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R.E.M. does a great cover of this song."First We Take Manhattan" is one of my favorites.
R.E.M. does a great cover of this song."First We Take Manhattan" is one of my favorites.
I saw Alice in Chains at the Roseland Ballroom - Layne Staley was in a bad car accident so he sang from a wheelchair.89 - Layne Staley - Alice In Chains
Great one! Love Blackberry Smoke97 - Charlie Starr - Blackberry Smoke
A little bit county, a little bit rock n roll. I really only discovered these guys a few years ago, and I was surprised to see they’ve been around damn near 25 years
This is just good old fashioned drinking and partying music. Have had a chance to see them live twice and they put on a good show. Charlie does a pretty good job of keeping an easy pace vocally, not too heavy, not too slow…just someone I can sit and listen to for hours. Perfect music for just kicking back and having a few beers on the porch. Reminds me a bit of another classic American rock singer who will appear later
Favorite lyrics
Two six packs of Shiner
99 cent butane lighter
Lucky Strikes and a fifth of Patron
Ice down that Igloo cooler
Tank of gas that oughta do er'
I can feel a good one comin'on
Recommended listening
Good One Comin’ On
Ain't Much Left Of Me
Sleeping Dogs
Can’t wait to see where Stapleton and Teddy Swims are ranked
My favorite AIC song, they really nail it imo.89 - Layne Staley - Alice In Chains
As far as Grunge goes, I’m definitely a bigger fan of some others in the genre (or at least I was when they broke out…starting to appreciate them more as I get older)
Layne shared a lot of the bands vocals with Jerry Cantrell (and I’ll admit I don’t have a great enough ear to always tell them apart)
Man In The Box , Rooster and Down In A Hole are some of my favorites but his unplugged performance of Nutshell may be his best work
Sadly he was another artist gone too soon due to drug addiction / overdose
A major favorite of @krista490 - Leonard Cohen
Our first of several Canadian singers, I think I first heard The Future on the Natural Born Killers Soundtrack. Great song
I’m sure he’s best known for Hallelujah even though most people associate that with Jeff Buckley now
Lots of people covered his Everybody Knows as well, including Concrete Blonde (I wanted to find a spot for Johnette Napolitano but just didn’t have room for her. I think that’s more a lack of my overall familiarity with her outside of this cover and Joey though)
Kid Rock as a great “vocalist” kind of threw me for a loop as well.A major favorite of @krista490 - Leonard Cohen
Our first of several Canadian singers, I think I first heard The Future on the Natural Born Killers Soundtrack. Great song
I’m sure he’s best known for Hallelujah even though most people associate that with Jeff Buckley now
Lots of people covered his Everybody Knows as well, including Concrete Blonde (I wanted to find a spot for Johnette Napolitano but just didn’t have room for her. I think that’s more a lack of my overall familiarity with her outside of this cover and Joey though)
I was going to post that, while I love Leonard Cohen more than almost any other musician, I could understand not having him higher based purely on vocals. Then I got to Kid Rock, and![]()
Maybe reread the OP.Kid Rock as a great “vocalist” kind of threw me for a loop as well.A major favorite of @krista490 - Leonard Cohen
Our first of several Canadian singers, I think I first heard The Future on the Natural Born Killers Soundtrack. Great song
I’m sure he’s best known for Hallelujah even though most people associate that with Jeff Buckley now
Lots of people covered his Everybody Knows as well, including Concrete Blonde (I wanted to find a spot for Johnette Napolitano but just didn’t have room for her. I think that’s more a lack of my overall familiarity with her outside of this cover and Joey though)
I was going to post that, while I love Leonard Cohen more than almost any other musician, I could understand not having him higher based purely on vocals. Then I got to Kid Rock, and![]()
I did. It’s your list. Just my opinion. I’ll try and keep those to myself going forward.Maybe reread the OP.Kid Rock as a great “vocalist” kind of threw me for a loop as well.A major favorite of @krista490 - Leonard Cohen
Our first of several Canadian singers, I think I first heard The Future on the Natural Born Killers Soundtrack. Great song
I’m sure he’s best known for Hallelujah even though most people associate that with Jeff Buckley now
Lots of people covered his Everybody Knows as well, including Concrete Blonde (I wanted to find a spot for Johnette Napolitano but just didn’t have room for her. I think that’s more a lack of my overall familiarity with her outside of this cover and Joey though)
I was going to post that, while I love Leonard Cohen more than almost any other musician, I could understand not having him higher based purely on vocals. Then I got to Kid Rock, and![]()
Outside of hits like Lovefool and My Favourite Game (sic)
I know this isn't a comprehensive list of Static X songs but I really like So Cold.The entire Wisconsin Death Trip album is great, some highlights include Push It , Wisconsin Death Trip and The Trance Is The Motion
Good call. Queen of the damned soundtrack is an all timer, right behind the crowI know this isn't a comprehensive list of Static X songs but I really like So Cold.The entire Wisconsin Death Trip album is great, some highlights include Push It , Wisconsin Death Trip and The Trance Is The Motion
