Best Overall Vocalists

bENDER · 2008-10-15T19:46:56+00:00

Arrrggghhh!!! Hallo, I don't know is this topic has already been covered.......I'm new ? Who is your favorite overall vocalist in any band? I dig Corey Ta...

Best Overall Vocalists

LMinnie

Most people can only sing in two octaves....Stephen Lynch the comedian can do 5..

Another notablemention is Jack Black of Tenacoius D man that guys got a set of pipes!

Heath

now jack black is awesome , strange music but good none the less ....... saw tribute on vh1 the other day ..... was converted

DNC

For my Phil Labonte form all that remains is just about the best there is ... He can sing ver melodic and clean and the go form the bath tub sound to 80's metal high pitch screaming.

From a guitar point if view I would say Matt Tuck for Bullet for my valentine ... check ok te live stuff.. The stuff he plays and sings at the same time is just crazy!!!

Wezz wrote: Matt Heafy - Trivium (when you hear the new album-Shogun-you'll know why)
Amy Lee - Evanescence (chick can sing ?)
Robb Flynn - Machine Head (perfected the art of the sing scream)
James Hetfield - Metallica (just because it's Metallica)

those are the ones i can think of at the moment...but my favourite of 'em all is Matt Heafy,his voice has definitely gotten alot better from Ascendancy and The Crusade,check out their new album Shogun...

I have to agree with you on the Matt Heafy... did you get the special edition with the making of cd... very good

AlanRatcliffe

Vintage Vibe wrote: Male vox:

Good post VV! I'd add in Nina Hagen to the women and would rather forget Robbie Williams (or just smack him in that smug looking kisser of his). Much as I hate to say it, George Michael has also impressed me at times.

andrewjbryson

cool post.... top 10 but no specific order here

1. Bruce Dickenson (Iron Maiden)
2. Chris Cornell (Soundgarden / Audioslave)
3. Freddie Mercury (Queen)
4. Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)
5. Dann Huff (Giant)
6. Maynhard James Keenan (Tool / Perfect Circle)
7. Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)
8. Roland Orzabal (Tears for Fears)
9. David Lee Roth (Van Halen)
10. Bono (U2)

Lethe

Freddie Mercury - Queen
Tomi Joutsen- Amorphis
Mat Bellamy- Muse
Robert Smith- The Cure
Thom Yorke- Radiohead
Dave Gahan- Depeche Mode
Til Lindeman- Rammstein
Maynard James Keenan- Tool

FatBoy

Freddie Mercury
Elton John
Joe Cocker
David Gray
Johnny Cash
John Fogerty (CCR)
Buddy Guy
BB King
Eric Clapton
Muddy Waters

Umm this list could get endless... I'll just stop

FatBoy

Dang I forgot Van Morrison!!!

Jonny-Two-Shoes

+1 for Rob Halford in Judas Priest. Its no wonder he was a bit of a fairy though. But talk about high and low notes ?

Squonk

I always forgot Rob Halford, he is a powerful singer.

Can he still do it these days?

Martyr

I have to agree with you on the Matt Heafy... did you get the special edition with the making of cd... very good

yip i did,it's an amazing CD ?

DNC

Wezz wrote:
I have to agree with you on the Matt Heafy... did you get the special edition with the making of cd... very good
yip i did,it's an amazing CD ?

It is I been spinning it for more that a week non stop in my kar .... I love the Iron maiden cover....

sgdude

Mike Patton - Faith No More
Scuylar Croom - He is Legend
Lisa Gerrard - Dead can Dance

AlanRatcliffe

Patton is amazing - I love his stuff with Mr Bungle. About the only other vocalist who is as flexible is Nina Hagen (the Mother of Punk).

Squonk

Didn't Hagen have a daytime job of providing screams for Horror films?

Martyr

It is I been spinning it for more that a week non stop in my kar .... I love the Iron maiden cover....

i got it a 2 weeks or so before it was released,and it's been in my car since then ?

AlanRatcliffe

Not that I know, but quite possible - she hosted a few shows on the Sci-Fi channel and did the voiceover for Sally in the German version Nightmare Before Christmas.

She's operatically trained (was considered an opera prodigy at nine) and has an amazing vocal range, covering everything from basso to soprano registers, but often with purposefully odd tonalities, doing everything from demonic voices to . A lot of her earlier stuff is a little weird and punkish (check out Nunsexmonkrock), but some of her rockier albums (like Revolution Ballroom) are amongst my all-time favourite albums. Later output has been very varied stylistically, having done everything from Hare Krishna devotional songs, to 30's blues/Jazz (her mother was a wartime Jazz singer) and collaborations with various dance/DJ artists.

She married a young (I think he was 16) SA guitarist at one point - caused a bit of a stir at the time as she was in her 40s (IIRC).

nick

eddie vedder would get my vote too

Malkav

Just off the top of my head:

Male

1) Richie Kotzen (plays a damn mean guitar too)
2) Steve Lukather (plays a damn mean guitar too)
3) Bruce Dickinson
4) Bon Jovi (early stuff, he's got a good tonality)
5) Jack Black (would love to hear him in a more serious context)
6) Paul Rodgers
7) Myles Kennedy (Alterbridge)
8) Russel Allan (Symphony-X)
9) Johnny Lang
10) Erick Martin (Mr.Big)

Female

1) Christina Aguilera
2) Ms. Wilson (Heart)
3) Imogen Heap
4) Shirley Manson
5) Theresa Thomason
6) Sandra Nasic

dyllels

nice.. Eric Martin. good choice.
Russel Allan as well. ?