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TheLionOfPrague 
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 Posted: December 12 2015 at 21:17 |
 lazland wrote:
Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:
Better voice Gillan
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Similar to my thoughts, Ivan. The raw emotion and interpretation of Townsend's genius writing by Daltrey will win every time for me.
You have not, however, mentioned Plant. I find Led Zeppelin a very difficult band. At their best in the studio, utterly fantastic. However, live was a different matter altogether. I saw them at Knebworth before Bonham died, and was extremely disappointed, and I am afraid that the plethora of live material released since then has done nothing to change that view.
That, then, clinches it for me. Live music is always the test, and I have seen all three. Gillan, fantastic voice and passion. Daltrey, simply above any other live singer I have ever seen. Plant, very disappointing.
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Posted: December 12 2015 at 16:40 |
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Gillans in the lead ??? Awesome !
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Posted: December 11 2015 at 16:31 |
lazland wrote:
Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:
Better voice GillanBetter singer Daltrey
So my vote goes for Big D
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Similar to my thoughts, Ivan. The raw emotion and interpretation of Townsend's genius writing by Daltrey will win every time for me.
You have not, however, mentioned Plant. I find Led Zeppelin a very difficult band. At their best in the studio, utterly fantastic. However, live was a different matter altogether. I saw them at Knebworth before Bonham died, and was extremely disappointed, and I am afraid that the plethora of live material released since then has done nothing to change that view.
That, then, clinches it for me. Live music is always the test, and I have seen all three. Gillan, fantastic voice and passion. Daltrey, simply above any other live singer I have ever seen. Plant, very disappointing.
For that reason, it is Daltrey. |
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Posted: December 11 2015 at 14:24 |
Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:
Better voice GillanBetter singer Daltrey
So my vote goes for Big D
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Similar to my thoughts, Ivan. The raw emotion and interpretation of Townsend's genius writing by Daltrey will win every time for me. You have not, however, mentioned Plant. I find Led Zeppelin a very difficult band. At their best in the studio, utterly fantastic. However, live was a different matter altogether. I saw them at Knebworth before Bonham died, and was extremely disappointed, and I am afraid that the plethora of live material released since then has done nothing to change that view. That, then, clinches it for me. Live music is always the test, and I have seen all three. Gillan, fantastic voice and passion. Daltrey, simply above any other live singer I have ever seen. Plant, very disappointing. For that reason, it is Daltrey.
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Posted: December 11 2015 at 12:12 |
Better voice Gillan Better singer Daltrey
So my vote goes for Big D
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Posted: December 11 2015 at 11:59 |
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Posted: December 09 2015 at 21:54 |
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Whenever we talk about greatest vocalists in classic rock,these three names are always going to be mentioned first. All equally brilliant with their own unique style.
I prefer Gillan specially for 'Live In Japan' album. |
Freddie Mercury may have a say on that  . |
Just what I thought too. Though as a progger, I would love to include Jon Anderson, Peter Hamill, Francesco Di Giacommo, Annie Haslam... but of course, they won't be so easily known. |
I think Jon is pretty popular. And of course, Peter Gabriel too. Those are the only prog singers that are well known (since Pink Floyd never had a "singer"). Maybe Greg Lake could be added. |
Yeah, Greg Lake is wonderful too... even if I haven't really heard him top his own performance on Epitaph... of course, not many people have ever topped that performance.
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Posted: December 09 2015 at 05:48 |
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A really tricky poll. Just too tough to call.
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Posted: December 09 2015 at 05:02 |
rogerthat wrote:
(...) When Daltrey sings, "Get on my knees and pray/We don't get fooled again" he sounds like he means it.
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Exactly. Aside of the fact that he was played in many movies after Tommy, Roger Daltrey actually was like an actor who is starring (sings) those crazy characters from Townshend's phantasy.
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Posted: December 08 2015 at 23:47 |
Dellinger wrote:
TheLionOfPrague wrote:
addictedtoprog wrote:
Whenever we talk about greatest vocalists in classic rock,these three names are always going to be mentioned first. All equally brilliant with their own unique style.
