Favourite singer
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Topic: Favourite singer
Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Subject: Favourite singer
Date Posted: July 19 2009 at 18:35
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Who's your favourite singer that sings in your native language. I.e. A Spaniard could vote for Petty Guelache (Bubu) but a German couldn't vote for Frank Bornemann (Eloy)
So... I speak french and I vote for Serge Fiori (Harmonium) or Éric Bibonne/Christian Descamps (Ange)  ------------- Les mains, les pieds balancés Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers, Un marin mort, Il dormira - Paul Éluard |
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Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: July 19 2009 at 19:02
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I live in France but I was born in Poland, so I will give a favourite singer for each country :
- France : Pierre Bensusan (folk/jazz guitarist, who played with Didier Malherbe of Gong fame)
- Poland : Czeslaw Niemen (that is a rather obvious choice)
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: July 19 2009 at 19:21
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Being English kind of gives me too much to chose from. My favorite male singer is Peter Gabriel.
From my home town - Gary Brooker and Danielle Dax
From the town I currently live in - Alison Goldfrapp ------------- What? |
Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: July 19 2009 at 19:30
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Jon Anderson by miles ------------- 
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Posted By: markosherrera
Date Posted: July 19 2009 at 21:09
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Not a Rock or prog singer but my fave is Paco Ibañez
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Posted By: DamoXt7942
Date Posted: July 20 2009 at 01:15
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My favourite progressive rock singer is...hmm...John Wetton, with hoarse, cool voices. And from my nation...Hirotomo Hasegawa. (Kidding!  )------------- http://www.facebook.com/damoxt7942" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: July 20 2009 at 01:40
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Peter Gabriel Maynard James Keenan Daniel Gildenlow |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: July 20 2009 at 12:53
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Hi,
If we're talking singers that add to the music and make music with their voices, not just sing ... then the list is really small.
Peter Hammill - few are capable of the range of emotions and material, like he does. And it's a good thing that many people don't like real poets and singers! We don't need their popular music credentials comparison.
Sandy Denny -- the late singer went from singing her favorite Bob Dylan songs to traditionals and then her own. The progression all the way to her last song (One More Chance) is incredible, and if you listen to the remix version of this last song, it's uncanny and scary at the same time ... like she knew it was over and was asking for one more chance. It's hard not to feel that ... but it will never be "pop" music ... because the majority of that stuff is just that ... pop money, and has little to do with music.
Kate Bush -- It can be said that her latest stuff is not as free flowing and different as her earlier music was, but it is heartfelt and sincere, and that is a lot more than can be said for some DT fans around this board!
(I'll add more as I can)
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: July 20 2009 at 15:38
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Greg Lake ------------- 
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Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: July 20 2009 at 15:45
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Sorry guys not stirring here but
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Phil Collins - Especially TOTT to Mama album
Peter Gabriel - For Exposure and San Jacinto
Dave Gilmour - Too many to mention
Kate Bush
Pye Hastings
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Posted By: Fieldofsorrow
Date Posted: July 20 2009 at 15:51
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Two of my favourites at the moment would be Daniel Gildenlow and Jem Godfrey, but it depends what mood I'm in. Variety is the spice of life.
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Posted By: natewait
Date Posted: July 20 2009 at 16:06
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I know this won't be popular opinion, but, NEAL MORSE. ------------- Please check out my Progressive Music Blog: http://leviathanprog.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - The Leviathan . |
Posted By: enemyofthesundevils
Date Posted: July 20 2009 at 17:17
| Mike Patton by a long shot. There are many other singers with better voices but i don't think anyone comes close to his range and versatility. Recently i've been digging Dan Swano's clean voice especially with his Nightingale project.Devin Townsend,Steve Wilson,Garm,Peter Gabriel and Tetsuya Fukagaw of the criminally underratted band Envy are among my favorites. |
Posted By: enemyofthesundevils
Date Posted: July 20 2009 at 17:28
| Ok I just read the post thouroughly and I am not Japanese so forget the dude from Envy but he does have a great voice. |
Posted By: brainerd
Date Posted: July 20 2009 at 18:29
| Peter Hammill's voice moves like noone else's. I'm also a fan of Toby Driver's voice; quite frail but affecting. For pure ability goes I would have to say Mike Patton, Devin Townsend and Maynard James Keenan. |
Posted By: Nipsey88
Date Posted: July 20 2009 at 21:11
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Prog: 3 way tie - Maynard James Keenan, Peter Gabriel, and Fish. Non-Prog: Marvin Gaye hands down. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Nipsey88/?chartstyle=myspace02" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: July 20 2009 at 21:22
Neal definitely has an underrated voice. When he really sings, he REALLY SINGS! On top of that he's the greatest songwriter ever, so that helps  -------------
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natewait wrote:Posted By: natewait
Date Posted: July 20 2009 at 21:35
Good to know I'm not the only one with this opinion  I agree 100%.------------- Please check out my Progressive Music Blog: http://leviathanprog.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - The Leviathan . |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: July 20 2009 at 21:46
Come my fellow Neal Morse fans! -------------
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Posted By: Lodij van der Graaf
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 02:38
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Peter Hammill is all-time favourite singer! His disgraceful voice, his vocal derange from high soprano through to basso. His vocal performance, to me, is in the same level as the guitar performance of Jimi Hendrix... From Indonesia, I love the legendary Chrisye. |
