d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 kurt was a great singer in the fact that his voice was unique, it had a quality all its own and honestly was no worse then james brown's voice. Kurt's strong point was screaming. His voice sounded great for grunge rock. The last thing I enjoyed about their unplugged album would be his singing. The band was wound incredibly tight that night, however, and it was magic. But James Brown, my friend, c'mon. Those boisterous outbursts rival that of David Lee Roth. James Brown had about 600 x more energy than Kurt and looked the exact opposite of depressed...which was Kurt's only emotion. My father used to tell me James Brown and Otis Redding are the only two guys he thought would have a spontanious heart explosion on stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Are you saying that b/c you think Elvis is not high enough? Or too high?Say what you want about Elvis- and its probably all true- but the guy had one of the best pure voices in all of recording history. I'm saying he's too high. I simply cannot find anything I like about his voice. I think both Al Green and Freddie Mercury should be ahead of him. :2cents: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike619 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Kurt's strong point was screaming. His voice sounded great for grunge rock. The last thing I enjoyed about their unplugged album would be his singing. The band was wound incredibly tight that night, however, and it was magic. But James Brown, my friend, c'mon. Those boisterous outbursts rival that of David Lee Roth. James Brown had about 600 x more energy than Kurt and looked the exact opposite of depressed...which was Kurt's only emotion. My father used to tell me James Brown and Otis Redding are the only two guys he thought would have a spontanious heart explosion on stage. james brown did more then scream? come on man, i know he is a legend but the man never sang a note in his life. and he barely sung english anyways. and energy is not singing either. i think you just like james more then kurt because i cant see a difference in style of singing between the two of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I'm saying he's too high. I simply cannot find anything I like about his voice. I think both Al Green and Freddie Mercury should be ahead of him. :2cents: blasphemy! Now ugliest front man in all of rock history, old forklift-teeth might get the nod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 James Brown certainly was never a singer. Never. He was indeed an entertainer...and that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufumonk Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 That is so far off from the truth that you should have a "research before posting" button. Maynard HATES mainstream media and has been extremely adamant not to let record companies or pop culture influence Tool's sound. He knows, just as well as most people that actually LOVE the history of music, that Rolling Stone magazine is a piece of garbage. He is quite an interesting fellow, but arrogant, he is not. Voting for himself only stuck a big finger up to everyone who is ignorant enough to give a **** about this list. And Bingo was his Name-O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike619 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 blasphemy!Now ugliest front man in all of rock history, old forklift-teeth might get the nod. man, that giant Magnum PI mustache couldnt even hide them choppers!! can you imagine the dentist who worked on those things!! he would have to clear his schedule for the whole afternoon!! James Brown certainly was never a singer. Never. He was indeed an entertainer...and that's it. and a great one at that!! :2cents: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 blasphemy!Now ugliest front man in all of rock history, old forklift-teeth might get the nod. SOMEONE looks for goodlooking, gentle male voices to rank lead singers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 blasphemy!Now ugliest front man in all of rock history, old forklift-teeth might get the nod. Excuse me, but there is a man named Lemmy knocking at your door and he isn't very happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 blasphemy!Now ugliest front man in all of rock history, old forklift-teeth might get the nod. My buddy from college, his stepdad was the coolest old man ever. I'll tell you why. The stepdad went to Graceland with my buddy's mom on a roadtrip and someone commented on how beautiful Graceland was. He responded with: "It would be a lot better if they'd stop playing all this ****ty music" No matter how you feel about Elvis, that's a ballsy thing for a 60-something year old man to say at Graceland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 man, that giant Magnum PI mustache couldnt even hide them choppers!! can you imagine the dentist who worked on those things!! he would have to clear his schedule for the whole afternoon!! :rotflmao: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 james brown did more then scream? come on man, i know he is a legend but the man never sang a note in his life. and he barely sung english anyways. and energy is not singing either. i think you just like james more then kurt because i cant see a difference in style of singing between the two of them. James Brown - This Is A Man's World http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYq13p1Qk7o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike619 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 James Brown - This Is A Man's Worldhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYq13p1Qk7o thats singing like "rape me" is singing. :2cents: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Even Elvis himself thought the two greatest voices even were Howling Wolf and mostly Roy Orbison. Roy is the only person Elvis wouldn't follow, because he knew he couldn't hang with him. Maybe the greatest voice ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 No one has ever accused Elvis of being an intelligent man though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Even Elvis himself thought the two greatest voices even were Howling Wolf and mostly Roy Orbison. Roy is the only person Elvis wouldn't follow, because he knew he couldn't hang with him.Maybe the greatest voice ever. I would agree- Orbison was perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Sassy Molassy Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 No Roberta Flack, are you serious?! Also I think Marvin Gaye should have been in the top 5, Al Green should be top 10. Michael should be higher IMO. This list could be much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Weirdo Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 lol @ Maynard. I would have done the same thing. Thats funny as ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufumonk Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 blasphemy!Now ugliest front man in all of rock history, old forklift-teeth might get the nod. This guy might have something to say about that.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Where is Nat King Cole on the list ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 thats singing like "rape me" is singing. :2cents: It's all in how you define singing. You CAN scream off key. It is HARD to scream on key. I include screaming in my definition of singing, but when it comes to screaming, I'm pretty particular. James had outstanding timing and tastefulness mixing his screams and pure singing. James has a smokey, rocky voice more than he diliberately screamed. It was all in energetic and incredibly dynamic harmony, rather than almost lazily blabbering through songs like Kurt. Until of course he would yell during the choruses. But I can see where you're coming from, funky soul...grunge rock...same thing. If I were to make a list of greatest singers ever, I wouldn't rank the most "talented" singers, per say. Singers that just build their vocal chords like bodybuilders build biceps. Music isn't as much a competition as it is knowing when to do something and why you're doing it, all instinctually. I didn't even click on the link, anybody can tell me where little Stevie Wonder is ranked? Edit: he's #9...at least he's top 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 And much better than James Brown. Seriously, there are at least 3 people in the top 3 that have no business being there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 These lists are always messed up. As an aside, I think people are underrating Bob Dylan. During his peak years, he could convey more emotion with his voice than many singers with better, stronger voices. Much like Neil Young can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Rolling Stone sucks ass in general, so it's no wonder this list sucks. It's also no surprise why people keep this magazine next to their toilets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Sassy Molassy Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I think you could put Scott Weiland, Maynard Keenan and Josh Homme on this list too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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