# rock singers **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 21, 1999, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-singers/8171 "1999-09-21T21:33:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![J\_String](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@J\_String](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J_String)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 1999, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-singers/8171/1 "1999-09-21T21:33:00Z")
OK folks, yet another top ten list. This time, your favorite rock ‘n’ roll vocalists. Here’s my list (in no particular order): Dennis DeYoung Steve Perry Steve Walsh Bono Tommy Shaw Sting Eric Martin James LaBrie Ray Alder Ronnie Dio ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 1999, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-singers/8171/2 "1999-09-21T21:47:00Z")
My faves: Geddy Lee (Rush) James LaBrie (Dream Theater) Geoff Tate (Queensryche) John Oliva (former Savatage singer) Steve Hogarth (Marillion) Freddy Mercury That-guy-from-Camel-that-escapes-me-now (Satan ? Help me out here !) Some order, not the one above though… Coldfire * * * “You know how complex women are” - Neil Peart, Rush (1993) ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 1999, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-singers/8171/3 "1999-09-21T21:50:00Z")
Ray Alder is great too !! How could I forget… let’s award a free beer to the first who guesses Alder’s band (well, that would take at least 3 months on a European MB anyway 🙂 ). Coldfire * * * “You know how complex women are” - Neil Peart, Rush (1993) ---
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 1999, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-singers/8171/4 "1999-09-21T21:51:00Z")
Geoff Tate (Queensryche) Bobby Blitz (The Ramones) Darby Crash (The Germs) Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat / Fugazi) Greg Graffin (Bad Religion) H.R. (Bad Brains) Tom Araya (Slayer) Paul Rogers Lemmy Kilmister (Motorhead) Doug Pinnick (Kings X) Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden & solo) A bunch off the top of my head… * * * Yer pal, Satan ---
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 1999, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-singers/8171/5 "1999-09-21T21:53:00Z")
Erk… Bobby Blitz os from Overkill! I was listening to a Ramones cover they do whilest typing… DOH! ---
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 1999, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-singers/8171/6 "1999-09-21T21:54:00Z")
Coldfire - Fate’s Warning ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 1999, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-singers/8171/7 "1999-09-21T21:57:00Z")
OK, Satan, the beer’s yours. Now name the singer from Camel, if you please… or I won’t sleep tonight (either that or it’s walking 12 meters to my livingroom, containing CD collection 🙂 ). I wouldn’t claim Lemmy is TECHNICALLY a good singer, but YEAH he kicks ass ! Cold * * * “You know how complex women are” - Neil Peart, Rush (1993) ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 1999, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-singers/8171/8 "1999-09-21T22:00:00Z")
I remembered !! It’s Andrew Latimer (Camel) !! _yawns_ I can actually rest now, see you tomorrow, it’s midnight this side of the pool… Coldfire * * * “You know how complex women are” - Neil Peart, Rush (1993) ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 1999, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-singers/8171/9 "1999-09-21T22:02:00Z")
Oh and J String, if you’ve got “E-mail notification” CHECKED, I sincerely appologize for jamming up your inbox 🙂 Coldfire * * * “You know how complex women are” - Neil Peart, Rush (1993)