Comments on: Keith Richards vs. Mick Jagger, part 96?

By: It’s All Just Peace and Love

It’s All Just Peace and Love — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:21:49 +0000

[...] of all time were in a recent poll conducted by Rolling Stone magazine, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards neglected to mention his close friend and bandmate, Mick Jagger. Instead, Richards chose to include the likes of Aretha Franklin (who eventually came in at [...]

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:31:12 +0000

As with most such contests/surveys, this means very little. As surmised, people vote due to relationships (including a monumental ego, as in the case of Richards), and even memory (more recent singers have an advantage). Aretha Franklin as the best singer ever? She has been a very good singer with some catchy tunes, but best ever? Sometimes a good singer gets lost in the shuffle (e.g., Roberta Flack is widely remembered as the singer of “Killing Me Softly,” though Lori Lieberman recorded it first– and it was based on a poem she wrote– and, in my humble opinion, did a better job).

By: Lisa C

Lisa C — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:46:59 +0000

Jane Rose is right, no problem here. Its polite not to vote for your own band. Must be a low news day….

By: Geoff Baker

Geoff Baker — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:43:44 +0000

Make No Mistake about the voice of Keith Richards, Bindy.