Best Solo Artist (updated)

[get high]

lots of classics and a handful of newer ones. im a fan of all of them but sam cooke will always be my favorite singer/songwriter. i threw in rice and a couple other new ones. hope its more complete

[punk shawn]

elliot smith.

[S9Dallasoz]

Jeff Buckley FTW

[HowSoonIsNow]

I went with Bob Dylan. I'm surprised I was the first to vote for him. It's still early though.

[get high]

i really find it ridiculous to see kensrue, rice, ritter and smith carrying this poll. its actually sad and discouraging. i am a true fan of all of these artists, im the one who put them in the poll, but more people have to listen to the legends here. i promise you, get your hands on the music of any artist in there and you will not be disappointed if you like the newer stuff on here

[MIKEY_HORROR]

such a hard poll... as far as pure talent and influence.. i'd say neil young... bob dylan... and johnny cash are all amazing

but my fav. on that list are

johnny cash.. elvis costello..and dustin kensrue ( jeff buckley too)...

but overall the strongest solo artist as far as... songwriting..influence..and just all around good music.. i chose Tom Petty

[Rodeo]

johnny fucking cash.

[rickmo]

where's John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison?


They ALL held their own alone as songwriters, wtf? haha


I kept my james taylor vote

[love_american_style]

solo artists suck.

joking. thanks for adding jonah and damien

[LittleHeart7]

bob dylan... he paved the way, and why isn't john lennon on here?

[SoCoSquid4]

it was tough between elliot smith and rocky votolato for me.

i went with elliot. he's the man.

[get high]

bob dylan... he paved the way, and why isn't john lennon on here?

didnt think of him off the top of my head

[New York Slave]

Petty All the Way!!!!

[Zeran]

why no sam beam?

[lindZ629]

Bob Dylan, but I like almost everyone on the list with the exception of a few who I haven't listened to

[ebi]

definitely had a tough time choosing between elliott smith and bob dylan.

[theESCO]

It's rediculous to me to see Dustin Kensrue and others above people like Sam Cooke, Neil Young, Paul Simon, Al Greene...I'm not denying they have talent, but come'on.

[El_Jeffe]

for me, it was a bloody tough choice between, van morrison, elvis costello & bob dylan & i'll go with costello, but only by a fraction

[josiahh]

Neil Young.

[lessthanjoe]

i guarantee 75% or more people that look at this site couldn't tell you who half of the people on this list are

[JustAnotherPoet]

first of all, where's John Lennon but considering i have a horse w/ the registered name "Man in Black" and everyone just calls him Cash, we all know which way my vote ended up going...

[get high]

i guarantee 75% or more people that look at this site couldn't tell you who half of the people on this list are

you really think so? all of these artists are world renowned other than the newer ones at the bottom

[ojgio]

This poll was so hard for me. Dylan, Taylor and Cash hit the spot for me, it was hard between them. I went with Dylan overall though because he's the ugliest.

[Tristan Needler]

That's a hell of a list.

Hard to pick because a lot of the stuff is so different.

Basically my first choice is Elliott Smith, Van Morrison, and Bob Dylan.

After that Neil Young, Cat Stevens, Muddy Waters, Rocky Votolato, and Damien Rice. That's my second choice.

I have a hard time ranking bands.

[Tristan Needler]

i guarantee 75% or more people that look at this site couldn't tell you who half of the people on this list are
I'd like to hope you are wrong.

[EamonKid]

Not that I'm a fan of either but its absolutly ridiculous that Dustin Kensrue got more votes than James Taylor, Paul Simon and Neil Young... I guess people don't understand..

[thatwasamoment]

Put Roark on the list.

[steve l]

This is a really tough choice but I went with Neil Young. I dunno Bob Dylan is right up there.

[kbauer]

Making an argument for more current artists, could Ben Folds, Ace Enders, David Terry, Adam Green, Butch Walker, Conor Oberst or Mike Kinsella be on here for their solo projects.

Songs For Silverman, one of the greatest CDs ever in my opinion. I Can Make A Mess was brilliant in my opinion and though Ace had some help it could easily be considerd a solo artist work, Bright Eyes is really just Conor, Aqueduct is really just David Terry and Owen was a great CD. Adam Green has had a couple good CDs but his lyrics are so nuts I dont think too many take him serious. Butch Walker is a sometimes cheesy but good songwriter, has a good voice too.

I think if youre going to put Damien Rice and Dustin Kensrue on that list of legends, atleast one of those guys could be on the list.

Btw I voted for Al Green, because my dirty pleasure is 70s and early 80s funk and R&B.

[noelle34]

im a bands person

[mydreamrewrite]

I also can't believe that Dustin Kensrue and some of those newer artists are the top vote-getters. I like Dustin, I really enjoy his cd, but to say that he's better then those other names is ridiculous. I would also say Ben Folds should defintely be on there, though.

[ashesofapril234]

It's deff Bob Dylan for me, his lyrics are just amazing and he's a legend. It was a tough choice cuz there are other amazing legends on the list.

[TeenageMustache]

lou reed, then elliott smith

[manball788]

ummmm what about sam beam?

out of those i picked jeff buckley

[hd497@yahoo.com]

i went with neil young but i was surprised that anthony green wasnt up there

[Smash Adams]

I went with elvis costello, even though neil young, bob dylan. lou reed, and tom petty are clearly up their. I just thought that elvis was the most underrated.
Also, I would personally add stevie wonder and david bowie.

[mutualaddiction]

It's hard to compare classics and current music. Clearly the classic artists paved the way for most of the good music I listen to today, and they are still amazing. But I went with Rocky Votolato, he's underrated, writes beautiful music, and was pretty much the coolest guy ever when I met him (see profile pic).

[HungJury]

If Jim Croce lived passed 23, he would've taken this title.

[saving jonathan]

bob dylan, jcash is up there too though.

[get high]

i went with neil young but i was surprised that anthony green wasnt up there

never heard of him, but if you mean al green he's on the list you probably just missed him

[PoisonInMyVeins]

i was torn between dylan and elliott.
but i chose elliott.

[bagdad]

everyone is entitled to their own opionion, but come on dustin kensure has triple the amount of votes as elvis costello...that just makes me laugh, and cry a little...

[get high]

joe cocker pulling up the rear with the big zippy. thats surprising

[asmoreauiv]

Bob Dylan is the fuckin man, there is no denying that