I gotta limit it to just metal.

My big 4 would be:

Rob Halford
Dio
Ozzy
Glenn Hughes
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Had a long thought about sticking Geoff Tate in place of Cornell or Patton.
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There are some pretty fantastic singers in modern Powermetal. Atilla Dorn (Powerwolf) and Joakim Brodem (Sabaton) are damn good.
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I'd be tempted to put Chris Cornell at #1. IMO he and Mercury are 1A and 1B. I saw CC at the Stiefel in Salina about 6 months before he died. Based on his recent music at the time, I thought his voice was starting to go downhill, but no. He sounded exactly like the 1990s Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog version of himself. Absolutely amazing.
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i listened to this song maybe a dozen times in the 90s. then 20 years later i watched it on youtube. i remembered all the lyrics. it must be the writing, beause my memory isnt that good
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Tyr combines clean vocals with a heavier sound inspired by Maiden and the like.


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A comparable band might be Europe. Everybody remembers the cheesy keyboards of the Final Countdown but hidden in all of that hair spray and corporatism, John Norum was a legit virtuostic guitarist. Hell, a couple of the original members actually left the band before they hit it big to join Yngwie Malmsteen.
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One of the better shreds videos


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Exactly. :-)
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We've all heard Steel Panther, right?

I'm convinced those guys could've been a top-notch serious band.
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I like them just the way they are.
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Same. The R-rated video for "Glory Hole" kills me.
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It's so, so good.
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Big fan of both Red Fang and Uncle Acid. I'm digging back too, firing up some Witchfinder General today.
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