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11:58a, 6/26/19
Tom Petty

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12:05p, 6/26/19
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Def Leppard - Joe Elliott is a horrible singer
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In reply to Claude! • 12:14p, 6/26/19
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MGS said:
Rage Against the Machine


I enjoy listening to Rage Against the Machine, but I have to treat them as novelty songs with nonsense lyrics.
I agree, replacing Zach de la Rocha with Chris Cornell may be the greatest upgrade in music history.
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1:40p, 6/26/19
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Anyone that says Queen is disqualified from life. The correct answer is Limp Bizkit
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1:44p, 6/26/19
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Limp Bizkit is just a lousy band
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2:31p, 6/26/19
Chili Peppers. Anthony Kiedis is a great frontman. Bad singer.
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3:21p, 6/26/19
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The Van Hagar years were a step back in overall quality, but a step up in vocals. Dude can sing.


New Order
Radiohead
Rolling Stones


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3:26p, 6/26/19
Third Eye Blind

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In reply to HTownAg98 • 3:37p, 6/26/19
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HTownAg98 said:
Claude! said:
Geddy Lee's voice is definitely an acquired taste.

If you consider eating glass shards covered in poop an acquired taste, then yeah, sure.
I have no issues. I can see why people might dislike Geddy's 70's banshee style but I enjoyed his normal singing voice. It's so unique...just like the band's style. Nothing like it, immediately recognizable.
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4:17p, 6/26/19
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Didn't Billy Corgan actually write and perform everything in studio so he is actually the band as well?
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4:35p, 6/26/19
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The Van Hagar years were a step back in overall quality, but a step up in vocals. Dude can sing.


New Order
Radiohead
Rolling Stones


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In reply to HtownAg92 • 4:45p, 6/26/19
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HtownAg92 said:
The Van Hagar years were a step back in overall quality,
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5:22p, 6/26/19
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5:28p, 6/26/19
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Bright eyes
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In reply to MGS • 5:28p, 6/26/19
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MGS said:
Claude! said:
MGS said:
Rage Against the Machine


I enjoy listening to Rage Against the Machine, but I have to treat them as novelty songs with nonsense lyrics.
I agree, replacing Zach de la Rocha with Chris Cornell may be the greatest upgrade in music history.


Garbage take
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5:54p, 6/26/19
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Cornell is a better singer, but RATM >>>>>> Audioslave
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In reply to HtownAg92 • 6:26p, 6/26/19
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New Order??

Bernard Sumner or Peter Hook? I liked them both

I'd add Ian Curtis from Joy Division. He had a unique voice, and I'm a big fan of the band, but a singer he was not.
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6:29p, 6/26/19
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For me, Joy Division is a lot like Bob Dylan or Rush. Excellent music but the singing ruins it.
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6:32p, 6/26/19
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I can't imagine Joy Division with any other lead. Like I wrote, I don't think his voice ruins it for me. He seemed to fit the style of music, but separate him from the band and have him sing alone, nobody would pay to hear that.
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6:46p, 6/26/19
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I don't know that having a "lousy" singer matters. I like the uniqueness, if it works. I mean, yeah...Sammy is a better technical singer, but I think DLR had better feel, and definitely better lyrics.

Same with Neil Young, maybe even Dylan. Love Freddie, but that style wouldn't work in Sabbath. Great for Queen.

I think the answer here though, if you have to name someone, would be Lemmy. Hard to listen to that guy sing.
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In reply to JCA1 • 8:02p, 6/26/19
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Kings of Leon lead singer can't sing for crap. Still like their first couple albums though.
Caleb isn't polished but his voice makes the band. I am unashamed a big fan of theirs. Have been for a long time.
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In reply to MGS • 8:14p, 6/26/19
MGS said:
Claude! said:
MGS said:
Rage Against the Machine


I enjoy listening to Rage Against the Machine, but I have to treat them as novelty songs with nonsense lyrics.
I agree, replacing Zach de la Rocha with Chris Cornell may be the greatest upgrade in music history.

Lol
audioslave weren't an upgrade of either soundgarden or ratm.
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8:32a, 6/27/19
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People who say Bob Dylan can't sing don't know what the hell they are talking about.

Some reality for you:

- he is a vocalist, not a "singer." Bob can sing, but this is an artist who takes on personas - a self-inventor, as he explained in the Netflix quasi-documentary.

- obviously a lot of his vocal affects are bad, especially with his aged vocal cords, and decades of smoking, and former drug use.

- some examples - of many - of very good singing, mostly from John Wesley Harding to Shot of Love (plus the many tracks he ridiculously excluded, especially Up To Me) -
ALL OF THE SONGS

Even now, when he decides to sing properly - such as Shadows in the Night, a tribute to Sinatra - he can.

