Best Vocalist

[gnomeflinger]

What do you think are the best male/female vocalists of each genre?

[SR]

For best male rock vocalist ever I'm going with either Getty Lee of Rush or Robert Plant from Led Zeppelin.

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Pop/rock male: Clay Aiken. Historical: Neil Diamond
Pop/rock female: Kelly Clarkson. Historical: Shirley Bassey
Country male: Alan Jackson. Historical: Johnny Cash
Country female: Carrie Underwood. Historical: Ann Murray

They're in awfully fast company, and none are etched in stone (except Shirley Bassey)

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[gnomeflinger]

Motown, I say Etta James for female.
Gothic Rock, Amy Lee
Country, Faith Hill and Vince Gill
Pop, Josh Groban

The others I need to think about.

[Den21vsBal19]

Freddie. End of.

Man could sing anything from opera to rock with all stops in between

[Buff]

Maynard James Keenan from Tool/A Perfect Circle is probably at the top of my list.

I also really like Layne Staley, Phil Anselmo, Corey Taylor (Slipknot and Stone Sour) and Chad Gray (Mudvayne, Hell Yeah).

Then there are classics like Rob Halford, Freddie Mercury and Robert Plant.

[gnomeflinger]

I'm not sure what genre to put Freddie in. Theatrical? :lol: I agree though, no one can compare to him. He had the voice and the showmanship and knew how to entertain.

[NameUsedBefore]

I think we should argue this without saying Freddie Mercury. He's clearly #1, no other male singer is even in his league.

Beyond him... I think the guy from Opeth, Mikael Akerfeldt is an incredibly talented singer.

[frauschieze]

Arethra Franklin, hands down (before she got old and so fat she can't breathe).

Freddie Mercury and Maynard James Keenan are both incredible.

[Simple Jaded]

Maynard!

Staley, Cornell, Weiland, Corey Taylor and Anthony Kiedes. For Country I like Don Williams (Garth Brooks can suck it). I'm a huge fan of Neil Diamond and Billy Joel. I think the dude from The Killers is pretty good.

For Chicks there is Fiona Apple, but I like the chick from Flyleaf and the chick from Garbage. Carrie Underwood needs a spankin.......

[Benetto]

James Hetfield. Best now and back then.

[Benetto]

Discussion over.

[frauschieze]

Maynard!

Staley, Cornell, Weiland, Corey Taylor and Anthony Kiedes. For Country I like Don Williams (Garth Brooks can suck it). I'm a huge fan of Neil Diamond and Billy Joel. I think the dude from The Killers is pretty good.

For Chicks there is Fiona Apple, but I like the chick from Flyleaf and the chick from Garbage. Carrie Underwood needs a spankin.......

Shirley Manson. :drool:

And she can sing too!

[gnomeflinger]

Maynard!

Staley, Cornell, Weiland, Corey Taylor and Anthony Kiedes. For Country I like Don Williams (Garth Brooks can suck it). I'm a huge fan of Neil Diamond and Billy Joel. I think the dude from The Killers is pretty good.

For Chicks there is Fiona Apple, but I like the chick from Flyleaf and the chick from Garbage. Carrie Underwood needs a spankin.......

My mom loves Don Williams.

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Shirley Manson. :drool:

And she can sing too!

:shocked:

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[MOtorboat]

Dave.

Flame away.

[gnomeflinger]

Dave.

Flame away.

Dave who?

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Dave who?

Dave Flameaway. :coffee:

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[Buff]

Dave.

Flame away.

Dave sucks you smelly hippie.

[MOtorboat]

Dave who?


Dave Flameaway. :coffee:

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:tsk:

[MOtorboat]

Where the hell is NTL when you need him?

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Where the hell is NTL when you need him?

Sorry. :D

But I honestly don't know whom you mean by "Dave."

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[MOtorboat]

Sorry. :D

But I honestly don't know whom you mean by "Dave."

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You can tell me that Clay Aiken and Kelly Clarkson are the "best pop vocalists" and you don't know who Dave is.

:tsk:

Time to step away from this thread, Top...:D

[MOtorboat]

FYI, Clay Aiken and Kelly Clarkson suck.

[MOtorboat]

Although...Kelly can...ok...I'll leave it there...

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You can tell me that Clay Aiken and Kelly Clarkson are the "best pop vocalists" and you don't know who Dave is.

:tsk:

Time to step away from this thread, Top...:D

No, I mentioned who my favorites are.

But I would be glad to go to You Tube or somewhere and listen to yours if
I knew who "Dave" is. I know "TheDave" from the Mane, but I haven't heard
him sing. :listen:

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[NameUsedBefore]

Dave? As in the painter?

[aberdien]

Tsk, no mention of Janis Joplin.

Here's my list, not much of an order other than the first few:

Freddie Mercury (could sing anything)
Layne Staley
Brad Delp
Janis Joplin
David Gilmour
Robert Plant
Ronnie James Dio
Geddy Lee
Pelle Almqvist (of the Hives)
Norah Jones
Eddie Vedder
Klaus Meine
M. J. Keenan

[MOtorboat]

Tsk, no mention of Janis Joplin.

