Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

The DU Lounge

Mosby

(19,491 posts)

45. It's only about range on existing recordings

Reply to wyldwolf (Original post)

Thu May 22, 2014, 02:26 PM

May 2014

and there are some very talented singers missing from the list like Sarah Vaughn, she could sing from baratone all the way up to soprano. Any where are Ella Fitzgerald and Patti Labelle?

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Summertime

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

45 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

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

I'm with you on Christina Perri. rug May 2014 #13

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