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Greg Lake, Peter Gabriel, Ian Anderson

mantikora

i would like to thank many people on here for not mentioning Phil Collins

# Jon Anderson

# the GG's singer in "Think Of Me With Kindness" (Octopus)

# F.Mercury (Prog?)

# Charly García

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To name a few singers no-one has mentioned before, but which are among my favourite vocalists:
Peter Blegvad (Slap Happy, Henry Cow, solo albums). Not only great vocals, but one of the best lyricists in prog.
Robert Calvert (Hawkwind, British Amon Düül and solo; also guest vocals on Nektar's "Down to Earth" as the ringmaster ). His range is limited, but his sprechgesang and his way of closely missing the correct notes make him unique. One of my absolute favourites. Great lyricist too.
Chris Karrer (Amon Düül 2, Embryo, Utopia). Absolutely unique voice. He also uses some strange techniques for singing at times.
Christian Vander. His falsetto vocals have to be heard to be believed, especially on the first "Offering" album, where he absolutely freaks out with them (he must have had a sore throat afterwards).

To name a few women: Sonja Kristina (Curved Air) and Inga Rumpf (Frumpy, Atlantis). Inga Rumpf is a real shouter. Dagmar Krause has been mentioned already, but the real killer is Anna Meek (Catapilla). She is definitely not everybodies cup of tea though.

BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue.

I LOVE Roger Water's tortured and emotional vocals (on The Wall for example)

But I'm also a great fan of Ian Gillan (Child In Time would be the best example).

Ian Anderson, Greg Lake and Peter Hammill deserve honourable mentions too ^^

Me

My favourites:

Male
Fish (Marillion)
Nick Barrett (Pendragon)
Steve Hogarth (Marillion)
Andrew McDermott (Threshold)
John Carson (Arena)
Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon)
Mariusz Duda (Riverside)
Arno Menses (Sieges Even)
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
Steve Wilson (Porcupine Tree)
Bryan Josh (Mostly Autumn)
Peter Gabriel (Genesis)
Cedric Bixler-Zavala (The Mars Volta)
Peter Nicholls (IQ)
Les Dougan (Aragon)
Jon Courtney (Pure Reason Revolution)
Mikael Akerfeld (Opeth)
Devin Townsend (The Devin Townsend Band)

Female
Rachel Jones (Karnataka)
Heather Findlay (Mostly Autumn)
Joanne Hogg (Iona)
Kate Bush (Solo)
Chloe Alper (Pure Reason Revolution)
Annie Haslam (Renaissance)
Marcela Bovio (Ayreon)

Edited by Forgotten Son - February 25 2007 at 08:22

Peter Gabriel (goes without saying, of course!)

Also, both Roine Stolt and Hasse Froberg - they compliment each other very well.

Steven Wilson

Fish,

And lately, I've been enjoying Steve Hogarth more and more.

Oh, and Geddy Lee! Couldn't leave the Gedster out. His voice just improves with age.

And all four members of 10cc. (Godley, Creme, Gouldman, Stewart.)

They worked so well together, and each had a distinctive, strong voice separately too!

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manticor Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: July 19 2005 Location: Bosnia Hercegovina Status: Offline Points: 32	Posted: January 08 2007 at 08:18
	Greg Lake, Peter Gabriel, Ian Anderson
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Mandrakeroot Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Italian Prog Specialist Joined: March 01 2006 Location: San Foca, Friûl Status: Offline Points: 5851	Posted: January 08 2007 at 12:45
	DONELLA DEL MONACO (Opus Avantra)

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	i would like to thank many people on here for not mentioning Phil Collins

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	That's a bit unfair, he did well with Snowman, and some others too

Marcos Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 08 2007 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 222	Posted: February 24 2007 at 14:00
	# Jon Anderson # the GG's singer in "Think Of Me With Kindness" (Octopus) # F.Mercury (Prog?) # Charly García
	www.postmortemweb.com.ar

Evans Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 15 2006 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 3004	Posted: February 24 2007 at 14:02
	Hammill and Fish. Everyone else is second to them.
	'Let's give it another fifteen seconds..'

