The Bookerman
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AlphaSnake said:
Bish, please lock this thread. It's blasphemous. Only God is the greatest vocalist of all time.
How about... NO!
Here's the better vocalist.
He's unique. Nobody sounds like him.
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Past or Present : List Your Best Vocalists
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How about... NO!
Here's the better vocalist.
He's unique. Nobody sounds like him.
Killkernal
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I'd have to say J. Robbins of Jawbox/Burning Airlines. He's got that smooth as silk croon to frustrated (yet still sing-songy) yell thing down real well. You can really tell how much he grew as a vocalist from the earliest Jawbox album up to the last BA album.
He also sang one or two songs for Government Issue a few years back.
Yep.
He also sang one or two songs for Government Issue a few years back.
Yep.
PartlyCloudlike
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Leon said:
Bono did say that. Unfortunately, I no longer have the quote. But here is what was written in an article in the Irish Independent.
Also, Bono has always highly praised Oasis. For example, when asked about one of the many possible Oasis breakups in a video interview, Bono said "No no, we need Oasis." In fact, you'd be surprised at how many bands praise Oasis from Morrissey to Weezer to Rob Zombie (<-- he listens to Oasis bootlegs of all things).
And I guess it is a preference. You said you thought Axl was a joke, but he's my second favorite singer. I don't like singers sounding lovely during a rock n' roll song. I like raspy, sometimes angry voices.
Mercury Fred
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Kim Deal
Her voice can be angelic, woozy, cocky, funny, heartbreaking, lazily cool and sometimes all in the same song.
Her voice can be angelic, woozy, cocky, funny, heartbreaking, lazily cool and sometimes all in the same song.
PartlyCloudlike
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Diablos said:
Did you know Corgan invited Noel Gallagher to take a ride in Corgans new car? Noel was all "err, alright." I guess after calling SP "rubbish" in an interview in 1996 with Corgan retaliating with a half-assed cover of Champagne Supernova, Corgan thought it'd be nice to make up with his idol.
PartlyCloudlike said:Did you know Corgan invited Noel Gallagher to take a ride in Corgans new car? Noel was all "err, alright." I guess after calling SP "rubbish" in an interview in 1996 with Corgan retaliating with a half-assed cover of Champagne Supernova, Corgan thought it'd be nice to make up with his idol.
Haha, that's pretty funny.
Except, Noel Gallagher isn't Corgan's idol.
When Billy was in Zwan he cracked a joke in the UK saying they're touring with Oasis... and he didn't mean it in a "we wish we were touring with them" kind of way, but a "thank god we aren't touring with them" thing.
PartlyCloudlike
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Diablos said:
Then why did Corgan give Noel a bj in the car?
PartlyCloudlike
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lol
PartlyCloudlike said:Did you know Corgan invited Noel Gallagher to take a ride in Corgans new car? Noel was all "err, alright." I guess after calling SP "rubbish" in an interview in 1996 with Corgan retaliating with a half-assed cover of Champagne Supernova, Corgan thought it'd be nice to make up with his idol.
Oasis can only dream to be half as good as SP.
Anyway, on the subject of best vocalists:
Sebastian Bach
Layne Staley
Chris Cornell
Thom Yorke
There are many great performers, don't confuse that with vocal ability though.
mrkapawutzis
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Billie Holiday
Jimmy Scott
Ella Fitzgerald
Jimmy Scott
Ella Fitzgerald
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