Who's the worst singer ever?

[Angelus]

IMO, I think Bob Dylan is the worst singer ever. He really blows. His voice sucks.

Sorry, but that's the way I feel.

Who do you think can't sing?

[Tom_Foolery]

1. Kathie Lee Gifford n/t

[curse10]

16. Good One!

:-)

[Ernesto]

148. NO.. it's that screamer with AC-DC

[AntiCoup2K4]

Michael Bolton

Who the Hell ever thought that horrible screech sounded good? :puke:

[Delano]

32. Bolton gets an unfair bad rap.

He sounds no different than Joe Cocker, but people give Cocker a break because he's a slob.

People rag on Bolton because of his cover songs, his hair, his middle-aged fan base, his whole inoffensive look & attitude.

While I don't think he's destined for any kind of greatness, I see him as a slightly more soulful John Tesh - his renditions are fine with me, although they are a bit overwrought.

[arwalden]

36. Nope... It's Because He Screams/Shouts The Lyrics

He sounds hoarse, rough, gravelly. That's not singing. He's horrid.

-- Allen

And I think he's not all that bad looking, so there! :-)

[drumwolf]

136. I always thought Joe Cocker was overrated anyway

and as for Bolton, I never thought he was, strictly speaking, a bad singer. He makes bad music, which is not the same as being a bad singer.

[terrya]

2. I just can't listen to Tom Waits' singing. I just can't.

He's a talented man, but oh my God.

[toddzilla]

29. why should i change my name? he's the one who sucks!!

[Atlas Mugged]

101. I adore Tom Waits

Yes, he has a horrible, tortured voice, but that's the point and I love it. I own everything he's ever recorded. And, I also love Keith Richard's voice.

[LSdemocrat]

3. Jewel on her Pieces of You album

She's better recently, although whenever I hear a song from that album I want to violently destroy every speaker in sight.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

4. Axel Rose

[swag]

5. Stevie Nicks

Number One Worst!

[curse10]

19. I was just going to post this!

Her voice grates on me, for some reason.

[Bunny]

139. Yep. Too nasal-ly.

Can't abide the woman. Christine McVie? She's good.

[belladonna]

150. Christine McVie?

Better than Stevie? Bwahahahahahaha!!! Christine was only in Fleetwood Mac because of John, period. Rumor has it that most of the time, they turned off her mic during concerts because she was clueless and ruined the harmonies. Oh, and probably because she really really really sucks :hi:

[ronnykmarshall]

56. Welcome to my ignore list.

:silly:

[swag]

93. Stevie, Is that you? n/t

[newyawker99]

128. Let's see.....

In no particular order:

Richard Harris
Yoko Ono
William Shatner
Nancy Sinatra
Barry Manilow (or maybe it was just his songs :puke:)
KC (KC and the Sunshine Band)

[Salviati]

6. William Shatner...

[progressivejazz]

146. And he's also the worst actor

.

[Loonman]

7. Heh heh

Robert Pollard.

[XNASA]

8. Dennis DeYoung

Mariah Carey as well. Yeah, I know that they can both hit the notes, but I've never heard more souless singing.

[SpaceCatMeetsMars]

I hate when I'm at the supermarket and they play Mariah, the

screeching banshee. She hurts my ears.

[Sticky]

9. Yoko Ono

Willie Nelson

Don't flame me but...
every time I hear Gloria Estefan I cringe. The woman sounds completely off key to me.

[wysimdnwyg]

10. Carl Lewis

Anyone else hear that ear-shriveling performance of the National Anthem he did before an NBA game several years ago? :scared:

[KamaAina]

22. Roseanne

Everyone heard her ear-splitting rendition of the anthem at a major league ballgame a few years ago. Windows were reported shattered as far north as Santa barbara...

[wysimdnwyg]

26. Almost as bad...

But having heard both (I'm sorry to say), I've got to go with Lewis as the worst. If for no other reason than Roseanne actually knew most of the words.

[pagerbear]

77. Roseanne never pretended to be a singer

It was an ill-advised stunt, to be sure, but she never pretended she could sing, and that was where her attempt at humor came from. The people who suggested she do it, however, should be shot.

[trof]

11. Besides Miz t.? Tiny Tim. eom

[tkulesa]

12. Me

No doubt about it. I'm the worst singer ever.

[mvd]

13. William Hung

Hey, he did make an album.

Bob and Stevie have different voices, but I find them refreshing and passionate.

