best singer

[Invader Zim]

1. The greatest singer (in rock) I believe to be Maynard Keenan of tool, he has a great voice. I suggest you all go and dow... :cough: buy the song sober.

2. Brian Malko, from placebo, well definatly the wierdest voice, but it certainly appeals to me.

3. James dean Bradfield, Manic street preachers.

4. Grant Nicholas, feeder.

5. Freddy Murcury, queen.

well they are my top five...

[Funky Monk]

Im still a fan of Brandon Boyd of Incubus fame

And i also think Skin is pretty cool (Skunk Anansie)

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

Robert Plant - Led Zeppelin
Freddy Mercury - Queen

[truthaddict11]

Chirs Cornell- Soundgarden/Audioslave

[truthaddict11]

Mike Patton

[Chewillneverdie]

Layne Staley-Alice in Chains
Davey from AFI

[synthesis]

Yeah... Cornell, Mercury, and Plant. Jack Black is an excellent singer, too. (No joke.)

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

John Lenon

[pocketfullofshells]

Perry Farrell

[EneME]

Freddy Mercury from Queen
Chris Cornell from Soundgarden
Aaron Lewis from Staind (sexiest voice)
Serj Tankian from SOAD
Chino Moreno from Deftones

[Purple]

kurt cobain - nirvana

[(*]

Cornell & Vedder
Listen to the song "Hunger Strike"....awesome

[Purple]

vocals of Lost Prophets... Even dough the new song "Burn Burn" sucks...

[FatFreeMilk]

Yeah, I agree with : jack black (he is actually pretty good) perry farrell, kurt cobain and Brandon Boyd...

I like Joe Cocker's voice though. (yeah I seriously do) Ok yeah, I've been listening to ccr a bit too much lately...

[bush youth]

Micheal Stipe. He's super.

[Purple]

Andrew Eldritch - Sisters of Mercy

[The Children of the Revolution]

VictorCommie has the right idea:



Robert Plant - Led Zeppelin
Freddy Mercury - Queen


(Although I would reverse the order...)

To this I add Burt Cocaine, of Nirvana fame.

[FatFreeMilk]

Joe Cocker? :lol: What was I thinking, I meant John Fogerty :P

[Marxist in Nebraska]

ok...

James Hetfield of Metallica
Geoff Tate of Queensryche
Geddy Lee of Rush
Aaron Lewis of Staind
Layne Stayley of Alice-In-Chains

[celtopunk]

Glen Danzig I don't care for most of his post Misfits stuff but he really does have a great singing voice. The dude from Minor Threat/Fugazi is pretty good too if he wants to be (when he isn't screaming).

Shane MacGowan too his voice is just so raw and gritty.

The members of Chumbawamba are great too, especially the woman.

The original singer of the Dropkick Murphys, Mike McClogan (or something like that).

Mike Ness - from Social Distortion

Sinead O'Connor

Roxy Epoxy from the Epoxies

The guy from the Redskins

John Doe and Exena from X

Johnathan Richman

That's enough.

[Rastafari]

The members of Chumbawamba are great too, especially the woman.
The members of Hanson rock. Especially the cute girl.


Bob Dylan > 90% of the people already mentioned...

[Chewillneverdie]

listen to the AIC song "frogs" to seehow good of a voice Staley is

[Danish]

Robert Plant
Maynard
Chris Cornell
Chris Carrabara
Edwin (formerly of I Mother Earth)
Chino (Deftones)
and of course...

JOHNNY CASH

[celtopunk]

Originally posted by [email protected] 26 2003, 03:09 AM

The members of Chumbawamba are great too, especially the woman.
The members of Hanson rock. Especially the cute girl.


Bob Dylan > 90% of the people already mentioned...
Now how am I to take this?? Are you somehow comparing Chumbawamba to Hanson? You seem far too knowledgeable to be doing something so stupid, so I'll assume it is something else. Or perhaps you only know one song by Chumbawamba, the one that was on the radio a lot a few years ago, if that's all you know you are missing some great music.

Now onto the Bob Dylan comment. The topic is best singer, not best songwriter. No doubt Dylan is a great songwriter but his voice leaves much to be desired. But hey this is all opinions anyway.

[ratmbola]

Robert Plant ~ Led Zeppelin
Layne Staley ~ Alice in Chains
Eddie Vedder ~ Pearl Jam
Zack de la Rocha ~ Rage Against the Machine
Tom Petty ~ Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

[Soul Rebel]

maynard from tool !!!!! how can only one other person have mentioned him???!!!!

eddie, chris, and layne kick ass as well.

dont forget the ladies:ani, tori, and aimee mann also rock!!!!

