yes, but really, it is singing. no random person can just scream and hit the right notes at all.. it takes an insane amount of control and endurance to be able to sing like that.

also, trent mentioned in interviews that on parts of the fragile they favored the more strained vocal takes instead of the more perfect ones.. he wanted it to sound desperate, and flawed, and imperfect.

the best part about trent's voice is, yes, it's raw, but it's HIS REAL voice. every singer has to FIND their true voice.. or they can choose to sing with a fake accent. evidence of this is easily found.. just take a look on youtube and find trent's 80's videos. he tries to sing with an accent.. not his own voice. he hadn't found it yet.

there are entire genres based on accents though.. which kind of sucks. (screamo, --core, scene, etc) when everybody sings the same way.. it becomes generic and unoriginal really fast. the reason why singers like kurt cobain, and trent, chris cornell, eddie vedder, perry farrel.. etc etc.. all have very different voices is because they've all found their real voice. it wasn't about emo-style, it was about being yourself when you sing.

lol sorry i doubt you expected your comment to garner such a response but i just feel like telling everybody this, because it's so important.. for both singers/musicians, and listeners. i've found my voice.. and i love that i don't sound like anyone else. it's a very good and happy feeling.