Worst Vocalist?

[chuckles396]

I was reading some album reviews at Amazon.com and noticed that someone in their forums titled a thread "Brian Johnson Worst Vocalist Ever". I know that there are some crappy singers out there, but I don't think Brian Johnson is the worst. Who do you think is the worst?

[FloridaTigers]

Depends. I've never been a fan of Neil Young honestly.

[ToledoTigerFan]

Neil Young's a good choice. I've never been a fan of Tom Waits. Just putrid as a singer. Same with the late Warren Zevon. Never cared for him.

[DaYooperASBDT]

As an AC/DC fan, I must strongly retort here. The worst vocalist alive is ... Brian Johnson. :rambo:

[Biff Mayhem]

As an AC/DC fan, I must strongly retort here. The worst vocalist alive is ... Brian Johnson. :rambo:

Strongly seconded.

[Yoda]

Courtney Love and myself.

[Motor City Sonics]

To me there is a difference between having a good voice and being a good singer.

Did Frank Sinatra have the greatest voice? No. His voice was not that powerful and he didn't have amazing range. But when Frank sang a song he owned it - it became a Frank Sinatra song, even though he barely wrote anything.

On the other side, this American Idol crap taken right out of the Mariah Carey playbook. Sure, you have a great voice, but do you always have to show it off every second of every song? No, great songs have terrfic subtlety, and that gets lost on the American Idol generation. I hate that crap with every fiber of my being.

[cruzer1]

To me there is a difference between having a good voice and being a good singer.

Did Frank Sinatra have the greatest voice? No. His voice was not that powerful and he didn't have amazing range. But when Frank sang a song he owned it - it became a Frank Sinatra song, even though he barely wrote anything.

On the other side, this American Idol crap taken right out of the Mariah Carey playbook. Sure, you have a great voice, but do you always have to show it off every second of every song? No, great songs have terrfic subtlety, and that gets lost on the American Idol generation. I hate that crap with every fiber of my being.

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[Yoda]

To me there is a difference between having a good voice and being a good singer.

Did Frank Sinatra have the greatest voice? No. His voice was not that powerful and he didn't have amazing range. But when Frank sang a song he owned it - it became a Frank Sinatra song, even though he barely wrote anything.

On the other side, this American Idol crap taken right out of the Mariah Carey playbook. Sure, you have a great voice, but do you always have to show it off every second of every song? No, great songs have terrfic subtlety, and that gets lost on the American Idol generation. I hate that crap with every fiber of my being.

This is an excellent post, and it especially applies to the National Anthem.

[tys-spikes84]

Bob Dylan.

[cruzer1]

This is an excellent post, and it especially applies to the National Anthem.

I wonder how Robert Plant would have done on American Idol...I doubt that he's ever done the Anthem, either.

[tigerbomb13]

To me there is a difference between having a good voice and being a good singer.

Did Frank Sinatra have the greatest voice? No. His voice was not that powerful and he didn't have amazing range. But when Frank sang a song he owned it - it became a Frank Sinatra song, even though he barely wrote anything.

On the other side, this American Idol crap taken right out of the Mariah Carey playbook. Sure, you have a great voice, but do you always have to show it off every second of every song? No, great songs have terrfic subtlety, and that gets lost on the American Idol generation. I hate that crap with every fiber of my being.

+1 on the the American Idol masturbatory vocal showing crap. It's annoying as hell.

In fact there's a line in a Silver Jews song, "all my favorite singers couldn't sing" that I tend to agree with. There's some vocalists that I love that can't "sing" (i.e. John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats, Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel). Was Bob Dylan a great singer?

I would also also like to nominate the guys from Nickleback and Creed. Hate that generic faux-watered down-constipated-grunge sound. Ugh.

[Motor City Sonics]

I wonder how Robert Plant would have done on American Idol...I doubt that he's ever done the Anthem, either.



Some of Bob's best work in his entire career has been the stuff with Alison Krauss and most of that is subtle and nuanced.

I actually think Dylan sounds better than he has in years. He is doing this older bluesman thing that fits his ragged voice.


