Most versatile musicians in prog

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Heh, funny thing, the first person I thought of when I saw this thread was Townsend.

EDIT: Seems like Tarquin Underspoon had the idea before me.

Edited by NecronCommander - February 04 2010 at 16:59

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NecronCommander Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Prog Metal Team Joined: September 17 2009 Location: Madison, WI Status: Offline Points: 16122	Posted: February 04 2010 at 16:58
	Heh, funny thing, the first person I thought of when I saw this thread was Townsend. EDIT: Seems like Tarquin Underspoon had the idea before me. Edited by NecronCommander - February 04 2010 at 16:59

Tarquin Underspoon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 12 2009 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 1416	Posted: February 04 2010 at 16:58
	I saw the title and came here to post Devin Townsend and GG.
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topofsm Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 17 2008 Location: Arizona, USA Status: Offline Points: 1698	Posted: February 04 2010 at 16:50
	Today I was listening to Devin Townsend in the car. He has an incredible range, especially for a vocalist in popular music. I also noticed not only is he an excellent singer, but he can do screams and growls without damaging his singing voice. He also can hit an excellent vibrato when he wants to, often in an operatic manner when sustaining long notes. I got to thinking about other singers who had a wide range of vocal abilities. Although I'm not really sure Mike Patton has as good as a singing range as Townsend, as far as I know Patton has done the most versatile styles: singing, screaming, rapping, growling, scat, etc. and he's played in pretty much every musical genre one can imagine. I assume I'm correct when I say he also plays several instruments. Then there's Gentle Giant, all of whom were virtuoso singers as well as virtuoso instrumentalists. Odds are you could the band an instrument and at least one of them could play it well. Anyways, versatile musicians in prog: discuss!