Who Are Your Favorite Vocalists?

[dogfish]

for you hip-hop heads out there, take note that i DON'T mean emcees-- that's a different topic for a different thread. . .


i'll start by naming my own favorites. . .


best male voice - marvin gaye
best female voice - billy holiday, dianna ross

most soulful male voice - jimi hendrix, bob marley
most soulful female voice - janis joplin

most unique male voice - louis armstrong, winston rodney (burning spear)
most unique female voice - grace slick



i did consider some others as well, but those are the ones i settled on. . . who are your favorites?

[SR]

Favorite of all time is Robert Plant. Second favorite is Bob Marley. Third is Stevie Ray.

[dogfish]

Favorite of all time is Robert Plant. Second favorite is Bob Marley. Third is Stevie Ray.



heh. . . i was just listening to zep a few minutes ago. . .




:thrasher:

[SR]

I'm listening to disc 1 of the BBC Sessions. Greatest album of all time IMO...that and "How The West Was Won"...I love Led Zeppelin.

[Skinny]

Favorite Male Vocalists: Shannon Hoon (Blind Melon)
Favorite Female Vocalists: Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star) Gwen Stefani (No Doubt)

Most Soulful Male Voice: Chris Robinson (Black Crowes) Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Audioslave)
Most Soulful Female Voice: Martina McBride

Most Unique Voice: Serj Tankian (System Of The Down)
Most Unique Female Voice: Have to get back to ya on this one ...

[SR]

My favorite female voice is Dido.

[Kapaibro]

Chris Isaak - huge vocal range, and damn soulful

Freddy Mercury - nuff said

[East Coast Fan]

John Kay (Steppenwolf), John Fogerty (Creedence), Burton Cummings (Guess Who)

[Escobar]

best female with alien DNA - Bjork

best blues singer, the drunken master Jim Morrison

[underrated29]

female- mariah carey,not her music so much, but her voice, its good stuff.
male- i gotta back up chris cornell also.

unique--dont remember heis name, but the lead singer of megadeath.

honorable mentions-anthony keetis? (rhcp), morrison,robert p,lady from heart whatever her name is,and i dont like them but uniqe is nickelback.

[Snapping Turtle]

I listen to Backstreet Boys.:elefant:


Ok yeah, Im not lying I really do. I cant say they are my favorite vocalists but those boys have some amazing pipes. Doubt many people on here would even give them a shot of course. :D


I mostly listen to country music and let me tell yeah...Kenny Chesney is....wow.


I have nothing really good to add to this thread!

[dogfish]

I listen to Backstreet Boys.:elefant:


Ok yeah, Im not lying I really do. I cant say they are my favorite vocalists but those boys have some amazing pipes. Doubt many people on here would even give them a shot of course. :D





actually, i'd be glad to shoot them. . . .




:strongy:

[Snapping Turtle]

actually, i'd be glad to shoot them. . . .




:strongy:

You're a butthead. Why would you shoot something that makes me happy? DONT YOU LIKE SEEING ME HAPPY!! :(






:D

[dogfish]

You're a butthead. Why would you shoot something that makes me happy? DONT YOU LIKE SEEING ME HAPPY!! :(






:D



*sniff*


i feel like such a jerk! i'll just go cry in the corner now. . . .









:laugh:

[Snapping Turtle]

*sniff*


i feel like such a jerk! i'll just go cry in the corner now. . . .









:laugh:


Listen to the Backstreet Boys, they make everything better!!!:D

[SR]

Listen to the Backstreet Boys, they make everything better!!!:D

The only thing they make better is nights when there's nothing to make fun of, because everyone can always make fun of them.

[Snapping Turtle]

The only thing they make better is nights when there's nothing to make fun of, because everyone can always make fun of them.

Sigh....their old stuff I must say is not so good...I mean I like it but thats because I am weird, but their new stuff is actually good! But whatever, I have the weirdest taste in music EVER.

[Skinny]

I listen to Backstreet Boys.:elefant:


Ok yeah, Im not lying I really do.

I have nothing really good to add to this thread!I gave ya a MHS just for admiting it. :D

[Den21vsBal19]

Freddie Mercury, end of story...................he could sing absolutley anything, and could play the crowd like he payed his piano

[Simple Jaded]

Cornell is a bad ass...Staley...The dude from The Killers is growing on me...

