I was quite surprised by some of the inclusions in the Top 10 and some that weren't there. Seems to be based on opinions, although whose, I don't know :unsure: Have to say I certainly agree with the #1, of course Elvis was not only a great singer, but a very versatile one too!!

I was quite surprised by some of the inclusions in the Top 10 and some that weren't there. Seems to be based on opinions, although whose, I don't know :unsure: Have to say I certainly agree with the #1, of course Elvis was not only a great singer, but a very versatile one too!!

 

elvis perkins or elvis costello that then??? :lol:

 

however good to see that they based opinions over like 100 years of music culture rather than just people who sound like coldplay

10. Jeff Buckley

- Is he the guy that sung on Shrek? :lol: That Hallelujah song? If so, yeah, he has a nice voice. ^_^

 

Rufus wainwright did the shrek version...(I think...?). Jeff Buckley's version is better though.

 

That list is half understandable and half.... :huh:

I double checked the list - no mention of Annie Lennox, either... how can ANY Best Singer list omit one of our finest voices? Ridiculous....

I'm having a hard time getting over what an utter joke this list is tbh.... ELVIS?????? Greatest Singer of All-Time????? Puh-leeeeeeeeeze..... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

As much as I loved Nirvana, Kurt Cobain has absolutely NO business being anywhere near the Top 10.... Pixies' frontman Black Francis does that sort of Indie/Alt thing with far more style, clearly those pricks at Q never listened to "Surfer Rosa" or "Doolittle" did they when they were too busy wanking over their copies of "Nevermind" <_< ....? Ditto for the likes of Morrissey, Ian 'Mac' McCulloch, Robert Smith and Ian Curtis, all of whom I would place far, FAR above the likes of Cobain, Bono and Liam Gallagher. No mention of Michael Stipe either????? :huh: :huh: WTF, the guy has a wonderful voice, even if I dont really like REM anymore....

 

Robert Plant...? Probably warranted, ditto for Aretha... But the fact that they have chosen to ignore the quite awesome and formidable vocal prowesses of some of today's Alternative and Metal crowd - eg Tool's Maynard James Keenan, Within Temptation's Sharon Den Adel, System of a Down's Serj Tankian, Lacuna Coil's Cristina Scabbia and HIM's Ville Vallo - just proves their utter pig-ignorance of the current musical scene....

 

 

Listing Mariah and Celine as worst singers just shows how biased and crappy this magazine is.

 

Shockingly, I actually agree with you... When judging something like this, surely a fair amount of the criteria is based upon technical ability, and not on however you feel about the actual material itself.... Mariah and Celine irritate and bore the hell out of me, but to say they are technically bad singers is entirely wrong......

I double checked the list - no mention of Annie Lennox, either... how can ANY Best Singer list omit one of our finest voices? Ridiculous....

Annie Lennox is one of my favourite Female Vocalists easily. its bizzare why she isnt included

 

Was Karen Carpenter included in the list?

I'm not sure if Karen Carpenter was on there...

 

Michael Stipe is on the list, though, albeit low down. The most 'alt' they go is Elizabeth Fraser... and they even spell her bloody name incorrectly! :o

 

Email them your thoughts...I have ;-) Here's their address:

 

q@emap.com

 

editor's name is Paul Rees

Full list:

 

100 jon por birgisson

99 david crosby

98 whitney housten

97 stevie nicks

96 rufus wainwright

95 smokey robinson

94 laura nyro

93 chris cornell

92 jimmy scott

91 harry nillson

 

90 meat loaf

89 richard ashcroft

88 ian curtis

87 axl rose

86 horace andy

85 don henley

84 lauryn hill

83 ian mcculloch

82 nick cave

81 ray lamontagne

 

80 nico

79 dionne warwick

78 mary j blige

77 norah jones

76 paul weller

75 tom waits

74 george michael

73 dave gahan

72 lou reed

71 tom jones

 

70 beth gibbons

69 sly stone

68 antony heggary

67 frank black

66 elizabeth frazer

65 neil young

64 dolly parton

63 iggy pop

62 bruce springsteen

61 prince

 

60 brian ferry

59 hank williams

58 tim buckley

57 pj harvey

56 nusrat fateh ali khan

55 little richard

54 leanoard cohen

53 emmylou harris

52 levi stubbs

51 michael jackson

 

50 jack white

49 patti smith

48 karen carpenter

47 freddie mercury

46 howlin wolf

45 elton john

44 joe strummer

43 bon scott

42 michael stipe

41 al green

 