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I know more about Dylan than anyone on this forum, and should not be challenged on this. Listen to the 70s output (and be sure your pressing of Street-Legal is the 1999 second mix).

I'll make a suggestion to start - Black Diamond Bay.
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In reply to RightWingConspirator • 9:11a, 6/27/19
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RightWingConspirator said:
New Order??

Bernard Sumner or Peter Hook? I liked them both

I'd add Ian Curtis from Joy Division. He had a unique voice, and I'm a big fan of the band, but a singer he was not.
Don't get me wrong, New Order is one of my favorite bands of all time and both Sumner and Hook's vocals are perfect for their songs. They just aren't strong singers (and didn't need to be).

By comparison, some of their contemporaries had great music AND stronger singers:

Ian McCulloch
Morrissey
Dave Gahan
Pete Burns
Robert Smith
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9:15a, 6/27/19
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Regarding AC/DC -

I also prefer Bon Scott, who was unquestionably a stronger lyricist (love Soul Stripper and It's a Long Way to the Top and all of the extremely underrated Powerage especially).

But Brian saved AC/DC, and anyone who says a negative thing about him is not a true fan. His early vocals are also quite different, and while his voice has lost much of its power, he saved the band. Should not be criticized.
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In reply to Sex Panther • 9:24a, 6/27/19
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Limp Bizkit is just a lousy band
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9:31a, 6/27/19
Incubus.
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In reply to Redstone • 9:33a, 6/27/19
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Redstone said:
People who say Bob Dylan can't sing don't know what the hell they are talking about.

Some reality for you:

- he is a vocalist, not a "singer." Bob can sing, but this is an artist who takes on personas - a self-inventor, as he explained in the Netflix quasi-documentary.

- obviously a lot of his vocal affects are bad, especially with his aged vocal cords, and decades of smoking, and former drug use.

- some examples - of many - of very good singing, mostly from John Wesley Harding to Shot of Love (plus the many tracks he ridiculously excluded, especially Up To Me) -
ALL OF THE SONGS

Even now, when he decides to sing properly - such as Shadows in the Night, a tribute to Sinatra - he can.

edit:
I know more about Dylan than anyone on this forum, and should not be challenged on this. Listen to the 70s output (and be sure your pressing of Street-Legal is the 1999 second mix).

I'll make a suggestion to start - Black Diamond Bay.


I know more about Dylan than you do, and I can confidently say that you're wrong and his singing is not very good.
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In reply to '03ag • 9:37a, 6/27/19
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'03ag said:
Incubus.
Really? Brandon Boyd has a great voice.
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In reply to Bruce Almighty • 9:42a, 6/27/19
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'03ag said:
Incubus.
Really? Brandon Boyd has a great voice.
I was going to include the caveat that "lousy" is unfair. But I think the music is better than his singing. Which seems to be the standard most are applying here.
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In reply to '03ag • 9:48a, 6/27/19
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I still don't understand the mention. He's a great singer.
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9:56a, 6/27/19
Most of these singers are unique and sometimes an acquired taste. The grow on you. That's the difference between them and Pop music (even though there is some crossover here).

The last thing a Pop producer wants is a singer that sounds unique. That might not sell!

True artists appeal to true music fans because they are different from everyone else.
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In reply to Brian Earl Spilner • 9:58a, 6/27/19
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I still don't understand the mention. He's a great singer.
It's not so much his the quality of his voice or singing. More that his style is a bad fit with the band in my opinion.

But overall I disagree that he is a great singer. He's ok.
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In reply to Tobias Funke • 10:08a, 6/27/19
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Tobias Funke said:
Redstone said:
People who say Bob Dylan can't sing don't know what the hell they are talking about.

Some reality for you:

- he is a vocalist, not a "singer." Bob can sing, but this is an artist who takes on personas - a self-inventor, as he explained in the Netflix quasi-documentary.

- obviously a lot of his vocal affects are bad, especially with his aged vocal cords, and decades of smoking, and former drug use.

- some examples - of many - of very good singing, mostly from John Wesley Harding to Shot of Love (plus the many tracks he ridiculously excluded, especially Up To Me) -
ALL OF THE SONGS

Even now, when he decides to sing properly - such as Shadows in the Night, a tribute to Sinatra - he can.

edit:
I know more about Dylan than anyone on this forum, and should not be challenged on this. Listen to the 70s output (and be sure your pressing of Street-Legal is the 1999 second mix).

I'll make a suggestion to start - Black Diamond Bay.


I know more about Dylan than you do, and I can confidently say that you're wrong and his singing is not very good.


I know enough about Dylan to say he is a lousy singer
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In reply to Tobias Funke • 10:16a, 6/27/19
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Tobias Funke said:
Bright eyes


100% agree! I love the band, especially the I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning and Cassadaga albums but Conor has a turrible singing voice.
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