I just wanted to say that the difference is identifiable, but when you are listening to a song on the laptop speakers or on the iPod earphones the sound quality won't be as good as listening to that same song on quality audiophile speakers. So if you're listening to a song of 256 kbps bit rate...
Can't sing: Fat Mike(NoFX) Tom DeLonge(blink-182/Angels & Airwaves)
both have distinctive voices for the banRAB they're in..so I don't know if that makes em good or not.
I don't really think that "rock" and "hip-hop" can technically be united into a single form. "Rock" and rap, sure. But rock and hip-hop are counter cultures: any hybrid would invariably be judged as being one rather than the other.
When i saw them in '96 they were phenomenal, made me a fan because of the show. Saw them again in '04 and was surprised how much energy they still brought to the table. Either i caught good shows or you caught a bad one.