Top five favourite voices

[honest intellectual]

Nina Simone
David Bowie
PJ Harvey
Leonard Cohen
Nat King Cole

[Pedro Alonso Lopez]

Jim Morrison.
Johnny Depp in Fear and Loathing in Las Vega.
My own of course.

Thats all I can think of now at the moment, I am sure there are some female voices that are slipping my mind.

[BOZG]

I don't really have a top five so I'll just list who I can think of.


Alanis Morissette
Layne Staley
Cat Stevens
Kurt Cobain (have to put him here :D )
DAVID HASSELHOFF

[Purple]

Marilyn Manson
Johnny Cash
The girl from "The Distillers", I don't remember her name
The Deftones Vocals
AND OF COURSE THE ARTIST FORMERLY KNOWN AS PRINCE...

[Pedro Alonso Lopez]

Jodie Foster is her name I think.

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

In no particular order:
Freddy Mercury
Robert Plant
Jim Morrison
Janis Joplin
Mama Cass

Some more I thought deserved to be mentioned:
Roger Daltry
Chrissie Hynde
John Lennon
Jimi Hendrix
David Bowie

[canikickit]

Bob Dylan
Keith Hudson
Bunny Wailer
Junior Murvin
Stephen Hawking

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

I must say I absolutely agree with cani's choices! :lol:

[nezvanova]

In no particular order:

Freddy Mercury
Bono
Kurt Kobain
Areosmith (I just love the harmonies they did in their songs)
Keith Richards. He sang "you got the silver" from Let it bleed, god I love that song!

[SittingBull47]

Chris Cornello
Anthony Kiedis
Darby Crash

yea well..

[Invader Zim]

Maynard Keenan,
Freddy Mercury,
James Dean Bradfield,
Sting,
Brian Molko

For god sake i cant believe i'm the first to mention Maynard Keenan.

[Danton]

Donny Hathaway
Dinah Washington
Ella Fitzgerald
Marvin Gaye
Frank Sinatra

[atlanticche]

Johnny Depp in Fear and Loathing in Las Vega.
hell yes that was a brilliant film and his voice so suits it though i hate him after youve watched the film and you read the book which is equally brilliant you get that voice in your head

The girl from "The Distillers", I don't remember her name
her name is Brody Dalle,

my opinion:
Layne Staley
Johnny Depp in that film
Trent Reznor
Johnny Cash
Kurt Cobain
Courtney Love
Melissa Auf Der Maur
Maynard James Keenan
Nick Cave

[Pedro Alonso Lopez]

Originally posted by [email protected] 12 2004, 06:08 PM

Johnny Depp in Fear and Loathing in Las Vega.
hell yes that was a brilliant film and his voice so suits it though i hate him after youve watched the film and you read the book which is equally brilliant you get that voice in your head


The girl from "The Distillers", I don't remember her name
her name is Brody Dalle


Brody, now I remember. I have one or two songs downloaded by The Distellers, brody...jodie...dont know how I got that but she does have a unique voice.

About Fear and Loathing, I think both the book ( read at least five times ) and the film ( seen too man times! ) are amazing.

I actually think that Johnny Depp's voice perfectly suits the book, almost as if anybody else would have ruined it.

[canikickit]

Johnny Depp sounds very similar to hunter Thompson, so it would be appropriate to hear that voice while reading the book.

[Hampton]

Louis Armstrong
Marvin Gaye
Peter Tosh
Wesley Willis
Tom Waits
Johnny Cash

[BuyOurEverything]

Jim Morrison
Peter Tosh
Greg Graffin (Bad Religion)
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Fat Mike (NOFX)

[FatFreeMilk]

Greg Graffin (Bad Religion)


janis joplin
alannis morisette
marvin gaye
elvis presley
&the guy from alice in chains. perrry pharrel?

I know I know more but those are who come to mind and the mo.

[dark fairy]

jim morrison
lenon
he doesn't sing Roque Dalton
i had more but that's just what came to mind just now :unsure: :)

[EneME]

Sade
Staind's lead singer
Chris Cornell
Freddie Mercury
Grace Slick from Jefferson Airplane

[BOZG]

&the guy from alice in chains. perrry pharrel?

