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    Posted: August 11 2004 at 19:40
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james labrie - dream theater
roger waters - pink floyd
syd barrett - pink floyd
dave gilmour - pink floyd
rick wright - pink floyd
jon anderson - yes
cedric bixler zavaler - the mars volta
greg lake - king crimson/ELP
maynard james keenan - tool
steve wilson - porcupine tree/opeth
peter gabriel - genesis
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  • Greg Lake
  • David Gilmour
  • Jon Anderson
  • John Wetton
  • Annie Haslam
  • David Cousins
  • Peter Gabriel
  • Justin Hayward

 
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The 3 Peters: HAMMILL, GABRIEL & NICHOLLS.

Also - JAMES LABRIE, RUSSELL ALLEN, ANNIE HASLAM, EMILA DERKOWSKA, JON ANDERSON, DEREK SHULMAN, STEVE WALSH
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In order:

Male

1.- Peter Gabriel: Not the most gifted voice, but the guy puts emotion and talent, the best prog vocalist by far IMHO.

2.- Greg Lake: Great voice (probably the best), but lacks of the same emotion that Peter has.

3.- Dave Gilmour: Very talented, also great voice

4.- John Wetton: Similar to Lake but even less emotion.

Female

1.- Annie Haslam/Christina Murphy: Both great in their styles.

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In no order:

Peter Hammill

Peter Gabriel

Geddy Lee (Well, I like him!!)

To be honest my favourite singers are not in prog bands; David Gahan (Depeche Mode) Liz Fraser, Nik Drake, Stevie Wonder...
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Seriously, no one has Jon Anderson's beautiful falsetto, and nobody has Ian Anderson's great semi-rusty voice!

Next come Wetton for his job on The Night Watch, and the rest is bad.

(Oh, and if I'll see Fish in here I'll go kick around because that guy CAN't sing )
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Leonardo Sasso!

Alberto Piras!

Captain Beefheart!

Jon Anderson!

John Wetton!

Flo and Eddie!

the Comus collective!

Justin Hayward (and the harmonies of all his bandmates)!

Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

To be honest my favourite singers are not in prog bands; David Gahan (Depeche Mode) Liz Fraser, Nik Drake, Stevie Wonder...

I agree, especially about the angelic Liz Fraser and whispery Nick Drake...I'd have to add Tom Waits, Thalia Zedek, Beth Gibbons (Portishead), Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees), and classic Crosby Stills & Nash. Carole King always gets to me as well, as does Tori Amos.



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Originally posted by frenchie frenchie wrote:

james labrie - dream theater

AHHH!!

*falls to the floor twitching*

Heh, sorry, I just can't stand his singing...
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James:

I've got time for Tori, too. When she first came to the UK I thought she was another Kate Bush (who I admire a great deal) but by no means a second rate copy. This was based mainly on 'Cornflake Girl' and I hadn't heard the album at that point. Great voice, makes you shiver..
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Oh, I forgot the now defunct Demetrio Stratos, from the ultra avantgarde Italian band AREA - he took singing to the next level, not only using vocals as an instrument, but as a Cage/Stockhausen/Arabic/Tibetan instrument.

Lots of Italian singers are really astonishing: Francesco di Giacomo (BMS), Leonardo Sasso (Locanda delle Fate), the lead singer in Museo Rosenbach's first album (I forgot his name), also the lead singer in Ossana (he plays rhythm guitar, too, and I also forgot his name).
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I love a lot of girl singers and non-prog voices...

Annie Lennox gets me when she sings "Love Song for a Vampire",  Beth Orton on "She Cries Your Name", Jane Siberry on "It Can't Rain all The Time", the girl from Hooverphonic, Mimi, Eva Cassidy...

I love Sting's voice, David Bowie, Greg Allman, Steve Wilson...even Dave Kilminster, as long as he isn't singing "Lucky Man"...
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Agree about Eva Cassidy. 'Autumn leaves' is one of of the most moving songs I've heard. I think her version of 'Fields of Gold' is far better than Stings' Not that I dislike Sting at all.

Her version of 'Somewhere over the rainbow' brings a tear to the eye

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oh, and Nina Simone- can't forget her!
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I'd go with:

 Dave Gilmour, while PF get the praise they deserve, Gilmour's voice doe not.

John Wetton, I find his voice amazingly atmospheric

David Byron, he could have gone on to really great things

Rob Sowden, Arena just sound better and better with him up front

Phil Collins, When he closes to do prog, he's up there with the best

Not quite prog for sure, but I reckon Steve Perry of Journey has one of the best voices in the business.
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Male:

Greg Lake

Pete Nicholls

Chris Thompson

Peter Gabriel

Steve Hogarth

 

Female:

Christina Murphy

Sonja Kristina

Annie Haslam

Magdelena Hagberg

Kate Bush

 

 

 

 

 
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Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

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Agree about Eva Cassidy. 'Autumn leaves' is one of of the most moving songs I've heard. I think her version of 'Fields of Gold' is far better than Stings' Not that I dislike Sting at all.

Her version of 'Somewhere over the rainbow' brings a tear to the eye

Yes, she also does a version of Woodstock.. that gives me chills...
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Surprisingly, no one has already mentioned Fish (right JrKASperov? ). So, Mr. Derek Dick it is to me along with:

  • Peter Hammill
  • Stephen Geysens
  • Andy Latimer
  • Roger Waters
  • Stefan Danielak (Wildschwein)

And talking 'bout my favorite topic, women:

  • Emila Derkowska
  • Magdalena Hagberg
  • Liliana Bodini
  • Anna Sofi Dahlberg
  • Jenny Wilhelms
  • Mariela González

 



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Annie Haslam

Maggie Reilley (m. Oldfield)

Sally Oldfield

Bobbie Watson (Comus)

Madeline Bell, Doreen Chanteer (Roger Waters)

The White Willow singer

 
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