Guest godthedog Posted April 30, 2002 Report Posted April 30, 2002 my favorite vocalist ever is lennon, solely for the reason of 'plastic ono band'. the sheer emotion in his voice for those 40 minutes are untouched by anything, as far as i'm concerned. and nobody can unleash a good guttural scream like he can. runners-up are eddie vedder, jeff buckley, maynard, robert plant, tori amos, & beth gibbons (portishead). bonus--worst vocalists that i still love: liz phair, lou reed, bob dylan, neil young.
Guest Anorak Posted April 30, 2002 Report Posted April 30, 2002 Emmylou Harris Robert Cray Mark Lanegan Michael Stipe Lucinda Williams
Guest Wonderboy Posted May 2, 2002 Report Posted May 2, 2002 NEIL DIAMOND Chris Cornell Dave Grohl Eddie Vedder Scott Weiland Lemmy Steven Tyler(I agree about the old stuff thing) Johnny Cash James Brown(does he count? HEH!)
Guest snuffbox Posted May 2, 2002 Report Posted May 2, 2002 Bon Scott - original AC/DC frontman W. Axl Rose Layne Staley Shannon Hoon Eddie Vedder Kurt Cobain Neil Young Ronnie Van Zant Perry Ferrell Freddie Mercury Nick Drake Rod Stewart Syd Barrett Van Morrison Lou Reed Roger Daltrey Chris Cornell Maynard James Keenan Bono Michael Stipe
Guest thevertex Posted May 3, 2002 Report Posted May 3, 2002 Marilyn Manson is a terrific vocalist, unfortunately so many people are biased against him. A lot of people listed are kind of mediocre, and some people are confusing being a good lyricist with vocalist.
Guest Mark4steamboat Posted May 3, 2002 Report Posted May 3, 2002 i have been thinking the same thing. IMO, Cobain was a great lyricist, not vocalist.
Guest Kinetic Posted May 4, 2002 Report Posted May 4, 2002 It's obviously all a matter of opinion. If you're going to get all technical about it, almost no one in this thread is a good singer in the traditional sense of the word, so it's kind of a moot point. As I noted earlier, I tend to judge someone's ability as a singer by the emotion they convey and how well it suits the music. In that sense, Kurt Cobain was a good vocalist. It doesn't matter to me that he couldn't hit a lot of notes---the important thing is that the notes he could hit actually meant something. Same with Dylan. His voice is not pretty in any sense, but it gives me shivers every time I listen to "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" or countless other songs. That's what makes a good vocalist.
Guest CoreyLazarus416 Posted May 4, 2002 Report Posted May 4, 2002 Good thing you added "almost" before "no one," Kinetic, because Bruce Dickinson has been mentioned several times, and he's a former opera singer before he got into Maiden. I'm surprised nobody mentioned Elvis Presley...
Guest redbaron51 Posted May 4, 2002 Report Posted May 4, 2002 Freddie Mercury was better than Bruce, and I'm a big Maiden fan.
Guest HellSpawn Posted May 6, 2002 Report Posted May 6, 2002 My picks are... Metal: Michael Kiske (Helloween) Rob Halford (Judas Priest/Halford) Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) Lemmy K (Motorhead) Sebastian Bach (Skid Row) Hard Rock: Ian Gillan (Deep Purple) David Coverdale (Deep Purple/Whitesnake) Paul Stanley (Kiss) Kory Clarke (Warrior Soul) Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) Ozzy (Black Sabath) Rock: Freddie Mercury (Queen) Bono And a few more but Im in a hurry.
Guest HellSpawn Posted May 6, 2002 Report Posted May 6, 2002 And of course... Stephanie McMahon Her amazing "Wind Beneath my Ring" peformance on Austin Appreciattion Night really Inspire Me.
Guest Posted May 8, 2002 Report Posted May 8, 2002 Tim & Jeff Buckley: Just amazing vocalists and they're lyrics are also beautiful. Maynard James Keenan: Great singer in my opinion and can belt it out.
Guest Matt Posted May 8, 2002 Report Posted May 8, 2002 ahhh heck why not... Pick any of the seattle boys Cornell Vedder Staley Cantrell (as a backup to Layne) Since we are going on pleasing vocal sound, i will leave cobain off but I will say that James Hetfield of any era is the best vocalist for a live performer. I used to bestow that crown upon Eddie Vedder for the unplugged stuff. But anything live by Metallica, vocally, just captures me for some reason. Also, James LaBrie for the Scenes From New York album. I could loop "Beyond This Life" for a week
Guest alkeiper Posted May 9, 2002 Report Posted May 9, 2002 Roger Waters. Listen to "Go Fishing" for evidence. As for one not mentioned as of yet, how about Nina Simone?
Guest Clyde Rockwell Posted May 9, 2002 Report Posted May 9, 2002 Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr Bungle, Fantomas, Tomahwak, Lovage) The man can sing anything, rock, metal, lounge, rap, R&B, polka, anything! Honarable mention to Freddie Mercury, Queen rocks my socks yo.
Guest Crazy Dan Posted May 9, 2002 Report Posted May 9, 2002 These are just some of the vocalists I like Beth Gibbons "Portishead" Chris Cornell "Soundgarden" Bradley Novell(sp?) "Sublime" Freddie Mercury "Queen" Brandon Boyd "Incubus" Mick Jagger "Rolling Stones" Robert Plant "Led Zepplin" Eddie Vedder "Pearl Jam" There are many more, but these are the ones that I can recite off the top of my head.
Guest shlidgn90 Posted May 12, 2002 Report Posted May 12, 2002 here are mine in no particular order: sarah mclachlan tori amos aretha franklin aimee mann james maynard keenan michael jackson(before the bad album) john lennon lead singer from mettalica prince dido mahilia jackson
Guest goodhelmet Posted May 12, 2002 Report Posted May 12, 2002 my favorite vocalist ever is lennon, solely for the reason of 'plastic ono band'. the sheer emotion in his voice for those 40 minutes are untouched by anything, as far as i'm concerned. and nobody can unleash a good guttural scream like he can. runners-up are eddie vedder, jeff buckley, maynard, robert plant, tori amos, & beth gibbons (portishead). bonus--worst vocalists that i still love: liz phair, lou reed, bob dylan, neil young. Mother Don't GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Yes, that album is probably one of the top 5 albums ever surpassing many of the Beatles albums. No vocalis comes close to Freddy Mercury though in my mind.
Guest Nevermortal Posted May 12, 2002 Report Posted May 12, 2002 Davey Havok (AFI) Nick 13 (Tiger Army) Dani Filth (Cradle of Filth) Shagrath (Dimmu Borgir) Joey Ramone (The Ramones) James LaBrie (Dream Theater) HIGH METAL VOICES FOREVER! Phil Anselmo (Pantera, Down) Dead (Mayhem)
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