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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
- Rolling Stone Magazine offers readers another insipid list - this time it is the Greatest Singers of All Time! What do you think of the list?
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No Karen Carpenter? I love what Tom Petty's daughter said about RS magazine when asked if her father was dead - she said : "He's not dead yet, but your magazine is." Amen.
This is a great quote
Karen Carpenter is on the list, at #123.
The perfect quote for a magazine that's been a disposable rag
for decades along with their online site!
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@@joelgoldenberg1100 She should’ve been the top 10 in my opinion.
I like your take on this. Kudos for mentioning Rosemary Clooney, Doris Day and Karen Carpenter. Unfortunately, we live in an era where the ability to just sing the melody of a song with some tasteful improvisations is being trumped by vocal gymnastics. Dolly Parton's thoughtful rendition of her own song "I will always love you", where the focus is on the person she is singing to, vs Whitney Houston's version which should have been retitled, "I will always love me and my incredible voice", is a good example of this trend.
Very good points, Joe. Your observation would fall under the criteria of "singing with purpose"!
You nailed it. Thank you for that observation about Whitney Houston - she is so over-wrought. Singers like her should just pick a note already.
What a refreshing and IMO completely correct stance. You're line 'where the ability to just sing the melody of a song with some tasteful improvisations is being trumped by vocal gymnastics' is something I have felt for years but you articulated it beautifully. Is it these stupid [insert country] has talent like shows? Is it a reflection of a society that is increasingly growing in bombasity? Do people simply have no refinement in their taste any more? Do people equate volume blast with quality? Is it some of these reasons or even more? Obviously I have no answers but I am really glad and appreciative for your post.
Trend? That Whitney Houston cover was 30 years ago - closer to the original than to now.
I would include Mariah Carey as also being guilty of using unnecessary vocal gymnastics to the point of ruining a song.
To me Steve Marriott of Humble Pie and Small Faces is certainly one of the best Rock singers ever. Apparently he didn't make the list.
Ouch!
Ogden's Nut Gone Flake, one of my most prized possessions! Rollin' Over is a great Steve Marriott vocal.
My favorite rock singer also. He didn't even make the list of 100 greatest ROCK singers. Geeze....
Steve Marriott, pure rock'n'roll, just so fu**en cool.
I guess it was All Or Nothing for Steve. So many missing from that list, James Brown, Terry Callier, Betty Davis, Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, Scott Walker ..............
Tony Bennett, Nat Cole, Petula Clark. Carl Wilson should be on the list, if only for his lead vocal on "God Only Knows."
I thought that was Brian.
I agree it’s not just a stupid list, it’s the opposite of what music is about. Bob Dylan’s voice is in my top ten , but he does not have to be in yours..but Paul Rogers & Karen Carpenter not in the list ?
@@robgronotte1 In an Esquire magazine interview, Brian said, "I wanted Carl to sing it. I thought he had the right voice for the song...so I was able to put on my producer hat rather than satisfy my ego and sing it myself."
YES absolutely right. Gorgeous vocals on that song (which incidentally is Paul McCartney's favourite pop song). RS seem to be anti anything or anyone who was popular with the masses but don't fit in with their image of 'cool'. They are more likely to rank a singer over someone has classy has Judy Garland based on the fact that their choice wears as little clothing as possible.
Rolling Stone never really grew up. In its desire to be perceived as the avant guard hipster mag for 'real musicians' it really remained just a dishonest and quite frankly a juvenile yet pretentious piece of self-indulgence.
agree about carl
I have never been that big a fan of Rolling Stone. My dad let me look at his old issues from the late 60's and early 70's. By far my favourite part was the reader letters complaining how bad the magazine was. Two standouts to me were "I wouldn't even use your magazine to wrap my fish!" and "If I followed your record review recommendations I'd have the most piece of sh*t record collection ever!"
Nailed it.