[Rastafari]

Now onto the Bob Dylan comment. The topic is best singer, not best songwriter. No doubt Dylan is a great songwriter but his voice leaves much to be desired. But hey this is all opinions anyway.
I still say Bob Dylan can outsing 90% of the jokers already mentioned...


Now how am I to take this?? Are you somehow comparing Chumbawamba to Hanson? You seem far too knowledgeable to be doing something so stupid, so I'll assume it is something else. Or perhaps you only know one song by Chumbawamba, the one that was on the radio a lot a few years ago, if that's all you know you are missing some great music.
What? So I like the cute Girl in Hanson. Is that so wrong!?!?
http://www.usatoday.com/life/gallery/boybands/hanson.jpg
Isn't she gorgeous?

[(*]

Yeah the girl in the middle is hot, looks kinda like the olsen twins

[SgtPepper369]

Vocalists I'm fond of:

Freddie Mercury (Who doesen't like his voice ?)
Robert Plant
Eric Clapton
Brian Johnson and Bonn Scott
Robert Randolph
Damon Foreman (My Guitar Teacher)
Chris Cornell
Thom Yorke
Shane MacGowan (The Pogues)
All the guys from Spiritualized
Bob Marley
Paul Westerberg (The Replacements)
Bob Dylan (Ha! I only like his voice because his music wouldn't be the same without it)
Bruce Springsteen
Mick Jagger
Rivers Cumo
Rick Danko
Levon Helm
Richard Manuel
Van Morrison
Joe Cocker...

Whoah... got a little carried away there... go back to posting

[Monty Cantsin]

kurt cobain is a camp but brian molko form placebo is the best saw them at sydney a bit ago they went off.

[Purple]

vocals of megadeth

[Ironfist]

Originally posted by [email protected] 28 2003, 12:28 AM
Zack de la Rocha ~ Rage Against the Machine

Since when does he sing, and since when is that rock?


Well anyway, my choice:

1. Freddie Mercury
2. Robert Plant
3. Mick Jagger
4. Ronnie James Dio
5. Brian Johnson, Bonn Scott
6. Ian Gillan
.
.
.

[ratmbola]

"Zack de la Rocha ~ Rage Against the Machine"
well it isnt technicaly singing, but when hes the vocalist
of a rock group it qualifies.

[Ironfist]

But, he's not a vocalist of a rock group...

[ComradeRobertRiley]

Steve Cradock - Ocean Colour Scene

Noel Gallacher - Oasis

James D Bradfield - The manics

John Lennon - The Beatles

Freddie Murcery - Queen

Bob Marley (this guy kicks arse)

(Kurt Cobain cant sing to save his pethetic life)

[ratmbola]

........
i dont know what your talking about
not being a vocalist for a rock band
( zack de la rocha )... maybe rapper
is a much more appropiate word and
maybe metal is also more appropiate
instead of singer and rock.

[RAGING BULL]

Why haven't any one mentioned Jeff Buckley?

jezzus

[Danish]

I saw Deftones the other night. Chino has an amazing voice, I was amazed.

[Purple]

Shit, how could I forget him.. :)


But the vocals in The Time is pretty great, he's funky, and I know it isnt rock, but still...

[Rastafari]

But the vocals in The Time is pretty great, he's funky, and I know it isnt rock, but still...
You mean Morris and Jerome?

Oeoeo

[praxis1966]

Maynard James Keenan is far and away the best these days. He's a perfect tenor as well as the only man I've heard capable of screaming in key. Not to mention the fact that he quite possibly has a better appature rating than anyone else I've seen listed.

[neworld70]

maynard james keenan hands down has the best voice.

[Invader Zim]

Originally posted by [email protected] 3 2003, 10:01 PM
Maynard James Keenan is far and away the best these days. He's a perfect tenor as well as the only man I've heard capable of screaming in key. Not to mention the fact that he quite possibly has a better appature rating than anyone else I've seen listed.
YES! I tried to describe it, but failed.

All of you other sinners, kick Kurt, John Lennon and even James Dean Bradfield, good though they are Maynard Keenan has the greatest voice.

[Rastafari]

http://www.cynthiapcaster.org/casts/c_scro...mbs_breasts.htm (http://www.cynthiapcaster.org/casts/c_scroll_page/casts_thumbs_breasts.htm)
Jimi Hendrix

[Mr Mojo Risin]

well well, i heard about stuff like this. In this hendrix movie i've got, these girls come by calling themselves "Blaster Casters" I think, or "Plaster Blasters" something like that. ha

[Invader Zim]

Im shunting this thread back up because I wish to restate that Maynard has the best voice, and that Grant Nicholas has a great voice.

[DaCuBaN]

Jeff Buckley.

The greatest voice of all time outwith Genre would have to be Dusty Springfieldm or perhaps Janis Joplin.