[terrya]

23. How true! I'll bet those people buying his CD are going to regret it..

later. You buy his CD, have a few laughs listening to it once and twice. And then...it's just not funny anymore.

William's 15 minutes are ticking away, IMO.

Terry

[Taverner]

71. Now now now remember we are living in bizarro world right now!

War = Peace
Slavery = Freedom
Bush = Intelligence
Clinton = Stupid


so, ipso facto....William Hung = Good singer

and remember folks, unemployment is a strong economy!

[thestatusquo]

66. Yeah, What the heck?

I feel bad for Will Hung, he thinks that people actually like him and people are just paying attention to him because he's so bad. I hate American Idol, so souless...

[bobthedrummer]

79. Yep.

:puke:

[JohnLocke]

98. You got it

[galadrium]

109. Yeah... who actually likes that shit?

[Skittles]

14. Marianne Faithful

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[ronnykmarshall]

57. Them's fightin' words.

I KNEW I shouldn't have come in here.

[jonnyblitz]

84. hell no!!

I love her raspy whiskey voice!!!

[Skittles]

95. if you ever want to torment me jonny

lock me in a closet and force me to listen to one of her albums. :o

[mr_hat]

15. Neil "Eyeyameycried!" Diamond.

[LTR]

124. Neil is great in a schmaltzy way

Still a fan of "Cracklin' Rosie".

Some of it is kinda irritating, like "Heartlight". But "Hot August Night" shows why he's considered the "Jewish Elvis".

[southpaw]

17. Neil Young

But, like Dylan, he transcends his limited vocal ability, actually turning his limitations to his advantage...

...add to that an ability to compose great songs with deep, meaningful lyrics... :)

[Westegg]

58. I'd rank Neil over Dylan and Springsteen, but all 3 transcend..

...for the reasons you've noted.

[July]

126. My kids talk about "the bad Neils":

Neil Young, Neil Sedaka, Neil Diamond.

I like Neil Young, and I've been caught singing something by the other Neils when it gets stuck in my head thanks to oldies radio.

[LisaM]

18. Billy Joel

he is so off-key I have to put my hands over my ears.

[TNDemo]

20. Reba McIntyre.

Proves anyone can be a star.

[Delano]

21. Xtina Aguilera

While she can technically sing very well, her vocal histrionics are annoying beyond belief. The phenomenon of white girls copying black singing styles is annoying, especially when exaggerated, and when the flourishes don't really convey an emotion that relates to the song.

Strangely, even a lot of young black singers are starting to sound like this. You are no Aretha and you are no Chaka. Go back to the drawing board, learn a bit of restraint, and how to make the song come alive instead of just rying to show off what kind of acrobatics your voice can do.

[Love Bug]

47. Word, Delano!

You've just described my biggest gripe with today's pop music! I love a truly soulful singer as much as everyone else--Aretha, Patti LaBelle, etc., but these new girls need to find their own style. Singing scales is not singing! American Idol is the worse offender for promoting this. Yuk.

[Search Party]

24. Jessica Simpson

[Angelus]

25. She's a lot better than most people on this list.

[Search Party]

34. oh, please

[Angelus]

35. Yeah...she's much better than...

Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Kathie Lee Gifford, William Hung, etc...the list goes on, my friend.

[Skittles]

45. Jessica Simpson looks like a drag queen

she does

[Angelus]

80. She looks nothing like a drag queen!

She's hot! :loveya:

[Skittles]

94. sorry, she has a hard angular face

definite drag queen material. And her "singing" SUCKS!

[solinvictus]

113. I've seen prettier drag queens.

[Penndems]

53. Amen to that

What's with all the hype over her? She can't sing, and she's dumb as a stump.

[Fenris]

27. Linda McCartney

Scott Stapp
Michael Bolton
Just about every metal singer who purposesly raises their voice several octaves
Dennis DeYoung
Michael MacDonald
Dave Matthews

[BlackVelvetElvis]

115. Fenris is right

If you have ever heard her mic isolated during one of Paul's concerts you'll see why.
She should've stuck with photography.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

28. Without a doubt, Celine Dion.

[Delano]

39. A lot of people are not judging objectively.

A lot of people naming Mariah, Celine, whatever. I'd guess you just don't like her genre - slick, overproduced pop ballads. It's her niche and she fills it well. Just as Michelle Shocked or Sheryl Crow fill theirs well.