Rolling Stone magazine only allows ass kissing and overtly positive letters to the editor now. I’ve tried several times to complain about their political pieces and they have never published me or anybody with a alternative point of view
"My dad let me look at his old issues from the late 60's and early 70's."
Get a new dad !
RS creates these lists in hopes of offending people. It gets them clicks.
I like your point about the difference between a great voice and a great singer. Years ago I commented about this on FB and gave Howard Kaylan and Micky Dolenz as examples of both, in my opinion- both heavily underrated pop vocalists who have great voices and are great singers. As I posted it, it got an immediate thumbs-up and the words "Howard Kaylan likes this post" floated up. He was reading the thread.
Hey Joe, yes I agree with the picks of Dolenz and Kaylan. To me, it makes most sense to create lists within genres with solid criteria first, and then make the all encompassing list.
@@popgoesthe60s52 They just offer no criteria for these things. There is no list, nor even any discussion, in which Ozzy Ozbourne and Billie Holliday both belong.
Howard Kaylan is such an amazing singer but very underrated.
@@BradyDale04 A great singer and a great voice. He brings emotional resonance to songs like "You Know What I Mean" that most couldn't. A great singer tells the story...
I think it’s a shame that Colin Blunstone and Burton Cummings didn’t make the list they are in my opinion 2 of the greatest singers in the rock and roll history and we get people like Ozzy Osbourne on the greatest singers list Rolling Stone give me a break it’s all about money to them.
I could make a list of 200 singers who didn't make it!
Virtually no one knows who Blunstone is, and Argent for that matter outside of a certain age group ie those who were about at the time he was releasing. I can never sell Blunstone albums, or Argent. But The Zombies ALWAYS sell.
Here is the joke, I'll put on a Blunstone album and people ask who is that and buy it. So the reason is not music, it is just some artists seem to not get the name recognition others do.
As for Cummings, he always sells, Guess Who too, BTO etc. They sell very consistently. People ask for Cummings.
I concur!
Bluntstone is one of my 60s favorites.
Good call with Colin Blunstone
John Lennon is my favorite singer of all-time with McCartney close behind. Incredible range and power both of them. Not at all surprised by the top ten we are firmly in terra woke incognito. And no Karen Carpenter? Sinatra? Glad you mentioned them Matt.
Woke Indeed what about Freddie or Roger Taylor and his 4 octave range? Guess we need to start with our selves or in English keep calm and carry on. Don't sweat the stuff you can't control seems to be the motto of an apathetic today but it's not wrong. I'm done Carry On. Thanks for the opportunity to vent.
Mama Cass
I just heard Paul Rogers mentioned and I agree he's one of the greatest of all time, in my humble opinion. I feel the same way about Steve Winwood...
Paul Rodgers, great singer definitely
Paul Rodgers Steve Winwood not on this list makes it hilarious.
yes, Steve is major, and still sings well.
I thought it was outrageous Dionne Warwick didn't make the list.
Karen Carpenter has no equal and to be left off the list is unbelievable! Another great female vocalist is Judith Durham of the Australian band "The Seekers". Like Karen she could hold a pure note without the vocal gymnastics that infest modern performances.
Yes, I had forgotten about Judith. Thank you, Paul!
@@Spo-Dee-O-Dee Yes, I did miss that. My mistake.
Judith Durham was sensational.
Dang! I missed Judith Durham in my couple of proposals for missing non-Americans. (I suggested Tom Jones and Bon Scott). Yes, Judith deserves to be there, and ahead of my two suggestions, as one of the defining sounds of the 1960s and one of the truly great voices.
Karen Carpenter and Judith Durham! Two awesome vocalists! Love their music!
Damn straight Paul Rodgers is one if the few singers that still sings just as good today. Maybe slightly thinner but maintains his range. Also a multi instrumentalist
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Elvis.... Michael Jackson.... Sam Cooke.... Nat king Cole.... Sinatra.... Bing.... Louis Armstrong..... Freddie Mercury.....Robert Plant....Janis Joplin.....Aretha Franklin...Karen Carpenter.... Patsy Cline....Etta James.... Billie Holiday..... Kate Bush.... Shirley Bassey..... Dionne Warwick
These should have been on the list - Donovan Leitch, Burton Cummings, Ian Gillan, Robin Gibb, Art Garfunkel. Peter Rivera, & Paul Rogers.
