Your Favourite Vocalists

[btoto]

I apologize if this thread has already been opened before.

I'd like everyone here to write names of their favourite vocalists. However, it is not important to include only rock music vocalists. You can write even opera singers or pop or even rap (what I really doubt that you have) vocalists. And write as many as you want.

here is my list:

1. Kurt Cobain
2. Paul D'ianno
3. Gavin (from Bush (forgot his lastname))
4. Hethfield
5. Dido (It's weird but I really like her voice)
6. Girl from Cranberries
7. Joan Osborne
8. Vocalist of U2
9. Vocalist of Coldplay
10. Everlast

That's all I can remeber now :thumb:

[j0s1ah]

Bradley Nowell of Sublime
Coldplay's frontman
Dashboard's frontman
Switchfoot's frontman
Rockapella
Maroon 5's frontman
Chester of Linkin Park
Goo Goo Doll's frontman
Chino Moreno (Deftones)

[ProfessorChaos]

Jesse Lacey of Brand New

hmm surprised no one said him yet

[Guitar Symphony]

Maynard James Keenan (TOOL)
Geoff Rickly (Thursday)
Muses's frontman
Christian (Blindside)
Zack de la Rocha (RATM)
Cursive's frontman
Goo Goo Doll's Frontman
Incubus's frontman

[Trooper]

Bruce Dickinosn
Axl Rose
Bon Jovi
Bon Scott
The guy from Slipknot when he actually sings, like in Bother (I Know he done it with Stone Sour)
The guy for InMe
John Rzeznik (Goo Goo Dolls :thumb: )

[Aeolian Jazz]

1. Zakk Wylde (coolest sounding voice ever)
2. Nina Perrson (The Cardigans)
3. Whoever the singer is for Coheed and Cambria

[Franko]

I guess I'll open the field up a little.

In no particular order:
James Taylor - one of the smoothest voices I've heard
Bono - U2
George Strait
Shirley Manson - Garbage
Joan Osborne - I'll second that!
Robert Plant
Reba McIntire
Sheryl Crow

More that I can't think of right now.........

[BassMan182]

1. liam gallagher
2. adam levine
3. tom delonge
4. chester bennington
5. noel gallagher
6. robbie williams
7. gwen stefani
8. michael jackson
9. kid rock
10. sheryl crow

[TheSinOfLiberty]

Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth)
Corey Taylor
Robert Plant
Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil)
Anders Friden (In Flames)
Chino Morino (Deftones)
Melanie Wills (FATA)
Francis Mark (FATA)
Brandon Saller

[ProfessorChaos]

Also Senses Fail's frontman and Silverstein's frontman

[Screamin_Demon_Auz]

Don Dokken-Dokken
Ronnie James Dio-DIO, Rainbow, Elf, Black Sabbath
Paul Stanley-KISS
Steven Tyler-Aerosmith
Geoff Tate-Queensryche
Steve Whiteman-KIX
David Coverdale-Whitesnake

[hobbesdj]

I think the guy from Finch has an awesome sounding voice (at least on the recordings)

I really like Buddy form Senses Fail, hes pretty good considering he smokes.

[skram]

mine are in no particular order

robert plant - i think hes the best ever
chris cornell - my favorite. awesome range, power and emotion behind his voice
maynard - love his primal screams, specially live, great technique and power as well
jeff buckley - well nobody seems to remember him, but hes one of the best singers ive ever heard. his voice is beatiful and his range is one of the best

[sid_took_punk_to_the_grave]

Johnny Rotten - Most Original
Chris Cornell - Makes me wanna cry every dam time
Pete Doherty - Awesomely sweet English tone
Adam Lazzara - Emotionally charged, plus the harmonies are great
Chris Carabba - Sweet as fcuk

[Knifeboy]

Jeff Buckley.. He IS the best singer I've ever heard.
Maynard.. His singing, and his screaming/yelling is some of the most pleasent I've ever heard.
Mikael Åkerfeldt.. The best growler I've heard.. Plus his clean voice is amazing

[aPaLzzz]

Maynard James Keenan (APC and Tool)
Bono (U2)
Frank Sinatra
Zach de la Rocha (Rage)
Cedric Bixler-Zavala (The Mars Volta)
Brandon Boyd (Incubus)

[herobehindthemsk]

im going wit taking back sunday's front man ...adam lazarra and the best lyricist of all time jesse lacey

[ex_communicated]

1. Rivers Cuomo (weezer)
2. Jesse Michaels (op. ivy)
3. Patrick Wilson (the special goodness)
4. Geoff Rickly (thursday)
5. whoever the singer is for Rise Against
6. whoever the singer is for the aquabats
7. 3 different band members sing in catch 22, so all of 'em
8. Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio)
9. Incubus' frontman
10. Bayside's Frontman

[Seafroggys]

John Lennon. Hands down greatest voice.

