Top Ten Male Singers

 In this blog post, we will look at the top male singers from bands or those who have their own solo career. This could include famous people whose death lead them to become the most influential artists in the 20-21st centuries.

1. Freddie Mercury was the front singer for the band Queen. He studied opera and then worked his way into singing for the best glam-rock band. Originally from the country of Zanzibar, located in East Africa, Mr. Mercury was born under its British Protectorate under the name Farrokh Bulsara. Well onto his death from complications due to AIDS, Bulasra became one of the leading composer for the band Queen and worked on some of the numerous hits like "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Somebody to Love", and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" to name a few. He is considered one of the most inspirational singers who could sing four different ranges.

2. Kenny Loggins is a singer that most people know for his part in making songs for movies like Top Gun (1986), Footloose (1984), and Caddyshack (1980). Although his other music sounds very somber and unable to listen to, his most memorable songs will be played as long as he lives. He is one of the minor rock singers who can get away with sounds that are not similar to rock, but he was unable to get an audience for his music outside of the movies he created the top hits that got him into memory lane. In general, Loggins is influential because so many people will remember his music for movies that Tom Cruise and Kevin Bacon portrayed the main characters in some of the decent works that got them famous in the first place.

3. Sting who is also known as Gordon Matthew Thomas from the band The Police who are known for some of their songs like "Roxanne" and "Message In A Bottle" to name a few. The band was widely successful until they split up for their own reasons on why it couldn't go any further. Sting was able to take his solo career and become a hit favorite for those who like the sound from the band he originated from. He kept the same sound found in some of their ballads, but he continued with the mellow and souful sounds of love like in his top hit song "Desert Rose" which combines the sounds of traditional Arabic music with that of guitars and calls to payers.

4. Morrissey is the stage name of the British singer Steven Patrick Morrissey. He is commonly associated with the band The Smiths but he also has done some side projects of his own music. Morrissey is known to get into trouble with his opinions of politics and the way he views Queen Elizabeth II of England. But we love him anyway because of how smooth and soft his voice sounds over the guitars and drums of his albums spanning from the late 1990's into the early 2000's. His recent album World Peace Is None Of Your Business sparked some love hate relationships within his fans. But the message was clear: the world is full of deceit and lies so what's the whole point of peace when everyone wants something else besides love and understanding?

5. Ozzy Osbourne is the prince of darkness. He is famous for his part in the metal band Black Sabbath of the 70s. His songs from that band include "Iron Man" and "War Pigs". His top hit song from his solo career comes from the album Blizzard of OZ (1980) which was "Mr. Crowley". Although Ozzy hasn't done as much drugs as Mick Jagger, he certainly hasn't stopped using them when he hints at smoking pot in one of his songs. Even though there are people that may not like this musician, he is influential for those who love metal and those who enjoy a bit of the crazy train.

6. Ashton Nyte is a South African native born musician who has much better luck in the United States than in South Africa. He is the front singer for the South African band The Awakening but he is also known for his solo albums. He has the ability to write music in both Afrikaans and English, but he is influential to the indie sound that pours from his guitar and vocals. His deep sounding voice is just hypnotic enough to move a person into learning about love, hate and independence.

7. Sir Elton John  may have some great hits here and there, but his use of pop and bits of flare might also contribute to his influence on another famous msuciian named Cee Lo Green. Some of Sir Elton Johns famous songs would include "Crocodile Rock", "Tiny Dancer", and maybe his infamous love ballad that was used in Disney's movie The Lion King known as "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"

8. Brett Michaels is the former member of the 1980's metal band Poison but the famous musician is mainly known for his famous song "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" which deals with the heartbreak and loss of losing someone he once liked who was cheating on him when he heard another male voice in the background as he was working on the laundry in a nearby laundromat. His music has been continuing the sound of his time with the band, but his influence would be through the importance of the song when it was used in the film Rock of Ages in which Tom Cruise played the singer Stacy Jaxx who sang this song when he was in love with the reporter who was writing about his music and career.

9. Billy Idol is the punk rocker that is most famous for his signature white hair, leather jacket, and single piercing on his ear. His famous song is the most pretentious one about a girl who wants sex and describes the volume in which she engages in the sexual acts. His influence on punk rock is similar to the styles of bands like The Clash and Sum 41.

10. Elvis Presley is the associated musician who made rock and roll cool for the young and rebellious youth, but his music is influential to bands like Beatles, Stones, and Doors due to the implants of blues with the rock sound. Even though the man is dead, he is still the most notable singer who placed rock and roll as a sexual and satanic act since the 1950s. Now Elvis can you please keep your pelvis far from me?