Art isn't on the list? How?
Robin Gibb made the worst single of all time. Saved by the bell. Its horrible.
@@haroldlumpet That's OK. It wouldn't do if we all liked the same thing.
Right, Barry and Robin will not be forgotten. Just bought 4 of the recent 2022 Cd remasters from Japan, Cucumber Castle, 2 Years On, Trafalgar, and To Whom It May Concern.
@@pretorious700 I don't remember asking you?
I feel your pain, Matt - but I stopped taking these kind of polls seriously by the late-70s after I remember Johnny Rotten being considered a great singer!
Keep up the great work.
Great video Matt, I too was very surprised by the absence of Bing Crosby. It is like they have conveniently erased him and his influence from the history of popular music. Cheers Matt
just go into any junk store and see the piles of Bing albums, should tell you enough. his time is passing. that is how it goes.
he has a set of standards, which will be played for all our lives. I like a lot of his singing myself, but what you are talking about already started 30 years ago.
Agreed, however his influence on other artist who have influenced lesser artists on this list cannot be denied. There are few old time singers that I listen to, however that shouldn’t exclude them from this list - and Rolling Stone knows this. IMHO he and other greats were excluded so they could include other artists that ticked certain demographic boxes. This is the way of RS and that can be extended to all of their recent listings.
What’s going against Bing, in the eyes of RS, is that he was a Caucasian male.
@@ml5955 thankfully there are still plenty of those on the list 😉
I hate his singing. HATE HATE HATE!
Roy Orbison was the greatest singer with the greatest voice ever!
Others that were great:
Harry Nilsson, Mama Cass, Barry Gibb, Bobby Hatfield, Bill Medley, Neil Young, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, David Crosby, Linda Ronstadt, Tom Petty, Sting, Bono, Freddie Mercury, Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bobby Darin, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Harry Chapin, Jim Croce, Karen Carpenter, Billy Joel, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, John Denver, Dionne Warwick, Jackie DeShannon, Carole King, Neil Sedaka, Tony Bennett, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Carl Wilson, Jeff Lynne, David Bowie, Connie Francis, Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Stevie Wonder, Little Anthony, Johnny Maestro, Smokey Robinson, Randy Meisner, Lesley Gore, Diana Ross, Susanna Hoffs, Stevie Nicks, Tony Williams, Dion, Joan Jett, Eric Burdon, Gary Puckett, Blondie, Neil Diamond, Ben E. King, Brian Wilson, Brenda Lee, Mick Jagger, Steven Tyler, Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, I could go on and on.
Roy was the best, no man had the vocal range that he possessed!!
Great job Matt! So the Rolling Stone isn't your Bible? It's right up there with Newsweek and SI. Karen Carpenter is the best female singer I've ever heard. Congratulations on staying composed throughout the video. I thought you were going to break a few times!
This is a list of singers that sell today on vinyl, which is why you have some singers and not others, it's pretty much who is kinda popular on social media, which is why you get Billie and Ella, but not people like Garland, Day.
Writers don't have the depth of knowledge about music they once had.
Good point about the vinyl. I didn't think of that!
Granted I have not read the list however the two singers that come to mind are Paul McCartney and Harry Nilsson. Those two can do amazing things with their voices.
McCartney at lease made the list - Nilsson is persona non grata.
@@popgoesthe60s52 i wouldntve been surprised if Paul had been omitted.. left out Harry but ozzy & dylan are now songbirds?, lol
isnt this the same magazine that put joan jett in the top 10 list of guitar players?!🙃
i just looked up top 50 music related magazines.. Jann Wenner didnt make this list, weird.