Also good singers are Janis Joplin, Roger Daltry, and of course Paul McCartney and George Harrison.

[LoveBuzzed]

Jesse Lacey of Brand New

hmm surprised no one said him yet


:lol: :lol: Anyways.....


In no particular order.....



Layne Staley (Alice in Chains/Mad Season)
Maynard James Keenan (Tool/A Perfect Circle)
Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society/solo artist)


Those are the first three that came to me :)

[herobehindthemsk]

dude, what the **** is wrong with jesse lacey ? he is the greatest lyricist of our time...idk mayb its just jealousy

[pinkboxers]

Geoff Rickly (Thursday)!!!
Nate Barcalow(Finch)!!!
Bert McCracken(The Used)!!!
They scream a second and sing another second and they still sound awesome!!

[A_Tossed_Dwarf]

Not one mention of Lord Worm? Tsk Tsk

;)

[ScorpSath]

Raine maida, anthony Keilds, The guy from the cure.

[Kasuga Romio]

Jonathon Davis.. Korn.. He has a very nifty vocal range that I try to sing to but my voice is very deep so it's a bit hard :P

[guitar_god92]

justin hawkins ;) great vocal range !!

also jonny rotten and bono

and BJ Armstrong from Green Day

[RushHourSoul]

Brandon Boyd from Incubus
Anthony Kiedis from RHCP
Bradley Nowells from Sublime
Axl Rose from G'N'R
John Frusciante from RHCP

[chefbubble]

Maynard James Keenan has an amazing voice and an awesome scream...not to mention the deepest, greatest lyrics ever (particularly on Lateralus).

There's also the guy from Porcupine Tree, King Crimson, RHCP...and I can't believe no one's said Jim Morrison yet!

[Knifeboy]

There's also the guy from Porcupine Tree


You rock.. Seriously.

[Merkaba]

Maynard
Chino Moreno
Chris Cornell
the guy from mudvayne
Heather(Tapping the Vein)
Bjork
Prince(or whatever the fuk he's going by nowadays)

[TheBlackAcidChildren]

Zach De La Rocha, Chris Cornell, Cedric Zavala

Dido.

[toxin]

i think the shouter/screamer of a static lullaby is nice, the guitar player and the bass player also sing quite nice.

[Kafkastolemyslippers]

Anders Friden of In Flames (back in the day)
James Russell of Symphony X
Mikael from Opeth (not even going to try spelling his last name)
Serj from System of a Down
Tarja from Nightwish

[theabstract]

john frusciante

[jazzalto1]

My all time favorite vocalist is David Draiman from Disturbed.
Others I like are:
Chester Bennington(Linkin Park)
Serj Tankian & Daron Malakian(the little he does sing)(SOAD)
Trent(Nine Inch Nails)
Corey(Slipknot)
B-Real(Cypress Hill)
Justin Hawkins(The Darkness)

[Onox]

Kurt Cobain
James LaBrie
Zakk Wylde
Frank Sinatra
Axl Rose
David Lee Roth
Roger Waters

[kOffkOff]

Jeff Buckley
Jarvis Cocker (Pulp)
Thom Yorke (Radiohead)
Will Oldham
M.Ward
jón þor birgisson (Sigur Ros)
Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)

[mickgimps]

Hmmm i'd have to say:
1.Mark lanegan (This guy can ****ing sing)
2.Layne Stanley(This guy too)
3.Nick Oliveri(I love his voice)
4.PJ HArvey(Normally i don't listen to girl singers but **** she is awesome)
5.Josh Homme (HE may not be the best but he has a pretty good voice and it fits his music perfectly)

[SomebodyElse]

Jason Wade
Jeff Buckley
Michelle Fiore-Something (can't remember her full last name, but she's an opera singer.)

[Insane-Mortality]

Paul Stanley of KISS
Sully Of Godsmack
Chad Kroeger(how ever u spell it) of Nickelback
Singer for collective soul
singer for red hot chilli peppers
(sorry im not good with names)

[LeadSinger327]

Steve Perry (journey)
Jon Bon Jovi
Fallout boy ALL OF THEM
FREDDY MERCURY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kurt Cobain
Greenday's lead man
Jim Morrison

[Yasgotcha69]

Dan from Story of the Year
Bert from The Used
George from Alexisonfire
Joe from A Static Lullaby
Benji from Billy Talent
Tyson from All American Rejects
Amy Lee of Evanescence
Matt from Funeral For A Friend
Singers from Senses Fail and Poison the Well

[j0s1ah]

all of rockapella is good.