Best singing drummer ever. Really good at both on their own.75 - Levon Helm - The Band
I know he’s not the only one, but there certainly aren’t too many bands out there with a drummer as a lead singer
I gravitate towards the hits here
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
The Weight
Up On Cripple Creek
He once said that he found it easier to play the drums while singing than to play the drums while not singing.Best singing drummer ever. Really good at both on their own.75 - Levon Helm - The Band
I know he’s not the only one, but there certainly aren’t too many bands out there with a drummer as a lead singer
I gravitate towards the hits here
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
The Weight
Up On Cripple Creek
I gave it a like, but had been thinking to myself yesterday when I heard a strokes wannabe pop up on my release radar that Casablancas just didn't have much of a voice... Even if I loved their work- if that makes sense.74 - Julian Casablancas - The Strokes
big fan of their debut album, although I never did get too much into their follow up stuff. That raw garage rock sound just really worked at that time
Another one where I want to just link that whole album (hell it’s only like 37 minutes long), but I’ll go with these since I think they best highlight Julian’s range
Is This It
Someday
Last Nite
Take It Or Leave It
She also did well in that "in between" world of '70s AOR.69 - Grace Slick - Jefferson Airplane / Starship
Not too many people go from fronting a psychedelic rock band to a crappy pop band, but she was able to make both work
When the truth is found to be lies
And all the joy within you dies
Don't you want somebody to love
Don't you need somebody to love
Wouldn't you love somebody to love
You better find somebody to love
Love, love
White Rabbit is one of my all time favorite songs (not sure I have the stamina to try and do that list, but it would likely crack my Top 100)
And yes, We Built This City and Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now are guilty pleasures of mine
She was a powerhouse vocalist, if not particularly versatile. I don't think any of her contemporaries could have sung "Somebody To Love" & "White Rabbit" as successfully as Grace did.She also did well in that "in between" world of '70s AOR.69 - Grace Slick - Jefferson Airplane / Starship
Not too many people go from fronting a psychedelic rock band to a crappy pop band, but she was able to make both work
When the truth is found to be lies
And all the joy within you dies
Don't you want somebody to love
Don't you need somebody to love
Wouldn't you love somebody to love
You better find somebody to love
Love, love
White Rabbit is one of my all time favorite songs (not sure I have the stamina to try and do that list, but it would likely crack my Top 100)
And yes, We Built This City and Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now are guilty pleasures of mine
Fast Buck Freddie
Play on Love
Great one. So underrated.68 - David Draiman - Distubed
I was a little ahead of the curve on these guys, as I recall they were featured on HBO’s Reverb just prior to breaking out with The Sickness
The Game , Stupify and Down With The Sickness are all great examples of his style, and they have a couple of decent covers with The Sound Of Silence and Land Of Confusion but my favorite song of his is actually Forsaken from Queen of the Damned
I gave it a like, but had been thinking to myself yesterday when I heard a strokes wannabe pop up on my release radar that Casablancas just didn't have much of a voice... Even if I loved their work- if that makes sense.74 - Julian Casablancas - The Strokes
big fan of their debut album, although I never did get too much into their follow up stuff. That raw garage rock sound just really worked at that time
Another one where I want to just link that whole album (hell it’s only like 37 minutes long), but I’ll go with these since I think they best highlight Julian’s range
Is This It
Someday
Last Nite
Take It Or Leave It
66 - Ice Cube - NWA
I wasn’t huge into NWA in as a kid (I was more into 2 Live Crew dirty rap than gangsta), so while I was aware of them I didn’t really get too into Cube until 1992s The Predator which features Wicked (back to back entries featuring Wicked) and of course It Was A Good Day
No Vaseline is another good one, dissing his NWA crew. Speaking of NWA hard to settle in on his best work with them but I’ll go with Boyz-N-The Hood
Oh man I forgot Guerrillas in tha Mist by De Lench Mob66 - Ice Cube - NWA
I wasn’t huge into NWA in as a kid (I was more into 2 Live Crew dirty rap than gangsta), so while I was aware of them I didn’t really get too into Cube until 1992s The Predator which features Wicked (back to back entries featuring Wicked) and of course It Was A Good Day
No Vaseline is another good one, dissing his NWA crew. Speaking of NWA hard to settle in on his best work with them but I’ll go with Boyz-N-The Hood
Ice Cube has the best voice in rap that I've ever heard. (Only Chuck D and Nas come close, and they're probably hip-hop more than rap, anyway.) You could hear Ice on a track and then every word turned into a must-listen event, even when I hated the subject matter. His flow is great, but it's that powerful and deep voice that really make his songs come to life. He's an all-timer in the rap game.