'Weird' prog voices

Fish sounds rather like a cross between Gabriel and Hammill to me, but really I just wanted to make a silly pun on the word fishy which means strange and weird. Incidentally, I know some people who love Fish's and Gabriel's vocals who hate Hammill's vocals (not just his histrionics) -- I like Hammill more.

micky wrote: maryes wrote:   Bernardo Lanzetti from AQUAFRAGILE and PFM is also very  "weird" !!!! *spits beer on monitor* the same guy who sounds like Peter Gabriel ....  granted there was a weird factor associated with that.

Sounds kind of like Phil Collins when Phil Collins sounds like Peter Gabriel, which is kind of Fish-y.

Diamanda Galas is another who is rather unconventional.

Edited by Logan - July 24 2016 at 15:38

Saperlipopette! wrote: micky wrote: weird voices? weird poll? some of those options are considered among the greatest vocalists ever to grace prog. In particular the two Italians. I'm guessing its weird as in unconventional and I can understand most of the options included to an extent. Still don't get what Francesco di Giacomo is doing there though.

unconventional... hell yeah for Stratos but like you..  can't think of a single weird factor associated with di Giacomo. Oh well... it takes all kinds to make a prog village...

maryes wrote:   Bernardo Lanzetti from AQUAFRAGILE and PFM is also very  "weird" !!!!

*spits beer on monitor*

the same guy who sounds like Peter Gabriel ....  granted there was a weird factor associated with that.

Logan wrote: twosteves wrote: Not a fan of weird voices ---like good voices. Getty is ok. I think that distinctive is a more apt descriptor for the selection.

I totally agree with that

micky wrote: weird voices? weird poll? some of those options are considered among the greatest vocalists ever to grace prog. In particular the two Italians.

twosteves wrote: Not a fan of weird voices ---like good voices. Getty is ok.

Voices can be weird and good, but what's weird and good to one person may not be to another. Of course there are certain musical standards for what makes a technically accomplished vocalist, but distinctive vocals are often more important to me than technical virtuosity. I do like some very technically accomplished ones such as the opera-trained vocals of Topi Lehtipuu of Koyry-Kone, but there are a number in the list that I think have both great range and tone (i.e. good/ accomplished) but also have quite a unique style.

I think that distinctive is a more apt descriptor for the selection. I would have included Roger Wooton.

In best singer polls, I have often chosen Francesco di Giacomo as the best singer (of course best and weird are both rather subjective) and Demetrio Stratos is another particular favourite of mine. I like most in the list, and most I consider to be good vocalists with distinctive styles -- I'm not keen on Geddy Lee's voice, and much prefer the similar, but odder voice of David Surkamp.

weird voices? weird poll?

some of those options are considered among the greatest vocalists ever to grace prog. In particular the two Italians.

sticking to the theme.. not voting favorite (Stratos) but favorite 'weird' vocalist of which Stratos was nothing close to weird.

Easily early Geddy... his shrieking elf vocals did more to raise that group from musical and lyrical medicority than the Necromancer could have ever done on its own.

Disapointed not to see Stuart Bell listed.