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I know this is an excercise that we do like 10 times a year, but in the past few days I've been listening to alot of Jeff Buckley, and I've been considering his place amongsts music's great singers. I've decided he falls somewhere after Freddie Mercury and Roger Daltrey (circa 1970), but before Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and Bono.

 

So:

 

1. Freddie Mercury

2. Roger Daltrey (Who's Next)

3. Jeff Buckley

4. McCartney

5. Lennon

6. Bono (In the 80's, before he tried to be ironic, and before he tried to be the messiah)

7. David Bowie

8. Joe Strummer

9. Bruce Springsteen

10. Johnny Cash

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i guess these may not be considered rock, but what the hell did you expect coming from me:

 

1 - Marvin Gaye

2 - Otis Redding

3 - Sam Cooke

4 - Aretha Franklin

5 - Ray Charles

6 - James Brown

7 - Sam Moore

8 - Mavis Staples

9 - Curtis Mayfield

10 - Jackie Wilson

 

many, many honorable mentions...

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i guess these may not be considered rock, but what the hell did you expect coming from me:

 

1 - Marvin Gaye

2 - Otis Redding

3 - Sam Cooke

4 - Aretha Franklin

5 - Ray Charles

6 - James Brown

7 - Sam Moore

8 - Mavis Staples

9 - Curtis Mayfield

10 - Jackie Wilson

I agree with all of these.

 

Johnny Cash a rock singer?

 

LouieB

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Never could take Jeff Buckley's voice. I suppose it's an acquired taste.

 

Some of my favorites...

 

Ken Stringfellow

Ryan Adams (when he's "on")

David Crosby

Neil Finn

Neko Case

Gary Louris

Ted Leo

Ron Sexsmith

Grant Lee Phillips

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For me, hands down John Lennon...is there any better RXR vocal than his take on "Twist & Shout"?

 

2) David Crosby

 

and in no particular order:

 

Rick Danko

Roger Daltrey

Greg Lake

Bowie

Stevie Winwood

Brian Ferry

Rod the Mod

Burton Cummings

David Clayton-Thomas

 

and of course for "style points": Dylan, LOOOU, Neil,Strummer, & JT

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Top of the head:

Lowell George, Perry Farrell, Chris Cornell, Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Bob Mould, Axl Rose.

 

But really, a very subjective selection for anyone, right? Some people can't stand Axl's screech, for example, but I dig it.

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