[Purple]

Marilyn Manson... I know most people think his music and style is "streamline" balbablalbalbla, but still his voice is extremly good...
i saw him live in oslo, and he was great... too bad the girl i was with was ruining the show by fainting all the time... that *****...

[atlanticche]

ok this is hard, though my favourite music is grunge but when it comes to vocals i dont think they are the best but generaly i dont think i could fit them all in, but just on vocals as singers:
maynard james keenan
marilyn manson
trent reznor
bob marley
eddie vedder

[atlanticche]

Originally posted by (*@Nov 24 2003, 08:39 AM
Cornell & Vedder
Listen to the song "Hunger Strike"....awesome
definately the greatest song ever!

[fernando]

Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails)
Davey Havok (AFI)
Michale Graves (Misfits, Graves, Gotham Road)
Glenn Danzig (Misfits, Sam Hain, Danzig)
Peter Steele (Carnivore, Type O Negative)
Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle)
Marilyn Manson
James Hetfield (when he was still young)

[Pawn Power]

Stza- Leftover Crack

[robob8706]

Once you get passed the actual whinyness of Billy Corgan's voice, then it fits really well with his music.

[Rastafari]

jack black (he is actually pretty good)
Haha. High Fidelity (was that the movie?) was sweet at the end.

Considering this is the best of ROCK SINGERS, I am pretty limited, but here goes:

some you wont see anywere else:
David Clayton-Thomas
Al Kooper
David Crosby
Steven Stills
Neil Young
Greg Rollie
The Chambers Brothers (Willie, Joe, George, and Lester)
Buddy Miles
Captain Beefheart
Alan "Owl" Wilson (also the best, bar none,harp blower of all time)

[EL OBiSPO]

Geoff Tate from Queensryche is awesome. I saw them the other week. They played all of operation mindcrime for the first time since the Empire tour :D

To whoever said "the vocalist of megadeth", that'd be Dave Mustaine, formerly of Metallica.

And the best vocalist, in rock at least, John Garcia (the Kyuss days).

[DaCuBaN]

Captain Beefheart


Fucking right!
Most unique sound ever imo

[Romanticar]

Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)
Ian Gillan (Deep Purple)
David Coverdale (Deep Purple)
Jim Morrison (The Doors)
Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian)
Elvis Presley

[Guerrilla22]

Jello Biafra. Sure he doesn't have the best voice in the world, but he sure is great.

[dark fairy]

kurt cobain
maynard james
serj
lenon
that is all i can think of for now

[Pawn Power]

Glenn Danzig- The Misfits

[dopediana]

Originally posted by [email protected] 23 2003, 06:58 PM
Robert Plant - Led Zeppelin
Freddy Mercury - Queen
roger that, victor. plant and freddy really knew how to work their voices. crazy stuff.



and duh, janis joplin. style and class and soul.

[antieverything]

:o

No mention of Raine Maida from Our Lady Peace? Come on...I mean, Gravity was a travesty and the band sucks since they lost their guitarist and producer (Bob Rock? What the fuck were they thinking? Downtuned guitars??? NO!!!) but just listen to Spiritual Machines or Happiness...is not a fish you can catch. Amazing records with amazing vocals!

[Rastafari]

and duh, janis joplin. style and class and soul.

yeah, I was wondering where here name was. In fact, I don't see many other ladies on this thread at all, which is a real shame.

[Pawn Power]

Serj Tankian- System of a Down

[che's long lost daughter]

These people aren't all "rock" in the very sense but i think they have amazing voices. In no particular order:

Fran Healy from Travis
Thom Yorke
Rufus Wainwright
Fiona Apple
Aimee Mann
Sarah McLachlan
The singer for Chocolate Genius (don't know what his name is)
Eddie Vedder
Cris Martin
Kelly Jones

And who could forget the great
John Lennon

[che's long lost daughter]

Originally posted by [email protected] 21 2004, 03:40 AM
:o

No mention of Raine Maida from Our Lady Peace? Come on...I mean, Gravity was a travesty and the band sucks since they lost their guitarist and producer (Bob Rock? What the fuck were they thinking? Downtuned guitars??? NO!!!) but just listen to Spiritual Machines or Happiness...is not a fish you can catch. Amazing records with amazing vocals!
Oh yeah, i do not know what his name is but the one who sings for Our lady peace likewise has a great voice

[Gunman]

Serj Tankian- SOAD
Maynard Keenan- Tool

but who owns them all is... Freddie Mercury- Queen

[Raisa]

Freddy Mercury from Queen. Wonderful voice.

