Apollo Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 (edited) Obviously John Lennon is one of the best ever, but I couldn't figure out where to put him.I'm 38, so my music background is basically from about 1985 until now - hence the reason there are a lot of 80's and 90's singers on here.Anyway - this isn't meant to start a big fight, just a fun debate. IN MY OPINION ONLY . . . here are the top three singers at each genre.Maybe not the best "technical" singers. My criteria was if I was the lead singer of a band that played this kind of music, whose voice would I want.Melodic Rock (love)1. Steve Perry - the king of the love song, the smoothest voice EVER2. Elton John - perfect at what he does3. Van Morrison - love his voice, ripped with feelingPop1. Buddy Holly - the REAL king of Pop. Fuck Elvis and Michael!2. Prince - old prince, son. old prince ruled. little red corvette? when doves cry?3. Ann Wilson - the best female voice - everSoul/RnB/Urban/Black1. Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing - enuff said2. Bob Marley - still the best3. Otis Redding/Ray Charles - Otis's voice could melt your heartRock1. Freddie Mercury - nothing needs to be said2. Robert Plant - defined rock, how many copycats of him are there?3. John Fogerty - come on - unique cool voice. underrated in my book.Hairband Rock1. Eric Martin - OK, nobody will agree with this. But what an amazing voice.2. Sebastian Bach - you might not like him personally, but the fella can flat out sing3T. Jason McMasters - lesser known, but can hit the HIGH note and sung for a ac/dc tribute band. Listen to Queen of The Nile, Teasin pleasin, Scared.3T. Tom Kieffer - cinderellaHard Rock1. Axl Rose - dude - nothing needs to be said2. Ozzy - again, his voice defined a generation. Crazy Train is still the SONG3. Steven Tyler/Geddy Lee - Tyler, just from so many rock classic. Geddy for his uniqueness.Metal1. Bruce Dickinson - doesn't get the credit he deserves. Sounds as good live as on album.2. Rob Halford - heavy metal at it's finest3. Chris Cornell/Dio/either Ac/dc singer - tho all might belong in the hard rock section Edited August 26, 2008 by Groghan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr. orangestone Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 I'd put Ozzy (not Ozzie) under metal, not hard rock. And Chris Cornell is more hard rock than metal...no grunge category.Also, Bob Marley as soul/RnB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted August 26, 2008 Author Share Posted August 26, 2008 I'd put Ozzy (not Ozzie) under metal, not hard rock. And Chris Cornell is more hard rock than metal...no grunge category.Also, Bob Marley as soul/RnB?I know . . . but I didn't want to have 19 groups. Grunge, classic rock, reggae, etc. So I had to make some consessions.Good points on the ozzy and cornell . . . there are a few guys that could go in multiple categories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithium Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 (edited) If you look away from the technical abilities and forget all the hard-rock-Freddie-Mercury stuff, the best singers I've ever heard are Howlin' Wolf and Sam Cooke. Edited August 26, 2008 by Lithium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted August 26, 2008 Author Share Posted August 26, 2008 If you look away from the technical abilities and forget all the hard-rock-Freddie-Mercury stuff, the best singers I've ever heard are Howlin' Wolf and Sam Cooke.I had Sam Cooke on there until the very end!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Axl Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Axl Rose, Bruce Dickinson, Freddie Mercury and Steven Tyler = best singers ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevGNR666 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 pretty typical list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Yeah I'd agree with that list near enough.No Van Morrison for me though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyMonk Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Awesome to see Van the man on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Rambler Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Wheres Elvis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sandman Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Where's Ann Wilson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBear Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Where's Ann Wilson?On the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Where's Ann Wilson?On the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sandman Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Where's Ann Wilson?On the list.Should be in every category, she's too big for one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagocoma13 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 A very underated rock singer is Robin Zander from Cheap TrickMy personal fav for metal is Michael Kiske from HelloweenFav of all time is Uncle Axl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misch Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 ELVIS Just listen to his version of yesterday. As much as I love Lennon and McCartney, Elvis was by far the better singer imo.YesterdayMy list:Elvis Mike PattonJohn LennonPaul McCartneyFreddie MercuryAxl Rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Monk Time Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 (edited) If you look away from the technical abilities and forget all the hard-rock-Freddie-Mercury stuff, the best singers I've ever heard are Howlin' Wolf and