I didn't know about Paul's multiple strokes. It's great you tell us this. Since my fiance had a pretty significant stroke a few months ago. Just gives us hope that we can get her back to the living the life that she wants to live with medication or rehabilitation and whatever else that that's really good to know that I agree not Paul sounds as good as I could ever remember. Thanks for this video spotlight.
When I saw the title my first thought was Paul Rodgers so I wasn't disappointed like I usually am when this topic comes up. There's just something extra special about the timbre of his voice, if by magic I could choose to sing like anybody it would be him. Good work!
You really hit the nail on the head here, Mike. I've been a Free and a Bad Company fan since I was a teenager in the 1970s. I prefer Bad Company, but if I was a few years older maybe it would be Free. My favourite BadCo track is Burning Sky. It's really good to see somebody who appreciates Paul Rodgers. Others on my top ten would be Burke Shelley (Budgie) and Ian Curtis (Joy Division - he really meant it!) and Joe Cocker. PS: I really enjoy all your videos. You clearly know what you are talking about.
Thanks so much! Ah, Burning Sky, my fave too, so trancelike and cool. Glad you're enjoying the videos, please continue to weigh in with your take on things!
Van Morrison, Paul Rogers, Steve Mariott, Steve Winwood (Spencer Davis, Traffic, Blind Faith) and Grace Slick belong in my Top 5 or 10 along with Jim Morrison and John Lennon
I agree that Paul Rodgers may well be the greatest vocalist in rock. He's certainly in my top three. To me the song that best highlights his prowess is "Wild Fire Woman" from Bad Company's Straight Shooter album. As of today (could change tomorrow) my top 10 favourite rock singers, in no particular order are: - Ian Gillan - Paul Rodgers - Ann Wilson - Bob Seger - Burton Cummings - Chris Cornell - Elton John - Rod Stewart - John Fogerty - Bryan Ferry Honorable mentions: Freddie Mercury, Janis Joplin, Little Richard, David Coverdale, Ozzy Osbourne, Linda Ronstadt, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Jack Bruce, Greg Lake, Robert Plant, Elvis Presley, Justin Hayward, David Bowie, John Kay, Kate Bush, Bono.
A very diverse list! So great that you included Little Richard on there, his influence was immense. Listen to McCartney on the early Beatles rockers, it's uncanny!
@@mikejerantmusic I think he might be talking about the Rolling Stone reader's poll you described. And if so, I agree with him. McCartney was a better singer than John Lennon, though one could argue that Lennon was the better songwriter (although my view is that they're equivalent in that area).
@@frankpentangeli7945 Yes, those names I mentioned in the beginning were from a RS poll, not my personal picks. With John and Paul I have a hard time picking who is 'best' as either a singer or songwriter, both so good and so different.
Two nice girls is a girl group from the early nineties. They did an EP of covers called, like a version cute huh? Anyway, they have a medley of feel like making Love and Donna Summer I feel love. Check it out. They replace the synth lines from the Donna Summer song with acoustic guitar really need.
Bad Company: my fave song "Gone, Gone, Gone" yes great voice. But, but, but....(lol) I'm going to say first - James Dewar (Trower) and no Phil Collins? Love his voice. Good to see you again Mike. Always good insights. 👍🏻
Hey, nice to see you in the comments, haven't heard from you in awhile! Yes, Dewar was so good, bluesy as hell! Love Phil Collins' voice too, it's unbelievable that he basically had to 'audition' for the lead vocalist spot in Genesis after Gabriel left, even though he was already in the band playing drums.
@@mikejerantmusic That is wild, I didn't know that. I know my age makes me biased but I don't feel real talent like the ones mentioned here, is very common today. Unfortunately. Because people do appreciate original talent. Or should. ♥️
And on that pop music point, I have to say that I did find Any Winehouse's voice quite original.... and yet, also something nostalgic in it. I can't pinpoint what, something old Motown (?) but fresh and new and very honest. I still play her CDs now and then. 😔
Firm lead single from that first album.radioactive the guitar riff is so easy, I taught my cat to play it. And I don't have a cat. Actually it's pretty dumb down for what you would expect and that's why you don't hear it on classic radio that the track you pick was its second single and certainly the better of the two. That second album of theirs was just lukewarm at best.
Yup! Page was my guitar hero as a kid, his output post-Zeppelin has been a huge disappointment to say the least. I think The Firm was mostly Rodgers' baby, Page was pretty messed up on drugs/alcohol at the time.
Oh yeah, always dug that one, good call, not only vocally but musically it sounds like something Bad Company could have written! I love Van Zant too, but I don't think his vocal abilities were a match for Rodgers.
Greatest ? I can´t point to just one singer . Just to many . Someone I always enjoyed - the Mothers Ray Collins. Jim Morrison, Van Morrison, Jack Bruce, Greg Lake, Paul McCartney, Don Van Vliet. Paul Rogers is a fine rock singer and I played Fire and Water quite often when it first came out but to me #1 is a bit of a reach. No female lead singers ?
Hey, thanks for the comment! Glad you mentioned McCartney, it sounds silly to say that he's 'underrated' but I think his vocal abilities are often not fully appreciated. I wouldn't say Paul Rodgers is my personal 'favorite' singer, this video is just more of an appreciation of a guy who tends to fly under the radar a bit. For female Rock singers I love Ann Wilson, Janis and many others.
I often wonder why they didn't consider replacing Mercury with John Lee Hooker. Sure? It would have worked right? No? Oh well it's just another attempt at being funny that almost wasn't. Still, John Lee Hooker on Bohemian Rhapsody?
Definitely an important distinction there, I was thinking mostly in terms of pure vocals. I think Rodgers is a great frontman but much more 'understated' than many, which is probably why he's not talked about as much.
@mikejerantmusic Burton Cummings and Ian Gillian great vocalists and frontmen. Jagger while a good singer is a better frontman. Plant a great singer but I can think of 20 frontman better like Bob Segar, Sammy Hagar, David Lee Roth for example. Roger Daltrey is both a great singer and a great frontman. Peter Wolf was a good singer but an even better frontman.
@mikejerantmusic Roth is a good example of a good singer but an even better frontman that can entertain. Also popularity has a lot to do with people's interpretation of a good singer vs a good frontman.
