Stub Mandrel Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 1 hour ago, bassace said: Bob Dylan. Runs for cover Ah yes. Fantastic songwriter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 13 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: Ah yes. Fantastic songwriter. And poet. But no singer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikNik Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 6 minutes ago, bassace said: And poet. But no singer. Agreed. I played in a band, on and off, back in the early '80s and occasionally we did, at the behest of singer/guitarist number one, a couple of Dylan numbers. Suddenly, from his normal, soprano voice would come this nasal, caterwauling whine. Jeez, it was excruciating! A few years later, I saw him doing a solo spot and he'd dropped his range and sounded enjoyable to listen to. My Dylan torture song is Rainy Day Women 12 and 35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 36 minutes ago, bassace said: And poet. But no singer. He did have his moments, especially on the early albums, before his singing became a caricature of his real voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 The guy from Stone Temple Pilots fronting Velvet Revolver. He had absolutely no business being there and they were a mediocre band because of it. They should have gone with Sebastian Bach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 (edited) On 24/06/2019 at 09:16, NikNik said: Phil Collins as Genesis' front man. For me the one that worked. The best thing that happened was PG leaving genesis, for both him and them. I would say that guy in Greta Van Fleet. Oh, and Ian Gillan in Black sabbath, not so good. Edited June 25, 2019 by Woodinblack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thodrik Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, Newfoundfreedom said: The guy from Stone Temple Pilots fronting Velvet Revolver. He had absolutely no business being there and they were a mediocre band because of it. They should have gone with Sebastian Bach. Scott Weiland in Velvet Revolver for me as well. I always thought Josh Todd from Buck Cherry would have been a great fit. However I heard that when he jammed with the band Slash and Duff thought he had the tendencies to be another Axl. Basically when you lose out on a gig to Scott Weiland because the band think that Scott Weiland is going to be less hassle than you it is pretty damning. Perhaps controversial I know, but it seemed to me like he was doing a substandard Axl Rose rather than being the kind of cool version of Scott Weiland that I actually liked in latter period STP. It was especially off-putting in the sense that Weiland had adopted very Eddie Vedder traits in the Plush era STP. Ultimately when I heard Velvet Revolver I always thought 'does Eddie Vedder ever get drunk and sing some Guns 'n' Roses songs for a laugh?'. Make no mistake, if he did, I would pay to listen. I would also say Lajon Witherspoon from Sevendust. Not because he is bad and the band are good. More that he is a great singer stuck in a (very) average nu-metal band. Edited June 25, 2019 by thodrik I can't spell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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