Does anyone remember the All Star game in Houston when that idiot from American Idol sang the National Anthem and absolutely murdered it. Honey, I wanted to see baseball, not your seven mintue version of the Star Spangled-Banner. I was at work watching the game and we had a TV in the studio (my mic was not on at the time) and I was screaming at my TV "SHUT THE FXXX UP". Only thing that saved that game was Piazza tipping Clemens' pitches to the AL Hitters.


(Of course Fox sports events and playoff games are nothing but a product placement for their other shows - Welcome to Super Bowl 42, now to give us the coin toss here comes House's Hugh Laurie - with the cane and everything).

[cruzer1]

I thought Bob sounded good when he got back together with his old cronies a few weeks ago.

[Motor City Sonics]

I hate Linkin Park religiously. That guy's voice is nails on a chalkboard.

Billy Corgan has to have gone deaf the way he sings with that grating wine. He didn't always sound like that.

At times Layne Staley's voice got on my nerves.

[ToledoTigerFan]

May I add Madonna? Please?

[Corky]

To me there is a difference between having a good voice and being a good singer.

Did Frank Sinatra have the greatest voice? No. His voice was not that powerful and he didn't have amazing range. But when Frank sang a song he owned it - it became a Frank Sinatra song, even though he barely wrote anything.

On the other side, this American Idol crap taken right out of the Mariah Carey playbook. Sure, you have a great voice, but do you always have to show it off every second of every song? No, great songs have terrfic subtlety, and that gets lost on the American Idol generation. I hate that crap with every fiber of my being.

A good singer stays within him or her self. Thus someone such as Leo Kottke (who described his voice as the sound of frogs being tortured) can turn out a neat song. He has a range of a major third and stays within it. People who try to do too much are the ones who sound terrible.

A couple of truly bad-sounding voices (although very expressive) were Robert Lamm and Terry Kath on the first six Chicago albums. Think "Colour My World" for an example. Yet their music was great for a great groove can carry bad vocals but good vocals cannot carry a bad groove (something I learned long ago in one of the first bands I was in).

[Corky]

+1 on the the American Idol masturbatory vocal showing crap. It's annoying as hell.

In fact there's a line in a Silver Jews song, "all my favorite singers couldn't sing" that I tend to agree with. There's some vocalists that I love that can't "sing" (i.e. John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats, Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel). Was Bob Dylan a great singer?

I would also also like to nominate the guys from Nickleback and Creed. Hate that generic faux-watered down-constipated-grunge sound. Ugh.

Grunge guys always seemed to be exceeding what they could properly do and thus sounded cruddy most of the time.

[Motor City Sonics]

A good singer stays within him or her self. Thus someone such as Leo Kottke (who described his voice as the sound of frogs being tortured) can turn out a neat song. He has a range of a major third and stays within it. People who try to do too much are the ones who sound terrible.

A couple of truly bad-sounding voices (although very expressive) were Robert Lamm and Terry Kath on the first six Chicago albums. Think "Colour My World" for an example. Yet their music was great for a great groove can carry bad vocals but good vocals cannot carry a bad groove (something I learned long ago in one of the first bands I was in).


Kottke is probably the best acoustic guitar player alive (rock wise), he doesn't need to be a great singer.






Terry Kath, the third dumbest rock star death in history.

"Terry, careful with that gun...........Don't worry, it's not loaded (pointing it to his head) BANG.


#2 Dumb Rock Star Death would have to be Randy "Let's buzz the van" Rhoads. And they were pretty much sober that morning.


#1 Dumb Rock Star Death belongs to Darby Crash of the Germs. Darby wanted to die on stage from a heroin overdose (or at least collapse from one). He shot up more than ever the night of his show, put on one of his best shows and went home and died - alone. The next day John Lennon was shot. Guess which rock star death was forgotten?

[FloridaTigers]

Grunge guys always seemed to be exceeding what they could properly do and thus sounded cruddy most of the time.

Well, there were guys in alternative rock who could sing. Namely who comes to mind are Eddie Vedder and Chris Cornell. Both haven't aged well vocally, but in their prime, were very powerful, great vocals. Then you have those like Mark Lanegan of the Screaming Trees and Frank Black from the Pixies whose vocals match the band's atmosphere and as MCS put it with Sinatra, these guys make it "their own". They have a distinct quality.

