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Favourite Male Vocalists?
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2004 6:02 pm
by Nav
I thought the Favourite Female Vocalists thread had a logical companion, and here is is!
Eddie Vedder: I think 'explosive' is the word I'd use to describe EV's style, though it doesn't really do him justice.
Jeff Buckley: Seven octave range, I believe.
Matt Bellamy (of Muse): Encountered criticism early in his career for sounding too much like Thom Yorke. I'll risk the wrath of Radiohead fans everywhere by saying he's become the better singer since then. Bellamy puts the 'opera' into rock-opera.
Ian Brown: Terrible singer technically, but his hushed style during the zenith of Baggy became something close to iconic.
Justin Hawkins: A ridiculous singer for a ridiculous band.
Mark Morriss: A sentimental one this, but if you like melodic indie rock accompanied by nasal falsetto, you'll love the Bluetones.
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2004 8:32 pm
by Brinn
I partial to Bono and Michael Stipe however Jeff Buckley is a great vocalist as well.
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2004 8:45 pm
by Worm of Despite
Favorite male vocalist? Easy. Robert Plant.
And then there would be (in no particular order):
David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Lou Reed, anybody in The Beach Boys, all four of The Beatles, Kurt Cobain, Roger Daltrey, Jimi Hendrix, Thom Yorke, Chris Cornell, Gary Brooker, Captain Beefheart, Bob Dylan, John Fogerty, and Marvin Gaye.
I think it's funny that most of the great male vocalists were in bands. With females, though, it's usually them on stage alone with nameless backing musicians.
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2004 8:54 pm
by amanibhavam
Waters-Gilmour-Barrett-Wright, of course
then
Sinatra, Tom Jones, Tom Waits, Thom Yorke, Sting, McCartney, Ian Gillan, Robert Plant, Elvis, etc.
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2004 10:45 pm
by [Syl]
Maynard Keenan - Tool
Lane Staley - Alice in Chains
Jerry Cantrell - Alice in Chains
Tom Petty
Axl Rose - GnR
Josh Homme - Queens of the Stone Age
Trent Reznor - Nine Inch Nails
Todd Lewis - The Toadies
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 12:19 am
by Lord Mhoram
Jim Morrison, the Doors
Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins
Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam
Kurt Cobain, Nirvana
Chris Cornell, Soundgarden
Layne Staley, Alice in Chains
All of the Beatles
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 1:33 am
by aTOMiC
Andy Partridge
Ric Ocasek
Geddy Lee
Joey Ramone
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 9:30 am
by Dragonlily
Brad Roberts of Crash Test Dummies. I still haven't figured out if his deliberately deepened, drawling vocals are a way of thumbing his nose at the world, in the same way his satirical lyrics are; but I like to think they are.
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 1:57 pm
by CovenantJr
Mike Patton. One of the most insanely versatile vocalists I have ever heard.
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 2:03 pm
by Revan
Mine is Cory
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 1:43 pm
by Theo
In no particular order:
Bob Dylan
John Lydon/Johnny Rotten (the Sex Pistols)
Johnny Cash
Stiv Bators (the Dead Boys)
Lemmy (Motörhead)
Paul Westerberg (the Replacements)
Shane MacGowan (the Pogues)
Joe Strummer (the Clash)
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 9:13 pm
by Torrent
Elvis Costello
Nick Cave
James Hetfield (Metallica)
Tom Waits
there are so many, but these have a special place in my heart
Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2004 8:48 am
by DarkReflection
Michael Crawford
Robert Cuccioli
Douglas Sills
Terrance Mann
Anthony Warlow
Fred Langemark
Matthew Bellamy
Chris Cornell
hmm...thinking....nah thats all i got
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 11:09 pm
by extravirgin
Eddie Vedder? Bono? Jeff Buckley?
Cory? The Slipknot Cory? You serious? Best male vocalist?
Dude....
Mike Patton leaves every vocalist on earth for dead... Except maybe Freddy Murcury....
Lord foul loves his 70's prog rock.... Get into it dude
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 11:34 pm
by [Syl]
Can't believe I forgot Tom Waits.
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2004 1:06 am
by extravirgin
Yeah Tom Waits has to be up there