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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 09 2011 at 04:41
Originally posted by rogerthat rogerthat wrote:

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:


Technically the best imo:

Bruce Dickinson
 


How can a screamer be technically the best?LOL

While I agree that Bruce is not technically the best, there's much more to his singing than just screaming.  He used to sing at the top of a tenor's range all the time in the 80s so that is very demanding. Sure, we have so very many of those metal sirens by now but it's still not for everyone. And not just the fact that he hits those notes, he belts them powerfully. And he sings in tune all the time, so it's not screaming in the Tom Araya-sense at all.  Lacked adaptability and favoured an overwrought style of emoting but that's a different story.  

I meant shouter rather than screamer. My mistake. He shouts. 
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Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:


Technically the best imo:

Bruce Dickinson
 


How can a screamer be technically the best?LOL

While I agree that Bruce is not technically the best, there's much more to his singing than just screaming.  He used to sing at the top of a tenor's range all the time in the 80s so that is very demanding. Sure, we have so very many of those metal sirens by now but it's still not for everyone. And not just the fact that he hits those notes, he belts them powerfully. And he sings in tune all the time, so it's not screaming in the Tom Araya-sense at all.  Lacked adaptability and favoured an overwrought style of emoting but that's a different story.  
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Patrik Lundström  from ritual and kaipa  has an amazing voice

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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:


Technically the best imo:

Bruce Dickinson
 


How can a screamer be technically the best?LOL
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Omar Rodriguez Lopez can wail pretty well.


Omar is the Voltas guitar player. Cedric is the singer.
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Personal favourites of mine are Peter Nicholls (IQ),  Rikard Sjoblom (Beardfish) and Derek Shulman (Gentle Giant).

Then of course there are the all-time prog greats like Gabriel, Mercury, anderson and Geddy Lee.

Although Andy Tillison's voice has never been great, I always appreciated that his songs were very personal, so I guess good vocals aren't always so important LOL
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Always loved Bryan Ferry's strange 'wobbly' voice.
 
On an emotional level Pete Nicholls (IQ) does it for me. I also like Matt Bellamy for sheer intensity (check out Sing For Absolution)
 
Technically the best imo:
Chris Thompson
Bruce Dickinson
 
The worst:
The guy from Eloy although I love the band
 
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Originally posted by rogerthat rogerthat wrote:

Not particularly trained, these last two but given that you mentioned Morse and Wilson, I am not sure that is exactly what you're looking for.  

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I endorse the suggestions of Haslam, Gildenlow and Walsh.  Also, doesn't really have a huge range but a very pleasant voice: Richard Sinclair.  Phil Collins in the four man Genesis days too, especially the song Ripples.  Not particularly trained, these last two but given that you mentioned Morse and Wilson, I am not sure that is exactly what you're looking for.  Would also suggest The Gathering's singer Anneke van Giersbergen, especially the album How to Measure A Planet. 
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As far as range and technical prowess go:

Daniel Gildenlow
Peter Hammill
Steve Walsh (in his younger days)
Dan Swano
Fish (in his younger days)
Ross Jennings (lesser known, he's in a band called Haken and has an incredibly diverse range)

Then theres the singers who aren't as technically gifted but can still belt out some tunes with some real intensity:
Fish (in more recent years)
Steve Hogarth
Steve Walsh (more recently)'
Hasse Froberg
Roine Stolt
Nad Sylvan
Rob Sowden
Peter Nichols
Chuck Schuldiner


In many ways I actually prefer the latter singers to the former.
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Geoff Tate. No doubt, he has an amazing voice. Like Dellinger said above, Freddie Mercury (probably the best rock vocalist of all time) and Jon Anderson.
Cedric Bixler-Zavala of TMV can wail pretty well.

Edit: oops. Fixed it!


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From the more famous bands that I know, I go for John Anderson, Annie Haslam, and Freddy Mercury... and then many of the female fronted metal bands too. Very special mention and better than most, are italian singers Francesco di Giancomo (from Banco del Mutuo Socorso), and Jimmy Spitaleri from Metamorfosi.
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Points: 104 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 08 2011 at 18:39
I want singers who've had at least some degree of vocal training, and don't sing with a glottal voice.

Who are some of your favorites? Which bands have really good vocalists? I like Neal Morse and Steven Wilson's voice.
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