Vocals

I'd agree with a lot of choices so far. I'm likely to get blasted for this, but Bono at his peak had one helluva set of lungs on him. Pride, Angel of Harlem, live version of "a sort of homecoming" and a fair few others and unlike a fair few he could do it live. Some are fantastic in the studio, but can't sustain it nearly so much in a gig. George Michael in his prime also a bloody good singer.

Going further back John Lennons voice always appealed to me. He could go from soft with a touch of harshness to full belter mode. His mate Macca had a very clear voice. On outtakes he's so pitch perfect you'd swear autotune had been lashed up in the 60's. The Bee Gees another crowd with great lungs. The lassies from ABBA were singers and no mistake. The range they had was unreal. I remember watching some singer or other who was tasked with covering one of their tracks saying it was incredibly difficult because of their range.

Spreading the field wider and further back Paul Robeson had an amazing voice. Interesting man too. Pavarotti was truly incredible. Even at the end of his life he blew the doors off the populist Bocelli bloke without breaking sweat. At his peak? Check this 1980 performance of Nessun Dorma, a song subsequently overplayed, near raped by lacklustre pub singers masquerading as talent.



And bear in mind the mic is about six feet away from his mouth.