BaldFriede Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: June 02 2005 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 10266	Posted: February 24 2007 at 15:14
	To name a few singers no-one has mentioned before, but which are among my favourite vocalists: Peter Blegvad (Slap Happy, Henry Cow, solo albums). Not only great vocals, but one of the best lyricists in prog. Robert Calvert (Hawkwind, British Amon Düül and solo; also guest vocals on Nektar's "Down to Earth" as the ringmaster ). His range is limited, but his sprechgesang and his way of closely missing the correct notes make him unique. One of my absolute favourites. Great lyricist too. Chris Karrer (Amon Düül 2, Embryo, Utopia). Absolutely unique voice. He also uses some strange techniques for singing at times. Christian Vander. His falsetto vocals have to be heard to be believed, especially on the first "Offering" album, where he absolutely freaks out with them (he must have had a sore throat afterwards). To name a few women: Sonja Kristina (Curved Air) and Inga Rumpf (Frumpy, Atlantis). Inga Rumpf is a real shouter. Dagmar Krause has been mentioned already, but the real killer is Anna Meek (Catapilla). She is definitely not everybodies cup of tea though.
	BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue.

Angelo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: May 07 2006 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 13244	Posted: February 24 2007 at 15:46
	In no particular order: Peter Gabriel, Fish, Steve Hogarth, Allan Reed, Greg Lake, David Surkamp, Ian Anderson.
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Baube3 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: November 12 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 60	Posted: February 24 2007 at 16:03
	I LOVE Roger Water's tortured and emotional vocals (on The Wall for example) But I'm also a great fan of Ian Gillan (Child In Time would be the best example). Ian Anderson, Greg Lake and Peter Hammill deserve honourable mentions too ^^

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Guest Group	Posted: February 24 2007 at 22:17
	My apologies for not knowing all the names, but here goes The singers who I do know by name Ian Gillan, Derek Shulman, David Cousins, Peter Gabriel (only if I also consider his solo work), Christian Decamps )gotta get Ange in), Serge Fiori, John Woloschuk (Klaatu). Then the "nameless" , the singer in these groups Mars Volta , Le Orme, Osanna. I only want to be loved for myself, I just don't have the money to pay for it.

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	Peter Gabriel Peter Hammill Annie Haslam Justn Hayward Kate Bush
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Forgotten Son Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 13 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1356	Posted: February 25 2007 at 08:21
	My favourites: Male Fish (Marillion) Nick Barrett (Pendragon) Steve Hogarth (Marillion) Andrew McDermott (Threshold) John Carson (Arena) Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon) Mariusz Duda (Riverside) Arno Menses (Sieges Even) David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) Steve Wilson (Porcupine Tree) Bryan Josh (Mostly Autumn) Peter Gabriel (Genesis) Cedric Bixler-Zavala (The Mars Volta) Peter Nicholls (IQ) Les Dougan (Aragon) Jon Courtney (Pure Reason Revolution) Mikael Akerfeld (Opeth) Devin Townsend (The Devin Townsend Band) Female Rachel Jones (Karnataka) Heather Findlay (Mostly Autumn) Joanne Hogg (Iona) Kate Bush (Solo) Chloe Alper (Pure Reason Revolution) Annie Haslam (Renaissance) Marcela Bovio (Ayreon) Edited by Forgotten Son - February 25 2007 at 08:22

Chris H Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: October 08 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Status: Offline Points: 8191	Posted: February 25 2007 at 08:24
	Cedric Bixler-Zavala is one of my guilty listening pleasures, yes. But Jon Anderson, Ian Gillan and the like are still tops in my book!
	Beauty will save the world.

chessman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: December 01 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 974	Posted: February 25 2007 at 15:20
	Peter Gabriel (goes without saying, of course!) Also, both Roine Stolt and Hasse Froberg - they compliment each other very well. Steven Wilson Fish, And lately, I've been enjoying Steve Hogarth more and more. Oh, and Geddy Lee! Couldn't leave the Gedster out. His voice just improves with age. And all four members of 10cc. (Godley, Creme, Gouldman, Stewart.) They worked so well together, and each had a distinctive, strong voice separately too!