This list was posted over at PMX:2 and I was inspired by Teddy M's post in that thread (awesome stuff). It's a total farce as Hit Parader is nothing but shit meant to sell, but let's move beyond that.
Instead of ranking your top vocalists (as that has been done to death) or saying how stupid the rankings are, simply comment on those in the list below. Forget being politically correct or trying to defend their place in history. If you think they suck, say it.
01. Robert Plant - Right place, right time, no big deal
02. Rob Halford - Metal God. 'Nuff said.
03. Steven Tyler - Sucks
04. Chris Cornell - AWESOME
05. Bon Scott - The best crappy vocalist ever.
06. Freddie Mercury - #1 of all-time, all genres. PERIOD.
07. Bruce Dickinson - Great, but the air raid shit gets old at times
08. Ozzy Osbourne- Sucks now..sucks then.
09. Paul Rodgers - Good but goes on my shit list for joining Queen
10. Ronnie James Dio - #2 all time.
11. Axl Rose - Love the voice, everyone can bite me
12. Sammy Hagar - The Jimmy Buffett of Rock. Awesome.
13. Geddy Lee - Hate him. Piss on Tom Sawyer.
14. Geoff Tate - He was #4 all time..now he is just a shadow...
15. Mick Jagger - Props for "Can't Always Get"..sux otherwise
16. Jonathan Davis- lol..next.
17. Roger Daltrey - Another old fart that is over-rated
18. Paul Stanley - Props for the wail at the start of "Heaven's on Fire", D+
19. David Lee Roth- best frontman ever, average otherwise
20. Kurt Cobain - I liked the sweater
21. Maynard James Keenan - Not a fan.
22. Klaus Meine - See #5.
23. Eddie Vedder - God. Bite me.
24. James Hetfield - Thrash vox= B, current vox= F
25. Trent Reznor- cool vibe, I like NIN.
26. Serj Tankian - ugh..
27. Layne Staley - GOD.
28. Steve Perry - GOD
29. Gene Simmons - Fuck him.
30. Joe Elliott - Loved him back when he had balls
31. Jon Bon Jovi - Rules.
32. Alice Cooper - Sucks the suck out of suck
33. Vince Neil - Sucks the suck out of #32
34. Steve Marriott - who cares?
35. Lajon Witherspoon- I like him.
36. Sebastian Bach - Total dick, but can wail with the best of 'em.
37. Philip Anselmo - Was the man..and I mean *was*
38. Zack De La Roch- Bleh
39. Brian Johnson - you gotta love your drunken uncle mumbling
40. Bret Michaels - Sucks
41. Udo Dirkschneider - Love him one day..hate him the next...go figure
42. David Draiman - Best vocalist in the modern scene.. Love him.
43. Ian Gillian - Grandpa is good.
44. Marilyn Manson - I'd rather eat glass.
45. Jeff Keith - Love him.
46. Chester Bennington- who?
47. Sully Erna - He's ok.
48. Lemmy Kilmister - I can't get past the mole. Sue me.
49. Aaron Lewis - Best of the whiners.
50. Brett Scallions - You can substiute Daughtry.
51. Chino Moreno - Another sucko.
52. Rob Zombie - Love the groove.
53. Anthony Kiedis - Should stay under the bridge.
54. David Coverdale - #3 all time
55. Gary Cherone - I liked him.
56. Andrew Wood - LOVE HIM. "Crown of Thorns" alone does it for me.
57. Scott Weiland - Liked STP, hate VR
58. Tom Araya - no big deal
59. Phil Lynnot - Good stuff
60. Rod Stewart - Amazing stuff
61. Scooter Ward - who?
62. Ray Davies - could care less
63. Sonny Sandoval - just another clone
64. David Bowie - AWESOME.
65. Joan Jett - My wife is going to kill me for saying how much she sux.
66. Josey Scott - who?
67. Perry Farrell - Unbearable
68. Scott Stapp - Deserves to die for ripping off my man Vedder
69. Amy Lee - Over-rated
70. Don Dokken - Not bad in a girly kind of way.
71. Fred Durst - Keep rollin..rollin...rollin...that song rules.
72. Mike Shinoda - who?
73. Pepper Keenan - amazed he is even on this list
74. Dez Fafara - Sucks ass.
75. Gavin Rossdale- props for Gwen
76. Blackie Lawless - Love him.
77. Dave Wyndorf- he can join Dez
78. Ann Wilson - great pipes
79. Jimi Hendrix - vocalist? eh?
80. Ville Valo - I liked him on Viva La Bam
81. Peter Steele - He scares me.
82. Dave Williams - who?
83. Dee Snider - not a fan
84. Joe Lynn Turner - I like him
85. King Diamond - SUCKS
86. Corey Taylor - could care less
87. Jamey Jasta - SUCKS
88. Justin Hawkins - who?
89. Dave Mustaine - depends on the day of the week.
90. Ian Astbury - One of my faves..
91. Stephen Pearcy - Say hello to Klaus
92. Phil Mogg - never paid attention
93. Biff Byford - who?
94. Cristina Scabbia - robot
95. Dani Filth - good for a laugh
96. Wes Scantlin - who?
97. Tim "Ripper" Owens - Good stuff, prefer the non screams
98. Joshua Todd - who?
99. Kevin Dubrow - LOL..sucks
100. Ray Gillen- Deserves top 10 status
Instead of ranking your top vocalists (as that has been done to death) or saying how stupid the rankings are, simply comment on those in the list below. Forget being politically correct or trying to defend their place in history. If you think they suck, say it.