Layne Staley......and that's Staley (without an N)




elvis presley

You sicken me....

[atlanticche]

Layne Staley......and that's Staley (without an N)
ALICE IN CHAINS
Layne Staley -- vocals
Jerry Cantrell -- guitar
Mike Inez -- bass
Sean Kinney -- drums
your right i cant belive even i got it wrong

QUOTE
elvis presley


You sicken me....

people are entitled to their opinions even if they are wrong

[truthaddict11]

Chris Cornell
Ozzy Osbourne

[Intifada]

george "dubya" bu$h!

he makes me laugh, he is unbelievably stupid! :lol:

[Bad Grrrl Agro]

davey havok
joe strummer
justin sane
tim armstrong
roger miret

[che's long lost daughter]

In no particular order

Fran Healy
Thome Yorke
Rufus Wainwright
Fiona Apple
John Lennon

[toastedmonkey]

Som Wardner
Thom (from radiohead)
Liam Gallagher
John Lennon

crap i can only think of 4
whoever said Dylan, must of been joking - he has a terrible voice!

[MissFits06]

damn those are hard choices...i would say
1) Zack de la Rocha (RAtM-brilliant!)
2) Greg Graffin (baD ReliGion-very inspirational)

How can anyone not even mention Rage Against The MAchine :huh: ??? They might not be togheter any more but i belive that they are one of my most influential bands of all time. And Look how they glorify Che and Zapata to be...it's just too much good stuff to ignore.

[atlanticche]

Originally posted by [email protected] 13 2004, 08:45 PM
How can anyone not even mention Rage Against The MAchine :huh: ??? They might not be togheter any more but i belive that they are one of my most influential bands of all time. And Look how they glorify Che and Zapata to be...it's just too much good stuff to ignore.
its not about their influence but their voice and zach does not have the greatest voice and cannot compare to the others who ahve been mentioned so far

[Bad Grrrl Agro]

oh shit how could I forget jello biafra

[che's long lost daughter]

I was thinking about RATM too but I realized that Zack, whether we admit it or not has not the best voice in the world. But it is damn sure that they would be in my top five favourite bands.

[BOZG]

your right i cant belive even i got it wrong


I always thought it was Stanley.



people are entitled to their opinions even if they are wrong

I like that.

[FatFreeMilk]

people are entitled to their opinions even if they are wrong


I like that.

:lol: fuck you bozg :P

Layne Staley......and that's Staley (without an N)

whoops. Not alice in chains, I meant janes addiction :D

Elvis has a sexy voice even if you don't like his music. Admit it. You know I'm right.

Oh I forgot louis armstrong & chubby checker :D

[BOZG]

Elvis drives me insane.



AIC are better than Janes Addiction :P

[Bad Grrrl Agro]

bozg-
you're kidding

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

I like Elvis

[BOZG]

Petey,

Kidding for which one. I'm serious about both.

[Purple]

axl rose...

[Regicidal Insomniac]

Thom Yorke
Kurt Cobain
Elliot Smith
Raine Maida
Bob Dylan
Billy Bragg

[celtopunk]

Shane MacGowan

[brazilianfighter]

I can't think of five
but I'll give at least two:
Freddy Mercury
David Bowie

[Danton]

Also

Stevie Wonder
Aretha Franklin
Flora Purim
Nat king Cole
John Lee Hooker

[DSCH]

Cat Power
Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star)
Kim Deal (The Pixies, The Breeders, etc.)
Harriet Wheeler (The Sundays)
Billie Holiday

Leonard Cohen
Johnny Cash
Lou Reed
Mick Jagger
Tom Waits

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

Here are some more great vocalists
Aretha Franklin
Dinah Washington
Ian Gilan
Jackie Wilson
Marvin Gaye
John Fogerty
Ben Scott
Eddie Kendricks
James Brown
Roger Waters
Sting
Cat Stevens
Ray Charles
Stevie Wonder

[BOZG]

You're all forgetting


DEVASTATIN' DAVE

[Lardlad95]

YOU FOOLS...HOW COULD YOU FORGET BARRY WHITE (R.I.P.)?

