Tony Bennett vs. Frank Sinatra

[Bake]

Which is the greatest singer of all time?

I posit that Frank couldn't even carry Tony's microphone. Tony is the GREATEST OF ALL TIME!

Bake

[flvegan]

1. Tough call, but I gotta go with Frank.

His music was better overall, and it suited his voice well.

Tony's still going strong though, I believe.

[Pierre.Suave]

2. Frank Sinatra

Of course.

[Guava Jelly]

3. I respectfully think you are on Crack.

Frank is God..

[Bake]

4. With all due respect, Frank was a shitty singer.

I mean, really, what a shitty voice. I'm not sayin' he wasn't cool, just a shitty voiced singer. Nice timing though.

Bake

[Guava Jelly]

7. Now I know you are on crack.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YZMQ07NBWp0
But opinions are like assholes.

[BOSSHOG]

22. No way he's on crack

Bake lives in Mississippi and there is no illegal drug use or homosexual activity in the magnolia state.

I'll give Elton John circa early 70's as best male vocalist honorable mention.

[Bake]

26. Thanks for that rousing defense there, Boss!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Bake

[BOSSHOG]

27. I think its very important

to let one and all know that we are awash in conservative values here and any drug use or homosexuality done in Mississippi has some sort of purpose one can justify in the old testament (if read backwards)

I'd give a slight nod to Sinatra if only because there would be less of a chance of getting whacked for not voting for him.

[CreekDog]

8. you don't get it, Frank's voice was incredible and smooth

until it was damaged, but the amazing thing is that it was this later voice that everyone remembers and appreciates because that's when he began interpreting songs and that was what has made him so famous and influential.

Sinatra is more than the sound of his voice, but is also how he used it. He arguably did his best singing when his voice was of lower quality and when his voice was of higher quality he didn't sing as remarkably.

How ridiculous your statement is. I mean, by your standard, Louis Armstrong had a terrible voice, even Ella Fitzgerald really wasn't operatic or anything. It just shows that you are not judging singing comprehensively --it is more than the sound of one's voice, but how they use it and what they use it to do.

Sinatra changed music with his voice and that so many do what he did, that so many do it *unknowingly* should make you realize the man was great and arguably the greatest.

[Bake]

14. Hell, I know he's great! I'd put him right there at No. 2.

Just for the "stylings." For being the quintessential lounge singer.

It's so easy to go with Frank because that's the Accepted Wisdom. I always thought Tony never got the credit he was due.

Bake

[CreekDog]

16. dude, with all due respect

you are sniffing glue.

[Left Is Write]

40. Dean Martin's voice is way better than Tony B.

Don't get me wrong; I like Tony. But Frank and Dean both had more beautiful voices.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

35. oops

wrong spot...

[Left Is Write]

39. Sinatra? Shitty voice? I beg of you to clean the wax out of your ears.

[CreekDog]

9. I like when you say, "respectfully, you are on crack"

:applause:

[Guava Jelly]

11. I didn't mean it in a spiteful way.

To him he is right..I just disagree.
I think Tony Bennett is a good singer. But so is Paul Anka and Mel Torme.
I as you can guess have a soft spot for Frankie

[CreekDog]

15. but you were damned funny

anytime you say, "respectfully, you are on crack", i'm gonna recommend that thread.

[Guava Jelly]

17. I get a little uppity when people dog the Chairman

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ikjx8VvITvQ
Here is my favorite Sinatra tune I made with pictures of me for myspace.
And my lunch is over.
I am glad I could entertain. :D

[Bake]

13. Yeah, I liked that too!

Kinda like, "Respectfully, go f*** yourself ..." But I didn't take offense at it.

:rofl:

Bake

[CreekDog]

5. Both are steller in their own right

Sinatra's style and interpretation probably has had greater influence than Bennett's. Also, Sinatra really had two careers, one as a refined-sounding crooner with a Bing Crosby, smooth type of voice and later with the voice we all recognize so much better and the one that influenced every singer --I don't care who they are.

Secondly, Sinatra was an excellent actor in one of the greatest movies of all time, The Manchurian Candidate and he played an incredibly challenging role in that movie.

