Bill from NYC Posted December 29, 2021 Posted December 29, 2021 Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton were both absolutely great imo. Quote
Nextmanup Posted December 29, 2021 Posted December 29, 2021 3 hours ago, thenorthremembers said: Singer or frontman? Different things in my book. No. 1 on either list should be Freddie Mercury, and I'm not that much of a Queen fan. Can't believe no one has mentioned David Gilmour as a singer yet! He should also make the list as a guitar player; what a talented guy. Also, good call on Brad Delp for those who mentioned him. I'd put him way up high on the list of rock singers. 1 Quote
thenorthremembers Posted December 29, 2021 Posted December 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, Nextmanup said: No. 1 on either list should be Freddie Mercury, and I'm not that much of a Queen fan. Can't believe no one has mentioned David Gilmour as a singer yet! He should also make the list as a guitar player; what a talented guy. Also, good call on Brad Delp for those who mentioned him. I'd put him way up high on the list of rock singers. Huge Gilmour guy. Like Brian May, he just has unique tone. Agree on Mercury, didnt put my list in descending order but the guy had it all. Quote
LewPort71 Posted December 30, 2021 Posted December 30, 2021 Male singers, Greg Lake Jon Anderson Peter Gabriel Burton Cummings and for the ladies Pat Benatar Annie Haslam Ann Wilson Amy Lee 1 Quote
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 30, 2021 Posted December 30, 2021 You guys are all nuts. Just to piss off @LeviF: How more American can you get than The Dead! 3 minutes ago, LewPort71 said: Male singers, Greg Lake Jon Anderson Peter Gabriel Burton Cummings and for the ladies Pat Benatar Annie Haslam Ann Wilson Amy Lee We don't put foreigners on Mt.Rushmore. Just Americans! And definitely NOT Canadians! 😉 😜 1 Quote
SinceThe70s Posted December 30, 2021 Posted December 30, 2021 Different style but Ronnie James Dio deserves a mention. And I was a big fan of Geoff Tate. Also, I have no idea her name, but the woman from Evanescence has an amazing voice. 1 Quote
T&C Posted December 30, 2021 Posted December 30, 2021 1 hour ago, LewPort71 said: Male singers, Greg Lake Jon Anderson Peter Gabriel Burton Cummings and for the ladies Pat Benatar Annie Haslam Ann Wilson Amy Lee Glad someone else knows who she is... 1 Quote
May Day 10 Posted December 30, 2021 Posted December 30, 2021 Freddie Mercury Layne Staley Eddie Vedder McCartney Quote
Doc Posted December 30, 2021 Posted December 30, 2021 What are you looking for? Voice? Stage presence? I think you'd have to have Freddie first. He had both. After him, you can make the case for a lot of people. Quote
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 30, 2021 Posted December 30, 2021 (edited) Isn't Mount Rushmore an exclusive American piece of work? Why are we including others? Edited December 30, 2021 by ExiledInIllinois Quote
Bills4everNY Posted December 30, 2021 Posted December 30, 2021 (edited) The obvious choices have been mentioned already so I'll go with ... Joe Strummer Joey Ramone Peter Wolf Phil Lynott Edited December 30, 2021 by Bills4everNY Quote
BritBill Posted December 30, 2021 Posted December 30, 2021 8 hours ago, May Day 10 said: Freddie Mercury Layne Staley Eddie Vedder McCartney Even if you didn’t put McCartney on there he’d turn up anyway. He’s like dog’s knob that lad. Quote
Gugny Posted December 30, 2021 Posted December 30, 2021 2 hours ago, BritBill said: Even if you didn’t put McCartney on there he’d turn up anyway. He’s like dog’s knob that lad. I swear to God, every British person I've ever spoken to does NOT like McCartney. That boggles my mind. Quote
Greg S Posted December 30, 2021 Posted December 30, 2021 Another really good frontman/lead singer is Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden. 1 Quote
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted December 30, 2021 Posted December 30, 2021 33 minutes ago, Gugny said: I swear to God, every British person I've ever spoken to does NOT like McCartney. That boggles my mind. After the holiday season and repeated airings of 'Wonderful Christmastime', the parable of the bridgebuilder comes to mind...🤨 * Build a thousand bridges, no one knows your name. Suck one... Quote
Greg S Posted December 30, 2021 Posted December 30, 2021 One female singer that hasn't been mentioned but belongs in this conversation is Stevie Nicks. She has had one great career with Fleetwood Mac as well as a solo career. 3 Quote
BillsPride12 Posted December 30, 2021 Author Posted December 30, 2021 4 minutes ago, Greg S said: One female singer that hasn't been mentioned but belongs in this conversation is Stevie Nicks. She has had one great career with Fleetwood Mac as well as a solo career. I didn't intentionally mean to be sexist with my list..Ha..but it's so hard to narrow it down to 4 choices but Stevie Nicks as well as Janis Joplin belong in the discussion Quote
Greg S Posted December 30, 2021 Posted December 30, 2021 1 minute ago, BillsPride12 said: I didn't intentionally mean to be sexist with my list..Ha..but it's so hard to narrow it down to 4 choices but Stevie Nicks as well as Janis Joplin belong in the discussion It's hard to narrow it down. Its actually impossible to list everybody. I had the same problem when I was trying to pick just 4. Quote
BillsPride12 Posted December 30, 2021 Author Posted December 30, 2021 Just now, Greg S said: It's hard to narrow it down. Its actually impossible to list everybody. I had the same problem when I was trying to pick just 4. Agreed! That's why I enjoy these top 4 discussions for various topics on here because I like hearing the variety in people's answers. 1 Quote
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