[LeadSinger327]

[QUOTE=Yasgotcha69]Dan from Story of the Year
Bert from The Used
George from Alexisonfire
Joe from A Static Lullaby
Benji from Billy Talent
Tyson from All American Rejects


Dude you said tyson...YOU ROCK DUDE...that fool is he**a tight! RIGHT ON!

[Yasgotcha69]

[QUOTE=Yasgotcha69]Dan from Story of the Year
Bert from The Used
George from Alexisonfire
Joe from A Static Lullaby
Benji from Billy Talent
Tyson from All American Rejects


Dude you said tyson...YOU ROCK DUDE...that fool is he**a tight! RIGHT ON!

yeah of course! they are my favorite Indie-emo band! They dont get the recognition they deserve! all american rejects rock!

[Phototropic]

:eek: Im suprised only 1 person has mentioned Josh Homme...anyway
1.Josh Homme
2.Mark Lanegan
3.Chris Cornell
4.Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane)
5.Corey Taylors voice is great on Vol. 3 when he sings, but when he screams it goes through me :mad:
6.Chino Moreno
7.Whoever sings on Cream's Disraeli Gears ( :rolleyes: )
8.Ben Ward (Orange Goblin)
9.Jus Osborn(Electric wizard)
10.Chris Goss (Masters Of Reality)

These are in no particular order... :thumb:

Holy s**t, cant believe I forgot Maynard, *smacks self with pan*

[Thraxeh]

no ones said billy corgan yet :thumb:

:thumb:

[btoto]

I know I started this thread to find out your fav vocalists............but I can't stop myself from saying that I HATE Anastasia's voice

[moaner]

paul d'ianno, blaze bailey, even bruce (thanks to Ghost of the navigator and hallowed be thy name) for sure...

Not cobain, he just whines usually

Hendrix definately, he can really sing...

And also, Dave Lee Roth, Seb Bach, and Probably axel Rose for having such a unique voice

[jump morello]

Boyd
Kiedis
Maynard
Cornell
that's all you need right there

[BETH]

Maynard James Keenan

[SkidRow]

Bruce Dickenson

[minordefect]

robert plant
axl rose
coverdale, forget hsi first name is it dave?
singer from iron maiden,
singer from preist

[Griffin_Page]

Personal Favorites -

Dani Filth
Mille Petrozza
Tom Araya
Quorthon
Dave Mustaine

[groovitude]

Morrison, Daltrey, Cuomo, Kiedis, Cornell.
Jim, Roger, Rivers, Anthony, Chris.

[Rob D]

ICS Vortex - an original style, great range
Mike Patton - crazy dynamic probably my all time fav
Prince - oh yeah!
Mikeal Akerfeldt - Great grim, great soft
Atilla formerly of Mayhem - joking

I don't know! These ones stick out but there are alot of great vocalist out there. I think its pretty clear when someone can sing well and when someone, well. . . sucks.

[j0s1ah]

the RATM singer was good, and also the new audioslave singer is cool.
and i almost forgot....jack black

[Solemn]

Chris Martin from Coldplay.

[MercenaryBassist]

Probably my favorite singer of all time:
Burton Cummings (the Guess Who)
Great tone with a nice edge.

[Merkaba]

...Me

[TaylorRules]

1 - Freddie Mercury/ Frank Sinatra deffinately at the top, THE best vocalists IMO
2 - Robert Plant,
3 - The guy from Def Lepard, Something Elliot
4 - Liam Gallagher
5 - Robbie Williams, I think he has one of the best voices in pop
6 - Roger Daltry
7 - the Aerosmith frontman
8 - Roger Taylor (Queen's drummer)
9 - I'll say Axl Rose cos his voice is unique, not cos I like it
10 - I dunno her name, but the singer from "M People", she's got a really powerful voice

[MuRd0K]

Chris Cornell
Jim Morrison

[Your Tourniquet]

1) Bruce Dickenson
2) Ozzy Osbourne
3) Sean Brennan
4) that girl in Bitch Alert. Her voice is sexy :naughty:
5) moi

[Stevo721]

James Hetfield
Freddie Mercury
Roger Waters
Robert Plant

[KISSguy]

paul stanley
alice cooper
bon scott
axl rose
getty lee
sammy hagar
steven tyler
robert plant
bob dillion ;)

