Spiritual_Chaos Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 134: Axl Rose Everything about Guns N’ Roses felt sleazier and more ruthless than what had come before, and the centerpiece of their sound was one of the most outrageous voices ever heard in rock. Throughout their 1987 classic, Appetite for Destruction, Axl’s voice shape-shifts constantly, conveying dead-eyed menace on the low end (“It’s So Easy,” “Mr. Brownstone”) and demonic fury in the high (“Welcome to the Jungle,” “Out ta Get Me”), while also touching on androgynous yearning (“Sweet Child o’ Mine”) and pure cocky swagger (“Paradise City”). Ballads like “Patience” and “November Rain” broadened his palette, and reminded fans that there was just as much Elton John as Freddie Mercury and Janis Joplin in his vocal DNA. —H.S.https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/axl-rose-10-1234642970/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackstar Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 In Rolling Stone's previous list in 2008, Axl was at #64: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-singers-of-all-time-147019/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Boy Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 “was” based Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post guitarpatch Posted January 1, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 1, 2023 Ranking lists suck in general. Especially with something that’s subjective such as music 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
action Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 freddie mercury not in the top 3, is a farce sam cooke and john lennon ranking higher than freddie? lmao 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristmasFnatic Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Probably lowered his ranking cuz he is still active, hence they put into account Mickey. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4NNY Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 (edited) Taylor Swift better than Axl Rose… hmmm… also no Michael Jackson on the list? (I couldn’t find him) all his personal controversy aside he deserves a spot on the top 200?! crazy ass list. Prince at #16 though.. I’ll accept that. 👍🏼 Edited January 2, 2023 by DustNBones1990 ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackstar Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 (edited) When Rolling Stone first published its list of the 100 Greatest Singers in 2008, we used an elaborate voting process that included input from well-known musicians. The results skewed toward classic rock and singers from the Sixties and Seventies. This new list was compiled our staff and key contributors, and it encompasses 100 years of pop music as an ongoing global conversation, where iconic Indian playback singer Lata Mangeshkar lands between Amy Winehouse and Johnny Cash, and salsa queen Celia Cruz is up there in the rankings with Prince and Marvin Gaye. You might notice that, say, there isn’t any opera on our list — that’s because our purview is pop music writ large, meaning that almost all the artists on this list had significant careers as crossover stars making popular music for the masses. Before you start scrolling (and commenting), 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. In all cases, what mattered most to us was originality, influence, the depth of an artist’s catalog, and the breadth of their musical legacy. A voice can be gorgeous like Mariah Carey’s, rugged like Toots Hibbert’s, understated like Willie Nelson’s, slippery and sumptuous like D’Angelo’s, or bracing like Bob Dylan’s. But in the end, the singers behind it are here for one reason: They can remake the world just by opening their mouths. Edited January 2, 2023 by Blackstar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackstar Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 26 minutes ago, DustNBones1990 said: also no Michael Jackson on the list? (I couldn’t find him) all his personal controversy aside he deserves a spot on the top 200?! MJ is at #86. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4NNY Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, Blackstar said: MJ is at #86. Ahh missed that area somehow. Still… crazy ass list haha 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamillos Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 (edited) Ridiculous. Reminds me of that top 20 guitarists poll (may have been on RS as well), with Cobain way ahead of Angus Young. Yeah, right. Edited January 2, 2023 by jamillos 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towelie Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 2 hours ago, DustNBones1990 said: Ahh missed that area somehow. Still… crazy ass list haha Beneath Aaliyah who is 46 places ahead of MJ. Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, Paul McCartney, Beyonce, all above MJ. Ridiculous. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Pllllleease. Top 20 for SURE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legendador Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 (edited) How's this list made? Who makes this type of analysis? Eddie Vedder in #105? Better than Axl? He's a good singer, but not better than Axl. Range wise, melodic wise, power wise. Ozzy better than Dio and Halford? Ozzy is great, I prefer Ozzy, but technically and as "best singer", both Dio and Halford are superior! Iggy Pop on the list? He's a great performer, but not a real singer, he is just on key most of the time. Mick Jagger better than Plant? Best singer as voice + stage presence + overall catalog and as performers? Edited January 3, 2023 by Legendador 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontdamnmeuyi2015 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 20 hours ago, Spiritual_Chaos said: 134: Axl Rose Everything about Guns N’ Roses felt sleazier and more ruthless than what had come before, and the centerpiece of their sound was one of the most outrageous voices ever heard in rock. Throughout their 1987 classic, Appetite for Destruction, Axl’s voice shape-shifts constantly, conveying dead-eyed menace on the low end (“It’s So Easy,” “Mr. Brownstone”) and demonic fury in the high (“Welcome to the Jungle,” “Out ta Get Me”), while also touching on androgynous yearning (“Sweet Child o’ Mine”) and pure cocky swagger (“Paradise City”). Ballads like “Patience” and “November Rain” broadened his palette, and reminded fans that there was just as much Elton John as Freddie Mercury and Janis Joplin in his vocal DNA. —H.S.https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/axl-rose-10-1234642970/ Axl should be lower. Some of those singers I never heard of. Whatever happened to the Rolling Stone that had just had rockers? Sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 (edited) Edited January 2, 2023 by Tyson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mansin Humanity Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 21 minutes ago, Tyson said: Gee, I WONDER if identity politics had ANYTHING to do with the order of this list? Could Axl's status as a 'cis-white male' had ANYTHING to do with being so low on this list? There's not one white PERSON in the top 10 (as if we need more evidence to know how WOKE RollingStone is). And I'm sorry, but there is NO way that Axl is NOT a better SINGER, by ANY objective metric (octave range/power) than John Lennon (#12) and Bob Dylan (#15). i KNOW - WHEN will white dudes start getting more attention??? 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillConnor_1982 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 He shouldn’t even be I the top 500 considering how awful he is live. Beyoncé at 8 and Roy Orbison at 71? Unreal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiritual_Chaos Posted January 2, 2023 Author Share Posted January 2, 2023 2 hours ago, dontdamnmeuyi2015 said: Whatever happened to the Rolling Stone that had just had rockers? Sad. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBucky Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 I really couldn't care less about anything Rolling Stone puts out these days, but how is Chris Cornell not on that list? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MYWIFEMYLIFE Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Axl, Freddie, Robert, Patton, Bon, Lil Richard, Tyler, Baz. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-W.A.R- Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 2 hours ago, GoBucky said: I really couldn't care less about anything Rolling Stone puts out these days, but how is Chris Cornell not on that list? 80 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBucky Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 1 hour ago, -W.A.R- said: 80 Thanks...don't know how I missed that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhazUp Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 11 hours ago, Tyson said: Gee, I WONDER if identity politics had ANYTHING to do with the order of this list? Could Axl's status as a 'cis-white male' had ANYTHING to do with being so low on this list? There's not one white PERSON in the top 10 (as if we need more evidence to know how WOKE RollingStone is). And I'm sorry, but there is NO way that Axl is NOT a better SINGER, by ANY objective metric (octave range/power) than John Lennon (#12) and Bob Dylan (#15). This is the weirdest post I have ever seen on this forum 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koldweather Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Yeah this list is shite. How is Freddie Mercury down at 14. The bloke would run laps around most of the top 10 vocally. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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