@@Toobzilla jann ain't the man but obviously paul and harry belong on the list. bob and ozzy have been singing for 62 and 55 years, respectively. name a world class boxer boxing his 57th year who's still competitive?
@@marcyfan-tz4wj there's probably as many boxers still competitive @ 57yrs as there are singers.. none, lol
@@popgoesthe60s52 I'm restringing a guitar and it occured to me, the only motivation RS could have to compile such nincompooped, divisive lists as they do is controversy. I can see Wenner ( is he still alive? associated with RS?) being arrogant enough to assemble a list that he has no belief in himself just so he can be all "if i say it, it must be" but surely there must be some decent ppl with intergrity, common sense & humility that are in managing positions @ RS that would balk at such nonsense. There can't possibly be that many mental cases in one location. not possible. which, like this telecaster I'm rew-stringing leaves us collectively as instruments to be played. In this age where most media is available, free to the end-user must leave entities like RS who, i'm only assuming still creates hard-copy issues that they hope to sell regularly, in the precarious position of finding new ways to create revenue. For all i know, everytime i type RS, Wenner, nincompoop etc, RS/Wenner inc. recieves a royalty?.. It would make waaaayyy more sense than these embarrassing, hair-raising compilations that they comprise.. damn it, now i feel cheap & used. Hopefully they had enough respect for the sheep they sheared (us) by not leaving Brian & Carl Wilson off the list... they wouldn't ?
How did Steve Perry not get a mention in the top 10 ?
My greatest list: (female vocalists) Connie Francis, Patsy Cline, and Brenda Lee. (male vocalists) Elvis Presley, Dean Martin, Tony Williams of the Platters, and Marty Robbins.
Well Karen Carpenter may not have been included in Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the top 200 singers, but Readers of Playboy magazine voted Karen Carpenter as the Best Rock Drummer in the 1975 annual opinion poll. Carpenter outvoted John Bonham of the rock band Led Zeppelin.
I did not know that! I'll be Playboy could still run a better survey for best singers of all time!
Karen Carpenter was included at position #123.
@@winston4339 I'm glad she made it onto the list .I love her voice.
Karen Carpenter a better drummer than John Bonham??
That’s the best joke I’ve heard in years 😂😂😂
My already high respect for you has just gone up enormously
Clearly Elvis should be in the top 10, if not #1. Not just a pretty face, but a phenomenal singer, especially in his prime. I would agree w/ you about Dylan if this was a list of the greatest voices of all time, but it's GREATEST SINGERS, and Dylan should be high on that list. Countless artists have covered Dylan songs, and there's only one that surpassed the original--you know which one--which is quit a testament to Dylan's singular abilities as a singer.
❤ the king 👑 👑 👑
Something I really, really don’t get is how out of the Beach Boys, all of whom could’ve and probably should’ve made the top 10-20, only Brian is included and didn’t even make the top 50. No Dennis, or Carl? How could the guy who sang God Only Knows at just 17 years old not make the list?
Carl might actually be my number one.
God only knows. Indeed.
The best way to live is to ignore Rolling Stone and anything it spawns (Including the RRHOF)....:) I think they make these lists to get people to talk them.....as always a good presentation.
I couldn't believe it when they didn't include STEVE MARRIOTT on their 100 Greatest Rock Singers list. I wasn't going to even look at this list, but the curiosity got the better of me and I thought maybe since it's now 200 singers, they might give Steve his well deserved mention. No, once again they didn't include him at all. I agree with you on all the others you mentioned - shocking! I don't understand what criteria they used as some of these mentions were good performers, but great singers? NO! This is why i gave up my Rolling Stone subscription many years ago, they are clueless...
Thank you for another great show, Matt. Happy New Year....
Thank you for commenting, Cindy!
Would have enjoyed Helen Shapiro and Lesley Gore on the list. Paul McCartney, the man of 1000 voices, on 26# also makes me itch (same goes for the absence of George Harrison). I think the thing I would have changed the most is Christine McVie for Nicks, because Christie was pitch perfect when singing live. What do you think, Matt? Happy New Year, my friend.