[megadeth138]

1.Danzig
2.Jim Morrison
3.Dave Mustaine
4.James Hetfield (back in the day)
5.Kurt Cobain
6.the guy from helloween
7.Lemme From Motorhead

[drums4life]

axl rose(guns n' roses)
kurt cobain(nirvana)
billy joel(green day)
brian johnson(ac/dc)
gavin rossdale(bush)
james hetfield(metallica)
eddie vedder(pearl jam)
corey taylor(slipknot/stonesour)
jim morrison(the doors)

[jon vai]

Matt Bellamy (muse)
sting (sting..duh)
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
Robert Plant (Led Zepplin)
Jimi Hendrix (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
George Michael (no laughing peeps, he realy has some voice!)
Steve Vai (have a listen to his version of little wing)

[warchief]

I cant believe it took that long for Mercury, Mustaine, and Hetfield to be mentioned!!!

Anyhoo...
Corey Taylor
John Lennon
Amy Lee
Freddy Mercury
Chester Bennington
Eric Clapton
Axl Rose
Bob Dylan
Danni Filth

[j0s1ah]

copeland's singer is good.

[tayla]

Yohanna Logan:

go to www.wowcougar.com. She's Anthony Kiedis' ex fiancee and shes really good. But she doesnt sing rock, so here are my fave rockers:

Kate Pearson
Anthony Kiedis
Axl Rose
Steven Tyler
Sheryl Crow

[Grunge Lives!!!]

Not in any particular order:

Chris Cornell - Audioslave/Soundgarden
Jim Morrison - The Doors
Chad Kroeger - Nickelback (flame me if u want, i don't care)
Ed Vedder - Pearl Jam
Layne Staley & Jerry Cantrell - Alice in Chains
Michael Hutchence - Inxs
Dave Gahan - Depeche Mode
Bono - U2
Kurt Cobain - Nirvana

Theres more but i cant think of any

[justlikealex]

Steven Tyler of Aerosmith.

[Merkaba]

the RATM singer was good, and also the new audioslave singer is cool.
and i almost forgot....jack black

???
Shame on you Jos! the new audioslave singer is Chris Cornell...one of the Gods of Rock voice, Former singer of Soundgarden, one of the Gods of Rock music, One of my favorite bands, one of my favorite singers....

Of course thats maybe why im surprised you dont know his name, cause he's my favorite and obviously not one of yours. hehe. of course he is a bit older now and has lost some ability, or loss some desire to do what he used to.

:)

[Dror]

to leave joe cocker out of this category will be a crime and a **** shame...
in my opinion, he is unmatched in putting some feelings into it. check out "with a little help from my friends", he takes it to a higher level than the beatles ever could, with the sheer power of his voice.

[rapidstatique]

Toby Morrell [Emery]
Fred Mascherino [Taking Back Sunday]
Geoff Rickly [Thursday]
Aaron Marsh [Copeland]

[JaVeY]

Davey Havok of AFI

[Merkaba]

whoever sings that old song thats old those commercials..." i put a spell on you.....cause you mine...i put a spell on you.....hehe.....because youre MMMIIINNNEEEEEE ......." God he has some lungs! Jay hawkins maybe???

[Rats]

billy joel(green day)


:lol: :lol: :lol:

[ANewHope]

Maynard James Keenan(Tool/aperfect circle)
Chino Moreno)Deftones/Teamsleep)
Robert Plant(Led Zeppelin)
Phil Anselmo(Pantera)
Brent Smith(Shinedown)
Brandon Boyd(Incubus)
Aaron Lewis(Rather if you like Staind or not he can sing)
Amy Lee(Evanescence..like them or not she can sing better than Lewis lol)

Thats all I can think of right now.

[fuzzyhair]

JLB- dream theater
Lead scream from to watch the stars fade- http://www.purevolume.com/towatchthestarsfade.
oh yea and fred durst








































































































yea right

[wussrocker]

Not in any order really...sort of hard to do that but here are the singers that I think have skill:

Chris Cornell - Audioslave
Chino Moreno - Deftones
Louis Armstrong - Self
Mariah Carey - Don't KILL Me
Prince - Self
Steven Tyler - Aerosmith
Eddie Veddar - Pearl Jam
Toby Morrell - Emery
Geoff Rickly - Thursday
Davey Havok (Before Surgery) - AFI

[darkwhite]

