Rank these singers

• Uz2Bon36

  

  Eddie Vedder
  Scott Weiland
  Kurt Cobain
  Chris Cornell
  Layne Staley
• Tiernan

  Worthless
  Shitty
  Shittier
  Crap
  Not worth a shit
• gut

  Rank them based on what? Vocally I think Cobain sucked, Vedder had the best tone, Cornell probably the best range. Weiland, and STP for that matter, often sounded like he was trying to imitate Vedder or Cornell (and doing it well enough to fool the untrained ear not familiar with these guys).
  
  Cobain kind of sounds like Layne Staley trying to sing with a cat stuck in his throat.
• GOONx19

  

  Who?
• Heretic

  

  As singers in their prime?
  
  Cornell
  Weiland
  Vedder
  Staley
  Cobain
• Uz2Bon36

  

  Heretic;1767495 wrote:As singers in their prime?
  
  Cornell
  Weiland
  Vedder
  Staley
  Cobain

  You're right. I want to move Layne up but can't come up with a good reason, except Eddie comes across as a d-bag, sometimes.
• gut

  Uz2Bon36;1767496 wrote:You're right. I want to move Layne up but can't come up with a good reason, except Eddie comes across as a d-bag, sometimes.

  Eddie has a better voice and it isn't close.
  
  Layne does not have a good voice but it's unique and just works...similar in that regard to Tom Petty.
• Heretic

  

  gut;1767502 wrote:Eddie has a better voice and it isn't close.
  
  Layne does not have a good voice but it's unique and just works...similar in that regard to Tom Petty.

  Yeah, I like AiC more than probably any of the groups the other singers were affiliated with, but as far as Layne goes, it was because his voice fit the vibe of the music perfectly, making it more of a perfect storm than anything else. Like, AiC was more than the sum of their parts because all the pieces fit together. With some of those other groups, the singer carried them more than Layne did AiC.
• sportchampps

  Eddie
  Cobain
  Cornell
  Weiland
  Stanley.
  
  Im pretty much ranking them by their band though
• sportchampps

  Tom York
• Uz2Bon36

  

  Heretic;1767505 wrote:Yeah, I like AiC more than probably any of the groups the other singers were affiliated with, but as far as Layne goes, it was because his voice fit the vibe of the music perfectly, making it more of a perfect storm than anything else. Like, AiC was more than the sum of their parts because all the pieces fit together. With some of those other groups, the singer carried them more than Layne did AiC.

  I'm with ya and AIC is my favorite band, no doubt. Who carried each other more - Kurt with Dave Grohl and Novoselic, or more Layne carrying Jerry Cantrell?
• Sonofanump

  Chris Cornell
  Layne Staley
  Eddie Vedder
  Scott Weiland
  Kurt Cobain
• gut

  Hunger Strike is one of my all-time favorites....this contest goes to Cornell, with EV coming in a close second.
• Spock

  

  Grunge singers arent really that good of singers. THeir voice fits well with the type of music.
• Uz2Bon36

  

  Spock;1767711 wrote:Grunge singers arent really that good of singers. THeir voice fits well with the type of music.

  Will you please just shut the hell up. Name a famous band in which the singer does not fit the music.
• Wolves of Babylon

  Spock;1767711 wrote:Grunge singers arent really that good of singers. THeir voice fits well with the type of music.

  Not true, if you've heard Cornell sing live, you could not say this.
  
  As far as singing
  
  Cornell
  Vedder
  Weiland
  Staley
  Cobain
  
  Band Preference
  Pearl Jam
  Soundgarden
  Nirvana
  Alice in Chains
  Stone Temple Pilots
  
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• Sonofanump

  Chris Cornell
  Mark Lanegan
  Layne Staley
  Eddie Vedder
  Scott Weiland
  Ed Kowalcyk
  Zack De La Rocha
  Billy Corrigan
  Trent Reznor
  Kurt Cobain
• Uz2Bon36

  

  Trent over Kurt....wow, never considered that one. I may even throw the (new) Marilyn Manson somewhere on that list, too. Maybe even ahead of Zack DLR.
  
  Billy prob' is last for me.
• cat_lover

  Cornell
  Staley
  Vedder
  Weiland
  Cobain
  I was really only a fan of Soundgarden and Alice In Chains as far as grunge went. Cornell is a very good singer and while Staley may not be the best singer,his voice is very strong and powerful and really fits with the Alice In Chains sound.