Axl Rose ranked as the ‘greatest’ vocalist ever

[wyldwolf]

It’s a rare occasion when anyone not named Axl Rose has anything nice to say about Axl Rose, but according to a mostly unscientific chart posted by travel website Concert Hotels, Axl is the greatest vocalist of all time.

http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/221343/axl-rose-ranked-as-the-greatest-vocalist-ever/

http://www.concerthotels.com/worlds-greatest-vocal-ranges

Not even close, imho.

[hobbit709]

1. That merits a

big time

[UTUSN]

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

[orleans]

6. i like this song by guns n roses (the sappy love song)

[UTUSN]

7. thanks sincerely i mean it. and if anything says sappy love it.s me

But I.m more shallow commercial. Gotta be total smash pop melody don.t care about lyrics. This was soothing, 1:39 of intro not get t ing to a hook. Really I.m really appreciative and not trying to be mean but I.m shallow.

[orleans]

8. you didn't sound like you were trying to be mean at all

"if anything says sappy love its me"
so then, what's your favorite sappy love songs?
or sappy shallow commercial songs?
just curious.

[UTUSN]

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

just random. If we were at a satellite jukebox location, I'd do my best to give you a concert.

Fanny Lu, “Tu no eres para mi” :

Christina PERRI, “Jar of Hearts” :

[rug]

13. I'm with you on Christina Perri.

[UTUSN]

15. I thought she was going to be a one hit wonder, but she's got something new

Not that it has impacted me like this one. If somebody can come up with ONE all out smash, they're set for life, right? But the other day a local radio yakker said a musician friend told him the whole career strategy has changed, that there are no longer expectations of a 40 or 50 year career along the lines of a Tony BENNETT, that they have to reinvent themselves every three years, that the example was how Britney hit the top then crashed and now has reinvented to the top again.

[rug]

17. I think she'll last.

I look at the Grateful Dead and just shake my head at this reinventing crap.

[jmowreader]

3. Not much of a chart

No Pat Benatar or Bruce Dickinson?

[blue neen]

4. No.

Just no.

[Throd]

5. No. That would be Lemmy.

[Populist_Prole]

20. Funny!

I actually like Lemmy K's voice for the character it brings to Motorhead's music.

[Tom_Foolery]

10. Yeah, right...

[geardaddy]

11. Oh boy.

They missed the mark big time.

[Tom Ripley]

12. Ether Merman meets heroin and doo-rags

[shenmue]

14. Win!

[pipi_k]

18. Hmmm...

It might be interesting to hear Ethel Merman sing "Welcome To The Jungle"

If she weren't dead, I mean.

[pipi_k]

16. Going by vocal range

he might deserve an honorable mention.

But there's a lot more to it than that, IMO.


I like his voice, but...no.

Not the greatest ever.

[Codeine]

19. I think he's actually a pretty damned good singer

but not even close to being the best.

[stevenleser]

39. +1 nt

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

21. Guess they never heard of singers like

Jim Morrison, Roy Orbison or Freddy Mercury huh?

[gvstn]

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

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.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

28. In the interest of full disclosure

the only songs I know are "paradise city' and 'the jungle' and I didn't think he was any great shakes..........

[gvstn]

29. I'm not defending Axl.

I've just seen this story on several sites and every other comment is about someone missing from the list and usually that person is on the list. After checking the list for the singers you mentioned and finding all three on there I just wanted to point out that they were not ignored.

Randomly large vocal range does not the "greatest" singer make so the whole list is rather ridiculous. I have to say that I am glad to see many singers who have distinctive voices on the list which to me makes them great whether they have a huge vocal range or not.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

32. In further interest of full disclosure...

I didn't even read the article, so there is that.....

[Mnpaul]

36. Freddie Mercury should top the list

Rose is no comparrison. On second look, I see that this is vocal range ratings not best singer. Just because you can hit that note in a scream, doesn't mean you have talent. I would like to see Ann Wilson's chart. She can hit that high note and actual sing up there. These two have more talent than most on the list.

[whistler162]

22. Is this from the Society of Tone Deaf Podiatrists?

[davidpdx]

43. No, I think it's the Drunk Crack-head Society

[Hula Popper]

23. greatest vocal range

Where the hell is Minnie Riperton?

[Codeine]

42. Hopefully nowhere near a recording studio.

Nails on a chalkboard, that one.

[Aristus]

24. The first time I heard Axl Rose sing,

I said he sounded like a bobcat being strangled to death with barbed wire.

But there's no accounting for taste, it seems...

[JeffHead]

26. For me it's Rob Halford of Judas Priest. nt

[gvstn]

33. He is qutie a showman and a good singer.

I always forget about him because that "heavier" type music isn't my thing.

[LadyHawkAZ]

40. That was my first thought, if they were going by vocal range

I'm pretty sure Halford's got the wider range, he's famous for it.

[valerief]

27. An adjective was missing. They meant the greatest BAD vocalist. nt

[gollygee]

30. "Greatest vocal range" and "Greatest vocalist" aren't the same thing

Though I sincerely doubt he is either.

[kwassa]

37. Really. The criteria is absurd.

[raptor_rider]

31. What?????

Ozzy is The Man!!!

[Ahpook]

34. No Chris Cornell?

He has huge range and still rock solid.

I've seen Guns N Roses a couple times. Good show but Axl was a screeching mess.

[Codeine]

41. Except Chris Cornell's singing has completely evaporated over the years.

Dude's a shell of what he was in Soundgarden's heyday.

[trueblue2007]

35. He BARFS !!!

[TeamPooka]

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

[sendero]

44. LOL...

.... patently ridiculous. Could think of 50 better without even breaking a sweat.

[Mosby]

45. It's only about range on existing recordings

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