It might be pointless to try to equate rock music with good singing.  Rock music is about attitude.  Rock vocals are usually more about volume. power and emotion than actually singing well.  But after watching VH1 Rock Honors: The Who last night and hearing lead vocalists of bands like Incubus, Flaming Lips, Tenacious D and Pearl Jam, I have an even greater appreciation for Roger Daltrey's singing than I had before.  Daltrey has developed a definite rock vocal "technique" over the years which is, obviously, difficult for the younger guys to match.  While I would give David Grohl of the Foo Fighters a B+ for his singing at the beginning of the show, the best part was seeing and hearing the genuine article at the end.  Daltrey at 64 has still got cords of steel.

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