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This guy's version, anyway.
4 of his first 11 are Seattle area musicians and 5 of his first 16 if you count Eddie Vedder who really started his career up here....
I don't think it matches what I'd list, though. Cobain was a great musician but I wouldn't put him in a top 20 singer list. Not including Steve Winwood somewhere in there seems a bit wrong. I think I'd end up with about 50 singers on my top 20 list....
4 of his first 11 are Seattle area musicians and 5 of his first 16 if you count Eddie Vedder who really started his career up here....
I don't think it matches what I'd list, though. Cobain was a great musician but I wouldn't put him in a top 20 singer list. Not including Steve Winwood somewhere in there seems a bit wrong. I think I'd end up with about 50 singers on my top 20 list....
Edit: I ffwd through the video. Freddie Mercury #19 behind Eddie Vedder and Curt Cobain? That dude has no idea WTF he's talking about.
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This guy is pretty cool, his video series is pretty fun to watch. Don't always agree with him but he's pretty interesting.
You'd end up with guys like Klaus Meine, Ronnie James Dio, Mickey Thomas, Allan Clarke, Steve Perry and other singers who truly have extraordinary vocal ability.
Or Eric adams from manOwar?
Or Ronny munroe from metal church?
Jeez...
Lists like these are so subjective and the "best" is impossible to quantify ,so most of the time he'll state that his list isn't in any particular order and that it just contains what he feels is the top 20. He also includes 5 or 6 "honorable mention" .
All that being said, I think Amy Lee (Evanescence), Pat Benatar should be in there somewhere on the female side and Steve Perry deserves to be in the "official" top 20.
When it comes to that era/genre, I would probably have to put Scott Weiland ahead of Cobain and probably Vedder. Might even be close to Staley, but Layne’s harmonies with Cantrell are very hard to beat.
I do agree with him on Cornell. Perhaps the best ever, at least to me.
All mentioned have very iconic , memorable and broad singing ranges . And have all created music that will stand the test of time .
Also I'll add that jerry Cantrell wrote most of all the lyrics for AIC .
One thing is for certain dudes.....we are blessed with some damn great music in all genre's !!
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