Good call on McVie. Nicks is certainly recognizable but I would not rate her high for several reasons. I could construct a list of 200 quality singers who didn't make the list!
Paul Rodgers, to me, is the greatest Rock singer of all time. Underappreciated are James Dewar and Frankie Miller.
Spot on. RS has a long history of opinions which are … to put it politely “off the mark”
Two examples from the 60s, they disparaged Eric Clapton, and pretty well rubbished Zeppelin’s first album.
Where did those twerps get their taste from?
What really puzzles me - how on earth did it become so popular, and in particular so respected?
Speaking of Christmas tunes...Karen deserves to be on this list for "Merry Christmas Darling" alone. "Greeting cards have all been sent...
Good to hear your take on this. You and Robert are in total agreement on Paul Rodgers. the more I think about It, the more dumbfounded I am about Judy Garland not being included.
I agree. The Rolling Stone's criteria is weak and laughable. It's another missed opportunity to have a serious conversation on something that is important to many of us. Thanks TJR!
Preaching to the converted here Matt, but as it is your channel, I get to sit back while you do all the heavy lifting on this topic! I think this stuff just tends to get our blood pressure up a bit if we take it seriously, and unfortunately we still do, because these are things we are passionate about. I've pulled back from these old dinosaur institutions (Rolling Stone Mag, R and R Hall of Fame, and certainly Grammys) many years ago because - as you drilled in on, they are really just clickbait (in whatever form). If Bob Dylan is ranked higher than Elvis or Paul McCartney on this list of Greatest Singers, Houston we have a problem, and it's not Whitney.
Well said, Borella!
Jack Bruce live with Cream. Scat singing while playing crazy bass lines. Also, Geddy Lee, same thing.
Bob Dylan is a better singer than Paul McCartney… haha, seriously Jann?
Eva Cassidy had a good voice, listen to her version of people get ready
The bad thing about Rolling Stone Magazine lists is that many people in the press and other media actually take them seriously and as factual. This list seems to be a certain group picking singers who they think will make them look hip.
Does Rolling Stone know music existed before the '50s?
God bless Tiny Tim!
This is just Rolling Stone's list, which doesn't even appear to have an opinion.
Rick Beato's top 20 lists on UA-cam includes singers and rock singers respectively. Worth checking out.
Thanks, I'll check out Beato's vid.
I quit reading Rolling Stone around 1984. I can't imagine how bad it is now.
I think another big oversight was no Agnetha and Frida from ABBA. Say what you need to say about ABBA but those voices were phenomenal. A soprano and a mezzo soprano singing perfect harmony?
Good point about ABBA, great harmonies.
@@Spo-Dee-O-Dee Absolutely wrong, watch ABBA the movie, they absolutely nailed it and kicked butt. Also, Watch the Dick Clark TV special where they sang live for about six or seven songs and they were phenomenal live
@@Spo-Dee-O-Dee I meant to Dick Cavett special, it’s easily found on UA-cam and they perform six or seven songs completely live
The missing two that immediately came to me when perusing the list were Nat King Cole and Harry Nilsson. Then Judy Garland, Bing Crosby…personally I would have loved to have seen Corey Wells or Chuck Negron, or Cass Elliott, Howard Kalyan, Dionne Warwick, Art Garfunkel…
Nat Cole was hugely influential and Nilsson's voice is to die for!
Thanks for the video Matt! A very confusing list. But totally confirms that Rolling Stone magazine is being published somewhere in the Bizarro World.
Where to start... Joni Mitchell, Paul Rodgers, Burton Cummings, Colin Blunstone, Dolores O'Riordan ... yeah, Celine Dion should be included, though she's not my cuppa.
The Lennon ranking is classic.
Ranker probably does a better list than RS!
(I won't get started on Matt Taibbi. This is a 60s music channel!)