Hell, Sheryl Crow is a good example - she's not a really fgood singer by any stratch, but she's a great performer, so people love her.

Celine Dion is a very good singer. I don't like a lot of her material either, but I think she's got skills. Sure, she's a bit nasal, but so is Barbara Streisand...

[Screaming Lord Byron]

44. This is objective. Celine Dion sings very badly.

The fact that she has obvious technical ability and still manages to sing badly just makes her a worse singer.
You're not being objective. :evilgrin:

[arwalden]

30. Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker, Michael Bolton

[icymist]

108. Rod Stewart?

I think Rod Stewart has a great singing voice. He just had the bad judgment to try disco, which definitely wasn't his venue.

[Whitacre D_WI]

31. eyesroll

She really is.

[eyesroll]

41. You'll find no argument from me on that

Utterly tone-deaf, no rhythm, no ability to modulate my volume, etc. and so on.

Get a couple of drinks in me in a karaoke bar and I'll prove it.

[Warren Stuart]

33. Louis Armstrong

I was on a long car trip recently and listened to a CD of his most requested songs, I skipped nearly every song. He just has a flat out terrible voice.

[Wetzelbill]

37. I'm pretty bad but let's go with William Hung

[Kadie]

38. Alfalfa

[arwalden]

43. Or Buckwheat: "Top! Im Ma Dame O Nub!"

[sus]

40. Yoko Ono

[Skittles]

48. gawd

like a wailing banshee :o

[Redleg]

42. All the wannabe Curt Cobains out there.

Jeebus but didn't they all sound the same? Like a person with a mouth full of marbles trying to "sing" after downing a handful of ludes.

[Commendatori]

46. The lead singer of The Darkness

I had to look this up, but his name is Justin Hawkins - he's the guy who sings "I Believe in a Thing Called Love." Simply inexcuseable.

[x-g.o.p.er]

49. Chrissy Hynde

of the Pretenders. She must want to scream every time Limbaugh's program opens up at the top of each hour with the lead in from "Back to Ohio."

[LTR]

121. HOW DARE YOU!!!

I love her voice! The Pretenders are a phenomenal group, and Crissy does a great job with their music.

And I heard Rush Lowbrow explain the whole Pretenders thing once. They actually cleared using the song "My City Was Gone" with the label AND the band. Ironic, since Crissy is perhaps the most left-leaning person in music besides Ani Difranco. Go figure.

Or maybe it's her own form of subversion. :shrug:

[x-g.o.p.er]

129. Hey, to each their own...

She obviously has a lot of fans, because they have been a successful group.

For me, I'd rather hear fingernails go down a chalkboard for an hour than have to listen to a Pretenders CD.

My spine is getting that shivery feeling just thinking about it--The Pretenders, not the nails on the chalkboard.

:)

[stanwyck]

152. blasphemy

please take your meds.

[asjr]

50. Mariah Carey

[rppper]

51. yoko ono...hands down

EEEEEWWWWWWWWWW!!!!

[LDS Jock]

102. Joan Rivers used to joke about her

saying she just bought an album, "the best of Yoko Ono" and opened it up, there was nothing inside

[bif]

52. Abbey Lincoln--you haven't heard major suckage until you've her

The worst voice I've ever heard.

[tishaLA]

64. OMG bif

You ALWAYS say such bad things about the lovely Ms. Lincoln. Her voice is just strange, uncanny, etc. But the worst ever? Heehee.

[bif]

72. I know. But I had a hard time choosing her or Dakota Stayton

The other worse singer ever. I wouldn't post Stinkin' Lincoln's name if the local DJ didn't play her all the time. Drives me nuts!

[workforpower]

54. John Ashcroft.

The eagle died.

[JVS]

61. I heard that, he's pretty bad

[LDS Jock]

103. Anyone know of a clip of that?

I had forgotten it almost. Classic!

[beanball]

55. The worst

Chers former husband.

[ronnykmarshall]

59. Gregg Allman?

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

68. Mary Bono's former husband?

"President Bush, Congresswoman Bono and her son Chesare Bono at the United States Capitol."

[Burma Jones]

60. Ringo Starr

[meatloaf]

62. LEE F!*@&#%G GREENWOOD

I can't stand that faux patriotic song and the mush heads who insist on standing when it's played.

[southpaw]

63. To that I would add...

Toby Keith... The Bill O'Reilley of Corporate-Country music.