Here's my list, not much of an order other than the first few:

Freddie Mercury (could sing anything)
Layne Staley
Brad Delp
Janis Joplin
David Gilmour
Robert Plant
Ronnie James Dio
Geddy Lee
Pelle Almqvist (of the Hives)
Norah Jones
Eddie Vedder
Klaus Meine
M. J. Keenan

No McCartney, but you put Gilmour on there? Disappointment abound.

Vocally, Hey Jude outweighs anything Pink Floyd ever did.

[Simple Jaded]

Although...Kelly can...ok...I'll leave it there...

Kelly Clarkson can...to me too.......

[Simple Jaded]

My mom loves Don Williams.

Mine too, same with Neil Diamond.......I would have never even heard of them if it weren't for my mom.......

[aberdien]

No McCartney, but you put Gilmour on there? Disappointment abound.

Vocally, Hey Jude outweighs anything Pink Floyd ever did.

Haha, somehow I forgot McCartney. I still like Gilmour's voice better, though.

[MOtorboat]

Haha, somehow I forgot McCartney. I still like Gilmour's voice better, though.

:tsk:

[aberdien]

:tsk:

Vocally I suppose McCartney has a better voice with all of the range and what not. But Gilmour's is more soulful.

[MOtorboat]

Vocally I suppose McCartney has a better voice with all of the range and what not. But Gilmour's is more soulful.

"I've Got a Feeling" anyone?

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Tsk, no mention of Janis Joplin.

Here's my list, not much of an order other than the first few:

Freddie Mercury (could sing anything)
Layne Staley
Brad Delp
Janis Joplin
David Gilmour
Robert Plant
Ronnie James Dio
Geddy Lee
Pelle Almqvist (of the Hives)
Norah Jones
Eddie Vedder
Klaus Meine
M. J. Keenan

Well, if you're going that far back, there are also Grace Slick, Roy Orbison,
Lena Zavaroni, Don Henley, Tom Jones, Englebert Humperdink, Elvis (of
course) . . . the list goes on and on.

But you do have a good list here. As I said, it's pretty fast company . . .

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FYI, Clay Aiken and Kelly Clarkson suck.

Okay, so we are going to engage in discussing how each other's favorites
"suck" now? Or are you just saying that for my benefit? I don't like all the
singers that have been mentioned, either, but I never intended to go there
with that . . .

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[MOtorboat]

Well, if you're going that far back, there are also Grace Slick, Roy Orbison,
Lena Zavaroni, Don Henley, Tom Jones, Englebert Humperdink, Elvis (of
course) . . . the list goes on and on.

But you do have a good list here. As I said, it's pretty fast company . . .

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As a "vocalist" Elvis sucked...as a performer/entertainer...he was the "king"

Grace Slick I can put in the same category, vocally she was pretty weak, but entertaining, at least. Don Henley I can see, as long as he was the vocalist on Hotel California, because that's one damn hard song to sing. Orbison? Vocally...no.

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As a "vocalist" Elvis sucked...as a performer/entertainer...he was the "king"

Grace Slick I can put in the same category, vocally she was pretty weak, but entertaining, at least. Don Henley I can see, as long as he was the vocalist on Hotel California, because that's one damn hard song to sing. Orbison? Vocally...no.

Okay. I'm out of here . . .



*I do wish we could give negs.* :tsk:




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[Buff]

No McCartney, but you put Gilmour on there? Disappointment abound.

Vocally, Hey Jude outweighs anything Pink Floyd ever did.

Wish You Were Here > Hey Jude

[MOtorboat]

Wish You Were Here > Hey Jude

Vocally?

Um, no.

Song-wise...

Well...no...but maybe...

[Buff]

Vocally?

Um, no.

Song-wise...

Well...no...but maybe...

Better vocals and overall song, but we can agree to disagree. Just like with Dave. And WSP.

[aberdien]

There's just something about Gilmour's that sounds more "real".

[honz]

Dustin Kensrue (Thrice) and Anthony Green (Saosin/Circa Survive)

[Northman]

Hmmm, tough but i like these a lot:

Devin Townsend - Strapping Young Lad
Rob Halford - Judas Priest
Bruce Dickenson- Iron Maiden
Burton C. Bell - Fear Factory
Cristina Scabbia - Lacuna Coil
Jonathan Davis - Korn
Peter Steele - Type O Negative
Liv Kristine - Leave's Eye's
Zakk Wylde - Ozzy Osbourne/Black Label Society
Max Cavalera - Sepultura/Soulfly


Those are just a few.

[East Coast Fan]

John Kay of Steppenwolf. Very powerful voice.

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John Kay of Steppenwolf. Very powerful voice.

I really like that gravelly voice of his. It says, "Here I am. Here's what it is.
Like it or get out of my face." He made Steppenwolf one of my favorite groups.

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[gnomeflinger]

:tsk:

Ohhhhh THAT Dave. Vocally, not the best. Musically he is freaking amazing.

[Thnikkaman]

Al Green for Soul/R&B
And I have always been a fan of Mary J. Blige for the same genre.