Myles Kennedy....no one comes close for me in personal taste and he by far is the best singer of our time if not of all time.......and im not just saying that cause hes my favorite...just like you can judge a guitarist on technique....myles has technically the best voice, i doubt anyone will ever have a better and more trained voice. someone might be AS good, but i doubt anyone will ever be better

[justinw]

MJK
Chino
Mike Patton
Lord Worm
Trevor Strand
Mikael Akerfeldt(sp?)
Jens Kidman
Cedric(from ATDI/TMV)

[Jezen]

Johnathon Davis - Korn

[appreciate_it]

Being a singer myself, i personally find that i have a huge amount of repect for really good singers, rather than their image (johnny Rotten etc) but not saying that their image isn't cool, but it's a lot easier for someone to dress up than to belt out an E minor.
random order.
Vince Niel (although he had image as well ;))
Anothony Kleidis
James Hetfield, Funnily enough, at schoo, if you sing a metallica song perfectly, you get excellence (A or A+)
Roger Daltry, but the who are just awesome
i really like the singer of the band "supergroove" (a kiwi band)
and i think the darkness singer is a good singer.
The verve singer
freddie mercury
Bon jovi.
i think are bad singers are:
Pantera
the singer of the mighty mighty bostones.
cant think of anymore!

[appreciate_it]

oh yeh, and steven tyler has some voice.

[session9]

My favourite vocalists (and the ones I try and steal from as regularly as possible) are Chris Cornell, Layne Staley, Doug Pinnick, and James Hetfield.

Vocalists who I think are great, but would never try and steal from, are:

Tom Waits, Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Steve Marriott, Janis Joplin, Rob Halford

[appreciate_it]

lol wuss rocker, im going to kill you!
nah, her voice isn't that bad.

[Jezen]

No order. These are the best singers of all time.

Serj Tankian - System of a Down
Daron Malakian - System of a Down
Johnathon Davis - Korn
Maynard James Keenan - Tool
Dave Matthews - Dave Matthews Band
Amy Lee - Evanescence
Shirley Manson - Garbage
Anthony Kiedis - Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Did I mention Johnathon Davis? BEST singer ever. Every time he sings he commits 100% and he is really emotional about his lyrics and they all mean that much more to him. There are songs where he gets so emotional at the end that you can hear him crying. He also has an amazing screaming voice. Johnathon Davis RULES!

[Jezen]

On the other hand I dont like the following:

Eddie Veddar (Pearl Jam) I think he sounds like hes half asleep when he sings. Hes so dreary.
Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit) I used to be into them but I think he is the only one really trying to be a rapper and the rest of the band are rockers.
And I really dont like the guy fron Alien Ant Farm. I just hate his voice. It gives me that claustrophobic feeling that ur gonna be sick or die if you keep listening to it.
Same thing goes for Darren Hayes. He should be tortured for his song 'Popular'. I can't stand him. I even like maths more than him.

[wussrocker]

lol wuss rocker, im going to kill you!
nah, her voice isn't that bad.

~falls over dead...bleeding~

[attocarret]

Jeff Buckley, Jim Morrison, Thom Yorke

[tgadrummer]

Jeremy Enigk - Sunny Day Real Estate, etc.
Blake Schwartzenbach - Jawbreaker, etc.
Thom Yorke - Radiohead
Ben Gibbard - Death Cab, etc.
Colin Meloy - The Decemberists

[RiSeAgAiNsT]

Adam Lazzora- Tbs

[Linkin_Park15]

1. Chester from Linkin Park (Great voice)

[TigerArmy]

Maynard (Tool)
Zack de la Rocha (Rage)
John McCrea (Cake)
Tarja (Nightwish)
Cedric Bixler (The Mars Volta)
Geddy Lee (Rush)
Nick 13 (Tiger Army)

[xfreedomxfighterx]

Duuuuddeeessss

Ville Valo!!! Him!

[RitchieB]

Sebastian Bach
David Coverdale

[PrinceRocksMeBollox]

Greatest voice of all time:
Prince

Notable mentions:
Kurt Cobain
Michael Jackson
John Lennon
Noel Gallagher
Chris Martin
Thom Yorke (beautiful voice when he uses it)

[Joe_Pettibone]

Johnny Pettibone - HIMSA
Alex Varkatzas - Atreyu
both vocalists in "From Autumn To Ashes" - great contrast
Matt Davies - Funeral for a friend

[hannah]

tori amos
chris cornell
kay hanley
ella fitzgerald
juliana hatfield
norah jones
gary stringer (reef)
chris martin
vonda shepherd
elliott smith

[JuicyFruitGuy]

THOM YORKE
Matt Belammy(from Muse)
Josh Homme
Hawksley Workman <<< literally has the greatest range of notes on the planet... 5 octives???!!!

