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Poll Question: Which type of singing do you enjoy the most?
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Originally posted by MusicalSalmacis MusicalSalmacis wrote:

A vocalist whom is capable to do all of that.

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A deeper and/or female voice does it for me.
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I think that all that kind of singing styles are in obne voice: Robert Plant

I prefer the hard and dreamy voices
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christ.... it simply depends on the music.... can you imagine Jon Anderson singing  on YS.   Gianni Leone singing on Close to the Edge LOL
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Originally posted by MusicalSalmacis MusicalSalmacis wrote:

A vocalist whom is capable to do all of that.


Exactly. That's why my favorite vocalists are Eric Adams (Manowar) and Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden). They are both so talented in so many ways. They are also great performers!
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Any sort of vocals are welcome if they are distinctive and fit the music well.
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Excellent poll!Thumbs%20Up I am one of those who voted for the deeper kind of vocals. One of my favourite vocalists of all is Richard Sinclair of Caravan and Hatfield and the North fame, and I also love Greg Lake and Peter Gabriel (especially solo). On the other hand, I also dig the likes of Geddy Lee, Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Ian Gillan and Glenn Hughes (probably my all-time favourite singer). I also tend to favour deeper female voices - soprano-style female vocals do very little for me as a rule.
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I like 'em raspy but I also love Robert Wyatt's voice...
 
Originally posted by Philip Philip wrote:

Last option for me, althought  it could be any one of theanswers with the execption of the first. Hawkwind vocals are the responsible for my dislike of what is said to be their masterpiece "Warrior on the Edge of time". I hope my opinion of it will change in the future.
 
Is it the singing or the spoken parts you don't like?
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I like pretty much all vocal ranges, from Roger Waters to Geddy Lee, to Opeth (growls and singing) to Meshuggah. Personal favorites would be Ian Anderson, Chino Moreno of the deftones, Greg Lake and Daniel Gildenlowe. The only style i really dont like are the barf-like vocals of bands like hatebreed, or most female-lead vocals. i dont know what it is about female vocals but they always seem to lack depth and only work in a few situations to my ears. cant get over it.  

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I like the high-end stuff, as long as they don't end up sounding too much like Geddy Lee...
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I agree on Hammill. He can do anything and his timbre is so unique. Another one I really like it Mike Patton. He's very versatile, and unique as well, and he, like Hammill, pushes the limits of what singers in rock music can do. 
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Female voice, such as Haco
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Originally posted by paloz paloz wrote:

One of those who can make almost them all is Hammill. Great composer, but first great singer. "Pawn Hearts" is simply the best vocal performance in progressive rock..


I will second that brother. All of my split personalities also agree, and we came to a conclusion that Hamill is the the best prog singer ever. period. however, he is superhuman, so he has an unfair advantage against mere mortals like us...
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My preference is whatever style suits the music. In many cases the vocal style makes or breaks the band. At the very least it will attract different fans. Had King Crimson had Jon Anderson as a vocalist it would have been a terrrible combination. I can back this up from Anderson's guest performance on Lizard. I liked his work on that song but imagine that voice on ever KC song. In half the songs it would completely change the tone of the songs, and in the other half it would distract the listener from the intricate melodies and etc.

I like every vocal style, however there are some which are at risk of sounding grating and overdone. The most prominent is the death growl found in most black metal and some heavier progmetal. Do NOT get me wrong however, I love the growling style provided it is done well (see Opeth and Ephel Duath). However, there is a lot of bad growling work in metal. Either it is completely unintelligible (most common problem), or it just isn't high quality growling, it just sounds like really raspy singing.
 
 
I'm not perfect though and there's one style I don't like, which is the female singer. The problem isn't that it is bad, the problem is that it is very grating. I categorize them as such: a) focused on the singer (aka Nightwish, completely overpowering the music and sometimes sounding operatic and way too produced, or country music, which is just plain annoying; b) they can't sing and they're just there cause they're hot.


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I guess the deeper as a general rule, ad most high pitch vocalist can be pretty awful. Having said that, most of my favorites are high pitch: Cedric Baxler, Jon Anderson, Robert Plant, Thom York...etc
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One of those who can make almost them all is Hammill. Great composer, but first great singer. "Pawn Hearts" is simply the best vocal performance in progressive rock..
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Last option for me, althought  it could be any one of theanswers with the execption of the first. Hawkwind vocals are the responsible for my dislike of what is said to be their masterpiece "Warrior on the Edge of time". I hope my opinion of it will change in the future.
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To hard to tell... so no vote :)

I likeevry kind of vocalas :)
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