Best drummer/singer

[Doctor_J]

Poll question: Best drummer/singer

[enigmatic]

1. Grant Hart of Husker Du

[aquaman]

37. One of best drummers of ALL time...

:hi:

[Richardo]

2. I said Levon, but what about Karen Carpenter?

[Doctor_J]

3. Good one - I'll add her

Edit: I think your vote just got switched from Other to Lars. Just pretend you're in Ohio

[Strawman]

4. Terry Bozzio - Frank Zappa

[Montauk6]

5. So many others... where to start?

Stevie Wonder
Grady Tate (not only an accomplished jazz drummer but many of the 40-somethings here may remember his voice Saturday mornings singing to us about "mean ol' number nine")
Paul McCartney (listen to him go to town on "Dear Prudence")
Pete Rivera (Rare Earth's lead singer and drummer)
Don Henley

[flvegan]

6. Peter Criss, for "Beth"

Lighters at the ready, everyone.

[ghostsofgiants]

7. Grant Hart like Enigmatic said, and Sebastien Grainger of Death From Above 1979 also.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6-tozKGoHw

[speedoo]

8. Levon, all the way.

Listen to his lead on The Weight, The Night They Drove Old Dixie, down and other great songs from The Band.

Henley's good too, but Levon gets my vote.

[LTR]

9. The Human Beatbox from The Fat Boys

Does he count?

:shrug:

[mentalsolstice]

10. Definitely Levon!

One of my favorite "albums" and videos, as I'm dating myself here, is the "Last Waltz", what love and passion! We could all learn from that!

[Doctor_J]

11. Have you read Levon's autobio?

It's great. He doesn't have many kind words for Robbie or Scorsese about 'Waltz' though.

[darkstar]

34. What's he got to say about Robertson?

I've always been curious about the band dynamic and all....

Thanks in advance if you get the time to respond,

:hi:

[usaftmo]

12. Phil Collins

How can he not be included?

[Doctor_J]

14. It was late when I osted the poll

Some good ones slipped through cracks.

[usaftmo]

15. Not a problem.

Typos are also not a problem :)

[nytemare]

20. He can flat out play the drums.

He puts on a good concert, too.

I just wish I had seen Genesis back when all of them were together, like the Lamb concert. But, I was just 5 then, so, it may not have made much sense to me.

:D

[usaftmo]

25. Go Redskins!

I went to the Redskins game when they played at New Orleans just before Christmas. Being the only Redskins fan, it was a quiet bus ride back!

[nytemare]

29. That one they actually won!

I hope they go a lot better next year.

:hi:

[usaftmo]

36. Same here.

I still can't figure out why an offensive genius (Joe Gibbs) would approve of a situation where someone else comes in...makes all the offensive calls...and gets paid $2 million a season! Referring to Saunders of course.

I'm worried the current version of the Redskins will reduce the league-wide respect for Gibbs. I'm glad he's back, but I don't want his legacy to be tarnished like this.

:rant:

[nytemare]

39. Towards the end of the season, the offense improved some.

Except the red zone. Last year, once they got into the 20, they were money with passes to Cooley and Sellers. This year, they seemed to stray away from that. Oh, and the intermediate passing game disappeared. The first 3 quarters, throw for 3 yards, the fouth quarter when down by 15, throw interceptions.

The main thing that concerned me this year was the defense. I am not sure if I like Greg Williams. So many GOOD former players have been saying things, and you don't hear that sort of stuff from the offensive players who moved on.

[hellbound-liberal]

13. Peter Hoorelbeke a.k.a. Peter Rivera of Rare Earth should have

been on the top of the list, IMO. See for yourself:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvuWwYH95I8

[Ishoutandscream2]

16. How can you forget the great Ringo Starr?

"Got to pay your dues if you wanna sing the blues..."

[Scarlett17]

18. and you know it don't come easy.

Yup, for cultural impact alone, I have to go with Ringo.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

32. It Don't Come Easy was a great song

There was even a Simpsons episode where Marge talked about her crush on Ringo. She painted his portrait, so she could send it to him, and the background music was.....you guessed it...."It Don't Come Easy".

He did lots of cool Carl Perkins stuff too, and I don't even like shitkick. But this was back in the days of good country, not fake cowboys who whine.

"Matchbox"
"Photograph"
"Act Naturally"
"Yellow Submarine"
"Everybody Wants to Be My Baby"
"You're Sixteen, You're Beautiful, and You're Mine"

[Scarlett17]

33. Matchbox--great song

I have not heard that in years. Now I have to go dig through the basement. . .

[wildhorses]

17. and mickey of the monkees

don't laugh:P

[Ishoutandscream2]

22. I'm not. His voice was pretty damn good

[driver8]

19. Dave Grohl

But Levon Helm is right up there...

[blondeatlast]

21. That voice, that voice. It could only be Ms. Carpenter. What a loss. nt

[jpgray]

23. Robert Wyatt, hands down!

[Bjornsdotter]

24. Other--Phil Collins n/t

[greendog]

26. Levon...

...great voice. Rick Danko, however, was The Bands best singer.

[ElboRuum]

27. Phil Collins... n/t.,

[MrSlayer]

28. Other: El Duce from "The Mentors".

Lars who?

[enigmatic]

30. Ha! another Mentors fan!

:thumbsup:

[johnnie]

31. Roger Taylor of Queen

I always liked his voice. Plus, he was the very high voices in a lot of the music including all that cool "Bohemian Rhapsody" stuff.

And who could not like "I'm in love with my car"?

[Montauk6]

35. You GO, Chaka Khan!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHrEBNndXA4

[RedStateShame]

38. Jody Stevens, Big Star

C'mon, people, it wasn't all Chris Bell and Alex Chilton!! Go on and listen to "Way Out West" again. Gorgeous singing by Jody.

[mainegreen]

40. No Mike Portnoy?