Freddie as 18. best singer of all time

my top is:

1. Freddie Mercury
2. Steve Perry
3. George Michael
4. Jan Werner Danielsen
5. Elton John
6. Bryan Ferry
7. Morten Harket (of A-HA)

Raffy said: Sure he would be in my top 30 list with Sting, Chris Cornell, Layne Staley, Klaus Meine and Paul Stanley.


are u kidding? Sting has a great voice?

His annoying to listen to! Some of the Police-songs would have been MUCH better, if Sting didnt sing..

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[b]littlekillerham wrote: [/b]

Not bad.  He definetly deserves the place.  He should be above Mick Jagger I think, but i am a queenamanic.  ( A word i made up.  It means that you are a manic for queen.)[/QUOTE]
Well then I'm a littlekillerhamamanic.

A word I made up.  It means you're a maniac, maniac on the dance floor.

I think Rolling Stone magazine blows. I like them about as much as Louis Farrakhan likes Jewish people. Frankly I'm not surprised by the list. But all due respect to them, as well as to the performers on the list, the list itself should be renamed: [b][i]Rolling Stone's 100 Most Influential Singers Of All Time[/i][/b]. Or even [b][i]Rolling Stone's 100 Most Recognizable Singers Of All Time[/i][/b]. If the list actually had that name, I would whole-heartedly agree with them and they would even win some points with me...but some of those people as the 'Greatest Singers Of All Time' list??!! Gimme a fucking break!!

Freddie is by faaaaar nr 1 

fuck rolling stone and the piece of shit creature who made that list!

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[b]Raffy wrote: [/b]

For me the the top 20 of the best male rock singers of all time will be this:
1) Ray Gillen (Black Sabbath, Badlands listen to him and understand why for me is the best of all times)
2) Freddie Mercury
3) Robert Plant
4) Paul Rodgers
5) Ian Gillan
6) Steven Tyler
7) Steve Perry
8) Jeff Scott Soto
9) Bruce Dickinson
10) Rob Halford
11) Glenn Hughes
12) David Coverdale
13) Bobby Kimball
14) Tony Martin
15) Eric Martin
16) Ronnie James Dio
17) Axl Rose
18) Elton John
19) Michael Jackson (Yeah I know it's pop but listen to him in Beat it, Black or white, Come Together or Dirty Diana)
20) Joey Tempest



[/QUOTE] RJD at 16 on your otherthanthat fair list? I know I´m a Sabbath freak but what the hell? Watch the Heaven and hell DVD from last year. Almost 65 a a pipe like that...dear oh dear. I´d put him in 2nd place after Fred and push Ray down to 5th and skip Mr. Tempest, other than that...great one!

How can James Brown and Bob Dylan be ranked abowe Freddie Dylan has great lyrics, but you cant understand a single word comming out of  James and Bob's mouth

I don't pay much attention to such lists as they're personal taste or, sadly, showing off a hackneyed taste. This list, however, is so pathetic it's funny. It looks as if put together by someone whose musical knowledge comes from dad's mix tape for mum and a mail order of Das Beste Rock vol. 6. If somebody got paid for this shit, humans as a race have failed.

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[b]timantt1 wrote: [/b]

So, what do you think about Rolling Stone magazine list?

The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time

1 | Aretha Franklin
2 | Ray Charles
3 | Elvis Presley
4 | Sam Cooke
5 | John Lennon
6 | Marvin Gaye
7 | Bob Dylan
8 | Otis Redding
9 | Stevie Wonder
10 | James Brown
11 | Paul McCartney
12 | Little Richard
13 | Roy Orbison
14 | Al Green
15 | Robert Plant
16 | Mick Jagger
17 | Tina Turner
18 | Freddie Mercury
19 | Bob Marley
20 | Smokey Robinson ...
55 | Paul Rodgers

I think it is surprisingly high, considering that it is RS, and they had always practically hated Queen.

I also think a couple of names ahead of Freddie got their position with more thanks to their other musical achievements than from their actual singing abilities.

Anyway, this is good achievement.
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Agree. RS do hate them. So it`s good.

Freddie should be #1, but oh well that's RS.

Here's a scan of Freddie's article for those who haven't seen it.

WAT?!

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[b]Sir GH wrote: [/b]

That said, some Queen fans need to get their heads out of their arses and realize the contributions of musicians other than their particular favourite band.  Freddie would probably be disgusted to know that some of his fans are discrediting other musicians/performers in his name.

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Well, aside from Dylan nobody is really saying anything really bad about other singers on the list.

As disgusted as Freddie might be with us bashing Dylan, it can't be any more disgusting than it is for us to listen to Bob Dylan awful voice.

I agree Mr. Jingles,  Who's putting down anyone?....I think aretha and elvis are the only singers in rock n roll clearly above freddie.

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1) Aretha isn't rock and roll

2) This is a "best singers" list, not a "best rock and roll singers" list or a "best voices" list.  Tastes aside, all of the singers in the top 20 rightfully belong there, bearing in mind that it is a list that perfectly reflects a US-centred view of who has contributed greatly to the evolution of popular music over the last half-century.

I know aretha is a soul/gospel singer, but some may say she's also a bit of rock n roll.  Also, is sinatra on the list?...I havn't even looked at it, it's Just another stupid list to me.