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Just curious as the favorite vocalists of those here in this forum other than Perry or Augeri, especially those here who actually sing for a living or who have studio/stage experience.

My two favorites, and perhaps higher on my list than Perry, are Lou Gramm and Steve Walsh. Though Lou didn't have quite the range that Perry did in their glory days, there was always something I liked about his voice, perhaps more of a soulful quality than most white, male, rock singers. On the other hand, Walsh did have the range that Perry had in his prime, though his self-admitted lack of training or technique led to some rapid decline in his abilities in the 80's (along with drug abuse...).

Lou Gramm and Freddie Mercury...

Freddie Mercury, Ann Wilson and (I'm biased on this one) Michael McDonald, but for very different reasons.

Freddie because he was entertaining as well as a great singer. MMD for various reasons. Ann Wilson, because there wasn't anyone much better than her in her prime. (at the time)

Dennis DeYoung and Geddy Lee (I know a LOT of people are gonna hate me for that one...but I love his "Strange" vocals)

whocares wrote:Freddie Mercury, Ann Wilson and (I'm biased on this one) Michael McDonald, but for very different reasons.

Freddie because he was entertaining as well as a great singer. MMD for various reasons. Ann Wilson, because there wasn't anyone much better than her in her prime. (at the time)

I loved Freddie's vocals. When he wasn't singing falsetto, he sounded great. He actually sounded pretty good up until almost the day he died. His vocals on the last song he ever recorded, "Mother Love", give me chills up my spine to this day....How sad.

Escape79 wrote:Dennis DeYoung and Geddy Lee (I know a LOT of people are gonna hate me for that one...but I love his "Strange" vocals)

I think both of those guys sounded better as they entered their late 30s to early 40s. I actually like Geddy's voice as well when he's not singing the really high, squealy stuff, not to mention that I'm also a huge Rush fan.

Oh, yeah and Ann Wilson.

Dennis DeYoung is still a great choice to this day.

Freddie was great (to me) even and especially for his falsetto, but that's just me.

The last album they put out, was one of their best ever by them. (my opinion)

conversationpc wrote:

Escape79 wrote:Dennis DeYoung and Geddy Lee (I know a LOT of people are gonna hate me for that one...but I love his "Strange" vocals)

I think both of those guys sounded better as they entered their late 30s to early 40s. I actually like Geddy's voice as well when he's not singing the really high, squealy stuff, not to mention that I'm also a huge Rush fan.

Yea. I wasn't too keen on Dennis' voice in the early years (Wooden Nickel era..) but up at about Grand Illusion or even Crystal Ball...It seemed to get that fullness that it has now.
Geddy...Nobody could scream like Geddy. That's one of the things I loved. "Somethin' For Nothing" rings a bell on why I liked it. Love the keyed down voice he has now even more though.

Rick Florian - vocalist for an 80's Christian band called White Heart. Guy rivalled Perry in his fantastic tenor voice.

Warren Wiebe - sang several songs on David Foster's "River of Love" album. FANTASTIC voice!

I like Sting, Simon LeBon, and George Michael (yeah, I know, but the guy can flat sing!) as well.

knox wrote:Rick Florian - vocalist for an 80's Christian band called White Heart. Guy rivalled Perry in his fantastic tenor voice.

I was never a big fan of them but that does bring to mind another great singer in a Christian band...A guy by the name of Andy Denton who was the singer for Legend, later renamed to Legend Seven.

Might sound silly but Joe Lynn Turner and Ronnie James Dio are my faves.......

arrivalrules wrote:Might sound silly but Joe Lynn Turner and Ronnie James Dio are my faves.......

Nothing silly there...I love JLT's vocals on Yngwie Malmsteen's "Odyssey" album and RJD is great as well.

what's silly about that?

Joe Lynn Turner was a good one too, haven't heard him lately, but I liked him fine.

Also Warren Zevon comes to mind. not mainstream Rock, but... a favorite.

Speaking of Christian artists...John Schlitt, fomerly of Petra, was a good one as well. In fact, the first time I heard a Petra song with him fronting the band, I thought it sounded like Journey. That was a long time ago, though, and I wasn't as familiar with either band's music as I am now.

Ann Wilson, Paul Rodgers, Sammy Hagar, Bryan Adams & Melissa Etheridge

RubyTequila wrote:Ann Wilson, Paul Rodgers, Sammy Hagar, Bryan Adams & Melissa Etheridge

SHIT...I KNEW I forgot one. SAMMY HAGAR. Awsome all around.

Nothing silly there...I love JLT's vocals on Yngwie Malmsteen's "Odyssey" album and RJD is great as well.