And as an aside, "grunge" might be the worst word to every describe music, period. Pearl Jam sounded nothing like Soundgarden or Alice in Chains (Both were pretty metallic) who sounded nothing like Nirvana (a punk band if anything).

You know what the worst fad is? The one in which female vocalists turn 3 syllable words in 29 syllable words. It sounds good when someone like Whitney does it, but for the average American Idol wannabe, it sounds horrible. "I really love you tooo-ooo-ooooo-oooo-yeh-ooooo"

[cruzer1]

I always preferred Jerry Cantrell's voice to Layne, although they sounded even better together. Maynard is the best vocalist alive right now, IMO.

[FloridaTigers]

I always preferred Jerry Cantrell's voice to Layne, although they sounded even better together. Maynard is the best vocalist alive right now, IMO.

Yes, my favorite thing about Alice in Chains is how Cantrell and Layne could harmonize. Neither were the best singers, but when together, sounded awesome.

[Motor City Sonics]

Well, there were guys in alternative rock who could sing. Namely who comes to mind are Eddie Vedder and Chris Cornell. Both haven't aged well vocally, but in their prime, were very powerful, great vocals. Then you have those like Mark Lanegan of the Screaming Trees and Frank Black from the Pixies whose vocals match the band's atmosphere and as MCS put it with Sinatra, these guys make it "their own". They have a distinct quality.

And as an aside, "grunge" might be the worst word to every describe music, period. Pearl Jam sounded nothing like Soundgarden or Alice in Chains (Both were pretty metallic) who sounded nothing like Nirvana (a punk band if anything).

You know what the worst fad is? The one in which female vocalists turn 3 syllable words in 29 syllable words. It sounds good when someone like Whitney does it, but for the average American Idol wannabe, it sounds horrible. "I really love you tooo-ooo-ooooo-oooo-yeh-ooooo"


That doesn't sound good when Whitney does it either. That was a big Stevie Wonder thing too.


Hey, Madonna is far from the worst, she tends to stay within herself and not overdo it - even though her songs can be annoying.

[chasfh]

Depends. I've never been a fan of Neil Young honestly.

Same with the late Warren Zevon. Never cared for him.

Is it the voice or the music? Would the songs sound better with someone else singing them?

[LJK004]

The worst vocalist ever? That's easy, Carl Lewis, bar none. Haven't you heard him sing the national anthem?

[Motor City Sonics]

Is it the voice or the music? Would the songs sound better with someone else singing them?



Yeah, that's how I always felt about Neil Young. Amazing songwriter (and guitar player too - he doesnt get credit for that), but his voice......yuck.

[hueytaxi]

For me, it wasn't about obvious talent that he possessed; John Denver just irritated me with every song he sang. I won't even go into my feelings about his plane crash.

[Motor City Sonics]

For me, it wasn't about obvious talent that he possessed; John Denver just irritated me with every song he sang. I won't even go into my feelings about his plane crash.

It was a glider.........come on man, focus!

[Biff Mayhem]

On the other side, this American Idol crap taken right out of the Mariah Carey playbook. Sure, you have a great voice, but do you always have to show it off every second of every song? No, great songs have terrfic subtlety, and that gets lost on the American Idol generation. I hate that crap with every fiber of my being.

Paging Amy Lee from Evanescence.

[holygoat]

Every singer spawned from the Eddie Vedder School of Effected Voices. I am also tired of the indie female singer-songwriters purposely singing worse than she really can. I have no names as examples, but you all know who I'm talking about.

[Yoda]

Paging Amy Lee from Evanescence.

This is incorrect.

[Biff Mayhem]

This is incorrect.

She's never met a note she didn't oversing.

[Oblong]

Karen Newman

[djhutch]

Brian Johnson is bad, but I've never considered what he does singing. The guy from Nickleback is bad.

[Oblong]

Season ticket on a one-way ride


That's not what he sings.

[NJ Jackal]

The lead singer for Rush. I agree with whomever said the chick from Evanescence.

Bob Dylan is an interesting case. His voice isn't great, but I have always liked how it went along with his music. But then I saw him live this summer and his voice and music were terrible. His bastardized version of "Like a Rolling Stone" will forever be playing in the background of my nightmares.

