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Which Badmotorfinger Muthaflukka Superunknown Top "Ten" Vocalist From Seattle Rule? Oh well "NEVERMIND!"  

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  1. 1. Who Is The Greatest Grunge Singer From Seattle Of All Time?

    • Chris Cornell
      13
    • Eddie Vedder
      3
    • Andrew Wood
      1
    • Layne Staley
      10
    • Kurt Cobain
      2


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Neil Young :outtahere:

 

The Godfather Of Grunge.

 

Do you have "Mirrorball?" Great record. Neil with Pearl Jam.

 

I love a lot of Neil Young stuff. The Trans/Blue Notes era is kind of an exception to that...but the guy has put out so many good records.

 

I saw him on the Harvest Moon tour in '92, and he blew me away. Just By himself, with his various different instruments on the stage.

 

I remember when Mirror Ball was released; I was managing a record store in Indianapolis, and it got a lot of play in the store back then. Big Time is my favorite song from that record- which is kind of funny, because lyrically, it's very far removed from typical grunge.

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Audioslave deserves a little more love, IMO. Three exceptional albums.

 

Playing Out Of Exile right now!

 

I think I like them more than Soundgarden.

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Jane's Addiction is another one of my obsessions.

 

Perry is a Legend.

Dave is a fantastic narcissist guitarist. LOL

Perkins is one of the greatest drummers on the planet and I can't believe I didn't mention him on the 2017 drummer thread.

 

 

 

Last week...

 

 

Haven't done this in a while, let's see if any newer forum member has any interest in this quick exercise.

 

Lists will always change so here is my current Top Ten Favorite Drummers Of All Time:

 

 

In order of most fave:

 

 

1. Neil Peart

2. Simon Phillips

3. Dave Weckl

4. Stewart Copeland

5. Tim Alexander

6. Gavin Harrison

7. Billy Cobham

8. Leonard Haze

9. Bill Bruford

10. Scott Rockenfield

Where's Frank Beard???

 

And wait a minute Earl!

Why aren't YOU on your list?!!!

 

:P

 

On a legit note, I'm surprised you don't have Stephen Perkins listed. Not saying I would but I'm surprised YOU don't.

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Jane's Addiction is another one of my obsessions.

 

Perry is a Legend.

Dave is a fantastic narcissist guitarist. LOL

Perkins is one of the greatest drummers on the planet and I can't believe I didn't mention him on the 2017 drummer thread.

 

 

 

Last week...

 

 

Haven't done this in a while, let's see if any newer forum member has any interest in this quick exercise.

 

Lists will always change so here is my current Top Ten Favorite Drummers Of All Time:

 

 

In order of most fave:

 

 

1. Neil Peart

2. Simon Phillips

3. Dave Weckl

4. Stewart Copeland

5. Tim Alexander

6. Gavin Harrison

7. Billy Cobham

8. Leonard Haze

9. Bill Bruford

10. Scott Rockenfield

Where's Frank Beard???

 

And wait a minute Earl!

Why aren't YOU on your list?!!!

 

:P

 

On a legit note, I'm surprised you don't have Stephen Perkins listed. Not saying I would but I'm surprised YOU don't.

 

I know JB! I LOVE PERKINS!! My bad!

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Cobain is someone I don't take too serious as a vocalist. Very limited skills.
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Cobain is someone I don't take too serious as a vocalist. Very limited skills.

 

He worked in the context of his band and music just fine. But I doubt his voice could ever have sustained a versatile career like that of Cornell.

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Cobain is someone I don't take too serious as a vocalist. Very limited skills.

 

He worked in the context of his band and music just fine. But I doubt his voice could ever have sustained a versatile career like that of Cornell.

Yes, Cornell is a more versatile vocalist. No argument here. But Cobain was a very good vocalist. He and Nirvana are simply not appreciated by some on this forum.

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Cobain is someone I don't take too serious as a vocalist. Very limited skills.

 

He worked in the context of his band and music just fine. But I doubt his voice could ever have sustained a versatile career like that of Cornell.

Yes, Cornell is a more versatile vocalist. No argument here. But Cobain was a very good vocalist. He and Nirvana are simply not appreciated by some on this forum.

For the record, I don't dislike Nirvana. I'm the same age as all the grunge scene guys and was playing there music in the 90's as it was happening. My band Prime Element was the only band on our scene playing this stuff initially. All the other bands who played covers were stuck in the 60's, 70's, and early 80's. We got so popular every band started playing the stuff we were. I covered several Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Alice in Chains songs. Plus Stone Temple Pilots Chili Peppers and many more.

