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Not allowed to vote in the poll but my still allowed to post my choice and It's is Ian Gillan.
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They're all brilliant but Percy is the man.
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Whenever we talk about greatest vocalists in classic rock,these three names are always going to be mentioned first. All equally brilliant with their own unique style.
I prefer Gillan specially for 'Live In Japan' album.
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Posted: December 08 2015 at 10:10 |
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I misread the poll as Roger Daltrey Vs Robert Palmer Vs Ian Gillan! |
No problem. Let's just give it to Mr. Palmer then (God rest his soul). He's as good a contender as the rest of 'em.
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Plant or Daltrey...never really cared that much for Gillan. I'll vote Plant today. btw.....there are many great classic rock singers beyond these three....these guys were in huge well known bands which certainly helped their status. We tend not to think about the others who didn't make as much money. But singers like Steve Marriot, Paul Rodgers, Mike Harrison (from Spooky Tooth ) and many others (Palmer mentioned above..) had some great pipes and imho actually had more interesting vocal qualities (at times) but weren't thrust into stardom as much.
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Plant was basically the archetypal hard rock vocalist who paved the way for many others to follow. And what Plant was to hard rock, Gillan was to heavy metal. Plant was the king of personality and Gillan the king of technique (well, at least until Halford, Dickinson and Dio took turns to displace him by far ;) ).
Given all of the above, Daltrey would appear to be up against impossible odds in contending with these two. But I vote Daltrey for his sheer sincerity and character, which I feel the other two, for all their flamboyance, generally lack. I don't mean character here in the sense of sounding distinctive (again, something where the other two had no problems whatsoever) but in terms of touching a chord, allowing the listener to get a glimpse of the person behind the voice. When Daltrey sings, "Get on my knees and pray/We don't get fooled again" he sounds like he means it. And although Gillan was the prototype for metal vocals, Daltrey did grit better. Love Reign O'er Me!!!!!
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dr wu23 wrote:
Plant or Daltrey...never really cared that much for Gillan. I'll vote Plant today. btw.....there are many great classic rock singers beyond these three....these guys were in huge well known bands which certainly helped their status. We tend not to think about the others who didn't make as much money. But singers like Steve Marriot, Paul Rodgers, Mike Harrison (from Spooky Tooth ) and many others (Palmer mentioned above..) had some great pipes and imho actually had more interesting vocal qualities (at times) but weren't thrust into stardom as much.
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More to the point, they lacked songwriting to back their vocal talent. It is pretty much an axiom of rock music discussion that when somebody says XYZ singer is the best, they really mean they like the songwriting of XYZ's band the most. At least Plant, Daltrey, Gillan were powerhouse singers in their own right. Ozzy's appeal draws entirely from Sabbath's music being tailored to suit his peculiar sound. There are just so many rock/metal singers who are better than him.
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Posted: December 08 2015 at 10:35 |
Plant is my choice from these three although none are at the top of my list. I agree with the point dr wu23 made. In fact, I'm going to play Spooky Two now because it's been too long since I've heard it.
BTW...Phil Lynott from Thin Lizzy is a long time favorite.
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rogerthat wrote:
dr wu23 wrote:
Plant or Daltrey...never really cared that much for Gillan. I'll vote Plant today. btw.....there are many great classic rock singers beyond these three....these guys were in huge well known bands which certainly helped their status. We tend not to think about the others who didn't make as much money. But singers like Steve Marriot, Paul Rodgers, Mike Harrison (from Spooky Tooth ) and many others (Palmer mentioned above..) had some great pipes and imho actually had more interesting vocal qualities (at times) but weren't thrust into stardom as much.
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More to the point, they lacked songwriting to back their vocal talent.
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I don't know Harrison but I'd have to disagree with that for Rodgers and Marriott.
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rogerthat wrote:
dr wu23 wrote:
Plant or Daltrey...never really cared that much for Gillan. I'll vote Plant today. btw.....there are many great classic rock singers beyond these three....these guys were in huge well known bands which certainly helped their status. We tend not to think about the others who didn't make as much money. But singers like Steve Marriot, Paul Rodgers, Mike Harrison (from Spooky Tooth ) and many others (Palmer mentioned above..) had some great pipes and imho actually had more interesting vocal qualities (at times) but weren't thrust into stardom as much.
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More to the point, they lacked songwriting to back their vocal talent. It is pretty much an axiom of rock music discussion that when somebody says XYZ singer is the best, they really mean they like the songwriting of XYZ's band the most. At least Plant, Daltrey, Gillan were powerhouse singers in their own right. Ozzy's appeal draws entirely from Sabbath's music being tailored to suit his peculiar sound. There are just so many rock/metal singers who are better than him. |
The ones I mentioned all wrote many/most of the songs their bands did....I don't think Daltrey or Gillan wrote much of anything (though the whole band is credited for instance on Machine Head)...but I could be wrong. Plant did write but I wonder how much of the music/chords were from Page or was it a true collaboration...? But as you said they all had great voices anyway....and I have always thought Ozzie had a weird voice and not that good overall and as you pointed out many rock/metal singers are far better. I cked my Spooky Tooth albums and the infamous Gary Wright (of Dream Weaver fame...) wrote most of their cuts though Harrison is given credit on some.
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Roger Daltrey...Too many brilliant performances, Quadrophenia is a masterpiece and Tommy is outstanding. Love, Reign o'er Me, Doctor Jimmy, Who Are You, Baba.....I can go on.
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^ I could have easily picked Daltrey, but as rogerthat said it often comes down to which band one likes better.
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I have always preferred Gillan over the other two, and Daltry over Plant. Special mention today goes out to the late David Byron, since I have been listening to the Heep recently.
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dr wu23 wrote:
The ones I mentioned all wrote many/most of the songs their bands did....I don't think Daltrey or Gillan wrote much of anything (though the whole band is credited for instance on Machine Head)...but I could be wrong. Plant did write but I wonder how much of the music/chords were from Page or was it a true collaboration...? But as you said they all had great voices anyway....and I have always thought Ozzie had a weird voice and not that good overall and as you pointed out many rock/metal singers are far better. I cked my Spooky Tooth albums and the infamous Gary Wright (of Dream Weaver fame...) wrote most of their cuts though Harrison is given credit on some.
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I didn't mean their specific songwriting skills but just the quality of songs they got to sing (whether written by them or bandmates) vis a vis LZ/DP/Who. Individual tastes may differ but on a broad level those three bands are incomparable with Spooky Tooth or Bad Company and had some of the greatest songwriters (or composers, whichever term one may prefer) in classic rock. And it's usually the guys singing the greatest songs who also get rated the greatest. I have rarely seen Joe Lynn Turner's name crop up and he was an excellent singer.
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Robert Plant, but all the singers are great.
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addictedtoprog wrote:
Whenever we talk about greatest vocalists in classic rock,these three names are always going to be mentioned first. All equally brilliant with their own unique style.
I prefer Gillan specially for 'Live In Japan' album. |
Freddie Mercury may have a say on that  .
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Ian Gillan. Absolutely amazing.
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I shook my head and smiled a whisper knowing all about the place
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Ian Gillan. Absolutely amazing. |
Aye. His work on "Jesus Christ, Superstar" was spine-tingling, and he had the best pipes of them all.
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