Firstly i would like to say things like.. best artist..greatest entertainer are really subjective to the indiviual and are a matter of opinion and preference to the individual

How ever talking soley about the vocal ability of an individual can be factually backed up

E.g i may love Janet ,rihanna or taylor swift to the extreme but to say they are the greatest vocalist wouldnt be simply untrue...

Now i created this thread in response to ........ thread by

TylerHippie

http://prince.org/msg/8/364358

which stated [quote]

To me, he's the greatest to ever do it. "Bohemien Rhapsody" is just mind blowing.

"Cool Cat" is a perfect example of what he's about. Take a listen.

He's a better vocalist than Michael Jackson, Prince etc...

[quote]

i didnt respond at that time because i wasnt familiar which his entire body of work ...so as to give an unbiased opinon i went to get the essentials.. his solo work together with the queen discography ..

After days of hia songs on repeat i will admit..expecting him to be as good as tylerhippie claimed iwas left heavly underwhelmed...

A good vocalist yes but there wasnt anything "Vocally" Jaw dropping about almost everything i listened ..the were some sharp screams impressive..but i have heard better from Ray charlse and james brown .i heard he was a amateur singer in his 20's till he joined queen..i dont know how that is relevant but some people think he is because he didnt get an early start singing like others ..well..

well IMO ..prince is a faaaar superior and better more vesalitle vocalist.. Michael has had vocal training from the age of 7 ..his vocal dexterity across almost every genre speaks for itself...and not just because im a fan..im sure my fellow mj fans can show you proof of this...

Now let me not even go across genres and compare freddie to some of his fellow contemprories in the same genre

steven tyler will easily eat up freddy

Aerosmith - I Don't Wanna...rmageddon)

Steve perry.. would easily spit out freddie

Steve Perry - Don't Stop Believin

Adam Lambert would drag freddie by the weave

Adam Lambert - Cryin' (Studio version)

Just a few to make my point....So to answer you question

TylerHippie frreddie is not the greatest male vocalist ever..far from it actually..he may be considered a favorite entertainer to some ..but vocally not the best

Steve Perry better than Freddie Mercury?

IDRAG4MJ said:

Firstly i would like to say things like.. best artist..greatest entertainer are really subjective to the indiviual and are a matter of opinion and preference to the individual

How ever talking soley about the vocal ability of an individual can be factually backed up

E.g i may love Janet ,rihanna or taylor swift to the extreme but to say they are the greatest vocalist wouldnt be simply untrue...

Now i created this thread in response to ........ thread by

TylerHippie

http://prince.org/msg/8/364358

which stated

To me, he's the greatest to ever do it. "Bohemien Rhapsody" is just mind blowing.

"Cool Cat" is a perfect example of what he's about. Take a listen.

He's a better vocalist than Michael Jackson, Prince etc...

i didnt respond at that time because i wasnt familiar which his entire body of work ...so as to give an unbiased opinon i went to get the essentials.. his solo work together with the queen discography ..

After days of hia songs on repeat i will admit..expecting him to be as good as tylerhippie claimed iwas left heavly underwhelmed...

A good vocalist yes but there wasnt anything "Vocally" Jaw dropping about almost everything i listened ..the were some sharp screams impressive..but i have heard better from Ray charlse and james brown .i heard he was a amateur singer in his 20's till he joined queen..i dont know how that is relevant but some people think he is because he didnt get an early start singing like others ..well..

well IMO ..prince is a faaaar superior and better more vesalitle vocalist.. Michael has had vocal training from the age of 7 ..his vocal dexterity across almost every genre speaks for itself...and not just because im a fan..im sure my fellow mj fans can show you proof of this...

