Vocalists
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Topic: Vocalists
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Subject: Vocalists
Date Posted: April 29 2020 at 16:28
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Lot of talk about vocalists recently. Who is your top 5? Robert Plant (Zep) Andy Sturmer (Jellyfish) Mariusz Duda (Riverside) David Longdon (BBT) Alice Cooper |
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Posted By: foregonillusions
Date Posted: April 29 2020 at 16:52
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Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: April 29 2020 at 17:07
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: April 29 2020 at 17:10
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Peter Gabriel Andrew McDermott Ted Leonard Daniel Gildenlöw David Byron |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: April 29 2020 at 17:18
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Aldo Tagliapietra Pierre Flynn Kate Bush Peter Hammill Jon Oliva ------------- |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: April 29 2020 at 17:23
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Jon Anderson David Bowie John Wetton Peter Gabriel Peter Hammill
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: April 29 2020 at 18:06
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In no particular order: Jon Anderson Peter Gabriel Greg Lake Annie Haslam David Byron
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 29 2020 at 21:04
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top 5? hmmm 1a and 1b) Justin Hayward and Greg Lake not just the best best vocalists in prog.. but all of rock. 3a) 3b)Richard Sinclair and David Sylvian I mean seriously man... you have to be one of them long haired pinko types with a commie flag tacked up on the wall of your garage.. a real snake in the grass I tell ya guys to not think that either of them ..could make singing the f**king yellow pages mandatory listening 5) Jack Bruce.. sure he is probably only behind Jamerson and Entwistle as the greatest bassist to have ever played.. but I love.. absolutely love his voice. Completely underrated as a singer. Be in slow songs... or hard and heavy ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: April 29 2020 at 21:11
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1. Jean Stapleton 2. Tiny Tim 3. Abe Vigoda 4. Dorothy Wiggin 5. Moe Howard ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 29 2020 at 21:18
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*spits beer on monitor*... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: April 29 2020 at 21:44
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Maddy Prior Ann Wilson Annie Haslam Justin Hayward Jane Relf ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: Sacro_Porgo
Date Posted: April 29 2020 at 22:24
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1. **Freddie Mercury** 2. Steven Tyler 3. Elton John 4. Michael Jackson 5. Florence Welch Other strong contenders that could make the top 5 on any given day: Geddy Lee Matt Bellamy Peter Gabriel David Bowie Mandy Lee (MisterWives) I hope this wasn't meant to be prog exclusive, lol. ------------- Porg for short. My love of music doesn't end with prog! Feel free to discuss all sorts of music with me. Odds are I'll give it a chance if I haven't already! :) |
Posted By: Frankh
Date Posted: April 29 2020 at 22:36
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I have it on good authority that Tiny Tim and Jean Stapleton were actually the same person. And without her, ehh him, prog as we know it wouldn't exist. Carroll O'Connor never got over the shock. Oh, and Jon Anderson. ------------- Perhaps finding the happy medium is harder than we know. |
Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: April 29 2020 at 22:38
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Male: 1. Jeff Buckley 2. Freddie Mercury 3. Stevie Wonder 4. Devin Townsend 5. Ronnie James Dio Female: 1. Annie Haslam 2. Floor Jansen 3. Fiona Apple 4. Karen Carpenter 5. Linda Eder
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Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: April 29 2020 at 22:52
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1. Freddie Mercury 2. Danny Bowes (Thunder) 3. Heather Findley 4. Peter Gabriel 5. Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens this list should be longer than it is post only requires five! ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: M27Barney
Date Posted: April 30 2020 at 00:22
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Heather Findlay? You just want to get into her knickers! Haha ------------- Play me my song.....Here it comes again....... |
Posted By: progmatic
Date Posted: April 30 2020 at 01:11
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Just off the top of my head, no order: Tim Buckley, Shawn Phillips, Greg Lake, Roy Harper, Justin Hayward, Jim Morrison, Peter Gabriel, Joie Calio, Fish, Nick Drake, Richard Thompson, Art Garfunkel, Bryan Ferry, Dave Cousins, Steven Wilson, John Lees, early Elton John, Ian Anderson. Tori Amos, Maddy Prior, June Taboir, Jacqui McShee, Annie Haslam, Kate Bush, Joni Mitchell, Suzanne Vega, Natalie Merchant, Johnette Napolatinos (my favorite female singer) Mary Chapin Carpenter, Sandy Denny, Ricky Lee Jones. ------------- PROGMATIC |
Posted By: Rick1
Date Posted: April 30 2020 at 01:28
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Top 5? 1. Greg Lake 2. Robert Wyatt 3. Dagmar 4. Robert Calvert 5. Roy Harper
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Posted By: M27Barney
Date Posted: April 30 2020 at 01:29
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Lemmy...😁 ------------- Play me my song.....Here it comes again....... |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: April 30 2020 at 01:39