[Motor City Sonics]

Not only does Amy Lee oversing, but that formula junk they do. The "whoa-is-me-I-want-to-kill-myself" ballad that turns into the the guy that sounds like a bad character from a video game rocker. That **** is pretty bad.

[DaYooperASBDT]

Mike Ditka.

[LJK004]

Mike Ditka.

You sir, have added the only name that could possibly compete with Carl Lewis...

As for professionals, I've gotta agree with huey, John Denver blows. I've also never been a big fan of Dylan, either. As for this new garbage they call music, there are probably a good 10-15 "stars" who couldn't sing in tune to save the fate of the world.

[Mr.MelissaG915]

The lead singer for Rush.

Blasphemy!

[FloridaTigers]

I can't stand any of the "pop-rock" MTV "emo" crap they pump out. They all sound the same. Every Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, Panic!...they all sound like trash

[NJ Jackal]

I can't stand any of the "pop-rock" MTV "emo" crap they pump out. They all sound the same. Every Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, Panic!...they all sound like trash

Good call.

[chuckles396]

I think Tom Delonge of Blink 182 & Angels and Airwaves has a terrible voice. He sounds like a 14 year old. I like Blink, but in some cases I would laugh at his attempts to sing. It would be so off key.

[Biff Mayhem]

For me, it wasn't about obvious talent that he possessed; John Denver just irritated me with every song he sang. I won't even go into my feelings about his plane crash.

I've never met, read, or heard from someone who hated John Denver's music. That's like hating Jim Croce's music. I mean....really?

[Sparks4Ever]

Thom Yorke's voice got really annoying after the Bends and has only gotten progressively worse.

I also dislike the Lou Reed/Bob Dylan type of vocalists.

[lionstigersand...]

Thom Yorke's voice got really annoying after the Bends and has only gotten progressively worse.

I also dislike the Lou Reed/Bob Dylan type of vocalists.

I thought OK Computer had a number of good tracks from Lazy Pink-eye...

That said, I'll second all the Courtney Love, Dylan and Young hate - and toss on Fred Durst and Macy Gray.

I never much liked Dave Grohl either. Probably the second best singer in Nirvana though.

[chuckles396]

and toss on Fred Durst and Macy Gray.


Good Call.

[michiganbob2]

The guy from Rage. Couldn't stand him

[lionstigersand...]

Now that I think about it, I find Chris Martin's voice pretty grating as well. Too bad about Coldplay...I really liked Parachutes quite a bit...But now it's like, Ok, I get it Chris. You're in touch with that side.

[eastside billee]

Lots of good names here that I agree with ---

however, my choice is Hillary Clinton. Have you heard those outtakes of her singing? She couldn't carry a tune if it was in her purse!

Another name I'd like to add to the mix is Jack White. His voice sounds like
cats screeching!

Hillary takes the cake though. I don't think I've ever heard anyone that was that far off pitch without intentionally doing it.

[holygoat]

I think Tom Delonge of Blink 182 & Angels and Airwaves has a terrible voice. He sounds like a 14 year old. I like Blink, but in some cases I would laugh at his attempts to sing. It would be so off key.

Totally. I blame Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day, whom I actually like, for that. Every pop-punk band since has aped his delivery to the point where it's become formulaic in the industry.

[DaYooperASBDT]

John Denver ?? John DENVER ??? Name one person who ever lived that could sing this song better !! Good luck !! :wink: :rambo:

To sail on a dream on a crystal clear ocean
To ride on the crest of a wild raging storm
To work in the service of life and the living
In search of the answers to questions unknown
To be part of the movement and part of the growing
Part of beginning to understand

Aye, calypso, the places youve been to
The things that youve shown us
The stories you tell
Aye, calypso, I sing to your spirit
The men who have served you
So long and so well

Like the dolphin who guides you
You bring us beside you
To light up the darkness and show us the way
For though we are strangers in your silent world
To live on the land we must learn from the sea
To be true as the tide
And free as the wind-swell
Joyful and loving in letting it be

Aye, calypso, the places youve been to
The things that youve shown us
The stories you tell
Aye, calypso, I sing to your spirit
The men who have served you
So long and so well

Aye, calypso, the places youve been to
The things that youve shown us
The stories you tell
Aye, calypso, I sing to your spirit
The men who have served you
So long and so well

[hueytaxi]

Johnny Hartford

(Edit: No I'm not sure he ever recorded it.)

