WTF, rolling stone
Okay. So. Rolling Stone put out a list of the top 100 singers of all time.
01. Aretha Franklin
02. Ray Charles
03. Elvis Presley
04. Sam Cooke
05. John Lennon
06. Marvin Gaye
07. Bob Dylan
08. Otis Redding
09. Stevie Wonder
10. James Brown
11. Paul McCartney
12. Little Richard
13. Roy Orbison
14. Al Green
15. Robert Plant
16. Mick Jagger
17. Tina Turner
18. Freddie Mercury
19. Bob Marley
20. Smokey Robinson
21. Johnny Cash
22. Etta James
23. David Bowie
24. Van Morrison
25. Michael Jackson
26. Jackie Wilson
27. Hank Williams
28. Janis Joplin
29. Nina Simone
30. Prince
31. Howlin' Wolf
32. Bono
33. Steve Winwood
34. Whitney Houston
35. Dusty Springfield
36. Bruce Springsteen
37. Niel Young
38. Elton John
39. Jeff Buckley
40. Curtis Mayfield
41. Chuck Berry
42. Joni Mitchell
43. George Jones
44. Bobby Blue Bland
45. Kurt Cobain
46. Patsy Kline
47. Jim Morrison
48. Buddy Holly
49. Donny Hathaway
50. Bonnie Raitt
51. Gladys Knight
52. Brian Wilson
53. Muddy Waters
54. Luther Vandross
55. Paul Rodgers
56. Mavis Staples
57. Eric Burdon
58. Christina Aguillera
59. Rod Stewart
60. Bjork
61. Roger Daltrey
62. Lou Reed
63. Dion
64. Axl Rose
65. David Ruffin
66. Thom Yorke
67. Jerry Lee Lewis
68. Wilson Pickett
69. Ronnie Spector
70. Gregg Allman
71. Toots Hibbert
72. John Fogerty
73. Dolly Parton
74. James Taylor
75. Iggy Pop
76. Steve Perry
77. Merle Haggard
78. Sly Stone
79. Mariah Carey
80. Frankie Valli
81. John Lee Hooker
82. Tom Waits
83. Patti Smyth
84. Darlene Love
85. Sam Moore
86. Art Garfunkle
87. Don Henley
88. Willie Nelson
89. Soloman Burke
90. The Everly Brothers
91. Levon Helm
92. Morrissey
93. Annie Lennox
94. Karen Carpenter
95. Patti LaBelle
96. B. B. King
97. Joe Cocker
98. Stevie Nicks
99. Steven Tyler
100. Mary J. Blige
Okay. So I have a few problems with this.
1. FREDDIE IS AT EIGHTEEN. THIS BOTHERS ME. A LOT. Freddie Mercury should be at the VERY LEAST above Bob Dylan. I love Bob Dylan. But when you consider the technical skill Mercury had, the fact that he had a four-octave range, and managed to keep both of these things until very close to his death whilst having vocal nodes and no formal training, he should be at the very least in the top ten. AT THE LEAST.
2. WHY THE FUCK IS MARY J. BLIGE ON THIS LIST
3. Where is Ella? Where is Ella Fitzgerald on this list? She had a fucking PHENOMINAL voice. Same goes for Edith Piaf, Billy Joel, Eric Clapton, and Billy Corgan. Corgan's more my pick than the other ones, but for serious, guys? WHERE IS SINATRA?
4. I have issues with the placement of Thom Yorke, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, Jeff Buckley, Lou Reed, Axl Rose, Tom Waits, Morrissey, Stevie Nicks, and Karen Carpenter. Aside from Dylan, ALL of those singers should be moved up from the positions they're in now.
5. NO SERIOUSLY, WHY THE FUCK IS MARY J. BLIGE ON THIS LIST, WTFFF
6. Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Kurt Cobain, and Bjork, imho, should be moved to the bottom of the list, if not taken off. Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston should be taken off... the rest, I suppose, can be left on, though Kurt's singing ability was not the greatest.
