Your opinion of the best singer of all time

music_phantom13 · 10-20-2009, 12:04 AM

Who's the best? Well in terms of technical ability and/or originality, I honestly haven't the slightest clue. Janis Joplin has a fantastic bluesy voice, and Tom Waits can seriously sing. However, I don't really listen to much music because I think the singer is skilled. My favorite singers though they may have little to no actual talent are Steven Malkmus, Alejandra Deheza of School of Seven Bells, Mark Everett I think better known as E of the Eels, Imogen Heap in Frou Frou, Jeffrey Lewis, and Kimya Dawson. Like I said, not the best singers, in fact Steven Malkmus probably couldn't sing on key to save his life, and Lewis and Dawson are hardly even trying. But those singers are the best to my ears. Don't know if that makes any sense...

ribbons · 10-20-2009, 10:27 AM

Dionne Warwick, Scott Walker, Karen Carpenter, Tim Hardin, Little Richard, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Frank Sinatra, Tammy Wynette, Al Green, Colin Blunstone, Dusty Springfield, Gram Parsons, Joni Mitchell, Merle Haggard

ProggyMan · 10-22-2009, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by captaincaptain

Here's the "experts" take on the greatest singers of all time. Then again nowadays Rolling Stone is a lot reliable than it use to be.

The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time : Rolling Stone

What a horrendous list...Lennon at number 5? Laughable. Black people may have a monopoly on professional football and basketball but Rolling Stone seems to think they have one on singing as well. Not to cast aspersions on the singers in the list, nothing wrong with Aretha at number one or Marvin in the top 10, but 7 of the top 10? Makes it seem like they have some sort of agenda lol.

~~Farfisa~~ · 10-22-2009, 04:14 AM

Half of the people on that list can't sing for ****, I call major bull****.

RonaldSays · 10-22-2009, 08:26 AM

I'm not even gonna try to give a complete list. Just a few off the top of my head:
Freddie Mercury
Chris Cornell
Mike Patton
Frank Sinatra
Billie Holiday
George Michael (crappy music, great singer. Only one that could sing one of Queen's songs properly on Freddie's tribute concert)

SATCHMO · 10-28-2009, 08:04 AM

I have to go with HR:

[Droogie] · 10-28-2009, 12:00 PM

These are a few of MY favorites, and the best TO MY EARS.

-Layne Staley
-Thom Yorke
-Matthew Bellamy
-Robert Plant
-Cedric Bixler-Zavala

Victory Guy · 10-28-2009, 10:24 PM

Brad Delp
Matthew Bellamy
Freddy Mercury

reiko57 · 10-29-2009, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Rickenbacker

yeah i was thinking him before i clicked the thread.. i see someone got to it long before me

bummer

Sneer · 10-29-2009, 11:35 AM

I'd plump for Joan Baez at a push in terms of sheer vocal talent, but a lot of my favourite singers have something of an idiosyncratic sound that perfectly fits the music they're associated with.

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ribbons Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,265	Dionne Warwick, Scott Walker, Karen Carpenter, Tim Hardin, Little Richard, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Frank Sinatra, Tammy Wynette, Al Green, Colin Blunstone, Dusty Springfield, Gram Parsons, Joni Mitchell, Merle Haggard Last edited by ribbons; 10-20-2009 at 10:32 AM.

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RonaldSays Amateur Drum Kit Wrestler Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 155	I'm not even gonna try to give a complete list. Just a few off the top of my head: Freddie Mercury Chris Cornell Mike Patton Frank Sinatra Billie Holiday George Michael (crappy music, great singer. Only one that could sing one of Queen's songs properly on Freddie's tribute concert) __________________ Want to know what I have to say? My Blog My Twitter

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Victory Guy Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 59	Brad Delp Matthew Bellamy Freddy Mercury __________________ my last.fm profile

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Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	I'd plump for Joan Baez at a push in terms of sheer vocal talent, but a lot of my favourite singers have something of an idiosyncratic sound that perfectly fits the music they're associated with. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

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music_phantom13 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 942	Who's the best? Well in terms of technical ability and/or originality, I honestly haven't the slightest clue. Janis Joplin has a fantastic bluesy voice, and Tom Waits can seriously sing. However, I don't really listen to much music because I think the singer is skilled. My favorite singers though they may have little to no actual talent are Steven Malkmus, Alejandra Deheza of School of Seven Bells, Mark Everett I think better known as E of the Eels, Imogen Heap in Frou Frou, Jeffrey Lewis, and Kimya Dawson. Like I said, not the best singers, in fact Steven Malkmus probably couldn't sing on key to save his life, and Lewis and Dawson are hardly even trying. But those singers are the best to my ears. Don't know if that makes any sense...

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~~Farfisa~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,773	Half of the people on that list can't sing for **, I call major bull**.

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SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	I have to go with HR:

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[Droogie] Groupie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 10	These are a few of MY favorites, and the best TO MY EARS. -Layne Staley -Thom Yorke -Matthew Bellamy -Robert Plant -Cedric Bixler-Zavala