Best Singer In Rock

Leon · **Posted:** Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:17 pm

Me and a friend were talking about who had the best voice in rock and I was wondering what you guys thought. In my opinion Kurt Cobain had the best voice in rock (If you don't believe me listen to the last 30 seconds of where did you sleep last night on the unplugged in NYC disk)

PopTodd · **Posted:** Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:26 pm

Depends how you define "Rock"
I mean, does Sam Cooke qualify?

If you're being more strict (Hard rock), I'm going with Robin Zander (Cheap Trick).

Timis · **Posted:** Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:27 pm

paranoidandroid Wrote:

Me and a friend were talking about who had the best voice in rock and I was wondering what you guys thought. In my opinion Kurt Cobain had the best voice in rock (If you don't believe me listen to the last 30 seconds of where did you sleep last night on the unplugged in NYC disk)

you are nuts.......

actually you need to define "best" singer..

voice-wise...
j. buckley, yorke, or bono

Leon · **Posted:** Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:28 pm

PopTodd Wrote:

Depends how you define "Rock"
I mean, does Sam Cooke qualify?

If you're being more strict (Hard rock), I'm going with Robin Zander (Cheap Trick).

Any kind of music it doesn't matter

Twilightkid · **Posted:** Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:29 pm

It's all an opinion thing....

while the last 30 seconds of "WDYSLN" was hair on the back of the neck chill inducing, I think it was more of a intense beautiful 'moment', then a sign of a great singer.....The actual kicker was the band kicking back into the end of the song, after Kurt's little yelp.

Billzebub · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:26 pm **Posts:** 6459

Dio

Yeah the imagery is goofy, and the guys a dwarf, but man can he belt out the metal anthem.

Halford's not too far behind, his high register shennanigans in "Victim Of Changes" is mind-boggling.

jewels santana · **Joined:** Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:36 pm **Posts:** 10198

freddy mercury or jeff tweedy.

Chuck D · **Posted:** Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:42 pm

jewels santana Wrote:

freddy mercury.

definitely up there in the pantheon.

jewels santana · **Joined:** Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:36 pm **Posts:** 10198

my favorite singer of all time is Otis Redding, and i think he rocks hard enough to qualify.

Timis · **Posted:** Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:46 pm

in addition to these studs -> j. buckley, yorke, or bono

jimmy gnecco

Spade Kitty · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:49 am **Posts:** 4401

I like Lou Gramm's voice and I'll take my slagging like a man tyvm

The Mayor of Simpleton · **Posted:** Tue Jan 10, 2006 1:02 pm

"Best" and "rock" are both pretty vague qualifications. "Favorite" is probably more accurate.

My favorites:

Peter Gabriel
Jeff Buckley
Steve Hogarth
Rufus Wainwright
Freddy Mercury

I'm sure there are many more, I just can't think of them at the moment (and I left my Ipod at home (dammit!))

Timis · **Posted:** Tue Jan 10, 2006 1:06 pm

well a "favorite" singer i must add robert smith (i am a HUGE cure fan)

i agree with Whofa King cares about Peter Gabriel

Ex Lion Tamer · **Posted:** Tue Jan 10, 2006 1:19 pm

Elvis Pressley, Roy Orbison, John Lennon

jewels santana · **Joined:** Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:36 pm **Posts:** 10198

oooh roy orbison.
good call.

iron_and_beer · **Posted:** Tue Jan 10, 2006 1:23 pm

Thom Yorke definitely has to be up there.

posthumus · **Joined:** Tue Oct 26, 2004 2:17 am **Posts:** 589

I'm just gonna throw these out there. If you like em you can take em, if not you can send them right back...

John Lennon (even though Paul could sing circles around him, Lennon had better taste = my choice)
Jim Morrison
Roger Waters
Robert Smith
Bernard Summer
David Gahan
young Trent Reznor
Maynard James Keenan
young David Bowie
young Sting

i'd better mention Thom Y. though I'd like to hear at least one post Bends song where he's not trying to reinvent the castratti...

hey look · **Posted:** Tue Jan 10, 2006 1:31 pm

chris cornell has one of the coolest voices.

jewels santana · **Joined:** Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:36 pm **Posts:** 10198

contradiction Wrote:

chris cornell has one of the coolest voices.

he always drove me crazy, but unlike some other singers i dislike i understand why people like Chris.

Leon · **Posted:** Tue Jan 10, 2006 2:11 pm

Some of my other favorite singers are

Ian Curtis
Robert Johnson
Damon Albarn
Courtney Love
Rivers Cuamo

Dalen · **Posted:** Tue Jan 10, 2006 2:23 pm

Bruce Dickinson
Dio
Freddie Mercury

Evil Dr. K · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:51 am **Posts:** 6327

Neko Case anyone? Or are girls not allowed in this discussion?

I actually think Julian Casablanca has a great rock voice when he actually rouses himself.

Dalen · **Posted:** Tue Jan 10, 2006 2:34 pm

KonstantinL Wrote:

I actually think Julian Casablanca has a great rock voice when he actually rouses himself.

he KILLS on "Fear of Sleep". his voice shines on that track especially.

Promethium · **Posted:** Tue Jan 10, 2006 2:40 pm

My personal favorites are:
Thom Yorke and Jeff Buckley for the falsetto
David Bowie
M Ward and Tom Waits for the gravely soulful voice
Ian Curtis and Paul Banks for the monotone Baritone
Robert Smith
Bryan Ferry for the Cabaret style

A Northern Soul · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:23 pm **Posts:** 3742

pretty much everyone in the band. such an incredible wealth of vocal talent, among other things for sure.

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