100 greatest singers

dougjwray · #1 12-01-2008, 11:18 AM

Has anyone else seen the current Rolling Stone "100 greatest singers" issue? All I can say is:
"Where the %^@#$ is Jack Bruce???!"

baalroo · #2 12-01-2008, 01:35 PM

It's Rolling Stone. enough said.

Deacon_Blues · #3 12-01-2008, 02:02 PM

That reminds me of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6mZvsWHs4M

Mojo-Man · #4 12-01-2008, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dougjwray

Has anyone else seen the current Rolling Stone "100 greatest singers" issue? All I can say is:
"Where the %^@#$ is Jack Bruce???!"

I hear you.

Where is?
Lowell George.
Buddy Guy.
Jut to name a few.
Don't get me started?

**Eric Perry** · #5 12-01-2008, 05:43 PM

Link?

Barkless Dog · #6 12-02-2008, 05:11 AM

An American Idol Nightmare

Bob Dylan & Lou Reed- I agree!

Deacon_Blues · #7 12-02-2008, 06:45 AM

Read that list (http://www.rollingstone.com/news/cov...ngers/page/103).

I missed Sting (edit: and Ella Fizgerald and Frank Sinatra) on that list. A few odd names were surprisingly high up on the list and there was a few I've never heard of. Otherwise I thought it was pretty good. The list shows they don't care too much about technically great voices, but whether the singer is able to convey a message and feel to the listener. That's what singing is all about, IMO. It's not about who has the most beautiful voice, but the truest. Sure you need technique to do it, but that's secondary.

dougjwray · #8 12-02-2008, 06:56 AM

You wouldn't find Ella or Sinatra on there because Rolling Stone likes to limit these lists to people who at the very least had some role in the development of rock and roll. (Hank Williams <-- an influence; Ella <-- not so much)

I think the list was good, by and large. Often, people like to explain away the omission of their favorites by calling Rolling Stone "Jann Wenner's aging hippie rag" or something. But, actually, the people voting on these lists come from a pretty wide background, and this time I think the youngsters inflicted the most damage. (Joe Cocker should have been in the top 20, at least, IMO, and he was WAY down the list.)
Still, you can't argue with Aretha at #1, Ray Charles at #2...
And ranking Christina Aguilera above Mariah Carey made sense, I think...