Do you come in peace?
Pretty Woman was voted by Freepers as the best song of the 60's on those threads Oiline Rebel makes.
My head exploded.
Posted on 04/27/2020 10:01:03 AM PDT by PROCON
I love his voice but the key words are 'Classic Rock'.
Roy was more in the Pop music category, IMHO.
Not a bad list. But needs some Peter Gabriel, arguably the greatest emoter in rock. I’d go with Here comes the Flood, the version on Bob Fripp’s Exposure album, though the version on Peter Gabriel 1 is almost as good.
Paul Rodgers - Bad Company and others
Lou Gramm - Foreigner
Keep this in mind: This is only some A$$holes opinion. He gets it wrong in so many of these choices, but he’s entitled to be wrong. He does, however, justify why he chose who he did, which is more than most of these “Top 10” lists can do. So, for that I give him some credit.
You know, up until a few years ago, Jay was singing that song on the Vegas circuit and he could still hit that falsetto high note, just incredible.
You are Right On with the Righteous Brothers.
I thought the vocal on the Youngblood’s “Darkness, Darkness” was really good. Who was that - Jesse Colin Young?
“these guys just have a lucky break by making a living screaming into a microphone”
I got thru #5 and all of the accolades were for the performers screaming except Brian Wilson.
If you are talking about the voice being an instrument, then the Tokens performing The Lion Sleeps Tonight deserves to be on the list!
Though my band made it in at #8, I have to ask where is Brad Delp? His work on the first 3 Boston records was outstanding.
With all the talent the traveling wilburys had when Orbison takes the Mike in this song he makes ‘m all sound enemic IMO.
I hate that stupid tune.
There were no great classical rock vocals before 1960?
How old is this author?
I would actually put “The Show Must Go On” as Freddie’s greatest vocal performance, especially in light of the circumstances at the time. He put everthing he had left in that performance.
Do you come in peace?
Pretty Woman was voted by Freepers as the best song of the 60's on those threads Oiline Rebel makes.
My head exploded.
I’ll see your Roy Orbison and raise you anything from Sun Studio.
I thought one of John Lennon’s best vocals was on their cover of “Pease, Mr. Postman.” McCartney did a good job of shouting on their version of “Long, Tall Sally.”
All good choices. One I’d add is Brad Delp on More Than A Feeling... During an air guitar session in my high school days I tried to replicate where Delp hits the high notes of that song. Something popped or cracked and I didn’t make it.
Never really though of Roy Orbison as a Rock singer
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