[Postteen]

*John Lennon!
*Bob Dylan!(i love his voice,whatever you say)
*Janis Joplin!(not rock but i had to mention her)
*Joan Baez!
*Freddy Mercury/Jim Morrison
*Elvis
*Jimi Hendrix
*Mick Jagger
(*the lead singer of the Animals.Eric Burdon?)

and form the new singers i could add Robbie williams on my list.... :unsure:

[Marxist in Nebraska]

Wow... an old thread revived. I was on my way to being a comandante when I posted the best voices in heavy metal back on page one. Since then, I have gotten into punk music and so here are my favorite singers in punk:

Joe Strummer from The Clash
Greg Graffin from Bad Religion
Davey from AFI
Jello Biafra
and the singers from Anti-Flag, Voodoo Glow Skulls, and Pennywise

[noland]

In no specific order:
Ron "pigpen" McKernan(also blows a mean harp)
Robert Plant
Freddy Mercury
John Lennon
Jack Black
Warren Zevon
Michael McKean(anyone seen "spinal tap" or "a mighty wind"?, but I guess he's not actually a rock vocalist)

[dopediana]

janis joplin was definitely rock.

joni mitchell, phoebe snow, loads of chicks whose names i can't remember now. aaah beer.

[ComradeRed]

Best non-rock singer is definately Louis Armstrong :)

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

Chrissy Hynde
Did I already mention her?
Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac
Grace Slick and Signe Anderson of Jefferson Airplane
Mama Cass and Michelle Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas
Nico

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

Originally posted by [email protected] 30 2004, 09:45 PM
Best non-rock singer is definately Louis Armstrong :)
I have to disagree.
Luis Armstrong is mediocre compared to Dinah Washington, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke, and Smokey Robinson.
Man, there are loads of soul vocalists better than Luis.
<--------Maybe even ol&#39; Victor over here

Back to the rock vocalists&#39; list....
I&#39;d like to add Cap&#39;n Beefheart. =D

[antieverything]

The singer from Strike Anywhere, an indy punk/hardcore band from Richmond VA, is simply amazing...you can&#39;t tell where the gruff, scratchy singing ends and the screaming begins&#33;

[Ziggy]

*freddy mercury
*hansi Kursch-from Blind Guardian, is the metal equivalent of Freddy
*Syd Barrett- his voice is so haunting and beautiful
*cat stevens
*ray davies of the kinks
*marc bolan of t rex

[nezvanova]

levon and robbie, from the band

[Palmares]

MJK (Tool, APC)
Chino (Deftones)
Marilyn Manson
Trent Reznor (NIN)
Brian Molko (Placebo)
Thom Yorke (Radiohead)
Free Dominguez (Kidneythieves) :wub:
Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)

[celticsocialist]

Shane McGowan
Freddie Mercury
David Bowie (Not strictly rock)
John Fogarty
Phil Lynott
Ozzy Osbourne but only in the early days of Sabbath.

Ziggy, well said about Syd Barrett. A real one off&#33;

[Scottish_Militant]

Mark Lanegan

[Saint-Just]

Billy Corgan

[Louis Pio]

Nooooooooooooooo

You cannot say Billy Corgan, not that Smashing Pumpkins wasn&#39;t ok on occasions. But his whinning style surely don&#39;t qualify him as best singer.

Glen Danzig on the other hand now there&#39;s a good singer

[celticsocialist]

These won`t be popular suggestions but Rod Stewart has an amazing voice and Elton john as much as I can`t stand him these days used to be a hell of a singer. Goodbye yellow brick road is a great album.

[Ziggy]

i personally think those are great suggestions

other great singers:
-billy joel
-patti smith
-jorma kaukonen
- eric andersen
-k. d. lang

[RJRevolution]

Carl Wilson, Beach Boys

[honest intellectual]

PJ Harvey
Leonard Cohen
David Bowie
Robert Plant
Mark Bolan
Thom Yorke

[BOZG]

Originally posted by [email protected] 5 2004, 03:10 PM
You cannot say Billy Corgan, not that Smashing Pumpkins wasn&#39;t ok on occasions. But his whinning style surely don&#39;t qualify him as best singer.


I think it&#39;s meant to be the most appealing voice, not necessarily who&#39;s the best tenor if you know what I mean.




As for best singer, the one and only, DAVID HASSELHOFF&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;

[Louis Pio]

I think it&#39;s meant to be the most appealing voice, not necessarily who&#39;s the best tenor if you know what I mean.

Yeah but it still doesn&#39;t qualify Billy Corgan :D

[refuse_resist]

Tom Araya and Max Cavalera


Glen Danzig on the other hand now there&#39;s a good singer

Good pick :D

[Saint-Just]

Originally posted by [email protected] 11 2004, 12:08 AM

Yeah but it still doesn&#39;t qualify Billy Corgan :D
It is difficult to say who is the best singer. Billy Corgan may have a unique style but he has real feeling in his songs.