Axl # 11 on Hit Paraders Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists

[kupirock]

Hit Parader magazine's list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" (published in the November 2006 issue) :

01. Robert Plant
02. Rob Halford
03. Steven Tyler
04. Chris Cornell
05. Bon Scott
06. Freddie Mercury
07. Bruce Dickinson
08. Ozzy Osbourne
09. Paul Rodgers
10. Ronnie James Dio
11. Axl Rose
12. Sammy Hagar
13. Geddy Lee
14. Geoff Tate
15. Mick Jagger
16. Jonathan Davis
17. Roger Daltrey
18. Paul Stanley
19. David Lee Roth
20. Kurt Cobain
21. Maynard James Keenan
22. Klaus Meine
23. Eddie Vedder
24. James Hetfield
25. Trent Reznor
26. Serj Tankian
27. Layne Staley
28. Steve Perry
29. Gene Simmons
30. Joe Elliott
31. Jon Bon Jovi
32. Alice Cooper
33. Vince Neil
34. Steve Marriott
35. Lajon Witherspoon
36. Sebastian Bach
37. Philip Anselmo
38. Zack De La Rocha
39. Brian Johnson
40. Bret Michaels
41. Udo Dirkschneider
42. David Draiman
43. Ian Gillian
44. Marilyn Manson
45. Jeff Keith
46. Chester Bennington
47. Sully Erna
48. Lemmy Kilmister
49. Aaron Lewis
50. Brett Scallions
51. Chino Moreno
52. Rob Zombie
53. Anthony Kiedis
54. David Coverdale
55. Gary Cherone
56. Andrew Wood
57. Scott Weiland
58. Tom Araya
59. Phil Lynnot
60. Rod Stewart
61. Scooter Ward
62. Ray Davies
63. Sonny Sandoval
64. David Bowie
65. Joan Jett
66. Josey Scott
67. Perry Farrell
68. Scott Stapp
69. Amy Lee
70. Don Dokken
71. Fred Durst
72. Mike Shinoda
73. Pepper Keenan
74. Dez Fafara
75. Gavin Rossdale
76. Blackie Lawless
77. Dave Wyndorf
78. Ann Wilson
79. Jimi Hendrix
80. Ville Valo
81. Peter Steele
82. Dave Williams
83. Dee Snider
84. Joe Lynn Turner
85. King Diamond
86. Corey Taylor
87. Jamey Jasta
88. Justin Hawkins
89. Dave Mustaine
90. Ian Astbury
91. Stephen Pearcy
92. Phil Mogg
93. Biff Byford
94. Cristina Scabbia
95. Dani Filth
96. Wes Scantlin
97. Tim "Ripper" Owens
98. Joshua Todd
99. Kevin Dubrow
100. Ray Gillen

View cover here: http://www.hitparader.com/covers_hi_res/hit_parader_nov06.jpg

[marty]

cool, although i do worry about the term 'heavy metal' vocals, hardly any of them are.
and i strongly disagree with rob halford being number 2

[meanmachine73]

James Dio ahead of Axl.... What the fuck.... ?The wizards and goblins must have got to the Hit Parader Staff.....

Anyone that doesn't get the joke try and listed to a DIO album, what a load of Harry Potter Bollocks..

[kupirock]

cool, although i do worry about the term 'heavy metal' vocals, hardly any of them are.

exactly, david bowie, freddie mercury ... wtf

[CheapJon]

well that wouldn't have been my list


but these names are so heavy metal: kurt cobain, scott weiland, marilyn manson, zach de la rocha, chris cornell, eddie vedder, trent reznor, fred durst, mike shinoda, chester bennington, corey taylor, perry farrel, jonathan davis, freddie mercury, anthony kiedis and ville valo

yeah they are HM 

[GnFnR87]

mike shinoda??? fred durst? this list is fucked. Axl should be higher too.

[meanmachine73]

I can do drunk karaoke better than Phil Anselmo. What's he doing on the list?

Its a real mix of great vocalists and great front men. The two are vastly different.