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Peter Gabriel H Ann Wilson Phil Mogg Freddie Mercury -------------   
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Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: April 30 2020 at 01:40
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M27Barney wrote:Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: April 30 2020 at 02:10
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Russell Alan (Symphony X) John Wetton Derek Shulman Michael Jackson Deron Miller ------------- "I am so prog, I listen to concept albums on shuffle." -KMac2021 |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: April 30 2020 at 06:55
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OVERALL ROCK\PROG |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: April 30 2020 at 07:05
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In no order Greg Lake Freddie Mercury Kate Bush Justin Hayward Bob Calvert ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: April 30 2020 at 08:00
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Posted By: Green Shield Stamp
Date Posted: April 30 2020 at 08:13
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Lists so far include a lot of non-prog artists - so, here goes: 1. Van Morrison 2. George Jones 3. Elvis Presley 4. Frank Sinatra 5. Jon Anderson ------------- Haiku Writing a poem With seventeen syllables Is very diffic.... |
Posted By: Foxprog
Date Posted: April 30 2020 at 09:31
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1. Peter Hammill 2. Peter Gabriel 3. Greg Lake 4. Jon Anderson 5. Mikael Åkerfeldt
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Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: April 30 2020 at 10:01
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Damian Wilson Floor Jansen Devin Townsend Anneke Van Geersburgen Anna Murphy Spot the odd one out there?.....
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: April 30 2020 at 10:13
I've never heard of Anna Murphy, so I googled her, so no wonder I don't know who she is, I don't listen to Eluveitie
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Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: April 30 2020 at 10:37
What about Florence Foster Jenkins, Richard Harris, Clint Eastwood, Rex Harrison, and Elizabeth Taylor? ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: April 30 2020 at 11:05
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Hi, Mississipi Charles Bevel Christian Decamps Peter Hammill Kate Bush Roy Harper Special Mentions: the late Sandy Denny the late Francesco di Giacomo the late Jim Morrison the late Janis Joplin (probably the one that left it all on the stage!)
------------- 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 |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: April 30 2020 at 11:07
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Can't help myself--there are so many: From the 60s: Aretha Franklin Marvin Gaye Andy Williams John Lennon Roger Chapman Justin Hayward From the 1970s: Al Green Peter Gabriel Annie Haslem Roger Hodgson Sandy Denny Demetrio Stratos Joni Mitchell Kerry Minnear David Robert Pack From the 1980s: Kiri Te Kanawa David Sylvian Elizabeth Fraser James Grant Tracey Thorn Curt Smith Roddy Frame George Michael From the 1990s: Tracey Thorn Robert Smith Seal Alanis Morissette Layne Staley From the 2000s: Marco Glühmann Joanne Hogg Maynard James Keenan Ileesha Bailey From the 2010s: Courtney Swain Alessio Calandriello Elizabeth Heaton Ian Kenny Elaine Di Falco Yann Linger ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: April 30 2020 at 11:17
| I thought we were supposed to list 5 prog vocalists... |
Posted By: silverpot
Date Posted: April 30 2020 at 17:10
Quite agree but can we get David Gilmour in there too. 5b perhaps?
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Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: April 30 2020 at 17:35
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Björk (seriously, you may think about her music what you want, but who can deny she belongs to the top 5 voice-wise?? And nobody has listed her yet???) Kate Bush Peter Gabriel David Sylvian Annie Haslam
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Posted By: The Anders
Date Posted: April 30 2020 at 17:50
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I won't even try to cut it down to 5, but these are among my favourite pop/rock singers. They are not necessarily technical virtuosos, but I love them for their unique and personal vocal expression. John Lennon Paul McCartney Mick Jagger Jim Morrison Janis Joplin Grace Slick Marvin Gaye Stevie Wonder Freddie Mercury David Bowie Joni Mitchell Joe Strummer (technically he's not very good, but his singing is perfect for its music - raw and unpolished) David Byrne Michael Stipe Nick Cave Johnny Cash Hard rock screamers are for most part not my thing, however, I really like Ian Gillan
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Posted By: Spacegod87
Date Posted: April 30 2020 at 20:41
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Joni Mitchell Jon Anderson Annie Haslam Peter Hammill Roger Daltrey
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Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: April 30 2020 at 21:19
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Florence Henderson Miley Cyrus Yoko Ono Justin Bieber Florence Foster Jenkins -------------  https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy |
Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: April 30 2020 at 22:52
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1. P J Harvey 2. Jukka Gustavson 3. Howlin`Wolf 4. Tom Waits 5. Greg Lake This was really hard, there are just so many so great...I just had to take Howlin`instead of Beefheart, just because Captain owns so much to him...
