Geddy Lee vs Jon Anderson vs Roine Stolt
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Topic: Geddy Lee vs Jon Anderson vs Roine Stolt
Posted By: Masque
Subject: Geddy Lee vs Jon Anderson vs Roine Stolt
Date Posted: February 10 2007 at 20:11
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Posted By: Lofcaudio
Date Posted: February 10 2007 at 20:23
| Geddy for me, with Jon Anderson right behind him. Roine is a decent back-up singer, imo, as I only enjoy his voice in small doses. |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: February 10 2007 at 20:24
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OK, Anderson would've won hands down in his prime, now I'm not so sure. I think he still edges out Geddy, but maybe not.
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Posted By: progadicto
Date Posted: February 10 2007 at 20:47
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No doubt...
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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: February 10 2007 at 20:56
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Geddy Lee's bird-like high shrieks in the 70's are too much for me. And in the 80's he developed a more focused but also less interesting style.
Anderson is the one with the better voice of these three. BUT it's not my favorite. At times he gets on my nerves.
Stolt's voice is not the voice of a future solo-artist but it fits the music so perfectly, it has irony, class, a calm, quiet tone, that can reflect either hope or despair... I'll go with the swede. ------------- 
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Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: February 10 2007 at 21:01
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I've always liked Geddy's voice. Actually think he's a bit underrated in that department. Sometimes you hear Anderson hit a sour note and it just about makes your sphincter slam shut. I like Stolt's a lot better now than I used to. Almost like Bowie with a sinus infection. Still, I'd take his voice over Anderson's, but Geddy's overall. E ------------- 
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Posted By: theBox
Date Posted: February 10 2007 at 22:27
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Roine Stolt no doubt....though Anderson is very good of course. I find geddy lee's vocs laughable at best....
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 10 2007 at 22:28
| I can't say much about Stolt, as so far I've yet to find anything of his interesting enough to listen to for more than a few moments; so I'll move on to the real match-up. Range wise, I think that Jon may have the advantage, but style -wise & considering each career's work, Geddy gets the nod. Prototypical high pitched wail of the 70s, yes, but he hit the notes needed. The 80s brought a bit lower timbre & warmth as Rush progressed. Through the 90s & 00s, his voice has held up well & no one sounds like him, period. Jon, on the other hand, you can pick him out easily, to the point that he is one of the more copied voices in Prog. Great, and not necessarily a one trick pony, but he is what he's always been. |
Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: February 10 2007 at 22:29
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Anderson for me.
I can't belive that Stolt is hanging in there, I thought he would get blown away! ------------- Beauty will save the world. 
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Posted By: jplanet
Date Posted: February 10 2007 at 22:44
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E-Dub wrote:Posted By: East of Lyra
Date Posted: February 10 2007 at 23:11
Has to be Geddy Lee. Not to mention that he'll be busy playing some amazing bass or keyboard parts while he's singing too. 
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Posted By: jplanet
Date Posted: February 10 2007 at 23:18
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I saw Jon Anderson at the 35th Anniversary show at Madison Square Garden...he was absolutely flawless. Probably the only rock singer whose voice never degraded in quality at all. He's nearly 60 years old, and there has never been another singer like him. Roine is not as much of a singer as he is a guitarist. Wonderful, unique voice, but no range or technique, really. Geddy is unique, but has definitely lost range and melodic sense over the years. Still amazing, though! But all three are master craftsmen. As a vocalist, Jon wins, but Geddy is among the best bass players of all time, and Roine Stolte is a pretty amazing composer and guitarist. Comparing Roine to Jon is like comparing Eddie Van Halen to Rick Wakeman as a keyboard player....he's a master, but not of that specific craft... ------------- https://www.facebook.com/ShadowCircus/" rel="nofollow - ..::welcome to the shadow circus::.. |
Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: February 11 2007 at 01:55
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Geddy > Stolt > Anderson
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Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: February 11 2007 at 05:51
| Jon Anderson. |
Posted By: andu
Date Posted: February 11 2007 at 05:52
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Jon. I'm listening to Olias right now and I'm amazed by the extend to which he developed all his artistic talents. Great voice, also.
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: February 11 2007 at 06:51
I saw Anderson live just before Christmas and his voice hasn't really changed that much since his "prime". Compared to some of his contemporaries he can still hit the high notes pretty well. |
Posted By: Beastie!
Date Posted: February 11 2007 at 10:29
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Roine Stolt! His voice has so much character. I just love the way he pronounces certain words because of his Swedish accent. The perfect prog voice. His best vocal performance for me would be on Transatlantic's "Suite Charlotte Pike".
Anderson and Lee are obviously great as well, but my choice was Roine Stolt within a split-second
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Posted By: white_russian
Date Posted: February 11 2007 at 11:12
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Posted By: The Green Tank
Date Posted: February 11 2007 at 12:41
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Jon Anderson no doubt. Yes is rarely Yes without his voice.
Geddy's is very unique.
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Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: February 11 2007 at 13:04
| I vote for Geddy. His vocals have always been an acquired taste for most people I know, but his voice fits the music perfectly, and he plays unbelievable bass riffs while singing. |
Posted By: MajesterX
Date Posted: February 11 2007 at 14:47
I agree. I don't like Roine, but I love Jon, but I like 70's Geddy more than 70's Jon. If I judged by how they sing today, Jon would be miles ahead ------------- 
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Posted By: trauma0
Date Posted: February 11 2007 at 17:03
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Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: February 11 2007 at 17:05
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All three are amazing, but only 1 was in Yes
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Posted By: Spacemac
Date Posted: February 11 2007 at 17:08
| Jon Anderson |
Posted By: proglil49
Date Posted: February 11 2007 at 17:28
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Holy crap! Roine Stolt wins by far. ------------- I want to be an astronaut |
Posted By: chessman
Date Posted: February 11 2007 at 18:15
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Very, very difficult one this. It includes two of my favourite musicians, full stop,
Stolt & Lee.
I did a similar poll at the end of last year, between Lee and Anderson.
Anderson won, but not by a big margin.
For me, Anderson easily comes third here.
As for the winner, well...
Lee's voice has got better over the years, to my ears.
He has a pleasant, quite musical voice I think.
Stolt likewise has a voice that is pleasant, and suits his music well.
Very hard to choose, they are like chalk and cheese.
But, in the end, with Stolt coming third, I vote for him.
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Posted By: MattiR
Date Posted: February 12 2007 at 10:47
Jon
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Posted By: prog4evr
Date Posted: February 16 2007 at 05:42
| Jon Anderson, no question. You have, however, put together quite an interesting new prog super-group, IMO: "Anderson, Lee & Stolt." Would they be able to pull off three-part harmonies as well as innovative prog creations? (Hmm...) |
Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: February 16 2007 at 09:50
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Jon Anderson all the way. Geddy actually has a very good rock voice, but Jon is a better vocalist. Unfortunately, I don't think Roine is much of a singer. ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: February 16 2007 at 10:04
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Jon Anderson for sure. |