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Top 10 Vocalists of All Time

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***EDIT: Original thread separated into 5 threads to make it less confusing.

A few months back, I got extremely bored one day and decided to try and come up with my own personal top 10 list of musicians at each instrument commonly found in a rock band. I kinda figured that this had probably been a topic in the past, but I couldn't find any similar threads. Since Hellboy decided to post his top 10 Tool songs, I figured now would be as good of a time as any to put this out there for discussion. I tried my best to make my list as objective as possible, but in all honesty it probably ended up about 50% objective, 50% subjective (and even that might be an underestimation). Anyways, here it is:

Vocalists (This category is probably the most subjective of all of them... I tried to pick more so on tone and ability to convey emotion and tell a story through their singing, not so much on range or vocal gymnastics)
1.) Roger Waters - Pink Floyd
2.) Robert Plant - Led Zeppelin
3.) Maynard James Keenan - Tool
4.) Layne Staley - Alice in Chains
5.) John Fogerty - Creedence Clearwater Revival
6.) John Lennon - The Beatles
7.) Chad Gray - Mudvayne
8.) Elton John
9.) Steven Wilson - Porcupine Tree
10.) Pete Loeffler - Chevelle

And there you have it. Feel free to add any categories you think should be included. I'm looking forward to seeing what other people have to say.
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Top Ten Stage Presences Of All Time?

Trying to think outside the box a little. I think that might be interesting.
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Mike Patton
Maynard
Exiekel Ox - Mammal
James Hetfield - justice era
Axl Rose
Henry Rollins - not the best singer but he's the man.
Phil Anselmo
Old mate from Fat Freddys Drop
Freddie Mercury
Iggy pop - same as Rollins
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Busty McCracken wrote:Mike Patton
Maynard
Exiekel Ox - Mammal
James Hetfield - justice era
Axl Rose
Henry Rollins - not the best singer but he's the man.
Phil Anselmo
Old mate from Fat Freddys Drop
Freddie Mercury
Iggy pop - same as Rollins
Yeah Phil Anselmo is a MUCH better vocalist than Freddie Mercury.
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Agreed, much better front man as well.
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Phil Anselmo? You guys are tripping hard today...
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[youtube][/youtube]

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Oh I just realised to insert a video all you have to do is [youtube][/youtube]
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hellboy wrote:Phil Anselmo? You guys are tripping hard today...
UndKeineZwEier wrote:
Busty McCracken wrote:Mike Patton
Maynard
Exiekel Ox - Mammal
James Hetfield - justice era
Axl Rose
Henry Rollins - not the best singer but he's the man.
Phil Anselmo
Old mate from Fat Freddys Drop
Freddie Mercury
Iggy pop - same as Rollins
Yeah Phil Anselmo is a MUCH better vocalist than Freddie Mercury.
Whoever said that list was in order? & phil was a beast of a front man in his day & I dug the shit out of his vocal style back in the day too.
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Busty McCracken wrote:
hellboy wrote:Phil Anselmo? You guys are tripping hard today...
UndKeineZwEier wrote:
Busty McCracken wrote:Mike Patton
Maynard
Exiekel Ox - Mammal
James Hetfield - justice era
Axl Rose
Henry Rollins - not the best singer but he's the man.
Phil Anselmo
Old mate from Fat Freddys Drop
Freddie Mercury
Iggy pop - same as Rollins
Yeah Phil Anselmo is a MUCH better vocalist than Freddie Mercury.
Whoever said that list was in order? & phil was a beast of a front man in his day & I dug the shit out of his vocal style back in the day too.
not too hard to dominate a 400 person club of people who wanna be 'just like you.'
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and god damn tone is tone
not god damn 'tonality.'

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Yeah Phil Anselmo is a MUCH better vocalist than Freddie Mercury.
Whoever said that list was in order? & phil was a beast of a front man in his day & I dug the shit out of his vocal style back in the day too.
not too hard to dominate a 400 person club of people who wanna be 'just like you.'
conversely cheese, how hard can it be to command a bedroom of a single cheese who wants to be gay and dying of aids?
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Jon Anderson shits all over the names mentioned.
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Sam Cooke
MJK (Before 2005)
Beth Orton
Phil Anselmo
Beth Gibbons
Bon Iver
Katie Noonan
Kenny Choi
Beth Ditto
Sufjan Stevens
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Turns out I've got a thing for women named Beth, huh, you learn something new everyday.

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Not Tyson wrote:Sam Cooke
MJK (Before 2005)
Beth Orton
Phil Anselmo
Beth Gibbons
Bon Iver
Katie Noonan
Kenny Choi
Beth Ditto
Sufjan Stevens
no Yorke?
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Yeah that list is total hipster dude.
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I'm just relieved that you didn't put fucking Patton.
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As an artist, top 10 if not 5, vocalist?

Top 20

It's a fucking hard list
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N.Y.H.C. wrote:
Not Tyson wrote:Sam Cooke
MJK (Before 2005)
Beth Orton
Phil Anselmo
Beth Gibbons
Bon Iver
Katie Noonan
Kenny Choi
Beth Ditto
Sufjan Stevens
no Yorke?
I actually had a think about this and the conclusion is some one named New York Hard Core criticising my choices on vocalists, well then, LOL

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Frank Ocean almost made a mention here

[youtube][/youtube]

Are we listing bands here we like or actual artists with vocal ability regardless of genre???

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Not Tyson wrote:As an artist, top 10 if not 5, vocalist?

Top 20

It's a fucking hard list
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Not Tyson wrote:Frank Ocean almost made a mention here

[youtube][/youtube]

Are we listing bands here we like or actual artists with vocal ability regardless of genre???

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Agreed. The fact that none of The Three Tenors have made anyone's list is criminal.
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Or viper

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The Boss wrote:
Not Tyson wrote:Frank Ocean almost made a mention here

[youtube][/youtube]

Are we listing bands here we like or actual artists with vocal ability regardless of genre???

You cowards don't even smoke crack
Agreed. The fact that none of The Three Tenors have made anyone's list is criminal.
I get the sarcasm, but with continual bs claims by mog that we are somehow the musical elite when it comes to suggesting music, I'd like a timely reminder that we like what we like, it doesn't have to be technical AND most people on this forum would put chevelle in their top 10.
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