Top 5 Musicians

[JSTHECONQUEROR]

This thread is a copy from a certain old forum. I love replying to threads like these because they make me think of music on a more broad spectrum. So who are your top 5 vocalists, Guitarists, Bass and Drummers? I will take some time to think and construct my new list but for now here is my old one from the old forum.
1. Ozzy
2. Mike Patton
3. Chris Cornell
4. Jim Morrison
5. Layne Staley
Guitar
1. Tony Iommi
2. Kim Thayil
3. Jerry Cantrell
4. Jimi Hendrix
5. Josh Homme
Bass
1. Geezer
2. Paul McCartney
3. Jack Bruce
4. Nick Oliveri
5. Kris Novoselic
Drums
1. Bill Ward
2. Matt Cameron
3. Dave Grohl
4. Ginger Baker
5. Jimmy Chamberlin

[Axefiend]

Mine today (and off the top of my head), In no particular order:

Vocals
- John Corabi
- Ray Gillen
- Elvis Presley
- Ozzy Osbourne
- Gene Simmons

Guitar
- Tony Iommi
- Tommy Bolin
- Steve Vai
- Jimmy Page
- Mardy Lucier-Porte

Bass
- Geezer Butler
- Bob Daisley
- Geddy Lee
- Jerry Scheff
- George Biondo

Drums
- John Bonham
- Anton Fig
- Ian Paice
- Bobby Rondinelli
- Corky Laing

Keys
- Goldy McJohn
- Jon Lord
- Rick Wright
- Rick Davies
- Billy Powell

[Billy Underdog]

Oh, just too many to mention... And remember just off the bat.

So i'll just stick with my usual 2x3

Bass:
Geezer Butler
John Entwistle
John Paul Jones

Drums:
Bill Ward
Keith Moon
John Bonham

The fact that they're from the same bands is pure coincident.

Hope i can revisit this with more names...

[Thelemech]

Vocals
Ozzy Osbourne
Ronnie James Dio
Bruce Dickinson
Robert Plant
John Lennon

Guitar
Tony Iommi
Jimmy Page
Jeff Beck
Dave Mustaine
Angus Young

Bass
Geezer Butler
John Paul Jones
Chris Squire
Steve Harris
Cliff Burton

Drummers
Bill Ward
John Bonham
Ringo Star
Keith Moon
Lars Ulrich

[Jack the Stripper]

Vocals
Rob Halford
Ozzy Osbourne
Ronnie James Dio
Blackie Lawless
James Hetfield

Guitar
Tony Iommi
Dave Mustaine
James Hetfield
Wolf Hoffmann
Zakk Wylde
Marty Friedman

Bass
Geezer Butler
Steve Hariris
Cliff Burton
Lemmy
David Ellefson

Drums
Bill Ward
Dave Lombardo
Cozy Powell
Ian Paice
Mikkey Dee

[Tyr66]

Vocals
Robert Plant
Ian Gillan
Rob Halford
Ronnie James Dio
Glenn Hughes

Guitars
Tony Iommi
Ritchie Blackmore
Jimmy Page
Michael Schenker
Gary Moore

Bass
Geezer Butler
John Paul Jones
Lemmy
Cliff Burton
Steve Harris

Drums
Ian Paice
John Bonham
Bill Ward
Dave Lombardo
Phil Rudd

[Charger]

Oh wow....talk about an impossible job here....but I'll try

Vocals
Ronnie James Dio

Ian Gillan
Tim "Ripper" Owens
Bruce Dickinson / Jon Oliva / Rob Halford / Blaze Bayley
Veronica Freeman

Guitar
Tony Iommi

Ritchie Blackmore
Criss Oliva
Zakk Wylde
Dave Mustaine / Craig Goldy / Steve Morse

Bass
Geezer Butler

Steve Harris
Roger Glover
Frank Bello / David Ellefson
Lemmy Kilmister

Drums:
Bill Ward (in his prime) / Vinny Appice

Ian Paice
Mikkey Dee
Paul Bostaph
Charlie Benante / Jeff Plate


Keys:
Jon Lord

Don Airey
Tony Carey
Jon Oliva
Scott Warren


Had to choose a couple multiple choices as I just couldn't make up my mind...so I had to cheat...and I still left out too many of my favourites...

I am happy to see that Dave Mustaine made it on so many lists! He truly is a master of the axe. I'm also not surprised to see Tony's name on top of each list!

[Vyn]

I always have a problem handling these types of things. So the definition of "best" that I use is "what I enjoy the most", which may or may not equate to actual chops from a broader, objective perspective. Plus it changes

vocals

1. The Everly Brothers. Counting them as one.
2. Otis Redding
3. Rob Halford
4. Lydia Pense
5. George Jones

guitar

1. Tony Iommi
2. Frank Zappa
3. Uli Jon Roth
4. Dave Davies
5. Pete Townsend

bass

1. Lemmy
2. Stanley Clarke
3. B.B. Dickerson
4. Tina Weymouth
5. John Wetton

drums

1. Bill Ward
2. Neil Peart
3. Buddy Rich
4. Ginger Baker
5. Dave Lombardo

Fiddle

1. Charlie Daniels

[Zzzptm]

Guitar
1. Andres Segovia
2. John McLaughlin
3. Julian Bream
4. Al DiMeola
5. Ernie Isley

Vocals
1. Mahalia Jackson
2. Bobby Short
3. Dean Martin
4. Frank Sinatra
5. Tony Bennett

Bass
1. Willie Dixon
2. Ron Carter
3. Paul Jackson
4. Bootsy Collins
5. Mel Schachter

Drums
1. Tony Williams
2. Gene Krupa
3. Harvey Mason
4. Stevie Wonder
5. Dale "Buffin" Griffin

Keyboards
1. Herbie Hancock
2. Arthur Rubenstein
3. Glenn Gould
4. Franz Liszt
5. Camille Howard

Saxophone
1. King Curtis
2. John Coltrane
3. Maceo Parker
4. Lee Allen
5. Bobby Keys

See what I did there? And I didn't even get outside the world of North America and Europe... tell you what, though, my Number One oud player is Simon Shaheen.

[JSTHECONQUEROR]

1. Mike Patton
2. Ozzy Osbourne
3. Layne Staley
4. King Diamond
5. Chris Cornell
Ok so when Chris Cornell died, I could not listen to his music. I don't know if he really did commit suicide intentionally or if the prescription drugs was the main factor, but its been about a year now and I am still in disbelief.
Guitar
1. Tony Iommi
2. Jerry Cantrell
3. Kim Thayil
4. Jimi Hendrix
5. Josh Homme
Another one I thought about adding was Matt Pike, but he is still on the outside of these guys. Maybe he could replace Thayil as I have been listening to a lot of Sleep and High on Fire lately.
Bass
1. Trevor Dunn
2. Geezer Butler
3. Jack Bruce
4. Paul Mccartney
5. Geddy Lee
Geddy is there because he is an easy fill in.
Drums
1. Bill Ward
2. Matt Cameron
3. Dave Grohl
4. Ginger Baker
5. Dave Lombardo
Added Dave into my top 5 because I have been listening to Slayer so much lately!

Also, how could I forget
Alto Saxophone
John Zorn
What a freaking weird guy am i right?

So these are mostly the same. I could still put Jack white in there under vocalists or guitarists. He would easily be in the top 10 for me. Either way, once i started listening to Patton's projects, no music has been the same for me. Usually its something Patton related or bust. I don't listen to much of anything else these days.