bokonon Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 I'm sorry but this is going to be graphic.......Leonard Cohen makes me wet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elemeno Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalacePrincess Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 ha! i was waiting for someone to post axl! Hey, but what about bad boy sissies? what about yum! i'm not a snob. although..... who is an example of a bad boy sissy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Ian Gillan (for both the Deep Purple stuff and Jesus Christ Superstar) Gillan's stint with Sabbath was certainly interesting (recorded all his vocal tracks nude rumour had it) Trashed Ahhh, Ah It really was a meeting The bottle took a beating The ladies of the manor Watched me climb into my car And I was going down the track about a hundred and five They had the stopwatch rolling Had the headlights blazing I was really alive And yet my mind was blowing I drank a bottle of tequila and I felt real good I had the tape deck roaring But on the twenty-fifth lap at the canal turn I went off exploring I knew I wouldn't make it the car just couldn't take it I was turning, tires burning The ground was in my sky I was laughing. The bitch was trashed And death was in my eye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elemeno Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 How about a jewish bad boy sissy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalacePrincess Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 (edited) delish!!! Edited March 18, 2007 by Guest because i said so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paan Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Before I even entered this thread, I knew it could be none other than one of my biggest musical heroes...... glad to see it was decided upon early in the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 I do hate the "best... ever" motif; that said, along with the others already mentioned, I think I'd want to put Lowell George. There was an awful lot of strength and soul in that voice. I think I'd also want to bump Roger Daltrey in favour of Pete Townshend, for much of the same reason. Among other things, I could always get a sense that Townshend understood what he was singing in ways that Daltrey might not have, and that came through in the delivery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 I think I'd also want to bump Roger Daltrey in favour of Pete Townshend, for much of the same reason. Among other things, I could always get a sense that Townshend understood what he was singing in ways that Daltrey might not have, and that came through in the delivery.Pete has limited range and he often speak/shout-sings, which is lazy, but I agree with your critique. Roger is an interpreter, but he's not always an insightful one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_rawk Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 although..... who is an example of a bad boy sissy? I sorta fancy myself as an effeminate James Dean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomFoolery Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Robert Plant. Everyone else pales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartamophone Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 My personal favourite of the moment: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodRev Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Hart's on the right track with Levon, who kicked some ass, especially live. But I was going more for his two bandmates...pretty incredible that three such outstanding singers could find their ways into the same Band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalacePrincess Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 I sorta fancy myself as an effeminate James Dean well, you are the hottness, and you know, the last time i saw you, you sure looked an awful lot like river phoenix, who is also ultimate hottness and perhaps another good example of a bad boy sissy, so yes, it's decided, bad boy sissy does in fact = yum. whooohoooo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartamophone Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Hart's on the right track with Levon, who kicked some ass, especially live. But I was going more for his two bandmates...pretty incredible that three such outstanding singers could find their ways into the same Band. Yeah, I almost posted Danko as well. Underrated as a vocalist in the history books, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edger Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Well I voted earlier for Freddy, which was mostly due to his "technical" singing abilities, but yes in terms of sheer enjoyment, I would put my vote beside any of the members of THE BAND!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaggyBalls Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 When it comes to humility and personality we've all got a hard time figuring the best or our favourites.I'm personally a fan of Jeff Tweedy. When it comes to range and scope I must say that Prince has everyone beat...Freddie Mercury sang show tunes to an electric band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Freak Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Burton Cummings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck Bacock Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 I know most people either really love him or hate him, but what about Mike Patton? If you look how he's grown as a singer since the nasal Faith No More days, it'd be hard not to put him on a "top 10 current singers" list. If only for technical prowess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timouse Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 My personal favourite of the moment: i would say that levon, rick and richard together are a composite best vioce in rock and roll. of course, second to elvis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 I think Freddy is one of the rare singers that can sing any form of rock. His versatility and range is astounding. I believe Jim Morrison would have been a great hard rock singer had he lived... John Lennon could sing whatever he wanted convincingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 i know i come across on this board as a prick most of the time, but i honestly think that if you don't hear Freddie Mercury as the best singer ever, you're just wrong. i'll leave it at that.When we lost Freddie, we not only lost a great personality, a man with a great sense of humor, a true showman, but we lost probably the best, the really, the best virtuoso rock 'n' roll singer of all time. He could sing anything in any style. He could change his style from line to line and, God, that's an art. And he was brilliant at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 I really don't like Queen, but appreciate the members in the band and what they brought to the table. Brian May's solos were perfect and Roger Taylor is an unsung vocal rock hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 I really don't like Queen, but appreciate the members in the band and what they brought to the table. Brian May's solos were perfect and Roger Taylor is an unsung vocal rock hero.Pretty much agreed here, except that I do once in a while appreciate a Queen binge; it's yet another one of those bands that I over-listened to in high school, but when they hit their stride, it's pretty admirable. And more to the point, Mercury's voice is altogether something else. Not "the best", as I don't believe in the category, but certainly in the pantheon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 Like every best of list, people blur best of with greatest. Freddy is not the greatest rock singer ever, but he was gifted with one of the best pure rock voices... and I think that is the essence of the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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