Matt Taibbi seems like he has something to say other than go with the current mainstream flow.
When Taibbi left, there went any shred of journalism left at the Mag.
No Dolores O'Riordan or Ann Wilson really pisses me off!!!
Great surprise, always great to see pop goes the 60s!. Within your criticisms of faithful, maybe mick’s bird could never sing.
Bob Dylan said the list means nothing because each generation hears there own version of ,"Greatest" and therefore has no real validity. last year Grace Slick wasn't even on the list but Mary J Blige was. There you go.
the bing crosby omission alone renders this list a joke. Bing was such a huge influence on singers after him, including Sinatra. In part this was because his rise coincided with various new recording technologies that allowed for more subtle, nuanced recorded singing.
\Steve Marriott is another huge oversight.
What about Joni Mitchell? She's one of the best of all time regardless of gender.
She was included at #50.
RS is more of a brand now than a magazine, kind of like Newsweek and Time. I confess to being a frequent reader of WIkipedia for pop/rock group basic info to remind me, and have noticed that the articles therein often state where the artist(s) ranks in various RS lists ("#87 in the RS list of greatest male backup singers..."). So perhaps RS is just looking for another mention in those WIkipedia articles, as a form of advertising. I agree that a list of singers without Bing Crosby or Karen Carpenter is comical, but that's nothing compared to calamity of leaving out whole genres from "Singers." Jussi Bjorling anyone ? How about Birgit Nilsson ?
That's one of the worst parts of this. Too many sources quote Rolling Stone Magazine lists as if they mean something.
It is good to see that you are making videos again, Matt, and I have to agree with whom you consider to have better voices than those who made Rolling Stones' list of the greatest singers of all-time. In my opinion, musical tastes are very subjective and it really depends on who you ask in regard to the best voices of all-time. Karen Carpenter had a fabulous voice and it is just crazy that she did not make the list. Looking forward to watching more of your videos, Matt, and my favorite series you did last year was on Paul Revere and the Raiders. 👍
Thank you, Jeff. I have plenty more band histories coming. I am working on 3 at the moment.
@@popgoesthe60s52 That's great, Matt! You always do such a great job on your site and I am looking forward to watching more of your videos.👍
My guess is RS simply see artists such as Karen Carpenter as uncool and with RS that means out the door with you. They are fake self-indulgent egotists.
Lennon, McCartney and Freddie
I am always amazed at how most RS lists look like a Jann Wenner mind map (older folks) with a sprinkling of flavor of the times (newer folks). They never seem to break out of this mold. I say this appreciating the top 10 of this list, but realizing the stark omissions and the strange placings of others (MJ at #86? and Janis Joplin at #78?). I used to get upset about these lists when I was in high school and college. Now they seem too predictable to worry about unfortunately.
I firmly believe that if you made a Best Singers List, it would be pretty accurate......Please make one.....
Rolling Stone Was Great when it came in newspaper form. As soon as they became a slick "Magazine"... the slide began and today they about as relevant to Music as GQ or People Magazine!
Being past 70 I have seen many of these Rolling Stone Top 100 lists. The reaction is always the same, and I don't see the harm. The results reflect more the times than way back when.
Good video. A few of the most blatant ones they missed to me were Tim Buckley, Paul Rodgers and Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers.
Very good comment, thanks for the additional input. especially about Karen Carpenter.
Matt I am seeing a strange pixel, or lack there of, just left of center above your head on your straight on shots. I noticed it in the last one I watched as well.
I think it's a thermostat on the wall
@@buddyneher9359 thanks
This list was not about talent, it was more about influence, popularity and being iconic among other agendas
Then compile a list of "Iconic, Popular & Influential People that hold Microphones" but for the love of god, PLEEEZE stop calling some of these people singers! How would you like to be Ella Fitzgerald, or Smokey Robinson & be compared to Ouzi Ouzborne or Vince Neil?
Glad you've made this video, excellent points, as always.
