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rogerthat 
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My female singers list:
1. Annie Haslam 2. Floor Jansen 3. Karen Carpenter 4. Barbra Streisand 5. Linda Eder 6. Aretha Franklin 7. Fiona Apple 8. Sandy Denny 9. Liza Minnelli 10. Minnie Riperton 11. Beth Hart 12. Agnetha Falstkog 13. Linda Ronstadt 14. Phyllis Hyman 15. Tori Amos 16. Lianne La Havas 17. Kate Bush 18. Bjork 19. Joni Mitchell 20. Sara Bareilles The above is purely as per personal preferences. If I had to rank for influence and importance: 1. Aretha Franklin 2. Barbra Streisand 3. Janis Joplin 4. Grace Slick 5. Joni Mitchell 6. Joan Baez 7. Sandy Denny 8. Linda Ronstadt 9. Karen Carpenter 10. Ann Wilson 11. Whitney Houston 12. Mariah Carey 13. Celine Dion 14. Amy Winehouse 15. Pat Benatar 16. Kate Bush 17. Bjork 18. Joan Jett 19. Elizabeth Fraser 20. Siouxsie Sioux I had originally included Dolores O'Riordian too in the influence/importance. She will have to be a honourable mention instead.
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rogerthat
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Posted: January 18 2020 at 09:37 |
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Would definitely remove AXL as already suggested by others. Either of Ian Anderson or Hammill can take his place. Highly questionable whether Springsteen should be there either. I know he is a big NAME but in terms of singing quality, he is ok and it's more his songwriting doing the work for him. I also find hard rock isn't much represented in your list (or maybe that it's a tad biased towards BRITISH hard rock/metal). Either or DLR or Sammy Hagar should totally make the list, more so Hagar. I would actually want to include Jack Russell of Great White but since you said you are trying to focus on famous names, I guess not. Even speaking of famous names, though, Layne Staley should be there. As well, Brian Johnson is a great hard rock singer in his own right. On the other hand, Ozzy is very famous but middling as a singer purely.
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Psychedelic Paul
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Posted: January 18 2020 at 07:17 |
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No, she's one of a kind.
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dr wu23
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Posted: January 17 2020 at 11:08 |
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Many great ones on those lists...the only one missing for me is Steve Marriott from the Small Faces and Humble Pie.
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Psychedelic Paul
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Are you seriously suggesting Yoko Ono is one of the twenty best female singers of all time?
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Hi Jon - long time no see Just so happens that the last time you mentioned that Dissing album I went out and bought myself a used vinyl copy of the very same. It’s still a somewhat ‘fresh’ album to these ears, so I spin it rather often...and then I go for something like 6 Elefantskovcikadeviser afterwards  Edith: ahem...I guess my post took some mescalin before it decided to unravel itself. Edited by Guldbamsen - January 17 2020 at 05:25 |
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Mortte
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1. P J Harvey 2. Sandy Denny 3. Kate Bush 4. Nico 5. Bobbie Watson 6. Laura Nyro 7. Judy Dyble 8. Ana Da Silva 9. Janis Ian 10. Nina Simone 11. Björk 12. Siouxsie-Sioux 13. Annie Haslam 14. Yasuko Onuki 15. Billie Holiday 16. Tuula Amberla 17. Stella Vander 18. Buffy Sainte-Marie 19. Nina Hagen 20. Yoko Ono
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Posted: January 16 2020 at 15:17 |
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Donald Fagen and Tim Buckley.
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Posted: January 16 2020 at 14:44 |
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No metal but you have Ozzy. Ozzy is practically the text book definition of metal!
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Posted: January 16 2020 at 14:40 |
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I will name 6 women: Inga Rumpf Dagmar Krause Kate Bush Annie Haslam Joni Mitchell Björk
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Psychedelic Paul
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Posted: January 16 2020 at 13:26 |
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I'm looking forward to the Top 20 list of female singers. I just hope Annie Haslam will be included, even though she wasn't considered proggy enough for inclusion in ProgArchives.
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tamijo_II
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Ya you are right, did not take time to create a top lists or even consider who should be there not to mention the ranking, but agree that Lennon for a lot of reasons should be there, I would also try to find space for Grace Slick and Jim Morrison for historical reasons and influence, surely many others have not come to mind yet, including later prog bands (Tool, Mars Volta, Green Cranation........) and then maybe after all Syd would be left out.. |
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Posted: January 16 2020 at 09:33 |
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Tamijo_II
Noddy Holder is a great mention. Versatile voice, good for both softer tunes and hard rockers if needed, I agree he's underrated. Probably because Slade didn't age as well as some other bands - or rather their stage costumes and image. When it comes to Syd, I like his mumblings very much, but it's a tall task to rate him above, say, John Lennon, and pretend nothing happened ^^ Oh, and Eddie Vedder is on my "reserve" list, still looking for a way to squeeze him in. Perhaps Axl will get the axe :) Mortte Well, I'm not THAT well listened, but still didn't know ~5 of your vocalists by name! Thankfully it's easy to check them out. dougmcauliffe Glenn Hughes has a huuge body of work so he would definitely get a spot on TOP100 lists and even TOP50. The problem is, I'm not too fond of Stormbringer and Come Taste the Band, and I think he was kind of responsible of DP taking that funkier direction, and Ritche Blackmore leaving. Polarizing person, but certainly HOF worthy career.
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Mortte
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Posted: January 16 2020 at 09:24 |
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How can I forgot John Fogerty from my list?
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Glenn Hughes was also a great singer for deep purple, loved the dual vocals with coverdale
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Mortte
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Posted: January 16 2020 at 08:29 |
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I have forgotten to mention 2 really great, my fav singers: Roy Harper & Tim Buckley. But they´re not also the most famous.
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tamijo_II
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Posted: January 16 2020 at 07:57 |
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Not to many not mentioned id like to add although PG would be a top 3 on my list:
Just a few I have not seen on others lists: Syd Barrett (You know who) Noddy Holder (Slade) Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots) Matt Johnson (The The) Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) One of the most underrated rock singers, amazing voice:
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Mellem bøgeblade blinker bølger glade luften synes klar når himlen blåner flade, lade lisom ligeglade hytter sig i hast hver gang det gråner - Råbet lød som om det kom så lang, langt borte fra ingen tænkte på at tænke på hvor tæt på det var . selvlærte slaver med ødelagt maver altædende fra dåser og kartoner producerer pukler dæmmer op og drukner stiger op som bobler, brister som balloner - råbet lød somom det kom så langt, langt borte fra ingen orkede at tænke på hvor tæt på det var Lykkeland '77
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