I was in high school when Surrealistic Pillow was released. Still one of my favorite albums. Grace Slick announced her arrival in a powerful fashion.
Grace Slick is who people often think of regarding Jefferson Airplane, but I think that the ballads that Marty Balin sang were even better.
Mr Mojo says that Janis Joplin is nails on the chalkboard for him, and I can see that, but I always crank up the volume for Another Piece of my Heart.
I haven’t looked at this thread yet. Gonna check to see if Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, Maria Muldaur, Linda Ronstadt make the chick list. A lot of people think Karen Carpenter had the best voice. I’m partial to Eva Cassidy.
From the article:
“…keep in mind that this is the Greatest Singers list, not the Greatest Voices List.
Talent is impressive; genius is transcendent. Sure, many of the people here were born with massive pipes, perfect pitch, and boundless range. Others have rougher, stranger, or more delicate instruments.
As our write-up for the man who ended up at Number 112 notes, “Ozzy Osbourne doesn’t have what most people would call a good voice, but boy does he have a great one.” That could apply to more than a few people here…”