[i'm_soooo_emo]

in no particular order.

1. Geoff Rickley - thursday - Really distinctive and has a kool accent in his singing.
2. Gerrard Way - My chemical romance - My favourite vocalist. Power, emotion and growly at times.
3. Chino Marino - Deftones - Just ultra kool, and you just KNOW he's stoned lol.
4. Singer from 36 crazyfists - Awesome screams, kool clean voice to.
5. Zach de la rocha - Rage against the machine - Powerfull and he can rap better than any black man can :D
6. Coheed and cambria singer - How can he sing so high?
7. Circle takes the square singer - Its just extremely kool, spooky, and really heavy.
8. Froma utumn to ashes singer - Awesome screams, top clean voice.
9. Dave grole - Foo fighters - Live he's pretty crap, but on the record he's rockin :)
10. Brody dale - Distillers - Boy can she wail. Very punky, very sexy. A voice to make love too :D

[luciferchrist]

Tori Amos
Maynard Jame Keenan
Chris Cornell
Aaron Lewis

[CofDdrums12]

(in no particular order...)

Jonathan Davis.......(KoRn)
Zach De La Rocha...(R.A.T.M.)
*Layne Staley.........(Alice In Chains)
Nick Hexum.............(311)
Robert Plant...........(Led Zeppelin)
Kurt Cobain............(Nirvana)

*Am I the first person to put Layne Staley?!
Please correct me and tell me i'm not :p
Later for you.

[A_Tossed_Dwarf]

After much deliberation, I have decided that Mikael Akerfeldt is the best vocalist I have ever heard.

Plus, it's fun to let my girlfriend listen to something from "D4mnation" and then pop in "Still Life" and look at her face when I tell her that it's the same guy singing and screaming.

[HypnotiQSorcerer]

depends the genre rock..
i know he's a bastard
but Axel Rose!

RnB and some Rock goes to Prince
his range is UNBELIEVABLE!

[Merkaba]

Dam...:cough: :cough:...the dust....

Can we say post resurrection.....

Anyways...yes, Prince Is one of my faves... too. I posted somewhere in this thread ....last year maybe.

[burton.and.gas]

erm i have a few vocalists i like in diff types of music.
Rock/metal:

Maynard James Keenan (of course)
chris cornell (soundgarden/audioslave)
mike patton(FNM/fantomas)
mark lanegan(screamin trees/QOTSA/solo albums)
josh homme(QOTSa
robert plant(led zep of course)
nick oliveri(QOTSA screams/mondo generator)
M shadows (A7X

punk/rockabilly/hardcore:
nick 13 (tiger army)
HR (bad brains)
ian mackye (minor threat)
henry rollins(black flag/rollins band)
billy idol(generation X)
joe strummer (the clash/the mescaleros etc...)
Iggy pop(yeh u know who)

reggae/ska/dub:
i dont listen to mcuh of this but its is well good what i hear:
lee perry
bob marley
HR( in bad brains reggae songs)
the clash also did reggae songs and joe sounds good there too.

jazz/blues/funk/soul:
ella fitzgerald (beautiful voice)
bobby mcferrin (can sing like he is a piano, awesome!)
james brown
otis redding
marvin gay
howlin wolf
there are loads more.

[Phototropic]

Josh Homme
Chris Cornell
Chris Goss
Layne Staley
Jerry Cantrell
Guys from Mastodon
The singer from Isis
Many more

Oh yeah and the singer from Heart, amazing voice

[Screamin_Demon_Auz]

Hmm dont know if i've posted in this topic but these are my faves right now.

Rob Halford (judas priest)
Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween)
Geoff Tate (Queensryche)
Tobias Sammet(Edguy)
John Arch (ex-Fates Warning)
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)

[Jon]

Tim Lambesis (As I lay dying)
Alex Varkatzas and Brandon Saller (Atreyu)
M. Shadows (A7X)
Jesse David (OLD Killswitch engage)

[out_of_tune]

1 robert plant
2 David lee roth
3 lynryd skynryd frontman
4 pink floyd frontman
5 axle rose
6 Bon Jovi
7 Steven Tyler
8 james hattfield
9 vince neil
10 eric clapton

( in no paticular order although robert plant had that best voice of all time)

[Starship]

Greg Graffin

[SoleFactionBassist]

Anthony Warlow
Michael Ball
Michael Crawford

They're all Musical Theatre stars and Warlow is also an opera singer.

