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Mark Knopfler Discussion => Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum => Topic started by: superval99 on December 09, 2011, 08:06:13 PM

Title: MK in Worst Ever Singer List - NME
Post by: superval99 on December 09, 2011, 08:06:13 PM
http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=10&p=11519&title=listomania_10_worst_voices&more=1&c=1

 :o   :o    :o
Title: Re: MK in Worst Ever Singer List - NME
Post by: tunnel85 on December 09, 2011, 09:47:04 PM
MK#6 and Dylan#1.
It looks like all of us have made huge mistakes recently. :lol

I will get a NME subscription, learn about good music and  go for Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Beyonc
Title: Re: MK in Worst Ever Singer List - NME
Post by: Love Expresso on December 09, 2011, 10:08:32 PM
Crap, Mr. Priya Elan or whatever your name is...

LE
Title: Re: MK in Worst Ever Singer List - NME
Post by: Hophead on December 10, 2011, 12:52:08 AM
File this one under "W"..for "Who the f**k cares!"   ::)
Title: Re: MK in Worst Ever Singer List - NME
Post by: Banjo99uk on December 10, 2011, 01:49:06 AM
I dare you to post that on the expecting rain forum, those nutters will probably take a hit out on the writer.
Title: Re: MK in Worst Ever Singer List - NME
Post by: Mossguitar on December 10, 2011, 08:31:26 AM
Hehe, that list was fun ;D I like MK and His Bobness, my wife likes Duffy and one of my sons thinks he is MJ 8) We're the family of bad taste, obviously :disbelief  :)
Title: Re: MK in Worst Ever Singer List - NME
Post by: Fletch on December 10, 2011, 09:11:48 AM
I was only saying to my wife this morning, the way pop idols are produced these days would rob the world of artists like Mark, who is loved by millions.
It's not to say Mark couldn't get a start behind a microphone if he was starting out, but it might never hit mainstream radio and therefore many people would never hear it.  :-[
Title: Re: MK in Worst Ever Singer List - NME
Post by: xxFordiexx on December 10, 2011, 09:23:06 AM
Yup who cares..... Knopfler has a wonderful voice which has improved dramatically over the past 34 years. Anyone who has Heather Small in that list should too be dismissed from writing such a thing in the first place.
Title: Re: MK in Worst Ever Singer List - NME
Post by: xxFordiexx on December 10, 2011, 09:24:53 AM
Another thing, I can't believe Romeo & Juliet was his pick of a bad vocal.... What a numpty. Mark sings that song better than anyone.
Title: Re: MK in Worst Ever Singer List - NME
Post by: holaknopfler on December 10, 2011, 04:48:01 PM
Hahaha LOL! What a funny man, he must have a terrible taste in music! ;D
Title: Re: MK in Worst Ever Singer List - NME
Post by: Rollergirl on December 10, 2011, 04:59:59 PM
File this one under "W"..for "Who the f**k cares!"   ::)

indeed
Title: Re: MK in Worst Ever Singer List - NME
Post by: goldenheart96 on December 10, 2011, 08:43:40 PM
Why is MK on this list and Tom Waits isn't???
Title: Re: MK in Worst Ever Singer List - NME
Post by: Hophead on December 10, 2011, 09:41:30 PM
Why is MK on this list and Tom Waits isn't???
I didn't get that either..he even mentions Waits in the article!  :disbelief. I mean seriously..how about Geddy Lee..I prefer fingernails on a chalkboard over his 'singing'.   ;)
Title: Re: MK in Worst Ever Singer List - NME
Post by: dmg on December 11, 2011, 01:14:49 PM
I've always been of the opinion that the best singers are the distinctive ones and not the technically good ones of which there are millions and even more millions once they get into a recording studio.  The distinctive ones are few and far between and will not be to everyones taste but they will have their fanbase.  Technically good singers are ten a penny and will die overnight.
Title: Re: MK in Worst Ever Singer List - NME
Post by: Love Expresso on December 11, 2011, 01:32:43 PM
I remember how my neck hair stood up and I got literally goosebumps (really!) when I suddenly and unprepared heard the first lines of "Why Aye Man" on the radio for the first time... That voice of MK is totally unique and full of timbre, character and feeling. Who  cares what a NME pimp has to utter about real music. He will never get to hear some.

LE
Title: Re: MK in Worst Ever Singer List - NME
Post by: Justme on December 11, 2011, 01:45:13 PM
I'd guess that MK or BD give a flying f#*& about these rankings. And so do I - like you did say, it's all about the feel.

EDIT:typo
Title: Re: MK in Worst Ever Singer List - NME
Post by: vgonis on December 12, 2011, 03:09:39 PM
Well, I don't get the list apart from numero uno.  :lol And Tom Waits has a fantastic voice! Heather Nova, wow, she has a terrific voice, and that winter blue song of hers, with a tribute to Joni Mitchell's Blue, is stunning. But maybe the writer of this list has something else on his mind. Like shit.
Title: Re: MK in Worst Ever Singer List - NME
Post by: Maxx on December 15, 2011, 10:57:03 AM
Should be said that it isn't a "official" NME thing. Just a blog it seems.
Title: Re: MK in Worst Ever Singer List - NME
Post by: Rollergirl on December 15, 2011, 12:34:16 PM
yes, it's only somebody's opinion, which he is untitled to. And even if it was "official" (like, say the Rolling stones list of guitarists), it's still somebody's opinion, just like any review we may read.