Top Ten Vocalists of ALL TIME

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  • gregwheeler
    gregwheeler Posts: 39
    grievance88 wrote:
    its not that i dont agree w/you, its just that you put david bowie (basically the worst artist ever) on your list. yes, jeff buckley would probably make my list, even though i like his vocals more than his actual music. sorry dr, you set yourself up for it by making yourself sound like a snob...
    you dont sound snobbish,BITCH............
    LUKIN
  • gregwheeler
    gregwheeler Posts: 39
    swede wrote:
    ill admit that cornell has more range than vedder - but i still think vedder is the better singer... u see what i mean?

    to me, in rock music, even what is "the best" is subjective.

    hey thats my view, i do know what u mean btw
    FUNNY HOW CORNELL EVEN SOUNDED LIKE VEDDER,AFTER TEMPLE.....for a album or so..
    EDDIE'S THE SHIT...........
    LUKIN
  • swede
    swede Posts: 558
    gregwheeler wrote:
    FUNNY HOW CORNELL EVEN SOUNDED LIKE VEDDER,AFTER TEMPLE.....for a album or so..
    EDDIE'S THE SHIT...........

    hahahahaha

    well hunger strike is a PERFECT example where u can hear ed shittin all over cornell's vocals!

    oh how i love ed :)
  • know1
    know1 Posts: 6,801
    I don't have time to read the whole thread, but any list that doesn't include Cornell and Plant in the top 5 is pure malarkey...
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  • kenny olav
    kenny olav Posts: 3,319
    Ed Vedder
    Robert Plant
    Maynard James Keenan
    Chris Cornell
    Geoff Tate
    Jim Morrisson
    John Lennon
    Geddy Lee (in all seriousness)
    Rivers Cuomo
    Dave Grohl


    no malarky here, know1 :)
  • swede
    swede Posts: 558
    know1 wrote:
    I don't have time to read the whole thread, but any list that doesn't include Cornell and Plant in the top 5 is pure malarkey...

    cornell probably wouldnt make my top 20
  • Jellyrolls
    Jellyrolls Posts: 523
    swede wrote:
    cornell probably wouldnt make my top 20

    you would have vedder in your top 5 though wouldn't you??

    cornell = top 10 quality
  • swede
    swede Posts: 558
    Jellyrolls wrote:
    you would have vedder in your top 5 though wouldn't you??

    cornell = top 10 quality


    ed is my number 1

    cornell - well... i dunno, some times his voice gets to me, and thats when i guess he is "showing off his range" hence me nothing thinking that range makes u the best in these cases
  • JamnPearl
    JamnPearl Posts: 204
    swede wrote:
    hahahahaha

    well hunger strike is a PERFECT example where u can hear ed shittin all over cornell's vocals!

    oh how i love ed :)


    Well of course I disagree there....Cornell IMO is the one who shines on that song. He comes from out of nowhere with incredible power...and completely stealing the show from Vedder.
    gregwheeler wrote:
    FUNNY HOW CORNELL EVEN SOUNDED LIKE VEDDER,AFTER TEMPLE.....for a album or so..
    EDDIE'S THE SHIT...........

    You've got to be kidding me.
  • sadprofessor
    sadprofessor Posts: 1,034
    grievance88 wrote:
    its not that i dont agree w/you, its just that you put david bowie (basically the worst artist ever) on your list. yes, jeff buckley would probably make my list, even though i like his vocals more than his actual music. sorry dr, you set yourself up for it by making yourself sound like a snob...

    David Bowie has an amazing voice, even to this day... and he didn't always make shitty records. Nearly everything pre-1977 is great, and the last two albums were fantastic. And he is easily one of the most influential artists ever If you want to get into a discussion of artistry, which is a whole different thing.

    Set myself up for what exactly? a shoddy attempt at criticsim?

    Furthermore I didn't intend the whole 3 people i mentioned to be some kind of a definitive list, I was trying to mention names that no one had mentioned yet. Thats why I said: "Just few i thought I would throw out... "
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  • viggs20
    viggs20 Posts: 1,296
    Most of the vocalists mentioned here with better range than Bowie don't have half his skill in using their voice to express different emotions and characters all within the same song. They don't call him "The Chameleon" for nothing.
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  • swede
    swede Posts: 558
    JamnPearl wrote:
    Well of course I disagree there....Cornell IMO is the one who shines on that song. He comes from out of nowhere with incredible power...and completely stealing the show from Vedder.



    You've got to be kidding me.

    yeh dude - its just something we wont agree on, thats cool

    i still respect ur choices dude
  • JamnPearl
    JamnPearl Posts: 204
    Did somebody say David Bowie wasn't a good singer?? Are you kidding??
  • bucket1988
    bucket1988 Posts: 212
    Yes I know not many people are posting their lists anymore, but I haven't checked the boards in a few days.

    1. Chris Cornell
    2. Freddie Mercury
    3. Jeff Buckley
    4. Robin Wilson (of the Gin Blossoms)
    5. Maynard James Keenan
    6. Ed Kowalczyk
    7. Michael Stipe
    8. Robert Plant
    9. Gregg Allman
    10. Eddie Vedder

    Hmm, no black guys or women... I must be wrong somehow.

    And I don't think Bowie is a particularly good singer.
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  • TTOMO
    TTOMO Posts: 11
    Layne Staley
    Mike Patton
    Chris Cornell
    Kurt Cobain
    Eddie Vedder
    Trent Reznor
    Dexter Holland
    Axl Rose
    Thom Yorke
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  • fanch75
    fanch75 Posts: 3,734
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    That's fuckin right
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  • eMMI
    eMMI Posts: 6,262
    I can't put them in order.. :o
    so here, in no particular order:
    - Freddie Mercury
    - Eddie Vedder
    - Axl Rose
    - Ville Valo
    - Kurt Cobain
    - Chester Bennington (Linkin Park, LOL! :p)
    - Bruce Dickinson
    - Robbie Williams
    - James Hetfield
    - Taylor Hanson (:p LOL!)
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  • UpHereInMyTree500
    UpHereInMyTree500 Posts: 1,772
    1. Bob Dylan
    2. Ed Ved
    3. Mercury
    4. Daltrey
    5. Cobain
    6. Bon Scott
    7. Cornell
    8. the guy from Modest Mouse
    9. Johnny Cash
    10. the guy from Clash
    Wave came crashing...
  • glasshouse
    glasshouse Posts: 1,762
    my favorites

    vedder
    thom yorke
    stipe
    plant
    nick cave
    cornell
    marley

    my pick for best
    no such thing
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  • Being Enlightened
    Being Enlightened Posts: 5,746
    My personal faves, in no particular order and not including the obvious (Ed) ;)are:

    Chris Cornell
    Thom Yorke
    Annie Lennox
    Bono
    Jon Bor Birgisson
    Billie Holiday
    Bruce Dickinson
    Matthew Bellamy
    Bob Marley
    Layne Staley
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