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I'm just going to mention somebody that hasn't been yet.

 

King Diamond

 

I'm the only one that ever brings him up in these threads, but the man is good.

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I'm just going to mention somebody that hasn't been yet.

 

King Diamond

 

I'm the only one that ever brings him up in these threads, but the man is good.

I love King Diamond. His voice is so incredibly high that its amazing. Truly a god of the falsetto.

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I'm a Diamond fan myself, but only in small doses.

 

It's just that it seems to me that a lot of the time, he's not singing - he's showing off. Yeah, you can sing really high, we get it.

 

I just wish he'd keep his voice lower more often, as I just perfer the sound of his voice when it's low (relatively speaking, of course).

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I have to go with John Lennon,Paul McCartney,Maynard James Keenan, and Jim Morrison but not in that order. Kurt Cobain and Greg Graffin are really good also.

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LaJon (sp) from Sevendust, along with his bass player, their voices are very similar, but just different enough to make a nice harmony.

 

Geoff Tate

 

Robb Thomas

 

Bruce Dickinson (Blaze Bayley would have made a decent replacement if someone had put his sack in a vise to get the extra octave out of him)

 

Chris Cornell

 

Jerry Cantrell (I was surprised how decent he was)

 

Phil Anselmo (pre-Vulgar Display. He reminded me of Geoff Tate before he started growling and screaming exclusively)

 

John Bush

 

The lead singer of Dream Theater, whose name escapes me right now.

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Oh my god, I fucking hate King Diamond. His voice is absolutely unlistenable. He sounds like his balls were cut off, reattached on his vocal chords, and then cut off again. He's a twice-castrated pretentious suckass that tries delving WAY too deep into bad music. He's like pure concentrated Dio. Even worse, he's a fat crystalline line of Dio rocked up into a substance not unlike crack. It seems reduntant, but everything he's ever written can indeed be summed up with "He can sing really high. Bully for him." The music surrounding his treble circus is nothing special either.

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The lead singer of Dream Theater, whose name escapes me right now.

That would be James LaBrie, who is indeed awesome.

 

B. Brian's Favorite Vocalists:

 

Chris Cornell

Mike Patton

Freddie Mercury

Devin Townsend

Shannon Hoon

Maynard James Keenan

Keith Caputo

Roger Daltrey

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If we're talking falsetto types, there's a track by a guy called Klaus Nomi on Morrissey's 'Under The Influence' compilation, I've never heard of him outside that but it's an incredible voice.

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While on falsetto, I'll have to throw out Jimmy Urine (Mindless Self Indulgence). I don't know if good is the best way to describe his singing, but it's entertaining.

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Oh my god, I fucking hate King Diamond. His voice is absolutely unlistenable. He sounds like his balls were cut off, reattached on his vocal chords, and then cut off again. He's a twice-castrated pretentious suckass that tries delving WAY too deep into bad music. He's like pure concentrated Dio. Even worse, he's a fat crystalline line of Dio rocked up into a substance not unlike crack.

Best. Rant. Ever. :lol:

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The lead singer of Dream Theater, whose name escapes me right now.

That would be James LaBrie, who is indeed awesome.

 

B. Brian's Favorite Vocalists:

 

Chris Cornell

Mike Patton

Freddie Mercury

Devin Townsend

Shannon Hoon

Maynard James Keenan

Keith Caputo

Roger Daltrey

BEST LIST EVER

 

Although Maynard never got me.

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Burton C. Bell

 

Layne Staley

 

Jay Burnt (I think that's the name of the guy from Kilgore)

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Dave Gilmour, people! Come on! I see one mention of him in this whole thread...

Roger > Dave

Roger doesn't sing. He melodically speaks. When he does attempt singing...The Fletcher Memorial Home. Good lord.

 

Dave > Rick > Syd > Roger

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Favourite would be Matthew Good. Other notables include:

 

Hawksley Workman

Gregg Alexander (New Radicals)

Todd Kerns (Static in Stereo, Age of Electric)

Jeff Martin (Tea Party)

John Rzeznik ( Goo Goo Dolls)

Sammy Hagar (Van Halen)

Freddie Mercury (Queen)

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Dave Gilmour, people! Come on! I see one mention of him in this whole thread...

Roger > Dave

Roger doesn't sing. He melodically speaks. When he does attempt singing...The Fletcher Memorial Home. Good lord.

 

Dave > Rick > Syd > Roger

Hey, I won't here a bad word against Fletcher Memorial!

 

That song kinda shows what I like about Roger as a singer. He's not technically that good, but he can put a lot of emotion into his songs. I think it's more a case of his vocals suited the songs he wrote to a tee, rather than pulling them down.

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Dave Gilmour, people! Come on! I see one mention of him in this whole thread...

Roger > Dave

Roger doesn't sing. He melodically speaks. When he does attempt singing...The Fletcher Memorial Home. Good lord.

 

Dave > Rick > Syd > Roger

Hey, I won't here a bad word against Fletcher Memorial!

 

That song kinda shows what I like about Roger as a singer. He's not technically that good, but he can put a lot of emotion into his songs. I think it's more a case of his vocals suited the songs he wrote to a tee, rather than pulling them down.

I think Roger is a phenomenal writer, and his melodic speaking can be great in places for the albums. But when it comes down to singing, David Gilmour and and even Rick Wright (VERY underrated) above and beyond.

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