20 Greatest Rock Singers Of All Time

3. Kurt Cobain

FILE - This Dec. 13, 1993 file photo shows Kurt Cobain of the Seattle band Nirvana performing in Seattle, Wash. It's been two decades since the Nirvana frontman took his own life yet he remains on in the thoughts of those he influenced and entertained
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Rating: Nirvana

Talk about anguish, talk about emotion and vulnerability and anger and charming rough edges, and you'll soon talk find yourself talking about the Nirvana lead singer.

An ingenious writer, Cobain's voice wasn't so much an instrument as a weapon, and an incredibly versatile one at that. And few voices have ever been so raw and so enveloping.

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