20 Greatest Rock Singers Of All Time

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Axl Rose of Guns n' Roses on stage during the Freddie Mercury tribute concert at Wembley.    *23/08/02 Axl Rose of Guns 'n' Roses on stage during the Freddie Mercury tribute concert at Wembley.: The band, who haven't played live in the UK
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Rating: U2

Love him or hate him enough to want terrible things to happen to him, there's no denying that U2's charismatic Marmite lead-singer boasts some stunning pipes.

He might not be quite the song-writing genius he's often proclaimed, but few people have his high range, and even fewer can inject so much story-telling emotion into songs.

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