Sam Cooke.Sam Cooke's voice is absolute perfection. Admittedly, I haven't heard all of his recordings, but I don't think I've ever heard him sing poorly.Not necessarily my favourite musicians, but my favourite singers are Jeff Mangum (Neutral Milk Hotel), Thom Yorke (Radiohead), David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Peter Murphy (Bauhaus), Pete Shelley (Buzzcocks), Paul Westerberg (the Replacements) and the guys from Vampire Weekend and the Dodos. Edited August 26, 2008 by Black Monk Time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesy Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 (edited) The most rocking pipes undoubtedly belong to Axl and Brian Johnson. Then, there's the ethereal trio, capable of making me weep instantly:1) Morrissey (Probably the most talented, humorous, depressing, and thought-provoking lyric-writer in pop/rock history. He's got one spooky voice that's surprisngly layered with emotion, despite sounding half dead).2) Jeff Buckley (A technical marvel with the most impressive range I've ever heard. His music drips with impossible beauty and I get salty discharge just thinking about how gifted he was. The Greatest, as far as I'm concerned.) 3) Thom Yorke (Influenced by the other two above and he's certainly got the best of 'em. It's all about atmosphere with Thom... as well as everything else that's capable of giving you goosebumps and premonitions. Edited August 26, 2008 by bluesy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnold layne Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Wheres Elvis?Where's Ann Wilson?Where's Waldo?Oh, there he is! That sneaky bastard... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stiff Competition Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Obviously John Lennon is one of the best ever, but I couldn't figure out where to put him.I'm 38, so my music background is basically from about 1985 until now - hence the reason there are a lot of 80's and 90's singers on here.Anyway - this isn't meant to start a big fight, just a fun debate. IN MY OPINION ONLY . . . here are the top three singers at each genre.Maybe not the best "technical" singers. My criteria was if I was the lead singer of a band that played this kind of music, whose voice would I want.Melodic Rock (love)1. Steve Perry - the king of the love song, the smoothest voice EVER2. Elton John - perfect at what he does3. Van Morrison - love his voice, ripped with feelingPop1. Buddy Holly - the REAL king of Pop. Fuck Elvis and Michael!2. Prince - old prince, son. old prince ruled. little red corvette? when doves cry?3. Ann Wilson - the best female voice - everSoul/RnB/Urban/Black1. Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing - enuff said2. Bob Marley - still the best3. Otis Redding/Ray Charles - Otis's voice could melt your heartRock1. Freddie Mercury - nothing needs to be said2. Robert Plant - defined rock, how many copycats of him are there?3. John Fogerty - come on - unique cool voice. underrated in my book.Hairband Rock1. Eric Martin - OK, nobody will agree with this. But what an amazing voice.2. Sebastian Bach - you might not like him personally, but the fella can flat out sing3T. Jason McMasters - lesser known, but can hit the HIGH note and sung for a ac/dc tribute band. Listen to Queen of The Nile, Teasin pleasin, Scared.3T. Tom Kieffer - cinderellaHard Rock1. Axl Rose - dude - nothing needs to be said2. Ozzy - again, his voice defined a generation. Crazy Train is still the SONG3. Steven Tyler/Geddy Lee - Tyler, just from so many rock classic. Geddy for his uniqueness.Metal1. Bruce Dickinson - doesn't get the credit he deserves. Sounds as good live as on album.2. Rob Halford - heavy metal at it's finest3. Chris Cornell/Dio/either Ac/dc singer - tho all might belong in the hard rock sectionHow the fuck is baz a hairband singer?!Have you ever heard the anything past I Rememer you?The entire "Slave" album is more hard rock(almost metal) than anything GN'R ever did. That album is one hard fucking album.And yeah, as was mentioned, Robin Zander is very underrated. He can outsing anyone mentioned aside from Freddy Mercury. I've seen the guy live 15 times and he doesn't miss one note and his voice seems to age like wine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyDRE Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Bono Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grouse Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Mercury could've probably been on the nr1 spot in every category, he had the most versatile voice I've ever heard... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest knerken Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 You should have a category called Trent Reznor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnold layne Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 You should have a category called Trent Reznor.No no no no, you need a category called "Pure Shit", and then you can put Trent Reznor underneath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest knerken Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 You should have a category called Trent Reznor.No no no no, you need a category called "Pure Shit", and then you can put Trent Reznor underneath.I will not take any rock vocal-opinions from a user with an Oasis signature seriously But seriously, Trent Reznor has got a great range and a recognizable voice that gives his music more emotion, atmosphere and beautiful despair than anyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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