Post by Nico on Apr 11, 2010 5:42:55 GMT 10
A link to the article (since it includes some videos of them singing live):
new.uk.music.yahoo.com/blogs/touchingthevoid/33451/musics-worst-singers/
10. Jennifer Lopez
J. Lo was reportedly dropped by her label, Sony, earlier this year. But bosses at Island Def Jam, her new record company, might wish they'd heard her taking a running jump at Barbara Streisand's ‘No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)' before inking that deal.
09. Liam Gallagher
Is this Liam onstage in the last days of Oasis or is it one of the Kray twins about to go to work? Gallagher Jr. may have had rock's greatest voice in the ‘90s but where's he hiding it now? Whichever way you look at it, there was blood on the Roundhouse floor after this 2008 display.
08. Kanye West
Unlike 50 Cent, Kanye can rap. But sing? This disastrous take on ‘Love Lockdown' from ‘SNL' in 2008 suggested that if Beyonce had the greatest video of all-time, Kanye had one of the worst voices.
07. Shaun Ryder
Make no mistake, the Happy Mondays' were one of the greatest bands of the Madchester era, fronted by perhaps the period's finest lyricists. But rock'n'roll can be very bad for your head and even worse for your voice.
06. Amy Winehouse
Here’s Amy in the days after she gave up being a pop star and set upon a life as a brilliantly smashed street drinker who thought going onstage was all but a silly dream. When she’s not forgetting the words, she’s swearing. The rest of the time, an audition for Best Club Singer seems to be at stake rather than a MOBO.
05. Ashlee Simpson
Having a sister with no discernible ability should not be a bar to the celebrity life. Clearly this is the thinking of Ashlee Simpson, whose ‘singing' career included an infamous miming controversy on US TV and this appalling effort at the Orange Bowl in 2005. Surely the people booing are more deserving of a record contract?
04. Ian Brown
He doesn't sing so much as honk. Brown may once have had the voice of an angel but these days he sounds more like the devil's dustman. On a nightly basis across the UK, Ian can be found reinterpreting Stone Roses classics. Or "murdering" them, as the camera man of this clip puts it.
03. Britney Spears
Few singers have taken as much abuse over their live vocals as poor old Britney. But then again, few singers have managed to get through almost their entire career without actually singing. Could this be the reason why?
02. Jedward
The Grimes twins are so 21st century that fans don't even care that they can't sing. Fame is the least those two deserve! In fact, with hair and suits like this, no wonder the British public would rather listen to them ‘covering' Robbie Williams than the real thing.
01. Jordan
Is she a model? Is she an author? Is she a TV celebrity? Is she a reality star? Is she the nation's most famous mother? Is she Peter Andre's ex wife? Is she Alex Reid's new wife? Or is she simply the worst singer the world has ever seen? You decide...
Agree? Disagree? I am not sure how many everybody will recognize (considering it was an article on a UK news site).
Apples are available year-round.
new.uk.music.yahoo.com/blogs/touchingthevoid/33451/musics-worst-singers/
10. Jennifer Lopez
J. Lo was reportedly dropped by her label, Sony, earlier this year. But bosses at Island Def Jam, her new record company, might wish they'd heard her taking a running jump at Barbara Streisand's ‘No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)' before inking that deal.
09. Liam Gallagher
Is this Liam onstage in the last days of Oasis or is it one of the Kray twins about to go to work? Gallagher Jr. may have had rock's greatest voice in the ‘90s but where's he hiding it now? Whichever way you look at it, there was blood on the Roundhouse floor after this 2008 display.
08. Kanye West
Unlike 50 Cent, Kanye can rap. But sing? This disastrous take on ‘Love Lockdown' from ‘SNL' in 2008 suggested that if Beyonce had the greatest video of all-time, Kanye had one of the worst voices.
07. Shaun Ryder
Make no mistake, the Happy Mondays' were one of the greatest bands of the Madchester era, fronted by perhaps the period's finest lyricists. But rock'n'roll can be very bad for your head and even worse for your voice.
06. Amy Winehouse
Here’s Amy in the days after she gave up being a pop star and set upon a life as a brilliantly smashed street drinker who thought going onstage was all but a silly dream. When she’s not forgetting the words, she’s swearing. The rest of the time, an audition for Best Club Singer seems to be at stake rather than a MOBO.
05. Ashlee Simpson
Having a sister with no discernible ability should not be a bar to the celebrity life. Clearly this is the thinking of Ashlee Simpson, whose ‘singing' career included an infamous miming controversy on US TV and this appalling effort at the Orange Bowl in 2005. Surely the people booing are more deserving of a record contract?
04. Ian Brown
He doesn't sing so much as honk. Brown may once have had the voice of an angel but these days he sounds more like the devil's dustman. On a nightly basis across the UK, Ian can be found reinterpreting Stone Roses classics. Or "murdering" them, as the camera man of this clip puts it.
03. Britney Spears
Few singers have taken as much abuse over their live vocals as poor old Britney. But then again, few singers have managed to get through almost their entire career without actually singing. Could this be the reason why?
02. Jedward
The Grimes twins are so 21st century that fans don't even care that they can't sing. Fame is the least those two deserve! In fact, with hair and suits like this, no wonder the British public would rather listen to them ‘covering' Robbie Williams than the real thing.
01. Jordan
Is she a model? Is she an author? Is she a TV celebrity? Is she a reality star? Is she the nation's most famous mother? Is she Peter Andre's ex wife? Is she Alex Reid's new wife? Or is she simply the worst singer the world has ever seen? You decide...
Agree? Disagree? I am not sure how many everybody will recognize (considering it was an article on a UK news site).
Apples are available year-round.
Sure, she's crazy as f**k, but she has damn good music. And I kind of like Ashlee Simpson, too. 
I've not heard her live voice, but her studio albums aren't bad. 
Just sounds like she had about a pack of cigarettes and three shots of whiskey too much and chucked her voicebox in a blender for awhile. Ashlee Simpson can't sing for shit. And she can't even mime the poor girl. Its lucky she got that rocking nose job so is semi pretty now. Having seen Kanye as backup for U2 (yes stupidest choice of backup ever) i can attest to the fact he sucks live. He got booed off stage. I was one of the people booing 
I'm not a fan of her voice or her songs. Or her for that matter - she is a complete and utter fruitloop. 
