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It's a tough question as there's a lot of good lead singers who sing shit songs and there's a lot of bad singers who sing great songs.

The singer I most like to listen to is either Neil Young or Leonard Cohen most likely, probably both, neither of them are great singers but their songs resonate with me in a way that even greatest voice couldn't match. And I think that's vastly more important than a great voice or stage presence. Great singers tend to worry less about the content of their songs and make their performance/ability the focal point of their songs, not always but often this is the case.

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It's a tough question as there's a lot of good lead singers who sing shit songs and there's a lot of bad singers who sing great songs.

The singer I most like to listen to is either Neil Young or Leonard Cohen most likely, probably both, neither of them are great singers but their songs resonate with me in a way that even greatest voice couldn't match. And I think that's vastly more important than a great voice or stage presence. Great singers tend to worry less about the content of their songs and make their performance/ability the focal point of their songs, not always but often this is the case.


yes indeed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U58wK8urFdY

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It's a tough question as there's a lot of good lead singers who sing shit songs and there's a lot of bad singers who sing great songs.

The singer I most like to listen to is either Neil Young or Leonard Cohen most likely, probably both, neither of them are great singers but their songs resonate with me in a way that even greatest voice couldn't match. And I think that's vastly more important than a great voice or stage presence. Great singers tend to worry less about the content of their songs and make their performance/ability the focal point of their songs, not always but often this is the case.


yes indeed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U58wK8urFdY


cheers for linking the vid, not seen that before!

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sleeping in a jar wrote:
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It's a tough question as there's a lot of good lead singers who sing shit songs and there's a lot of bad singers who sing great songs.

The singer I most like to listen to is either Neil Young or Leonard Cohen most likely, probably both, neither of them are great singers but their songs resonate with me in a way that even greatest voice couldn't match. And I think that's vastly more important than a great voice or stage presence. Great singers tend to worry less about the content of their songs and make their performance/ability the focal point of their songs, not always but often this is the case.


yes indeed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U58wK8urFdY


cheers for linking the vid, not seen that before!


yes, it's great isn't it? i discovered it by accident about a month ago. love that song.

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Without question, Paul Rogers. He embodies all the best in a male rock vocalist.
As for Zappa's bands, it has to be Napoleon Murphy Brock.
(I'll bet Paul Rogers could have done a good job on some of Frank's tunes)
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well, I just edited that post twice.

and, don't get your hopes up, plookster. it might just be a temporary comeback.

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well, I just edited that post twice.

and, don't get your hopes up, plookster. it might just be a temporary comeback.



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