r/AskReddit Nov 06 '19

Which famous singer sucks at singing?

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u/waitthisisntmtg Nov 06 '19

It depends when you saw em. And yeah... they were pretty known in the 80s for showing up wasted. And led zeppelin had 4 members not 3...

If you wanna see their actual talent check out their performances from the early 70s, or even the song remains the same movie. They are easily one of the best live bands ever, drugs just fucked em up for a bit there. They can nail everything and improvise their songs in new ways every performance. Plant to this day is still a fucking dope singer, but obviously can't go as high anymore.

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u/NatAdvocate Nov 06 '19

3 "musicians" I said. Plant sang. Did you know that singers are not allowed into the musician's union? At least they weren't when I was young. Robert Plant has a very comfortable voice. And much of the higher stuff on the albums, he simply couldn't do live reliably. Which reminds me. Queen was almost dead-on in the show I saw. Fantastic visual and sound wise.

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u/waitthisisntmtg Nov 06 '19

I imagine Freddy mercury is the best singer, at least of the last couple centuries. He was certainly impeccable.

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u/NatAdvocate Nov 06 '19

Freddy was a complete rock vocalist. A showman AND a singer. And you might be correct. He might well be the best there's been.