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- Sh0rtstak, on 11/18/2008, -0/+55I'm not one to complain about multiple pages, but 103 pages for this article? Thanks for posting the print view.
- krabat, on 11/19/2008, -6/+45Rolling Stone lost all credibility a long time ago.
- excavationist, on 11/19/2008, -2/+30No Frank Sinatra?
- Bagrad, on 11/19/2008, -1/+23Freddie Mercury 18th ? No.
- inactive, on 11/19/2008, -7/+28buried for blatantly obvious bum-tonguing of Bob Dylan by R.S.
in the top 10. of ALL TIME?
Really?
Really?
Better than Freddie Mercury?
REALLY?? - kimbomitt, on 11/19/2008, -4/+24How did they not put Rick Astley on there?
- MakiMaki, on 11/18/2008, -2/+20Really... Do you have the link? I'm absolutely sure this wasn't on the frontpage last week. I spent some time doing some thorough checks with the Digg search engine BEFORE even submitting this.
1. Did a search on rollingstone.com for promoted stories. Found nothing.
http://digg.com/search?s=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rollings ...
2 .Did a search for '100 greatest singers of all time' in title and description. Found nothing.
http://digg.com/search?s=100+greatest+singers+of+a ...
3. Even did a search and sort by 'newest stories' to confirm that I wasn't duping someone. Saw only expired stories. Nothing frontpaged.
http://digg.com/search?s=rolling+stone+100+greates ... - inactive, on 11/19/2008, -8/+26How is John Lennon at #5? He wasn't even the best singer in his band, and Paul McCartney wasn't listed ahead of Lennon here. How did Bob Dylan make the top 10 of a top SINGERS list and why is Wacko Jacko so low on this? This is a horrible list. Buried.
- larthallor, on 11/19/2008, -5/+22No Eddie Vedder? I could listen to that guy sing the telephone book.
- adventflux, on 11/19/2008, -3/+20No Sinatra. ***** this list.
- inactive, on 11/19/2008, -0/+14I don't feel like scrolling through all of that, but I just wanted to pop in and voice my disapproval of Bon Scott not being on the list. Unless, of course, he was.
- keyboardcowboy, on 11/19/2008, -10/+23The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time
1 | Aretha Franklin by Mary J. Blige
2 | Ray Charles by Billy Joel
3 | Elvis Presley by Robert Plant
4 | Sam Cooke by Van Morrison
5 | John Lennon by Jackson Browne
6 | Marvin Gaye by Alicia Keys
7 | Bob Dylan by Bono
8 | Otis Redding by Booker T. Jones
9 | Stevie Wonder by Cee-Lo
10 | James Brown by Iggy Pop
11 | Paul McCartney
12 | Little Richard
13 | Roy Orbison
14 | Al Green
15 | Robert Plant
16 | Mick Jagger by Lenny Kravitz
17 | Tina Turner
18 | Freddie Mercury
19 | Bob Marley
20 | Smokey Robinson
21 | Johnny Cash
22 | Etta James
23 | David Bowie
24 | Van Morrison
25 | Michael Jackson by Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy
26 | Jackie Wilson
27 | Hank Williams
28 | Janis Joplin
29 | Nina Simone
30 | Prince
31 | Howlin' Wolf
32 | Bono by Billie Joe Armstrong
33 | Steve Winwood
34 | Whitney Houston
35 | Dusty Springfield
36 | Bruce Springsteen
37 | Neil Young
38 | Elton John
39 | Jeff Buckley by Chris Cornell
40 | Curtis Mayfield
41 | Chuck Berry
42 | Joni Mitchell
43 | George Jones by James Taylor
44 | Bobby "Blue" Bland
45 | Kurt Cobain
46 | Patsy Cline
47 | Jim Morrison
48 | Buddy Holly
49 | Donny Hathaway
50 | Bonnie Raitt
51 | Gladys Knight
