10 Greatest Singers In Rock Music History

Say what you want to about the '90s, but you couldn't really say it was the time of the virtuoso singer. As much as some people like Eddie Vedder were carrying the torch for your standard rock vocalist, you'd be lucky if you could make out half of what Kurt Cobain was saying on the first handful of Nirvana records. Though each of them were unique in their own way, there was no other competition in the city of Seattle once you heard Chris Cornell.

Fitting somewhere between the '70s rock of old, this is the kind of gutteral howl that a lot of us were missing since the days of Led Zeppelin, with Cornell sounding like he took a few lessons from Robert Plant. If you really think about it though, Cornell might actually best Robert Plant's voice in many respects, going for more ominous tones in his voice during his days with Audioslave as well as being able to fly off the hinges.

Just listening to an album like Superunknown will tell you everything you need to know, from Cornell crooning on the song Black Hole Sun to sounding like his vocal cords are about to leap right out of his throat on the breakdown of Spoonman. Grunge may have been about being authentic, but Chris Cornell is a good indicator or just how many places you can take your voice in the world of rock.