Nominate your favorite screamers in Rock & Roll!

[bliss_eternal]

Women:
Tina Turner

Men:
Steven Tyler
Chris Cornell

[Crazy Guggenheim]

1. Roger Daltry. Very controlled.

[Floogeldy]

6. YYYYYEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!

We don't get fooled again.

[bliss_eternal]

7. Niiiice!

You have great taste in screamers! I wish he was still putting out music- I miss Roger.

[bridgit]

2. little richard...

[bliss_eternal]

5. An oldie, but a goodie--good choice.

:thumbsup:

[charlie]

29. Yeah

Little Richard had pipes that would scare the pants off mere mortals. If anyone tried to match him, it'd be their last performance before the laryngectomy.

[PittPoliSci]

3. Joan Jett. It's gotta be Joan Jett.

at least for females, for males I'd have to say Greg from the Dillinger Escape Plan, he can hit 6 octaves, which is impressive to do singing, let alone screaming.

[bliss_eternal]

8. Cool! Gotta' love Joan--

Did you by any chance catch the documentary on The Runaways?

[PittPoliSci]

9. haven't seen it.

didn't even know they made one, but now i'm going to have to make a point to see it. thanks! :-)

[bliss_eternal]

12. It aired on Showtime.

You may want to check their site, (if you have Showtime) for future airings. Otherwise, I would expect it to be released eventually on video/dvd and available as a rental.

:hi:

It was so interesting. Lots I didn't know about the group.

[ghostsofgiants]

4. Dennis Lyxzén (Refused) and George Logan (Alexisonfire)

[Floogeldy]

10. Um . . . who?

:)

[ghostsofgiants]

17. Well Refused are now defunct (or "fuckin' dead" as they put it)...

But Dennis has The (International) Noise Conpiracy, sort of a garage punk sound, and The Lost Patrol, a folk project, but Refused were a great political hardcore band from Sweden.

Alexisonfire is a hardcore band from Ontario and George's screams are balanced with their singer, Dallas', melodic voice. Nice combination if you're into that type of music.

Both have amazing screams in my opinion.

[mitchum]

11. Patti Smith during "Space Monkey"...

and Jimbo Clown Prince Bozo gets off a really good one in between "Alabama Song" and "Back Door Man" on The Doors' Absolutely Live

[bliss_eternal]

15. I haven't heard Space Monkey--will have to check it out

I've been reading about Patti Smith of late. Interested in her work.

[bliss_eternal]

How could I forget the Queen incarnate--Janis Joplin

Forgive me, please...

[LeftyMom]

I'm amazed nobody's seconded this yet

So I shall be the first. He he.

[bliss_eternal]

76. Thank you--

All we really needed was for YOU to say so! :hug:

[LincolnMcGrath]

13. Cobain

[bliss_eternal]

14. The thing that affected me most about Cobain's

voice, was you really got a sense of his inner angst in pain, in every scream.

He left us far too soon...

[LincolnMcGrath]

19. Have you heard the solo demo stuff on the new box set?

[bliss_eternal]

24. Only brief samples of it

at the music store--sounds so powerful. Have you heard it? Own it?

Definitely on my list to buy...

I wondered if the single they all released a year or so ago was about Courtney...

[LincolnMcGrath]

31. Yes I own it!

Lots of goodies in there. 80+ songs and a DVD, and booklet of pictures, writings, lyrics etc. Definitely worth the investment.

[flamingyouth]

16. Gerry Roslie.

[Magrittes Pipe]

35. Ding ding ding! We have a winner.

:thumbsup:

[LaraMN]

18. Brody Dalle

[bliss_eternal]

20. oh.my.god. i love. brody.

:loveya:

The only song to ever make rotation on any of the music channels featured some fierce screamin' vocals on her part. I wish they had released more...

Great voice, beautiful, amazing guitar skills, and hot taste in men (Josh Homme, not her ex--lol).

[LaraMN]

21. Coral Fang is on heavy rotation in my house!

I freaking LOVE the whole album.

[bliss_eternal]

22. I listened to it at the record store one day

It rocks!

Did you know that Brody played guitar for Courtney Love's last album? Apparently Courtney isn't much of a guitar player, but she recognized Brody's skills.

Is she going to do more with the Distillers or is she semi-retired?

[LaraMN]

23. Last I heard, she was out of the Distillers.

and she could wipe the floor with Courtney Love.

[bliss_eternal]

26. I hope she doesn't stop playing...

she did back up on one of the Queens of the Stone Age tracks. I want to see more of her--she's a talent to watch.

I honestly don't know why Courtney even bothers...:eyes:

[LaraMN]

28. heh heh heh

because she's Courtney. Kurt, I loved. Courtney, not so much. She sounds like shit in live recordings.

[Initech]

25. Mikael Akerfeldt. (Opeth)

He's the lead singer of death metal gods Opeth. :headbang:

[blonndee]

27. Oooh...against the grain here, but Kurt Cobain.

On edit: I guess not so much against the grain. =)

[mvd]

30. I like Tina and Steven

Favorites would include Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain. Janis was more of a belter than a screamer IMO.

