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gvstn

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25. They are all on the list just lower than Axl.

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Reply #21)

Wed May 21, 2014, 03:04 PM

May 2014

The list is compiled from Rolling Stones top 100 singers of all time and then they added some currently popular singers to bring it to say 125 people. Then they analyzed all/most of their recorded music to find those that had the largest vocal range within their recorded songs. http://www.concerthotels.com/worlds-greatest-vocal-ranges

My question is how the hell did TomWaits make number 12? I only own Reservoir Dogs but I can't believe that gravelly voice really hit lots of highs and lows. I'll have to pull that back out and take a listen.

Edit: Knew gravely didn't look right but took me ten minutes of dictionary searches to find the word I meant to use. Still doesn't look right.

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Axl Rose ranked as the �greatest� vocalist ever [View all] wyldwolf May 2014 OP

That merits a hobbit709 May 2014 #1

And yet, if I've ever heard him I wouldn't know it. n/t UTUSN May 2014 #2

i like this song by guns n roses (the sappy love song) orleans May 2014 #6

thanks sincerely i mean it. and if anything says sappy love it.s me UTUSN May 2014 #7

you didn't sound like you were trying to be mean at all orleans May 2014 #8

Thanks SO much for cutting me slack. Here are a couple of my sappy things UTUSN May 2014 #9

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I thought she was going to be a one hit wonder, but she's got something new UTUSN May 2014 #15

I think she'll last. rug May 2014 #17

Not much of a chart jmowreader May 2014 #3

No. blue neen May 2014 #4

No. That would be Lemmy. Throd May 2014 #5

Funny! Populist_Prole May 2014 #20

Yeah, right... Tom_Foolery May 2014 #10

Oh boy. geardaddy May 2014 #11

Ether Merman meets heroin and doo-rags Tom Ripley May 2014 #12

Win! shenmue May 2014 #14

Hmmm... pipi_k May 2014 #18

Going by vocal range pipi_k May 2014 #16

I think he's actually a pretty damned good singer Codeine May 2014 #19

+1 nt stevenleser May 2014 #39

Guess they never heard of singers like Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2014 #21

They are all on the list just lower than Axl. gvstn May 2014 #25

In the interest of full disclosure Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2014 #28

I'm not defending Axl. gvstn May 2014 #29

In further interest of full disclosure... Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2014 #32

Freddie Mercury should top the list Mnpaul May 2014 #36

Is this from the Society of Tone Deaf Podiatrists? whistler162 May 2014 #22

No, I think it's the Drunk Crack-head Society davidpdx May 2014 #43

greatest vocal range Hula Popper May 2014 #23

Hopefully nowhere near a recording studio. Codeine May 2014 #42

The first time I heard Axl Rose sing, Aristus May 2014 #24

For me it's Rob Halford of Judas Priest. nt JeffHead May 2014 #26

He is qutie a showman and a good singer. gvstn May 2014 #33

That was my first thought, if they were going by vocal range LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #40

An adjective was missing. They meant the greatest BAD vocalist. nt valerief May 2014 #27

"Greatest vocal range" and "Greatest vocalist" aren't the same thing gollygee May 2014 #30

Really. The criteria is absurd. kwassa May 2014 #37

What????? raptor_rider May 2014 #31

No Chris Cornell? Ahpook May 2014 #34

Except Chris Cornell's singing has completely evaporated over the years. Codeine May 2014 #41

He BARFS !!! trueblue2007 May 2014 #35

IMHO Mickey Dolenz of The Monkees has one of the best and most under-rated rock n roll voices. nt TeamPooka May 2014 #38

LOL... sendero May 2014 #44

It's only about range on existing recordings Mosby May 2014 #45