[kj] Top Singers

[The Exorcist]

Good call with Depeche Mode!

I was surprised however to not see even ONE mention of Diamanda Galas 
as loved or hated.

At 09:32 AM 11/15/2008, Chris Mccool wrote:

>Some of my favorite singers would be:

>

>David Gahan of Depeche Mode (Never get tired of him)

>

>Paul Stanley of Kiss (He's an amazing singer.Even if Kiss did go and 

>turn into a money hungry shit factory....or maybe always were.This 

>guy is a great Rock singer.Songs like "Rock Bottom,Is That 

>You?,Comin' Home,and Makin Love" prove it.)

>

>Dwight Yoakam (This guy is brilliant.Listen to songs like "Buenas 

>Noches From A Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses)" or "Population Me" 

>or "Blame The Vain" or his cover of Johnny Cash's "Understand Your 

>Man or "Dreams Of Clay." This is the only guy making  Real country 

>music nowadays.Everybody else sucks and they know it.)

>Robert Plant (Could never leave him off.)

>

>Rob Halford from Judas Priest (He really is a great 

>singer.Especially on the earlier Priest stuff.I think he's at his 

>best though when he's just delivering it plain and simple and 

>worrying less about hitting a couple of those higher notes.)

>

>

>--- On Sat, 11/15/08, Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:

>From: Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>

>Subject: Re: [kj] Top Singers

>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>

>Date: Saturday, November 15, 2008, 6:56 AM

>

>

>Forgive me if I've overlooked it, but has no one mentioned Liz 

>Fraser of the Cocteau Twins yet?

>

>Sublime vocalist, to my ears.

>

>Alex in NYC

>

>

>On Nov 15, 2008, at 12:36 AM, sade1 wrote:

>

>> > ...could only hum, everyone knows that.

>>

>>Nah, if you rub your finger around his belly like a wine glass it 

>>would make that same vibrating tone..

>>

>>

>>Btw, 2 more singers i can never get enough of...

>>

>>Dusty Springfield - among the top singers (play "The Look Of Love" 

>>and see if you don't get laid because of that

>>                             saxophone solo towards the end)

>>Strawberry Switchblade - prolly my guiltiest pleasure ever. I keep 

>>some of their live/John Peel Sessions in the car

>>                                      on sem-permanent rotation - 

>> along with the Head Shop Girls (aka Pet Shop Boys).

>>

>>

>>... ... ... ... ... ...

>>

>>[looking at the current state of things..]

>>

>>'Save me...

>>   save me from Tomorrow..

>>     I don't want to sail in this Ship Of Fools...'

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>From: Brendan Quinn <<mailto:bq at soundgardener.co.nz>bq at soundgardener.co.nz>

>>To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) 

>><<mailto:gathering at misera.net>gathering at misera.net>

>>Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 8:17:02 PM

>>Subject: Re: [kj] Top Singers

>>

>>Fucker could only hum, everyone knows that.

>>

>>

>>

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>>From: 

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>>[<mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net>mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] 

>>On Behalf Of sade1

>>Sent: Saturday, 15 November 2008 13:22 p.m.

>>To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

>>Subject: Re: [kj] Top Singers

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>>

>>God, huh? M'hm. Of course.

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>You missed Buddha.. what's wrong with you?

>>

>>

>>... ... ... ... ... ...

>>

>>[looking at the current state of things..]

>>

>>

>>'Save me...

>>   save me from Tomorrow..

>>     I don't want to sail in this Ship Of Fools...'

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>From: Brendan Quinn <<mailto:bq at soundgardener.co.nz>bq at soundgardener.co.nz>

>>To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) 

>><<mailto:gathering at misera.net>gathering at misera.net>

>>Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 4:24:53 PM

>>Subject: Re: [kj] Top Singers

>>

>>If they could sing:

>>

>>Jesus Christ ( Pearl Jam / Lemonheads covers)

>>Mother Nature (Mamma Cass)

>>Captain Caveman (Motorhead)

>>Winston Churchill - falsetto opera

>>Vishnu (Evanescencey)

>>Dracula - Danzig covers

>>Thatcher - Fringe act - yodelling whilst gargling, accompanying self on

>>accordian

>>Donald Duck - Profane gangsta rap

>>Satan - Butthole Surfers 'Do ya think I'm sexy'

>>Nietzsche - Rammstein Du Hast

>>Oscar (the Grouch) - Kyuss

>>Alexander the Great - Frankie Goes to Hollywood 'Relax'

>>Loki - Killing Joke esp Firedances

>>God - Soundgarden covers (not quite as good as the originals tho ;)

>>

>>

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>>

>>weller

>>

>>On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 11:08 PM, Mike Cooper

>><<mailto:mike at coopersurf.fsnet.co.uk>mike at coopersurf.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:

>> >

>>

>> > Bound to change in a week or two but me fav howlers in no order are:

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