[truthaddict11]

Mike Patton

[demonio comunista]

Chris cornello
bon scott
brian johnson
freddy mercury
brandon boyd

[EneME]

Originally posted by [email protected] 15 2004, 05:52 PM
Here are some more great vocalists
Aretha Franklin
Dinah Washington
Ian Gilan
Jackie Wilson
Marvin Gaye
John Fogerty
Ben Scott
Eddie Kendricks
James Brown
Roger Waters
Sting
Cat Stevens
Ray Charles
Stevie Wonder
YESSSS I LOOOVE DINAH WASHINGTON...amazing amazing voice. Also Ella Fitzgerald and Patti Austin (Dinah's daughter)

[Rastafari]

lets not forget the beauty that is Autumn in New York.

[MissFits06]

ZACK DELAROCHA MAY NOT HAVE A "sexy" VOICE LIKE ELVIS MIGHT HAVE BUT HE IS STILL MY FAVORITE SINGER BECAUSE HIS POETRY IM HIS MUSIC IS SO INSPIRATIONAL AND UPLIFTING EVEN THOUGH HE DOES TALK ABOUT ISSUES LIKE POVERTY,SEXISM..AND SO ON....BUT YEAH I LUV RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE :D ....PEaCE mISSfITS :ph34r:

[Take the Power back]

Jim Morrison
Kurt Cobain
Serj Tankian
Ozzy
Robert Plant
And If I could have six, Zack de la Rocha

[nezvanova]

LONG LIVE DEVASTATIN' DAVE! ZIP ZAP RAP! :lol:

[toastedmonkey]

Som
from
My
Vitriol

[float_613]

Anthony Hamilton
Lauryn Hill
Eric Benét
Mary J. Blige
John Legend
Lyfe Jennings
Marvin Gaye
Luther Vandross
Heather Headley
Celine Dion
Whitney Houston
Jaheim
Deborah Cox

[Comrade J]

Dani Filth
Anders Fridén
Shakira
Ville Valo
Sarah Jezebel Deva

[Pirate Utopian]

B-Real and RBX

[shineonyoucrazydiamond]

Johnny Cash
Nina Simone
Bill Withers
Gladys Knight
Maynard James Keenan





Another who deserves a mention is dear Robert Johnson, whoever has heard Sweet Home Chicago will undoubtedly agree :)

[LuXe]

Freddy Mercury has the ultimate voice.

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

Originally posted by [email protected] 13, 2004 11:01 am
Chris Cornell
Ozzy Osbourne
Those are probably the two worst voices in popular music ever
with Rufuth Wainwright, the list would be complete

my currents faves:
Marvin Gaye
Billie Holiday
Ella Fitzgerald
Elvis Costello
David Thomas

[celtopunk]

I'll stick with the living...

Shane MacGowan
Karen Casey
Mike Ness
John Doe and Exene from X, I'll count them as one.
The guy from the Adjusters (don't remember and don't feel like looking it up)

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

add the guy from Television to make celtopunk happy
he has a mighty fine voice
since I'm adding strange voices also add Lou Reed, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, and Tom Waits

[Mugen]

Cedrix Bixlar Zavala
Maynard James Keenan
Ozzy Osbourne
Layne Staley
Axl Rose

[loveme4whoiam]

The girl from Paramore, I can't remember her name. Hayley something I think :unsure:
Axl Rose is good
Holly Hunter (not a musician)
Steve Tyler has a fantastic voice, even if he is uglier than holy hell.

[which doctor]

Elliot Smith.