[bmbmd]

65. Slim Whitman

brings a tear to my eye. (was also the secret weapon to repel the invaders in "Mars Attacks".)

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

67. Billy Ray Cyrus

...an achy breaky dickhead.

[devilgrrl]

69. Madonna...

Sorry folks, the chick can't sing, period!

[July]

127. Oh, yes!

Over-produced average voice.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

70. Celine Dion.

[phillybri]

73. David Lee Roth

:puke:

[AntiCoup2K4]

86. Oh HELL no!

Diamond David Lee Roth is THE voice of the greatest American rock n roll band in history. Sure he's no Pavarotti, but who the fuck wants to hear Lucianno singing "Atomic Punk" :evilgrin:

[Snow]

74. Leonard Cohen - wonderful songs, terrible voice. Dylan, BTW, actually has

a very nice baritone voice, good resonance, but the word around Dinkytown in Minneapolis is that he was getting nowhere singing with his very nice voice, so he went to the other voice and that's when he started getting popular.

[ArkDem]

75. Bruce Springsteen

.

[fameless]

106. Blasphemy!

[ArkDem]

132. He can't stay on key for 3 seconds

.

[LynneSin]

76. Anything mass produced by American Idol

I'd rather listen to someone fart for hours on end!

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

78. I need to change my vote...either of these two guys.

[phaseolus]

81. Meat Loaf, especially when singing a crappy Steinman song.

Most. Overrated. Singer. Ever.

[southpaw]

82. NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

You must never speak ill of Steinman...

What horrible fate will befall hamankind, now?

Your blasphemy shall bring down the shit-rain... then comes the terrible night of the whore-hopper!

Whatever shall we do...

The blood of mankind is on your hands!!!

[jonnyblitz]

85. I cant handle him much either...n/t

[LTR]

122. Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman are a perfect match

They both suck on their own, but do some pretty good things (albeit over the top) together. Meat Loaf's music is very OTT, but that's what is so great about it. Both "Bat Out OF Hell" albums are great, IMO.

[ironflange]

83. Britney!

Jeez, you people, why did it take this long? While we're at it, let's add Diana Krall and Nellie Furtado to the list.

[DEM FAN]

88. Britney Is A Brainless Twit.

Damn I HATE Spears. errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. :-(

[smirkymonkey]

114. Thank you! I agree with all your

choices, but I really thought I was the ONLY jazz lover who just does not understand Diana Krall's appeal. She's sooooo uninspiring - what is all the fuss about??

[ironflange]

119. She's good looking,

and plays a decent piano. Too bad she figures she has to sing. Her voice is like an old '78 record: flat and scratchy.

[Mrs. Venation]

87. Diana Ross

Her voice is like fingernails on a chalk board.

[Mamma Mia]

89. easy

EASY!!!!

That asswipe of Michael Bolton.

Bob Dylan was a revoolutionary singer. Saying he sucke dis like saying Woodie Guthrie sucked.

Bite thy tongue.

[Angelus]

90. Bob Dylan does suck.

Woodie sucked too, although his music was alright.

[Mamma Mia]

96. you're nuts

Dylan has written songs that belong in the Smithsonian. Woodie is a national treasure.

Man, this place has so many people!

I usually post on the open free for all Chris Matthews board where there are 50-60 posters.

http://www.arborwood.com/awforums/show-forum-1.php?fid=7523

I like that one cause it has wingnuts to bean. But this place is like the Matrix. Gonna like it here.

[wyldwolf]

100. the question was about singing... and despite Dylan's writing talent..

..he sounds absolutely horrid.


Not too many folks who can sing AND write well.

[Snow]

149. And what's really frustrating is Dylan actually can sing well.....

as I said above, word on the streets on Dinkytown in Minneapolis, where Dylan started as a mere lad in coffee-houses, is that he has a very decent baritone - but was going nowhere until he adapted his current sound.

[icymist]

110. The Matrix! LOL

Welcome to the DU Mamma Mia.
:toast: :bounce:

[amandabeech]

151. Dylan is a great songwriter. Absolutely. However,

I can't appreciate his songs unless someone else is singing them. To me, Dylan's voice is a combination of fingernails scratching on a blackboard and the neighborhood cats going at it at about 3 a.m.

I have the same reaction to Neil Young. Great songwriter, lousy lead singer. Where is his voice in the harmony of CSNY? Did the other three just cover it up?