I really think to rank either of them above or below each other is missing the point of their greatness.

[Lars39]

6. I've got a soft spot for Bennett...he also paints:

http://www.benedettoarts.com/gallery.php

[Ptah]

10. I love them both.

I refuse to discard one for the other.

[Missy Vixen]

12. I agree with you

Tony Bennett makes it all look so easy, doesn't he?

I've been fortunate enough to see him live twice. One of the more interesting things he does in smaller halls is singing "Fly Me To The Moon" sans microphone.

The man still has it, and always will. Sinatra can't touch him.

Julie

[Iggo]

18. Here goes...

Tony Bennett....better voice.

Frank Sinatra...better singer.

Hey, that was much easier than I thought.

[CreekDog]

19. well not really

Sinatra in his earlier years had a better voice than Tony Bennett ever did and I would say Sinatra was the better singer as well.

That said, I don't really like to say Bennett is #2, but I really can't handle Sinatra being #2.

And Ella Fitzgerald belongs with these guys as a #1.

[Iggo]

20. Ella sang circles around both them vatos.

.

[hisownpetard]

21. They're both great and don't have to be measured against each other.

[Dangerously Amused]

23. "Sure Sinatra couldn't sing, but he was a great singer!"

:rofl:


You people crack me up.


And yes, you're right... he couldn't sing. He couldn't sing to save his soul; all the "stylings" in the world can't redeem a mediocre voice. He had a lot of cachet, though, I'll give the boy that. Cachet and connections, baby.


(runs off being chased by angry mob of Sinatra freaks)

[Guava Jelly]

24. ..

You are lucky I can't kick your ass!!
:mad:
Oh and llamas are ugly :P
:hi:

[Dangerously Amused]

25. Aw Sweetie, I never wanted to say anything.

I knew I'd break your heart. I'm sorry. But I just couldn't keep this a secret between us any more.


:cry:


And llamas aren't ugly. Why, no... that's just... that's just their beauty stylings.


:yoiks:


;)

[Guava Jelly]

28. Next thing you're gonna tell me is that the preacher was fake

And we didn't really get married in Paris..;(
http://youtube.com/watch?v=VH2nQHPs4aA
And this guy can dance Gene under the table :hide: :silly:
Happy New Years in case i don't yak with you again.

[CreekDog]

32. My dear dangerously

kiss my ass!

:spank:

[Dangerously Amused]

33. Hey now! No need to get upset.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I can totally see where tone-deaf people would like him.

Ha ha. Kidding. Okay, I'll never say he was a bad singer, just that he wasn't "great." Or really even "good," in my opinion. Why? Okay. His voice always strikes me as being very flat. I don't think I've ever once heard him manage a vibrato, not even a subtle one. Whenever vibrato or any other vocal nuance is indicated, he always slides his notes instead. Wassup wit dat?!? Eh - no nuance, no intimacy with the song... no passion. So, that's my specific complaint. It's all about the vocal passion for me. He didn't have any. In my opinion.

[Inchworm]

29. Sinatra wins by miles

that is all

:hi:

[begin_within]

30. Tie between Nat King Cole and Judy Garland

although I like Frank too. "It Was A Very Good Year" is a great one.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

31. I can't pick between two towering giants

When I was young, I didn't like Frank Sinatra very much but I loved Tony Bennett, who seemed a little hipper to me. I was visiting my aunt on the West Coast in the 60s when "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" just came out and was being played every hour on the radio. But now I've come to recognize the incredible mastery of both.

[Burma Jones]

34. I prefer Nat King Cole to either, also, Billie Holiday

why go for the pale imitations?

[GoddessOfGuinness]

36. Bobby Darin was more versatile than either of them...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DiHQTqWP9W8

http://youtube.com/watch?v=QP4NRdHH1aY&feature=related

http://youtube.com/watch?v=I-PxvMtLe2U

But truth be told, I like 'em all.

[bigwillq]

37. Frank

Although I do like Tony a lot.

[Left Is Write]

38. No contest. None at all.

FRANK.