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Originally posted by Dellinger Dellinger wrote:

Originally posted by progbethyname progbethyname wrote:

Lately I've been appreciating the hell out of....


Jon Oliva (Savatage)
Phil Collins ( Genesis )
Ozzy Osbourne ( Solo Career & Black Sabbath works )
Annette Olson ( Nightwish)
Ronnie James DIO (DIO, Black Sabbath)
Burton C. Bell (Fear Factory)
Roger Waters (solo work & Pink Floyd)
Rick Davies ( Supertramp)
Carl McCoy ( Fields of the Nephilim)
Jaz Coleman (Killing Joke)

Yeah. I did 10 cause I'm an ass. Happy Holidays all!


I don't know many of these, but I do find it strange that you put Anette from Nightwish instead of Tarja, or at least Floor. On the other hand, I do love DIO, I believe he is my very favourite Metal singer... though I guess his work was closer to hard rock than to metal. Also, I'm glad Waters gets some love; I do believe he was a great and very unique singer that often gets overlooked... however, I can hardly think of someone capable of putting so much passion and emotion to their singing (specially on the utter despair department).


Hey man. Yeah Anette Olzen did a great job singing on Dark Passion Play (2007) and Imaginarium (2011)
These 2 albums are actually my favourite NIGHTWISH albums done to date, so Annette gets full praise.
Roger Waters. He's just very unique much like a Peter hammil or a Jon Anderson.
I wouldn't say roger is a skilled vocalists by any means, but I love his screams and emotion he puts forth into his music. Like The Final Cut is brilliant to me and of course Amused to Death is his magnem opus solo album.
He is a winner and his latest album "Is this the life we really want ?' Is right up there with some of the best albums I've heard all year in 2017.
Lastly. DIO. He is the undisputed champion. Nuff said. :)
Know one for me has more power than that guy.
Listen to how he sings on "Sunset Superman" and "Stargazer."
Knocks me on my ass. Lol.
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Originally posted by progbethyname progbethyname wrote:

Originally posted by Dellinger Dellinger wrote:

Originally posted by progbethyname progbethyname wrote:

Lately I've been appreciating the hell out of....


Jon Oliva (Savatage)
Phil Collins ( Genesis )
Ozzy Osbourne ( Solo Career & Black Sabbath works )
Annette Olson ( Nightwish)
Ronnie James DIO (DIO, Black Sabbath)
Burton C. Bell (Fear Factory)
Roger Waters (solo work & Pink Floyd)
Rick Davies ( Supertramp)
Carl McCoy ( Fields of the Nephilim)
Jaz Coleman (Killing Joke)

Yeah. I did 10 cause I'm an ass. Happy Holidays all!


I don't know many of these, but I do find it strange that you put Anette from Nightwish instead of Tarja, or at least Floor. On the other hand, I do love DIO, I believe he is my very favourite Metal singer... though I guess his work was closer to hard rock than to metal. Also, I'm glad Waters gets some love; I do believe he was a great and very unique singer that often gets overlooked... however, I can hardly think of someone capable of putting so much passion and emotion to their singing (specially on the utter despair department).


Hey man. Yeah Anette Olzen did a great job singing on Dark Passion Play (2007) and Imaginarium (2011)
These 2 albums are actually my favourite NIGHTWISH albums done to date, so Annette gets full praise.
Roger Waters. He's just very unique much like a Peter hammil or a Jon Anderson.
I wouldn't say roger is a skilled vocalists by any means, but I love his screams and emotion he puts forth into his music. Like The Final Cut is brilliant to me and of course Amused to Death is his magnem opus solo album.
He is a winner and his latest album "Is this the life we really want ?' Is right up there with some of the best albums I've heard all year in 2017.
Lastly. DIO. He is the undisputed champion. Nuff said. :)
Know one for me has more power than that guy.
Listen to how he sings on "Sunset Superman" and "Stargazer."
Knocks me on my ass. Lol.


Actually, my favourite Nighwish album has become Imaginaerum... there's just something magical about it. But I wouldn't say it's because of Anettes vocals, and most of the songs, at least in the vocal department, I like better on the live versions with Floor. Dark Passion Play is good, but not at the same level for me. From Roger, yeah, The Final Cut has some of the best of his trademark singing, and Amused to Death is really great... but I wasn't really much impress by the last one (I liked much better Gilmour's latest one). And Stargazer by Dio is wonderful indeed, some really powerful singing there, though I havent heard "Sunset Superman".
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1. Sandy Denny
2. Kate Bush
3. Laura Nyro
4. Stevie Winwood
5. Jukka Gustavson
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Kate Bush / Annette Peacock / John Wetton / Leonard Cohen / Sandy Denny
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Steve Howe
Neil Peart
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Freedom is slavery.

Ignorance is strength.”

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"Ignorance and Prejudice and Fear walk Hand in Hand"- Neil Peart
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Originally posted by ProgMetaller2112 ProgMetaller2112 wrote:

Steve Howe
Neil Peart

Say what? LOL
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Originally posted by progbethyname progbethyname wrote:

Lately I've been appreciating the hell out of....