(obviously Justin Hayward is not on the list, what did I expect... ;) )
Listening to David Clayton Thomas or Ike Willis always makes my day...
RS magazine hasn't been legitimate since 1978 or so
,Paul Rodgers has a great voice Steve Perry Journey Freddy Mercury's was awesome Karen Carpenter an angelic voice
I'm so glad I clicked on your video as opposed to reading that joke of a list. They haven't got a clue at Rolling Stone, do they?
Good call on Bing Crosby. Always thought of him as parents' music when young, but when I grew up could appreciate his work, even if not a fan. Agree on Annie Wilson (just point to her rendition of Stairway to Heaven at the Kennedy Center for a supporting example) and Karen Carpenter, among others.
I can't in good conscience give that POS Jann Wenner a single click. But after learning Karen C missed the cut I am curious Matt. Did Mickey Thomas or Meatloaf make the grade (according to those dim bulbs over at RS)? Cheers mate, Rick
I would like to add Bob Mosley of Moby Grape (my favorite SF band). Check out his voice on the song "Three-Four" on their 2nd album - a slow countryfied composition. Man, that guy can sing!
The omission of Paul Rodgers (lead singer of Bad Co., among others) is bad enough. But the omission of Ann Wilson and Karen Carpenter is nothing short of sexism at its worst. Obviously the gang at RS is a bunch of good old boys who want to keep the Boys Club intact.
And what also works against them is the point you made, Matt: they’re White. They would have had a better chance of making this list if they Black or another minority. This is just a back door way of being racist as well as sexist. So they got a double whammy!!!
Paul Rodgers is one if the greatest and should have been on there with countless others
Judy Garland
Lena Horne
Tim Buckley
Nick Drake
Steve Marriott
Steve Winwood
and so many others missing.
I agree with everything you said here.
Ozzy and Dylan though....I think when a singers voice becomes so iconic as a sound of the music, it becomes great.
Is that a "frontman" quality so to speak?
No it's the vocals. The singing.
Pop/Rock doesn't demand virtuosity.
Paul Rogers not making the list is no surprise. Just check if Free and / or Bad Company are in the Rock and Roll HoF?
@@Spo-Dee-O-Dee the original Bad Company (WITH ROGERS) was 73 - 82 and we was with them again all through 98 - 2008 (and ad hoc ever since). He has had a longer tenure and association in that band than many artists the RRHoF. What more do you want?
@@Spo-Dee-O-Dee LoL.. in your humble opinion :)
amen about Bing and Marrianne. my fav Rock voice is Mike Smith most people dont know about the Dave Clark five if he isnt there I would include John Fogerty
Agreed 100% it's like some millennial came with this list.. What a joke. 🤦🏻
You know the oldest millennials are in their 40s now right?
Matt, I just discovered this in my feed the other day. I am a long time subscriber but this went through the cracks- Anyway, when you mentioned Ronnie Spector, I thought' oh my I am not the only one that considered her overrated'.. My opinion is , kind of like Stevie Nicks, the charisma and image and possibly notoriety ( her marriage to Spector) have more to do with it than their talent. Again, my opinion
I appreciate the comments! Thank you.
This is great Matt … I’m with ya on this … was Linda Ronstadt on their list ? Yowza ! She should be too … 🎶
Geez, I would certainly hope they include Ronstadt! But, then again, they didn't include Ann Wilson. How tf is that possible!?
I've always considered Rolling Stone a bit hokey. I prefer the British Music Magazines like Mojo, The Face and Q when it comes to intelligent music journalism. These Rolling Stone lists have been sociopolitical for years. They have an agenda which one has learnt to expect. In fact, I enjoy checking them out for the "guilty pleasure" annoyance factor. Maybe this is why they publish them. Cheers Matt.
Rolling Stone mag lost its relevance circa 1970.
Give me Hasil Adkins, Hank Williams and Ray Charles. The Elvis kid was aight!