[UpInArms88]

1. Tim McIllan (Rise Against)
2. Bon Scott (AC/DC)
3. Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society)
4. Johnny Christ (Avenged Sevenfold)
5. Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio)
6. Mark Unseen (The Unseen)

[LOAfan]

In no particular order

Liv Kristine (Leaves' Eyes)
Melanie Wills (One True Thing)
Keith Caputo (Life of Agony)
Francis Mark (From Autumn to Ashes)
Chad Grey (Mudvayne)
Corey Taylor (Slipknot)
Female singer of Lacuna Coil
Marilyn Manson
Trent Reznor
Jimmy Urine (Mindless Self Indulgence)

[thunderstricken1029]

Axl Rose
Brian Johnson
Joey Ramone
David Lee Roth
Malcom Young (cool voice)
Bon Scott
Ozzy
Freddy Mercury

[2805712]

-Maynard James Keenan - Tool he has one of the greatest voices i have ever heard
-Deftones singer
-Brandon from Incubus
-The girl singer from From Autumn To Ashes she is amazing

[waronpeace]

dustin kensrue(thrice)
greg graffin(bad religion)
bert mckraken(only from the old used)
conor oberst(bright eyes)
jesse ????(brand new)

[PDOGG]

My all time favorites have got to be Layne Staley and Maynard. Layne put such a raw emotional face on his vocals(Cantrell sounded real good in the background too), and Maynard has the most unbelievably ethereal sounding voice I have ever heard, and is by far the best lyricist I've ever encountered, both in substance and structure. Another really good singer these days is Chester Bennington from Linkin Park, although I feel like he cheats a little because his crystal clear tone makes him sound like he's higher than he really is on those non-aggressive parts, but then again, thats not really his fault, and ****it it sounds great.

BTW people, Axl Rose's singing is something I'll bet some of you can do, it's a matter of simply pressuring incredibly thick folds way higher than where they can vibrate at. That's why it sounded like a cat being strangled. (I'm not saying you're wrong if you like it, but it DID sound like a cat being strangled.) He could have molded a godly voice out of that, but singing with such poor form has undoubtedly torn his chords to shreds by now(His presence was undeniable though). It's actually not too different than what brandon boyd from incubus does, only he has less range to do it with(That actually sounds kinda nice though. It works perfectly for their sound anyway).

And honestly, I don't understand how you guys can listen to this one octave, faked accent pop-punk crap vocals these days and say it's talented. It kinda bugs me when the greats get forgotten cuz a buncha wannabe hardass kids like their hardcore image ridden pop music......sad sad world.....

Fantomas lead singer had some nice sounding vocals aswell, I love that strange quick screaming stuff he does on "The Godfather". And there's been plenty of great vocalists mentioned in this thread, but the two at the top for me personally are definitely Layne and Maynard(all around).

[Calimethar]

1. Kurt Cobain
2. That guy from Soundgarden (Cornell?)
3. Billie Joe Armstrong
4. Axl Rose
5. Lennon/McCartney
6. Bon Jovi
7. Dave Grohl

[Brent258]

Mikael Akerfeldt
Lord Worm
Tarja Turunen

[ebv-dave]

Screaming = Jacob Bannon
Singing = Paul Rodgers

[Phototropic]

John Garcia from Kyuss / Unida / Slo Burn

[hantge30]

Dave Grohl!

[Phototropic]

Dave Grohl!

I can't say Im fussed on their new albums rock side, although the acoustic one is pretty marvellous but I bought their debut self-titled album the other day :D

Very impressive indeed, killer hooks and great songs :)

[sk8inbassist17]

1. Chris Corrnel
2. Zack De La Rocha
3. Jack Bruce
4. Robert Plant
5. Kurt Cobain
6. David Groal
7. Gregg Graffin
8. Matt Bellamy
9. Jack White
10. Grace Slick
i got lots more but i cant remeber their names

[The Metallian]

Hands down there are 4 great singers:

Rob Halford-Judas Priest
Bruce Dickinson-Iron Maiden
Brian Johnson,Bon Scott-AC/DC

[10th man down]

Nevermore's Warrel Dane
Symphony X's Russel Allen
The singer in Magnitude 9 and OutWorld!

