Uz2Bon36
Posts: 1,135
Dec 4, 2015 10:03pm
Eddie Vedder
Scott Weiland
Kurt Cobain
Chris Cornell
Layne Staley
Scott Weiland
Kurt Cobain
Chris Cornell
Layne Staley
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Dec 5, 2015 11:37am
Worthless
Shitty
Shittier
Crap
Not worth a shit
Shitty
Shittier
Crap
Not worth a shit
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Dec 5, 2015 12:42pm
Rank them based on what? Vocally I think Cobain sucked, Vedder had the best tone, Cornell probably the best range. Weiland, and STP for that matter, often sounded like he was trying to imitate Vedder or Cornell (and doing it well enough to fool the untrained ear not familiar with these guys).
Cobain kind of sounds like Layne Staley trying to sing with a cat stuck in his throat.
Cobain kind of sounds like Layne Staley trying to sing with a cat stuck in his throat.
GOONx19
Posts: 7,147
Dec 5, 2015 1:29pm
Who?
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Dec 5, 2015 1:36pm
As singers in their prime?
Cornell
Weiland
Vedder
Staley
Cobain
Cornell
Weiland
Vedder
Staley
Cobain
Uz2Bon36
Posts: 1,135
Dec 5, 2015 2:23pm
You're right. I want to move Layne up but can't come up with a good reason, except Eddie comes across as a d-bag, sometimes.Heretic;1767495 wrote:As singers in their prime?
Cornell
Weiland
Vedder
Staley
Cobain
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Dec 5, 2015 3:04pm
Eddie has a better voice and it isn't close.Uz2Bon36;1767496 wrote:You're right. I want to move Layne up but can't come up with a good reason, except Eddie comes across as a d-bag, sometimes.
Layne does not have a good voice but it's unique and just works...similar in that regard to Tom Petty.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Dec 5, 2015 3:50pm
Yeah, I like AiC more than probably any of the groups the other singers were affiliated with, but as far as Layne goes, it was because his voice fit the vibe of the music perfectly, making it more of a perfect storm than anything else. Like, AiC was more than the sum of their parts because all the pieces fit together. With some of those other groups, the singer carried them more than Layne did AiC.gut;1767502 wrote:Eddie has a better voice and it isn't close.
Layne does not have a good voice but it's unique and just works...similar in that regard to Tom Petty.
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sportchampps
Posts: 7,361
Dec 5, 2015 6:42pm
Eddie
Cobain
Cornell
Weiland
Stanley.
Im pretty much ranking them by their band though
Cobain
Cornell
Weiland
Stanley.
Im pretty much ranking them by their band though
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sportchampps
Posts: 7,361
Dec 5, 2015 6:43pm
Tom York
Uz2Bon36
Posts: 1,135
Dec 5, 2015 8:54pm
I'm with ya and AIC is my favorite band, no doubt. Who carried each other more - Kurt with Dave Grohl and Novoselic, or more Layne carrying Jerry Cantrell?Heretic;1767505 wrote:Yeah, I like AiC more than probably any of the groups the other singers were affiliated with, but as far as Layne goes, it was because his voice fit the vibe of the music perfectly, making it more of a perfect storm than anything else. Like, AiC was more than the sum of their parts because all the pieces fit together. With some of those other groups, the singer carried them more than Layne did AiC.
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Sonofanump
Dec 6, 2015 12:53am
Chris Cornell
Layne Staley
Eddie Vedder
Scott Weiland
Kurt Cobain
Layne Staley
Eddie Vedder
Scott Weiland
Kurt Cobain
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Dec 6, 2015 2:08am
Hunger Strike is one of my all-time favorites....this contest goes to Cornell, with EV coming in a close second.
Spock
Posts: 2,853
Dec 6, 2015 9:15am
Grunge singers arent really that good of singers. THeir voice fits well with the type of music.
Uz2Bon36
Posts: 1,135
Dec 6, 2015 11:05am
Will you please just shut the hell up. Name a famous band in which the singer does not fit the music.Spock;1767711 wrote:Grunge singers arent really that good of singers. THeir voice fits well with the type of music.
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Wolves of Babylon
Posts: 408
Dec 6, 2015 11:12am
Not true, if you've heard Cornell sing live, you could not say this.Spock;1767711 wrote:Grunge singers arent really that good of singers. THeir voice fits well with the type of music.
As far as singing
Cornell
Vedder
Weiland
Staley
Cobain
Band Preference
Pearl Jam
Soundgarden
Nirvana
Alice in Chains
Stone Temple Pilots
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Sonofanump
Dec 6, 2015 1:08pm
Chris Cornell
Mark Lanegan
Layne Staley
Eddie Vedder
Scott Weiland
Ed Kowalcyk
Zack De La Rocha
Billy Corrigan
Trent Reznor
Kurt Cobain
Mark Lanegan
Layne Staley
Eddie Vedder
Scott Weiland
Ed Kowalcyk
Zack De La Rocha
Billy Corrigan
Trent Reznor
Kurt Cobain
Uz2Bon36
Posts: 1,135
Dec 6, 2015 1:52pm
Trent over Kurt....wow, never considered that one. I may even throw the (new) Marilyn Manson somewhere on that list, too. Maybe even ahead of Zack DLR.
Billy prob' is last for me.
Billy prob' is last for me.
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cat_lover
Posts: 2,388
Dec 7, 2015 11:17am
Cornell
Staley
Vedder
Weiland
Cobain
I was really only a fan of Soundgarden and Alice In Chains as far as grunge went. Cornell is a very good singer and while Staley may not be the best singer,his voice is very strong and powerful and really fits with the Alice In Chains sound.
Staley
Vedder
Weiland
Cobain
I was really only a fan of Soundgarden and Alice In Chains as far as grunge went. Cornell is a very good singer and while Staley may not be the best singer,his voice is very strong and powerful and really fits with the Alice In Chains sound.