[I'm flipping my "Best Singers With The Worst Songs" thread]

What singers would you say don't have vocal talent, but always have really good [or catchy] music?

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Madonna.

Vanity & Apollonia. The fake moaning in "Nasty Girl" makes me wanna

Tom Waits

Rhianna.

La Toya Jackson had some nice songs in the 80's

I have a strong disliking to Diana Ross's tone, but the goodness of many of her songs can't be denied.

elmer said:

Tom Waits

His voice moves to tears though, it sounds ugly and VERY eerie, but its so moving.

Spice Girls- who can ever forget their songs even though they were mediocre talents their songs did made you feel good.

neoretro7 said:

Johhny Kemp - Just Got Paid

MJ would've rocked it, if he wasn't busy.

Bob Dylan

Tom Waits

Kurt Cobain

Dave Mustaine

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Prince

rihanna

TotalAlisa said:

rihanna

Alej said:

Prince

Diddy

Ciara

Ke$ha and any rap artist who ever lived

MattyJam said:

Madonna.

Madonna has some of the catchiest songs ever made but she sings worse than wall-e

aardvark15 said:

Madonna has some of the catchiest songs ever made but she sings worse than wall-e

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aardvark15 said:

Ke$ha and any rap artist who ever lived

omg kesha is terrible

JoeTyler said:

Bob Dylan

Tom Waits

Kurt Cobain

Dave Mustaine

[Edited 6/19/11 9:34am]

I thought Mustaine sounded great on Peace Sells--like a classic Hard Rock singer, which was a contrast to the yell/barking that other Thrash vocalists were doing....

For some reason, Mustaine didn't keep that same focus on his vox on future Megadeth records. Now he REALLY sounds like crud.

gemari77 said:

JoeTyler said:

Bob Dylan

Tom Waits

Kurt Cobain

Dave Mustaine

[Edited 6/19/11 9:34am]

I thought Mustaine sounded great on Peace Sells--like a classic Hard Rock singer, which was a contrast to the yell/barking that other Thrash vocalists were doing....

For some reason, Mustaine didn't keep that same focus on his vox on future Megadeth records. Now he REALLY sounds like crud.

yeah, I also prefer his style on those 80's albums. With Youthanasia he officially became a "melodic" singer which doesn't suit him well. That said, he's still a competent singer (check out Megadeth's 00's albums) but he often struggles on tour, but who cares??? As long as the riffs are good, I'm happy. With Megadeth, the riffs come first...

Britney Spears. Chick's voice is so blah it ain't even funny but she's got a few killer tracks.

Corrine Bailey Rae. Yep, I said it. Good tracks; voice sucks.

Bob Dylan - helluva songwriter - one of the best. Voice? Notsomuch.

Imaginative said:

It's popular to discredit Dylan as a singer, and it's true that he doesn't have a traditionally "pretty," voice, but he is actually an amazingly talented and expressive vocalist. He also opened the door for a lot of other singer/songwriters without traditionally pretty voices, like Lou Reed, Randy Newman and many others.

oh yeah?

pure folk years: random voice, he was just delivering a message

hard-rock years (mid-60's): crazy-ass voice

country years: NASAL

+1975: heavy smoker

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