Is Thom Yorke (Radiohead) a better singer than Bono

[Zoomerang96]

Thom is not a better singer than Bono, and Bono is not a better singer than Thom.

Topic closed.

i prefer to think thom's a better singer than bono, and that bono's a better singer than thom but whatever...

 

[LemonMelon]

although nowadays Thom is sounding better than Bono

This MUST be a joke post.

Really, Yorke sounds terrible these days. It would be hysterical to hear him attempt the Bends nowadays.

1995: Baby's got the BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENDS!!!!

2007:
Baby's
got the
Beeeends. Cough.

 

[BVS]

have you watched this? just curious...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=gbXrdOwDlGc

I watched it, and I've seen them live many times as well.

This is a great performance, no doubt.

Still doesn't make him a better singer.

 

[LemonMelon]

OK, I found videos to back up my previous post:

1995: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG-adf3Z7_A

2006: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJEQZuVAW6s

I love being right.

 

[Zoomerang96]

This MUST be a joke post.

Really, Yorke sounds terrible these days. It would be hysterical to hear him attempt the Bends nowadays.

1995: Baby's got the BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENDS!!!!

2007:
Baby's
got the
Beeeends. Cough.

ridiculous.

 

[xaviMF22]

This MUST be a joke post.

Really, Yorke sounds terrible these days. It would be hysterical to hear him attempt the Bends nowadays.

1995: Baby's got the BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENDS!!!!

2007:
Baby's
got the
Beeeends. Cough.

it would be hysterical to hear Bono attempt Lemon nowadays

one thing I love/loved about Bono was his beautiful falsetto ..it seems to be gone now

 

[LemonMelon]

ridiculous.

Look up^

 

[Zoomerang96]

i think it's a matter of which band's music one likes better.

again, it's all personal opinion.

but until i see edge pull something like this off... well, how do i put it.

this actually somehow, as a result of this lovely guitar wankery, makes thom's voice even better. it defies logic or reason, so you're just gonna have to believe me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5Q4FNkUgwA

 

[xaviMF22]

OK, I found videos to back up my previous post:

1995: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG-adf3Z7_A

2006: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJEQZuVAW6s

I love being right.

too bad Thom hates signing "the Bends"... ..he always attempts to ruin that song when singing live

Fake plastic tress

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ij4kQNWypRY

 

[LemonMelon]

it would be hysterical to hear Bono attempt Lemon nowadays

one thing I love/loved about Bono was his beautiful falsetto ..it seems to be gone now

He never uses it, does he?

(Except of course when he does use it like on WITS and people the credit to Edge )

 

[Zoomerang96]

OK, I found videos to back up my previous post:

1995: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG-adf3Z7_A

2006: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJEQZuVAW6s

I love being right.

yeah, that wasn't a good performance of that song.

but i've loads of great performances of this particular song from not that long ago.

this is a pissing match thread, isn't it? they're both great vocalists, and the only stupid thing that can be said is to say one of them isn't.

 

[xaviMF22]

He never uses it, does he?

(Except of course when he does use it like on WITS and people the credit to Edge )

because its 50/50

the edge seems to have a better falsetto than Boner nowadays

 

[xaviMF22]

this is a pissing match thread, isn't it? they're both great vocalists, and the only stupid thing that can be said is to say one of them isn't.

Thom is a better singer than Bono nowadays

 

[BVS]

How did I know this would turn into a Radiohead vs U2 thread

 

[LemonMelon]

Yeah, Yorke's a good vocalist.

He was brilliant. Now he's a liability. I'll even it out and say that he's good.

Bono was crappy vocalist from 1976 to 1982 and kicked his game up after that. Between 1986 and roughly 1995 he was incredible. Now he's still really good. Listen to Vertigo Miss Sarajevo again

 

[Zoomerang96]

How did I know this would turn into a Radiohead vs U2 thread

wow... did YOU?

what else do you know?

tell me... does the forecast call for darkness tomorrow night??

 

[LMP]

their voices fit the music they sing with, and that's all that counts.

i like thom a lot, but i cannot see him singing songs that aren't radiohead songs, you know?

 

[xaviMF22]

Matt Bellamy vs Bono


that would be interesting

 

[LemonMelon]

How did I know this would turn into a Radiohead vs U2 thread

Of course it is (even though no one has compared actual songs, just the vocals in those songs); look at the thread title.

 

[xaviMF22]

their voices fit the music they sing with, and that's all that counts.

i like thom a lot, but i cannot see him singing songs that aren't radiohead songs, you know?

I got cha son

 

[flybabe]

Hell no.

 

[Pop Artist]

Thom's still got the falsetto, but overall I thought his voice and tonality had gone down quite a bit this last tour. (and I'm a big Radiohead fan as well). Bono's got him beat right now except for the falsetto.

 

[xaviMF22]

Matt Bellamy vs Bono


that would be interesting

not that this is relevant to this thread

now that I think about it

Matt Bellamy is a much better singer than both Bono and Thom Yorke

nowadays.....

 

[BVS]

Of course it is (even though no one has compared actual songs, just the vocals in those songs); look at the thread title.

But it's not a Radiohead vs. U2 thread. It was a thread asking who was the better vocalist, that's it.

Until we get to comments like this:

"i think it's a matter of which band's music one likes better.

again, it's all personal opinion.

but until i see edge pull something like this off... well, how do i put it."

But like I said before, there are subjective and objective aspects of singing. Judging strictly on the objective, it's Bono hands down. Subjectively it comes down to tone and approach, and for the most part their approaches are very similar until maybe Amnesiac and Hail to the Thief...

 

[LemonMelon]

not that this is relevant to this thread

now that I think about it

Matt Bellamy is a much better singer than both Bono and Thom Yorke

Matt Bellamy sounds like a more whiny, uncontrolled version of OK Computer Thom Yorke, which would technically mean he beats out the current Thom Yorke.

Not sure about Bono though.

 

[xaviMF22]

Matt Bellamy sounds like a more whiny, uncontrolled version of OK Computer Thom Yorke, which would technically mean he beats out the current Thom Yorke.

Not sure about Bono though.

Matt Bellamy is a modern day Jeff Buckley....at least imo

 

[LemonMelon]

Matt Bellamy is a modern day Jeff Buckley....at least imo

...(come on, hold yourself back)

I happen to disagree.

 

[BVS]

Matt Bellamy is a modern day Jeff Buckley....at least imo

Be careful, your opinion may lose all validity after that statement...

 

[xaviMF22]

Be careful, your opinion may lose all validity after that statement...

well he may not be as good as Jeff..but I say he's pretty close..

Matt has some crazy vocal cords

Micro Cuts

ignore the crappy song...but man his voice is

http://youtube.com/watch?v=aXokqiSKi9I

 

[Zoomerang96]

But it's not a Radiohead vs. U2 thread. It was a thread asking who was the better vocalist, that's it.

Until we get to comments like this:

"i think it's a matter of which band's music one likes better.

again, it's all personal opinion.

but until i see edge pull something like this off... well, how do i put it."

But like I said before, there are subjective and objective aspects of singing. Judging strictly on the objective, it's Bono hands down. Subjectively it comes down to tone and approach, and for the most part their approaches are very similar until maybe Amnesiac and Hail to the Thief...

yeah, i figured what i said would go over you.

i was being ridiculous in that post for fun, it was easy to tell.

but then again, there's a great deal of people who think im serious when i brag about getting an allowance from my parents, so i'm not entirely surprised.