Ok, I'm almost done with this thing now. Couldn't pin this down to a straight Top 5 vocalists so had to split it between ladies and gentlemen.
<strong><em>Top 5 Male Vocalists</em></strong>
1. <strong>Gerry Rosalie</strong> (The Sonics)
2. <strong>Black Francis</strong> (Pixies)
3. <strong>Otis Redding</strong>
4. <strong>Ian Gillan</strong> (Deep Purple)
5. <strong>Jeff Buckley</strong>
<strong><em>Top 5 Female Vocalists</em></strong>
1. <strong>Cat Power</strong>
2. <strong>Sandy Denny</strong> (Fairport Convention)
3. <strong>Ronnie Spector</strong> (The Ronettes)
4. <strong>Nina Simone</strong>
5. <strong>Lucinda Williams</strong>
Check out the blog for justifications and further guff.
http://chopstop5.blogspot.com/2008/07/top-5-vocalists.html
So, much happier with this than I was with my Top 5 Guitarists. I'll get this supergroup thing wrapped up next week with additional musicians and a final line-up.
Nuts! HTML no good then?
Top 5 Male Vocalists
1. Gerry Rosalie (The Sonics)
2. Black Francis (Pixies)
3. Otis Redding
4. Ian Gillan (Deep Purple)
5. Jeff Buckley
Top 5 Female Vocalists
1. Cat Power
2. Sandy Denny (Fairport Convention)
3. Ronnie Spector (The Ronettes)
4. Nina Simone
5. Lucinda Williams
Go on
Have a go.
wow Ian gillan
mostly he gets made fun of but I love him
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female
1. ronnie spector
2. cat power
3. karen o
4. debbie harry
5. regina spektor
male
John Martyn
Van Morrison
Captain Beefheart
Freddie Mercury
Neil Young
Maybe not very conventional
ok
male
James Brown
Jeff Buckley
Al Wilson (Canned Heat)
Carl Wilson
Josh Homme
female
Irma Thomas
Aretha
Camille
Bjork
Alicia Keys
i can't tell you pleased i am that you have ronnie spector in there
She is
an amazing singer.
.
Was very close to being my number 1
Male
1. Howling Wolf
2. Mark E Smith
3. Levi Stubbs (The Four Tops)
4. Andrew Eldritch (Sisters of Mercy)
5. Nate Dogg
Female
1. Bessie Smith
2. Neko Case
3. Missy Elliott
4. Ma Rainey
5. Cilla Black
Neko Case
Was 6th in mine
why are there separations for male and female vocalists
but not male and female guitarists, etc.?
come on now
what?
girls can't do those things
lulz
Fair call
I just found it hard not to include more singers for some reason. The male voice and the female voice is very different whereas a good guitarist is a good guitarist.
What?!
Male:
Steve Perry
Brad Delp
Bon Scott
David Sylvian
ELVIS FUCKING PRESLEY
Female:
Aretha Franklin
Kate Bush
Ella James
Julie Covington
Karen Carpenter
what?
Yes Yes Yes
Karen Carpenter! F**k how could I leave her out. Bon Scott, Elvis, Aretha & Kate all close too.
because
men's voices and women's voices sound different as opposed to men's guitars and women's guitars which are both just guitars. I prefer female voices more than male voices. definitely.
there is separation
it was pretty much decided the other day that all girl guitarists were shit. or was that drummers?
dunno
Not in order of preference...
1. Aretha Franklin
2. Nina Simone
3. Mahalia Jackson
4. Janis Joplin
5. Billie Holiday
1. Al Green
2. Stevie Wonder
3. Prince
4. Otis Redding
5. James Brown
I win.
Why number them then? Kind of implies preference...
It was so you
would point it out to me.
I LOVE being corrected!
It was so *that* you...
Again
again.
(I've left a comma out there, PLEASE correct me.)
comma comma comma comma comma comedian
you come and go
Oye
Comma Va
Comma see me (make me smile)
male
1. Andrew Bird
2. Leadbelly
3. Eddie Vedder
4. Al Green
5. Otis Redding
^ finally, someone else offers up a bluesman.
good grief.
Howlin' Wolf
Is up there too.
yeah that was his contribution
I think you have to a blues singer in there. Fantastic voices.
How does no-one have
Minnie Riperton in there yet?
mine
Jeff Buckley
Josh Pearson
Thom Yorke
Robert Plant
Prince
LES ELLES:
Polly Jean Harvey
Billie Holiday
Grace Slick
Diamanda Galas
Grace Jones
LES GARCONS:
Michael Gira
Al Green
Nathan Explosion
Jim Morrison
Nick Cave
fuggedaboudwimmin
Scott Walker
Sly Stone
Mark Hollis
Tim Buckley
Iggy