My Top Ten Vocalists... It's my opinion everyone is entitled to one, agree or disagree, no probs...

1) Axl Rose ** This would be laughed at elsewhere but the contrasting range of power, aggression and sweetness to his voice(s) makes him top of the tree for me
2) Steven Tyler
3) Bon Scott
4) Freddy Mercury
5) Alice Cooper
6) Rob Halford (Only Dog's can hear his highest pitch)
7) Roger Daltry
David Bowie (70's Era)
9) Robert Plant
10) Mike Patton

[ppbebe]

the list is more like the top rock vocalists that heavy metal fans choose.

I can do drunk karaoke better than Phil Anselmo.

Have you ever recorded your karaoke singing to hear it sober? I don't know who Phil Anselmo is BTW.

[Annie]

Axl should be #1!

[JuicySwoos]

I think Axl would be higher on the list if a certain album was released.... ?Axl is top 5 rock singers, top 10 at the least.

[Ines_rocks!]

haha Rod Stewart???

[Continental Drift]

Of course Axl should be ranked higher, but rightly or wrongly, he will always be "penalized" in these polls for: (1) not dying in his prime; (2) being perceived as having been responsible for the break-up of the old band; and (3) not releasing an album of original material for 15+ years- which is particularly "damning" since he did not do (1).

[mdttkk]

this list is absolute garbage, all it is is one of the editors or producers favorite singer list

[luv4axl]

the list is more like the top rock vocalists that heavy metal fans choose.

I can do drunk karaoke better than Phil Anselmo.

Have you ever recorded your karaoke singing to hear it sober? I don't know who Phil Anselmo is BTW.

Lead singer of Pantera

[requiem156]

James Dio ahead of Axl.... What the fuck.... ?The wizards and goblins must have got to the Hit Parader Staff.....

Anyone that doesn't get the joke try and listed to a DIO album, what a load of Harry Potter Bollocks..

Hi! You know nothing about singing!?

edit: The list is crap, though.

[Cornell]

What???  Not only should Rob Halford be far behind Axl, but #2?

I like Dio's voice (listened to it on the way to work today as a matter of fact) but not more than Axl's.

[RIFF-RAFF]

Don't agree with Dio and Paul Rodgers ahead of Axl

[newgnr]

I can do drunk karaoke better than Phil Anselmo. What's he doing on the list?

Its a real mix of great vocalists and great front men. The two are vastly different.

My Top Ten Vocalists... It's my opinion everyone is entitled to one, agree or disagree, no probs...

1) Axl Rose ** This would be laughed at elsewhere but the contrasting range of power, aggression and sweetness to his voice(s) makes him top of the tree for me
2) Steven Tyler
3) Bon Scott
4) Freddy Mercury
5) Alice Cooper
6) Rob Halford (Only Dog's can hear his highest pitch)
7) Roger Daltry
David Bowie (70's Era)
9) Robert Plant
10) Mike Patton

robert plant before alice cooper dude

[Skunk]

Don't agree with Dio and Paul Rodgers ahead of Axl

Yeah i think that was what struck me at first.

I can do drunk karaoke better than Phil Anselmo. What's he doing on the list?

Its a real mix of great vocalists and great front men. The two are vastly different.

My Top Ten Vocalists... It's my opinion everyone is entitled to one, agree or disagree, no probs...

1) Axl Rose ** This would be laughed at elsewhere but the contrasting range of power, aggression and sweetness to his voice(s) makes him top of the tree for me
2) Steven Tyler
3) Bon Scott
4) Freddy Mercury
5) Alice Cooper
6) Rob Halford (Only Dog's can hear his highest pitch)
7) Roger Daltry
David Bowie (70's Era)
9) Robert Plant
10) Mike Patton

robert plant before alice cooper dude

Yup... see your list is just about right. I agree Plant before Cooper, and i think i like Mercury more than Scott, but i can see how that's highly debatable.
But good list dude!

[Soori]

freddy mercury deserves to be there. but axl should hav been abit higher!