[Pawn Power]

Currently I enjoy the voices of:

Louis Armstrong
Mercedes Sosa
Jimi Hendrix
Aesop Rock

and

The Stza

[Tekun]

Marvin Gaye
Bob Dylan
Smokey Robinson
Patti LaBelle
Freddie Jackson
Jeffrey Osborne
K-Ci and JoJo

[C_Rasmussen]

Axl Rose
Sebastian Bach
Rob Halford
Ozzy Osbourne
Denis Leary (obviously a standup comic)

[The WilD ChilD]

Hey Dudez !
Well mine is :

AXL ROSE (his voice is just SO WOW !!! Especialy in my favorite song : Patience)
Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)
Jim Morisson (of course :D)
Zack de la Rocha (We Don't Need The Key !!!! We'LL BREAK IN)
MAYNARD (from A Perfect Circle & TOOL = one of the best bands EVER)

[Angry Young Man]

Originally posted by Pedro Alonso [email protected] 11, 2004 07:34 pm
Jodie Foster is her name I think.
Brody Dalle. She was married to Tim Armstrong from Rancid. Now she's with Josh Homme of QOTSA fame. After leaving Armstrong, he went out with Kelly nobsore. The shame. The shame.

anyho:
Morrissey;
Davey Havoc;
Tim McIlrath;
ZDLR;
Milli Vanilli lol :lol: lol :lol: lol :lol:
ED: There's a middle aged black actor in England who has a really slow and sexy voice.
He who picked Fat Mike must be kidding! His message is good but he has the voice of a 12 year old! (and the maturity. And the face. And the fashion sense. In fact, he's the world's oldest 12 year old!)
Add wiL Francis of Aiden. they have the aggro of AFI in their good days (Art of Drowning); and Eric Idle.

Flipside, whose voices do you hate? I cannot stick Fred Durst, the right-wing knob.

I don't care if my vocal chords are ripped out as long as somebody picks up my lyric sheet.

Just remember that you're standing on a planet that's evolving, revolving at 900 miles an hour...

[Bad Grrrl Agro]

conor oberst :wub:
phil ochs
elliott smith
roger of agnostic front
joe strummer

[EwokUtopia]

Billy Bragg
Jim White
Umm Khoultoum
Joan Baez
Leonard Cohen


All very different voices.

[Invader Zim]

Originally posted by [email protected] 19, 2004 08:28 pm
Som
from
My
Vitriol
Oh
My
God
YES!

[ReD_ReBeL]

Heres some of the voices i like:
Jim Morrison
Robert Plant
Marc Bolan
Bon Scott
The original singer from Lynyrd Sknyrd(cant remember his name, but Free Bird is such a damn emotional song)
Jack White
Brandon Boyd
Ville Valo
John Garcia
Ozzy Osbourne(when in Sabbath) n probly some more but i cant be arsed to think no more lol

[Sean]

Favourite voices (singers and non singers):
Serj Tankian
Ozzy
Lemmy
Bob Dylan
David Attenborough

People who on the other hand are like nails down a blackboard:
Rev. Ian Paisley (DUP scum and the Great Beast)
Pee-Wee Herman/Paul Reubens
Loyd Grossman (masterchef, Through the Keyhole)
Shirley Bassey
Morrisey

[RedAnarchist]

In no particular order -

Zack De La Rocha
Chris Cornell
Matt Bellamy (Muse)
James Dean Bradfield
Ricahrd Ashcroft (The Verve)

[Sir Aunty Christ]

Originally posted by [email protected] 12, 2006 01:47 pm
Rev. Ian Paisley (DUP scum and the Great Beast)
Jr's worse.

[RevMARKSman]

Good (in no particular order)

Mike Shinoda
Billy Bragg
Geologic of Blue Scholars
Fat Mike of NOFX
Ryan Key of Yellowcard

Fingernails -> chalkboard

Danny Lore of Against All Authority
Mark Linskey (?) of Hudson Falcons
Whoever does vocals for Rammstein
Ditto for Star Strangled Bastards
Julia Ecklar

[Mujer Libre]

Monica, I think you accidentally swapped Mike Shinoda and Till Lindemann from Rammstein. :P

Here's my top 5 as they come to mind:

Till Lindemann
Matt Bellamy
Robert Plant
Max Cavalera (um... throat?)
Richard Cheese. Ok, no. Jeff Martin from The Tea Party.

I also want to mention Skin from Skunk Anansie and Bjork (umlaut-less)- so make it a top 7?

