Okay, we've done favourite guitarists before, but how about top vocalists. My top 10: 10. Kim Mitchell - the master of phrasing a lyric.
9. Steve Perry - the power falsetto
8. Chris Cornell - Grunge.
7. Klaus Meine - not bad for ESL, eh?
6. Ian Gillan - power!
5. Sarah McLachlan - vulnerability is hard to project
4. Geoff Tate - range, wow!
3. Melissa Etheridge - who puts more into her vocals than Etheridge?
2. Brad Delp - my favourite vocalist
1. Roger Daltry - the ultimate frontman.
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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 10:31 pm
I think you need tu sub Ronnie James Dio in there for Gillan. Tlk about power...
Also, Trent Reznor. The emotion he manages to convey contrasts perfectly with the machine like pefection of the music...
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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2012 11:11 pm
No Ian Gillan has to stay on the list. I recommend Jesus Christ Superstar (the studio album, not the movie soundtrack). Ian Gillan sings Jesus. Amazing stuff.
Off the top of my head, I'd go;
1. Paul McCartney 2. Robert Plant 3. Freddie Mercury 4. Eddie Vedder 5. Elvis 6. Bon Scott 7. Burton Cummings 8. Ian Gillan 9. Rob Halford 10. Ozzy
I'd put Sarah in a different category (jazz / folk) altogether.
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 6:24 am
Don't think you can go wrong with any of those lists. Maybe a substitution or two but it's still solid!
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 6:26 am
Where's Ella?
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 6:59 am
raydan raydan:
Where's Ella?
Well, if she were alive today, you know what she'd be dooing? That's right--scratching at the lid of her coffin.
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 7:04 am
No love for Till Lindemann? Bastards!
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 7:06 am
Zipperfish Zipperfish:
raydan raydan:
Where's Ella?
Well, if she were alive today, you know what she'd be dooing? That's right--scratching at the lid of her coffin.
Lemmy didn't say "alive", nor what genre. So... I'll stick with Ella.
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 8:00 am
In no particular order: 1)Rob Halford 2)Bruce Dickenson 3)Ian Gillan 4)James LaBrie 5)Roger Daltry 6)Geoff Tate 7)Geddy Lee 8 )Bon Scott 9)Robert Plant 10)Glenn Hughes
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PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:
4)James LaBrie
Good call! I didn't think Dream Theatre was well known enough for anyone to think of him.
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 2:07 pm
Hard to pick just 10, mine aren't in any order either.
Peter Steel Rob Halford Bruce Dickenson Mathias Blad Geddy Lee Lisa Middelhauve Hansi Kürsch Ville Valo Tarja Turunen Freddie Mercury
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 3:20 pm
Zipperfish Zipperfish:
10. Ozzy
Really? Ozzy? I really like Ozzy, but a great vocalist? That, just doesn't compute for me.
My top 10, in no particular order
James Labrie
Ronnie james Dio
Trent Reznor
Leonard Cohen
Tom Waits(I know...)
Phil Anselmo(how am I the first to say him?)
Mark Lanegan
Joan Jett
Johnny Cash, just like a few of my other choices, not flashy or technically strong, but capable of making the listener feel so much.
Young James Hetfield(Master of Puppets era.)
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 3:25 pm
IMO I think Chris Cornell does not fit in the list at all, and James Hetfeild stays on top of my list in the rock genre.
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 3:29 pm
Unsound Unsound:
PublicAnimalNo9 PublicAnimalNo9:
4)James LaBrie
Good call! I didn't think Dream Theatre was well known enough for anyone to think of him.
I considered LaBrie but decided that Geoff Tate does that style better.
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Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 4:04 pm
I've never heard any other vocalists that can go from a scream then pitch to normal in a fraction of a second without taking a breath.
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