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rogerthat

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Posted: May 15 2012 at 10:30

Annie Haslam
David Gilmour
Roger Daltrey
Ronnie James Dio
Daniel Gildenlow
Fish
Kate Bush
Freddie Mercury

moshkito

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Posted: May 15 2012 at 10:30

Hi,

Fudge me ... unreal!

A list that includes Roy Harper and Peter Hammill?

And really, we should add Bob Dylan ... because these 3 people are the purest wordsmiths and poets right now and have been for sometime. No one can match their integrity, wit and work in their time, and we're past 40 years with them already!

I really feel that too many of the other lyricists are stricktly about the rock music and not the poetry or the wording itself, and as such ... they are rock/pop lyricists, but not writers or poets! ... I realize that there is an intelectual/definition gulf here, but in the end, the work of these three will be remembered far more than most people. Rarely do true writers not, eventually, get recognized in some way.

Rock music, for the most part, has too many roots in pop music, where the lyrics are not important and usually are not considered literature, even if they have allusions to it and such, which is easy to do, if I just mention that these writers are Moby Dick compared to Flipper! Yes, it is a slight judgement value but seriously ... not many of you are taking a whole lot of rap seriously!

Edited by moshkito - May 15 2012 at 10:41

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richardh

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Posted: May 15 2012 at 01:17

Chris Thompson

Matt Bellamy

Kate Bush

Steve Hogarth

Greg Lake

Christina Booth

Peter Nicholls

Phil Collins

John Wetton

Bryan Ferry

Steven Wilson

Jon Anderson

Peter Gabriel

Geddy Lee

Thom Yorke

Edited by richardh - May 15 2012 at 01:18

Garden of Dreams View Drop Down

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Posted: May 14 2012 at 20:59

Daniel Gildenlow is without a doubt my favorite singer. For me. he is the most expressive singer I have ever heard. Mikael Akerfeldt, Mariusz Duda, Roine Stolt and all of the singers from Moon Safari are among my favorites as well.

Just give it all an hour by the concrete lake.

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Posted: May 14 2012 at 20:03

Some are listed here, some are not:

Greg Lake

Jeff Buckley

Mikael Akerfeldt

Layne Staley/Jerry Cantrell

Chris Cornell

Luis Alberto Spinetta

Freddie Mercury

Peter Hammill

And many more that I must be forgetting.

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Posted: May 14 2012 at 19:55

Lino Vairetti - Osanna

an obvious one

JA - Yes

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JazzMusicArchives.

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Posted: May 14 2012 at 19:54

Peter Hammill - Van Der Graaf generator
Jon Anderson - Yes
Peter Gabriel - Genesis
Jon "Jonsi" Birgisson - Sigur Ros
Jim Morrison - The Doors
Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson - Supertramp
Geddy Lee - Rush
Paul McCartney - The Beatles
Cedric Bixler Zavala - The Mars Volta
Ian Anderson - Jethro Tull
Francesco Di Giacomo - Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso
Annie Haslam - Renaissance
Donald Fagen - Steely Dan
Layne Staley - Alice In Chains
Richard Manuel and Levon Helm -The Band
Rody Walker - Protest The Hero
Tommy Rogers - Between The Buried And Me

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Posted: May 14 2012 at 18:42

Richard Sinclair - Caravan

Cedric Bixler-Zavala - The Mars Volta

Thom Yorke - Radiohead

Eddie Vedder - Pearl Jam

Mariusz Duda - Riverside

Colin Melloy - The Decemberists

Ian Gillian - Deep Purple

David Longdon - Big Big Train

There are some that aren't obvious.

Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.

presdoug

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Posted: May 14 2012 at 18:40

Not that much into singers, really, but my favorite one, prog or otherwise, is the late Helmut Koellen of Triumvirat and Jail, and then solo.
Not listed in PA as a solo artist, but with Triumvirat, so i hope that counts.
His voice is so deep and emotive and his tone is beautiful.

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Posted: May 14 2012 at 18:23

Not necessarily the best, but your favorites. (Must be listed on Progarchives) Mine are:

The usual suspects:

Jon Anderson

Peter Gabriel

Phil Collins

Peter Hammil

Annie Haslem

Fish

Robert Plant

Bruce Dickinson

Others:

Rikard Sjoblom (Beardfish, Gungfly)

Christian Decamps (Ange, Solo)

Neal Morse (Spock's Beard, Transatlantic, Solo)

NIck D'Virgillo (He grew on me) (Spock's Beard)

Jacqui McShee (The Pentangle

John Martyn (Solo)

Enrique Morente (Gualberto)

Roy Harper (Solo)

Chris Squire (Love his voice, underused in my opinion)

Richard Sinclair (Caravan)

Kevin Ayers (Soft Machine, Solo)

