The Dreamer’s Brigade ten
favorite rock singers were never pop singers; they were always legitimately
ROCK singers.
We start our top ten with Steven Tyler – the United States’ equivalent of
Britain’s Mick Jaggar. Next on our
list at number nine (9) is Pat Benetar.
Pat is a power-packed little
stick of dynamite that can deliver a song beautifully and intensely at the
same time. Very few female artists
use their instrument (voice) like Pat Benetar. Steve Perry is our 8th favorite singer because
his vocals gave Journey passion and
longevity. His signature croon
was so important to the band that they found a sound-alike as his
replacement. Ann Wilson, the
female version of Robert Plant is our number seven (7) pick. With Ann, it’s not just her powerful
vocal chords, it’s the charisma that
makes her a complete package.
Next, is Roger Daltery at six (6).
Roger was punk before we knew
what punk was and interpreted Pete Townsend’s lyrics with his own brand of
tough English translation.
Geddy Lee fills the top five (5)
spot with his unique, high-range
vocal style as the lead singer for the rock band Rush. Geddy’s sound is another that defined the band as iconic. Our fourth (4) favorite is Mick Jaggar,
who as an expectant great-grandfather, is in his 70s, and is still going
strong. We chose him because he is
the original rock entertainer. In third place is Elvis. If Mick is the original entertainer,
Elvis was the original Rock ‘n Roll
voice. In fact, rock had not
been named when Elvis earned his first award for ‘Country and Western’
music. Elvis started it all. Freddie Mercury turned rock music into
theater. In fact, Freddie once
said that Queen to be the ‘Cecil B. Demille of rock music’. Freddie’s operatic voice and flamboyant personality brought it all to
life.
Number one (1) on our list is
Robert Plant. He is the ultimate rock singer and vocally
led the Hammer of the Gods. And,
over the years, Robert continues to push his sound into new genres giving voice
to music that we haven’t heard before.
10. Steven Tyler
9. Pat Benetar
8. Steve Perry
7. Ann Wilson
6. Roger Daltery
5. Geddy Lee
4. Mick Jaggar
3. Elvis
2. Freddie Mercury
1. Robert Plant
Who are your favorite rock singers? Why?