Now let me not even go across genres and compare freddie to some of his fellow contemprories in the same genre

steven tyler will easily eat up freddy

Aerosmith - I Don't Wanna...rmageddon)

Steve perry.. would easily spit out freddie

Steve Perry - Don't Stop Believin

Adam Lambert would drag freddie by the weave

Adam Lambert - Cryin' (Studio version)

Just a few to make my point....So to answer you question

TylerHippie frreddie is not the greatest male vocalist ever..far from it actually..he may be considered a favorite entertainer to some ..but vocally not the best

Amazing - you did all that research... You really seem to have sent yourself on a mission to support a denial of Tyler's assertion rather than any true exporation into Freddie Mercury - your loss. Let the young man have a joyous moment over the music he is young and joyous over, geesh.

IDRAG4MJ said:

well IMO ..prince is a faaaar superior and better more vesalitle vocalist..

Nope.

These threads are really STUPID. I like all those singers you mentioned and all are good at what they did period.

Let's not involve classical music, because all opera singers a high level can destroy any popular artist ....

Freddie - the best vocalist in the history of popular music.
I would say that relying solely on the vocals I would have made such a top-10 best voices in history:

1. Freddie Mercury
2. Robert Plant
3. Steve Perry
4. Elvis Presley
5. Aretha Franklin
6. George Michael
7. Michael Jackson
8. Stevie Wonder
9. Paul McCartney
10. John Lennon

What do you think about it, guys?
PS Just do not resent that there is no Prince. Come on ...
I love Prince, but he can not enter the Top 10 best singers in history. At best, the top-20

I like youe list, but Aretha and Sam Cooke should be 1 and 2. I love Elvis, but not before Aretha.

LiLi1992 said:

1. Freddie Mercury
2. Robert Plant
3. Steve Perry
4. Elvis Presley
5. Aretha Franklin
6. George Michael
7. Michael Jackson
8. Stevie Wonder
9. Paul McCartney
10. John Lennon

What do you think about it, guys?

The fact that Paul and John are even on that list makes my ears hurt.

AlexdeParis said:

This thread

Exactly.

RKJCNE said:

Steve Perry better than Freddie Mercury?

Agreed!

Unholyalliance said:

LiLi1992 said:

1. Freddie Mercury
2. Robert Plant
3. Steve Perry
4. Elvis Presley
5. Aretha Franklin
6. George Michael
7. Michael Jackson
8. Stevie Wonder
9. Paul McCartney
10. John Lennon

What do you think about it, guys?

The fact that Paul and John are even on that list makes my ears hurt.

Heh! ((:
Let's just say the first 8 places for me were obvious, and then all is not that simple ... Next comes a group of applicants with similar vocal qualities.
As defined number 9 and number 10 was difficult, I decided to put these places on John and Paul. Maybe they are not the greatest singers in history, but they could sing and did it well. Almost any Beatles cover songs lose the original ... It's true.
What do you think about my Top 8?

LiLi1992 said:

Unholyalliance said:

The fact that Paul and John are even on that list makes my ears hurt.

Heh! ((:
Let's just say the first 8 places for me were obvious, and then all is not that simple ... Next comes a group of applicants with similar vocal qualities.
As defined number 9 and number 10 was difficult, I decided to put these places on John and Paul. Maybe they are not the greatest singers in history, but they could sing and did it well. Almost any Beatles cover songs lose the original ... It's true.
What do you think about my Top 8?

Funny, because I tend to think that Beatles covers are usually superior to the original vocally, definitely. It's like when really good singers cover Prince songs. Usually sounds 200% better. Like that one: 'I Feel For You.' His version is downright embarrassing.

As for your list, it's all right. It's the usual suspects that you would find on a rock critic based publication of some sort save for George Michael. Besides 9 & 10. I do think it's missing a ton of great singers though such as Sam Cooke.

JoeBala said:

I like youe list, but Aretha and Sam Cooke should be 1 and 2. I love Elvis, but not before Aretha.

No, Aretha on a well-deserved position (but I much prefer male vocals, so perhaps a bit biased ((.
Sam?
Yes, he's really good. He may have the perfect candidate for 9 or 10 position instead of Paul or John (I love them to death, but agree that their place in the top 10 are not conclusive).
And what are your top 10?.........