Edited by Master of Time - May 14 2012 at 18:28

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rogerthat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: September 03 2006 Location: . Status: Offline Points: 9869	Posted: May 15 2012 at 10:30
	Annie Haslam David Gilmour Roger Daltrey Ronnie James Dio Daniel Gildenlow Fish Kate Bush Freddie Mercury

moshkito Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 04 2007 Location: Grok City Status: Offline Points: 18170	Posted: May 15 2012 at 10:30
	Hi, Fudge me ... unreal! A list that includes Roy Harper and Peter Hammill? And really, we should add Bob Dylan ... because these 3 people are the purest wordsmiths and poets right now and have been for sometime. No one can match their integrity, wit and work in their time, and we're past 40 years with them already! I really feel that too many of the other lyricists are stricktly about the rock music and not the poetry or the wording itself, and as such ... they are rock/pop lyricists, but not writers or poets! ... I realize that there is an intelectual/definition gulf here, but in the end, the work of these three will be remembered far more than most people. Rarely do true writers not, eventually, get recognized in some way. Rock music, for the most part, has too many roots in pop music, where the lyrics are not important and usually are not considered literature, even if they have allusions to it and such, which is easy to do, if I just mention that these writers are Moby Dick compared to Flipper! Yes, it is a slight judgement value but seriously ... not many of you are taking a whole lot of rap seriously! Edited by moshkito - May 15 2012 at 10:41
	Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com

richardh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 29689	Posted: May 15 2012 at 01:17
	Chris Thompson Matt Bellamy Kate Bush Steve Hogarth Greg Lake Christina Booth Peter Nicholls Phil Collins John Wetton Bryan Ferry Steven Wilson Jon Anderson Peter Gabriel Geddy Lee Thom Yorke Edited by richardh - May 15 2012 at 01:18

Garden of Dreams Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 26 2011 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 336	Posted: May 14 2012 at 20:59
	Daniel Gildenlow is without a doubt my favorite singer. For me. he is the most expressive singer I have ever heard. Mikael Akerfeldt, Mariusz Duda, Roine Stolt and all of the singers from Moon Safari are among my favorites as well.
	Just give it all an hour by the concrete lake.

Morningrise Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 18 2009 Location: Buenos Aires Status: Offline Points: 2766	Posted: May 14 2012 at 20:03
	Some are listed here, some are not: Greg Lake Jeff Buckley Mikael Akerfeldt Layne Staley/Jerry Cantrell Chris Cornell Luis Alberto Spinetta Freddie Mercury Peter Hammill And many more that I must be forgetting.

dreadpirateroberts Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 27 2011 Location: AU Status: Offline Points: 952	Posted: May 14 2012 at 19:55
	Lino Vairetti - Osanna an obvious one JA - Yes
	We are men of action. Lies do not become us. JazzMusicArchives.

Fox On The Rocks Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 10 2011 Location: Toronto, Canada Status: Offline Points: 5012	Posted: May 14 2012 at 19:54
	Peter Hammill - Van Der Graaf generator Jon Anderson - Yes Peter Gabriel - Genesis Jon "Jonsi" Birgisson - Sigur Ros Jim Morrison - The Doors Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson - Supertramp Geddy Lee - Rush Paul McCartney - The Beatles Cedric Bixler Zavala - The Mars Volta Ian Anderson - Jethro Tull Francesco Di Giacomo - Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso Annie Haslam - Renaissance Donald Fagen - Steely Dan Layne Staley - Alice In Chains Richard Manuel and Levon Helm -The Band Rody Walker - Protest The Hero Tommy Rogers - Between The Buried And Me


Horizons Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: January 20 2011 Location: Somewhere Else Status: Offline Points: 16952	Posted: May 14 2012 at 18:42
	Richard Sinclair - Caravan Cedric Bixler-Zavala - The Mars Volta Thom Yorke - Radiohead Eddie Vedder - Pearl Jam Mariusz Duda - Riverside Colin Melloy - The Decemberists Ian Gillian - Deep Purple David Longdon - Big Big Train There are some that aren't obvious.
	Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.

presdoug Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 24 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 8780	Posted: May 14 2012 at 18:40
	Not that much into singers, really, but my favorite one, prog or otherwise, is the late Helmut Koellen of Triumvirat and Jail, and then solo. Not listed in PA as a solo artist, but with Triumvirat, so i hope that counts. His voice is so deep and emotive and his tone is beautiful.

Master of Time Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 30 2012 Location: UT, USA Status: Offline Points: 374	Posted: May 14 2012 at 18:23
	Not necessarily the best, but your favorites. (Must be listed on Progarchives) Mine are: The usual suspects: Jon Anderson Peter Gabriel Phil Collins Peter Hammil Annie Haslem Fish Robert Plant Bruce Dickinson Others: Rikard Sjoblom (Beardfish, Gungfly) Christian Decamps (Ange, Solo) Neal Morse (Spock's Beard, Transatlantic, Solo) NIck D'Virgillo (He grew on me) (Spock's Beard) Jacqui McShee (The Pentangle John Martyn (Solo) Enrique Morente (Gualberto) Roy Harper (Solo) Chris Squire (Love his voice, underused in my opinion) Richard Sinclair (Caravan) Kevin Ayers (Soft Machine, Solo) Edited by Master of Time - May 14 2012 at 18:28