[Sir Aunty Christ]

Lee Mavers (of the The La's)

[anarchista feminista]

Jello Biafra :lol:
Johnny Cash
Jo (TNJT)
Iggy Pop
David Bowie

EDIT: Ella Fitzgerald and Bob Marley now I think of it.

[Invader Zim]

It seems to me that female singers are somewhat unrepresented within this thread: -

Dolores O'Riordan,
Beth Gibbons,
Elizabeth Fraser,
Leigh Bingham Nash,
Debbie Harry,
Cerys Matthews,
Justine Frischmann,
Louise Wener,

to name a few

[rebel_heart]

in no particular order

Men:

Chuck Schuldiner

Alexi Laiho

Vincent Cavanagh

Tony Kakko

Ville Laihiala

Brad Arnold

James LaBrie

Fernando Ribeiro

Mikael Åkerfeldt

Tim "Ripper" Owens

Matt Barlow

Hansi Kürsch


and women:

Angela Gossow

Johan Liiva

Tarja Turunen (I know she's a b*tch but she had a damn good voice)

Cristina Scabbia

Vibeke Stene

i know it's not a top-5 but i couldn't help it :rolleyes:

[DaRk-OnE]

Jello Biafra
Glenn Danzig
Joey Ramone
Iggy Pop

[Epoche]

I cannot stand Leonard Cohen.

The fucking guy sounds like he's already dead.

Look, I've tried and I've tried to listen to his shit but I can't handle it man.

[phragit]

Harry Nilsson
Sean Nelson
John Roderick
Michael Kingcaid
John Lennon

[YSR]

Jello, for sure.
Skye Edwards, formerly of Morcheeba.
And the female singer from the Infernal Noise Brigade.

[kaaos_af]

Wattie Buchan (Exploited)
Jorge (Casualties)
Jan (Agathocles)
Nina Hagen
Saira (Detestation)

edit: ...and Animal (Anti-Nowhere league)

[Oiron]

Shane MacGowan
Greg Grene (The Prodigals)
Dave King (Flogging Molly)
Sharon Hughes (Summerfly)
Woody Guthrie

[Invader Zim]

Wattie Buchan sounds like a cat with its arse sown up.

[celtopunk]

Originally posted by Invader [email protected] 14, 2006 04:43 am
Wattie Buchan sounds like a cat with its arse sown up.
Yeah even by punk standards he sucks big time.

[synthesis]

Richie motherfuckin' Rich.

[celtopunk]

Originally posted by [email protected] 14, 2006 11:01 am
Richie motherfuckin' Rich.
Who?

[RevMARKSman]

You know what? This was an excellent thread. It didn't deserve to die, and I looked in the guidelines--no ban on thread necromancy (CC link) (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=42550&hl=necromancy), so

*BUMP*

I'd like to nominate Kenny Vasoli to be on some sort of Shittiest Voices list. The kid is boy-band on crack.

[Janus]

No particular order:

Sam Cooke
Gerry Beckley
John Lennon
Barry Gibb
Johnny Cash

[Knight of Cydonia]

Matthew Bellamy (MUSE!!!)
Jim Morrison
Frank Sinatra
Don McLean
Iwan Fals (indonesian singer, i consider him as a leftist coz all of his lyrics are about the how suck are the government :P )

[Purple]

Hank von Helvete - the lead singer of Turbonegro. Its plain rock, with some Norwegian accent that truly attributes to the entire "feeling" of the band.

[Coggeh]

Chris Cornell has the best studio voice around without a shadow of a doubt
Eric clapton ... mmm mellow
zack de la rocha .... something about his voice ...
Jack Johnson
Bob Dylan

[Utopia]

Cedric Bixler-Zavala
Claudio Sanchez
Anthony Kiedis
Paul McCartney
John Lennon

[WrittenInTheStars]

Elton John
Johnny Cash
Michael Crawford
Josh Groban
Keith Urban

[Rockfan]

Originally posted by [email protected] 05, 2006 10:52 pm


Alexi Laiho



James LaBrie


Mikael Åkerfeldt


Sexy, your the only other person I know (well I don't know you but yeah) who likes James LaBrie.

