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When it comes to the 3 basses... (should be a Vegas act) Greg Lake has the perfect voice, Roger Water's the so-so voice, and Geddy Lee... well its just bottom of the barrel, but he tries really hard.

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Geddy Lee - he abolutely ruins music for me with those high pitched screaming.

Definitely Labrie - adequate in the studio, but on stage.... I have a few live CDs of theirs and a few DVDs, too, and I've seen them a couple of times; at no time on stage does Labrie rise above embarrassing squawking.

It makes one wonder how he has lasted so long with DT.

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LaBrie

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is totally stupid to let people vote more than once, then this poll becomes absolutely useless... i went for LaBrie

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eriksalkeld: No, it isn't useless because I didn't ask who is the worst. I asked who is a bad singer and you could vote for more than one singer from that list. I consider some singers on the list as good singers but people can have a different opinion. I hope not many people will cheat selecting one singer more times...

Beefheart...duh.. Geez

Anyone who lists Peter Hammill as bad singer has never heard what he really can do. And I am not talking of the extreme singing he often deals out which certainly is not everybodies cup of tea. But the man can sing absolutely beautifully. Let me relate something that happened on a Peter Hammill concert in Bochum: He had given 5 encores, and the roadies had already started to dismount the stage, yet still the audience wanted more. Then Hammill came back on stage, a towel around the shoulders, advanced to the front of the stage and sang "Again" in an absolutely beautiful voice, without mic. The whole audience was completely silent, but when he had finished the applause thundered.
What many don't like about his singing though is that when he doesn't sing of beautiful things his voice sounds the same as what he sings about, so I understand why many hate him. But he can sing completely different, and one should take the time to hear this side of him too. But saying he cannot sing is completely off the mark

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None of them - it's a matter of taste

some of the people says in this poll that labrie´s voice is really bad... but in the other poll, where ask for our votes for the best voice, some people choose labrie´s voice too!!

can you decide??

is good or bad?' non twice

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Poll Question: What singer of those listed down is really bad?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
James LaBrie	495	[28.90%]
Peter Gabriel	63	[3.68%]
Jon Anderson	26	[1.52%]
Peter Hammill	192	[11.21%]
Greg Lake	29	[1.69%]
Fish	55	[3.21%]
Roger Waters	124	[7.24%]
Geddy Lee	700	[40.86%]
Steve Walsh (Kansas)	3	[0.18%]
Daniel Gildenlow (Pain Of Salvation)	15	[0.88%]
Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree)	3	[0.18%]
Rod Sowden (Arena)	8	[0.47%]
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threefates Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 30 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 4215	Posted: May 23 2005 at 00:13
	When it comes to the 3 basses... (should be a Vegas act) Greg Lake has the perfect voice, Roger Water's the so-so voice, and Geddy Lee... well its just bottom of the barrel, but he tries really hard.
	THIS IS ELP

Philrod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: May 23 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 319	Posted: May 23 2005 at 05:28
	Geddy Lee... brrrr Roger Waters is quite bad too, especially compared to David Gilmour


Hiwatter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 26 2005 Location: Slovakia Status: Offline Points: 137	Posted: May 23 2005 at 06:30
	Geddy Lee - he abolutely ruins music for me with those high pitched screaming.

the dragon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 17 2005 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 396	Posted: May 23 2005 at 06:51
	James LaBrie

Jim Garten Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Retired Admin & Razor Guru Joined: February 02 2004 Location: South England Status: Offline Points: 14693	Posted: May 23 2005 at 07:41
	Definitely Labrie - adequate in the studio, but on stage.... I have a few live CDs of theirs and a few DVDs, too, and I've seen them a couple of times; at no time on stage does Labrie rise above embarrassing squawking. It makes one wonder how he has lasted so long with DT.
	Jon Lord 1941 - 2012

