Chaos' Blog of Awesomeness

I haven't posted anything in awhile, and I'm at a loss as to what to put up. So I figured I'd make a list -- one of my top five favorite singers of all time. ;D

5. James Hetfield (Metallica)
Probably one of the best voices in rock, to be honest. Hetfield has one of those really powerful voices, and it just sounds epic every time he starts singing. It's hard to really say what sets James Hetfield apart from the rest, he just has a unique voice; sounds just as good live as it does recorded.

4. Brent Smith (Shinedown)
Oh man, I love his voice so much. I'm jealous of it. :( Brent Smith is one of those rare singers that sound so much better live than in the studio. The whole band just sounds so much better live. If you haven't seen them perform live, go watch a video up on Youtube now. NOW!

3. Pete Townshend (The Who)
So, Townshend isn't the lead singer -- Roger is. He does sing backup and has done a lot of solo work as well. Like Hetfield, really, it's hard to explain what makes his voice sound so good. It just does. I especially like some the acoustic version of some of the best Who songs (Pinball Wizard, Won't Get Fooled Again, etc.) I also like his newer live performances (late 90's to now) as compared to his older performances with The Who from the 70's and 80's.

2. Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)
Hell yes. You cannot compile a list of the greatest singers of all time and not include Eddie Vedder. He's just as good now as he was in the 90's, and sounds just as good if not better when performing live. Pearl Jam is probably my favorite band of all time, and I haven't heard a song by them that I haven't liked.

1. TIE: Chris Cornell/Arnel Pineda (Soundgarden & Audioslave/Journey)
Chris Cornell, arguably, has the greatest voice in rock ever. Anybody who has ever heard him before has to absolutely love his voice. In almost all the "top singers of all time" lists, Chris Cornell is almost always either number two or one, and is always within the top five. Definitely my favorite singer ever.

And, I lied. It's a top 6, not a top 5. But I just couldn't choose between Cornell and Pineda. Pineda has such an amazing voice, one of the best I've ever heard. It's unique, and well-fitting for a band like Journey. The awesome thing about Pineda is that he joined Journey by being contacted through Youtube. His videos were uploaded to Youtube, and it was Neal Schon who ended up asking for Pineta's contact information. Pineda ended up leaving his current band, The Zoo, and joining Journey. Personally, I like Pineda better than Steve Perry. A lot of people would disagree, but I think Pineda's voice overall is just better.

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So, there you have it. My top 6 singers of all time. Some people that just missed: Kurt Cobain (Nirvana), Layne Stayley (Alice in Chains), Axl Rose (Guns N' Roses), Claudio Sanchez (Coheed and Cambria), and a few more. If I weren't so lazy, I would have made it a top 10, and they would have been on there.