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Points: 9869 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 04 2017 at 08:53
Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Greg Lake and Justin Hayward run laps around pretty much anyone else out there for pure vocal ability and are the two 'prog' vocalists you will find, and high up there, on any respectable list of great vocalists, prog or not.


I may have already posted in this thread, of my respect for Justin Hayward, but I certainly agree about Greg Lake too.

These two men are 'actual' singers IMO. They could turn their voices to numerous styles, have excellent intonation and timbre and are generally excellent vocalists prog or otherwise, as you say. I feel the same about Freddie Mercury.

Regardless of what one thinks about the music, their technical ability is head and shoulders above the likes Gabriel and Jon Anderson IMO.

Agreed especially with that last sentence.  I don't know why the prog world rates Gabe and Jon so highly as singers.  If it's only for influence, ok, but for pure singing ability, there are better singers in prog as in 'non prog' music.
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Points: 16130 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 04 2017 at 10:19
Also, lets not forget Chris Thompson of Manfred Manns Earth Band. Great singer.
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Points: 9869 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 04 2017 at 10:21
Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

Also, lets not forget Chris Thompson of Manfred Manns Earth Band. Great singer.

Haven't heard, at least not attentively.  Will do.
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