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It is tough. Take the lead... drag it out to 10.1. Adam Sandler.. I'm kidding but listening to his songs crack me up.
1.Michael Jackson
2.Prince
3.Elton John
4.Freddy Mercury
5. Otis/Elvis tied
btw this was hard... next time maybe top 10
Let's try this again...J. R. Cash wrote this to Billboard and paid for a full page so they would print it (after radio stations would not play the record of him singing Ballad of Ira Hayes)
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Johnny Cash 'The Ballad Of Ira Hayes' Open Letter
D.J.'s -- station managers -- owners, etc., where are your guts?www.johnnycash.com
Let's try this again...
Top 5 Singers.
Cuckoo.
For rock and roll yes, just missing steve perry.I think we're missing some biggies:
- Robert Plant
- Jim Morrison
- Geddy Lee
- Geoff Tate
- Ronnie James Dio
- David Lee Roth
- Ozzy Osbourne
- Bono
So many more....
Yeah, that's probably fair about Elton. Maybe it's more the songs than the voice.I really like Elton John but I think his singing is just above average.
Voices not entertainer or popular.
Luther Vandross
George Michael
Freddy Mercury
Nat king cole
Sinatra
Plant... Tate... yes. I think Tate is way underrated, and so does he.I think we're missing some biggies:
- Robert Plant
- Jim Morrison
- Geddy Lee
- Geoff Tate
- Ronnie James Dio
- David Lee Roth
- Ozzy Osbourne
- Bono
So many more....
Plant... Tate... yes. I think Tate is way underrated, and so does he.Dio had a power rock voice. For that matter, so does Coverdale. Bono at different times.
I don't think any of the others are good singers, though, do you? Maybe good or iconic front men but, do you really like their voices?
Don't get me wrong, I'm a big Rush fan and his vocals don't diminish anything there. I just don't see him being a great singer. Like someone with a versatile or pleasing voice. That's all I meant.I suppose Lee is an acquired taste, but 2112 was one of the best albums ever made -- I think if Plant is on the list, so is Lee. Ozzy from Black Sabbath to solo stuff was amazing. Roth was friggin legit. Maybe Morrison comes off the list -- I think I like the influence he had more than anything else.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a big Rush fan and his vocals don't diminish anything there. I just don't see him being a great singer. Like someone with a versatile or pleasing voice. That's all I meant.
I'll see and raise you on Robert Plant but Ozzy? Sorry... I don't get it. And Roth barely sings at all. I think Michael Anthony saved his ass. Roth was a legitimate front man but I never considered him a singer. Nobody else could do "Ice Cream Man" better, but Sammy is a singer. Morrison definitely had some style. Much like Bon Scott did.
All good rock and roll front men. Can they sing as well as George Michael no.Don't get me wrong, I'm a big Rush fan and his vocals don't diminish anything there. I just don't see him being a great singer. Like someone with a versatile or pleasing voice. That's all I meant.
I'll see and raise you on Robert Plant but Ozzy? Sorry... I don't get it. And Roth barely sings at all. I think Michael Anthony saved his ass. Roth was a legitimate front man but I never considered him a singer. Nobody else could do "Ice Cream Man" better, but Sammy is a singer. Morrison definitely had some style. Much like Bon Scott did.
Phil Anselmo from pantera is a great front man. No one does metal like him ... but.. he is not a great singer. How I think of Roth, Ozzy and Sammy Hagar for that matter. They can sing their genre well but would not be good outside that.
See, I put Sammy in a different category than Roth or Ozzy. Or Anselmo for that matter. Sammy can sing a ballad.Phil Anselmo from pantera is a great front man. No one does metal like him ... but.. he is not a great singer. How I think of Roth, Ozzy and Sammy Hagar for that matter. They can sing their genre well but would not be good outside that.
Go away little "Slobodan"... Go away little "Slobodan"...Next time, I'd wait for the meds to kick in, go back and read the topic title, let the PTSD subside and then tell us who your favorite singers are.
I created this thread. I think it's you crawling through the basement window without an invitation.Go away little "Slobodan"... Go away little "Slobodan"...