BlaqueKnight said:

Yeah...I remember thinking the very same thing when I saw him struggle and then murder, Queen's 'Who Wants To Live Forever' at Wembley Stadium in 1992.

Isel said:

That's a good one, much as I like them.

BananaCologne said:

Whatever. I've seen Seal three times live and every show was impressive. Y'all full of shit with "Seal can't sing" shit. Seal has a better voice than Prince IMHO.

Some of you need to learn what "can't sing" really means since a lot of the artists named have careers for doing just that and have industry respect (i.e. Mariah, Xtina, Lauryn Hill (I guess nobody remembers when she sang in "Sister Act"), Celine Doin, etc. Mighty funny they got deals for "not singing", huh? By the so-called measurment listed, better add Joss Stone - she's a "bleater". I think she can sing but not according to the criteria of this so-called list.
Tone deaf mutha***kas.

BlaqueKnight said:

Seal is a great vocalist, but Joss Stone needs to get her cleft palate fixed. She's terrible.

BlaqueKnight said:

Guess I touched a raw nerve there.

VoicesCarry said:

Joss breathes too hard and sing to heavy for me
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Beyonce is a bleater. Can't stand her singing.

Jessica Simpson looks ugly when she sings. It's not needed, imo

tonyat said:

He sounds amazing live. His last album was brilliant too.

SquirrelMeat said:

Oh my gosh.

Hutchence had a REALLY great voice, to me! He made it look easy. I was just thinking about starting an INXS/MH appreciation thread...



I kid you not.

Prospect said:

Yeah sometimes I wish he would just lay down some really nice vocal guide tracks for another singer to record the song.


See: "Frontin"

Isel said:

and it's goten worse now that they try to do ballad/melodic type shit.

VoicesCarry said:

Funny, when I said that a Mariah fan accused me of being a Madonna fan

CinisterCee said:

Jamie Cullum covered Frontin'. it's very.....different

fergie, shakira

SquirrelMeat said:

Well, I'm not going to agree with you on Michael Hutchence. I think that he has a perfect "rock" voice. He was the Jagger of the '80's IMO.

As far as Bono is concerned, he doesn't have a "typical" voice, but listen to some of U2's '80's cuts like Pride in the Name of Love or New Year's Day. The man has always been able to BELT. During the late '90's, Bono intentionally killed his voice with cigarettes and booze. He wanted a raspier quality to give his singing some "weight". The man can still emote like a motherfucker. In fact, he's said that the only reason he can still hit those high notes is because he gets inside of those songs. He still believes those lyrics. Obviously we all have different tastes in singers, but Bono is my favorite voice ever, especially because he believes in what he sings. Bono's live delivery can bring a tear to my eye because of how true it is. I can hardly listen to the Pet Shop Boys sing "Where the Streets Have No Name" because their take on the song is so highly ironic. They were just parodying the song, instead of understanding it.

Different strokes for different folks, right?

MICHAEL JACKSON

when he was a kid i think he may have been the most gifted child / teen of all time...but since BAD he sounds terrible to me...no long tones just quick staccato grunts and breaths and angry attitude and screaming...sounds like his nose operations have hindered his ability to breath correctly or somethin...just my opinion...




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angela74 said:

That is so true. I saw Mary J on TV singing live a couple times (on the Tsunami Benefit, and on the Rock N roll Hall of Fame) and she was so out of tune it was painful

oh and OH MY GOD, i have to add this: i went to the movies to see narnia last weekend, and before the movie the muzak system played a new song by CAPTAIN AND TENILLE...and holy crap, has toni tennille's voice gone straight to hell...no detours, no stops, no alternate routes: straight to the hot place in a handbasket!

her vocals sounded WAY too husky, not to mention a little unhinged. she sounded like a drag queen trying to imitate tina turner.

it was quite possibly the worst recording of anything i've ever heard in my life. seriously. i mean it.

psykosoul said:

I would have said that about Mary J 8 years ago...But I think her voice has rounded out into a very soulful instrument...As far as Kelly, his voice ain't Sam Cooke (That's for damn sure), but even if he's a lazy ass bastard his voice is above average when he's singing the right material...I agree with JLO, Ashanti, and JJ (although she has what I call a very "light" voice which sounds decent on ballads)...I like Van Morrison's voice...much like a jazz/blues...As far as George Clinton's voice, it's the funk and nothing but the funk...

BlaqueKnight said:

You got that right BK. Whoever said Seal can't sing needs to get their ears cleaned out. Seal has an amazing voice.

Axchi696 said:

The chorus of Heartland is one of Bono's most beautiful performances.

Anxiety said:

What song was it?

Universaluv said:

A lot of our classic punk rock "singers" simply scream into the mic. But that's part of the fun.

GangstaFam said:

it's some new xmas song they recorded about her man being stationed in iraq for the holidays. it's completely insane, the poor lambs.

Nope. Seal's whack. Got Heidi Klum, but so did her hairdresser. The man can't sing. Face it. Bob Marley either. I know you don't like it, they're legends, they're music is classic, but guess what. That don't change the empirical fact that both of them sound like your drunk uncle Bobby when company comes over. Thanks.

i think seal has a great voice. it's just that, aside from his first album and a few songs on his second album, his material is watered down adult contemporary pap. that's not the fault of his voice - that's the fault of his pen (or whoever's pens...).

Anxiety said:

i think protools sound great on just about any record, i agree.

BananaCologne said:

Yup.