An easy summation - any pop singer who's gotten a record contract in the last 5 years or so.

angela74 said:

If you can't sing live, you can't sing period. Sorry, but they can make anyone sound good in the studio. Just look at the difference between any of Mariah Carey's live performances from the last year and her studio recordings.

VoicesCarry said:

Mary's got a great voice. I love her singing and I love the emotion she puts into her songs. That said, her live performances, like her studio performances, are spotty. When she's great, she's great. When she's not...it's not so nice to hear.

VoicesCarry said:

That true. technologhy can do that.Damn I always wanted to see her in concer.

RipHer2Shreds said:

So funny all the damn voices from the 60's and 70's that could sound incredible basically all the time.....where the fuck are they today?!?! The live recordings of any Motown act usually KILL their studio recordings - and these were usually recorded with bad acoustics in small clubs! The Five Satins' "In The Still Of The Night" was recorded in a friggin' church basement, fer chrissakes, and the vocals are incredible!

angela74 said:

I suggest you rent or buy Live at Madison Square Gardens DVD - she's live and wonderful there, for the last time. She had it - once.

i'll get flak for this, i'm sure, but another 'singer' who used to make my ears bleed when she tried to perform live on tv was nelly furtado. oh my GOD.

Anxiety said:

Smelly Fart-turdo. I agree.

Lisa Marie Presley sounds OK on record. Live, it's just horrific.

Matt Bellamy from Muse? He's dope. Doesn't belong. Know who does?

Mick Jagger
Bob Dylan
Bob Marley
Rod Stewart
James Blunt
That kid from Fall Out Boy
Every emo singer and every pop punk singer except Jimmy Eat World, The Academy Is, Panic!@ the Disco and Motion City Soundtrack.


Thank you.

Oh and Wyclef.
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TheSmyrk said:

I beg to differ there... heard him last night here in London and he has an awesome voice

I think Matt Ballamy's voice is whiney and annoying

Ellie said:

Then she can't sing.

Natisse said:

Na' hells no.

psykosoul said:

Even the man himself has admitted this exact thing. "Yeah, I can act like I can sing, but y'all know I can't sing."





Or in his nose. Something's definitely stuck somewhere.

Natisse said:

WeepyEyedWhiteGirl said:

lol well in my opinion he is... in your opinion he's not ...and it's all good that's the beauty of individuality we can all agree to disagree

Natisse said:

Anxiety said:

FAM!

SquirrelMeat said:

You're never gonna convince me of that.

Seal. I forgot Seal.

Okay, everyone slay me now, but Beck.

GangstaFam said:

Beck fits.

GangstaFam said:

Agreed. Great artist, shit voice.

TheSmyrk said:

i thought Seal sounded pretty good on Kiss from a Rose...

don't know how he sounds live though...

Shakira
Richard Max
Bon Jovi
Cristina Aguilera
Luciano Pavarotti
Celine Dion
Placido Domingo
Eminem
to name a few

dammme said:

Richard Max or Marx? Cause Marx is dope.

TheSmyrk said:

I have to disagree. He's not only stylish but a good singer. Maybe it's the scratchy voice that you don't like.

Not that I'm into his "jazz" stuff, but...

I'll add
Andre 3000--he gets credit--deservedly--for his musical & creative style of hip hop, but his actual singing is crap. Check out "The Whole World" if you think I'm wrong. He's so off pitch at the beginnning, and he's asking us to "sing along?"
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andyman91 said:

Well, it's his scratchiness, his pitch and his arrangements. That's all.

TheSmyrk said:

Maybe Marx?