I sang at least 5 Nirvana songs at one point or another.

Soundgarden was a tough band to cover both musically and certainly vocally. For those reasons, we just never thought we would effectively pull off the sound and vibe so we avoided covering them. To me Chis is amazingly versatile and perhaps underrated over all to run of the mill music fans.

When I hear a song like, "You Know My Name" which was his James Bond soundtrack song I think of how versatile he was. Chis always did a chilling cover of the Christmas standard, Ava Maria. Just amazing!

Plus the contribution to Audio Slave gets overlooked. Very underrated band!

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Cobain is someone I don't take too serious as a vocalist. Very limited skills.

 

He worked in the context of his band and music just fine. But I doubt his voice could ever have sustained a versatile career like that of Cornell.

Yes, Cornell is a more versatile vocalist. No argument here. But Cobain was a very good vocalist. He and Nirvana are simply not appreciated by some on this forum.

 

We can both appreciate him! Some seem to think music has to be technical and the like to be great. What I love about Nirvana is their simplicity and their directness and they created some of the most exciting rock music this world has ever seen!

 

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Cobain is someone I don't take too serious as a vocalist. Very limited skills.

 

He worked in the context of his band and music just fine. But I doubt his voice could ever have sustained a versatile career like that of Cornell.

Yes, Cornell is a more versatile vocalist. No argument here. But Cobain was a very good vocalist. He and Nirvana are simply not appreciated by some on this forum.

For the record, I don't dislike Nirvana. I'm the same age as all the grunge scene guys and was playing there music in the 90's as it was happening. My band Prime Element was the only band on our scene playing this stuff initially. All the other bands who played covers were stuck in the 60's, 70's, and early 80's. We got so popular every band started playing the stuff we were. I covered several Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Alice in Chains songs. Plus Stone Temple Pilots Chili Peppers and many more.

I sang at least 5 Nirvana songs at one point or another.

Soundgarden was a tough band to cover both musically and certainly vocally. For those reasons, we just never thought we would effectively pull off the sound and vibe so we avoided covering them. To me Chis is amazingly versatile and perhaps underrated over all to run of the mill music fans.

When I hear a song like, "You Know My Name" which was his James Bond soundtrack song I think of how versatile he was. Chis always did a chilling cover of the Christmas standard, Ava Maria. Just amazing!

Plus the contribution to Audio Slave gets overlooked. Very underrated band!

 

Audioslave at times rivals Soundgarden as my favorite Cornell vehicle. Those first two albums are nearly flawless.

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Cobain is someone I don't take too serious as a vocalist. Very limited skills.

 

He worked in the context of his band and music just fine. But I doubt his voice could ever have sustained a versatile career like that of Cornell.

Yes, Cornell is a more versatile vocalist. No argument here. But Cobain was a very good vocalist. He and Nirvana are simply not appreciated by some on this forum.

For the record, I don't dislike Nirvana. I'm the same age as all the grunge scene guys and was playing there music in the 90's as it was happening. My band Prime Element was the only band on our scene playing this stuff initially. All the other bands who played covers were stuck in the 60's, 70's, and early 80's. We got so popular every band started playing the stuff we were. I covered several Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Alice in Chains songs. Plus Stone Temple Pilots Chili Peppers and many more.

I sang at least 5 Nirvana songs at one point or another.

Soundgarden was a tough band to cover both musically and certainly vocally. For those reasons, we just never thought we would effectively pull off the sound and vibe so we avoided covering them. To me Chis is amazingly versatile and perhaps underrated over all to run of the mill music fans.

When I hear a song like, "You Know My Name" which was his James Bond soundtrack song I think of how versatile he was. Chis always did a chilling cover of the Christmas standard, Ava Maria. Just amazing!

Plus the contribution to Audio Slave gets overlooked. Very underrated band!

 

Audioslave at times rivals Soundgarden as my favorite Cornell vehicle. Those first two albums are nearly flawless.

 

I loved the first Audioslave record. Not so much the sophomore slump release.

 

I love the play on words.

 

Soundgarden to an Audioslave.

 

 

My new band is called Videowhore.

 

Check me out.

 

My band sounds like The Tubes meets Rush meets Ginger Lynn.

 

I prefer Blondie in Videodrome.

 

Signed,

 

David Cronenberg

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Cornell is the best of what is pretty weak competition. Staley was pretty good, but that's about it.

 

Cobain was a decent singer at best, and Vedder is terrible.

 

By and large, grunge was mostly a wasteland when it came to great singers.

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Vedder has a stunning voice. He is in my top tier list easy.

 

Geddy isn't.

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