[Corky]

Johnny Hartford

(Edit: No I'm not sure he ever recorded it.)

Hartford is a great guy and great entertainer. Very talented.

I'll bet he played that song sometime but I don't think he ever recorded it (but he must have released over 75 albums over his career plus playing with others).

He did a nice cover of "Gentle on my Mind" among many other covers he did.

[zimm]

i'd add Tom Waits (every cover version of his songs has been better than the original) and Liam Gallagher to the top of the list. especially Liam. he's god awful.

[Ingefanclub]

Depends. I've never been a fan of Neil Young honestly.

Wow.

[Ingefanclub]

The guy from Nickleback is bad.

Wow.

[Yoda]

Insightful!

I want to add Aaron Lewis to the list. Very boring voice and he writes like a 12 year old girl.

[Joe Gahona]

The guy from Offspring tops my list. The guy from Nickelback isn't far behind.

I like both Jack White and Liam Gallagher, but they both can sound bad when they're affecting too much. I wouldn't put them in the company of the aforementioned douchebags though.

Tom Waits, Shane Macgowan, Neil Young, Bob Dylan...all grating voices, but I think the songwriting makes up for it.

EDIT: Gwen Stefani belongs on the "worst vocalists" list, especially since she has so many misguided fans that think she's good. I'd put Morrissey in the Waits, Macgowan, et al., group -- crap voice, but usually good music.

[djhutch]

Wow.

Wow as in good or Wow as in bad.

[chuckles396]

The dude from Creed is awful as well. I don't think words can describe how crappy Creed was. What's his name's voice was one of the reasons why.

I was looking through a friend's CDs one time and noticed that he had a Creed cd. I threw it out. I put it right in the trash. He didn't notice that it was gone until a few weeks later. I got a good laugh out of it.

[NJ Jackal]

The dude from Creed is awful as well. I don't think words can describe how crappy Creed was. What's his name's voice was one of the reasons why.

I was looking through a friend's CDs one time and noticed that he had a Creed cd. I threw it out. I put it right in the trash. He didn't notice that it was gone until a few weeks later. I got a good laugh out of it.

Scott Stapp. Just typing that name makes me feel dumber. One of my friends is obsessed with Creed. I think Creed songs are only appropriate for background music in a torture chamber.

[Ingefanclub]

Wow as in good or Wow as in bad.

The Nickelback singer whom I think is Chad Kroeger reminds me alot of Kurt Cobain. While you can argue that they cannot carry a tune they sing songs suited very well to their voices.

Neil Young has a different voice thats why he is one of the top selling artists of all time. I don't see how Neil Young can be seen as a bad singer he is quite talented.

Bob Dylan is bad. Though I think he got into a motorcycle accident that may have contributed to this.

[markmeista]

Scott Stapp from Creed.

[Joe Gahona]

While you can argue that they cannot carry a tune they sing songs suited very well to their voices.

I agree -- the garbage voice suits the garbage music.

[Yoda]

I actually think Chad Kroeger has a very good voice, but I hate him as a vocalist. Everything he sings sounds really fake. Not the least bit convincing. He's way too forceful with his singing.

Scott Stapp had a very good voice as well, and the band was very good musicianship-wise, but their songs were really bad. Mostly because Scott didn't sell the songs very well either. And they were some pretty cheesey songs for sure. I don't dislike Creed as much as I dislike Nickleback though.

[Biff Mayhem]

Dave Mustaine. Love the band and his voice matches the music but man is his voice bad.

[shabba4detroit]

I have to go with Bob Dylan. Not the Bob Dylan of yesteryear, with his oft-parodied incoherence. But the Bob Dylan of today, with the throat/breathing problems who can barely sing a lyric anymore. I saw him at the baseball stadium in Grand Rapids with Willie Nelson a couple years ago. He was dreadful. The Ricky Henderson of music. He just doesn't know its' time to retire.

[tigerbomb13]

The dude from Creed is awful as well. I don't think words can describe how crappy Creed was. What's his name's voice was one of the reasons why.

