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jplanet

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Posted: August 31 2006 at 13:13

Anne Wilson - Heart
Freddie Mercury (although Queen is a but proggy I suppose)
Chris Cornell - Soundgarden/Audioslave

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Posted: August 31 2006 at 15:00

David Bowie

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Posted: August 31 2006 at 15:07

Robert Plant, Ozzy, Dio, Roy Orbison, Buddy Guy

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Posted: September 01 2006 at 20:21

John Lennon

Robert Smith

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Posted: September 01 2006 at 20:59

all mentioned

BRUCE DICKINSON
RONNIE JAMES DIO

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Posted: September 02 2006 at 09:39

Magnus Ekwall of the little known (but wonderful!) Swedish Hard Rock/Stoner Rock band The Quill. A fantastic voice. You can hear him as Pride on Ayreon's The Human Equation.

Edited by Philéas - September 02 2006 at 09:39

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Posted: September 03 2006 at 10:53

Some of them but I'll go with the unique MILTON NASCIMENTO!

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Posted: September 03 2006 at 11:37

Atkingani wrote:

Some of them but I'll go with the unique MILTON NASCIMENTO!

BTW, he will be on the new Angra album once again!

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Posted: September 03 2006 at 12:51

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Posted: September 03 2006 at 13:35

Chris Cornell definitely, although i like his voice better when he was with Soundgarden. With Audioslave he is a little raspy (even tho i still love the band).

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Posted: September 03 2006 at 14:47

NotAProghead wrote:

lucas wrote:

NotAProghead wrote:

Fabrizio De Andre'

Good call, here, Fabrizio de André was a great vocalist, and even prog-related as he released his first record with wahat later became PFM, a band he joined once again some years later on stage. You really should check out Georges Brassens if you like Fabrizio, as he is his main influence.

Thanks, lucas. I know Fabrizio recorded, with his own Italian lyrics, some songs by Brassens.

Honestly, I prefer Faber's own songs - both from early period ("La canzone di Marinella", "Via del campo", "Amore che viene, amore che vai", the entire "Tutti morimmo a stento" album) and from his swan song, the album "Anima salve".

Anyway, you're right, Georges Brassens is a great singer and a great person. Many Russian bards and singers say of their admiration for him.

My other favourite non-prog singers are:

Joe Dassin

Jim Morrison

Seweryn Krajewski (ex- CZERWONE GITARY, Poland)

Augusto Daolio and Danilo Sacco(past and present I NOMADI singers)

Dieter Birr (PUHDYS, Germany)

Dio

Anna German (Poland)

Antonella Ruggiero (especially her later works)

and several Russian bards (Vladimir Vysotsky, Galina Khomchik etc.).

By the way, some songs of Vladimir Vysotsky have been translated in Italian too and released in an album called "Il volo di Volodja" in 1993... Among the musicians involved in the project Juan Carlos "Flaco" Biondini, Ellade Bandini, Lucio Fabbri (PFM), Ares Tavolazzi (Area), Eugenio Finardi, Francesco Guccini, Angelo Branduardi, Roberto Vecchioni, Ligabue and many others... Not bad at all!

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Posted: September 03 2006 at 16:40

Philéas wrote:

Magnus Ekwall of the little known (but wonderful!) Swedish Hard Rock/Stoner Rock band The Quill. A fantastic voice. You can hear him as Pride on Ayreon's The Human Equation.

yea he really does have a fantastic voice, however i downloaded some of their music and it was pretty lame, it was like a slightly better version of nickleback or puddle of mudd

also Bruce Dickenson, David Coverdale, Michael Jackson, the guy from RATT, Russell Alan, David Gilmour

Ted Neeley from Jesus Christ superstar has a really badass voice too

Edited by acheron - September 03 2006 at 16:45

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Posted: September 04 2006 at 21:53

andrea wrote:

NotAProghead wrote:

...and several Russian bards (Vladimir Vysotsky, ... etc.).

Thanks, andrea. I was surprised when I saw the album "Il volo di Volodja" in Moscow, I couldn't imagine that Vysotsky is known in Italy. No need to say, I grabbed it.

It is very interesting release, delicate arrangements with mostly acoustic instruments. Singers don't try to imitate Vysotsky's singing style (what is almost impossible), but everyone sings in his personal manner. And, as far as I can tell, Italian translations were made carefully (I'm not a great Italian speaker, but I can understand that the same stories are told).

Partly this album was to me a bridge to the works of Francesco Guccini (though I knew of him due to wonderful I Nomadi album "I Nomadi interpretano Guccini") and Angelo Branduardi. Damn, I feel Guccini's poetry is excellent, but my poor Italian...

Edited by NotAProghead - September 04 2006 at 22:21

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Posted: September 04 2006 at 22:01

Female:
Annie Lennox
Alison Krause
Amy Lee from Evanescence
Ann Wilson

Male:
Paul Rodgers
Jim Morrison
Chris Isaak
Donald Fagan

If I had to pick one of each gender, Annie Lennox and Donald Fagan. It's a hard pick, it depends on my mood.

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Posted: September 04 2006 at 23:59

Dio
Ben Harper
Lenine
Eddie Vedder
Shannon Hoon
Dave Matthews

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Posted: September 05 2006 at 07:40

Right off of the top of my head....

Robert Plant
Bruce Dickinson
Freddie Mercury
Marvin Gaye
Chris Cornell
Otis Redding
Ronnie James Dio
Billie Holliday
Aretha Franklin
John Lennon

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Posted: September 05 2006 at 07:53

Screamin Jay Hawkins

Meredith Monk

Klaus Nomi

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Posted: October 12 2006 at 21:13

the singer of VISIONS DIVINE,DIO,ROBERT PLANT,GLENN HUGHES,JOE COCKER,BENNY MARDONES,STEVE PERRY,BLACKIE LAWLESS,DAVE LEE ROTH,PAUL STANLEY,ALANIS MORRISETTE,ANN WILSON,,PAT BENATAR ETC,BUNBURY.,MARTA SANCHEZ,ANDREA BOCCELLI,PLACIDO DOMINGO,LUCIANO PAVAROTTI.MILTON NASCIMENTO,GAL COSTA,MARIA BETANIA,IVAN LINS,RAIMUNDO FAGNER,DJAVAN,RITA LEE,PACO IBAÑEZ,SILVIO RODRIGUEZ,PABLO MILANES,ETC ETC.........

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Posted: October 12 2006 at 21:29

Bruce Dickinson's my favorite, Plant and Gillan are up there too.

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