Cobain, Vedder, Cornell or Staley?

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  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,791
    DewieCox wrote:
    False_Belief wrote:
    Cobain - best screamer, hands down.


    That's a laugh. Cornell could tear down a mountain with his screams.
    I can remember seeing a photo of a young Cornell on the back page of Kerrang! in the very early 90s (when the back page used to be a poster) that had the heading "Screamer Of The Year" above it. I was about 15 at the time and I remember thinking that was really cool.

    I would put Ed above all of the other "grunge-era" singers. Of the ones others listed, Cornell would be 3rd, Staley 4th and Cobain 5th.

    Second place is reserved for Mark Lanegan, easily one of the greatest vocalists of our time
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • whgarrett
    whgarrett Posts: 574
    Songwriters

    Cobain- hands down
    Vedder- just edges out cornell
    Cornell- a good songwriter
    Staley- love his vocals, but songwriter?

    Vocalists

    Vedder - Duh
    Cornell - a close second
    Cobain - only due to his delivery
    Staley - a great vocalist
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    lephty wrote:
    catefrances wrote:
    no one fucking writes about anything anymore in music... nobody wants to fucking decrease their market share... its like this last election. gillard and abbott just not saying anything, just so they dont scare anyone off
    - garth liddiard. the drones. 8-)

    i can only slightly agree with this...

    liddiard is an australian so its possible he was thinking locally when he said that but i doubt it cause he is well travelled. i also think he was speaking generally cause im sure hes aware there are bands out there that do say something worth listening to. or that gives you pause for thought. and i think a massive pile of songs out there, that the public are exposed to by all the various media have nothing to say. theyre just noise. pretty packaging with no substance. liddiard is a storyteller.. its what he does. his songs are like little vignettes and they get under your skin, not in a poppy way, but in that you find yourself picturing the song inside your mind. and thats a good thing.
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • BryanWeb
    BryanWeb Posts: 262
    Layne has the best voice but I think Chris Cornell is a close second and is the better songwritter.
  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    Temple of the Dog spun last night with PJ.
    Eddies voice is on a way different level than Cornell's. Eddie is a crooner, his voice so beautiful,
    there is no contest there, Cornell can't touch it.

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