Love your show.. Now Mr Paul Rodgers is my favourite singer and to me is one of the greatest voices singers front men of all time. He’s can sing like a lion. He’s one of very few who can hit my insides. The soul the blues the rock, he just soothes your soul. Ann Wilson is my favourite female singer of all time. She a bit like the female version of Paul. How these 2 don’t make the top 200 is a joke. I’m used to Paul getting snubbed. Annie Lennox as well as the other ones you mentioned. Is Bob Segar on this list? And if they want to talk about presence and being a front man, then Bon Scott let there be rock live in 1978 is as good as it gets.
You and many UA-camrs, as well as forum posters, are commenting on it. You said it at 3:29. It's clickbait. Mission accomplished.
....Ringo should've been number 1. Obviously.
No Paul Rogers?!!! BTW. I concur. Rogers is also my fave. Karen Carpenter at 123? My God.
All the singers in the top 10 that you mentioned are awesome, but it would seem as though RS is more concerned about their own image, rather than making a more accurate list How very 2023! Your description of RS as a “clickbait periodical” is perfect! Bought my last copy in ‘89………..
I had a subscription until 1989. There was no point after that.
It’s really nice to see Karen Carpenter on the list, but I would’ve placed her in the top ten. She was undoubtedly the best female pop vocalist of her generation. A voice like no other.
Amazing! Elvis at no. 17! In 2008 RS had him at n. 3. What happened - his singing got worse over the past 14 years?!
He gets docked for cultural appropriation.
Best singers (my list) 1.Norman Hurricane Smith 2. Ringo Starr 3. Yoko Ono 4. John Bonham 5. Mozart :-)
Would you even categorize Leonard Cohen as a singer? I wouldn't.
Yeah, he is like a poetry recitator with ear for music :D
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I love the sound of his voice, few ever sang Leonard’s songs better than him because his voice was always so full of experience. Different kinds of singers give different things and people can tell why someone is good.
Horses for courses. My favorite singers are Scott Walker and Dionne Warwick - who were no where near that useless list.
@@edwardmulholland7912 Yes, I see that. Dionne is very fine. My dad had her records.
Rolling Stone Magazine is absolute garbage. Matt’s review of this joke of a “ greatest of” list is very good. Kudos for Matt’s opinion of Paul Rodgers.
Thank you, Chuck!
Where's Barry Gibb that man could sing the phone book and make it sound great, I am a Dylan fan but to say he's a great singer is ridiculous
You hit the nail on the head when you called it 'click-bait'. All of these lists are pointless and misguided; disparaging, if not downright insulting to great singers not on the list.
When I saw Iggy Pop on the list (and I like him) I knew this wasn't going to go well... and McCartney is way too low. It is just a joke, even though there are a lot of great singers on the list.
Yeah, it really makes you wonder who is minding the store at the RS Mag.
My sentiments exactly Matt!!
Yes sir Paul Rodgers should be very very close to the top of any list, along with Steve Winwood two of the greatest ever.
Is Pavarotti included? Is "Of All Time" 50 years ?
you speak all kinds of truth here, matt. ann wilson certainly understands how good paul rogers sings and i do too. it's convenient for rolling stone to change their lists every 10 or 15 years to correct the many things they get wrong. one thing they don't get wrong? the astonishing singing ability of john winston ono lennon who's better than mariah carey. great video! you say what you mean.
thanks to you i listened to "sometime in new york city" all the way through last night and had "the luck of the irish" on my mind when hearing about the passing of sinead o'connor today. there's no such thing obviously and he died on her 14th b-day. i respect your attempt to view lennon unslavishly (somebody's gotta do it) but i'm grateful for everything he recorded.
I bought it regularly late 60's to early 70's mainly to catch up with American releases through reviews. I remember it as being a pretty good read too. How sad that it should come to this.
My Top 5 List:
5. Brian Wilson
4. James Brown
3. Frank Sinatra
2.Aretha Franklin
1. Freddie Mercury
You're a tonic, dude! Thanks.
Thank you, Matthew!