November 18, 200817 yr QUOTE (kapkomet @ Nov 18, 2008 -> 04:49 PM) Now that I agree with... like I said, a man sitting on the toilet, straining, while taking a s***... all the while a studio mike is hanging above his toilet stall... BOOOOOOOORN IN THE USAAAA I was BORRRRRRRRRN IN THE USAAAAAA (ahhhhhhhh)... Ach, so much of that album is sellout pop anyway. For being his biggest commercial success, it's such a creative low-water mark imho. Give me Thunder Road or Rosalita over that stuff any day.
November 18, 200817 yr QUOTE (kapkomet @ Nov 18, 2008 -> 03:33 PM) Bruce Springsteen even making the list is a joke. The man sounds like he's constantly straining while taking a s*** and singing at the same time for almost every song he sings. How dare you knock the boss!!! anyway if you wanna talk unique voices theres gotta be some love for tom petty. Also if you look at the rollingstone site and check out some of the ballots from actually singers its cool to see who they picked. B.B. King had Sammy Davis Jr. and Ol Blue Eyes as his top two, wouldnt have guessed that.
November 19, 200817 yr Rod Stewart at 59 makes this list a joke pretty much. No Steve Marriott makes it completely useless.
November 19, 200817 yr And no Brad Delp either. My Boston tolerance threshold is pretty low, but that guy sure could sing.
November 19, 200817 yr Well, since it says "singers", doesn't the exclusion of Ronnie James Dio and Rob Halford pretty much make the entire list null and void??? Seriously, you might not like Metal, but few people on the face of this earth could sing like those guys in their prime, and Dio is STILL pretty damn good.
November 19, 200817 yr QUOTE (Kid Gleason @ Nov 18, 2008 -> 08:04 PM) Well, since it says "singers", doesn't the exclusion of Ronnie James Dio and Rob Halford pretty much make the entire list null and void??? Seriously, you might not like Metal, but few people on the face of this earth could sing like those guys in their prime, and Dio is STILL pretty damn good. I agree on both counts. Being the tamer/lamer non-metalhead I am, I'm also incensed by the omission of Todd Rundgren, a great, soulful, powerful and very technically proficient vocalist.
November 19, 200817 yr These lists are always a disappointment because they are impossible to please everyone. I agree Brad Delp, Peter Gabriel, and Dio need to be on the list as well. I have different tastes, but I still think that Maynard James Keenan has a really unique voice as well and I wouldnt have minded seeing him on the list as well, but I would be surprised if anyone agreed with that
November 19, 200817 yr on another forum I countered with my own top 10. f*** RS. 1. Sam Cooke 2. Jeff Mangum 3. Brian Wilson 4. Aretha Franklin 5. Thom Yorke 6. Jónsi Birgisson 7. Robin Pecknold 8. Otis Redding 9. Morrissey 10. Wayne Coyne
November 19, 200817 yr QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Nov 18, 2008 -> 07:55 PM) And no Brad Delp either. My Boston tolerance threshold is pretty low, but that guy sure could sing. Find me anyone else, but Delp who could hit all the notes in More then a feeling, and i'll make him a very rich man.
November 19, 200817 yr Yeah...as usual, not so sure about this list. As someone (LMB, maybe?) pointed out, there's a big difference between singer and vocalist -- if it's the former, Dylan shouldn't be anywhere near it, but the latter probably top 20. If I had to do a quick top 5 vocalists.... 5. Stevie Winwood/Eddie Vedder/Chris Cornell/someone else 4. Aretha Franklin 3. Freddie Mercury 2. Sam Cooke 1. Brad Delp
November 19, 200817 yr QUOTE (farmteam @ Nov 18, 2008 -> 08:01 PM) Yeah...as usual, not so sure about this list. As someone (LMB, maybe?) pointed out, there's a big difference between singer and vocalist -- if it's the former, Dylan shouldn't be anywhere near it, but the latter probably top 20. If I had to do a quick top 5 vocalists.... 5. Stevie Winwood/Eddie Vedder/Chris Cornell/someone else 4. Aretha Franklin 3. Freddie Mercury 2. Sam Cooke 1. Brad Delp Besides Cornell, the other Chris that is missing is Robinson.
November 19, 200817 yr Terrible list, and the reasons have been pointed out repeatedly in this thread.
November 19, 200817 yr You couldn't be more disgustingly wrong mags. The man has lungs the size of hot air balloons.
November 19, 200817 yr QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Nov 18, 2008 -> 07:17 PM) I agree on both counts. Being the tamer/lamer non-metalhead I am, I'm also incensed by the omission of Todd Rundgren, a great, soulful, powerful and very technically proficient vocalist. Knock Knock Who's there? hello. it's me I have to agree. /banging on my drums
November 19, 200817 yr QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 19, 2008 -> 03:20 AM) Jeff Mangums voice is horrid. I dunno, it's different certainly, but it's got a earnest and real quality to it.. His lyrics are really what moves people. No questions about In the Aeroplane is one of the finest albums ever made. So, Magnum'll join a list with Dylan, Springsteen, Jon Brion, Colin Meloy and Billy Corgan of people with different voices that just work. Back to this list though. Some lesser know possibilities. How's about : Elliott Smith Stuart Murdoch (Belle and Sebastian) Chris Martin (Coldplay) Ben Gibbard (Death Cab) Tom Chaplin (Keane) The Watkins Siblings (Nickle Creek) Gerry Rafferty (Stuck in the Middle With You, Right Down the Line, Baker Street.) Jon Anderson (YES) Edited November 20, 200817 yr by Thunderbolt
November 19, 200817 yr QUOTE (Kid Gleason @ Nov 18, 2008 -> 06:53 PM) Oh hell...no Peter Gabriel!?! Rolling Stone is still a P.O.S.. Agree, I can't believe he isn't on there. Rod Stewart at 59? Bjork at 60? LOLOLOLOLOL Here's one I don't see that should be there, IMO, as a SINGER: Sinead O'Connor. Can be quite irritating, but is truly an amazing singer.
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