Oh gawd, another "who's the greatest?" thread. Anyways, list who you think the top ten best vocalists are in the history of music of forever. If deemed necessary, make a list for each gender, but I really don't think I need two.

10. Zach de la Rocha (RATM)
09. Billy Idol (self-titled)
08. Perry Farrell (Jane's Addiction)
07. Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys)
06. Dennis DeYoung (Styx)
05. Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
04. Ann Wilson (Heart)
03. Pat Benatar (self-titled)
02. Steve Perry (Journey)
01. Freddy Mercury (Queen)

Freddy, naturally, kicks all ass.

Poast.

08. Perry Farrell (Jane's Addiction)



I stopped reading there.

I stopped reading there.

No you didn't.

BEST OF ALL TIME:
Layne Staley (Alice in chains, madseason, class of 99)

Others:
Chris Cornell
Eddie V.
Freddy M
Jerry Cantrell (solo)

Russel Allen
Freddie Mercury
Steve Perry
Eric Adams
Adam Duritz

Robert Plant
Ozzy Osbourne
Thom Yorke
Kurt Cobain
John Lennon
Paul McCartney

NUMBER ONE: Brandon Boyd [Incubus]
Number Two: Frank Sinatra [Self - Titled]
Number Three: Jimi Hendrix [Self - Titled]
Number Four: Maynard James Keenan [TOOL, Puscifer, A Perfect Circle]
Number Five: John Mayer [Self - Titled]
Number Six: Robert Plant [Led Zeppelin]
Number Seven: Mama Cass Elliot [Mamas and the Papas]
Number Eight: Freddy Mercury [QUEEN]
Number Nine: Kurt Cobain [Nirvana]
Number Ten: Beth Gibbons [Portishead]

that's a great list with the exception of robert plant. i'd replace him with freddie mercury or noel gallagher

These list your posting cant be worst than rolling stones anyway, check it out if u dare.

the topic is greatest vocalist, as in voice only, im not taking fronting ability into account.

1. Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, TOTD, Audioslave, Solo : see early soundgarden and TOTD for his best vocals)
2. Freddie Mercury (Queen)
3. Jeff Buckley
4. Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) not a fan but he is undeniably great
5. Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
6. Roy Khan (Kamelot, Conception)
7. Geoff Tate (Queensryche)
8. Sebastian Bach (Skid Row, Solo)
9. Layne Staley (Alice in Chains, Mad Season)
10. Maynard James Keenan (Tool, APC)

No order. Gender-segregated lists to deter the offenses of further cock-rockery in this thread. Decided not to list rappers.

Chicks:
1.) Françoise Hardy
2.) Nara Leao
3.) Irma Thomas
4.) Brenda Reid (The Exciters)
5.) Maxine Brown
6.) Edda Dell'Orso
7.) Amalia Rodrigues
8.) Mahalia Jackson
9.) Oum Kalsoum
10.) Ari Up (The Slits) (token punk pick)

Dicks:
1.) Terry Callier
2.) Sam Cooke
3.) Blind Willie Johnson
4.) James Brown
5.) Prince
6.) Colin Blunstone (The Zombies)
7.) Caetano Veloso
8.) Nat King Cole
9.) Jimmie Dale Gilmore
10.) Jobriath (token gay pick)

There's no way I can rate them, but I'll give some honorable mentions.

Freddy Mercury for sure.
Janis Joplin's up there.
Whitney Huston too.
Simon or Garfunkle's up there too, whichever sings bridge over troubled water.

Lots more to mention, but I don't have the time to pick apart this shit. It's like asking if Clapton or Santana are the better guitarist.

+1 for Blind Willie Johnson

It's Garfunkel.
He's awesome.

Chuck Schuldiner (Death)
Stza (Choking Victim, Leftover Crack etc)
Eugine Hutz (Gogol Bordello)
Poly Styrene (Xray Spex)
Genn Danzig, Jerry Only (Misfits)
Rob Zombie
Karen O (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
Bradley Nowell (Sublime)

Yeah, some of the first ones that come to mind.

chet baker anyone?

Freddie Mercury
Frank Sinatra
Paul McCartney
Janis Joplin

There's a top 4, there might be some misspellings but whocares.

Attila Csihar
Jennifer Charles (Chick who did Lovage with Patton)
Beth Gibbons (Portishead)
Tom Waits
Aaron Freeman (Gene Ween)

..then of course Yorke, Patton, Danzig, blah blah.

Up and coming I hope. I'm in love with her voice/lips.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtQw94OpNKw

What... no love for Angela Gossow?

No other woman can sing like she can.

harry nilsson

if you dont know any of his songs, youtube him, hands down the greatest vocalist

Maynard James Keenan of TOOL
Bradley Nowell of Sublime
Chris Cornell of Audioslave/Soundgarden
Frank Sinatra

only other person who appreciates frank sinatra...
thank you.

robert plant for the sheer sound of his voice
Brandon Flowers has a nice one
Can't deny Robert Johnson and Skip James their place in this
Nathan willett from cold war kids

1) Freddy Mercury - Queen
2) Phil Anselmo - Pantera
3) Axl Rose (strange, but awesome on appertite)
4) Suze DeMarchi - Baby Animals
5) Matt Bellamy - Muse
6) Paul Banks - Interpol
7) Chris Cornell - Soundgarden
8) Tex Perkin - The Cruel Sea, Beasts of Bouron
9) Stevie Ray Vaughan
10) John Farnham

Gals:

Mia Zipata (the gits)
Dolores O'Riordan (the cranberries)
Kim Deal (the pixies)
Fay Fife (Rezillos)
Karen O (yeah yeah yeahs)

Guys:

Layne Staley
Kurt Cobain
Eddie Vedder
Chris Cornell
Stza Crack (leftover crack)
Bradley Nowell
Dave Grohl
SRV
Eric Clapton

No, there is no love for her, because even as growlers go she's quite shit. And the only good album she's been on was Wages of Sin.