[Tommy-K]

Kurt Cobain
Jeff Buckley
Robert Plant
Thom Yorke
Elvis Costello

In that order.

Janis Joplin, Roger Daltry, Ian Gillan, Dave Grohl, Zach De La Rocha, Damien Rice and Bob Marley also all deserve a mention for being great vocalists.

There are many more I can't be bothered to think of right now.

[luxemburg89]

Bob Dylan
James Dean Bradfield (Manic Street Preachers)
Bono
Vasco Rossi
Mark Knopfler

And i have to mention him Kelly Jones from the stereophonics - stunning live voice

[Tommy-K]

Karen Carpenter and Michael Stipe from REM also deserve a mention.

[Bad Grrrl Agro]

Bright Eyes
Elliott Smith
Morrissey
Tracy Chapman
Johnny Cash

[Rage Against Right]

Robert Plant
Jeff Buckley
Sarah Blasko
Aretha Franklin
Freddy Mercury

Luxemburg89...Bob Dylan gezz i love his stuff and his message and everything, but is singing is kinda painful sometimes, despite this he is still an amazing songwriter

[Led Zeppelin]

1. Eddie Vedder
2. Bob Dylan
3. Chris Cornell
4. Layne Staley
5. The singer of Pink Floyd, forgot his name

[Sir Aunty Christ]

Lou Reed can't sing for buttons but I think he's great.

[fashbash]

You like Bob Dylan's voice? Someone once said he has a voice like a cross between Macy Gray and Kermit the Frog!

mine: 1) Johhny Cash (Listen to his cover of One by U2)
2) Gomez, and whoever sings with him on the 'Bring It On Album' (Whippin Piccadilly is one of the most infectious songs ever!)
3) Carlos Santana
4) The guy from Thin Lizzy, who's name I do know but have temporarily forgotten
5) Howlin Wolf

Most bands have average singers. These guys above are real quality in terms of singing. Real class, energy and soul shows through when they sing.

[fashbash]

Oh and as for Lou Reed- I hate him more than any other living human being. The last time I visited my parents who live in france, the only CDs my Dad had in the car was bloody fucking Lou sodding Reed and that irritating Demi Moore. Oh and some bleedin Kate Bush. How many times did I have to hear 'My Friend George' before I wanted to punish his vocal chords for producing this tripe? Twice. And every horrible horrible time after that.

Sorry but I have to vent my spleen somewhere and I can't afford therapy.

[Led Zeppelin]

I've listened to some of Bob's later stuff and.....you're right, his voice sucks then. But in his earlier songs his voice was very good.

[20cdndollars]

The chick from Sirenia, The Guy from Moonspell, the dude from Kamelot, the Dude from Depeche Mode, and the Dude from Amon Amarth.

[rebel_heart]

Originally posted by Rockfan+March 31, 2007 04:18 am--> (Rockfan @ March 31, 2007 04:18 am)
[email protected] 05, 2006 10:52 pm


Alexi Laiho



James LaBrie


Mikael Åkerfeldt


Sexy, your the only other person I know (well I don't know you but yeah) who likes James LaBrie. [/b]
:huh: really? well...he's one of my fav :P

[seraphim]

Morrisey
David Bowie
Chris Isaak
Robert Smith
Chris Cornell

[homeo_apathy]

1. STZZA!

and brad nowell

[Invader Zim]

Originally posted by Rockfan+March 31, 2007 05:18 am--> (Rockfan @ March 31, 2007 05:18 am)
[email protected] 05, 2006 10:52 pm


Alexi Laiho



James LaBrie


Mikael Åkerfeldt


Sexy, your the only other person I know (well I don't know you but yeah) who likes James LaBrie. [/b]
ANd how do you work that out? From what I can gather most of this board loves the Theatre!

[tambourine_man]

lou reed
leonard cohen
bob dylan (nothing after 1970 though)
david bowie
richard hell

[Iroquois Xavier]

Freddie Mercury
Annie Lennox
Dusty Springfield
James Brown
Thom Yorke