Top 5 favourite singers

mr_angry

Who would be your top 5 favourite singers of all time? I've been musing on the subject this morning, and I'm just wondering what other people think. Does it matter if the music involved is utter sh*t? I usually find that I cant separate good music and good singers, and likewise with bad. Is there a great singer out there who sings along to terrible music?

My top 5:
Maynard James Keenan (Tool & A Perfect Circle)
Jeff Buckley
Paul Draper (Mansun)
Shirley Manson (Garbage)
Brian Molko (Placebo)

Doctor J

1. Ozzy (Black Sabbath 69-74)
2. Hetfield (Metallica 83-89)
3. Chris Goss (Masters Of Reality)
4. Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees)
5. Limahl



Actually, wait a sec, I'll put Ian Gillan in at number 5

Creature

Chris Cornell (Soundgarden/Audioslave)
Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)
Brian Johnson (AC/DC)
Thom Yorke (Radiohead)
Jeff Buckley

Giblet

1. Robert Plant
2. Axl Rose
3. Chris Cornell
4. Jeff Buckley
5. Eddie Vedder

mr_angry

Originally posted by Creature
Brian Johnson (AC/DC)
Jeff Buckley

The fact that Brian Johnson is on the same list as Jeff Buckley I think is confirmation of my earlier point on music and singing being inseprable. I love AC/DC as much as the next man, but if he was singing a duet with Enya, or somebody... lets face it - *flushing noise*

Doctor J

You're right. Enya sucks... big time!

da_deadman

Bono
Richard Ashcroft
Jack White
Thom Yorke

And of course, The Man in Black Johnny Cash. No one sounds like him. Amazing.

mike65

Originally posted by Doctor J

5. Limahl



Actually, wait a sec, I'll put Ian Gillan in at number 5

For a moment there.......!

Mike.

mike65

My own top 5

Ian Gillan
Tom Petty
Pete Townshend
Sam Brown
David Gilmore/Roger Waters (tie!)

Mike.

lordsippa

Tim Buckley
Jim Morrison
Peter Steele
Steven Tyler <his voice goes sooooooooooooooooo high>
Thom Yorke

...

it's not in any real order and is subject to change depending on mood...

cartman

1. Kurt Cobain
2. Damien rice
3. Michael Stipe
4. Jim morrison
5. Tom McRae

Ro: maaan!

1. Nikola Sarcevic (Millencolin)
2. Billie-Joe Armstrong (Green Day)
3. Joe Strummer (The Clash)
4. Mick Jones (The Clash)
5. Courtney Love (Hole)

BigDaddyKone

1. Al Green (how can there be so few soul singers in everyones list)
2. Johnny Cash
3. Marvin Gaye
4. Bill Withers
5. Fela Kuti (the King)

also very tempted to put in Robert Plant

angelofdeath

1. Serj Tankian (System of a Down)
2. James Maynard Keenan (Tool, apc)
3. Damien Rice
4. Tarrie B (My Ruin)
5. Shamaya (Otep)

Mossy Monk

in no particular order

Michael Stipe
Annie Lennox
Jeff Buckley
Prince
Brian Molko

pyure

in no particular order :

kurt cobain (nirvana)
chris cornell (soundgarden / audioslave)
johnny cash
jeff buckley
mark lanegan (screaming trees)

james hetfield gets an honourable mention because i tend to sing like him alot

Creature

The fact that Brian Johnson is on the same list as Jeff Buckley I think is confirmation of my earlier point on music and singing being inseprable. I love AC/DC as much as the next man, but if he was singing a duet with Enya, or somebody... lets face it - *flushing noise*

Well I didn't think you meant people who could sing in the true harmonious, melodic sense. I just thought of my favourite vocalists.

I doubt Brian Johnson would ever do a duet with anyone let alone Enya so I think thats a fairly ridiculous comment in all fairness.

mike65

Originally posted by Creature
I doubt Brian Johnson would ever do a duet with anyone let alone Enya so I think thats a fairly ridiculous comment in all fairness.

