<Sorry, that should be "Guitarists". Anyway...>
I was just thinking today that Jimmy Page has never sung a lead vocal on any album he's been on. I don't think Angus Young has, either. Same goes for Tony Iommi and Eddie Van Halen. Most other guitarists I can think of have sung or are the primary vocalist in their band. So who are the other non-singing guitarists?
The reason I was pondering this is because I just finished Joe Perry's autobiography Rocks: My Life in and out of Aerosmith, and he mentioned that, as a bluesman at heart, he thought guitarists should sing on their own albums. I would guess this is meant to be extended beyond blues players. I'm curious as to what others think about this.
Personally, although Joe isn't such a hot singer, I sort of like his voice. When he sings lead, he comes across an honest dude who just wants to be real when he sings, and he makes it fit the music (for the most part). On the other hand, his voice works very well in conjunction with Tyler's on Aerosmith songs, but then that's kind of their signature, after all.
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