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Sector7G
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 Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:49 pm Post subject: Who has the best Male "Rock or Blues" voice? |
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In the thread asking for favorite Dylan songs some were slamming his "terrible" voice. Personally, I agree with what eamo said: Dylan's voice is masterful and perfect for the music he does. But I am sure Dylan's style is not for everyone.
So I ask, who do you think of when you think of great male rock or blues voice? Robert Plant? Steve Perry? Greg Allman? Just throwing some names out there.
Anyway, after going to some of the singing rooms and finding out how difficult some songs were to sing I came away with a little more respect for singers I used to not like- like Axl Rose for example.
Which reminds me. As in the case of people who liked Dylan songs but not his voice, there may be a singer whose voice you admire though you don't like his songs. |
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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea
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Johnny Rotten- Pre Pil.
I don't like his voice in PIL
Jello Biafro- DK's
Motorhead. |
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kiknkorea
Joined: 16 May 2008
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Bloopity Bloop
Joined: 26 Apr 2009
Location: Seoul yo
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12ax7
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| Sun House, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Ray Charles, James Brown, Fats Domino, Bobby "Blue" Bland,... |
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soakitincider
Joined: 19 Oct 2009
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Graham Bonnet or Rob Halford. Dickinson is also killer! Can't forget Glenn Hughes either!
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carpetdope
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| Mark Lanegan sounds like whiskey and cigarettes. In a good way. |
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Fishead soup
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Screaming Jay Hawkins
Louis Armstrong |
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sunnata1
Joined: 19 Nov 2009
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Steve Perry is often referred to as 'The Voice.'
I think Stevie Ray Vaughns voice was perfect for his genre.
Willie Nelson is under appreciated in my opinion. |
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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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| Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:41 pm Post subject: Blues |
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Eric Clapton, Bruce Springstein, Billy Joel, Robert Plant, Roger Daltry, Stevie Wonder, Muddy Waters, Neil Diamond, Eric Burton (Animals), Mick Jagger, Jimi Hendrix, perhaps?
Why not start a poll? John Myall is one guy who can sing, but never had the catchy top 10 songs. Arguably, Stevie Ray Vaughan? Just so people know what the choices are:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues#1960s_and_1970s
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues#1980s_to_the_2000s |
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what the thunder said
Joined: 23 Nov 2009
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| I've always loved Van Morrison's voice. It has that great grit and grind along with a really searing edge. That kind of voice is really memorable. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| what the thunder said wrote: |
| I've always loved Van Morrison's voice. It has that great grit and grind along with a really searing edge. That kind of voice is really memorable. |
Yeah. Van is my all time favorite singer. I love how he stretches words and is really brave on stage with weird stylings. Among other musicians Van's singing is highly rated. His phrasing is often quoted as the best in the business.
As for singers whose voice I like but whose music I really don't........it's a good question....off the top of my head, I'd say David Coverdale from Whitesnake.....big powerful voice with a lot of control and tone......awful songs and image though. |
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seonsengnimble
Joined: 02 Jun 2009
Location: taking a ride on the magic English bus
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Jeonmunka
Joined: 05 Oct 2009
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The guys who manipulate their voices to make the vocal expression of an overdriven electric guitar are the ones who rate very highly in anyone's book of singers: Australian Jimmy Barnes, the guy from Yes, sometimes R. Plant ...
But crooners like Frank Sinatra, Neil Diamond; gusto-macho dudes like Tom Jones mmm they sing pitch perfect but they don't really make something exceptionally extraordinarily wicked. Tom Jones sometimes great.
Some singers are quite nasal yet get rave reviews, like Roland Orzabel ... Axle Rose seems a bit nasally to me. Tom Petty for sure and Dylan and W. Nelson, uck.
But, the dudes who carry really high pitches and stuff almost throw their voices into the sky .. and they are the ones who become immortal. |
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andrewchon
Joined: 16 Nov 2008
Location: Back in Oz. Living in ISIS Aust.
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Roland Gift of Fine Young Cannibals
Errol Brown of Hot Chocolate
Victor Willis of Village People |
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