Jon Oliva (Savatage)
Phil Collins ( Genesis )
Ozzy Osbourne ( Solo Career & Black Sabbath works )
Annette Olson ( Nightwish)
Ronnie James DIO (DIO, Black Sabbath)
Burton C. Bell (Fear Factory)
Roger Waters (solo work & Pink Floyd)
Rick Davies ( Supertramp)
Carl McCoy ( Fields of the Nephilim)
Jaz Coleman (Killing Joke)

Yeah. I did 10 cause I'm an ass. Happy Holidays all!

Ronnie is one of the best singers of any genre. Kudos.

Nice to see another person who likes Oliva, too! Zak Stevens, who took over singing fulltime on Edge of Thorns, is also a fine vocalist. Very different sound, but he succeeded where others wouldn't have fit in.
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by ProgMetaller2112 ProgMetaller2112 wrote:

Steve Howe
Neil Peart

Say what? LOL

Haven't you heard them? They are great singers Tongue
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I can't pick only 5, but a mix of my favs and the latest kicks are mixed.

David Gilmour
John Lennon
Roger Hodgson
Jim Morrison
David Bowie
Chuck Negron
Dewey Bunnell
Jack Bruce
Grace Slick
Fairuz
Catherine Howe
Roger Daltrey



P.S. - Was Peter Sando the vocalist from Gandalf? I tried listening to some solo stuff of his, but it the voice didn't match.


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While I"m a huge prog fan, I often find prog vocals disappointing, and often downright annoying.  My gravitation to prog is largely instrumental.  That said, here's 5 prog vocalists I really like:

John Wetton
Justin Hayward
Ian Anderson
Greg Lake
Geddy Lee


Outside prog, it's
Ronnie James Dio
Roger Daultry
Rik Emmett
Rick Medlocke
Sass Jordan

And I do love the Female Fronted/Symphonic Metal
Cristina Scabbia
Sharon Den Adel
Tarja Turunen
Floor Jansen
Amy Lee

EDIT:  
Have really been appreciating Spock's Beard lately.  I always loved Morse's vocals in Transatlantic, but Spock's Beard is just as good.

So for my top 5 prog vocalists, Greg Lake gets the boot and Neal Morse is in.  


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1) Ray Alder
2) Damian Wilson
3) Christina Scabbia
4) Phil Collins
5) Peter Nicholls


Ray Alder AND Cristina Scabbia in the same list?

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I had to do some catchup for 2017 as I wasn't able to buy anything due to financial issues.  However additions for 2018 so far -
Perfect Beings Vier
IO Earth Solitude
Hypnotheticall Synchreality
Lao Tizer Band, The Songs From The Swinghouse
Not A Good Sign Icebound
Phideaux Infernal
Chatoorgoon, Rani Chaotic Wonder
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Originally posted by Fischman Fischman wrote:

Originally posted by progbethyname progbethyname wrote:

1) Ray Alder
2) Damian Wilson
3) Christina Scabbia
4) Phil Collins
5) Peter Nicholls


Ray Alder AND Cristina Scabbia in the same list?

Nicely done!

Thank you. Wink

I must tell you my list changes quite a lot though. 
Probably have a different top 5 every month. LOL


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1-Gimour
2-Waters
3-Gabriel
4-J.Anderson
5-Lake
6-Wetton
7-Hodson
8-I.Anderson
9-Wright
10-Latimer
 
Out of Prog I really like Sting, Bowie, Knopfler, Mercury, Gilian, Dio,Perry and Morrison
 


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Peter Gabriel
Jon Anderson
Ian Anderson
Freddie Mercury (and I really don't like Queen)
Alex Ligertwood


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Moorea Dickason


Long time, no see, PatHug!

Moorea is indeed a force of nature. We were lucky to see MoeTar in the summer of 2012 at Orion Studios - a double bill with miRthkon, and a fantastic evening of music! Shame both bands are no more. However, Moorea and her hubby Tarik have a new project in the works, by the name of Raze the Maze.

Anyway, most of my favourite vocalists are not prog, or at least not totally so. Glenn Hughes comes very high in my list, together with the likes of Freddie Mercury and Ronnie James Dio. However, if I had to mention someone who very rarely gets a shout out, in spite of his incredible vocal talent, I'd go for Brendan Perry of Dead Can Dance. Lisa Gerrard is, of course, another huge favourite, but to me Brendan's voice is one of the band's greatest strengths.
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Strictly prog? Only one of mine probably isn't always considered prog.

Jon Anderson
John Wetton
David Bowie
Peter Gabriel
Peter Hammill

Runners up:

Steve Hogarth
Phil Collins
Roger Daltry
Robert Plant
Peter Nicholls
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I am thinking a little outside of the Prog Box (or am I, it is wide-ranging by definition), and for now am sticking with a few who have been around for a while...Again, top 5?  OK, so I have problems following directions sometimes.  Five is just not enough for how many fine vocalists there are in this genre.  Here are Top 5 Male and Female Vocalists for the moment, anyway...although I would like 10 for each, please, and that would be more representative: 

Female:
Sandy Denny
Annie Haslam
Mary Fahl 
Azam Ali
Jacqui McShee

Male:
Greg Lake
John Wetton
Steve Hogarth
David Longdon
Gary Brooker
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