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interested to know.. whats your favorite singers and why? - not from an overall frontman point, but the actual voice..

personally i'm fed up with most up and comming rock bands with the ra ra ra or whining screamo crapola. - rob halford is my current favorite due to his range and power.. perhaps not so much his tone - but he is a damn impressive hard rock singer by all accounts.

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actually i should clarify.. singer/lyricist - why do you like his her voice/lyrics?

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Because I like such a huge range of music, it would be very difficult to point out 1 voice! But if had to pick out 1, it would more than likely be..... Nat King Cole.

His voice has a resonance and timbre that just cuts through into your very soul, caresses it tenderly, and then buggers off down the pub leaving you with a sense of loss!

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actually i should clarify.. singer/lyricist - why do you like his her voice/lyrics?

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Peter Gabriel - A persona, with really, really deep lyrics. We're talking layers, here.

Annie Lennox - Must be the best female vocalist on the planet.

Kate Bush - Hmmm or she might be the best. Musically the best writer, certainly.

... and there are just so many others ...

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woooooaaaaahhh right there boy!

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My, that's a hard question....

Now, you said favourite, didn't you, not necessarily technically brilliant? These are a mixture of the two...

METAL

Rob Halford

Lemmy (yes, really)

COUNTRY

Steve Earle

Shelby Lynne

Alison Krauss

BLUES

Robert Cray

John Lee Hooker

BB King

RAWK

Neil Young

OTHERS

Eva Cassidy

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My, that's a hard question....

Now, you said favourite, didn't you, not necessarily technically brilliant? These are a mixture of the two...

METAL

Rob Halford

Lemmy (yes, really)

COUNTRY

Steve Earle

Shelby Lynne

Alison Krauss

BLUES

Robert Cray

John Lee Hooker

BB King

RAWK

Neil Young

OTHERS

Eva Cassidy

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cool selection - i'd agree with lemmy.. great set of jack and smoke stained pipes.

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Johnny Cash `cause he, makes every tune his own, dont matter if he wrote it or not. Ani Di`franco sexy voice, Maynard from Tool is one of the metalsingers I realy like, he makes you feel the lyrics. Bruce Dickinson because he simply can`t do anything wrong, even live. David Bowie Because he is one of a kind in all respects. Kari Bremnes ( norwegian folksinger) because she is one of the best storytellers.

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I wholeheartedly concur with the mentions of Nat Cole, Ray Charles and Aretha. Each an epitome of taste and style and tone. They carry a stamp of unique identity and artistry that's able to convert even the weakest material into something special and uniquely their own.

Alistair - My newly re-discovered daughter brought some Eva Cassidy with her when we met. Hadn't heard her before. One CD I found pretty ho-hum, very "white" sound, with no perticular identity or focus to speak of, but the other live recording showed she really has what it takes - totally on top of her material, very happening performaner, powerful swing and drive, powerfully authentic and soulful. Happy I heard her. I'm a believer.

Just for what he could invent vocally and make perfect musical sense with the sweetest swinginest sound, I have to put in another huge plug here for the totally unrecognised late and great Richard Boone.

Among the most admirable contenders today for my money are a few characters with supremely stunning chops and technical ability, yet with the discimination and good taste not to let that interfere unnecessarily with the sheer guts and integrity of live performance.... Will Downing - great soul singer even better when he sticks to jazz. Rachelle Ferrell - so good she's frightening. Out of the guys in the U.K., there's the excellent Ian Shaw. Kurt Elling who makes his style of perfection seem so easy. And Bobby McFerrin, of course - what other singer could sustain a couple of hours pure sole? - just one voice - doesn't even need a band. Wow.

Also need to add Tania Hancheroff - the woman who demo'd some of our tunes so brilliantly. And the even more unknown Ann Schaefer - with whom I hope to be working in the near future and who I could describe as vaguely like a Norah Jones or a Joni Mitchell, only much much hipper.

No, wait.... there are more... I better stop now.

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I was in the car with the radio on, not listening to it! (as you do) when a song by Matt Munroe came on. It stood out quite markedly from the general drivel that preceeded it! Wonderful voice! I seem to remember this song was in the original film of the 'Italian Job'

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Blues:

Etta James

Dr. John

Norah Jones

Willie Nelson~ Lyrics Kudos as well, Willie's Lyrics really touch me.

Ben Harper

No reason other than these folks really stir my Soul.

Rock:

Janis Joplin

Jim Morrison

Van Morrison

Steve Walsh (Kansas)

Peter Cetera (Chicago style)

Steve Winwood (Traffic daze)

Freddie Mercury

Metal:

Klaus Meine ~ Range

Rob Halford ~ Range, and the ability to make up imaginary words in order to make the song flow :D

Paul DiAnno (from what band?) [smiley=rockin.gif]

David (from Disturbed)

Josie Scott(from Saliva) for letting chad take credit for Hero, even though Josie is the better of the two, take another listen and listen to Josie's Vocals.

Jonathan Davis (Korn)

Mike Muir ~ Awesome Lyrics

Lemmie of course

The list goes on and on, I could go on forever, but these are the names that popped up first.

Peace,

John Nightwolf

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Blues:

Etta James

Dr. John

Norah Jones

Willie Nelson~ Lyrics Kudos as well, Willie's Lyrics really touch me.

Ben Harper

No reason other than these folks really stir my Soul.

Rock:

Janis Joplin

Jim Morrison

Van Morrison

Steve Walsh (Kansas)

Peter Cetera (Chicago style)

Steve Winwood (Traffic daze)

Freddie Mercury

Metal:

Klaus Meine ~ Range

Rob Halford ~ Range, and the ability to make up imaginary words in order to make the song flow  :D

Paul DiAnno (from what band?) [smiley=rockin.gif]

David (from Disturbed)

Josie Scott(from Saliva) for letting chad take credit for Hero, even though Josie is the better of the two, take another listen and listen to Josie's Vocals.

Jonathan Davis (Korn)

Mike Muir ~ Awesome Lyrics

Lemmie of course

The list goes on and on, I could go on forever, but these are the names that popped up first.

Peace,

John Nightwolf

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Paul Di Anno was the original vocalist with Iron Maiden. I saw them with him a couple of times. I don't think you could call him a singer, though. But then again, that wasn't what was required for Maiden and whatever he did seemed to work.

But of course they fired him and got Bruce Dickinson instead.

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Hey

I'm a big soul vocal fan, but let me qualify that. I mean older soul, not the modern "pop dressed as soul". Some of my selection is more based on vocal, some on the lyrics, fewer on both! So here they are in no particular order...

Otis Redding

Smokey Robinson

David Crosby

Sandy Denny

Roy Harper

Alison Krauss

Kate Bush

Thom Yorke

Beth Gibbons

Paul Rogers

Robert Plant

Roger Daltrey

Rod Stewart

and just to fly in the face of expectation:

John Lydon (In his early days with the Sex Pistols)

Cheers

John

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