Robert Plant beats Freddie to no1 best singer

<b><font color = "crimson">ThomasQuinn wrote:

BG.Innuendo wrote:

Robert Plant is good but better than Freddie...NO!The only one who can compare with Freddie is Bono but he isn't as glorious as our favourite vocals!

BONO? Look, I like U2, but the guy's vocals are as bad as Bob Dylan's (whom I also like, but still, his vocals suck).

Watch it!

Freddie is 1st for me.
But Bono is 2nd for me and I adore him. I always have too. Been a U2 fan since the late 1970's when they were still considered a college Indie underground band and only my college radio station would play them.

At Live Aid in 1985, only 1 singer and 1 band came in a damn close 2nd for me after Freddie and Queen.

Bono and U2. Bono has a gorgeous tenor voice and great range. He can rock out on Vertigo, Sunday Bloody Sunday,, New Years Day..the STUNNING Bad, and sing beautiful melodies like Beautiful Day or brooding songs like With Or Without You.

Love him.

Take a look at this site: http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_vocalists.html

If you like "best of" lists, they have quite a few interesting links. Also the criteria where the artists are judged by are mentioned. In this case Freddie beats Robert.

They also have interesting links (on the bottom) to other categories. And Bono only makes it to nr. 44 and Cobain is NOT mentioned. Therefore, this is a GOOD list :D

C'mon Caspar, I know Bono is not the greatest singer, but he's DEFINITELY not as bad as Bob Dylan. I've seen U2 live and the guy really has a good voice. However, and I mentioned this before, BONO CAN'T SING FALSETTOS FOR SHIT! He sounds absolutely horrendous everytime he attempts to do so. Bono's range is quite limited, but he still insists on singing with a high pitch voice. Then again, who could convince a man with a giant super-sized ego that his voice range can't go very high?

I'd say that Bono singing falsettos is as bad as Bob Dylan, but Bono within his vocal range is quite great. Just listen to how horrible he sounds on 'The Sweetest Thing'. Bono singing high... not quite the sweetest thing.

willem-jan wrote:

Take a look at this site: http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_vocalists.html

This website is the only place where I've seen such good quality, subjective lists. Normally I hate "best musician" and "best album" lists, but this person knows what he's talking about. Of course opinions may differ between people, but this guy has his criteria for each list, and is right on the money 99% of the time. If anyone is a serious musician and is looking for the right influences, these lists will show you the best players and pieces of music to look for, and within tonnes of categories.

Bob: I agree!
I'm not too fond of those "best of" lists as well. Although these lists are quite balanced and lack the latest fashion, it's still not too easy to tell why somebody is at position 60 and not at 70. Would have been nice to see some kind of list with scores on different matters (like skill, performance, originality etc.). But for as fas as I know it's one of the best lists around.
Got the link from the DT forum, where people are complaining that Mike Portnoy is placed too high!!! Imagine such a thing on QZ. People over here only start moaning that Roger isn't on top of the list :D

Arlene R. Weiss wrote:

Watch it!

Freddie is 1st for me.
But Bono is 2nd for me and I adore him. I always have too. Been a U2 fan since the late 1970's when they were still considered a college Indie underground band and only my college radio station would play them.

At Live Aid in 1985, only 1 singer and 1 band came in a damn close 2nd for me after Freddie and Queen.

Bono and U2. Bono has a gorgeous tenor voice and great range. He can rock out on Vertigo, Sunday Bloody Sunday,, New Years Day..the STUNNING Bad, and sing beautiful melodies like Beautiful Day or brooding songs like With Or Without You.

Love him.

I agree completely! And I actually do like his falsetto, especially on Lemon (and yes, The Sweetest Thing!). Call me crazy and maybe I do have a U2-bias, but even casual fans of the band have said the same!

<b><font color = "crimson">ThomasQuinn wrote:

BG.Innuendo wrote:

Robert Plant is good but better than Freddie...NO!The only one who can compare with Freddie is Bono but he isn't as glorious as our favourite vocals!

BONO? Look, I like U2, but the guy's vocals are as bad as Bob Dylan's (whom I also like, but still, his vocals suck).

Your right.