Who are your top 3 vocalists, guitarists, bassists, drummers, and otherers (whatever ) alive? And why?
And I mean people with actual skill, not just good music. People who can sing, not just scream and shout and rhyme words. People who can do more than repetetive power chord riffs.
All of mine are in no particular order.
Vocals:
1) Serj Tankian of System of a Down (his key is amazing, and speed announciation)
2) Kelly Clarkson of Kelly Clarkson (don't like her music but damn, she can sing)
3) Tom Morello of The Nightwatchman (best alto I've heard)
Guitar:
1) Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine (his unique, distinctive, revolutionary synthesizing methods, simply amazing)
2) Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen (unarguable)
3) Angus Young of AC/DC (50 years old, but still wonderful)
Bass:
1) Matt Freeman of Rancid (finger work, just wow)
2) Michael Balzary of Red Hot Chilli Peppers (this guy alone is like bass on crack)
3) John Myung of Dream Theater (off the literal scale skills)
Drums:
1) Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater (the speeeeeed omgsplosion)
2) John Otto of Limp Bizkit (normally offbeat loops that blend in)
3) Neil Peart of Rush (revolutionary drumming methods and speed)
Other:
1) Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater (Keyboard/Continuum - amazing fingerwork, speed and precision)
2) Lior Dimant of Limp Bizkit (Turntables - brilliant live DJ'ing and mixing)
3) Afrika Bambaataa of Zulu Nation/Solo (Turntables - skilled mixing and pioneer of hip hop)
And I mean people with actual skill, not just good music. People who can sing, not just scream and shout and rhyme words. People who can do more than repetetive power chord riffs.
All of mine are in no particular order.
Vocals:
1) Serj Tankian of System of a Down (his key is amazing, and speed announciation)
2) Kelly Clarkson of Kelly Clarkson (don't like her music but damn, she can sing)
3) Tom Morello of The Nightwatchman (best alto I've heard)
Guitar:
1) Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine (his unique, distinctive, revolutionary synthesizing methods, simply amazing)
2) Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen (unarguable)
3) Angus Young of AC/DC (50 years old, but still wonderful)
Bass:
1) Matt Freeman of Rancid (finger work, just wow)
2) Michael Balzary of Red Hot Chilli Peppers (this guy alone is like bass on crack)
3) John Myung of Dream Theater (off the literal scale skills)
Drums:
1) Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater (the speeeeeed omgsplosion)
2) John Otto of Limp Bizkit (normally offbeat loops that blend in)
3) Neil Peart of Rush (revolutionary drumming methods and speed)
Other:
1) Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater (Keyboard/Continuum - amazing fingerwork, speed and precision)
2) Lior Dimant of Limp Bizkit (Turntables - brilliant live DJ'ing and mixing)
3) Afrika Bambaataa of Zulu Nation/Solo (Turntables - skilled mixing and pioneer of hip hop)