Jared Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 06 2005 Location: Hereford, UK Status: Offline Points: 19106	Posted: May 23 2005 at 13:07
	Labrie got my vote on this one, as although I like DT, he can't cut it live.... if you listen to the last CD of New York and Budokan, he sings the whole side in one long monotone note, because his voice has gone... He was closely followed by Arena's Rob Sowden in this list, who has a very limited vocal range, but my vote (if he had been listed) would have gone to Alan Reed of Pallas... who has absolutely no vocal range at all!!!
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Man With Hat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team Joined: March 12 2005 Location: Neurotica Status: Offline Points: 166178	Posted: May 23 2005 at 15:17
	LaBrie
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NetsNJFan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: April 12 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3047	Posted: May 23 2005 at 19:11
	No way LaBrie is better than Hammill, Waters and even Geddy Lee! What a bogus poll! Seriously, when I hear LaBrie sing I contemplate suicide. Or at least deafening myself. God, he sucks so much. Whiner.


eriksalkeld Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 24 2005 Location: Peru Status: Offline Points: 209	Posted: May 24 2005 at 22:34
	is totally stupid to let people vote more than once, then this poll becomes absolutely useless... i went for LaBrie
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Sir Realist Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: May 24 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 38	Posted: May 25 2005 at 16:07
	OK. Glad to see how this poll is going. So, what do you think the chances are that we could see a series of Rush remixes with Geddy's voice digitally expunged? Then we could send Geddy and Jon Anderson off to sing duets in Madagascar.
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KeyserSoze Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 09 2005 Location: Czech Republic Status: Offline Points: 228	Posted: May 25 2005 at 22:57
	eriksalkeld: No, it isn't useless because I didn't ask who is the worst. I asked who is a bad singer and you could vote for more than one singer from that list. I consider some singers on the list as good singers but people can have a different opinion. I hope not many people will cheat selecting one singer more times...

memowakeman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 19 2005 Location: Mexico City Status: Offline Points: 13032	Posted: May 26 2005 at 01:20
	Please dont do that... peter hamill`s voice is great, is different ... but all of you whats wrong... his voice is not bad!!!1

Soulman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 22 2005 Status: Offline Points: 290	Posted: May 26 2005 at 02:04
	Beefheart...duh.. Geez

The Miracle Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: May 29 2005 Location: hell Status: Offline Points: 28427	Posted: May 30 2005 at 18:12
	Definitely NOT LaBrie!
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BaldJean Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: May 28 2005 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 10387	Posted: May 30 2005 at 18:41
	Anyone who lists Peter Hammill as bad singer has never heard what he really can do. And I am not talking of the extreme singing he often deals out which certainly is not everybodies cup of tea. But the man can sing absolutely beautifully. Let me relate something that happened on a Peter Hammill concert in Bochum: He had given 5 encores, and the roadies had already started to dismount the stage, yet still the audience wanted more. Then Hammill came back on stage, a towel around the shoulders, advanced to the front of the stage and sang "Again" in an absolutely beautiful voice, without mic. The whole audience was completely silent, but when he had finished the applause thundered. What many don't like about his singing though is that when he doesn't sing of beautiful things his voice sounds the same as what he sings about, so I understand why many hate him. But he can sing completely different, and one should take the time to hear this side of him too. But saying he cannot sing is completely off the mark Edited by BaldJean
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Captain Squib Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: June 17 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 36	Posted: June 23 2005 at 14:22
	can't stand Geddy Lee! Not keen on Phil Collins either, but WOW! what a drummer!
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Spacemac Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 15 2005 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 1626	Posted: June 23 2005 at 14:57
	None of them - it's a matter of taste

HaroldLand Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 02 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 162	Posted: June 23 2005 at 15:33
	i really dont like peter gabriel's voice.. i mean, i can stand it enough to listen to genesis, but i dunno, it sounds like he tries too hard sometimes

memowakeman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 19 2005 Location: Mexico City Status: Offline Points: 13032	Posted: June 23 2005 at 16:24
	some of the people says in this poll that labrie´s voice is really bad... but in the other poll, where ask for our votes for the best voice, some people choose labrie´s voice too!! can you decide?? is good or bad?' non twice
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Drew Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 20 2005 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 12600	Posted: June 23 2005 at 16:27
	none of the above- i thought this was a prog site- guess not. Geddy rocks- your all morons if you said he is "really bad" ----wow