all of the percussion on Bjork's fifth album, Medulla, consists entirely of beatboxing (the entire album was created with modified vocals). Some of the stuff beatboxers can pull off is amazing; check out Bjork's "Who Is It", a song in which the beatboxing was recorded entirely in one take.