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I got two in this order Bon Scott and Paul Rodgers. Interested to see what you guys think.
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David Coverdale,Freddie Mercury, Bob Catley, Barry Hay added to the list
I really rate your first named, not sure about the rest. I think when Rodgers fronted Queen he took the band to a different level. They played like a rock band for the first time in many years.
Freddie .. Queen
Bono...... U2
Rob Woodward. .Lieutenant Pigeon
Bono...... U2
Rob Woodward. .Lieutenant Pigeon
Queen in the early days wee brilliant and Mecurys range of voice on the first four albums was fantastic. Coverdale is a given such rich tones and a great range.
Hay (Golden Earing) great voice which has stood the test of time and the same can be said of Catley who is very much underated in the rock world.
Agree on Rodgers but not with Queen - Mercury just irreplaceable.
Love springstein songs but a very poor voice imvho- Jagger in the same book
Hay (Golden Earing) great voice which has stood the test of time and the same can be said of Catley who is very much underated in the rock world.
Agree on Rodgers but not with Queen - Mercury just irreplaceable.
Love springstein songs but a very poor voice imvho- Jagger in the same book
Mikey Thomas..effortless power.
71 years old!
https://youtu.be/mxLuTQYARwM
71 years old!
https://youtu.be/mxLuTQYARwM
Ronnie James Dio & Robert Plant would make my list, alongside Mercury (of course)
Michael Hutchence
Joe Strummer
Stevie Nicks
And most of those already mentioned
Joe Strummer
Stevie Nicks
And most of those already mentioned
Springsteen for me, unlike the dragon, i used to love that gravely 80's era sound. he's still holding up pretty well for 70+, shame they've had to put the 2021 tour plans on hold
What always puzzles me is why AC DC kept going for cat strangler vocalists. What a band they would have been with a decent singer.
Steve Perry...Journey
Klaus Meine...Scorpions
Mark Hollis...Talk Talk
Carl Wilson...Beach Boys
Maybe they don't all fit the rock criteria but my 4 best of all time.
Klaus Meine...Scorpions
Mark Hollis...Talk Talk
Carl Wilson...Beach Boys
Maybe they don't all fit the rock criteria but my 4 best of all time.
I'm struggling to choose one, I've seen AC/DC, Springsteen, Stones, INXS, Billy Joel and others but none of those a stand out.
If pressed I'd choose the person whose voice and songs I really enjoy and maybe counts in a "soft rock" (ish) kind of way.
Step forward.... Neil Diamond.
Mark Hollis is a very good shout Hayden by the way. I do like a bit of Talk Talk when I have an 80"s hour of a morning I must say.
If pressed I'd choose the person whose voice and songs I really enjoy and maybe counts in a "soft rock" (ish) kind of way.
Step forward.... Neil Diamond.
Mark Hollis is a very good shout Hayden by the way. I do like a bit of Talk Talk when I have an 80"s hour of a morning I must say.
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Well I did suggest it was somewhat of a tenuous choice Corky but I like him and that's all that matters, in my book anyway.
As a kid me mam played me the platters and
Gene Pitney, they were rock and roll to her,
and her generation. Great singers.
Pretty sure you can have Neil Diamond.
Elvis had a great voice too.
Gene Pitney, they were rock and roll to her,
and her generation. Great singers.
Pretty sure you can have Neil Diamond.
Elvis had a great voice too.
Well if a decent voice is all that's required for "The greatest rock singer of all time" I raise you Karen Carpenter, Tom Jones and Pavarotti.
Glenn Campbell had a voice that could charm the birds from the trees.
Mike Patton
However, just for an individual vocal performance, the Gold Medal would go to Devin Townsend / Deadhead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU-GP41LeSY
However, just for an individual vocal performance, the Gold Medal would go to Devin Townsend / Deadhead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU-GP41LeSY
Frank Sinatra thought Glen Campbell was a p**fter when he helped sing backing at his recording sessions! 
It is hard to forget Joe Cocker's performance at Woodstock
It is hard to forget Joe Cocker's performance at Woodstock
For me there's only one. Steve Marriott
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vWTtx_PxPo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vWTtx_PxPo
Spot on Llamedos Steve Marriott was superb and remains cruelly underappreciated.
Would add Weller too in his Jam days
Would add Weller too in his Jam days
Steve Marriot. Good shout. Pity he left the faces. They were all leaving good bands around that time to start 'supergroups' Did any of them really do any better ?
Noddy Holder.
His anecdote about visiting a throat specialist is too funny.
His anecdote about visiting a throat specialist is too funny.
I remember him talking about how he wrote the lyrics of one of Slade's earliest and greatest hits on the top of a bus. Ten minute journey. Sometimes inspiration just grabs you he said.
Eddie Vedder out of Pearl Jam was a very good vocalist...
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