Best/Favourite Singer

Okie

There always seems to be threads concerning people's opinions on the best guitarist and to a lesser extent best drummer (usually John Bonham )

So to put a different swing on things, who do ye think is the best or your favourite vocalist. I'm not gonna make it into a poll 'cos there's just too many damn options.

For example:-

AC/DC :- Brian Johnson or Bon Scott?
Black Sabbath:- Ozzy or Dio (Is there any contest?)
Robert Plant
James Hetfield (back in the day, not so much now though.)
Dave Grohl (to cover drums and guitar while singing also!) Probably playing the Bavarian cheese-whistle while he's at it
Phil Anselmo
Axl Rose
Phil Lynott
Steven Tyler
Justin Hawkins

Any ideas?

Yeah, this thread probably HAS been done to death already.....

eljono

Billy Corgan, he can sing in practically any style and gives real feeling to a song. Not so sure about Zwan though!

John

Nick Cave - great voice and his lyrics are easily the best from the last 30 years (barring a few bits from the last album perhaps)

Maynard James Keenan (Tool/APC) - Now he can sing!

Jonsí (Sigur Rós)- £%$$&^^*^*^*(&*%$$(^& £)&*(_*$%^$%*. Yes, that good.

Mr. CooL ICE

Burton C Bell
Phil Anselmo
Paul Di'Anno
Tom Araya (something about his voice kicks ass)
Maynard Keenan

Paleface

Mike Patton - Faith No More\Tomahawk\Fantomas - Amazing vocal range
Maynard James Keenan - Tool\APC - Can hold a high note\scream longer than any other singer imo

Doctor J

Rob Halford
Bruce Dickinson
Eric Adams

None of them need my justification.

nesthead

Michael Akterfeld (Opeth)
Bruce Dickinson
Halford
Hansi Kursch (Blind Guardian)

sinjin_smythe

Brody Armstrong
dam she hot!

Pugwash

Thom Yorke



..... that is all

Pyr0

Phil Alselmo my all time favourite

Hansi Kursch

grimloch

fenriz from darkthrone and dead from mayhem

2+2=5

Layne Stanley

Karl Hungus

grimloch wrote:

fenriz from darkthrone and dead from mayhem

Fenriz writes the lyrics but he doesn't sing, it's Nocturno Culto who does the vocal duties in Darkthrone. And personally, I thought Atilla Csizar (Sp?) was a much better vocalist than Dead.

As for myself...

Kriss Rigg for his work with Arcturus mainly, but also Ulver and Borknagar.
Mikael Akerfeldt of course.

Loads others I could mention tbh.

dregin

Not sure why but, Eric Melvin.

Pugsley

Mikael Stanne
Anders Friden
Hensi Kursch
Mikael Akerfeldt
Tarja Turunen

Or something along them lines

nadir

Nick Holms
Eric Adams
Aaron Stainthorpe
Hansi Kursch
Axl Rose

a few of my favs.

Creature

Ed Vedder.

Placebo

brian MOLKOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
daryl plumbo

radiospan

Trent Reznor
Jón þor "Jónsi" Birgisson

hemlock666

Even as I type this Im changing my mind...
Nick Holmes (Paradise Lost)
Carl McCoy (Fields Of The Nephelim)
Aaron Stanthorpe (My Dying Bride)
Lars G Petrov (Entombed)
John Tardy (Obituary)

dabhoys

I've always been a huge fan of Maynard James Keenan...

It wasn't me!

Thom Yorke
Maynard James Keenan
Chris Cornell
Eddie Vedder

I think Greg Graffin, while not a great vocalist, has some really cool ideas that kind of merit a mention as well.

grimloch

Karl Hungus wrote:

Fenriz writes the lyrics but he doesn't sing, it's Nocturno Culto who does the vocal duties in Darkthrone. And personally, I thought Atilla Csizar (Sp?) was a much better vocalist than Dead.

ah fooled by the word vocals followed by fenriz

i still like dead

i also like chris barnes

Matthewthebig

Danzig!

Blisterman

David Lee Roth.