Odyssey is a great album!

Thanks, I just wanted to say who I liked as singers. Nice to see JLT and RJD get some respect on a JRNY board.

arrivalrules wrote:Odyssey is a great album!

It seems that most Yngwie fans don't care much for that album but I love it...JLT's voice fits perfect for those songs, in my opinion. He may not have quite had the pipes that Jeff Scott Soto had but he was still great on that album.

Escape79 wrote:

RubyTequila wrote:Ann Wilson, Paul Rodgers, Sammy Hagar, Bryan Adams & Melissa Etheridge

SHIT...I KNEW I forgot one. SAMMY HAGAR. Awsome all around.

indeed. I don't deserve to be known as a Sammy fan, if I forget him. Great Tequila too.

whocares wrote:

Escape79 wrote:

RubyTequila wrote:Ann Wilson, Paul Rodgers, Sammy Hagar, Bryan Adams & Melissa Etheridge

SHIT...I KNEW I forgot one. SAMMY HAGAR. Awsome all around.

indeed. I don't deserve to be known as a Sammy fan, if I forget him. Great Tequila too.

Sorry...kept thinking about how the whole Geddy Lee thing was gonna go. lol.
Cabo Wabo Repasado, baby.
He IS coming out with another one Called "Golden Eagle". price tag is supposedly going to be $125 so I'm just gonna stick with shots of this. lol.

Geddy is a fine vocalist for his style, never been my thing, but I respect his ability.

That said, NO ONE knows how to throw a "show" like Sammy. And you know what I mean. Ever since I saw him live in '84, I knew I'd be a lifelong fan.

whocares wrote:Geddy is a fine vocalist for his style, never been my thing, but I respect his ability.

That said, NO ONE knows how to throw a "show" like Sammy. And you know what I mean. Ever since I saw him live in '84, I knew I'd be a lifelong fan.

I've seen every show in Houston since the "Marching To Mars" tour...and you're right. It's a GIANT party and I love it. (Hell...I just saw him June 10th and turned a few of my friends into Sammy fans.lol)

"Are we HAVIN' ANY FUN YET?"

I usually let the rich friends buy the expensive stuff for me. I'm not dumb. just stupid.

Now, back to the music talk.

Dennis DeYoung, Lou Gramm, Geddy Lee (Permanent Waves and forward), Richard Marx, MeatLoaf, and the GREAT KEVIN CHALFANT-ERIC

PLUS Sammy Hagar, Don Henley, Johnny Edwards, Stevie Nicks

whocares wrote:I usually let the rich friends buy the expensive stuff for me. I'm not dumb. just stupid.

Now, back to the music talk.

Nice plan. I'll just stick "golden eagle" on the liquor order for the bar and "SAMPLE" a few shots.lol

paul stanley
mick jaggar
jeremy (frontiers) - this cat has the pipe sound we all love and long for,,

right on!!!!

Rob Halford, Tim Owens, Hugo, Sebastian Bach, Ronnie James Dio, Jeff Scott Soto and Sandra Nasic amongst others...

Nice topic

Well, apart from Perry my favourites are:

Joe Lynn Turner
Ronnie James Dio
Glenn Hughes
Ian Gillan
Don Dokken
Lou Gramm

Non-rockers:
Billie Holiday, Alison Moyet, Annie Lennox, Sting and Celine Dion (her music isn't much but her voice is tres magnifique)

arrivalrules wrote:

Nothing silly there...I love JLT's vocals on Yngwie Malmsteen's "Odyssey" album and RJD is great as well.

Odyssey is a great album!

Thanks, I just wanted to say who I liked as singers. Nice to see JLT and RJD get some respect on a JRNY board.

Damn right, Odyssey kicks butt! one of my all time favs. JLT has some great tunes on his "Rescue You" solo album, such as Endlessly (great vocal ability there) just a really good singer.

Favs.

Joe Lynn Turner
Tony Martin
Freddie Mercury
Ronnie James Dio
Don Dokken
John Farnham

Vladan wrote:
Damn right, Odyssey kicks butt! one of my all time favs. JLT has some great tunes on his "Rescue You" solo album, such as Endlessly (great vocal ability there) just a really good singer.

Yup JLT is as good as they come and he still kicks hiney (love Odyssey as well)8) I saw him together with Glenn Hughes a couple of years back, unbelieveable! There are a couple of gents who certainly aren't in need of any technical assistance.

Also just heard an Iron Maiden tribute album (from 2005) where JLT does a magnificent cover of "Two Minutes to Midnight". His voice fits right to the song (his voice, although still rich and powerful, has become a bit raspier over the years).