Favorite vocalists

[Deb]

3) He did accidentally kill Razzle and it seems like it's been torture on him and he paid that back in SPADES with the loss of his little girl. Watching him talk about that was probably the most moving moment in the history of Behind The Music.

I remember that episode. That was rough. I'm sure that has a lot to do with his seeming inability to kick the alcohol habit. Hopefully he has.

That's true Dave. After reading The Dirt and BTM seeing how they lived back then, I'm surprised all 4 made it out alive. Nikki almost didn't.....

[Rip Rokken]

1) No way Wharton lips. No how.

4) he's hit or miss live but does have an incredible voice.

Vince Neil is in a special category, but I can't consider him a great vocalist. Why special? His sound helped shape the L.A. metal scene in the 80's, and is really identifiable with that era. But he's always had trouble in the studio -- I remember reading how on "Theater of Pain", he had immense trouble singing "City Boy Blues" (it still came out, "City BAA Blues"). Watch his "Remaking Vince Neil" special and watch all the trouble Desmond Child had with him in the studio, and Vince himself admits that there is usually something on every song that he has trouble getting right. But enough work in the studio, and you get the results you hear on the albums.

Live, he's MUCH better when he's not drinking, and horrendous when he is. Even sober, he is notorious for skipping words in the songs, "Sugar... Sweet... Packages... Candycane" to help preserve his voice in a show. Vince never considered him a great voice.

Doesn't mean you can't love Vince Neil's voice, though, and I do! I just don't consider him a great vocalist.

[Red13JoePa]

Exacty. He's not the vocal technichian that a Perry or JSS is but his singing voice is simply one MY OWN personal preferences. His vox have a lot of hooks for me.
I also get a boot in the ass out of his personality, sense of humor and outlook on the world. Seems like a very real guy, unlike bandmates Sixx and Lee.

For me his consistently strongest period was '87-'97 but Sick Love Song from '05 is a good a vocal as he's ever recorded.

[BobbyinTN]

Russell Hitchcock (in his prime)
Steve Perry (more the early years, but anything he does I love)
Freddie Mercury
Andrea Bocelli
John Farnham
Dennis DeYoung
Vince Gill
Me(I could listen to that guy all day;-)
Ann Wilson
Linda Ronstadt
Celine Dion
Dolly Parton
Loretta Lynn
Barbra Streisand
Mariah Carey(old stuff)
Tina Arena

[conversationpc]

Exacty. He's not the vocal technichian that a Perry or JSS is but his singing voice is simply one MY OWN personal preferences. His vox have a lot of hooks for me.

He's not one of my favorites but I've always thought his voice had a lot of rock 'n' roll attitude. I like it.

[Indyjoe]

1) No way Wharton lips. No how.

4) he's hit or miss live but does have an incredible voice.

Vince Neil is in a special category, but I can't consider him a great vocalist. Why special? His sound helped shape the L.A. metal scene in the 80's, and is really identifiable with that era. But he's always had trouble in the studio -- I remember reading how on "Theater of Pain", he had immense trouble singing "City Boy Blues" (it still came out, "City BAA Blues"). Watch his "Remaking Vince Neil" special and watch all the trouble Desmond Child had with him in the studio, and Vince himself admits that there is usually something on every song that he has trouble getting right. But enough work in the studio, and you get the results you hear on the albums.

Live, he's MUCH better when he's not drinking, and horrendous when he is. Even sober, he is notorious for skipping words in the songs, "Sugar... Sweet... Packages... Candycane" to help preserve his voice in a show. Vince never considered him a great voice.

Doesn't mean you can't love Vince Neil's voice, though, and I do! I just don't consider him a great vocalist.

I saw them a few times in '83 and '84 live in LA. Live is a whole different ball game than on record. It was like a different band. Loved his voice on record back then.

[Rip Rokken]

Exacty. He's not the vocal technichian that a Perry or JSS is but his singing voice is simply one MY OWN personal preferences. His vox have a lot of hooks for me.

He's not one of my favorites but I've always thought his voice had a lot of rock 'n' roll attitude. I like it.

I don't know why, but I always thought it would be fun to catch him drunk and acting like a jerk, punch him right in the face, and see what happened.

[Deb]

1) No way Wharton lips. No how.

4) he's hit or miss live but does have an incredible voice.

Vince Neil is in a special category, but I can't consider him a great vocalist. Why special? His sound helped shape the L.A. metal scene in the 80's, and is really identifiable with that era. But he's always had trouble in the studio -- I remember reading how on "Theater of Pain", he had immense trouble singing "City Boy Blues" (it still came out, "City BAA Blues"). Watch his "Remaking Vince Neil" special and watch all the trouble Desmond Child had with him in the studio, and Vince himself admits that there is usually something on every song that he has trouble getting right. But enough work in the studio, and you get the results you hear on the albums.

Live, he's MUCH better when he's not drinking, and horrendous when he is. Even sober, he is notorious for skipping words in the songs, "Sugar... Sweet... Packages... Candycane" to help preserve his voice in a show. Vince never considered him a great voice.

Doesn't mean you can't love Vince Neil's voice, though, and I do! I just don't consider him a great vocalist.

I saw them a few times in '83 and '84 live in LA. Live is a whole different ball game than on record. It was like a different band. Loved his voice on record back then.

Love Dr. Feelgood!

