Aaron Neville snubbed by Rolling Stone
November 24th, 2008 by Wade Tatangelo in News
Last night, right before we watched the new Big Lebowski double-DVD set, my brother Joel informed me that Aaron Neville didn’t make Rolling Stone’s list of Top 100 Singers.
I told Joel that’s crazy, the Crescent City big man with the angelic voice had to have made the cut.
And then I took a look for myself this morning. Goddamn, no Neville! I’m outraged.
Few singers have made me dry my eyes. Neville is one of them. I’ve heard him to do Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Gonna Come” twice in concert. Manly tears both times.
Photo of Aaron Neville at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2008 by Wade Tatangelo.
Aaron Neville: “A Change is Gonna Come”
November 24th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Are people still read Rolling Stone!? I’m not being trying to be an asshole: I’m honestly surprised. Those lists are always so gimmicky and filled with major label crap fests that they aren’t really worth the gloss their printed on.
Joe Blow: I can’t believe this crap! This time the Rolling Stones are the best rock band ever and the Beatles are second!!!
Me: Since when does personal opinion need to be rated and categorized!? Can’t we just think for ourselves and live without some bloated corporate rag crapping out the most abject slag ever written!!??
JB: Huh? You’re such a downer, man.
November 24th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
fwiw, It’s not some single RS staffer making an arbitrary list. The list is comprised of – may be a hundred voters – from writers to artists.. RS sent out hundreds of ballots to anyone they could think of and tallied what they received.. Lists will be lists and always subject to ridicule, but interesting none the less when considering several legends voted and wrote up short bits on their favorite singers..
November 24th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
I don’t believe in legends. These legends, heroes and idols have strangled music into a whithering corpse of bloated rock stars and parent approved rock n roll.
But I’m not telling you what to like… I’m just saying these lists happen a little too often and get a little too much press for my taste.
November 24th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
?.. you’re high as fuck aren’t you?
November 24th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/24160218
the images certainly lead off the THE GREATEST un-bloated, death grip to corporate rock around the clock of your toddler’s throat, rotting corpse of all time – Keith Richards..
And, Wade, guess who makes number 8!!
November 30th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Rolling Stones #1? Aaron Neville not on the list? No wonder I don’t read Rolling Stone. They have no influence on my choice of great music.