1. Milli

2. Rico Suave

3. Vanilli

4. That guy with the Frankenstein-Type head from New Kids On the Block

5. Lady Gaga

...seriously....Freedie is better than Tyler, Perry and mos def The American Idol guy!!

LOL at Lennon and McCartney being on a list of great singers when Prince ain't on there.

It's weird how some people here downplay Prince's incredible vocal ability.

Militant said:

It's weird how some people here downplay Prince's incredible vocal ability.

I don't think it's weird at all. When I think of a great vocalist, Prince is usually not even included the first 30 people that pop into my mind. He's ok. I think he sings better than Janet though...for what it's worth.

IDRAG4MJ said:

Firstly i would like to say things like.. best artist..greatest entertainer are really subjective to the indiviual and are a matter of opinion and preference to the individual

How ever talking soley about the vocal ability of an individual can be factually backed up

E.g i may love Janet ,rihanna or taylor swift to the extreme but to say they are the greatest vocalist wouldnt be simply untrue...

Now i created this thread in response to ........ thread by

TylerHippie

http://prince.org/msg/8/364358

which stated

To me, he's the greatest to ever do it. "Bohemien Rhapsody" is just mind blowing.

"Cool Cat" is a perfect example of what he's about. Take a listen.

He's a better vocalist than Michael Jackson, Prince etc...

i didnt respond at that time because i wasnt familiar which his entire body of work ...so as to give an unbiased opinon i went to get the essentials.. his solo work together with the queen discography ..

After days of hia songs on repeat i will admit..expecting him to be as good as tylerhippie claimed iwas left heavly underwhelmed...

A good vocalist yes but there wasnt anything "Vocally" Jaw dropping about almost everything i listened ..the were some sharp screams impressive..but i have heard better from Ray charlse and james brown .i heard he was a amateur singer in his 20's till he joined queen..i dont know how that is relevant but some people think he is because he didnt get an early start singing like others ..well..

well IMO ..prince is a faaaar superior and better more vesalitle vocalist.. Michael has had vocal training from the age of 7 ..his vocal dexterity across almost every genre speaks for itself...and not just because im a fan..im sure my fellow mj fans can show you proof of this...

Now let me not even go across genres and compare freddie to some of his fellow contemprories in the same genre

steven tyler will easily eat up freddy

Aerosmith - I Don't Wanna...rmageddon)

Steve perry.. would easily spit out freddie

Steve Perry - Don't Stop Believin

Adam Lambert would drag freddie by the weave

Adam Lambert - Cryin' (Studio version)

Just a few to make my point....So to answer you question

TylerHippie frreddie is not the greatest male vocalist ever..far from it actually..he may be considered a favorite entertainer to some ..but vocally not the best

I stand corrected. I actually think Rod Stewart is a better vocalist than the people you named. But he's not better than Freddie

TylerHippie said:

IDRAG4MJ said:

Firstly i would like to say things like.. best artist..greatest entertainer are really subjective to the indiviual and are a matter of opinion and preference to the individual

How ever talking soley about the vocal ability of an individual can be factually backed up

E.g i may love Janet ,rihanna or taylor swift to the extreme but to say they are the greatest vocalist wouldnt be simply untrue...

Now i created this thread in response to ........ thread by

TylerHippie

http://prince.org/msg/8/364358

which stated

To me, he's the greatest to ever do it. "Bohemien Rhapsody" is just mind blowing.

"Cool Cat" is a perfect example of what he's about. Take a listen.

He's a better vocalist than Michael Jackson, Prince etc...

i didnt respond at that time because i wasnt familiar which his entire body of work ...so as to give an unbiased opinon i went to get the essentials.. his solo work together with the queen discography ..

After days of hia songs on repeat i will admit..expecting him to be as good as tylerhippie claimed iwas left heavly underwhelmed...