I was looking through a friend's CDs one time and noticed that he had a Creed cd. I threw it out. I put it right in the trash. He didn't notice that it was gone until a few weeks later. I got a good laugh out of it.


hahahahaha. Now that's what a true friend should have done! I have a friend who used to love Creed. I still remind him about it all the time.

[tigerbomb13]

I'd add Joanna Newsom to the list. I know quite a few people who are into her, and I can usually tolerate different vocalists, but I just can't get past that voice...


http://www.myspace.com/joannanewsom1

[Ingefanclub]

Dave Mustaine. Love the band and his voice matches the music but man is his voice bad.

Mustaine was kicked out of Metallica and he met up with Marty Friedman and some other lowlifes to start a new band. Then he searched for a singer and could find none so Mustaine said " the hell with it I will be the singer"

Kid Rock cannot sing either. And as Kid Rock says You can have all the talent in the world but if you cannot market yourself you will not do well.

[Biff Mayhem]

Mustaine was kicked out of Metallica and he met up with Marty Friedman and some other lowlifes to start a new band. Then he searched for a singer and could find none so Mustaine said " the hell with it I will be the singer"

Friedman didn't join the band until their 4th album. The band had already been around for 6 years at that point.

[Yoda]

And Friedman is no lowlife. He's a brilliant guitarist.

[lionstigersand...]

...and Liam Gallagher to the top of the list. especially Liam. he's god awful.


You're dead to me...

[zimm]

You're dead to me...
quit trying to justify a major error in judgement that happened 15 years ago. he sucked then and sucks more now. just admit it and walk away, minus all the time you wasted listening to that crap...

[pfife]

Friedman didn't join the band until their 4th album. The band had already been around for 6 years at that point.

have you ever seen the behind the music on Megadeth? ******* Mustaine is (was?) hard core. quite possibly the most hard core person in R&R.

[pfife]

Another name I'd like to add to the mix is Jack White. His voice sounds like
cats screeching!


I think Jack White is great.

[pfife]

i'd add Tom Waits (every cover version of his songs has been better than the original)

hear hear! I know a lot of people who love Tom Waits. To me, its total novelty, and once that wears off its extremely boring.

[lionstigersand...]

quit trying to justify a major error in judgement that happened 15 years ago. he sucked then and sucks more now. just admit it and walk away, minus all the time you wasted listening to that crap...

And getting deader by the second...

Not only does Liam not belong anywhere near a list such as this, he belongs on a very short list of the very best lead singers of the last couple decades. And to think I was about to offer you Nick Markakis and Chad Billingsley for Justin Speier and Shawn Green!

[Biff Mayhem]

Lemmy

[zimm]

And getting deader by the second...

Not only does Liam not belong anywhere near a list such as this, he belongs on a very short list of the very best lead singers of the last couple decades. And to think I was about to offer you Nick Markakis and Chad Billingsley for Justin Speier and Shawn Green!
but what would i do with Halladay? i don't think i can make that move...

[shauntacular]

Sid Viscous - it's not even close.

Does that thing that wah-wah gimmick that Frampton does with the guitar and his mouth count as singing? If so - him too. Definitely.

[tys-spikes84]

The Nickelback singer whom I think is Chad Kroeger reminds me alot of Kurt Cobain.

Never before had I wanted to punch my computer as hard as I did when I read this blasphemy.

[jackson_cannery]

This is depressing. Let's have a BEST vocalist thread.

[DaYooperASBDT]

Kurt Cobain was a rock 'n roll God. It's a true shame the idiot killed himself, what a remarkable talent.

[JohnJMS]

Bob Dylan is easily the worst singing recording artist of all time.

Sure - he can WRITE a good song, but that doesn't mean he can sing.

Something tells me Helen Keller would sound better singing than Dylan.

[DaYooperASBDT]

Yeah, Dylan is #1. My personal choice for #2 - Bruce Springsteen.

[pfife]

Bob Dylan is easily the worst singing recording artist of all time.

Sure - he can WRITE a good song, but that doesn't mean he can sing.

Something tells me Helen Keller would sound better singing than Dylan.

Early dylan albums display a great voice. Later on, and all live, he sounds like arse.
He's still the best lyricist to ever live though.
:classic:

[zimm]

how did i forget to add Prince to my list! he's certainly deserving of a top spot-he has an immense body of craptastic work.