52 | Brian Wilson
53 | Muddy Waters by Ben Harper
54 | Luther Vandross
55 | Paul Rodgers
56 | Mavis Staples
57 | Eric Burdon
58 | Christina Aguilera
59 | Rod Stewart
60 | Björk
61 | Roger Daltrey
62 | Lou Reed
63 | Dion
64 | Axl Rose
65 | David Ruffin
66 | Thom Yorke
67 | Jerry Lee Lewis
68 | Wilson Pickett
69 | Ronnie Spector
70 | Gregg Allman
71 | Toots HIbbert
72 | John Fogerty
73 | Dolly Parton
74 | James Taylor
75 | Iggy Pop
76 | Steve Perry
77 | Merle Haggard
78 | Sly Stone
79 | Mariah Carey
80 | Frankie Valli
81 | John Lee Hooker by Bonnie Raitt
82 | Tom Waits
83 | Patti Smith
84 | Darlene Love
85 | Sam Moore
86 | Art Garfunkel
87 | Don Henley
88 | Willie Nelson
89 | Solomon Burke
90 | The Everly Brothers
91 | Levon Helm by Jim James
92 | Morrissey
93 | Annie Lennox
94 | Karen Carpenter
95 | Patti LaBelle
96 | B.B. King
97 | Joe Cocker
98 | Stevie Nicks
99 | Steven Tyler
100 | Mary J. Blige - deadfrank, on 11/19/2008, -6/+19No MJK, ***** them.
- pilot3033, on 11/19/2008, -0/+12If you read the reasoning, you find that it's not just about the "American Idol" definition of singing. For example, Dylan isn't going to win Idol anytime soon, but his singing style and what he does with his voice both purposefully and just naturally have drastically influenced the way we value voice in music.
- gizmo12688, on 11/19/2008, -0/+12I love Trent as much as the next NIN fan, but he does not belong on the list. His actual singing is not the main attraction. The music and lyrics is what he is all about.
- peterjmag, on 11/19/2008, -4/+15Good to see Thom Yorke on that list. A lot of people don't seem to understand how innovative his vocals are/have been.
- knightwalkerz, on 11/19/2008, -1/+12Vedder
Cornell
Keenan
Bellamy - Paradiddler45, on 11/19/2008, -1/+12Especially because he sounds exactly the same in concert. Not only can the guy sing like hell, but he plays a mean guitar and piano. Rolling Stone has always been a ***** magazine, though.
On another note, where the ***** is Maynard James Keenan? - Rach1251, on 11/19/2008, -3/+11I was fully expecting to see Matt Bellamy on this list.
- somedudemanguy, on 11/19/2008, -0/+8By my count there's less than 10 singers on there currently recording. Is today's music really that bad?
- inactive, on 11/19/2008, -0/+8No King Diamond?!
- ratchetbg, on 11/18/2008, -0/+8I just wonder who would have taken the time to go through 100 pages of the original article.
I mean, did they actually think someone would? - fathermarlow, on 11/19/2008, -7/+15Maynard James Keenan....enough said
- namelessXsilent, on 11/19/2008, -0/+8why start a list at number 1??
- azureskies88, on 11/19/2008, -2/+8Any list of vocalists, ordered or not, as measured by ANYTHING (influence, impact, skill, etc.), that doesn't prominently feature Freddie Mercury as the premiere male vocalist is not worth my nor any other person's time. Further buried for "Rolling Stone."
- undy242, on 11/19/2008, -6/+12This list is absurd. I love Lennon and Dylan as much as the next hippie but if we are going by singing prowess solely then these guys should be much further down on the list. If they wanted to make a list for the 100 greatest "songwriters" then they should both easily be top 5.
Rolling Stone are a bunch of hack writers these days. - Chewie67, on 11/19/2008, -0/+6Inexcusable.