Posted By: Kazuhiro
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 02:57
| I feel that the voice of Peter Hammill is wonderful. And, it had been felt that the voice of hammill looked like Rob Halford a little. |
Posted By: Lodij van der Graaf
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 04:04
What? Oh yes, but it might be a very very very little |
Posted By: DamoXt7942
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 04:53
Sorry, Peter's voice is not my glass of whisky but interesting for me. And I love Rob! ------------- http://www.facebook.com/damoxt7942" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Roj
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 06:15
| Peter Nicholls has always been my favourite singer, and he's English too, and from Manchester. So that's about as local as you can get for me!! |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 06:17
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Daniel Gildenlow, in any language. BTW, ProGR72, isnt Bamarte Brazillian so shouldnt they be singing in Portuguese? ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: Proggy Pogo
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 07:08
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I'm English and so is my favourite singer, Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson. ------------- 
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Posted By: StyLaZyn
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 07:20
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Russell Allen, Jorn Lande, Mats Leven. Too bad Lajon Witherspoon doesn't sing Prog. ------------- 
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Posted By: g0rd0nb0mbay
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 12:10
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Steven Wilson, too good.
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 12:17
I've always highly rated Neals singing and writing. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Noak
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 12:24
| Rikard Sjöblom from Beardfish. |
Posted By: StyLaZyn
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 12:26
He does have a very good voice. It's just his lyrics since leaving SB that bug me.  -------------
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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 12:37
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My native language is Dutch, and my favourite singer who sings in Dutch would be Boudewijn de Groot. He's like the Dutch Bob Dylan, only with more ballads and more melodious and folky, and he didn't write his own lyrics: he had a lyrics writer who was extraordinary as well (Lennaert Nijgh).
No doubt all the Dutch speaking PA members know him. If you, as a non - Dutch speaking person, would like to hear him, and actually know what he's singing, you could click on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgUcRU3kUWc&feature=related - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgUcRU3kUWc&feature=related , where the lyrics are being translated in English. The link is for "Welterusten, meneer de president" (Goodnight mr. president), a protest song against Lyndon B. Johnson. Boudewijn de Groot wrote his best stuff in the late sixties / early seventies, but he's still musically active.
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Posted By: johnobvious
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 12:48
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Christina from Magenta easily for me.
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Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 16:37
| Gavin Hayes from Dredg gets my vote. |
Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 16:45
By the way, just to clarify, I realize that Gildenlow is Swedish, but he sings in English, so my choice still makes sense. |
Posted By: Silly
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 17:06
Too true matey. He's such a regular guy about it. He sings the way he speaks. The way it should be=] ------------- +OlLiE |
Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 17:07
 Well, different strokes for different folks, I guess. |
Posted By: Silly
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 17:16
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I just mean he is truley himself in his music and vocals. I find this admirable but at the end of the day he is not my favorite vocalist. He just deserves respect for that I think. Myles Kennedy from Alter Bridge is one of my favorites also. ------------- +OlLiE |
Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 17:21
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I mean, don't mistake me, PT is one of my all-time favorite modern Prog acts, but Wilson's voice, while perfectly capable, lacks that special something that makes a lead vocalist a true 'lead' vocalist, if you get what I'm saying. In comparison, Jon Anderson sings like he speaks, and I think he has one of the greatest singing voices of all time, |
Posted By: Silly
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 17:32
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Ofcourse I get what you saying! What do I know anyway? =p I'm a big fan of the screamers. Sikth vocalists<3 ------------- +OlLiE |
Posted By: Any Colour You Like
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 17:33
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I have always liked David Gilmour's vocals, probably my favourite vocalist through sheer weight of history. Other vocalists I enjoy are: - Mikael Akerfeldt (Clean, the growls are not my thing) - Peter Gabriel - Steven Wilson - Devin Townsend has a decent softer vocal range - Jon Anderson Some other vocalists are better technically, and some (like Labrie, Geddy Lee, Roger Waters) really have to be listened when you are in the right mood, or they sound daft. |
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 17:37
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Czesław Niemen of course! Honorable mention to Marek Stryszowski from Laboratorium who uses his voice as an instrument rather than sings. ------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 17:39
Roger Waters has never been a good singer. It's really funny me saying that, considering ''The Wall'' is my favorite of theirs, but honestly, Waters' whiny voice worked well for their later material, but if he would simply sing, I would make sure my ears were nicely padded. |
Posted By: Any Colour You Like
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 17:47
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I never said Waters was good I just inferred that his vocals are enjoyable when I'm in the mood for that kinda thing |
Posted By: Guitar1Jesse
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 17:55
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I love Jorn Lande's voice. He could wail at a cow at turn it into ground beef, but he could also lull someone to sleep with his warm tone. Favorite though? I don't know, too many to pick.
