Good question! He's not even the last in line!
(Ronnie James Dio monument in Bulgaria. No, I'm not kidding).
Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.
Posted on 11/06/2010 9:21:42 PM PDT by Sparky21555
1) Roger Daltry 2) Robert Plant 3) Paul McCartney 4) Frank Sinatra 5) Neil Diamond 6) Dean Martin 7) Roy Orbison 8) David Clayton-Thomas 9) Bing Crosby 10) Otis Redding
Donning my asbestos suit now. Good thing I have a beer in my hand to put out thre flames!
He would even admit that he's no Bon Scott. Now that guy had vocal talent-his range was actually much greater than what he did with AC/DC, if you listen to some of his pre AC/DC stuff. It didn't sound at all like them at all. He's one of the few Rock and Roll singers that could never be imitated.
Definitely Freddie Mercury belongs on the top 10 list.
Don't play it near me unless you want me sobbing.
Heard him do that song a few years ago in Virginia Beach.
Sounded better than when he was just a youngin! 8)
The goalie?
Beat me to it. Whatever else the guy was, he had an excellent vocal range.
Funny, I don’t see William Hung in that list.
Good question! He's not even the last in line!
(Ronnie James Dio monument in Bulgaria. No, I'm not kidding).
In my top ten list also. Not a great voice, if you consider that alone. But I find that I always enjoy listening to the great singer-song writers -- Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, Joe Jackson, Elvis Costello, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, etc -- more than dedicated singers. The latter sing because they can sing, the former sing because they must sing in order to tell the stories they've written. All these men have vocal limitations compared to the best professional singers, but somehow they sound "better" to me for some difficult to define reasons. Passion? Earnestness? I don't know exactly.
I would drop McCartney and Diamond from that list and add Josh Groban and Andrea Bocelli.
MCB
Chris Cornell. Best hard rock vocals. Hands down!
JOHN DENVER
None of them could compare to this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h649I7ETaHI
What you said. Freddie Mercury’s voice was beautiful, AND it was powerful enough to belt out rock songs.
Jimmy Rushing, George Jones, and Tom Waits ..........
I would if I knew who Bobby Caldwell was.
He was mentioned more than once./
Country? Soul?
Amazed I’ve never heard of him.
He would have made a good rapper!
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