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Posted: April 15 2007 at 06:58

The ticket is in the post Tony! See you there.

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Posted: April 15 2007 at 06:51

Fragile wrote:

As for Steve Howe he's one of prog's icons but he he isn't a vocalist so why include him in a thread that is asking for worst vocalists.

because the guy insists on "singing" on his solo albums...I'd rather spend 5 hours at a bagpipe recital than listen to Mr Howe vocal atrocities...

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Posted: April 15 2007 at 06:49

I prefer to listen to Squires voice than Anderson's infact I don`t like Jon Andersons voice much Disapprove

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Posted: April 15 2007 at 06:43

Ivan get a grip, Squire's vocals better than Jon Anderson your having a laugh amigo.What I would say is that he is more than decent singer but could never be a lead singer.
As for Steve Howe he's one of prog's icons but he he isn't a vocalist so why include him in a thread that is asking for worst vocalists.

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Posted: April 15 2007 at 00:56

Phil Collins. He's a fine backing singer, but I don't like him as the lead. But I'm not sure if the hatred I have towards him about what he said about prog has anything do with it.. Angry

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Posted: April 14 2007 at 22:11

Wow totally off with James LaBrie. I don't understand how you don't like him in the early days of Images and Words and Awake but like him now when he sounds more like those days again than ever before in the past 15 years. I mean I could definitely understand if you said you disliked him from Awake tour - Train of Thought because his tone was that of a weed-eater a lot of the time. But not liking the early days? I don't get that. I wish someone could explain to me what is so glaringly wrong with him that everyone bashes him more than nearly every other vocalist.

I kind of agree with Kevin Moore though, although my liking of him varies by song. On certain ones I think he's great but on others he is very dull and bland. Maybe he should just take my advice and go back to Dream Theater and get that clown Rudess out of there.

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Posted: April 14 2007 at 22:06

Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:

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As bad as GTR was, imagine how bad it had been if the two Steve's had decided to sing ?

Since people have mentioned non-prog vocalists, why not bring up Stevie Nicks ? She sounds like a frggin' goat.

IMO Stevie Nicks doesn't have a superb vocal range, but SHE CAN REALLY SING,

Has a nice voics and puts a lot of her in every song, Fleetwood Mac wouldn't exist since three decades ago without her.

Now, who mentoioned Chris Squire?

For God's sake, his backing vocals are better than Jon Anderson's main ones, he's probably among the 5 or 6 best backing vocalists in Prog with Phil Collins (Just don't call the shorty as frontman and forbid him to write music).

Iván

OMG !!! Who is this impersonator of Ivan Melgar complimenting Phil Collins ? Pretty soon he'll be throwing compliments at Trevor Rabin !

Seriously, I'm with you on this one Ivan- Squire and Collins are among the best backing vocalists in prog. They both had a knack for complimenting Anderson and Gabriel's lead.

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What is the future of prog ? Genesis reunion ? I'm not telling!That could upset the thyme/space continuum.

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Posted: April 14 2007 at 20:05

Peter Gabriel

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Posted: April 14 2007 at 18:08

Good point, Iván... amongst so many "worst" or "terrible" polls I cannot remember a single one about "good backing vocals".

Edited by Atkingani - April 14 2007 at 18:09

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Posted: April 14 2007 at 17:48

Thyme Traveler wrote:

As bad as GTR was, imagine how bad it had been if the two Steve's had decided to sing ?

Since people have mentioned non-prog vocalists, why not bring up Stevie Nicks ? She sounds like a frggin' goat.

IMO Stevie Nicks doesn't have a superb vocal range, but SHE CAN REALLY SING,

Has a nice voics and puts a lot of her in every song, Fleetwood Mac wouldn't exist since three decades ago without her.

Now, who mentoioned Chris Squire?

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Posted: April 14 2007 at 17:31

Zitro wrote:

Steve Howe/hackett

As bad as GTR was, imagine how bad it had been if the two Steve's had decided to sing ?

Since people have mentioned non-prog vocalists, why not bring up Stevie Nicks ? She sounds like a frggin' goat.

Fire up the flux capacitor ! We're taking this Delorean through all four dimensions.