I'm contributing:
George Thorogood
Jeff Martin (Racer X)

And Ian Anderson. Oh yeah.

1-Kurt Cobain
2-tie Chris Cornell
2-tie Dexter Holland
2-tie Corey Taylor
3-David Draiman

ill say it one more time

Harry Nillson

10.Robert Plant
9.Greg Lake
8.David Gilmour
7.Elton John
6.Geoff Tate
5. Bruce Dickinson
4. Dennis DeYoung
3. Brad Delp
2. Steve Perry
1. Freddy Mercury

Jack White
Frank Sinatra
Devin Townsend
Hansi Kürsch
Ronnie James Dio
Paul Masvidal
Mikael Åkerfeldt
Peter Steele

Cee-lo Green
Otis Redding

And many others, but the ones I could think of have already been listed.

Cobain
Anselmo (for Superjoint Ritual and Down, as well as Pantera)
Schuldiner
Ozzy
Bon Scott

Freddy Mercury (Queen)
Steve Perry (Journey)
Paul MCcartney (Beatles)
Steve Walsh (Kansas)
Mika
Stevie Wonder
Art Garfunkel (Simon and Garfunkel)

Will Sheff
Conor Oberst
Dan Deacon + vocoder :D
Guy from Carissa's Wierd
Damien Rice
Guy from Muse
Robert Smith

that's a great list with the exception of robert plant. i'd replace him with freddie mercury or noel gallagher

disgusting.

now im not sure about the "best" but my favorite would have to be...in no particular order because i dont want to take the time...

brandon boyd
cedric bixler-zavala
robert plant.
sa martinez!/nick hexum
whoever the dude from form of rockets first cd is
bradley nowell for sure. or is it knowell?
matisyahu
marley
dudes from fear before the march of flames

Bob Dylan
Lou Reed
Joe Strummer
Johnny Rotten
Pavaroti

Bob Dylan

GTFO.

No, seriously, you can't be serious. Seriously? Dude.

He was a great, wrote some fucking awesome classics, but he was never known for his voice.

Most of his covers are better sung than the original.

AHHHH!!! fucking yeys...brandon boyd = fucking amazing.
thank you red_foreman

GTFO.

No, seriously, you can't be serious. Seriously? Dude.

He was a great, wrote some fucking awesome classics, but he was never known for his voice.

Most of his covers are better sung than the original.

i whole heartedly agree with you, bob dylan's voice sucks horribly. and although his lyrics and such were that of wonders...his voice could not compliment such beautiful words.
so thank you Rykoshet

disgusting.

shuttup new arrival, my opinion is superior to yours



back on topic - dylan's voice was unique but no it wasnt very good.

GTFO.

No, seriously, you can't be serious. Seriously? Dude.

He was a great, wrote some fucking awesome classics, but he was never known for his voice.

Most of his covers are better sung than the original.

Well... That list was semi serious but when I think about it it is still valid. Even if Bob Dylan wasn't a technically great vocalist the athenticity he lent to his songs made up for it. Listen to Like a Rolling Stone then picture it being sung by Justin Timberlake and tell me if the technically better singer does it better. It's like Lou Reed; he is a lousy singer but he actually sounds like the kinda guy who lives what he sings, but if you had the Nickleback guy singing Heroin or Waiting for the Man it would sound ridiculous.

The point is, for certain genre's of music a "great" singer, in my opinion, is the one who can sing the songs best. Pavaroti is a great opera singer and Bob Dylan is a great folky rockish singer because both sound genuine to their songs.

Harry Nilsson, Harry Nilsson, Harry Nilsson, Harry Nilsson

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=harry+nilsson&search_type=

Everybody that didn't list Robert Plant can go fuck themselves, I dont care how opinion based this question is, if you didnt list him, fuck you...that is all...

back on topic - dylan's voice was unique but no it wasnt very good.

True, but there can be something special in its ruggedness. Not so much in Dylan's case, but Will Sheff's for sure. Old Will Sheff, none of that pussy Stage Names/Ins indie pop bullshit. That shit makes me wanna break down and start crying for having ever liked Okkervil River.

Jim Morrison must take a place up there SOMEWHERE.

Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)
Adam Duritz (Counting Crows)
Ian Gillan (Deep Purple)
Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)
Michael Stipe (R.E.M)
Wayne Coyne (Flaming Lips)
Janis Joplin
David Bowie
Ben Harper
Aretha Franklin

Maybe I'm wrong, but are people seriously forgetting Axl Rose???

OH!

MF Doom! Lyricist, vocalist, same thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NTbia6g3ck

You can't get much cooler than sampling scooby doo.

THOSE are (in your opinion) the greatest vocalists?seriously you need to expand your music taste a little bit.theres so much you're missing out on.