[HomeCatMickey8]

Conor Oberest... It's not technically awesome, but its mesmorizing.
Geoff Rickly
Jack and Scott from Steel Train
Jim Morrison
Michelle from Straylight Run

[ace_of_punk]

In No Prticlular Order:
Axl Rose, Steven Tyler, David Grohl, Lane Staley, Chris Cornell, Curt Kobain, Billie, Joel Armstrong, Lenny Kravitz, Scott Weilland, Ted Nugent, and Jim Morrison

[REAL_FOB/TBS/BN_FAN]

Taking Back Sunday's Adam Lazzara/John Nolan
Taking BAck SUnday's Adam Lazzara/Fred (forgot last name)
Brandon Boyd of Incubus
Maynard James Keynean (i think that show u spell it) of Tool and A Perfect Circle
Patrick Stump-Fall Out Boy

thats all i can think of from this generation

but all the classics rock too, jus to many to list

[Det_Nosnip]

Hmm....here's the short list. ;)

Anneke Van Giersbergen, Floor Jansen, Azam Ali, Maynard James Keenan, Tori Amos, Robert Plant, Russell Allen, Mikael Akerfeldt, Tarja Turunen, Marcela Bovio, Devin Townsend, Garm, Warrell Dane, Vintersorg, ICS Vortex, Kobi Farhi, Ella Fitzgerald, Jim Morrison, Rachelle Ferrelle, Bono, Ian Anderson, Bruce Dickinson, Heather Findlay, Devon Graves, Stephen Wilson, Peter from Hypocrisy (starts with a T..)

[EmergencyRoom2]

Matt Bellamy-Muse
Cedric Bixler-Zavala- The Mars Volta
Jeff Buckley
Zach De La Rocha- Rage Against The Machine
Roger Waters- Pink Floyd
Liam Gallagher- Oasis
Nina Simone
BB King

[fenderplayer1100]

1. Freddy Mercury
2. Chris Cornell
3. Matt Bellamy

[SoleFactionBassist]

LOL, this thread has been around for ages and despite the thread starter stating that they didn't have to be pop, rock, metal singers, thats all any one has come up with!

[Kirk's Puppet]

Freddie Mercury, Russell Allen, Paul McCartney, Bruce Dickinson and James LaBrie.

[LedZeppFan83]

- Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)
- Jim Morrison (The Doors)
- Trey Anastasio (Phish)
- Greg Allman (The Allman Brothers)
- Jimi Hendrix (Jimi Hendrix Experience)
- Paul McCartney/John Lennon (The Beatles)
- Bon Scott/Brian Johnson (AC/DC)
- Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)
- Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
- Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones)
- Axel Rose (Guns N' Roses)
- Roger Waters/David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)

[djtdub105]

Willie Watson from Old Crow Medicine Show. He does the awesome harmonies on "Wagon Wheel".

[Jilm21]

Ok I might have skipped around on this thread but come to few of you said Thom Yorke:

1:Bjork
2:Thom Yorke
3:Frank Sinatra
4:Cedric bixler
5:John Lennon
6:Freddy Mercury
7:Roger Daltry
8:Jim Morrison
9:Robert Plant
10:Chris Martin

[Det_Nosnip]

LOL, this thread has been around for ages and despite the thread starter stating that they didn't have to be pop, rock, metal singers, thats all any one has come up with!


Ella Fitzgerald, Azam Ali, Rachelle Ferrell


Yeah, kinda....:confused:

[tehnick]

Chris Cornell
Robert Plant

[Dingbats]

Gibby Haynes from Butthole Surfers! :D He's great, he really uses his voice as an instrument more than a means of singing.

[Jetpelkey54]

freddie mercury
zach de la rocha
steven tyler
and my new fav....*drumroll* Myles Kennedy from Alter Bridge

[PremierManiac]

1. Roger Daltry - The Who
2. Bob Dylan
3. Robert Plant - Led Zeppelin
4. Bon Scott - AC/DC
5. Trey Antastasio - Phish
6. Eric Clapton - Cream, Yardbirds, solo
7. Mick Jagger - Rolling Stones
8. Roger Waters - Pink Floyd
9. John Kay - Steppenwolf
10. John Lennon - The Beatles

[real_low_mind]

david bowie
roger waters
johnny rotten
marilyn manson (though no one seems to agree with me)

[big eskimo pimpin]

In no particular order:
1. Davey Havok: AFI, My favorite
2. Greg Gaffin: Bad Religion
3. M. Shadows: Old a7x, although hes pretty good now
4. Mike McColgan: The Street Dogs and ex-dropkick murphys
5. Al Barr: Dropkick murphys
6. Matt skiba: Alkaline trio
7. Nick 13: Tiger army, another one of my favorites
8. Dicky Barett: Mighty Mighty Bosstones
9. Mike Ness: Social Distortion
10. Dave King: Flogging Molly