I dunno, guys. What do you think? I think this list is a little cracked out, tbh.
01. Aretha Franklin
02. Ray Charles
03. Elvis Presley
04. Sam Cooke
05. John Lennon
06. Marvin Gaye
07. Bob Dylan
08. Otis Redding
09. Stevie Wonder
10. James Brown
11. Paul McCartney
12. Little Richard
13. Roy Orbison
14. Al Green
15. Robert Plant
16. Mick Jagger
17. Tina Turner
18. Freddie Mercury
19. Bob Marley
20. Smokey Robinson
21. Johnny Cash
22. Etta James
23. David Bowie
24. Van Morrison
25. Michael Jackson
26. Jackie Wilson
27. Hank Williams
28. Janis Joplin
29. Nina Simone
30. Prince
31. Howlin' Wolf
32. Bono
33. Steve Winwood
34. Whitney Houston
35. Dusty Springfield
36. Bruce Springsteen
37. Niel Young
38. Elton John
39. Jeff Buckley
40. Curtis Mayfield
41. Chuck Berry
42. Joni Mitchell
43. George Jones
44. Bobby Blue Bland
45. Kurt Cobain
46. Patsy Kline
47. Jim Morrison
48. Buddy Holly
49. Donny Hathaway
50. Bonnie Raitt
51. Gladys Knight
52. Brian Wilson
53. Muddy Waters
54. Luther Vandross
55. Paul Rodgers
56. Mavis Staples
57. Eric Burdon
58. Christina Aguillera
59. Rod Stewart
60. Bjork
61. Roger Daltrey
62. Lou Reed
63. Dion
64. Axl Rose
65. David Ruffin
66. Thom Yorke
67. Jerry Lee Lewis
68. Wilson Pickett
69. Ronnie Spector
70. Gregg Allman
71. Toots Hibbert
72. John Fogerty
73. Dolly Parton
74. James Taylor
75. Iggy Pop
76. Steve Perry
77. Merle Haggard
78. Sly Stone
79. Mariah Carey
80. Frankie Valli
81. John Lee Hooker
82. Tom Waits
83. Patti Smyth
84. Darlene Love
85. Sam Moore
86. Art Garfunkle
87. Don Henley
88. Willie Nelson
89. Soloman Burke
90. The Everly Brothers
91. Levon Helm
92. Morrissey
93. Annie Lennox
94. Karen Carpenter
95. Patti LaBelle
96. B. B. King
97. Joe Cocker
98. Stevie Nicks
99. Steven Tyler
100. Mary J. Blige
Okay. So I have a few problems with this.
1. FREDDIE IS AT EIGHTEEN. THIS BOTHERS ME. A LOT. Freddie Mercury should be at the VERY LEAST above Bob Dylan. I love Bob Dylan. But when you consider the technical skill Mercury had, the fact that he had a four-octave range, and managed to keep both of these things until very close to his death whilst having vocal nodes and no formal training, he should be at the very least in the top ten. AT THE LEAST.
2. WHY THE FUCK IS MARY J. BLIGE ON THIS LIST
3. Where is Ella? Where is Ella Fitzgerald on this list? She had a fucking PHENOMINAL voice. Same goes for Edith Piaf, Billy Joel, Eric Clapton, and Billy Corgan. Corgan's more my pick than the other ones, but for serious, guys? WHERE IS SINATRA?
4. I have issues with the placement of Thom Yorke, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, Jeff Buckley, Lou Reed, Axl Rose, Tom Waits, Morrissey, Stevie Nicks, and Karen Carpenter. Aside from Dylan, ALL of those singers should be moved up from the positions they're in now.
5. NO SERIOUSLY, WHY THE FUCK IS MARY J. BLIGE ON THIS LIST, WTFFF
6. Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Kurt Cobain, and Bjork, imho, should be moved to the bottom of the list, if not taken off. Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston should be taken off... the rest, I suppose, can be left on, though Kurt's singing ability was not the greatest.
I dunno, guys. What do you think? I think this list is a little cracked out, tbh.