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entlassen
Profile Joined May 2010
United States139 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-31 23:34:17
March 31 2011 23:03 GMT
#81
hmm let's see, he's a smoker who defends his smoking habits and claims it's not affecting his body or health. gee, sounds like the vast majority of smokers out there.

the "talking too much from casting, not from smoking" excuse that tasteless gave last month is BS and nothing but an excuse from a smoker who's in heavy denial (like most smokers are).

consider the following:

1) Tasteless took a very, very long break between BW casting and SC2 casting. yet the first thing people noticed on Day 1 of GSL Open Season 1 was how shitty his voice had become. he had been unemployed and not actively casting for months and months, so surely his voice would have had the proper rest. instead it got worse. i wonder what could possibly have caused it?

2) Pull up a VOD of that GSL Day 1 cast (back on September 4th). Compare it to a recent VOD. has his voice gotten worse in those 7 months of active casting? no. voice degradation from too much talking is clearly not the issue. of course talking that much can't help, but it's clearly not the primary factor at work here.
Arkless
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada1547 Posts
March 31 2011 23:05 GMT
#82
The difference between my voice now, and 5 years ago when I was 20 is quite different. I don't smoke or commentate period, but it is definatly groggier and raspier. It comes with age, I'm sure the smoking contributes a bit, but it's mostly age.
http://www.mixcloud.com/Arkless/ http://www.soundcloud.com/Arkless
Torpedo.Vegas
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States1890 Posts
March 31 2011 23:10 GMT
#83
I think tasteless should grow a scruffy beard and let his hair grow out while lowering the tone of his voice and start acting like the Manliest Man in the World from the XX commercials.
Mooncat
Profile Joined October 2007
Germany1228 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-31 23:13:42
March 31 2011 23:11 GMT
#84
Sorry for derailing but... wtf is with his analysis of the first two groups?(didn't watch the rest of the video)

Predicting Anytime over Flash & Mind!? o.O Predicting sAviOr to be the one to dominate the group?
Calling a group with Much, NaDa and Boxer the "group of death"!?

I think the question is not how long he has been smoking but WHAT has he been smoking...
"[Lee Young Ho] With this victory, you’ve risen to Bonjwa status."
rfoster
Profile Joined December 2010
United States1005 Posts
March 31 2011 23:15 GMT
#85
new voice is sexier
HunterStarcraft
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada249 Posts
March 31 2011 23:16 GMT
#86
With or without smoking, I think he has a fine voice for casting and overall he's simply a great caster. Maybe not as knowledgeable as other SC2 commentators but a top notch entertainer nonetheless. I hope to meet him soon!
abominable
Profile Joined March 2011
101 Posts
March 31 2011 23:17 GMT
#87
someone answered already...

he had an extreme cold/cough and carried on casting for weeks, as a result he's never recovered from the croaky sound.

i think a few weeks rest might give him some improvement, but it sounds very much like a combination of a bad cough and the casting that's caused damage to his vocal chords.
teamsolid
Profile Joined October 2007
Canada3668 Posts
March 31 2011 23:17 GMT
#88
On April 01 2011 08:11 Mooncat wrote:
Sorry for derailing but... wtf is with his analysis of the first two groups?(didn't watch the rest of the video)

Predicting Anytime over Flash & Mind!? o.O Predicting sAviOr to be the one to dominate the group?
Calling a group with Much, NaDa and Boxer the "group of death"!?

I think the question is not how long he has been smoking but WHAT has he been smoking...

Flash wasn't anywhere near as dominant as he is now. He was a decent player infamous for his cheesy wins vs Bisu, but no one would've though he was Bonjwa material. Meanwhile Anytime was pretty much a beast. Seems very reasonable.
Gov
Profile Joined November 2010
United States121 Posts
March 31 2011 23:24 GMT
#89
On April 01 2011 08:11 Mooncat wrote:
Sorry for derailing but... wtf is with his analysis of the first two groups?(didn't watch the rest of the video)

Predicting Anytime over Flash & Mind!? o.O Predicting sAviOr to be the one to dominate the group?
Calling a group with Much, NaDa and Boxer the "group of death"!?

