[MoodySteve]

John Mayer (this guy bothers me on every level)
Tiny Tim (although sometimes his voice makes me crack up)
Chris Brown (that 'With You' song sounds like he recorded the hook while standing crotch-deep in ice water)

And yes, the generic American alternative/emo/punk/whatever sound.

 

[Brighten]

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Oh, come on...

That damn singer from Avenged Sevenfold. He's way too whiny...

 

[Dublo7]

Gwen Stefani.
I hope something bad happens to her larynx.

 

[scytheavatar]

James Labrie
Jeff Buckley
Robert Plant
Brian Johnson

Basically any male who tries to sing like a female and fails miserably. Wailing in falsetto without any tone and in a way that'll show just how harsh some headphones are is not my idea of good vocals. Freddie Mercury would be an example of a male who tries to sing like a female, with resounding success. People like him tends of be extremely rare.

 

[milkweg]

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Originally Posted by Dublo7 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Gwen Stefani. I hope something bad happens to her larynx.

Hmm, I don't like most of her music but I do like her voice for some reason. I think she has a better singing voice than Madonna, as a comparison. Ever hear her version of It's my Life by Talk Talk? It's quite good.

 

[cwell2112]

My vote goes to the lead singer (or should I say, lead Autotuner) of Maroon 5. The only thing more irritating to me than his voice is the fact that my friends all think he's an amazing singer.

 

[DC2]

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Hey now...Well, anything after Classics the Early Years maybe.

I've gone through this thread, and might be wrong but no one has mentioned Leonard Cohen!

And another-Jennifer Nettles that shapely singer from the country group Sugarland. God. Easy on the eyes but torture on the ears.

(I agree wholeheartedly with those who mentioned Geddy Lee, Jim Morrison and Freddie Mercury

)

 

[elephino]

Liam Gallagher of Oasis. He wishes he were Richard Ashcroft. As Burgess Meredith said, you can wish in one hand and crap in the other and see which fills up first. I think Liam sounds like the latter.

 

[chef8489]

James Hetfield. I can not stand metallica.

 

[tru blu]

Least favorite right this second? John Legend. I just don't get it.

 

[buddhashenglong]

Auto Tune

 

[Nocturnal310]

Least fav singers: John Mayer, John Legend, Adam Levine.

Singers i hate: Justin Timberlake, Usher, Rihanna..basically all MTV kids..oh wait..they aint even singers.

 

[my.self]

i hate britney spears, soula boy and jonas brothers.

 

[Tryptonique]

Billie Joe Armstrong (Greenday).

I like some Greenday songs, but 90% of times his voice just annoys me. Same with Dexter Holland (Offspring).

That is about it, though.

 

[intoart]

A singer who is merely unrepentantly bad (eg William Shatner) does not bother me. What is really annoying is when someone with no talent is marketed as "good". For this reason, my least favorite singer is Britney Spears.

(By the way, Neil Diamond has always been among my top 3 or 4 all-time favorite singers! His songs are sappy, his over-the-top showmanship is off-putting, but his actual singing is outstanding!)