Cornell vs. Vedder...

zachoff · #1 09-04-2010, 11:39 PM

Isn't this the greatest in vocal 90's awesomeness? I'm a fan of Vedder... I'll come out and say it. This is my favorite from Vedder...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVqGpE10zaA

and here's Cornell's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKAp9hXk-o0

I like Vedder's version more... Just do.

**jmattbassplaya** · #2 09-04-2010, 11:43 PM

Layne Staley > *All* other 90's singers.

gkbass13 · #3 09-04-2010, 11:45 PM

Eddie Vedder! A much better songwriter than cornell as well, IMO.

duff beer · #4 09-05-2010, 09:53 AM

Cornell...he has a good voice, but I can't think of a more boring singer.

brendanbassist · #5 09-05-2010, 10:01 AM

Cornell is my favorite.
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LiquidMidnight · #6 09-05-2010, 12:07 PM

I never got the appeal of Veddar. I always thought he was incredibly pitchy and went out of key more than a professional singer should. Plus, his pretentious "I don't want to be a rockstar" stuff got old really quick.

I also got sick of every 90s rock singer with a baritone getting compared to Veddar - or should I say, every 90s rock band with a baritone vocalist was automatically considered to be ripping off Pearl Jam. Creed and Stone Temple Pilots were not that musically close to Pearl Jam, yet for some reason, they were both Pearl Jam wannabes according to a lot of people. But that's the fault of whiney rock critics, not Veddar himself.

**colcifer** · #7 09-05-2010, 12:08 PM

Cantrell.

tlr1293 · #8 09-05-2010, 12:13 PM

Staley > Cornell > Vedder > most others in the genre.

crucislancer · #9 09-05-2010, 02:13 PM

Let me fix that for you.....

Quote:

Originally Posted by tlr1293

Weiland > Staley > Cornell > Vedder > most others in the genre.

gus1894 · #10 09-05-2010, 02:22 PM

The Beatles version. period. But between these two? Vedder. Cornell definitely has more range, but Vedder puts the soul into it that Cornell can't seem to muster in his version.
Staley definitely rocked, but he was nothing without Cantrell. And I love Weiland, but EVERYTHING he did came after Cornell, Vedder, Cantrell and Staley.

lunarpollen · #11 09-05-2010, 02:38 PM

I could never get into any of that yarling characteristic of underbite rock. It started out as a David Clayton-Thomas imitation and then morphed and multiplied into ubiquitous imitations of a David Clayton-Thomas imitation.

James Hart · #12 09-05-2010, 02:47 PM

Ed is the top of the Grunge genre in my opinion. Layne was a close second.

Here is my favorite Vedder clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArslVcMLeQ8

Tylerrr51 · #13 09-05-2010, 02:50 PM

if you like these two then listen to temple of the dog. its both of them in the same band.

Spoonman462 · #14 09-05-2010, 02:57 PM

Cornell.

Never really liked Vedder (or PJ) much

cioppo · #15 09-05-2010, 03:00 PM

Cornell, If you exclude the solo career

rocknrollbandit · #16 09-05-2010, 03:03 PM

Vedder, so much soul in his voice

**Josh Ryan** · #17 09-05-2010, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spoonman462

Cornell.

Never really liked Vedder (or PJ) much

Agree.

funkybassinator · #18 09-05-2010, 03:41 PM

I find Cornell's voice to be a bit more even across the range, vedder's falsetto annoys me.

Disco Batman · #19 09-05-2010, 03:46 PM

Love them both, but the nod goes to Cornell.

gus1894 · #20 09-05-2010, 04:05 PM

I really think they fall into two different categories: Cornell is probably one of the great rock and roll vocalists from about 1990 forward while Vedder is one of the great songwriters ... IMO.