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Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 18:55
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Peter Gabriel is of course my favorite.
David Coverdale is my boyhood fave. So of course, Jorne Lande (who is an update) is a fave.
Mike Patton and Devin Townsend do so much with naturally ordinary voices that they must take the vote for most talented.
Matthew Parmenter does everything Hammill does, on pitch. ------------- You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all. |
Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 19:38
| Tim Buckley, the evolution of his albums is incredible, from folk singer to an innovative jazz singer, the song get on top from greetings from la is crazy manic brilliance. |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: July 21 2009 at 22:14
| OK, I've not found much good music sung in Spanish. This is certanly not prog at all, but I think "Bunbury" from "Heroes del Silencio" sings rather cool. Also, I've lately discovered the band "Triana", thanks to Prog Archives, and I really liked the way "Jesus de la Rosa" sings. |
Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Date Posted: July 23 2009 at 20:10
 Oops...Yes, they should. I'll modify that! Thanks for the notice! ------------- Les mains, les pieds balancés Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers, Un marin mort, Il dormira - Paul Éluard |
Posted By: Jake Kobrin
Date Posted: July 23 2009 at 20:29
If anyone says Geddy Lee or James LaBrie I am going to BUST SH*T UP!  Favorite singers: Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth, Bloodbath, etc.) Garm/Kristoffer Rygg (Ulver, Arcturus, etc.) Jonas Renske (Katatonia, etc.) ------------- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dr-Neil-Kobrin/244687105562746" rel="nofollow - SUPPORT MY FATHER AND BECOME A FAN Jacob Kobrin Illustration |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: July 23 2009 at 20:33
| Spinetta |
Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Date Posted: July 24 2009 at 13:10
Oh come on.... He IS good!   ------------- Les mains, les pieds balancés Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers, Un marin mort, Il dormira - Paul Éluard |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: July 24 2009 at 14:06
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Can't think of a Finnish prog singer I like, but here's a few of my non-prog favourites: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESJPIrwfJTU - Ismo Alanko http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJgHoVmnh-o&feature=related - Herra Ylppö http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zXGDIFKmdQ - A. W. Yrjänä http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iGxtscr2Qo&feature=related - Jarkko Martikainen |
Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: July 24 2009 at 16:11
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Klas Ryberg For Cult of Luna has one of the most linear, yet emotional and powerful growls in music in my opinion.
Others would be...
Garm (ulver)
Jonsi (Sigur ros)
John Haugm (Agalloch)
Jon Anderson (Yes)
Aaron Turner (Isis) ------------- 
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Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: July 24 2009 at 16:17
Holy Crap are you kidding me?!?!?!?!?!?!?
"The Father gave the son lifes golden ring and all was rosy in their company"
One is one of the corniest cheesiest album I have, and one of the few albums I'll write a one star review for on this site. -------------
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Posted By: himtroy
Date Posted: July 25 2009 at 23:51
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Well, I speak English, so I have a lot to choose from, US and Britain alone gives me so many choices.
I've always very much loved Grace Slick's voice from Jefferson Airplane. As well as Robert Wyatt's voice (I don't know why, I just love it) as well as Richard Sinclair from Caravan. Then theres always how much I love Freddie King's voice, not prog at all.
I would have to say it comes down to either Grace Slick or Freddie King.