[Trace123321]

Have any of you heard of Myles Kennedy, from Alter Bridge? In terms of range, pitch and power, he is probably one of the best singers to come along in a long time.

[larryfromnextdoor]

Have any of you heard of Myles Kennedy, from Alter Bridge? In terms of range, pitch and power, he is probably one of the best singers to come along in a long time.

were they all out of just regular Trace's.....

[Indyjoe]

Have any of you heard of Myles Kennedy, from Alter Bridge? In terms of range, pitch and power, he is probably one of the best singers to come along in a long time.

He's great!

[Lora]

Steve Perry
Sam Cooke
Eric Martin
Vince Gill
Harry Nilsson
Melissa Etheridge
John Lennon
John Denver
Steven Tyler
George Michael

[ScarabGator]

How about this virtually unknown GREAT singer: Christina Scabbia from Lacuna Coil

[Silvio Rodrigues]

Steve Perry
David Coverdale
Jon Anderson
Freddie Mercury
Ronnie James Dio
Geoff Tate
Eric Martin
Jeff Scott Soto
Klaus Meine
Bobby Kimball


Silvio Rodrigues
Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

[frfksakes]

How about this virtually unknown GREAT singer: Christina Scabbia from Lacuna Coil

She's excellent! Music's a bit goth, for me, and that male singer is dragging her down, imo. But she's great.

I heard her do "Our Truth" live (I think that's the name), and - Wow!


Freddie Mercury
Steve Perry
Amy Lee
Steven Tyler
Scott Weiland
Natalie Merchant
Eric Martin

Johnny Cash
Mahalia Jackson

hmm...

He's too country, but what a voice
Rick Trevino has
here's beautiful one:
In My Dreams
http://music.aol.com/video/in-my-dreams ... no/1362870

[cyndy!]

steve perry



eric martin
jeff scott soto
steven tyler
sebastian bach
rob lamothe
tony bennett
george michael
freddie mercury
melissa etheridge

i may have posted this story before. the last time i saw sebastian bach open for GNR, he spontaneously started an a capella version of lights. the audience didn't even need prompting to sing along. he then said that he learned to sing by singing along to journey records when he was young. it was very cool to hear everyone at a GNR show react so positively to that.

[ScarabGator]

How about this virtually unknown GREAT singer: Christina Scabbia from Lacuna Coil

She's excellent! Music's a bit goth, for me, and that male singer is dragging her down, imo. But she's great.

I heard her do "Our Truth" live (I think that's the name), and - Wow!


Freddie Mercury
Steve Perry
Amy Lee
Steven Tyler
Scott Weiland
Natalie Merchant
Eric Martin

Johnny Cash
Mahalia Jackson

hmm...

He's too country, but what a voice
Rick Trevino has
here's beautiful one:
In My Dreams
http://music.aol.com/video/in-my-dreams ... no/1362870

shes not bad to look at either....

[conversationpc]

shes not bad to look at either....

[ScarabGator]

shes not bad to look at either....

If you get a chance to see Lacuna Coil live check them out!!! She is hot as hell and this band puts on a great show...plus she is hot as hell.

[frfksakes]

don't laugh at this one - Engelbert Humperdinck!

Lol! I can’t remember his voice, but I’ll never forget the HUGE poster of him my sister had on our wall - yikes

I have one like that though, lol
For shear vocal talent, Tom Jones is great!

& ‘What’s Up Pussycat?’ is one of my favorite songs, lol.

Someone mentioned Oleta Adams – her cover of ‘Don’t let the Sun Go Down on me’ is brilliant.

[Moon Beam]

Shall I get the hose or fill the nearest tub with ice cubes?, your call Fella's.

[larryfromnextdoor]

Silvio Rodrigues
Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

are you silvio r.? hes in his 60's or so .. right?

[SF-Dano]

How about this virtually unknown GREAT singer: Christina Scabbia from Lacuna Coil

Never heard of her before. With a name like Scab-bia, I wouldn't have expected she'd look as hot as she does in that picture. Nice

[Trace123321]

[quote="ScarabGator"]How about this virtually unknown GREAT singer: Christina Scabbia from Lacuna Coil[/quote]

She is very good. She has a very strong voice, however, after reading many of the other postings, I still think that in terms of power and vocal sustainability, Myles Kennedy is still the one of the strongest, if not the strongest voice out there today.

We all know how SP voice was back in the day, however, we also know how his voice was destroyed by singing his own songs.

There are very few singers who can hit the notes, and more importantly, hold them. I would recommend that everyone listen to Alter Bridge to see what I am talking about. I know that I might sound biased, but I just know that a guy with a 4-octave range has something special that most other singers do not possess.

[Trace123321]

Check this out, Alter Bridge:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0fvxWIYlco

Pay careful attention to 3:30-3:45 and just listen to his vocal strength.

[Deb]

Check this out, Alter Bridge:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0fvxWIYlco

Pay careful attention to 3:30-3:45 and just listen to his vocal strength.

Wow, since when did Jim Carrey start fronting a rock band???

Seriously though, he does have a powerful voice.

[Aaron]

I'm completely embarrassed to leave out:

Chris Robinson
Bon Scott

My favs are:

Steve Perry - far and away the best ever
Hugo
Brad Delp
Lou Gramm
Sammy Hagar
Kevin Chalfant
Jeremey Hunsicker
Jimmy Ryser
Mike Tramp
Marc Ferreira