- blindelephant, on 11/19/2008, -0/+5Agreed. Listening to songs like Reckoner, Fake Plastic Trees, and How to Disappear Completely really give you a sense of the guy's range and versatility. Thom Yorke and Radiohead are always so underrated by mainstream music magazines like the Rolling Stones. It frustrates me to read lists like this.
- AnalogAssassin, on 11/19/2008, -0/+5What is 'good' singing? Is it having 'American Idol'-type chops, the ability to sing those Christina Aquilera-type melisma/yodels? Having an extended range? To sing powerfully? Are we celebrating technicians, or artists?
I grew up in the hair-band days, I remember a lot of people thought Geoff Tate of Queensryche was the greatest singer, he could sing so many octaves, blah blah. I still like the band, but I can't say that his impressive chops gives me the goosebumps like Otis Redding does on "I've been loving you too long."
To me, great singing is when an artist can put his heart and soul out there, it is honest, it isn't contrived or cheesy, just real and pure. Neil Young can do it, even though by technical standards, his voice is horrible. He does it with guitar also; the solo to "Cinnamon Girl" is arguable one of the best recorded, and it's just one note. - DeadlyNinja, on 11/19/2008, -1/+5No Tay Zonday? Buried as inaccurate.
- bwseaver, on 11/19/2008, -0/+4This is the crappest list RS has ever done.
Ew. - inactive, on 11/19/2008, -2/+6ahhggghh!!!!!!!! my ***** heads goona explode!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HATE Rolling.Stone.!!!
- DeadlyNinja, on 11/19/2008, -1/+5That's not funny. 2 of my friends were killed by dead memes.
- ivansusanin, on 11/19/2008, -0/+4yeah, where the hell is Tom Jones on that list?
- herrshuster, on 11/19/2008, -1/+5Agreed on Cornell and Bellamy
- dylio, on 11/19/2008, -0/+4Or H. Or Parabola.
- zoodoo12, on 11/19/2008, -1/+5No as in He should be higher, or no as in he should be lower, because Freddie is a great singer and I think he is perfect where he is at. He sang with real true passion
- rheaume, on 11/19/2008, -0/+4People with open minds and zero emo-quotient?
- blugill, on 11/19/2008, -0/+4No Alison Krause? Likely the sweetest voice in American music today!
Stupid list.... - karmazon, on 11/19/2008, -0/+4Lemmy
- 1807, on 11/19/2008, -0/+3they must not know the rules.
- mlwarrior, on 11/19/2008, -0/+3@ Cdog923
It wasn't.
This article was not on the front page. Your linked article is a News Daily article which doesn't contain a single link to the original content offered by Rolling Stone Magizine, despite having dozens of links to its own site. Even the hyperlinked "Rolling Stone Magizine" doesn't link to the article, and not even the magazine.
There is nothing about MakiMaki's comment that is wrong, and your comment is 100% wrong. - pbjorge12, on 11/19/2008, -2/+5I'm interested in knowing this too...
If it were me I'd say he should've been higher. Top 10. Possibly Top 5. - charsdar, on 11/19/2008, -0/+3I'd like to see any of those 100 properly imitate Ticks & Leeches.
- Lucifugerising, on 11/19/2008, -0/+3Grandma!!!!!!!
- karmazon, on 11/19/2008, -1/+4LEMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- inactive, on 11/19/2008, -0/+3Neil Young is an amazing songwriter with few peers, but yes.. his singing is something like an owl on prozac.
The only thing is.. when you hear a Neil Young song being covered, it's hard to take it seriously, which is something Neil himself was always able to pull off, which makes him a ninja singer. You never see him coming, but he is amazing. - briansearles, on 11/19/2008, -0/+3#1 Mumble-singer in the hearts of us all.
- AnalogAssassin, on 11/19/2008, -0/+3Yeah, it is. At least the stuff the labels 'let' us hear.
- bwseaver, on 11/19/2008, -3/+6Freddie deserves at least a top 5 spot.
Lennon, Dylan, McCartney and Jagger all ranked higher than Freddie Mercury?
I don't think so. -
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