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Posted By: Jake Kobrin
Date Posted: July 26 2009 at 10:52
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About Steven Wilson, I think that he is a very good singer but not as a "lead" singer per say. His harmonized vocals, however, are just INCREDIBLE! ------------- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dr-Neil-Kobrin/244687105562746" rel="nofollow - SUPPORT MY FATHER AND BECOME A FAN Jacob Kobrin Illustration |
Posted By: Liimatta
Date Posted: July 26 2009 at 11:04
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All the Pink Floyd members, Mikael Åkerfelt, Jon Anderson, Ian Anderson and Peter Gabriel are my favorite prog singers. |
Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: July 26 2009 at 15:32
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Freddy Mercury
Mikael Akerfeldt, Devin Townsend and Daniel Gildenlow!
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Posted By: nordwind
Date Posted: July 27 2009 at 17:05
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favourite prog singers...hmmmm
Jon Anderson
John Wetton
Dave Gilmour
John Payne
Steve Walsh
looks like the "Johns" have it........ ------------- Jazz isn't dead.......it just smells funny. Frank Zappa / Live in New York |
Posted By: deafmoon
Date Posted: July 27 2009 at 20:22
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Peter Nicholls can cover tons of range and portray great emotion.
Of course Jon Anderson set the bar though. ------------- Deafmoon |
Posted By: cesar polo
Date Posted: July 28 2009 at 16:00
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I'm spanish and my vote goes to..NONE. I don't like specially singers in my language.
I consider there are a lot of great instrumental stuff in Spain and Latin America, but most of them lose a lot of points when include voices. Of course there are some good albums in Spanish, but not enough to be recommended as good singers.
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Posted By: Luca Pacchiarini
Date Posted: July 28 2009 at 17:01
| But speaking about Latin America, the Bacamarte singer Jane Duboc has a sweeet voice :) |
Posted By: SergiUriah
Date Posted: July 28 2009 at 20:40
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Ín the Prog scene: Juan Carlos de La Rosa, from Triana band, no doubt. Other special voices are Juan Carlos Baglietto (Argentina), and the great Nino Bravo (Spain) ------------- http://img229.imageshack.us/i/bonfirma.jpg/"> 
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Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: July 28 2009 at 21:10
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Peter Hammill. That is all. |
Posted By: shockedjazz
Date Posted: November 02 2009 at 12:39
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Your seriuosly talking about Nino Bravo and (this is really terrorific and scary) of Bumbury?!!?
( If you are not spanish maybe dont understand how distasteful is that). Dont you like Raphael and Camilo too then? Hilarious!
  Is like saying that Gary Glitter is the best rock act!!!
  Anyway talking seriuosly i see some choices i really dig:
The Buckleys (Tim and Jeff).
Sandy Denny- "Sailor Song" "The battle of Evermore"- !Incredible voice! ! Incredible ( that im agree with Moshkito)!
And i will add a personal choice i think nobody post about:
Paul Rodgers in Free- Great singer, maybe not the best technical, not the widest range, anyway he´s singing is one of the most specials, most hartrending and really effective i heard.
I would say Plant if he knew how to sing in the concerts ( back down this amanerated hand, dude!!).
Ian Gillian is an obvious choice but anyway i love him so....
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Posted By: shockedjazz
Date Posted: November 02 2009 at 12:42
| If you want a spanish singer the obvious and logical choice is Camaron. Thats a grat singer |
Posted By: jampa17
Date Posted: November 02 2009 at 12:55
I go for James La... no, wait...
Fredy Mercury... by miles to anyone you have said above... easily... I don't get why some could said Steven Wilson is the best prog singer... he's just average... and in spanish... Bunbury from Heroes del Silencio is quite a good singer, but never put him near to the best singer out there... besides from Mercury, a not been progressive, I go for Elvis Presley... versatile, deep, great... ------------- |
Posted By: shockedjazz
Date Posted: November 02 2009 at 13:01
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Sorry Moskito i miss to put the emoticon i put it now
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Posted By: splyu
Date Posted: November 02 2009 at 16:33
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Ralf Hütter.
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Posted By: fortyninedays
Date Posted: November 02 2009 at 19:35
Maynard James Keenan is at least the most intense singer when performing that I know, especially in Tool's earlier years. He seems to go to a different place. ------------- That is not dead which can eternal lie. And with strange aeons even death may die. |
Posted By: Plankowner
Date Posted: November 02 2009 at 23:54
| Toni Halliday |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: November 03 2009 at 00:33
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Bryan Ferry
Christian Decamps (Ange)
Joanna Hogg (Iona)
Fish
Aldo Tagliapietra (le Orme)
David Cousins
Robert Amirian (Collage, Satellite)
Steve Wilson
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Posted By: The Block
Date Posted: November 03 2009 at 10:56
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Neal Morse -------------  |
Posted By: jampa17
Date Posted: November 03 2009 at 11:30
Yeah, it's called drugs... honestly... ------------- |