Kilgore-Trout

Mike DiSalvo-Cryptopsy(much better than lord worm IMO)
Russell Allen-Symphony X(If you haven't heard of them,CHECK THEM OUT!! One of the best bands on the planet)
Ron Rinehart(Dark Angel)
Frank Zappa
Varg Vikernes(Burzum)
Ihsahn(Emperor)

gogul

Jeff Buckley

eljono

Serg Tankian (S.O.A.D)

Nigel Tufnel

Matt Barlow of Iced Earth :cool:

Pet

Favourites:

Brian Molko
Alanis Morissette
Brandon Boyd
Maynard James Keenan
Sarah McLachlan
Tarja Turunden (sp?)


Best (of those that I'm familiar with) :
Maynard James Keenan
Thom Yorke
Jeff Buckley
Amy Lee (say what you like about Evanescence, I don't like them one bit, but you can't deny she's got a great voice)

Bottle_of_Smoke

Morrissey
Kim Deal
Shane MacGowan(15-20 years ago)
Glen Hansard
Billy-Joe
Joe Strummer
Phil Lynott
Elvis Costello
Kurt Cobain
Agree with that Amy Lee comment!

cournioni

Philip Anselmo - Pantera, Down, Superjoint Ritual (severely underrated, he had great range)
Layne Staley - Alice In Chains
Burton C Bell - Fear Factory
Matt Barlow - ex-Iced Earth
Ville Laihiala - Sentenced

Beekay

Mikee W.Goodman-Sikth Especially in Pussyfoot
Howard "The Hammer" Jones-Killswitch Engage.One minute he cud sing u to sleep the the next as if he would rip ur head off
Jonathon Davis-Korn

Pantera

Phil Anselmo
Tom Araya
Nocturno Culto
Satyr

That is all

Illuvatar

who in the hell is the singer for Rush? Anyway he has a one of a kind voice and it's just plain mesmerizing.

Corruptedmorals

Phil Anselmo
Warrel Dane (Nevermore)
Tarja Turunen
Mikael Akerfeldt

and Kurt Cobain

I sense a barrage of 'he's SO overrated' comments.

mp3guy

all kurt does is groan but tarja, now there's some talent, Nightwish are excellent.
I'd say,

James LaBrie
the guy from sonata arctica (couldn't be bothered searching his name)

begbie

Mike Patton - Faith No More\Mr Bungle\Fantoma's\Tomahawk
Daryl Palumbo - Glassjaw\Head Automatica
Davey Havok - AFI

Cactus Col

Mike Patton

surprised only two other people have said it, but he blows most of those other singers out of the water.

Spalk0

Serj Tankien(System of a down)
Corey Taylor!
Trent reznor(NIN)

Illuvatar

Geddy Lee is the singer for RUSH

dead air

eljono wrote:

Billy Corgan, he can sing in practically any style and gives real feeling to a song. Not so sure about Zwan though!

yeah, I love billy corgan's voice too.. apart from that really raw sounding almost croaking/whining voice that you'd normally associate with corgan, he definitely showed on Adore that apart from the screaming rock vocals, his voice on some of those tracks are so much more gentle.. excellent stuff

ven0m

Personal favorites of mine include:

Lajon Witherspoon - Sevendust
Clint Lowery - Sevendust
Maynard James Keenan - Tool/A Perfect Circle
Scooter - Cold
Jonathon Davies - Korn
Scott Anderson - Finger Eleven
Layne Stayley - Alice In Chains
Chris Cornell - Soundgarden/Audioslave
Scott Weiland - Stone Temple Pilots/Velvet Revolver
Nuno Bettencourt - Mourning Widows/Population-1


::: ven0mous :::

The jock

jeff buckley
shannon hoon
eddie vedder
rory gallaher
Layne Stayley

Phil_321

Bono
Stevie Wonder
Brian Johnson
Michael Jackson
Mick Jagger
Jon Bon Jovi
Steven Tyler

L.W

micheal stipes voice makes my skin tingle...esp on e-bow the letter

Karl Hungus

Cactus Col wrote:

Mike Patton

surprised only two other people have said it, but he blows most of those other singers out of the water.

Patton is an excellent singer alright but I've heard many a vocalist who would easily blow him out of the water, so to speak. He still deserves a mention though, he definetly had an nice quality to his voice.

2+2=5

Jim Morrison
Ed Vedder
Chris Cornell
Layne Stanley
Robert Plant
Jeff Buckley

easily the greatest vocalists of all time