Hope Sandoval has a great voice...But Fiona might be the best of all.

One of my favorites that you'll probably think is weird, Gordon Gano and the chick from Flyleaf......

[Lonestar]

not into music much

but here a couple of my favorites..

Best male voice - Elvis, Ricky Nelson, Johnny Mathis
Best female voice - Streisand, Billy Holiday, Mathis' Daughter

Most unique male voice - Louis Armstrong,
Most unique female voice - Nora Jones

Best group-Beach Boys, Beatles, Supremes

[Bronco4ever]

I think Freddie Mercury tops a lot of people's list. I also like Claudio Sanchez from Coheed & Cambria. Dude has incredible vocal range.

[SR]

Freddie Mercury, end of story...................he could sing absolutley anything, and could play the crowd like he payed his piano

I just got done listening to Queen's Greatest Hits. Mercury is on my top 5 favorites for sure and you're right, he could sing anything.

Another one of my favorites is Roger Waters from Pink Floyd.

[SR]

Staley, the chick from Flyleaf.

Assuming you're talking about Layne Staley (sp?) from Alice in Chains, you're right on. Dude had a crazy voice.


The chick from Flyleaf has a great voice as well, kind of sexy and I like when she mixes in the screaming with her lyrics

[dogfish]

Most unique female voice - Nora Jones




excellent choice. . .


http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/941/norah20jones2001hp5.jpg


she could sing to me any day. . . :D

[Lonestar]

excellent choice. . .


http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/941/norah20jones2001hp5.jpg


she could sing to me any day. . . :D

Actually had never seen a picture of her. But her voice is even more sultry than she looks.. Pure sex IMO..

[SR]

Sade also has a very sexy, soothing voice for a woman.

[aberdien]

Male:
Freddie Mercury (Queen)
Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)
Klaus Meine (Scorpions)
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
Brad Delp (Boston)
Jack White (The White Stripes)
James Morrison (The Doors)
Geddy Lee (Rush)
Steve Miller (SMB)

Female:
Janis Joplin
Regina Spektor
Pat Benetar
Norah Jones

[NameUsedBefore]

Male: Maynard James Keenan (Tool/A Perfect Circle/Puscifer), David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin), Mikael Åkerfeldt (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJJ9hdu3wXM)(Opeth), Steven Wilson (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfmOtTMa-8M)(Porcupine Tree), Geddy Lee (Rush).


Female: Björk Guðmundsdóttir (Björk), Regina Spektor, Róisín (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RlkIm8tS0M) Murphy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=effZOf10Iwk&feature=related) (Moloko/solo), Leslie Feist (Feist), Merrill Nisker (Peaches), Alicia Keys.

[Den21vsBal19]

Male:

Geddy Lee (Rush)


Geddy's certainly unique and memorable

[aberdien]

Oh and if you like the folk female singers, Vashti Bunyan has a great voice.

And Maynard James Keenan has a good voice also.

[MOtorboat]

Dave Matthews.

Ben Harper.

Robert Plant.

Paul McCartney.

John Bell.

[Jody]

Geddy's certainly unique and memorable


Eric Clapton - Layla...amongst others of his.

He's got this natural ability to relax me when he sings, like a nice glass of merlot. ;)

Another singer - Sarah McLaughlin....Building a Mystery. Her voice is nearly 'haunting' it's so smooth and flexible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AFDHia51Do

Dog - Diana Ross will always be a 'classic' voice as time moves along. ;)

[dogfish]

Eric Clapton - Layla...amongst others of his.

He's got this natural ability to relax me when he sings, like a nice glass of merlot. ;)

Another singer - Sarah McLaughlin....Building a Mystery. Her voice is nearly 'haunting' it's so smooth and flexible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AFDHia51Do

Dog - Diana Ross will always be a 'classic' voice as time moves along. ;)

she was as smooth as glass. . . .


sarah mclaughlin has a fantastic voice-- good call. . . .

[Jody]

Favorite of all time is Robert Plant. Second favorite is Bob Marley. Third is Stevie Ray.

I enjoy a couple of songs of his....

