laval Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 (edited) THOM YORKE IS THE BEST ROCK SINGER HANDS DOWN....LOCKED!!THE ATHEIST AMANDA PRIEST Edited April 21, 2006 by laval Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnrbandit714 Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Axl Rose IS the best vocalist and frontman in history. There are other peolpe too like Mick Jagger and Rob Halford who have great voices, but none can compare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Estranged Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Let's take a glance at the topic title and talk about vocalists instead of frontmen, is this just another way to go out of your way to praise Axl or what?Layne Staley was the most powerful rock vocalist ever, I never really liked Cornell so much (since they are always weighed against eachother). Freddie Mercury could do some things vocally that few others could.I would say the greatest was Jeff Buckley however, or atleast he's the most gifted vocalist you could classify as "rock".I always thought Cornell was over rated he seemed very generic american rock to me, Staley is good not denying it but I'm happy with my list, while its true that all of my singers are great front men thats not why I like them, its purely for the voice, i don't equate a good singer with the ability to hit high notes alone, range isn't everything, character is, philo didn't have range but he did have a distinctive dublin accent which came through brillantly in his work, similarly Slash is better then buckethead though bucket is faster (this is not meant as a jab I like both), slash plays with more attitude and balls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ohdistortedsmile1789 Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Axl Rose IS the best vocalist and frontman in history. There are other peolpe too like Mick Jagger and Rob Halford who have great voices, but none can compare.Wrong you are says I. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildrose Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Axl Rose IS the best vocalist and frontman in history. There are other peolpe too like Mick Jagger and Rob Halford who have great voices, but none can compare.Wrong you are says I.And wrong you are says I. Talking like yoda we are now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Third Man Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Too difficult to pin down one vocalist to be the Greatest so you really need to come up wuth a few great ones. Some of the ones that spring to mind are Bruce Dickinson, Ian Gillan (best screamer), Freddie Mercury, Roger Daltrey and Rob Halford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkisixx Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Mick Jagger and Ozzy Osbourne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zipgunboogie Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 who i think? well for just classic rock..good 70s rock...these fellasPaul RodgersRobert plantRoger Daltrey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathalie92 Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 My favourites:1-Freddie Mercury2-Paul Stanley3-David Coverdale4-Steven Tyler5-Sebastian Bach6-Rob Halford7-Chris Cornell And Axl Rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desperado Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 James HetfieldAxl RoseAlice CooperOzzy OsbourneZP TheartAnd a really good one is Jakob Samuel. Listen to this to here a short clip of what he can do High notethe hole song on video on Youtube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnrrulz Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 The name of this topic is vocalist not frontman.(neither of which is axl the best of all time. Hes good but not that good.)If we went purely off the name of this thread I would have to say(no order):Steven TylerPaul McCartneyBonoMercuryBowiePlant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adnan Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 (edited) As far as vocals go without performance counting, it should go something like this:1. Robert Plant2. Freddie Mercury3. Alice Cooper4. Mick Jagger5. Axl Rose Edited April 22, 2006 by adnan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnR lives on Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 frontman is different from vocalistsfor vocalists...my favorite would befreddie mercury,steven tyler, bono, robert plant, Dom henley, eddie vedder, axl rose....somewhat close to that order.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Jimmy Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 Freddy Murcury, Jeff Buckley, Chris Cornell, Elvis, Roy Orbison, Rob Halford, and Steve Perry are all unbelievable and the best of the best IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Niveen Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 Alan Niveen wrote:In 1992, Steven Tyler taught a lesson to Axl when they sang together in Parisis that available online?It must be in the download section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ohdistortedsmile1789 Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 Oh yes, and my favorite "rock" vocalist is Marc Bolan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Flower Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 I never really liked Cornell so muchWhy not? (not a loaded question - I know you're a singer, so I'm just interested)I listen to Badmotorfinger and sometimes wonder if he's human. His singing in songs like Slaves & Bulldozers and Room A Thousand Years Wide is insane. My lungs hurt just listening to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ohdistortedsmile1789 Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 I never really liked Cornell so muchWhy not? (not a loaded question - I know you're a singer, so I'm just interested)I listen to Badmotorfinger and sometimes wonder if he's human. His singing in songs like Slaves & Bulldozers and Room A Thousand Years Wide is insane. My lungs hurt just listening to them.You know, I don't really have a good reason, I guess you could just call it stylistic preference. The man is amazing, and I really mean it. "Black Hole Sun" being a medium ballad and all, doesn't seem like it would be so challenging, but I can barely sing it. I never liked Soundgarden as much as most (particularly alot of my friends here on the forum), I have always preferred AIC (and Layne) very much. I can't really relate to Cornell's voice, and because of that I can't really tell you why I don't love it either. I'm very picky about vocalists and how they can help me in my art, and I never saw Cornell as being a possible addition to my "vocal palette" if you will. After having my whole affair with them I really don't like Audioslave either, which must help it. Maybe he's too far from being a Blues singer for me, but that may be a stretch.I really don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithium Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)Freddie Mercury (Queen)Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath)Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones)Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)Paul Di'Anno (Iron Maiden)Jim Morrison (The Doors) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kickingthehabit Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 Listen to John Lennon on "A Day in The Life"..-Kickingthehabit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lagofala Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 Ian Gillan and definately Mercury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleTalkinJive Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 (edited) Robert PlantRoger DaltreyJim MorrisonJohn LennonGeoff TateAxlDavid CoverdaleRobin ZanderBruce DickinsonSteven TylerAnd many more... Edited April 22, 2006 by DoubleTalkinJive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Flower Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 You know, I don't really have a good reason, I guess you could just call it stylistic preference. The man is amazing, and I really mean it. "Black Hole Sun" being a medium ballad and all, doesn't seem like it would be so challenging, but I can barely sing it. I never liked Soundgarden as much as most (particularly alot of my friends here on the forum), I have always preferred AIC (and Layne) very much. I can't really relate to Cornell's voice, and because of that I can't really tell you why I don't love it either. I'm very picky about vocalists and how they can help me in my art, and I never saw Cornell as being a possible addition to my "vocal palette" if you will. After having my whole affair with them I really don't like Audioslave either, which must help it. Maybe he's too far from being a Blues singer for me, but that may be a stretch.Fair enough. I figured it was probably just a personal preference. Have you heard much of his work from Temple of the Dog or Euphoria Morning? Might be closer to your tastes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morten.. Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 1.Freddy Mercury (Queen) 2.Elvis Presley (Solo) 3.Axl Rose (Guns N Roses) 4.Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) 5.Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) 6.Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones) 7.James Hetfield (Metallica) 8.Eddie Veddar ( Pearl Jam) 9.Jim Morrison (The Doors) 10.Bon/Brian (AC/DC) 11.Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon87 Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 Greatest Rock Vocalist: Freddie MercuryGreatest Rock Frontman: Freddie Mercury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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