Who was the best Seattle singer?

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  • chris01
    chris01 Posts: 559
    Layne...
  • I Am Gone
    I Am Gone Posts: 831
    Jeff Ament :D
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  • momofglynn
    momofglynn Posts: 849
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhDEjnTR2ec
    and this is why. If the link doesn't work it's PJ in 1991 at Tower Records. Half of the time, Ed doesn't even need the mic to sing, he is just so powerful. Don't get me wrong, I love Chris and Layne. Chris I fell in love with on Louder than Love. Layne it wasn't until Mad Season that I went back and looked at Alice in Chains and realized what a fool I was for not hearing this earlier. Why are we not including Kurt in this? His voice was amzing too. Fit the music perfectly and you always knew it was him.
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  • Brisk.
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    momofglynn wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhDEjnTR2ec
    and this is why. If the link doesn't work it's PJ in 1991 at Tower Records. Half of the time, Ed doesn't even need the mic to sing, he is just so powerful. Don't get me wrong, I love Chris and Layne. Chris I fell in love with on Louder than Love. Layne it wasn't until Mad Season that I went back and looked at Alice in Chains and realized what a fool I was for not hearing this earlier. Why are we not including Kurt in this? His voice was amzing too. Fit the music perfectly and you always knew it was him.


    becuase Kurt is overrated :):)
  • momofglynn
    momofglynn Posts: 849
    I BrisK I wrote:
    becuase Kurt is overrated :):)

    In your opinion he is, which is fine. He's not everyone's choice. I do not think he is overrated. In fact the opposite. I think he is underrated. To me he's like John Hiatt. Just someone you knew was him anytime you heard him. I agree with the other poster.....Where did you sleep last night, was just amazing. Listened to that whole disc driving through Kansas driving a thunder storm. Just amazing.
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  • momofglynn
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    Geoff Tate has some serious talent for sure. Just not my cup of tea.
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  • jeff's_the_man
    jeff's_the_man Posts: 660
    just to add to the chris cornell argument...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTr8BNLqrOM&mode=related&search=

    best performance from him ive ever heard
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  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    Trailer wrote:
    I feel that both their voices are very similar
    :eek:

    You need to get your ears syringed! Their voices are soooooooo different!
  • GO!!!
    GO!!! Posts: 74
    Trailer wrote:
    I realize that they all have their own unique qualities and it is literally impossible to separate one as truly the best... with that being said: Who do you think was the best singer in the 90's- Vedder, Cornell, or Stayley- and why?
    To make it fair, don't take into account anything that Vedder or Cornell sung on after Layne died.

    I think,

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    Pose is the proof that Cornell is the best!!! And almost every other Badmotorfinger song, slaves and bulldozers, rusty cage and of course ToTD.
  • facepollution
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    jeff's_the_man wrote:
    just to add to the chris cornell argument...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTr8BNLqrOM&mode=related&search=

    best performance from him ive ever heard

    Awesome performance, the power even when he's hitting the highest notes is jaw-dropping. The fact that he can then go and do a Vedder-esque low voice too, is what makes him such a remarkable vocalist in my opinion.
  • DiRtyFranK38
    DiRtyFranK38 Posts: 3,131
    eddie is my favorite voice, musician and everything else, but technically cornell definitely has the best voice. listen to cold bitch by soundgarden. if you can tell me any seattle singer that can pull it off besides cornell i will shit myself.
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  • Ricsard
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    Ed is the best 'cos his voice always gives me chills although Kurt(!!!), Cornell, Lanegan and Layne all belong to the best singers' ever club!!!
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  • failedpersephone
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    GO!!! wrote:
    I think,

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    Pose is the proof that Cornell is the best!!! And almost every other Badmotorfinger song, slaves and bulldozers, rusty cage and of course ToTD.


    LMAO...and I agree (tho it pains me a little to agree...since Layne Staley's voice is soooo distinct...sigh.)
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  • deadnothingbetter
    deadnothingbetter Posts: 2,202
    i don't care.... i liked Scott Weiland's voice better than all these dudes. this dude can change his voice and hit the same notes cornell did. i seriously wish i could sing like this guy... even though he's not from seattle.
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  • prytocorduroy
    prytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    In all honesty I like Kurt's voice the best out of them all. Sure he can't hit high notes and isn't great at screaming lyrics, but there's just something so raw about him. I love it. Gives me chills. He had a really soothing voice on songs like All Apologies and On a Plain. Songs like You Know You're Right, Polly, and Something in the Way are so haunting, something only Layne has been able to match.

    It's all subjective anyway.
  • deadnothingbetter
    deadnothingbetter Posts: 2,202
    danny72688 wrote:
    In all honesty I like Kurt's voice the best out of them all. Sure he can't hit high notes and isn't great at screaming lyrics, but there's just something so raw about him. I love it. Gives me chills. He had a really soothing voice on songs like All Apologies and On a Plain. Songs like You Know You're Right, Polly, and Something in the Way are so haunting, something only Layne has been able to match.

    It's all subjective anyway.
    i know what you mean... he started that whole emotional sound. i agree with you.
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  • blinddogsdontbelieve
    blinddogsdontbelieve Posts: 110
    deadnothingbetter wrote:
    i don't care.... i liked Scott Weiland's voice better than all these dudes. this dude can change his voice and hit the same notes cornell did. i seriously wish i could sing like this guy... even though he's not from seattle.
    Um no! He is a fine singer, but the same notes as cornell? Not in his dreams!
  • deadnothingbetter
    deadnothingbetter Posts: 2,202
    blinddogsdontbelieve wrote:
    Um no! He is a fine singer, but the same notes as cornell? Not in his dreams!
    yes, he can. you don't know nothin about nothin
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  • originalfire
    originalfire Posts: 61
    deadnothingbetter wrote:
    yes, he can. you don't know nothin about nothin

    No, your wrong dude
  • ForestBrain
    ForestBrain Posts: 460
    My fav: Ed
    Vocals with the most range without breaking: Chris
    Best sounding: Ed
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