Ship of Fools and the Mighty Rearranger
http://us.video.aol.com/player/launcher?ar=us_en_audio_748x541_full&pmmsid=1349639&lg=1&referer=http%3A//music.aol.com/search/

I can't look at him when he sings though. :whoknows: :D

[haroldthebarrel]

Favorite Male Vocalists: David Byrne(talking heads) David Bowie, Frank Black
Favorite Female Vocalists: Kate Bush, kim deal(pixies, breeders), kylie Minogue(really, most of her work sucks but the ones that are good like 2 hearts are awesome)
Most Soulful Male Voice: Greg Lake, Michael jackson, Isaac Hayes(dont listen too much soult)
Most Soulful Female Voice: Edith Piaf, Tarja Turunen(nightwish)

Most Unique Voice: Captain beefhart, Tom Waits
Most Unique Female Voice: Allison Shaw(cranes), Grace Slick, Nico(velvet underground- a babe with a bass voice.... thats so strange)

cool to see somebody mention mazzy star.... long time since i listened to them.

[Jody]

Favorite Male Vocalists: David Byrne(talking heads) David Bowie, Frank Black
Favorite Female Vocalists: Kate Bush, kim deal(pixies, breeders), kylie Minogue(really, most of her work sucks but the ones that are good like 2 hearts are awesome)
Most Soulful Male Voice: Greg Lake, Michael jackson, Isaac Hayes(dont listen too much soult)
Most Soulful Female Voice: Edith Piaf, Tarja Turunen(nightwish)

Most Unique Voice: Captain beefhart, Tom Waits
Most Unique Female Voice: Allison Shaw(cranes), Grace Slick, Nico(velvet underground- a babe with a bass voice.... thats so strange)

cool to see somebody mention mazzy star.... long time since i listened to them.

I have come to really appreciate and enjoy David Bowe's music and singing.
He really has a lot of class as well. ;) I really like his version of "Changes".

[SR]

I enjoy a couple of songs of his....

Ship of Fools and the Mighty Rearranger
http://us.video.aol.com/player/launcher?ar=us_en_audio_748x541_full&pmmsid=1349639&lg=1&referer=http%3A//music.aol.com/search/

I can't look at him when he sings though. :whoknows: :D

Who are you talking about? I can't view that link here.

[Jody]

Who are you talking about? I can't view that link here.

Robert Plant

[SR]

Robert Plant

Gotcha. I'm a Led Zeppelin fanatic...own all of their CDs except for their most recent live CD called "How The West Was Won"...Robert Plant is greatness.

[Jody]

Billy Joel - "Strangers" and "New York State of Mind"!


NY St of Mind:
http://music.aol.com/video/new-york-state-of-mind-live/billy-joel/1427741

[Broncolingus]

Barbara Streisand...

[Jody]

Barbara Streisand...

Let me see.... The Way We Were.

And we should believe this.....WHY?

:laugh:

[Broncolingus]

Let me see.... The Way We Were.

And we should believe this.....WHY?

:laugh:

What...you don't believe me?

[Jody]

What...you don't believe me?

Perhaps I'm a little on the cynical side, but you don't seem to me to be the
"People Needing People" kind of guy. :D But then....:whoknows:

[Jody]

My personal favorite at this very moment is...

http://music.aol.com/video/apologize-feat-onerepublic/timbaland/2008957

Apologize --- Timbaland

[Dreadnought]

I've been in a 1970's prog rock revisiting phase, so as of today its Peter Hammill of Van Der Graaf Generator.

Nice to see HTB give Frank Black and Kim Deal their props, too

Though not my style of music by any means, I can't not mention Allison Krause

[Slick]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRUEuszOPv8&feature=related

10/10 on the comedy scale for me


I like a lot of the previously mentioned front men and women.

I have most of the Cd's from NUB's post.

It's funny how music transcends the language barrier as I have met people from Italy, France, Argentina, Germany here, and music has opened up friendships.

[Uncle Buck]

I just had to get in on this, but…

Best voice? Muy subjective. In fact, downright impossible to divine. But here are some of my favorites:

Classical male – Mario Lanza
Classical female (well, also transcends into show tunes) – Sarah Brightman

Rockabilly male (1955 – 56) – Elvis Presley
Rockabilly female (is there one?) – TBD

Pop male – (too numerous to mention)
Pop female - (too numerous to mention)

Classic rock male – Axel Rose
Classic rock female – Ann Wilson (Heart)

Disco voice – Donna Summer, who else?