[FloridaTigers]

Yeah, Dylan is #1. My personal choice for #2 - Bruce Springsteen.

Bruce rocks! You're crazy, Yoop! :lick:

[Corky]

how did i forget to add Prince to my list! he's certainly deserving of a top spot-he has an immense body of craptastic work.

Oh no. He is a true genius.

[zimm]

Oh no. He is a true genius.
his work on the Batman soundtrack reveals the falseness of your statement.

at best he might have qualified at one time to be in a Bud Light "Real Men of Genius" ad.

"Here's to you, Mr. assless chaps-wearin', elfin, high-pitched whiner......."

[Corky]

his work on the Batman soundtrack reveals the falseness of your statement.

at best he might have qualified at one time to be in a Bud Light "Real Men of Genius" ad.

You must be dealing with a style issue - there are some really great songs on that soundtrack. Are you an anti-funkite?

[zimm]

You must be dealing with a style issue - there are some really great songs on that soundtrack. Are you an anti-funkite?
there is nothing funky about Prince. he is the Peter Cetera of the psuedo-funk world. (aka: a total blowhard douschebag)

[rhino]

Rod Stewart.

He should have stole his daddy's cue and made a livin' out of shootin' pool and spared us this relentless onslaught of garbage.

It was bad enough when he thought he was sexy, now he's whoring himself out and covering American Standards. HA! Like he could ever sing a song as well as Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra or Ray Charles. Hell Steve Lawrence, even without Edie Gorme, did a better job.

How much do I hate Rod Stewart?

I would rather listen to an endless loop of Wayne Newton singing "Danke Schoene" than suffer through a piece of crap sung by Rod Stewart.

I would rather give a full body, hot oil massage to a naked Hillary Clinton than listen to a CD from Rod Stewart.

If I never heard another Rod Stewart song on the radio, if he ceased in polluting the airwaves and assaulting my eardrums, if his sandpaper vocal cords finally gave out and he could no longer croak out words, I would consider it one of God's greatest gifts to mankind.

I personally believe the urban legend.

[Biff Mayhem]

I would rather give a full body, hot oil massage to a naked Hillary Clinton than listen to a CD from Rod Stewart.

Woah! No need to go to extremes now! :silly:

[chuckles396]

I don't like Phil Collins. I find his voice very irritating and annoying.

[ToledoTigerFan]

^^^Ditto, that.

[DaYooperASBDT]

Bruce rocks! You're crazy, Yoop! :lick:Can't stand his voice, he sounds like he's terminally constipated.

+1 on Rod Stewart and Phil Collins, never cared for them.

[Velma Dinkley]

Oh thank heavens, I was beginning to think I was the only person out here who thought Bruce was greatly lacking fiber in his diet!

I would also like to add Yoko Ono to this list...nuff said.

[Canon Fodder]

Rod Stewart.

Rod Stewart was nothing short of brilliant with the Faces. BRILLIANT.

Geddy Lee, by the way, IS the worst lead singer EVER.

[TRIUMPH]

Just can't imagine anyone else except Neil Young singing Helpless.

I understand the dislike for Neil but his voice fits his songs better than anyone except maybe Morrissey of the Smiths. Another example of a not so good voice but a great fit with the music.

[pfife]

Morrissey of the Smiths. Another example of a not so good voice but a great fit with the music.

how could I forget. Easily top 3 loathed vocalists for me.

[Corky]

Oh thank heavens, I was beginning to think I was the only person out here who thought Bruce was greatly lacking fiber in his diet!

I would also like to add Yoko Ono to this list...nuff said.

She wasn't a vocalist - she was a groupie.

:cry: :cry: :cry: :bored:

[brewmaster]

I can't change the station fast enough when Ozzie Osbourne comes on.

[lesgoblu02]

I love how people pass off vocalists they personally don't like for "worst". And I'm sure it happened in all the other best and worst threads too.

[pfife]

I love how people pass off vocalists they personally don't like for "worst". And I'm sure it happened in all the other best and worst threads too.

your favorite band sucks.

[Joe Gahona]

I love how people pass off vocalists they personally don't like for "worst". And I'm sure it happened in all the other best and worst threads too.

I noticed the same thing. People are just listing people/bands they don't like.