[TrogL]

91. Elvis

[ForrestGump]

111. Who's got the worst musical taste ever? TrogL

Heretic! :P

And I wouldn't be hiding behind that TV, either, baby...

[NightTrain]

92. Mrs. Miller

Check out her version of Petula Clark's "Downtown" some time. :scared::puke:

[wyldwolf]

97. Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan, Kurt Cobain

[stanwyck]

153. Janis?

You're making me cry.

[Bonhomme Richard]

99. Me.....After too many beers n/t

[LDS Jock]

104. who sang.. you say he's just a friend

you, you got what i need, you say he's just a friend, say he's just a friend.. screeching it.. anyone else remember it?

[Tom_Foolery]

105. Biz Marky...I think. n/t

[TroubleMan]

116. Biz Markie...and he was singing bad on purpose on that song

I've met him several times, and I'm sure he can't sing, but he was a good rapper.

However, he was joking then.

[slutticus]

107. Celine Dion!!!!!!!!!!!

[SEAburb]

112. Dave Grohl, foo too yoo

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[TroubleMan]

117. Leonard Nimoy.....here's proof

http://homepage.mac.com/evanbaumgardner/iMovieTheater6.html

[Deja Q]

118. Professional singer or anybody?

Professional = Roseanne.

Anybody? Me. I sing terrible, especially in the shower. And nobody will ever know, moohahahahahaha!

[Spirochete]

120. Kurt Cobain, Gibby Haynes, Lemmy Kilmeister

[AntiCoup2K4]

138. But they're TRYING to sing bad

Would bands called "The Butthole Surfers" or "Motorhead" make any sense if they had a classically trained operatic tenor singing? ;)

[LTR]

123. Any professional wrestler

And Chris Jericho is actually trying to make a career of it. Let's just say he and his band are truly awful. Make the Darkness sound like the Beatles.

[Angelus]

133. Hey...Y2J ain't all that bad...

I actally enjoyed "To Kill a Stranger" by Fozzy.

I may be the only weird one who did like it. :shrug:

[LTR]

125. Ian Curtis

Yeah, I know. That one will get me flamed pretty bad.

But let's face it. Joy Division improved greatly when they became New Order.

[terrya]

130. Me in the shower. Me out of the shower....

Me indoors. Me outdoors.

I am a HIDEOUS singer. If I performed at a kareoke bar, I'd drive everyone out of the building.

:-)

Terry

[Screaming Lord Byron]

131. Celine Dion.

[Angelus]

134. Hey....this is my largest response thread yet!

W00t! :party:

[RandomKoolzip]

135. Robert Smith, Billy Corgan, Tori Amos, Kevin Rowland, T. Reznor.

Woof!

[Screaming Lord Byron]

140. Robert Pollard.

Sorry, were you expecting some other comeback?
:evilgrin:

[RandomKoolzip]

143. No, I was expecting a strawberry milkshake.

But that'll do fine, I guess.

Was Ian Brown on the list?

[Screaming Lord Byron]

144. I plead no contest there.

Great band, lousy singer.

[RandomKoolzip]

147. Yeah, just like the Bulletboys.

No, I'm kidding, They had a GREAT singer.

[BurtWorm]

137. Lou Reed has a great voice, but he is a terrible singer.

Except on "What Goes On" which he sings really well.

He has a funny little riff on a recent version of Sweet Jane, when he had this Downtown singing sensation Anthony touring with him. He let Anthony do his soulful stuff and said, after a pause, "If I'd 'a' sung like that, things woulda been very different. I'd 'a' been singin' about Little Surfer Girls and bein' all alone In My Room...

"'In My Room?' What the fuck is that shit?"

[nuxvomica]

141. Ethel Merman

A screamer, not a singer. I never understood her appeal, especially to the Gershwins. :shrug:

[terrya]

142. You should hear her disco album some time.

It's really, really sad. She was a Broadway legend...and why she thought she should leap on the disco bandwagon...

[demgurl]

145. I am!

Ok, maybe not the worst, but here is my story. I went to an audition for a musical. I knew I could not sing and I asked the director for a non-singing part such as an assistant, etc....She encouraged me and insisted everyone could sing. I told her I could not and would gladly partake of the back stage activities. Then she insists on having me sing! I sing and she stops me! She gave me me a job as the assistant to the producer! True story. So sad.

[GhostThatWalks]

154. Brittany Spears

Very annoying voice. Stupid preppy girl. Just the look on her face annoys me.