Thread: Best Vocalist

Originally Posted by gnomeflinger

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.......

Originally Posted by MissouriBronc

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.

Originally Posted by aberdien

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

Originally Posted by MissouriBronc

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

Originally Posted by aberdien

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?

Originally Posted by 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

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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Originally Posted by MissouriBronc

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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Originally Posted by topscribe

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.

Originally Posted by MissouriBronc

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.*




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Originally Posted by MissouriBronc

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

Originally Posted by Buff

Wish You Were Here > Hey Jude

Vocally?

Um, no.

Song-wise...

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

Originally Posted by MissouriBronc

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.

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

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

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.