A good vocalist yes but there wasnt anything "Vocally" Jaw dropping about almost everything i listened ..the were some sharp screams impressive..but i have heard better from Ray charlse and james brown .i heard he was a amateur singer in his 20's till he joined queen..i dont know how that is relevant but some people think he is because he didnt get an early start singing like others ..well..

well IMO ..prince is a faaaar superior and better more vesalitle vocalist.. Michael has had vocal training from the age of 7 ..his vocal dexterity across almost every genre speaks for itself...and not just because im a fan..im sure my fellow mj fans can show you proof of this...

Now let me not even go across genres and compare freddie to some of his fellow contemprories in the same genre

steven tyler will easily eat up freddy

Aerosmith - I Don't Wanna...rmageddon)

Steve perry.. would easily spit out freddie

Steve Perry - Don't Stop Believin

Adam Lambert would drag freddie by the weave

Adam Lambert - Cryin' (Studio version)

Just a few to make my point....So to answer you question

TylerHippie frreddie is not the greatest male vocalist ever..far from it actually..he may be considered a favorite entertainer to some ..but vocally not the best

I stand corrected. I actually think Rod Stewart is a better vocalist than the people you named. But he's not better than Freddie

You might wanna duck!

LiLi1992 said:

Let's not involve classical music, because all opera singers a high level can destroy any popular artist ....

Freddie - the best vocalist in the history of popular music.
I would say that relying solely on the vocals I would have made such a top-10 best voices in history:

1. Freddie Mercury
2. Robert Plant
3. Steve Perry
4. Elvis Presley
5. Aretha Franklin
6. George Michael
7. Michael Jackson
8. Stevie Wonder
9. Paul McCartney
10. John Lennon

What do you think about it, guys?
PS Just do not resent that there is no Prince. Come on ...
I love Prince, but he can not enter the Top 10 best singers in history. At best, the top-20

Okay, why is Aretha Franklin number 5? Right there, you discredit yourself. You also discredit yourself by adding John Lennon, whose voice is pretty demolished by Aretha, Elvis, Michael and even your man Freddie. Not to mention that Paul McCartney knows how to hit those notes better than Lennon. So, time to lock this futile thread that I just too time to respond to.

BobGeorge72 said:

1. Milli

2. Rico Suave

3. Vanilli

4. That guy with the Frankenstein-Type head from New Kids On the Block

5. Lady Gaga

...seriously....Freedie is better than Tyler, Perry and mos def The American Idol guy!!

Milli Vanilli were a duo of lip synching frauds. Did you miss this? I think the one who is still alive can actually hold a note though. You're list blows, my dear.

TylerHippie said:

IDRAG4MJ said:

Firstly i would like to say things like.. best artist..greatest entertainer are really subjective to the indiviual and are a matter of opinion and preference to the individual

How ever talking soley about the vocal ability of an individual can be factually backed up

E.g i may love Janet ,rihanna or taylor swift to the extreme but to say they are the greatest vocalist wouldnt be simply untrue...

Now i created this thread in response to ........ thread by

TylerHippie

http://prince.org/msg/8/364358

which stated

To me, he's the greatest to ever do it. "Bohemien Rhapsody" is just mind blowing.

"Cool Cat" is a perfect example of what he's about. Take a listen.

He's a better vocalist than Michael Jackson, Prince etc...

i didnt respond at that time because i wasnt familiar which his entire body of work ...so as to give an unbiased opinon i went to get the essentials.. his solo work together with the queen discography ..

After days of hia songs on repeat i will admit..expecting him to be as good as tylerhippie claimed iwas left heavly underwhelmed...

A good vocalist yes but there wasnt anything "Vocally" Jaw dropping about almost everything i listened ..the were some sharp screams impressive..but i have heard better from Ray charlse and james brown .i heard he was a amateur singer in his 20's till he joined queen..i dont know how that is relevant but some people think he is because he didnt get an early start singing like others ..well..

well IMO ..prince is a faaaar superior and better more vesalitle vocalist.. Michael has had vocal training from the age of 7 ..his vocal dexterity across almost every genre speaks for itself...and not just because im a fan..im sure my fellow mj fans can show you proof of this...