I think the question is not how long he has been smoking but WHAT has he been smoking...

You are assuming that he had the information he would have today back when he made those predictions, I'm sorry but time doesn't work like that
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ReacH.
Profile Joined November 2010
Scotland333 Posts
March 31 2011 23:24 GMT
#90
Wow, he used to sound so much like Sean, I never realised quite how much all the shoutcasting has affected his voice
PowerKock
Profile Joined March 2011
46 Posts
March 31 2011 23:29 GMT
#91
Anabolic Steroids made my voice sound way powerfull!. No jokes..... Hair grew where I never knew hair could grow. my voice now sounds like macho man randy savages. OHHH YEAHH!

No jokes. I do use steroids. and voice change is a side effect.
v3chr0
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States856 Posts
March 31 2011 23:31 GMT
#92
Seriously a thread to discuss Tasteless' voice? I think it sounds better now anyway.
"He catches him with his pants down, backs him off into a corner, and then it's over." - Khaldor
RoarMan
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Canada745 Posts
March 31 2011 23:35 GMT
#93
I.. don't... understand..
All the pros got dat Ichie.
sc14s
Profile Joined March 2011
United States5052 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-31 23:42:32
March 31 2011 23:40 GMT
#94
its a widely known assumption

edit: his voice is sexier now. Noone likes high pitched male vocals. BE A MAN
udgnim
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States8024 Posts
March 31 2011 23:46 GMT
#95
On April 01 2011 08:11 Mooncat wrote:
Sorry for derailing but... wtf is with his analysis of the first two groups?(didn't watch the rest of the video)

Predicting Anytime over Flash & Mind!? o.O Predicting sAviOr to be the one to dominate the group?
Calling a group with Much, NaDa and Boxer the "group of death"!?

I think the question is not how long he has been smoking but WHAT has he been smoking...


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Tingles
Profile Joined January 2011
Australia225 Posts
March 31 2011 23:49 GMT
#96
Ahh i don't think you can smoke even 2 packs a day for a year and have your voice alter that much ... smoking is awful but it doesn't' have such a fast effect.
I smoked a pack a day for 2 years and continued half a day after that for 1.5 more and my voice didn't change any more than it would just by general growth.
It's probably a combination of smoking / casting / being the most bad ass mother fucker ever.
byce
Profile Joined July 2010
United States98 Posts
March 31 2011 23:50 GMT
#97
On April 01 2011 06:17 synapse wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 01 2011 06:15 DocHolliday wrote:
Does everyone that says its because (or partly because) of smoking even know if this is true? or are these just assumptions?

It's widely known among... well, anyone who's been here for a while.

3000+ posts means you're always right!

... Smoking and drinking just doesn't destroy your voice like that in such a short period of time, even if you're smoking two packs a day. Every day, you watch him talk nonstop for 2-5 hours and you wonder why his voice is shot? He seems like the kind of person that's pretty talkative in life outside of work, too. Some people are implying that he has a lot of partying in his past, and that just doesn't even matter: it wouldn't do this to your voice. It's from casting.
TERRANLOL
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States626 Posts
March 31 2011 23:52 GMT
#98
It's just from commentating so much. He's been a commentator for ever and he talked nearly all day and pretty loudly too. He's said on the stream it's the commentating.
EpicQQ
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada154 Posts
March 31 2011 23:54 GMT
#99
His current voice sounds like Seth Rogen, so I can't complain. :3
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
pookychoo
Profile Joined September 2010
New Zealand96 Posts
March 31 2011 23:56 GMT
#100
So I guess the gig is up on Tasteless' secret deepthroating obsession.... + Show Spoiler +
lol, jk I love tasteless and he is a totally legit baller for reals
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