I didn’t say Collins over Gabriel. Only that Gabriel was replaced and the group went on to even greater fame works against Gabriel as Genesis MVP. MVPs are not easily replaced.
In fact when Collins left and they gave Ray Wilson, a fine vocalist on his own right, a go, that was it for Genesis.
So there is a case to be made for Phil Collins as an MVP with Genesis. |
How about 10000 Maniacs without Natalie Merchant? One of my favorite vocalists.
Or even “Sixpence None the Richer” without Leigh Nash? |
Ian Anderson was/is Jethro Tull for sure but he faced stiff competition in his day for MVP honors. |
Freddie Mercury 1975-1981. |
Maybe we should do this like the pros and break it down by year. So many worthy candidates! How many years can we cover?
For my David Byrne vote I would designate that from 1977-1985. A pretty good run! |
The Talking Heads were very quirky and unique in their day in addition to being a great band and ultimately were very successful commercially as well. David Byrne was the very unique X factor that made them stick out from other bands of the day and that so many other tried to emulate. Hence my vote for him. |
The Smiths are on my list of groups I need to listen to more. |
I’m a Gillan fan and he helped get DP to their highest place but DP fared well with other singers over the years. |
Annie Haslam made Renaissance successful. |
It’s true lead singers are key to a group’s success.
The MVP though plays a key role in elevating that group above others in other words the value can be measured by overall success. So a guy like Mick Jagger would qualify in that they are a very successful band. What if the singer was not Mick? Mick is not a great singer. Would the stones have been better off with a better singer? Probably not because Mick also played a major role on writing their songs. So an MVP despite not being a great technical singer. In fact I often think the Stones would be better served live with a better singer because Mick’s live performances though entertaining have often been very ragged and inconsistent vocally IMHO. |
Need to familiarize with The Smiths.
Why Morrissey? |
I like the lesser known votes. Gives me something new to check into. |
When the singer is also the main songwriter that ups his stock a lot I would say. The winner probably has to wear both hats largely in their group. |
Talking HEads and David Byrne hit teh scene in ~ 1977 or so. Such a unique style! Think of all teh New Wave acts that followed and sounded kinda like him and Talking Heads but failed to take it any further really. Mostly interchangeable with a few exceptions. |
Not Peter Gabriel.......Phil Collins replaced him and the rest is history.
Disclaimer: I am a BIG Peter Gabriel fan. |
Oh and debate is welcome here. Just gotta follow forum rules. No talking over others. 👋🏼 |
Also don’t forget to factor in how influential to others a particular candidate’s vocal style is/was. |
You only get to vote once and for one person. That’s the rule. ✊ |
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