I prefer Gillan specially for 'Live In Japan' album. |
Freddie Mercury may have a say on that . |
Just what I thought too. Though as a progger, I would love to include Jon Anderson, Peter Hamill, Francesco Di Giacommo, Annie Haslam... but of course, they won't be so easily known. |
I think Jon is pretty popular. And of course, Peter Gabriel too. Those are the only prog singers that are well known (since Pink Floyd never had a "singer"). Maybe Greg Lake could be added.
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Posted: December 08 2015 at 21:55 |
TheLionOfPrague wrote:
addictedtoprog wrote:
Whenever we talk about greatest vocalists in classic rock,these three names are always going to be mentioned first. All equally brilliant with their own unique style.
I prefer Gillan specially for 'Live In Japan' album. |
Freddie Mercury may have a say on that  . |
Just what I thought too. Though as a progger, I would love to include Jon Anderson, Peter Hamill, Francesco Di Giacommo, Annie Haslam... but of course, they won't be so easily known.
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Posted: December 08 2015 at 21:52 |
Atavachron wrote:
Plant wasn't just a great rock vocalist, he is an expert of all things Blue in a way no other English rocker was. Sure Joe Cocker may've been more authentic, but Plant understood Blues history; he is an archivist in black American vocal musics, and uses that mastery in his songs. You don't get that from Daltrey or Gillan.
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Very good point. This sounds like a very good explanation of what I like about Plant indeed.
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Posted: December 08 2015 at 20:32 |
TheLionOfPrague wrote:
Ian Gillan. Absolutely amazing. |
Aye. His work on "Jesus Christ, Superstar" was spine-tingling, and he had the best pipes of them all.
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TheLionOfPrague
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Posted: December 08 2015 at 20:26 |
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Ian Gillan. Absolutely amazing.
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TheLionOfPrague
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Posted: December 08 2015 at 20:25 |
addictedtoprog wrote:
Whenever we talk about greatest vocalists in classic rock,these three names are always going to be mentioned first. All equally brilliant with their own unique style.
I prefer Gillan specially for 'Live In Japan' album. |
Freddie Mercury may have a say on that .
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Posted: December 08 2015 at 19:06 |
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Robert Plant, but all the singers are great.
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Posted: December 08 2015 at 18:20 |
dr wu23 wrote:
The ones I mentioned all wrote many/most of the songs their bands did....I don't think Daltrey or Gillan wrote much of anything (though the whole band is credited for instance on Machine Head)...but I could be wrong. Plant did write but I wonder how much of the music/chords were from Page or was it a true collaboration...? But as you said they all had great voices anyway....and I have always thought Ozzie had a weird voice and not that good overall and as you pointed out many rock/metal singers are far better. I cked my Spooky Tooth albums and the infamous Gary Wright (of Dream Weaver fame...) wrote most of their cuts though Harrison is given credit on some.
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I didn't mean their specific songwriting skills but just the quality of songs they got to sing (whether written by them or bandmates) vis a vis LZ/DP/Who. Individual tastes may differ but on a broad level those three bands are incomparable with Spooky Tooth or Bad Company and had some of the greatest songwriters (or composers, whichever term one may prefer) in classic rock. And it's usually the guys singing the greatest songs who also get rated the greatest. I have rarely seen Joe Lynn Turner's name crop up and he was an excellent singer.
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Posted: December 08 2015 at 12:58 |
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I have always preferred Gillan over the other two, and Daltry over Plant. Special mention today goes out to the late David Byron, since I have been listening to the Heep recently.
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The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"
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Posted: December 08 2015 at 11:34 |
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^ I could have easily picked Daltrey, but as rogerthat said it often comes down to which band one likes better.
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Posted: December 08 2015 at 11:31 |
Roger Daltrey...Too many brilliant performances, Quadrophenia is a masterpiece and Tommy is outstanding. Love, Reign o'er Me, Doctor Jimmy, Who Are You, Baba.....I can go on.
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