The Beatles: Favourite singer?
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Topic: The Beatles: Favourite singer?
Posted By: Gandalff
Subject: The Beatles: Favourite singer?
Date Posted: October 16 2010 at 08:22
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Interesting question, isn´t it? Although, I have to admit, not original one. (I´m curious how many votes will get Ringo...) ------------- A Elbereth Gilthoniel silivren penna míriel o menel aglar elenath! Na-chaered palan-díriel o galadhremmin ennorath, Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, sí nef aearon! |
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Posted By: EnderEd
Date Posted: October 16 2010 at 08:58
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Early Beatles/Lennon epitomizes R&R
vocals (e.g., Twist & Shout). carried on through such classics as Yer Blues and Happiness is a Warm Gun. McCartney's more a crooner, and Harrison sort of fits in the Clapton school of vocals (ok... we'll give you a mike because you're such a renowned musician). I suspect the rebellion vote will go for Starkey, though. ------------- --EnderEd |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: October 16 2010 at 09:54
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I'm curious to see if any of the other three will move from zero ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Gandalff
Date Posted: October 16 2010 at 10:04
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^George is the most preffered Beatles member on this site, see also:
http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=70962&KW=beatles&PID=3828536#3828536 - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=70962&KW=beatles&PID=3828536#3828536
I´m just surprised his zero rating at this time.  ------------- A Elbereth Gilthoniel silivren penna míriel o menel aglar elenath! Na-chaered palan-díriel o galadhremmin ennorath, Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, sí nef aearon! |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: October 16 2010 at 10:06
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I voted for Paul. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Show Don't Tell
Date Posted: October 16 2010 at 10:52
| John! |
Posted By: chefrobb
Date Posted: October 16 2010 at 11:00
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As they all have their strengths.....I hadda go w/ Richard Starkey......the songs that he sang could not have been done as well as any of the others, doncha think? Besides SOMEONE hadda vote for him, eh? ------------- chefrobb |
Posted By: jampa17
Date Posted: October 16 2010 at 11:21
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I don't know how somebody would vote for Harrison... yes, I know it's about favourite ones and not best but I dislike his style of singing... Lennon was good and I do enjoy the chorus shared with McCartney... but at the end I tend to enjoy McCartney vocals alone... so, Paul is it... ------------- |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: October 16 2010 at 12:09
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It's either John or Paul for me. I voted Paul just because John is leading. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: Gandalff
Date Posted: October 16 2010 at 12:16
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^Strange reason. ------------- A Elbereth Gilthoniel silivren penna míriel o menel aglar elenath! Na-chaered palan-díriel o galadhremmin ennorath, Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, sí nef aearon! |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: October 16 2010 at 12:27
It's a poll so you really don't have to have a reason for your choice. I piled on Lennon just because... ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Gandalff wrote:Posted By: Luna
Date Posted: October 16 2010 at 12:31
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I actually really like Ringo, he gets my vote
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: October 16 2010 at 12:44
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I'd like ta be Unda the sea in an oc-to-pus's garden in the shade. Ringo wins |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: October 16 2010 at 12:47
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John Lennon, just above Paul McCartney. ------------- 
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Posted By: Lozlan
Date Posted: October 16 2010 at 13:11
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Love all their voices, but Paul has (arguably) the most versatile range. He can screech, he can croon, he can be ear-poundingly heavy or airy and light. I mean, c'mon, The man sang both Long and Winding Road and Oh! Darling. Amazing.
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Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: October 16 2010 at 14:45
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Paul by a mile as he can handle any style of music!! ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Matthew T
Date Posted: October 16 2010 at 15:05
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John Lennon but only by a whisker........Paul did Hey Jude though ------------- Matt |
Posted By: Lark the Starless
Date Posted: October 16 2010 at 20:37
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I vote Paul ------------- 
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Posted By: thehallway
Date Posted: October 18 2010 at 14:45
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Ringo narrates Thomas the Tank Engine for god sake!
I just tipped it in favour of Paul.... ------------- http://www.thefreshfilmblog.com/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: October 18 2010 at 14:50
Pete Best ha ha ha. 
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Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: October 18 2010 at 14:59
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John by far. He has such a great desperate edge to his voice. Paul's voice is too smooth for me.
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Posted By: Billy Pilgrim
Date Posted: October 18 2010 at 15:36
| John! Paul bothers me, i don't know why, just something about him... |
Posted By: The-time-is-now
Date Posted: October 19 2010 at 04:48
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McCartney !