01. Robert Plant - Right place, right time, no big deal
02. Rob Halford - Metal God. 'Nuff said.
03. Steven Tyler - Sucks
04. Chris Cornell - AWESOME
05. Bon Scott - The best crappy vocalist ever.
06. Freddie Mercury - #1 of all-time, all genres. PERIOD.
07. Bruce Dickinson - Great, but the air raid shit gets old at times
08. Ozzy Osbourne- Sucks now..sucks then.
09. Paul Rodgers - Good but goes on my shit list for joining Queen
10. Ronnie James Dio - #2 all time.
11. Axl Rose - Love the voice, everyone can bite me
12. Sammy Hagar - The Jimmy Buffett of Rock. Awesome.
13. Geddy Lee - Hate him. Piss on Tom Sawyer.
14. Geoff Tate - He was #4 all time..now he is just a shadow...
15. Mick Jagger - Props for "Can't Always Get"..sux otherwise
16. Jonathan Davis- lol..next.
17. Roger Daltrey - Another old fart that is over-rated
18. Paul Stanley - Props for the wail at the start of "Heaven's on Fire", D+
19. David Lee Roth- best frontman ever, average otherwise
20. Kurt Cobain - I liked the sweater
21. Maynard James Keenan - Not a fan.
22. Klaus Meine - See #5.
23. Eddie Vedder - God. Bite me.
24. James Hetfield - Thrash vox= B, current vox= F
25. Trent Reznor- cool vibe, I like NIN.
26. Serj Tankian - ugh..
27. Layne Staley - GOD.
28. Steve Perry - GOD
29. Gene Simmons - Fuck him.
30. Joe Elliott - Loved him back when he had balls
31. Jon Bon Jovi - Rules.
32. Alice Cooper - Sucks the suck out of suck
33. Vince Neil - Sucks the suck out of #32
34. Steve Marriott - who cares?
35. Lajon Witherspoon- I like him.
36. Sebastian Bach - Total dick, but can wail with the best of 'em.
37. Philip Anselmo - Was the man..and I mean *was*
38. Zack De La Roch- Bleh
39. Brian Johnson - you gotta love your drunken uncle mumbling
40. Bret Michaels - Sucks
41. Udo Dirkschneider - Love him one day..hate him the next...go figure
42. David Draiman - Best vocalist in the modern scene.. Love him.
43. Ian Gillian - Grandpa is good.
44. Marilyn Manson - I'd rather eat glass.
45. Jeff Keith - Love him.
46. Chester Bennington- who?
47. Sully Erna - He's ok.
48. Lemmy Kilmister - I can't get past the mole. Sue me.
49. Aaron Lewis - Best of the whiners.
50. Brett Scallions - You can substiute Daughtry.
51. Chino Moreno - Another sucko.
52. Rob Zombie - Love the groove.
53. Anthony Kiedis - Should stay under the bridge.
54. David Coverdale - #3 all time
55. Gary Cherone - I liked him.
56. Andrew Wood - LOVE HIM. "Crown of Thorns" alone does it for me.
57. Scott Weiland - Liked STP, hate VR
58. Tom Araya - no big deal
59. Phil Lynnot - Good stuff
60. Rod Stewart - Amazing stuff
61. Scooter Ward - who?
62. Ray Davies - could care less
63. Sonny Sandoval - just another clone
64. David Bowie - AWESOME.
65. Joan Jett - My wife is going to kill me for saying how much she sux.
66. Josey Scott - who?
67. Perry Farrell - Unbearable
68. Scott Stapp - Deserves to die for ripping off my man Vedder
69. Amy Lee - Over-rated
70. Don Dokken - Not bad in a girly kind of way.
71. Fred Durst - Keep rollin..rollin...rollin...that song rules.
72. Mike Shinoda - who?
73. Pepper Keenan - amazed he is even on this list
74. Dez Fafara - Sucks ass.
75. Gavin Rossdale- props for Gwen
76. Blackie Lawless - Love him.
77. Dave Wyndorf- he can join Dez
78. Ann Wilson - great pipes
79. Jimi Hendrix - vocalist? eh?
80. Ville Valo - I liked him on Viva La Bam
81. Peter Steele - He scares me.
82. Dave Williams - who?
83. Dee Snider - not a fan
84. Joe Lynn Turner - I like him
85. King Diamond - SUCKS
86. Corey Taylor - could care less
87. Jamey Jasta - SUCKS
88. Justin Hawkins - who?
89. Dave Mustaine - depends on the day of the week.
90. Ian Astbury - One of my faves..
91. Stephen Pearcy - Say hello to Klaus
92. Phil Mogg - never paid attention
93. Biff Byford - who?
94. Cristina Scabbia - robot
95. Dani Filth - good for a laugh
96. Wes Scantlin - who?
97. Tim "Ripper" Owens - Good stuff, prefer the non screams
98. Joshua Todd - who?
99. Kevin Dubrow - LOL..sucks
100. Ray Gillen- Deserves top 10 status