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Ugly Sounding Vocalists? No! Iconic!

List your favorite lead singers who don't have pretty or powerful voices, but rstill deliver their rrrrlines spectacularly. Screaming doesn't count here, this is more about singing.
1Dinosaur Jr.
Green Mind

J. Mascis, especially on Dinosaur Jr.'s 90s albums. His voice is so cracked sounding
and can even go off pitch, but once you get used to it, it's all uphill from there.
2Yes
Fragile

Jon Anderson. His voice is incredibly weird and much less flowy than other prog
vocalists. With that said, his vocals are one of the many reasons I love Yes.
3Black Sabbath
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

Ozzy Osbourne. A lot of people who can't get into Black Sabbath complain that Ozzy
can't sing for his life, but I disagree. He may not being dealing out Robert Plant's level
of vocals, but they serve the purpose of Sabbath's songs and like this list says: his
voice is iconic as hell.
4Big Black
Racer-X

Steve Albini. His voice in a way is hideous, there's no getting around that. Yet, it gives
Big Black this rough, crazy vibe that only improves the band. It's more than possible
that this was his intention.
5Faith No More
Introduce Yourself

Chuck Mosely. We all know Mike Patton's voice is beautiful, but before he joined Faith No More, they had Mosley. It's hard to tell
whether his vocals are horrendous or if he's just talk-singing. Overall though, they're not so hard to get used to.
6The Smashing Pumpkins
Adore

Billy Corgan. His voice is the most nasal thing you'll ever hear, and when he tries to get melodic it sounds so strange. With all of
this said, I kind of love how unique and interesting it is. Until he took it too far in the 2000s...
7Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
Strictly Personal

Captain Beefheart can actually sing well on lead vocals if he really wants to (look up "I'm Glad" if you don't believe me.) But
sometimes he just wants to make the vocals his own. By this I mean weird, offbeat, and in some cases creepy in the homeless
mentally ill type of way. I wouldn't want him any other way.
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