Would post more at a time when it isn't so late.

[jandrok]

32. Iggy Pop

Hands down.

[bliss_eternal]

46. Besides having an amazing voice (and scream)

I just can't look away when he performs. He's incredible to watch! Love Iggy!

:loveya:

[jandrok]

48. Yeah, the Igster is a hell of a performer.

The remastered and expanded versions of the early Stooges (The Stooges and Fun House) albums are out on CD now. They're an absolute must if you enjoy Iggy's work.

Now if someone would just remaster and rerelease Metallic KO. I think that you can still get an import version from Amazon.

[bliss_eternal]

49. I was watching the documentary Punk Attitude on IFC--

I wish there was more footage of Iggy's early performances--he really is something to watch. He moves so beautifully!

:hi:

[jandrok]

62. Iggy fans unite!

You obviously have well developed musical tastes!

:toast:

[bliss_eternal]

75. Me? Why, thank YOU!

:party: :toast: :party:

I was always a bit of a 'musical odd ball' in my parts. I love the DU lounge--always someone to talk music with!

[mitchum]

60. I don't think there is really anything to remaster on Metallic KO...

it was taken from a board tape and essentially consists of what was running through the PA (Iggy's voice and Scotty's piano) The guitar , bass, and drums are bleeding into those mikes.
Musically it is pretty worthless (The Stooges were capable of so much more), but it is still highly entertaining :)

[jandrok]

61. Good info. on the source tapes, thanks.

I used to have the single-disk American version of Metallic KO on vinyl many, MANY years ago. Then I had a friend hook me up with a cassette copy of the 2-disk reissue. The expanded version is even more hilarious.

I agree, the sound quality is shit, but the energy is still there to some degree. Their version of "Louie, Louie" still stands as one of the finest moments of trash-rock history. Guess I'll just invest in the CD copy of the reissue and be done with it.

[stlsaxman]

68. Cool thing about Mettalic KO is you can hear the bottles whizzing past the

mic and smashing on the stage between songs... and Iggy taunts them all the more!

That picture on the cover is of him knocked unconcsious, I believe.

TV Eye is a great live album, too!

Though my all time favorite Iggy Album is Soldier or maybe New Value. I love them all.

I loved Kill City, too... fuck- there're just so many!

[mitchum]

73. I think that Kill City is an incredibly underrated album

many people dismiss it because James Williamson would assemble the songs and production during the week, and check Iggy out of the NPI on the weekends in order to lay down the vocals. Soundwise it has always weirdly reminded me of a John Lennon record of the time. Harrowing and self-absorbed vocals/lyrics set atop "conventional" rock. It is also one of my favorite Iggy solo records.
Solo Iggy , to my ears, always works best when he is paired with a very strong producer/personality. Another example: David Bowie's production, composition, and playing on "The Idiot" I feel that it Iggy's best solo work by far. With his contributions, Bowie gave Iggy a wonderful gift, and certainly paid back any "debts" that he may have owed him

[bliss_eternal]

80. The Idiot--genius!

Didn't know Bowie owed Iggy anything, but sure glad he produced that album--sooooo good!

I would really LOVE a dvd of Iggy live--watching him is a joy! One of the few great showmen that seemed to take as much from what he put out there as what he gave.

[stlsaxman]

65. Iggy is God.

Period.

[MN ChimpH8R]

33. Ian Gillan

from Deep Purple's glory days. "Highway Star" from "Made in Japan" has notes only dogs can hear.

Robert Plant back in the mid-1970s.

[Oeditpus Rex]

88. Second for Gillan

But the real screams are on "Child in Time."

Best. Live. Rock. Album. EVarr. :headbang:

[flvegan]

34. Tim McIlrath (Rise Against), Zak Dela Rocha (RATM)

[ghostsofgiants]

52. Tim is great, how could I forget him?

Zack is good too.

[Orsino]

36. Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Audioslave)

Best screams since Daltrey was fooled.

[fudge stripe cookays]

37. Todd Rundgren in "Crybaby"

off Oblivion; 1980s Utopia.

FSC

[taterguy]

38. Ronnie Hawkins n/t

[bliss_eternal]

47. Welcome to DU, taterguy!

:hi:

[Dees]

39. I think the best scream in rock is at the end

of "Working my way back to you"...Spinners

[bliss_eternal]

45. Great song!

:applause:

[cssmall]

40. Matt Barlow (Iced Earth), The Lead Singer of SRC

I have a crush on that woman from SRC, she's so crude and violent, yet . . . so :blush:

[Richardo]

41. Jet SCREAMER!!

Eep op orp ah ah!

[fudge stripe cookays]

63. He's so dreamy!

:loveya:

[Richardo]

64. ;-)

:hi:

[Love Bug]

42. I can't believe James Brown hasn't been mentioned yet!

YEAH!

[bliss_eternal]

43. The MAN!

Where's that smilie doing the splits and collapsing in a heap, only to bounce up and do it all over again?

;)

[6000eliot]

54. Or Little Richard

The two of them inveted the rock-n-roll scream. Also Paul McCartney had a pretty good one back with The Beatles.

