Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers List.

[Jessica]

List here

Not sure what I think about it, but have at it.

[ThunderVamp9]

That wasn't a list of the greatest singers, that was a cool list. No way could Kurt Cobain have ever been that high otherwise. Not to mention Christina Aguilera??? No. No no no. nononononono.

[Midas]

Originally Posted by ThunderVamp9

That wasn't a list of the greatest singers, that was a cool list. No way could Kurt Cobain have ever been that high otherwise. Not to mention Christina Aguilera??? No. No no no. nononononono.

It was more of a somewhat cool list. I mean, where's Daryl Hall and Annie Lennox?

At least Twitney isn't on the list.

Originally Posted by Midas

It was more of a somewhat cool list. I mean, where's Daryl Hall and Annie Lennox?

At least Twitney isn't on the list.

Um, Annie Lennox is #93, actually.

I'll respond to this soon. I just have to go through the list and make my overly-verbose statements on each entry I feel is comment-worthy.

[Jessica]

Originally Posted by NewRomantic

Um, Annie Lennox is #93, actually.

I'll respond to this soon. I just have to go through the list and make my overly-verbose statements on each entry I feel is comment-worthy.

Which is the sole reason I posted this.

98 Stevie Nicks

BAAAAAAAA! BAAAAAA! Goat woman! I’ve just never understood the appeal here. Have you heard her vocals on “Seven Wonders” by Fleetwood Mac? She sounds ready to spend the day grazing and watching out for trolls under bridges.

82 Tom Waits

BAHAHAHAHA! Are you kidding me?! Tom Waits is a freakin’ fantastic songwriter. He truly is. But the man sounds like driving down forty miles of bad road on a bicycle with no seat while a goblin anally rapes your grandmother on the roadside and releases the rabid weasels come for your gonads. I know some people love his voice. And that’s great. You have a tolerance level far above mine and I salute you.

80 Frankie Valli

Oh come on! Frankie Valli’s BELOW Mariah Carey? He was squeaking ultrasonic before she was an itch in her daddy’s pants! UNFAIR.

79 Mariah Carey

Yeah, for maybe two or three albums. Not now. She shouldn’t be here. When will these listmakers learn that popularity doesn’t always equal quality?

74 James Taylor

James Taylor is a human Quaalude.

73 Dolly Parton

No no no. She sounds like a Chipmunks 45 on 33 1/3.

64 Axl Rose

Uhhhhh…OK.

58 Christina Aguilera

Where every note is an Olympic event. Holy hell, when did it become necessary to SHOUT EVERY SONG AS LOUDLY AS YOUR LUNGS WILL LET YOU?!?!??!?! And #59? Are they insane? She’s above Ronnie Spector, Solomon Burke, Mary J. Blige, and Sam Moore?! What are these people...ON DOPE???

49 Donny Hathaway

Far too low for the man that sang the theme to “Maude”. That shit was kickin’.

45 Kurt Cobain

MMRRRF MMM MRMRMRM RRFMMMRFF MMRR MRF MRF. Another decent songwriter with all the clarity of a Burger King drive-thru speaker.

37 Neil Young

Neil Young sounds like Mr. Haney from “Green Acres”.

07 Bob Dylan

GARBLE MOUF WABABA DEEEEEE! Again, wonderful songwriter, incomprehensible mess vocally.

And that's all I have to bitch about for now.

[Midas]

Originally Posted by NewRomantic

Um, Annie Lennox is #93, actually.

D'oh!

They overlooked Martha Wash, Anastacia and Kristine W. Then again, those that compiled the list probably don't even know who they are.

Originally Posted by Midas

D'oh!

They overlooked Martha Wash, Anastacia and Kristine W. Then again, those that compiled the list probably don't even know who they are.

Cripes, who SHOULD be there is a whole new can of worms. And I'll give you Martha Wash. That woman could sing down a brick wall and she's never really gotten the credit she deserves. And I'll gladly give you Daryl Hall from earlier. That man sings like flowing golden honey. And has hair to match. I'd kill a close relative for that kind of hair.

There are plenty of great voices that didn't make that list simply because of the material they sang. Sammy Hagar comes to mind as a good example of that. I'd even include Sebastian Bach in that category. The guy's a complete doofus but he could sing his ass off. I'd even be crazy enough to include Richard Butler from The Psychedelic Furs. He doesn't have a traditional voice but I love the way he delivers a song with so much feeling. But that's just me.

Where the hell is Levi Stubbs? Where the hell is Diana Ross? Where's Nat King Cole? Where's Miss Shirley Bassey? WHERE IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT IS HOLY IS TOM JONES?!??!

[Midas]

Let's go kick these kids' asses!

Originally Posted by Midas

Let's go kick these kids' asses!

Too much effort. I'll just listen to better music, play better music, and make a better attempt at corrupting those around me and leading them to a retro lifestyle.