Plant named as best vocallist

[JuniorD]

Big omission from the list is John Fogerty, Credence Clearwater Revival.
FWIW, Noddy Holder is a better singer than at least 10 on it.

[TimmerTVR]

Blimey, thats all wrong in my opinion haha.

For a start where is Geoff Tate from Queensryche? I know everyone has personal taste but i think Bruce Dickinson should be higher up as his voice gets better with age where as Mick Jagger and Roger Doultry aren't unfortunately.

.....and how is Rob Halford higher than Biff & Ronnie James tut tut terrible.

Edited by TimmerTVR on Thursday 8th January 20:20

[mrmaggit]

tdm34ds said:

Percy the best vocalist!!! not on your life!!!

Only one, Paul Rodgers is the best by a country mile!!!!!!!

Regards Gandalf.............................

Only trouble with PR is that he's never seem to try since 1970, and he didn't look to be working that hard then.

Just my 2p, and I'm a big Free fan.

[Fire99]

ratbane said:

minimatt1967 said:

25. Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple)
I thought he was 1Bass player/ backing vocals?

As omone said earlier WTF is JBJ doing anywhere near that chart?

GH. True, but great voice. Especially on Made in Europe.

I think listing Glenn Hughes purely for his contribution to Deep Purple is underselling him in a big way.
Since '91 he must of done over a dozen solo albums and to be honest his voice is still top of his game (which in one hell of a game) where as most of the others have diminished somewhat.

I think Cornell and Dio should be further up the list too. Great voices, even in 2009.

Paul Rogers was great in Free but i agree with others since then he seems on cruise control..

[Fire99]

TimmerTVR said:

For a start where is Geoff Tate from Queensryche?

Absolutely agree.. QR may not be to everyone's taste but you only have to listen to 'Rage for Order', 'The Warning' and 'Operation Mindcrime' to see what an absolutely stellar voice Tate has had.

[Fire99]

smiller said:

And why is Hagar above Dave Lee Roth???

Because Hagar has an infinitely better voice than Roth. It's one entry i actually agree with.
Roth is a showman through and through and if it was a competition for the best frontman then Roth would be right up there.
Hagar on the other hand is less flamboyant but has a brilliant voice.

[derestrictor]

Fire99 said:

I think listing Glenn Hughes purely for his contribution to Deep Purple is underselling him in a big way.

Since '91 he must of done over a dozen solo albums and to be honest his voice is still top of his game (which in one hell of a game) where as most of the others have diminished somewhat.

I think Cornell and Dio should be further up the list too. Great voices, even in 2009.

Paul Rogers was great in Free but i agree with others since then he seems on cruise control..

Well said: although GH's Iommic Sabbatical, the fruits of which were unleashed in 1986 via the astounding Seventh Star, should also be awarded The Cross of Iron for services to Aerial Metal Werks.

Tone and Glen done another sublime axe attack on 'Fused' a while back and I must admit, I truly worship the indisputible shades of Stevie Wonder (on heroin) manifest in the bassist's more frenzied crescendos.

Have you heard 'In For The Kill' or 'Turn To Stone' from the fisrt of these? Proper non-short arsed metal rarely heard since the de-mise of TV's glorious Friday Night sessions, RIP.

[Fire99]

derestrictor said:

Fire99 said:

I think listing Glenn Hughes purely for his contribution to Deep Purple is underselling him in a big way.

Since '91 he must of done over a dozen solo albums and to be honest his voice is still top of his game (which in one hell of a game) where as most of the others have diminished somewhat.

I think Cornell and Dio should be further up the list too. Great voices, even in 2009.

Paul Rogers was great in Free but i agree with others since then he seems on cruise control..

Well said: although GH's Iommic Sabbatical, the fruits of which were unleashed in 1986 via the astounding Seventh Star, should also be awarded The Cross of Iron for services to Aerial Metal Werks.

Tone and Glen done another sublime axe attack on 'Fused' a while back and I must admit, I truly worship the indisputible shades of Stevie Wonder (on heroin) manifest in the bassist's more frenzied crescendos.

Have you heard 'In For The Kill' or 'Turn To Stone' from the fisrt of these? Proper non-short arsed metal rarely heard since the de-mise of TV's glorious Friday Night sessions, RIP.

Yeah i should of mentioned the Hughes/Iommi material (which i have all of) and his work with other outfits like Voodoo Hill 'Wild Seed of Mother Earth' and HTP 1 & 2 which stand out in rock circles.

If anything leads me away from him a little are his most recent releases which feed his love of funk which isn't where i'm at.

But to be honest, either way, purely based on voice alone his is probably the best of the bunch with regards to standing the test of time