I'd pay to hear that!

Mike.

Creamy Goodness

Rivers Cuomo (weezer)
Matt sharp (ex. weezer now in The Rentals)
Thom Yorke (radiohead)
Tom Delonge (probally get the **** slagged outta me for this one)
Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro)

mr_angry

Originally posted by Creature
I doubt Brian Johnson would ever do a duet with anyone let alone Enya so I think thats a fairly ridiculous comment in all fairness.

Don't get me wrong - I wasn't slagging off Brian Johnson, and I totally respect the right to list him in your favourite singers. But I posed a few kinda rhetorical questions at the start of this thead, and I think your choice pretty much answered one of them! Nothing more than that... :rolleyes:

Tom Delonge (probally get the **** slagged outta me for this one)

Yes, yes you will...

Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro)

Count yourself lucky Cr3m0 - you've redeemed yourself with that one.

Creamy Goodness

they are all great but i think tom is the weakest one there

i should of done this in orignal but i was just flying by

1.Matt sharp (ex. weezer now in The Rentals)
2.Rivers Cuomo (weezer)
3.Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro)
4.Thom Yorke (radiohead)
5.Tom Delonge (Blink182)


they in order now

Dasilva94

Polly Harvey
Sandy Denny
Tim Buckley
Aretha Franklin
Bob Dylan

Creature

Originally posted by mr_angry
Don't get me wrong - I wasn't slagging off Brian Johnson, and I totally respect the right to list him in your favourite singers. But I posed a few kinda rhetorical questions at the start of this thead, and I think your choice pretty much answered one of them! Nothing more than that... :rolleyes:

So you think Brian Johnson sings along to terrible music?

Just wait here till I get an angry group of AC/DC fans to mob you....

Tusky

1)Frank Black
2)Robert Plant
3)Whacko Jacko
4)Andre Benjamin/Big Boy
5)David Bowie / Jack White

fiacha

this months top five.

otis redding
bill withers
tony joe white
eva cassidy
nina simone

raven136

1.Elvis
2.Thom Yorke
3.Aretha Franklin
4.Jeff Buckley
5.James Dean Bradfield

quank

Originally posted by angelofdeath
1. Serj Tankian (System of a Down)
2. James Maynard Keenan (Tool, apc)
3. Damien Rice
4. Tarrie B (My Ruin)
5. Shamaya (Otep)

ah kewl, simliar to my selection

1 - James Maynard Keenan
2 - Serj Tankian
3 - Fredie Mercury
4 - Zack de la Rocha
5 - Anthony Kiedis

LoneGunM@n

In no particular order

Freddie Mercury
Sting
Elvis
Frank Sinatra/Bing Crosby
Colm Wilkinson

Kali

voices I absolutely love to listen to...

Alan Sparhawk (Low)
Mimi Parker (Low)
Bjork
Paul Banks (Interpol)
Rachel Goswell (Slowdive/Mojave 3), who unfortunaly hasn't sung on any mojave 3 track since their second album

Dr. Loon

Originally posted by raven136
1.Elvis

I was getting worried there until I spotted your post raven136, and fair play lonegunm@n also. I know people have differing opinions and everything, but Elvis is quite simply the greatest singer of the 20th century. No doubt about it.

I think alot of people are just thinking of their favourite bands. I mean Jack White?!?!? Don't make me laugh.

Anyway mine;

1) Elvis
2) Axl Rose/Frank Sinatra
3) Marti Pellow
4) Tom Jones
5) Jim Morrison

My list is in terms of actual singing ability, rather than the ability to moan in a broken voice (Jack White). There's a hell of alot of other amazing voices out there, but this is just my particular list. If we're gonna put Jack White in there, we might as well put the Scatman in too.

Ah.... each to their own I suppose.

BigDaddyKone

elvis ? the best singer of the 20th century. Frankly thats rubbish, he is undoubtably a good singer but the best? no way. Technically singers like Al Green & Marvin Gaye are miles better. That is disregarding the female contribuition of such greats as Aretha Franklin as well.