40 jim morrison

39 scott walker

38 barry gibb

37 james brown

36 joni mitchell

35 bjork

34 stevie wonder

33 rod stewart

32 paul mccartney

31 bob marley

 

30 morrissey

29 dusty springfield

28 david bowie

27 roger daltrey

26 bono

25 ella fitzgerald

24 ray charles

23 roy orbison

22 van morrison

21 nina simone

 

20 carl wilson

19 kate bush

18 bob dylan

17 janis joplin

16 john lydon

15 sam cooke

14 johnny cash

13 thom yorke

12 billie holliday

11 liam gallagher

 

10 jeff buckley

9 mick jagger

8 robert plant

7 kurt cobain

6 marvin gaye

5 john lennon

4 otis redding

3 frank sinatra

2 aretha franklin

1 elvis pressley

 

WORST 10

 

10 any death metal singer ever

9 bobby gillespie

8 nick heyward

7 yoko ono

6 heather small

5 einar orn benediktsson

4 mariah carey How do you solve a problem like Mariah? Easy: tell her to stop squarking. She may have a 100-octave range and the ability to sing so loudly that birds' nests fall out of trees, but that doesn't make it right.

3 celine dion Her heart will go on. As do her songs. Though they would be somewhat shorter if she didn't grind out every note as if bearing some kind of grudge against the very notion of economy.

2 fred durst

1 ozzy osbourne

Edited March 16, 200718 yr by RabbitFurCoat

Dear lord, it is such a joke of a list. Certainly not based on actual vocal ability that's for sure. I mean Bob Dylan - #18? Sure he is definatly one of the best song-writers ever and most influential but as a singer he is nothing amazing by any means imo.

 

And again, Liam Gallagher should not be on the list. :lol:

the inclusion that makes me laugh is Nico.... :lol: :o

I agree with where Fred Durst is :lol:

thats pretty much all I agree with except for maybe Jeff Buckley :P (as in I thnk hes where he belongs on the list)

Edited March 16, 200718 yr by 'R' & 'R'

Well, I'm sure they'll jump Ten Feet High when Céline & Annie's duet will be out later this year..:lol: :D

Celine Dion... with Annie who?

Celine Dion... with Annie who?

 

Allow me to be the bearer of bad news... :lol:

 

Lennox

Annie Lennox Readies 4th Solo Album

Undercover.com

by Paul Cashmere - March 16 2007

 

Annie Lennox has wrapped up work on her 4th studio album in Miami with producer Tom Lord-Alge.

 

The yet-to-be titled album will be released in August.

 

The album promises to be a return to pop for the Eurythmics singer. Special guests include Celine Dion, Kelis, Pink and Mary J. Blige.

 

Annie's last studio album Bare came 8 years after the previous album 'Medusa'. 'Bare' was released in 2003.

 

Eurythmics last studio album was 1999's 'Peace'.

 

Any Comments?

 

 

I am excited to see her return to what appears to be a more mainstream pop album, though I just cannot get my head around the Celine Dion duet... their voices don't go together at all... maybe if Celine can restrain herself and Annie sings really loudly, she can keep up.

Annie Lennox killed off any credibility she may have had left with the pitiful 'Peace' album... and 'Bare' was excruciating, from the hideous artwork in...

 

She seems to be mentally fragile, too.... well, let's be honest, she MUST be to do a duet with Saline..... I mean, WHO is she thinking this will appeal to? Her fans will balk at this.... and after this news... consider me a very serious EX fan.

Celine Dion... with Annie who?

 

 

Annie Lennox Readies 4th Solo Album

Undercover.com

by Paul Cashmere - March 16 2007

 

Annie Lennox has wrapped up work on her 4th studio album in Miami with producer Tom Lord-Alge.

 

The yet-to-be titled album will be released in August.

 

The album promises to be a return to pop for the Eurythmics singer. Special guests include Celine Dion, Kelis, Pink and Mary J. Blige.

 

Annie's last studio album Bare came 8 years after the previous album 'Medusa'. 'Bare' was released in 2003.

 

Eurythmics last studio album was 1999's 'Peace'.

 

Any Comments?

 

 

:wub: B)

Too bad they didn't record the duet together.. Céline recorded her part early February in a studio in New York.. around midnight.. :wub:

: Elvis was not only a great singer, but a very versatile one too!!

 

 

nahhhh.... overrated karaoke artist... :P