Music Appreciation

Glamrock

(11,803 posts) Thu Oct 18, 2018, 01:42 PM Oct 2018

Greatest rock n roll Singer evah! I said EVAH!

NOT OPEN FOR DISCUSSION (I'm looking at you PolackMstrSrgt)

Humble Pie - I Can't Stand The Rain

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Greatest rock n roll Singer evah! I said EVAH! (Original Post) Glamrock Oct 2018 OP

Just glad you aren't naming a "best rock guitarist ever..." hlthe2b Oct 2018 #1

Perhaps if I was a guitar player.... Glamrock Oct 2018 #2

Yup, but I'll stay clear of ranking... hlthe2b Oct 2018 #3

Right? If I try to rank musicians I wind up with - The Polack MSgt Oct 2018 #5

Kids today! SMH. mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 #4

Uuuuhhhhm..... I believes I says best RICK N ROLL Singer? Glamrock Oct 2018 #9

You kids and your hippy beebop. If you don't get off my yard this minute, I'm going to mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 #11

I love it when people talk about how they built a song. Iggo Oct 2018 #15

I never said I dislike Steve Marriot The Polack MSgt Oct 2018 #6

I just sprayed Jameson all over the Ottoman! Glamrock Oct 2018 #7

Very good! FiveGoodMen Oct 2018 #8

Glad youdug it! Glamrock Oct 2018 #10

I Vote Rick Bfd Oct 2018 #12

Really? You're Rick-Rolling us? And not even doing it properly? Have you no shame? mr_lebowski Oct 2018 #13

Haaha. Apparantly I don't! I gotta give cred to the enormous legend this guy became, Bfd Oct 2018 #14

hlthe2b

(102,637 posts)

1. Just glad you aren't naming a "best rock guitarist ever..."

Reply to Glamrock (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2018, 01:45 PM

Oct 2018

Because anyone foolish enough to do so, should forewarn the rest of us to.....

DUCK!

Glamrock

(11,803 posts)

2. Perhaps if I was a guitar player....

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 18, 2018, 01:47 PM

Oct 2018

But as a front man..... I SPEAK WITH AUTHORITY!

He is a badass though, no?

hlthe2b

(102,637 posts)

3. Yup, but I'll stay clear of ranking...

Reply to Glamrock (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 18, 2018, 01:50 PM

Oct 2018

The Polack MSgt

(13,210 posts)

5. Right? If I try to rank musicians I wind up with -

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 18, 2018, 01:53 PM

Oct 2018

Too many categories to make sense.

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,866 posts)

4. Kids today! SMH.

Reply to Glamrock (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2018, 01:53 PM

Oct 2018

I mean, c'mon. Puh-leeze. HERE'S how that song is done:

Muddy audio, but live:

Another live version, with much better sound. Where are the horns? You need the horns.

The story of the recording:

Ann Peebles

Glamrock

(11,803 posts)

9. Uuuuhhhhm..... I believes I says best RICK N ROLL Singer?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 18, 2018, 02:20 PM

Oct 2018

But thanks for turning me on to Anna!

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,866 posts)

11. You kids and your hippy beebop. If you don't get off my yard this minute, I'm going to

Reply to Glamrock (Reply #9)

Thu Oct 18, 2018, 02:45 PM

Oct 2018

Iggo

(47,625 posts)

15. I love it when people talk about how they built a song.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #4)

Sat Oct 20, 2018, 08:43 PM

Oct 2018

The Polack MSgt

(13,210 posts)

6. I never said I dislike Steve Marriot

Reply to Glamrock (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2018, 01:54 PM

Oct 2018

I stay at his hotels all the time.

Glamrock

(11,803 posts)

7. I just sprayed Jameson all over the Ottoman!

Reply to The Polack MSgt (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 18, 2018, 02:09 PM

Oct 2018

You should be ashamed! I just abused alcohol!

FiveGoodMen

(20,018 posts)

8. Very good!

Reply to Glamrock (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2018, 02:16 PM

Oct 2018

Never heard that version before

Glamrock

(11,803 posts)

10. Glad youdug it!

Reply to FiveGoodMen (Reply #8)

Thu Oct 18, 2018, 02:21 PM

Oct 2018

Bfd

(1,406 posts)

12. I Vote Rick

Reply to Glamrock (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2018, 03:00 PM

Oct 2018

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

13. Really? You're Rick-Rolling us? And not even doing it properly? Have you no shame?

Reply to Bfd (Reply #12)

Fri Oct 19, 2018, 03:40 AM

Oct 2018

Bfd

(1,406 posts)

14. Haaha. Apparantly I don't! I gotta give cred to the enormous legend this guy became,

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #13)

Fri Oct 19, 2018, 10:42 AM

Oct 2018

and for no good reason at all.

Cracks me up

I'm a 70's rock n roll fan so best vocalist would have to come from that era.
Freddy Mercury
Tommy Shaw (Styx)
the lead singer from KANSAS
There are so many many to choose from

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