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Posted By: b4usleep
Date Posted: October 19 2010 at 04:59
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John. Paul is for teenager girls ------------- Really don't mind if you sit this one out. My words but a whisper, your deafness a shout. |
Posted By: Gandalff
Date Posted: October 19 2010 at 05:18
Helter Skelter, Oh! Darling, Back In The U.S.S.R. are perhaps lucid exceptions. ------------- A Elbereth Gilthoniel silivren penna míriel o menel aglar elenath! Na-chaered palan-díriel o galadhremmin ennorath, Fanuilos, le linnathon nef aear, sí nef aearon! |
Posted By: esky
Date Posted: October 19 2010 at 15:34
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Paul. Now let's discuss who was the best dressed. Later, we can get down to business more along the lines of PROG!! |
Posted By: June
Date Posted: October 19 2010 at 19:22
George, George, George. It's ALWAYS George   |
Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: October 19 2010 at 19:33
| John. |
Posted By: ferush
Date Posted: October 20 2010 at 17:15
| John voice (1962 - 1966) is still a pattern for too many singers. |
Posted By: esky
Date Posted: October 22 2010 at 14:31
Oh, yeah. And he had a big influence on Italian prog, too.
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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: October 22 2010 at 15:07
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Paul for melody, Lennon for more rocky tunes, Harrison for dreamy moments, Starkey for when I need to go to the men's room... ------------- 
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Posted By: esky
Date Posted: October 22 2010 at 16:15
And? I can think of worst gigs.
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Posted By: esky
Date Posted: October 22 2010 at 16:17
And? I can think of worst gigs.
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Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: October 22 2010 at 17:00
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Here's another vote for John. He was always my, as they said back then, fave. Lennon was pissed off from day one, and you could hear it in every song. Not knocking McCartney, who can deliver a rocker with the best (I'm Down, for example).
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Posted By: Phideaux
Date Posted: October 22 2010 at 21:20
| Oh John! John was always my favourite, the mystical angry freak. George became my fave in later cerebral times, but for visceral angst and true leftwing artistry, it's gotta be John (and I hear it in his voice). He always takes a lyric and makes it more unusual. Paul has a way of making stuff more normal. But, I enjoy him as well. However, John is the avatar! |
Posted By: RoyFairbank
Date Posted: October 29 2010 at 13:50
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George Harrison has a terrible voice IMO, relative to the main beatles leads. McCartney has a gift for singing and it really comes out in later Beatles albums over Lennon's. McCartney's songwriting also came over Lennon's frequently as well. I don't know why he couldn't have had a more fruitful solo career, he just didn't take himself very seriously. |
Posted By: rod65
Date Posted: November 12 2010 at 15:10
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While I think that Paul has the best voice, I enjoy John's singing more. The rawness of it is appealing--more of a rocker, I suppose, though I know that Paul can let it rip when he wants to. |
Posted By: The_Jester
Date Posted: November 13 2010 at 16:42
| Voted for Paul only because I recently saw his show, John's stuill in a tie with Paul for me tough. |
Posted By: KABSA
Date Posted: November 29 2010 at 16:13
| peter and gordon |
Posted By: Earendil
Date Posted: January 08 2011 at 19:10
| I'm pretty biased toward John. He gets my vote. |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: January 08 2011 at 19:14
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None is great IMO but George is the best by far. John was too nasal and Paul too poppy. Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: Mr.GizaRainbow
Date Posted: March 26 2011 at 21:27
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ok ringo isn't the best as we all know, george mhmm nah, paul and john are pretty good rivals but I think pauls the best (they are all very good singing and writing but this is just between them) love the beatles... ------------- "I always say that it’s about breaking the rules. But the secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place" |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: March 26 2011 at 21:31
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Mr. Lennon Long live.
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Posted By: Ruby900
Date Posted: March 27 2011 at 01:21
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Easy. Macca everytime!
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Posted By: Gandalfino
Date Posted: March 27 2011 at 07:27
| Lennon! |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 27 2011 at 07:40
Paul ( who also happened to be the best drummer in the Beatles as well )
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: March 27 2011 at 07:52
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Paul is best singer as he went on to greatness post Beatles, with Wings and solo albums, however Lennon belted some of Beatles best work no doubt. ------------- 
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Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: April 03 2011 at 13:58
Yes, The Ballad Of John And Yoko. My vote goes to Paul as well.------------- 
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: April 03 2011 at 18:53
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Paul is such a gifted,versatile singer but Lennon's voice has a quality I love,so John edges out Paul by a small margin. -------------  |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: April 23 2011 at 20:16
| Starr > Harrison > McCartney > Lennon |
Posted By: giselle
Date Posted: April 26 2011 at 16:07
| John, the most distinctive voice; Paul the best musical singer; neither George or Ringo could produce much in the way of a vocal. Like most matters to do with the Beatles, it was the sum of their parts that produced the magic. A lesson for all bands. |