worst lead singer of a 70's rock band - Page 12

Cincinnatus · 05-26-2010, 10:39 PM

Oh no , I really dig Plant but I have heard some bootlegs where he was not in good form at ll. Maybe I should have said he was the most annoying ever on some nights . But generally Plant was great

**METALPRIEST** · 05-27-2010, 01:14 AM

Alot of FANTASTIC singers listed in this thread

steve west · 05-27-2010, 12:22 PM

I would have to say that just because they were a bad "vocal" they still wrote genius lyrics and melody w/ voice, so all in all they had "it" but the worse vocals would have to come from Arlo Guthrie, Tom Waite, Willie Nelson, Jim Carroll, David Johanson, Danzig, King Diamond, and that whole gutteral growling nonsense that came out with thrash.

Brad · 07-30-2010, 04:04 PM

what about Dylan?

aeroplane · 07-30-2010, 07:10 PM

I can't think of anyone and those of you who can most likely just have an ax to grind with a band you are sick of hearing praise for.

I mean if a band had a particularly bad singer during the 1970's, either he was quickly dismissed from the band or we never heard of them to begin with because they didn't get signed.

Since I don't like to be a "downer" who pees in the pool, though, I will probably just say the guy who was in Journey for the first few years before Steve Perry joined. His name was Robert Fleischman. If he was anything special, why the hell didn't he last?

Then you also have a guy (Al Atkins) who was in Judas Priest before Rob Halford and I'm guessing he wasn't anything special because Rob quickly replaced him.

That's it, all I can come up with.

SchindlerHaughton · 08-19-2010, 02:54 AM

Gene Simmons is overrated... KISS in general is overrated. If you ask me, it is just generic hard rock with nothing to it.

I don't care much for AC/DC either, particularly with Brian Johnson.

Wanted Dead Or Alive · 09-12-2010, 10:46 AM

Ozzy Osbourne, insanely overrated as a vocalist...

Velvetclown · 09-27-2010, 12:48 PM

The Nazareth one

Darkspawn · 11-28-2010, 09:20 PM

The worse had to be...
I have to say Michael Bolton (He counts, he counts).

Delphine · 12-29-2010, 04:28 PM

Originally Posted by cnbpjb

I used to feel that way about Geddy Lee, but now the singer who grates on my nerve (and this has been for about the last five years or so) is Stevie Nicks both in and out of Fleetwood Mac. Nicks voice, for me, for about the last five years is as many people used to say about Mary Hart's voice on "Entertainment Tonight" it just sounds like nails being run on a chalkboard.

Stevie Nicks was good on the first Fleetwood Mac Album before the vocal cord surgery. Her voice has deteriorated over the years.

Delphine · 12-29-2010, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by jeansimmions_jr

yeah i have heard her once or twice and dont like her at all

She has a few good songs IMO-Beautiful Child is just pretty. And I love the original Rhiannon from the first album she was on. The other versions suck. I've found a lot of her demos on You Tube when she is just accompanied by a piano and they are nice.

Delphine · 12-29-2010, 04:33 PM

Originally Posted by Zrocker

I have never understood his popularity. Don't listen to him much but when I do it kind of sounds like he should have going to the restroom prior to recording.

Keith Ritchards singing in concert to give mick a break that was a all time low.

If there are worse then these two I don't want to hear it!!!

Bruce Springsteen sounds constipated.