Good studio singers that sound like shit live

Name the examples, and give your supporting arguments. If you see somebody named and disagree, give your refutation.

I am looking for a list of singers who sound fab in the studio as singers, and absolutely suck live -- by suck, I mean either on a technical level (ie, off-key, flat), or in terms of their overall presence.

The topic does get weary to me because of the number of people who say "back in the day", because studio voice doctoring even happened for groups like Gary Lewis and the Playboys...but, still...

Hansi Kursch - I know their first live album had overdubs, and the second one (supposedly) didn't, but I've heard many undoctored bootlegs, and he just can't do that throaty yelling live. Half of the time he misses his notes badly, or lowers everything down an octave. It's just painful to listen to.

Rob Halford - Not a challop, I'm going to qualify this one. At TIMES, Rob sounds great live. At times, he does not. There are many bootlegs where he is off-pitch as hell and sounds like ass. I'm nominating him for that reason only - I have heard bootlegs where he's good too so I'm not sure what to chalk it up to.

Keep it going....

Valerie from Lali Puna sounds good and strong on studio but always ends up sounding too thin and insecure live:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_KCv28sPAo

singers who absolutely sock i mean suck live

sb teresa banks

billy corgan

I hate corgan in the studio too

Is a studio singer good if the singing sounds nice through Autotune?

Seal

really? how's Seal bad live, I haven't heard him live before...

I saw him on the TV once and his voice was a shadow of its studio self. Croaky and tuneless. But that was a longtime ago and on the television so best not take my word for it.

Win Butler

all rappers

I recall seeing some TV footage years ago of Tanita Tikaram doing some outside concert, possibly Cambridge Folk Festival and she basically brayed like a donkey, it was pretty shocking actually.

chris cornell is the king of this. although these days he doesn't sound that hot in the studio either.

Yeah, TT notably bad on live TV back in.

I guess Ian Brown goes without saying?

Thread said good singers

Annie

Chris Robinson

Ian Astbury

ian astbury... saw the cult at reading a few years back and he had to take a breath pretty much between every word. presumably he was ill, but it was painful to watch/hear.

I don't think age or illness can be blamed, he was pretty awful on the Electric tour.

Is he a good studio singer though?

he's... effective, at least.

This reminds me, I was listening to some Talking Heads boot a few weeks ago with Nona Hendryx on backing vocals and it was really bad.

I'm going to get some flak for this fo' sho' - but dang - Robin Zander of Cheap Trick sounds pretty bad live. Last two times I've seen 'em in the last ten years, he suspiciously was going backstage between every song (steroid injections? - that's what I thought) - he just couldn't hit those notes and now they don't even tour with Bun E. on drums - I think they should hang it up and not rip off their fans.

Madonna.

Girls Aloud

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