[dogfish]

What do you think are the best male/female vocalists of each genre?



http://www.broncosforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6908


;)

[Broncospsycho77]

Jennifer Hudson has a nice female vocal. Very commandeering. Ella Fitzgeraldian.

[gnomeflinger]

http://www.broncosforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6908


;)

:lol: This was waaaaaay before my time so I have that excuse. :D

BTW, dogfish your fish died a few days ago.

[dogfish]

:lol: This was waaaaaay before my time so I have that excuse. :D

BTW, dogfish your fish died a few days ago.

:shocked:



i didn't even know i had a fish! poor little fella-- we hardly knew ye!

[gnomeflinger]

:shocked:



i didn't even know i had a fish! poor little fella-- we hardly knew ye!

Patsy the neon tetra died, and Tinker the other goldfish also died. There's a buzz amongst the fish that T(ned) and Anubis (oobi) ganged up on poor Patsy. Nice, real nice. :tsk:

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FYI, Clay Aiken and Kelly Clarkson suck.

Kelly Clarkson:

W-CSZMt9Mos



Clay Aiken:

D1FeF4ChxRY


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[NameUsedBefore]

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[dogfish]

Patsy the neon tetra died, and Tinker the other goldfish also died. There's a buzz amongst the fish that T(ned) and Anubis (oobi) ganged up on poor Patsy. Nice, real nice. :tsk:

you lose a lot of fish, don't you?

and here i always thought you were the nurtuting type. . . .

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:lol: NUB

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[Simple Jaded]

By show of hands, who else had a Beta fish named "Master"? :werd:.......

[atwater27]

I think the best male vocalists are JIm Morrison, Gordon Lightfoot, Neil Diamond, Billy Joel, Morrissey, Elvis Presley, Bob Seger, Roy Orbison and (shoot me now) George Michael

[atwater27]

Crap. How could I forget Tom Fogerty.

[gnomeflinger]

you lose a lot of fish, don't you?

and here i always thought you were the nurtuting type. . . .

The fish only die in spurts. I've had very good luck with goldfish. No one died in months and months. Justin died because the largest fish decided to torture him to death. I got another tank because I felt bad for Justin, and decided that Justin needed friends. Justin died anyway, then tinker died from the shock of Justin's death. I moved dogfish to the goldfish tank and since he was just a baby, he died of shock too.

I thought I'd give Ned a friend and thus named it Oobi. Two days later, Patsy, who was happily hanging out with Slick, wound up dead.

I won't have fish death for a long while.

[NameUsedBefore]

The fish only die in spurts. I've had very good luck with goldfish. No one died in months and months. Justin died because the largest fish decided to torture him to death. I got another tank because I felt bad for Justin, and decided that Justin needed friends. Justin died anyway, then tinker died from the shock of Justin's death. I moved dogfish to the goldfish tank and since he was just a baby, he died of shock too.

I thought I'd give Ned a friend and thus named it Oobi. Two days later, Patsy, who was happily hanging out with Slick, wound up dead.

I won't have fish death for a long while.

Sounds like Oregon Trail Aquatic Edition.

[dogfish]

The fish only die in spurts. I've had very good luck with goldfish. No one died in months and months. Justin died because the largest fish decided to torture him to death. I got another tank because I felt bad for Justin, and decided that Justin needed friends. Justin died anyway, then tinker died from the shock of Justin's death. I moved dogfish to the goldfish tank and since he was just a baby, he died of shock too.

I thought I'd give Ned a friend and thus named it Oobi. Two days later, Patsy, who was happily hanging out with Slick, wound up dead.

I won't have fish death for a long while.



oh, the drama!


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[Dreadnought]

Ian Curtis of Joy Division. That voice of his expressed pure despair better than any other musician I've heard.

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I am a huge Eric Clapton fan. The guy puts every ounce of himself into his songs.

I have heard no one with more heart.

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[MOtorboat]

I am a huge Eric Clapton fan. The guy puts every ounce of himself into his songs.

I have heard no one with more heart.

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Something we can agree on.

He didn't want to sing for a long time, that's why he kept joining bands as the lead guitarist, Yardbirds, Cream, John Mayal's Bluesbreakers, and Blind Faith, and then hid behind Derek and the Dominoes. He hated singing in public. Eric Clapton = God.

[topscribe]

Something we can agree on.

He didn't want to sing for a long time, that's why he kept joining bands as the lead guitarist, Yardbirds, Cream, John Mayal's Bluesbreakers, and Blind Faith, and then hid behind Derek and the Dominoes. He hated singing in public. Eric Clapton = God.

I still like Clay Aiken and Kelly Clarkson.

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[MOtorboat]

I still like Clay Aiken and Kelly Clarkson.

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[East Coast Fan]

Crap. How could I forget Tom Fogerty.



Do you perhaps mean John Fogerty?

[dogfish]

Do you perhaps mean John Fogerty?

no, i think he means tom-- he's john's long-lost evil twin. . . .

[NameUsedBefore]

Amy Lee from Evanescence.

[gnomeflinger]

Sounds like Oregon Trail Aquatic Edition.

:spit: :laugh:

[gnomeflinger]

Amy Lee from Evanescence.

YES! Will you marry me, NUB?