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Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: April 30 2020 at 22:56
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 01 2020 at 00:41
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It's always strange that Chris Thompson never features on anyone's lists. He get's the best out of Springsteen , Marley , even Paul Weller songs. I put him right up there. After that Greg Lake, Justin Hayward and John Wetton easily (all classic English vocalists who could have non prog stuff quite easily if they wanted.. I suppose they did!) Steve Walsh deserves a mention. Of the higher pitched vocalists he is definitely one of the best. Although more noted as a guitarist , John Mitchell is a great vocalist. Just check out The Wind That Shakes The Barley (It Bites). Also love Dave Longdon of BBT (probably my favourite modern vocalist). Females: Annie Haslam Christina (Magenta) Sonja Kristina Kate Bush Courtney Swain ( Bent Knee) Alanis Morissette Tori Amos Lee Douglas (Anathema) Susie Bogdanowicz (Glass Hammer) |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: May 01 2020 at 08:12
Hi, Mine were all "prog", although Mississipi Charles Bevel kinda fits in a different category of "progressive" in that his voice and singing is the best instrument of all! And his expression is so beautiful as to make you cry and go ... wow ... when he does something. I think a lot of it has to do with the lyrics themselves, and how you act them out ... AND THIS WAS A GUY THAT TOLD THE MUSICAL INDUSTRY TO TAKE A HIKE. Because he (likely) got seriously ripped of. He became a technician in the LA based (and famous!!!) PBS station. The station had a half hour TV special on him, probably done behind their knowledge, and I got to see it one time around 1981 or 1982 and it still stands as one of the best things I have ever seen. There are a few clips on the tube now ... but seeing him and Chick Street Man together then, was one of those golden moments that you remember for life! That, in itself is more "prog" than half the material listed here! ------------- 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 |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: May 01 2020 at 08:21
Hi, I've always enjoyed Greg Lake, however in his first 2 solo albums, you kinda found out ... he's not a regular singer! He fits way better in the line of ACTOR/SINGER, for the way the words are used, and specially in ELP when even some expressions were used as ACCENTS on the music ... (don't tell me lies .... thump thump thump on the drum), which made it spectacular ... and the only other one that does things like that really well, and acts his way through anything is Christian Decamps in ANGE ... and his first couple of solo albums are even more explosive and strong because of it! Another actor/singer ... is Meatloaf ... and even in his biography he states ... he is an actor that just happens to sing! Many vocalists can sing ... no questions there ... but they can't act and bring out the lines as strongly as many of these other folks ... sometimes, I think that is the problem ... and I would like to say ... stop singing ... just do the lines! (I learned this in a play rehearsal, when I had everyone sit down in the dark and just go through their lines (one act play!) without "characterization" ... an exercise meant to see how well they "know" their lines, which should not be an issue for a rock band doing the same song 154 times already! But the result is that you find other ways of saying things that you had not thought about! Singers could use that experience to learn how to use the material they sing ... too many of them have no idea what they are doing, like that guy singing in the last version of Chris' days ... who had stock expressions and hand movements, that meant absolutely nothing to the material at hand ... it's called nowadays a "mailed in" performance!
------------- 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 |
Posted By: The Anders
Date Posted: May 01 2020 at 13:57
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How could I forget Joe Cocker... |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: May 01 2020 at 14:14
I agree he's great. Five is just such a small number.
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: May 01 2020 at 14:48
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It's my top 3 that I have very well defined, in no particular order: Jon Anderson, Annie Haslam, and Francesco di Giacomo. Other great ones that come to my mind, though I would surely be forgetting many: Greg Lake, Peter Hamill, Freddy Mercury, Janis Joplin, Dio, Sting, Rod Stewart, Roger Daltrey, Robert Plant, Byron... and that's just going with the classics... |
Posted By: Magog2112
Date Posted: August 05 2023 at 07:34
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1. Steve Hogarth 2. Hasse Fröberg 3. Daniel Gildenlöw 4. Stuart Nicholson 5. Ray Weston
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