try JoeJas - Gaps & Nomads album

Listen to Sam Cooke.

I call it Black Hole Sun syndrome. God, I hate that song.

You should change it to ‘I haven’t a clue about jazz’. Not a huge fan of jazz but this is nonsense.

Radiohead

If I had to choose an album or two, I’d have to choose In Rainbows and Kid A.

Dirty Dozen Brass Band covered all of What’s Going On? after Hurricane Katrina. It is pretty powerful.

And All That Could Have Been by Nine Inch Nails.

Outside (MTV Unplugged) by Staind.

My Skin by Natalie Merchant.

9 Crimes by Damien Rice.

The Widower by Dillinger Escape Plan.

Eternal Haunting by Michael Graves.

Why Would You Leave Us by NF.

Leaving Hope by Nine Inch Nails.

Hurt by both Nine Inch Nails and Johnny Cash.

Illusion by VNV Nation.

Breathe Me by Sia.

Stars by tATu.

Setting Fire To The Third Bar by Snow Patrol.

Heaven's Not Enough by Steve Conte.

Starulfar by Sigur Ros.

I'm probably missing some, but I think I've typed enough.

I thought their first album was decent enough for radio pop/rock. Then I heard that song and now I can't hear any of their stuff without it playing in my head and making me want to barf. Very disappointing.

Mine was the Elevation Tour in 2000. So that means I was actually 12. No wonder it was so awesome!!

“Embarrassing to admit you like them?” Old Partridge Family fan here. Hold my beer…

Not quite the same but in 1999 as a angry 17yo, me and my friend put slipknots ST album on the cd player, and when surfacing played we sat there open jawed, looked at each other, and said these guys are going to be huge.

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I’m gonna hopefully try your advice fully tomorrow. I’ll have control of the music allllll day.

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JoeJas - Sally's Heartbreak Picnic

That's not a cover, and it's not an album...

You just make it honorary for a non-citizen. Like Angelina Jolie DCMG or Bill Gates KBE. They can't call themselves Dame or Sir, though.

In any event, the bigger problem with Prince is he's dead. Most honours - with the exception of gallantry ones like the George Cross - can't be awarded posthumously.

They also can't be revoked posthumously, being deemed to have died with the holder, which is why Jimmy Saville's knighthood couldn't be rescinded.

Eve Of Destruction - Barry McGuire

'And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda' There's many versions. I'm most familiar with The Pogues.

I’m pretty sure the max for a music CD is 80 minutes.

This honestly sounds like you heard 1 free jazz song and formed an opinion about a very nuanced genre.

I saw her live in fairly small venues a few times before she really blew up and she was amazing. She was throwing candy out to the crowd and was cracking jokes. Her 3 backup guys were phenomenal and played off of her very well (they would end up being the saving grace of her later performances) I always loved her quirks, I mean she had a four foot beehive, she was odd, but historically, being odd makes for a great performer. Watching her decline was devastating. I’m a huge fan.

As you state in your last paragraph…”in your opinion..” Everyone is going to have a different set of parameters for what would qualify someone as “the greatest vocalist of all time.” I do remember the first time I heard “Careless Whisper” back in ‘84, and thinking “this guy can sing!” George Michael certainly was one of the best singers of his time. I’m in my 60’s, and have loved listening to music since I was a little kid. In my humble opinion, the top two vocalists of all time (based randomly on purity of tone, range and the ability to reach me emotionally) are Ella Fitzgerald and Annie Haslam of Renaissance.

Ugh!

Good to know he has something to fall back on if the whole rockstar thing doesn't work out.