What is the future of prog ? Genesis reunion ? I'm not telling!That could upset the thyme/space continuum.

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Posted: April 14 2007 at 17:17

this thread reminded me how much of a target DT tends to be around here LOL

as for vocalists I dislike....erm....I give everyone their fair chance and no one's really thrown me off a ton. However, some vocalists whom I think aren't on their best are

Ray Adler: it pains me to say this but when he first joined Fates Warning, on the album No Exit the vocals were like Geoff Tate kicked in the balls Pinch

however he has improved vastly with time, his vocals were one of the highlights for me on FWX (and there wasn't much going for that album in the first place)

Aaron Ross: as much as I love "There's No 666 in Outer Space", every time I listen I keep thinking that the vocals could be doing a lot more than they are. It's like the vocal melodies kind of lag behind the breakneck speed of the rest of the band. As for his singing, it doesn't bother me I guess, its more the melodies that he comes up with.

that's all for now Embarrassed

keep in mind I still like both of these vocalists, but everyone has their weak points

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Posted: April 14 2007 at 17:11

micky wrote:

andu wrote:

This qualifies as the lamest thread since I joined more than half a year ago...

hahahha.. where where you before the symphonic horsemen dared to stand up to to threads and polls such as these...only after we were bribed to respectablitly with positions of power and privilage LOL

did threads like this come back....

Dream Theater "Images and Words" magic formula

Tool n Dream Theater burger factory

Phil Collins vs Dream Theater...

Dream Theater vs. Europe

Spock vs Dream Theater

I read it myself on another thread that true forum ultras got promoted to Honorary Collaborators & such. The higher in current rank ==> the greater the conversion ==> the greater hooligan in past, eh? Wink

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Posted: April 14 2007 at 17:04

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Ian Anderson. His vocals with Tull were unbelievable, but now every song he performs just

. He can't do it anymore, and no matter how much I love him, it just needs to stop.

Ian Anderson never was a great vocalist (like Plant, Gillan etc). In on of the interviews Ian explained that he started to sing only because others in the band sang even worse than he. But Ian's voice was always instantly recognizable - both in early Tull and now. In case of Ian "individuality" is a key word, so I don't see the reason for him to stop.

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Posted: April 14 2007 at 17:02

Ugh, I hate negative threads like this, they only bring out the worst in people and they aren't constructive most of the time.

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Posted: April 14 2007 at 17:02

Lee Jackson on Refugee album. Especially in contrast to Moraz's brilliant work. And Steve Howe of course...

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Posted: April 14 2007 at 17:00

This one is easy

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Posted: April 14 2007 at 15:37

andu wrote:

This qualifies as the lamest thread since I joined more than half a year ago...

hahahha.. where where you before the symphonic horsemen dared to stand up to to threads and polls such as these...only after we were bribed to respectablitly with positions of power and privilage LOL

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Posted: April 14 2007 at 15:23

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Geoff Tate & everyone who sounds like him. Really !

Amen! Thank you! Don't get me wrong, I used to really like Tate. But, If anybody sounds even remotely like him(and there's thousands) it makes me wan't to vomit. Any of the operatic type stuff is really a turn off. I'd take Akerfeldt from Opeth without the cookie monster vocals any day over all of these singers. Truly good singers are very rare.

You hit it on the nail. Great to have singer with a great vocal range, but opera is not a Rock genre, & that over the top vocal style is not my preference. I love Bruce Dickinson, I liked Rob Halford once he quit with the highpitched yelps, and I can take some over emoting, but , & this is not to denigrate the music, but the operatic vocals just distract me enough that I can't even take the music. For those who remember Mercyful Fate, I always thought it a shame about their vocalist/frontman/star. They had decent riffs, if only they had someone to sing the songs in a more straightforward manner, & without the Satanistic B.S. .

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Posted: April 14 2007 at 12:36

I do feel bad that so many prog greats are losing their once stellar voices. Case in point, Ian Anderson. His vocals with Tull were unbelievable, but now every song he performs just

. He can't do it anymore, and no matter how much I love him, it just needs to stop.

Edited by lightbulb_son - April 14 2007 at 16:23

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