Farin Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 [big]Robert Plant voted 'greatest voice in rock'[/big] Led Zeppelin vocalist beats Freddie Mercury and Paul Rodgers to top [smaller]NME.com | Jan 3, 2009 | Link[/smaller] Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant has been voted the greatest voice in rock by music fans. The singer beat Queen's Freddie Mercury, Free's Paul Rodgers and Deep Purple's Ian Gillan to the top spot in the poll, organised by Planet Rock. The Who's Roger Daltrey, Whitesnake's David Coverdale and Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose also featured in the lower reaches of the top ten. The full top 20 is: 1. Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) 2. Freddie Mercury (Queen) 3. Paul Rodgers (Free/Bad Company) 4. Ian Gillan (Deep Purple) 5. Roger Daltrey (The Who) 6. David Coverdale (Whitesnake) 7. Axl Rose (Guns N' Roses) 8. Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) 9. Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) 10. Bon Scott (AC/DC) 11. David Bowie 12. Jon Bon Jovi (Bon Jovi) 13. Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) 14. Jon Anderson (Yes) 15. Bruce Springsteen 16. Joe Cocker 17. Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath) 18. Bono (U2) 19. Peter Gabriel 20. James Hetfield (Metallica) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 #1 and #2 will always be #1 and #2 though in close competition. I vote for #2 to be #1, meself, but no matter Rest of the list is more debatable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Robert Plant was THE first name I thought of before I opened this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeBB Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 (edited) Well, I would drop a few of those (Jon Anderson, Joe Cocker), and put in Elvis, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Rod Stewart, John Fogerty, several members of The Band, Steve Marriott, and possibly a pair of Buckleys ;-) There's a bit of a metal bias in this list, I reckon. (From Australia, Billy Thorpe and Jimmy Barnes are as good as any I have heard, and Michael Hutchence is much underrated) LBBBBB Edited January 4, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 I would switch #1 with #5.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viaene Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 (edited) I can agree with the top 5 Robert Plant is my number 1 too! You're right LeeBB, John Fogerty should at least be in the top 20. Edited January 4, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Most distinctive =/ greatest. What's Ozzy Osbourne doing on this list? Steve Marriott is missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 See? No female rockers... No Slick, no Joplin, no Winehouse, no Smith, not even Mrs. Faithfull! (yes, she has an amazing voice since Broken English) No Otis, no James Brown, no Aretha... guess they must apply for "soul"... And yes, Plant and Daltrey would also be among my first choices. Lennon had a very sexy voice. Elvis should be here too. By the way, where´s Bob Seger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeBB Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Hi Seeker, A big YAY for Steve Marriott. But I really reckon Paul and John get unjustly overlooked when people talk about great singers. Twist and Shout, Helter Skelter, God, Hey Jude, etc etc. I think the conventional wisdom is that the Beatles weren't great players, weren't great singers, but that just doesn't make any sense to me. Whatcha reckon? LBBB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 I love John Lennon's voice, he should be on this list too. I only mentioned Steve Marriott because he never shows up on lists like that. I don't understand it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Uh, anyone deciding the make up of this list ever listen to Roy Orbison? He was not too shabby. A greatest voice list that does not place Dusty Springfield or Jackie Wilson among its top 20 is sorely lacking depth of nuance and would seem to be targeting volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeBB Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 A greatest voice list that does not place Dusty Springfield or Jackie Wilson among its top 20 is sorely lacking depth of nuance and would seem to be targeting volume. Well, to be fair, this list was about rock. I wouldn't put Dusty or Jackie in the rock category. But if we are expanding to all pop music, then Sam Cooke is my number one by a million million miles ;-) LBBB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 I would give Geoff Tate (Queensryche) an honorable mention, he can sing in a high-octave voice and is a better overall singer than a lot of the frontmen on this list, just not as popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 I agree with Lee and Fin...Steve Marriott! His voice is incredible and just as Fin says...he is always overlooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Nix Rose and Springsteen and add McCartney and Lennon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_s_1987 Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Robert Plant shouldn't be number 1. I just think he lacks the versatility of Paul McCartney, Roger Daltrey and others. And, yes, Led Zeppelin is still my favourite band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeBB Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Interesting. "Versatile" is really not a word that I would use for Roger Daltry. Not that Roger is a one trick pony, but I would definitely say that Plant has a much larger pallet. (Anyway, I love them both, but I've always wondered what Led Zep would have been like if Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page had swapped singers.) But Paul McCartney... now that is a versatile singer! As a thought experiment, I'm trying to parachute Paul into some other bands and see how he sounds... I think he could cut it in just about any band you might care to name. Whatchareckon? LBB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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