Ten Top Rockstars With The Most Powerful Voices
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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 one 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?
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 one 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?
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