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Poll Question: Choose your favourite prog voice from this list.
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
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22 [18.64%]
20 [16.95%]
9 [7.63%]
21 [17.80%]
7 [5.93%]
4 [3.39%]
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2 [1.69%]
4 [3.39%]
1 [0.85%]
7 [5.93%]
5 [4.24%]
1 [0.85%]
1 [0.85%]
2 [1.69%]
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Originally posted by Gerinski Gerinski wrote:

And if we stretch another bit the boundaries of Prog, I'd say David Bowie is one of the greatest pop-rock singers ever, the modern Sinatra.

Such an incredible voice. 
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Originally posted by Gerinski Gerinski wrote:

Funny how many people often remark how controversial Hammill's voice and singing style is, and yet he is leading the poll easily Wink


Well he is definitely an aquired taste. Not many really understand why he sings the way he sings on some albums.
What I will say is that he is one of the very best singers in prog who can convey so much emotion with every syllable he sings in his lyrics.

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Originally posted by Dellinger Dellinger wrote:

Originally posted by Fox On The Rocks Fox On The Rocks wrote:


Originally posted by Dellinger Dellinger wrote:

Originally posted by Rando Rando wrote:


Originally posted by Neelus Neelus wrote:

Could have been more extensive, but there you go...

Peter Gabriel, but Phil Collins still should have been included in the list despite all the Collins-haters out there. Trick Of The Tail,  Wind & Wuthering, and then covering the rest of the repertoire on stage wasn't too shabby. I'd say.Smile


I really like Collins as a singer much better than Gabriel.
Collins could actually sing, rather than sounding like an old goat.


Nice to find someone that agrees with me about Gabriel. I still love Gabrel led Genesis though, much better than Collins led Genesis, but that's because of the quality of the songs, not the quality of the vocals.


You can count me in as well on this.

Phil Collins has one of the very best voices in prog, period.
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Originally posted by Fox On The Rocks Fox On The Rocks wrote:


Originally posted by Dellinger Dellinger wrote:

Originally posted by Rando Rando wrote:


Originally posted by Neelus Neelus wrote:

Could have been more extensive, but there you go...

Peter Gabriel, but Phil Collins still should have been included in the list despite all the Collins-haters out there. Trick Of The Tail,  Wind & Wuthering, and then covering the rest of the repertoire on stage wasn't too shabby. I'd say.Smile


I really like Collins as a singer much better than Gabriel.
Collins could actually sing, rather than sounding like an old goat.


Nice to find someone that agrees with me about Gabriel. I still love Gabrel led Genesis though, much better than Collins led Genesis, but that's because of the quality of the songs, not the quality of the vocals.
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Phil Collins, for me. 
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And if we stretch another bit the boundaries of Prog, I'd say David Bowie is one of the greatest pop-rock singers ever, the modern Sinatra.
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Yes, Peter Hammill for me
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Originally posted by Gerinski Gerinski wrote:

Funny how many people often remark how controversial Hammill's voice and singing style is, and yet he is leading the poll easily Wink
 
Yeah, but he's sold a fraction of the albums that Gabriel, Anderson (both Jon & Ian), Gilmour, and some of the others on the list have. I say this while stating that he's my fave vocalist as well, and there are certain things about the above singers that grate on me while Hammill's voice doesn't! I'm not saying that Hammill hasn't accrued a worldwide following or sold a lot of albums -- he's done both -- but there's no denying that for those who can't get into VdGG, it's The Voice that's killed it for many people. He's still a "success" and has too big of a following to be called "obscure," but he'll never be a household name or a mega-star like the others.
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Phil Collins, not even mentioned pffft...
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Well. I can't vote yet, but from the list, my top 3 would be:

1. Hammill
2. Gabriel
3. Lake

Hammill & Gabriel are incredibly close.
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Originally posted by progbethyname progbethyname wrote:

I love how I'm the only one who voted for JAMES LABRIE.



Big smile...Yeah, you will also notice that I split the poll in a way, with all the classic singers in the top, and more modern-ish singers at the bottom.  It is clear most of us prefer the classic voices.  Nothing wrong with that obviously, I am one of them, just something to note.


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Jon Anderson is the "progvoice" for me. Daniel Gildenlow for the prog metal.
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Points: 5160 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 27 2013 at 01:10
Funny how many people often remark how controversial Hammill's voice and singing style is, and yet he is leading the poll easily Wink
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I love how I'm the only one who voted for JAMES LABRIE.

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Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

Needs more Damo.

I voted Ian Anderson

Yeesss. I'd vote him for Peking O alone.
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Originally posted by Dellinger Dellinger wrote:

Originally posted by Rando Rando wrote:


Originally posted by Neelus Neelus wrote:

Could have been more extensive, but there you go...

Peter Gabriel, but Phil Collins still should have been included in the list despite all the Collins-haters out there. Trick Of The Tail,  Wind & Wuthering, and then covering the rest of the repertoire on stage wasn't too shabby. I'd say.Smile


I really like Collins as a singer much better than Gabriel.

Collins could actually sing, rather than sounding like an old goat.
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Hamill will always be one of my favourite singers ever. I just love that raw energy and dynamic in his voice, liked much more in the later years though when in deepened. Never get tired of hearing it. Cedric would be my second choice, certainly my favourite band on the list. But man, his voice is something else. Weird, but great.
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Originally posted by Rando Rando wrote:


Originally posted by Neelus Neelus wrote:

Could have been more extensive, but there you go...

Peter Gabriel, but Phil Collins still should have been included in the list despite all the Collins-haters out there. Trick Of The Tail,  Wind & Wuthering, and then covering the rest of the repertoire on stage wasn't too shabby. I'd say.Smile


I really like Collins as a singer much better than Gabriel.
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Originally posted by The.Crimson.King The.Crimson.King wrote:

.......I think 70's Crimso improv's could be hit or miss.  When they missed...ouch, but when they hit...lightning struck!  I understand why "Moonchild" is on the album and what they were trying to accomplish - and I love the song-like beginning and the semi-structured ending, but I don't find the free-improv middle to be very interesting.  Besides the well-known improv's on Red & Bible Black, there's quite a few gems to be found on the original 4CD Great Deceiver box set (my favourite being the one with Fripp's great introduction, "A voyage to the centre of the cosmos, subtitled, my mate Atman").
 
 
 
I always wondered who did that speaking intro.....so it was Fripp then.
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