ebake02 wrote:I think Arnel is a decent singer but higher than Steven Tyler and Jim Morrison!! I don't think so.
Rick wrote:That list sucks. No Perry, no Gramm, no Plant, no Dickenson, no Coverdale, no fucking thanks.
Chubby321 wrote:http://www.dailytop10.net/top-10-rockstars-with-the-most-powerful-voices/
There are very few rock stars that could qualify as a tenor and of the few who do, only a portion can hit their highest note while they retain a rock and roll attitude.
Let me just clarify that screaming is not singing. I have nothing against screaming and there are a lot of bands that I like that have “screamers” as their lead vocal. But this list contains the name of those who are, for lack of a better term, academically classified as a tenor.
10. Roger Daltry - Band: The Who
The Who’s singer went under the knife to remove a pre-cancerous growth on one of his vocal chords in December 2009, weeks before his half-time performance in the Super Bowl.
His voice was at its peak when he was younger, obviously. He was a natural tenor and can hit the high notes without going falsetto.
9. Mick Jagger - Still o
ne of the few rock stars who can hit the high notes without screaming. Unfortunately, his voice is underrated because it is often overshadowed by his showmanship. He also falls prey into putting to much “kicks” on his songs. It sounded alright in the old times but it quickly grew old.
8. Steven Tyler - Band: Aerosmith
Apparently, he has two kinds of voice. The young Steven Tyler wanted to be proper in singing that’s why he sang properly and some think is the better kind.
After fame, drugs and alcohol, Tyler started to not care about what is the proper way to sing so he started singing in “who the hell gives a fuck” kind of way and that’s the one we hear to day.
Either way, he can still sing with power.
7. Alice Cooper - Band: Alice Cooper
He can go from alto to tenor in no time.
I have to admit I’m not a big fun of Alice Cooper but hey, I respect the guy and the fact that he doesn’t belt out unless needed. Maybe that’s why many don’t hear the power in his voice too.
6. Jim Morrison - Band: The Doors
It has been documented that Jim Morrison never liked his own voice. When the band came together, they had to convince Jim to do the singing only because he was already a talented writer and they knew that no one can do the songs better than the writer.
It was in the course of the band’s career that Jim and the band started realizing that he really had a voice that was often referred to as a “crooner.”
5. Pat Monahan - Band: Train
His lowest pitch is already a tenor. He doesn’t have a natural bass.
4. Arnel Pineda - Band: Journey
I thought this band was done when Steve Perry left until they discovered Arnel Pineda through YouTube. He has a wide ranged – bass to tenor which is really rare for any singer. He doesn’t shift to falsetto for the high notes.
3. Scott Weiland - Band: Stone Temple Pilots
His voice drives me nuts. He is so prolific. He can do rock, ballad, jazz and just about any genre there is with ease. His voice has deteriorated because of drugs but in his prime he was a natural baritone that can hit the tenor range when he belts out.
2. Freddie Mercury - Band: Queen
Although Mercury’s speaking voice naturally fell in the baritone range, he delivered most songs in the tenor range. His vocal range extended from bass low F (F2) to coloratura falsetto F-natural (F6). His belting register soaring to tenor high F (F5).
1. Chester Bennington - His natural voice falls into the C. He is a Leggerio Tenor. He doesn’t really have the quality of an alto voice but when he relaxes he can pull the alto voice up to his tenor quality and not make it sound strained. He can sing above F (somewhere around middle C).
AP made the list. That is so cool.
Someone mentioned Ann Wilson of Heart should be in the top 10 and I agree.
What say you?
Chubby321 wrote:There are hundreds and hundreds of singer around and for AP to be even in the mind of this author is a testament to AP's talent, professional merit or not.
You may not agree with the list 100% but it doesn't mean it's a bad list.
@Don, you better believe it.
With grit, power and forceful voice without using falsetto when trying to reach high notes, who will be your top ten?
Arkansas wrote:Usually with any list, people automatically assume best or worst.
I think the key word here is 'powerful'. How is that defined?
Also, what level of success or fame does a singer have to have in order to be an official 'rock star'?
later~
Don wrote:Using the word 'power' as the main identifier here and then putting Mick Jagger's name as an example is an oxymoron.
Don wrote:Wow, I just realized that Dio wasn't on the list.
Can we just close this thread now?
Rocker Chic wrote:One of my favorite vocalists...
JORN LANDE:
In his band Masterplan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq2Uc0y0nnQ
Jorn doing Dio!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5oMg9Gy51o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLjjJWvpQf4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZBbLo-eabY
Jorn's Song for Ronnie James (written in tribute to Dio):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5mx0qCHUiI
From the Allen/Lande albums:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoM-OeFnOdk (from The Battle)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4HyVoTwJO0 (from The Revenge)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMSRR6jacQg (from The Showdown)
Jorn doing Whitesnake:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgdDy2v8WtY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EM7f5ATeXk (<-- Look how young he is here [great recording from 1998]! )
Debbie
SF-Dano wrote:When I think of "strong" voices in Rock/Hard Rock/Metal. The first names that come to my mind are - Dio, Meniketti, Dickenson, Coverdale, Tate, Perry, Gillian, Hagar, and Soto. Now for most of these, I am talking about when they were in their prime. Not considering range necessarily, just power (strong). There are more, but those were the first to come to mind and none were on that list.
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