[bliss_eternal]

58. I totally understand Little Richard

being pissed for years for not getting the credit he was due for his unique contributions to music and rock and roll. He is quite underrated.

I was thrilled to hear Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) say this very thing on MTV once. Blew me away...

[WeRQ4U]

44. David Lee Roth OR Chris Cornell for me. n/t

[AntiCoup2K4]

89. Diamond Dave - the classic hard rock scream of all time.

Of course by Dave's own admission, it wasn't entirely original. He was asked in early interviews if he stole the scream from Ian Gillan of Deep Purple.

"Hell no! I stole that scream from James Brown baby! I'm just a black man trapped in a Jewish body."

[Sugar Smack]

50. SAM KINISON.

Without a doubt.

[no name no slogan]

51. WILD THING!

I hope you slide under a gas truck and taste your own blood! Aaaaaahhhhhh!!!

[Sugar Smack]

55. Why didn't you tell me you were a

DEMON FROM HELL??!?!?

[no name no slogan]

56. I want my records back!!!

I WANT MY RECORDS BACK!!!!!!

[bliss_eternal]

57. Awww, Sam--I miss Sam.

;)

[WillParkinson]

53. Kevin DuBrow...

Lead singer for Quiet Riot.

The opening of Bang Your Head <Metal Health> is great.

[swag]

59. Kelly Canary from Dickless (and later the Teen Angels)

[Gatchaman]

66. ROB FUCKING HALFORD!

Hello? All these remarks and no halford? How about Bruce Dickinson? Eric Adams (back in the day)? Ronnie James Dio?

[guinivere]

67. Janis Joplin, Steven Tyler, Roger Daltry nt

[MrSlayer]

69. Tom Araya, Rob Halford, Sebastian Bach, Dio, John Gallagher

[stlsaxman]

70. Let's not forget HOWARD DEAN!

YYYEEEEEAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!

Now THAT is Rock n Roll!

[Joe Chi Minh]

71. Who could possibly match Little Richard or Jerry Lee Lewis!

How they could have both performed in the same millennium is incredible. We baby-boomers were particularly fortunate to have them screetching during our youth.

Oddly enough, I'd only been thinking earlier this evening about those characteristics of outrageous flamboyance and wild elan of Americans in those days - the fifties and sixties - as I watched those hilarious guys who build choppers in the cable programme, "American Chopper". In those days days, I should think just about every working man could have afforded to buy a Harley or some kind of chopper and many did. And, of course, yankee drags (as American cars were known as, here) all looked a bit like stretch limos then. If you've got it, flaunt it(!), didn't have quite the negative connotation it has today, with such a grim and widespread polarisation of the country's wealth.

It's great to hear the bickering between the old man and the younger generation in that workshop. Absolutely hilarious. My late brother (and a million other blokes, I dare say) would have given his eye-teeth to have worked in that place, as he seemed to derive great pleasure in stripping down his bike and putting it together again. And he'd have absolutely revelled in the humour.

[Jamastiene]

72. Screamers, not singers per se. I got a great one who is often overlooked.

Courtney Love. She screams entire songs sometimes with no real lyrics (I'm not talking about all her songs either, just some live improv I have heard). Sounds oddly good when she does it. I normally hate screaming singers, but she's great.

[democracyindanger]

74. Robert Plant? Immigrant Song? Hellooooo?

[Left Is Write]

77. I was just about to post that name and that song!

It was the first song that popped into my head upon reading the thread title.

[bliss_eternal]

81. Forgive us for our obvious negligence--

it is TERRIBLE that I didn't put the Plant on my list, just criminal. I have a fond place for Black Dog...

What a great front man!

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

78. AC/DC lead singer...

[AntiCoup2K4]

90. You mean Bon Scott, of course.

Because Brian Johnson screams like a cat that got stuck in a dryer on spin cycle.

[Fenris]

79. Jay Hawkins or Lord Sutch

[chaska]

82. Prince imitates Ian Gillan sometimes. And Ian got it from Edgar Winter.

I read that somewhere.

[asthmaticeog]

83. John Brannon

of Negative Approach, Laughing Hyenas and Easy Action. He's an unholy, gravelly screamer, and he's been at it for over 20 years. I can hardly believe he still has a voice, and yet...

[Ksec]

84. The Black Crows frontman.

Cant remember his name .

[lady raven]

85. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Women:

Johnette Napolitano (Concrete Blonde)
Ann Wilson (Heart)

Men:

Steven Tyler
Prince

[ornotna]

86. Grace Slick - Jefferson Airplane

David Byron - Uriah Heep

[HuskerDU]

87. I second Ian Gillian and would add Ian Macaye when he was

in Minor Threat. Gillian was probably the best but Macaye had the most intensity. Either way, my vote goes to Ian.

[HEyHEY]

91. John Lydon, The guy from Tricky woo

[enigmatic]

92. David Thomas- Pere Ubu

[Dr Fate]

93. Not my all-time fave- but Freddy Mercury is terrific.

n/t