No game today, things are slow & I'm bored so, I was thinking of SINGERS from various groups over the years & I was wondering who are some your favorites (voice wise). I've come up with a few of mine but I'm sure you guys will find many others. Now I'm talking about singers who could out & out sing there nuts off like....... Going old school, (Males only.....for now) Jimmy Beaumont (Skyliners) Larry Chance (Earls) Johnny Maestro (Crests / Brooklyn bridge) Gary Puckett (Union gap) David Gates (Bread) Dennis Yost (Classics 1v) And moving onto guys like...... Allan Clarke (Hollies) Freddy Mercury (Queen) Lou Gramm (Foreigner) Neil Schon (Journey) Russell Hitchcock (Air Supply) Actual SINGERS. Not like the rap crap you hear today.
My favorite vocalists include but not limited to: (and in no particular order): Gram Parsons Daniel Lanois (His 1st solo LP, "Acadie" [pr: Aka-DEE) is a MASTERPIECE..... Jackson Browne Neil Young, then- ( Crosby, Stills and Nash behind Young as a Solo Artists ) Rodney Crowell PF- Gilmour, Wright, Mason John Lennon George Harrison McCartney Yoko, wasn't he/she a Tranny? This one's a joke, just seeing if your paying attention. That Bitch ruined the Fab 4..... George Jones Hank Williams Faron Young Sinatra Merle Haggard Van Halen, (both Haggar and Roth) John Mayer Greg Lake (of ELP and King Crimson Fame) Carlos Santana, (tho' he does little vocals, & never really has been the Primary Vocalist of his bands).... Bono, and the rest of U2 Jagger/Richards ["Exile On Main Street" going back to the 60s more than forward] "Beggar's Banquet," "Sticky Fingers", "Let It Bleed" back to their beginnings, sounded better IMO, than most post 60s-70s LP's, tho' alot of those LP's are great as well...... Gordon Lightfoot Lou Reed Simon and Garfunkel James Taylor Lindsey Buckingham The Everly Bros. (take either one away, and neither were the Soloists they were together) [ I saw Phil singing without Don at the Palomino in N. Hollywood, and tho' pretty damn good, just not the same without the other] Frank Zappa (with or without Captain Beefheart aka Don Van Vliet a local here) Tom Petty Jeff Lynne John Fogerty (CCR) Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) David Bowie Freddy Mercury George Thorogood John Kay (Steppenwolf) Jimi Hendrix *J.D. Souther (often backup harmonzier for Browne, Rondstadt, tons of others, until he formed a band with the 2 fella's below, tho' he was better on his own) **Richie Furay (founder of Poco, then too SHF Band, also a good friend of GP ie, [Gram Parsons] ***Chris Hillman, (Member of the original Byrds, Flying Burrito Bros, and SHF band) Eric Clapton John Denver (yes, the Rocky Mt. High Guy himself, his concerts in the 70s were great) Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) Bob Dylan (a voice like a dog howling; trapped with its leg in barbed wire), tho' Dylan was all about his Lyrics/Prose, not his vocals) Sting Chuck Berry Robert Johsnon (The Blues Beale Street Legend, influenced Clapton, that RJ) Michael Stipe (REM) Greg Allman (Duane was as good a Les Paul or any other guitarist genius himself) Dickie Betts Stevie Ray Vaughn Al Greene (any list has to have a bit of Soul in it) Jim Reeves Justin Timberlake (took me a decade + to appreciate his music; "The 20/20 Experience" is a Masterpiece) Sam Cooke Steven Tyler ( a NO Body without his band tho', Aerosmith) I'm worn out, and tho' there's dozens of others, my fingers are burned out as my brain is.....
PS: Speaking about Rap Crap, here's on disgusting reason I don't like Rap/Crap, call it whatever ya' want, its all SHIT TO ME..........as in this sickass video, see what it breeds, or brings????? (Damned I should be ASHAMED TO EVEN POST THIS, and ruin everyone's Lunch)
Ah shit, at first I took you seriously, and was thinking, wait a minute, Sonny quit singing, not only when he and Cher were Divorced, but you had me going, thinking when in the hell did Sonny sing with Bono????? ROFLOL......... perhaps..... Bono of U2's real name is Paul David Hewson Edge is David Howell Evans Sting's real name: Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner and last but not least Elvis real name was Frederico Billybob Jimbo Cottonpicker.........
...I always thought Paul Rodgers of Free/Bad Company had a great rock and roll voice...as far as female rockers, no contest....Ann Wilson.
...^^^ to the Ann Wilson..... I should of added Paul Rodgers, his work has always been great, from his days, daze with Free, to Bad Co. A great band, comprised with members of Free, King Crimson, and Mott The Hoople, not a bad band either.........."All the Young Dudes"....! Guest appearances with Bowie, who wrote the tune I believe, and did background vocals, with Mick Ronson doing some live shows with MTHoople......
Matts, if you wanna get your mind blown listen to one of Heart's lesser known songs off the "Little Queen" album...scroll forward to the 3:20 mark and listen ...and then at the 3:30 mark listen to Ann belt out this note ....and she holds it, and holds it, and holds it....forever, it seems. ...and it's not just a simple timid wimpy note...hard to believe anyone could have that much air in their lungs. After 35 years, it still gives me chills when I hear it.
"All I wanna do is make love to you" One of the best ballad songs ever. Also Stevie Nicks, Laura Branagan, & Pat Benetar are amoung the best ROCK female voices.
Ok, mine are a tad younger... Jaymz Hetfield Steve Tyler Bon Scott/Brian Johnson Chris Cornell Jon Bon Jovi Bono Curt Cobain Dave Grohl Layne Staley Ronnie Van Zant David Crosby Stephen Stills Graham Nash Neil Young Etc.
Paul Rogers gotta add my vote for him as well, I understand he was a favorite of Freddy Mercury as well. Hank Williams, I learned guitar so I could do his songs, other Country Singers may have had "better" voices but at singing writing and playing Country Williams was # 1. John Fogarty and CCR made some damn good music as well, saw Fogarty singing Good Golly Miss Molly while Jerry Lee Lewis played piano, those two kicked some major butt on that tune. And yes Jerry Lee was a favorite, loved his piano playing as well.
Thanks for this, Geezus can she hang on a note, and give Pavarotti a run for his money......I expect Pavo would have to give a bow, or pass out with air loss. Ann goes deep into her guts with this tune, and holding the notes, the way she did best.......deep down in her diaphragm, hell I bet she had No Crystal Glass and Re-enforced Hurricane Windows in her house, when She was atop Her Music....... even the Studio Glass had to be Re-enforced, bullet proof perhaps....!