Now let me not even go across genres and compare freddie to some of his fellow contemprories in the same genre

steven tyler will easily eat up freddy

Aerosmith - I Don't Wanna...rmageddon)

Steve perry.. would easily spit out freddie

Steve Perry - Don't Stop Believin

Adam Lambert would drag freddie by the weave

Adam Lambert - Cryin' (Studio version)

Just a few to make my point....So to answer you question

TylerHippie frreddie is not the greatest male vocalist ever..far from it actually..he may be considered a favorite entertainer to some ..but vocally not the best

I stand corrected. I actually think Rod Stewart is a better vocalist than the people you named. But he's not better than Freddie

Really, this made you go back on your statement? OH wow. And yet you still maintain that Freddie Mercury is superior. That man seems like a great vocalist because he screams a lot.

[Edited 8/19/11 11:17am]

bunnyscotcooper said:

BobGeorge72 said:

1. Milli

2. Rico Suave

3. Vanilli

4. That guy with the Frankenstein-Type head from New Kids On the Block

5. Lady Gaga

...seriously....Freedie is better than Tyler, Perry and mos def The American Idol guy!!

Milli Vanilli were a duo of lip synching frauds. Did you miss this? I think the one who is still alive can actually hold a note though. You're list blows, my dear.

The orger made a joke. He was not serious. Chill.

bunnyscotcooper said:

TylerHippie said:

I stand corrected. I actually think Rod Stewart is a better vocalist than the people you named. But he's not better than Freddie

Really, this made you go back on your statement? OH wow. And yet you still maintain that Freddie Mercury is superior. That man seems like a great vocalist because he screams a lot.

[Edited 8/19/11 11:17am]

What? I'm saying Rod Stewart is a better vocalist than anyone the OP named, but at the same time, Freddie is better than Rod Stewart and the artits the OP named.

TylerHippie said:

bunnyscotcooper said:

Milli Vanilli were a duo of lip synching frauds. Did you miss this? I think the one who is still alive can actually hold a note though. You're list blows, my dear.

The orger made a joke. He was not serious. Chill.

Thank you, TylerHippie.... Wow!!!!!...is my sense of humor too obtuse?..lol

BobGeorge72 said:

TylerHippie said:

The orger made a joke. He was not serious. Chill.

Thank you, TylerHippie.... Wow!!!!!...is my sense of humor too obtuse?..lol

No problem. Some people are asses for no reason.

bunnyscotcooper said:

BobGeorge72 said:

1. Milli

2. Rico Suave

3. Vanilli

4. That guy with the Frankenstein-Type head from New Kids On the Block

5. Lady Gaga

...seriously....Freedie is better than Tyler, Perry and mos def The American Idol guy!!

Milli Vanilli were a duo of lip synching frauds. Did you miss this? I think the one who is still alive can actually hold a note though. You're list blows, my dear.

Come on Bunny, at least you could post the proper list that does not "blow" rather than just starting in to ripping on folks.

["I You might wanna duck! " ]

Not to sound rude but this thread is dumber then a hilton[paris of perez take your pic]

Who give's 2 fucks who is better? like who you like and he will like what he like's

That beign said Glambert just screams like a dying cow fixing to be turned into your latest happy meal at McDonalds how he is betetr then mercury the whitney crack must be calling.

There's a ton of better singers then Mercury,t here are opera singers and blues isngers better them & jazz. but Freddy is an incredibly, amazing, beautiful voice and yes both Stev's also have a powerful voice but there also both not up to par.

People, stop worrying who think's who is the best... because in the end it only matters to YOU what YOU listen to........ really

I don't give a fuck, all I know he is amazing singer and he is better than Steven Tyler.

BobGeorge72 said:

TylerHippie said:

The orger made a joke. He was not serious. Chill.

Thank you, TylerHippie.... Wow!!!!!...is my sense of humor too obtuse?..lol

TYLER,

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