Best classic country male – Merel Haggard (shows my age)
Best country female – Tammy Wynette

Most soulful male voice – Otis Redding
Most soulful female (to borrow from Dogfish’s list) – well, Janis

Most unique male voice – Freddy Mercury, Bob Dylan
Most unique female voice – Chrissie Hynde (Pretenders)

This is just my short list, as there are so many “honorable mentions.” For example, What chick rocker could possibly beat Stevie Nicks’ vibrative purr in her unique “Rhiannon” or the darkly sultry “Gold Dust Woman?” When her young voice was new, it was the sweet drone of a thousand honey bees (and also refurbished Fleetwood Mac to the extent that she put them a the top of the Pop heap).

How could Willie be left off of any list?

And, of course, it would be practically sacrilegious to omit Reggae—and Bob Marley, to boot (“No Woman, No Cry,” comes hauntingly to mind…)

Dang, I should just scratch this weak attempt at a “list,” and start over! ;)

[dogfish]

good post UB-- and of course it's subjective, people's opinions are what i was looking for. . . it's not like there's any quantatative or definitive way to measure. . .


good call on stevie nicks-- grace slick beat her out for most unique female voice by just the thinnest of margins for my list. . .

[MOtorboat]

Using most of UB's categories...my favorites...

[Rockabilly male (1955 – 56) – Elvis Presley (not gonna argue...though I'm not a big fan)
Rockabilly female (is there one?) – I like the chick from Sugarland - don't know her name

Pop male – It really is hard to argue with early Michael Jackson
Pop female - I like Christina Aguilera

Classic rock male – Robert Plant...is there any other?
Classic rock female – Janis

Disco voice – Donna Summer, who else? (correctumundo :D)

Best classic country male – Willie Nelson, my recent favorite has to be Keith urban
Best country female - Faith Hill

Most soulful male voice – Marvin Gaye
Most soulful female (to borrow from Dogfish’s list) – Joss Stone

Most unique male voice – John Bell, Widespread Panic
Most unique female voice – Honestly, don't really have one.

[Uncle Buck]

good post UB-- and of course it's subjective, people's opinions are what i was looking for. . . it's not like there's any quantatative or definitive way to measure. . .


good call on stevie nicks-- grace slick beat her out for most unique female voice by just the thinnest of margins for my list. . .

Thank you, Sir Dog, and we do what we can... :beer:

Re Grace, likewise, she is difficult to overlook (in more ways than one!) Her haunting "White Rabbit," as well as "Someone to Love," were like anthems of the "Acid Rock" era. I think that Stevie (in my own humble opinion) edges out Ms. Slick in the Prolific department. In other words, Ms. Nicks just put more "chips" on the board in that vast cowpile of femme diva-dom. :cool:

[yardog]

Ronnie Van Zant for me.

[Watchthemiddle]

male vocalist - Aaron Lewis from Staind.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzQkABoQ_G4 --- singing Piano Man

Female voice - Martina McBride
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKlOYWwgRo8

A good up and coming young female talent is Jordin Sparks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whAQqfFf5hM

[sneakers]

Best Male Voice - Ace Enders, formerly of The Early November
Best Female Voice - Jolie Lindholm, the ex-Rocking Horse Winner singer

Most Unique Male Voice - Davey Havok, of AFI
(runner-up) Davey von Bohlen ex-Promise Ring singer
Most Unique Female Voice - Kristen May of Vedera

Most Tonal (in tune) voice - Chris Carrabba, ex-Further Seems Forever.

Best Metal/Hardcore frontman - Dan Weyandt (so awesome, almost sounds mechanical)

[Buff]

Some of my favorite vocalists:

Maynard James Keenan
Chris Cornell
Corey Taylor
Axl Rose
Kurt Cobain in a weird sort of epic way.

[Bozo Jr.]

Here's five....in no particular order.

