50 greatest Rock singers

Classic Rock magazine 05/09

Here's the Top 30

1. Freddie Mercury
2. Paul Rodgers
3. Robert Plant
4. Steve Marriot
5. Rod Stewart
6. Ian Gillan
7. Ronnie Dio
8. Sammy Hagar
9. Steve Perry
10. Janis Joplin
11. Noddy Holder
12. Steven Tyler
13. Roger Daltry
14. Meat Loaf
15. David Coverdale
16. Paul Stanley
17. Jonh Lennon
18. Ann Wilson
19. Layne Staley
20. Steve Winwood
21. Chris Robinson
22. Jim Morrison
23. Robin Zander
24. Glenn Hughes
25. Danny Bowes
26. Steven Wilson
27. Brian Connolly
28. Phil Mogg
29. Lou Gramm
30. James Hetfield

discuss....

 

50 > 30.

 

Roger Daltrey should be at number 2 instead of 13.

 

no chris cornell????

 

You'll notice..only three female singers to the mostly male...Uneven,to say the least!:thumbsdn:

 

Noddy Holder.....AAAAAAAAWWWWLLLLRRRRRRIGHT (this must be a UK poll right? Brian Connelly as well)

Personally, Glenn Hughes is a better singer than Coverdale. I think technically, Dio is better than Gillan..but I'm happy with the poll, as I prefer Gillan to Dio, but I know he has a LOT of respect for RJD

(ok didn't see the CLASSIC ROCK)

 

I'm supposed to take the word of someone who can't spell "Daltrey" seriously on this subject?

 

Sammy Hagar #8?

 

Where the hell is Ian Curtis?

 

Let's be honest. This is a ROCK poll, it ain't no beauty parade. How many female Rock singers can compete with the very best in the business?

 

About six feet below the Earth's surface as of the last update.

 

Looks like Queen netted the top 2 singers!

 

Freddy Mercury is a good singer, but the greatest rock'n'roll singer of all time? Really? Better than Elvis, or Little Richard, or Roger Daltrey, or Mick Jagger, or Robert Plant, or John Lennon, or whoever else? Was this a poll or another BS editors' list?

 

It doesn't say Rock 'N' Roll anywhere.....ROCK of the heavy rocking type, classic Rock

 

Can someone explain to me what made Freddie Mercury a good singer,or even a good performer,i just don't get it and probably never will.

''I do like a few Queen tunes,but it certainly isn't because of his vocals''

 

1. Remove Mercury from no 1
2. Shift 3 and 2 up one place
3. Take 13 up to 3

Job done.

 

Okay I'll discuss

1. Freddie Mercury NO
2. Paul Rodgers NO
3. Robert Plant okay sorta
4. Steve Marriot YES
5. Rod Stewart sorta
6. Ian Gillan NO
7. Ronnie Dio NO
8. Sammy Hagar NO
9. Steve Perry NO
10. Janis Joplin YES
11. Noddy Holder YES
12. Steven Tyler sorta
13. Roger Daltry YES YES YES
14. Meat Loaf are you joking?
15. David Coverdale who?
16. Paul Stanley NEVER
17. Jonh Lennon YES
18. Ann Wilson sorta
19. Layne Staley who?
20. Steve Winwood NO
21. Chris Robinson who?
22. Jim Morrison NEVER
23. Robin Zander YES
24. Glenn Hughes who?
25. Danny Bowes WHO???!!!
26. Steven Wilson I must be from a different planet ***WHO?????***
27. Brian Connolly I GIVE UP
28. Phil Mogg SEE ABOVE
29. Lou Gramm NEVER
30. James Hetfield AS A SINGER?

I'd add

Patti Smith
Bob Mould
Elvis
Little Richard
Jerry Lee Lewis
Bo Diddley
Siouxie
Bob Dylan
Neil Diamond
Johnny Rotten
Ari Up
Doug Sahm
Neil Young
Thalia Zedek
Madonna
Tina Turner
Ronnie Spector
Joey Ramone

I don't even really like Tina Turner but she sand River Deep Mountain High for Pete's sake

 

The fact they spelled Roger's last name wrong makes this "definitive" list lose serious credibility.

 

Freddie Mercury was hands down the greatest FRONTMAN (okay, not 'hands down' but 'arguably' at least), but his singing is just 'good', not 'great', IMHO.

 

I'd argue Mick Jagger. He invented it and he defined it. AND he can play a mean blues harp.

But I've just never been a big Queen fan, so go figure.

 

Certainly better than any you mentioned.

 

Hell yeah, Jagger is up there. But I think they were talking about vocal ability. I would personally put him at #2 behind Mercury (and this is having seen Merc. on film only--Ive seen Jagger live several times). Call it a toss up--today its Mercury, tomorrow it'll be Jagger Brian was a better harp player, but Jagger has gotten much better over the years.

 

I'm not talking in terms of technical ability. I'm talking about the sound and feel of their voice as it relates to what I consider the essential rock'n'roll ethos—exciting, immediate, impassioned, dangerous, and/or sexy (some combination thereof). No way Mercury wins on those counts, as far as I'm concerned.

Now, apparently this list was about technical ability and "rock". I don't really give a hoot about technical ability beyond a point (I'd never nominate Keith Richards for greatest rock singer), and I personally don't like "rock" very much, so this is probably not the list for me.

 

Well done.

 

Robin Zander blows away the majority of people on that list. He should definitely be in the top 5.

Barry Hay (Golden Earring) should be on it. Great vocalist. This band has been totally underrated and overlooked and has been for 30 plus years now.