In my musical serie Corey Taylor can not miss. I was first introduced to him and his music by the music of SlipKnot. A band most famous by their hard music and great (in my opinion) stage presence. They Always perform wearing great masks.
What I love in the music of SlipKnot is the energy it gives. The heavy guitarriffs and the massive drums. Combined with the voice of Corey and its a recipe for succes.
But it is not SlipKnot why I wanted to mention Corey, it's his singing al the way. Some years ago we heard a song on the TV, it was Bother performed by Stone Sour. A new band we've never heard of. Bother is a ballad with a great arrangement and dito lyrics. It is bombastical and with a great singer. A singer of which we could'nt imagine was the same as the singer of SlipKnot. We discovered this some later.
When I was looking for more information about Corey I noticed that he does much more. He plays acoustic shows playing covers and work of his own. And besides that he is a great guy socially. Look at this clip where he meets a fan who had a rough time when he got paralized...
In this clip you see Corey performing 'Bother" at a local radio station. Just one guitar, one singer....no need for more..
His voice is one in a million...his musicality is diverse.
A great artist...