Patsy Cline
Leonard Cohen
Freddy Mercury
Chrissie Hynde
Thom Yorke

[East Coast Fan]

Add Bon Scott of AC/DC to my earlier post-unique voice!

[slim]

Using most of UB's categories...my favorites...

[Rockabilly male (1955 – 56) – Elvis Presley (not gonna argue...though I'm not a big fan)
Rockabilly female (is there one?) – I like the chick from Sugarland - don't know her name

Pop male – It really is hard to argue with early Michael Jackson
Pop female - I like Christina Aguilera

Classic rock male – Robert Plant...is there any other?
Classic rock female – Janis

Disco voice – Donna Summer, who else? (correctumundo :D)

Best classic country male – Willie Nelson, my recent favorite has to be Keith urban
Best country female - Faith Hill

Most soulful male voice – Marvin Gaye
Most soulful female (to borrow from Dogfish’s list) – Joss Stone

Most unique male voice – John Bell, Widespread Panic
Most unique female voice – Honestly, don't really have one.

The chick from Sugerland is Jennifer Nettles...and I agree, she has a powerful voice.

I also agree with you on Marvin Gaye...that dude could sing.

I am a big fan of George Ivan Morrison (Van Morrison). I don't think alot of people will agree with that...but he is in a league of his own.

[MOtorboat]

The chick from Sugerland is Jennifer Nettles...and I agree, she has a powerful voice.

I also agree with you on Marvin Gaye...that dude could sing.

I am a big fan of George Ivan Morrison (Van Morrison). I don't think alot of people will agree with that...but he is in a league of his own.

I really do like the "Stay" song, but I've always been a big fan of a voice and a guitar, obviously, she's singing and her buddy is playing, but I'm a big fan of well-written guitar-voice songs (obviously the best of all time is Yesterday - Paul McCartney and his acoustic).

Marvin Gaye could sing. The guy was unbelievable. I obviously wasn't alive to hear any of his stuff when it was new, but I'm always blown away when I hear a MG song.

Van Morrison had a very unique voice. Brown Eyed Girl and Wild Night are great pop songs.

[slim]

for you hip-hop heads out there, take note that i DON'T mean emcees-- that's a different topic for a different thread. . .


i'll start by naming my own favorites. . .


best male voice - marvin gaye
best female voice - billy holiday, dianna ross

most soulful male voice - jimi hendrix, bob marley
most soulful female voice - janis joplin

most unique male voice - louis armstrong, winston rodney (burning spear)
most unique female voice - grace slick



i did consider some others as well, but those are the ones i settled on. . . who are your favorites?

I love all of these vocalists (except grace slick, I don't think I have ever heard her). Jimi was great, although I hear that he despised his own voice...I never understood that.

[aberdien]

I love all of these vocalists (except grace slick, I don't think I have ever heard her). Jimi was great, although I hear that he despised his own voice...I never understood that.

Grace Slick = Jefferson Airplane

[DenverBronkHoes]

Mike Patton - faith no more, mr. bungle, fantomas, peeping tom.... owner of Ipicac Recordings...... and exceptional group of bands with very different sounds...

[MOtorboat]

I love all of these vocalists (except grace slick, I don't think I have ever heard her).

Yeah you have...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1cfTMdjkYM&feature=related


Jimi was great, although I hear that he despised his own voice...I never understood that.

No, he didn't like his voice, and that was part of him not singing until Noel Redding finally convinced him to on Are You Experienced? He backed up a lot of black R&B singers, including Little Richard in the Deep South, until he moved to London. His voice wasn't necessarily melodic, but he learned to use it with the Blues.

[Bronco9798]

I think Freddie Mercury had one of best voices. Too bad he was gay, dude could perform and sing. Tragedy death. Saw Queen in concert a few times. Fabulous show.

[MOtorboat]

I think Freddie Mercury had one of best voices. Too bad he was gay, dude could perform and sing. Tragedy death. Saw Queen in concert a few times. Fabulous show.

Queen's dynamic was great. They could harmonize as well, on top of Freddie's vocals.

[Bronco9798]

Geddy Lee from Rush has a pretty unique voice.

[MOtorboat]

Geddy Lee from Rush has a pretty unique voice.

You might like Coheed and Cambria Niner, their vocalist sounds a lot like Lee.