[kj] Jaz Coleman Among Top Singers

[The Exorcist]

Danke, though it's really an unfair list as there are many who I 
haven't mentioned. LOL
As long as you don't hear me sing you'll be ok. Anyone who hears me 
trying to try to sing
is scarred for life!

Re: Mike Scott, he's a great song writer as well.

At 01:17 PM 11/14/2008, Karen Weil wrote:

>Intriguing list, Yos (especially Mike Scott, who I love)!

>

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>k.w.

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>From: <mailto:killingjoke at theimmortalfool.com>The Exorcist

>To: <mailto:gathering at misera.net>A list about all things Killing 

>Joke (the band!)

>Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 4:59 AM

>Subject: Re: [kj] Jaz Coleman Among Top Singers

>

>In no particular order...

>

>Brendan Perry

>Sinead Oconnor

>Jaz Coleman

>Louis Armstrong

>Big Mama Thornton ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XUAg1_A7IE - if 

>you like harmonica http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7DV2D8-4sA )

>Louisa John-Krohl

>Zohar Argov (dead)

>Muddy Waters

>Beth Orton

>Lucinda Williams

>Mike Scott (Waterboys)

>Leonard Cohen

>Peter Murphy

>Jennifer Charles (Elysian Fields, Lovage)

>Johnny Cash

>Cadaveria (Opera IX and Cadaveria)

>Alison Shaw (Cranes)

>Zucchero

>Amr Diab

>

>Many more to list (it'll never end), but here are the first few.

>

>I don't know how to classify whose technically "the greatest" but 

>all of these get into my

>head real good.

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>

>

>At 10:29 PM 11/13/2008, sade1 wrote:

>>Some singers who, for whatever their 'quality,'

>>I totally looking forward to seeing live or hearing on cd, every time..

>>

>>Natacha Atlas

>>Susan Ottaviano  (Book Of Love)

>>Helen Marnie  (Ladytron)

>>Perry Farrell  (Jane's Addiction)

>>Billy Squier

>>Neil Tennant  (Pet Shop Boys)

>>Karl Hyde  (Underworld)

>>Jaz Coleman  (Killing Joke)

>>Rob Halford  (Judas Priest)

>>Robert Plant  (Led Zeppelin)

>>Ian McCullough  (Echo&the B, Electrafixion)

>>Bruce Dickinson  (Iron Maiden)

>>that guy from Soundgarden

>>Peter Heppner  (Wolfsheim)

>>Peter Murphy  (solo, Bauhaus)

>>Hugh Cornwell  (the Stranglers)

>>

>>..never a dull moment with those.

>>

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

>>

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

>>

>>'Save me...

>>   save me from Tomorrow..

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

>>

>>

>>

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>>From: Jim Harper <jimharper666 at yahoo.co.uk>

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

>>Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 9:51:19 AM

>>Subject: Re: [kj] Jaz Coleman Among Top Singers

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>>I dunno- with the people who rate themselves as the best singer in 

>>the world- Maynard Keenan, Sebastian Bach, James Blunt, Courtney 

>>Love- that claim is so big it seems like a joke, with Keenan's the 

>>most obviously so. Keith Richards puts himself in at the end, so I 

>>suspect that's not entirely serious either.

>>

>>The one that bothers me the most is Ozzy. Did he really sit down 

>>and work out that he is the sixth greatest singer in the world??? 

>>Aside from the practical arguments (Ozzy hasn't been even a good 

>>singer in decades), it's just too *precise*. It sounds like he 

>>might actually believe that, which is bloody scary.

>>

>>Jim.

>>

>>--- On Thu, 13/11/08, TB <partyslammer at socal.rr.com> wrote:

>>From: TB <partyslammer at socal.rr.com>

>>Subject: [kj] Jaz Coleman Among Top Singers

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

>><gathering at misera.net>

>>Date: Thursday, 13 November, 2008, 5:35 PM

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>>

>>

>>Heh, an online article from Rolling Stone that is actually worth

>>

>>a look. They

>>

>>

>>have an online article showing some 24 ballots from various rock n'

>>

>>roll

>>

>>

>>musicians picking their favorite top 20 singers.  Of course,

>>

>>there's some

>>

>>

>>bizarre picks, some ass-kissing and some massive egos (Maynard from

>>

>>Tool shows

>>

>>

>>why he *is* a tool).  James Hetfield from Metallica lists Jaz

>>

>>among his favorite

>>

>>

>>singers:

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>>http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/24160218/the_100_greatest_singers_inside_t/photo/9

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>>T.B.

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