who is the worst vocalist to have "made it"
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tumble dryer said:
I'm probably going to get flamed for this, despite some amazing songs.
Rod Stewart.
Massive Rod fan here.Rod Stewart.
He's not been great for over twenty years now, he had a nasty throat cancer scare several years ago which didn't help.
You can't expect a 70yr old to be as good as he was in his twenties.
HappySilver said:
Bruce Springsteen, I don’t dislike his music but it is good despite his vocals not because of them.
Been saying this for years. Good songwriter, mediocre performer. As evidenced by the fact that ever single cover version of one of his songs is an improvement on the original. I’ve seen Bob Dylan mentioned here, and Johnny Cash too, I’m no arbiter of voices, but whether you like them or not, their voices, (to me), suit the songs that they sing.
I have a great deal of respect for the poster Paul Guitar, not least because showbiz is his game, and I tend to believe that he knows what he’s talking about on the subject.
He says that Adèle has horrendous diction, I’m not in a position to judge, (singing wise), but perhaps Paul is influenced by her London accent, but that’s doubtful.
I’m inclined to believe Paul when he says that she has dodgy pitch, he’ll know about these things, but I don’t hear it, I think that when she sings, her songs are fantastic to listen to.
I have a great deal of respect for the poster Paul Guitar, not least because showbiz is his game, and I tend to believe that he knows what he’s talking about on the subject.
He says that Adèle has horrendous diction, I’m not in a position to judge, (singing wise), but perhaps Paul is influenced by her London accent, but that’s doubtful.
I’m inclined to believe Paul when he says that she has dodgy pitch, he’ll know about these things, but I don’t hear it, I think that when she sings, her songs are fantastic to listen to.
Frank7 said:
I’ve seen Bob Dylan mentioned here, and Johnny Cash too, I’m no arbiter of voices, but whether you like them or not, their voices, (to me), suit the songs that they sing.
I have a great deal of respect for the poster Paul Guitar, not least because showbiz is his game, and I tend to believe that he knows what he’s talking about on the subject.
He says that Adèle has horrendous diction, I’m not in a position to judge, (singing wise), but perhaps Paul is influenced by her London accent, but that’s doubtful.
I’m inclined to believe Paul when he says that she has dodgy pitch, he’ll know about these things, but I don’t hear it, I think that when she sings, her songs are fantastic to listen to.
Why thank you, Frank. I have a great deal of respect for the poster Paul Guitar, not least because showbiz is his game, and I tend to believe that he knows what he’s talking about on the subject.
He says that Adèle has horrendous diction, I’m not in a position to judge, (singing wise), but perhaps Paul is influenced by her London accent, but that’s doubtful.
I’m inclined to believe Paul when he says that she has dodgy pitch, he’ll know about these things, but I don’t hear it, I think that when she sings, her songs are fantastic to listen to.
I agree both Dylan and Johnny Cash suited the songs they sang, without having perhaps traditionally great voices. There are certain Dylan songs that have been covered and sung technically better than he could do them, and yet I tend to enjoy his own versions best. It's hard to imagine anyone else singing something like 'Hurricane', for example, and doing it with quite the same curious mixture sincere feeling and insouciance.
I'm afraid I struggle with Adele's singing, but I think she's a talented songwriter.
TuonoPants said:
All of the BeeGees - I can't stand those dreadful screeching noises they made 
Funnily enough they didn't start out that way they sang in full voice, it was only Barry doing the falsetto and that started with Staying Alive at the urging of the producer, sadly he stuck with it.Hard to argue with an outfit that had No.1s in each of the four decades they existed, check out their very early stuff such as Claustrophobia & Peace Of Mind recorded here in Sydney when they were teenagers,
paulguitar said:
Why thank you, Frank.
I agree both Dylan and Johnny Cash suited the songs they sang, without having perhaps traditionally great voices. There are certain Dylan songs that have been covered and sung technically better than he could do them, and yet I tend to enjoy his own versions best. It's hard to imagine anyone else singing something like 'Hurricane', for example, and doing it with quite the same curious mixture sincere feeling and insouciance.
I'm afraid I struggle with Adele's singing, but I think she's a talented songwriter.
Strangely enough Paul, after the enemy hit the hay, I turned off the TV and listened to RTL online for a while, suddenly Bob Dylan popped up, singing “Forever Young.”I agree both Dylan and Johnny Cash suited the songs they sang, without having perhaps traditionally great voices. There are certain Dylan songs that have been covered and sung technically better than he could do them, and yet I tend to enjoy his own versions best. It's hard to imagine anyone else singing something like 'Hurricane', for example, and doing it with quite the same curious mixture sincere feeling and insouciance.
I'm afraid I struggle with Adele's singing, but I think she's a talented songwriter.
I began to think, “maybe young Paul was right!”
Wacky Racer said:
tumble dryer said:
I'm probably going to get flamed for this, despite some amazing songs.
Rod Stewart.
Massive Rod fan here.Rod Stewart.
He's not been great for over twenty years now, he had a nasty throat cancer scare several years ago which didn't help.
You can't expect a 70yr old to be as good as he was in his twenties.
His voice is as rough as a badgers arse, but f
k me, did he make some amazing music!! 
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