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Posted: June 26 2013 at 23:32

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

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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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Posted: June 27 2013 at 01:44

Jon Anderson is the "progvoice" for me. Daniel Gildenlow for the prog metal.

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Posted: June 27 2013 at 01:54

progbethyname wrote:

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

...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.

Edited by Neelus - June 27 2013 at 01:55

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Posted: June 27 2013 at 01:58

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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Posted: June 27 2013 at 03:22

Phil Collins, not even mentioned pffft...

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Posted: June 27 2013 at 05:46

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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Posted: June 27 2013 at 07:01

Yes, Peter Hammill for me

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Posted: June 27 2013 at 07:08

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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Posted: June 27 2013 at 11:33

Phil Collins, for me.

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Posted: June 27 2013 at 21:33

Fox On The Rocks wrote:

Dellinger wrote:

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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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Posted: June 27 2013 at 21:36

Dellinger wrote:

Fox On The Rocks wrote:

Dellinger wrote:

Rando wrote:

Neelus wrote:

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

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

Collins could actually sing, rather than sounding like an old goat.

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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Posted: June 27 2013 at 21:41

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.

Top songs for me are on GOLDBLUFF.

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and the bonus track forsaken Garden.

Wow.

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Posted: June 28 2013 at 19:05

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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Posted: June 28 2013 at 19:07

I voted for Jon Anderson. He has such a spiritual voice and lyrics. He was perfect for Yes, but also proved himself to be an excellent solo musician.

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Posted: June 28 2013 at 20:11

progbethyname wrote:

Dellinger wrote:

Fox On The Rocks wrote:

Dellinger wrote:

Rando wrote:

Neelus wrote:

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

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

Collins could actually sing, rather than sounding like an old goat.

You can count me in as well on this.

Phil Collins has one of the very best voices in prog, period.

Collins just had a nice, smooth voice, perfect for the music they were making later on. I think where Peter has the advantage is definitely in that context, the music they were making with him was much more complimentary to his vocal style and approach - a bit darker, a little rougher. Collins is a little easier on the ears, I think we can all agree on that. Big smile

I like his stage presence more as well, on contrary to popular opinion.

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Posted: June 28 2013 at 20:16

My favourite Hammill moment has got to be the Sleepwalkers. He maintains such a great dynamic throughout that whole entire tune, some really powerful moments too. Incredible.

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Posted: June 28 2013 at 22:41

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My favourite Hammill moment has got to be the Sleepwalkers. He maintains such a great dynamic throughout that whole entire tune, some really powerful moments too. Incredible.

Indeed that song is remarkable. I wouldn't be surprised if it happened to be influential for extreme metal bands. It would be great to hear a metal cover from it, actually. And I could imagine Hamill being great as a metal singer too.

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Posted: June 29 2013 at 01:52

Dellinger wrote:

If we talking favourite Hammill moments, mine is on Still Life (the title track). His performance on that record really took my appreciation of his work to another level.

Edited by Neelus - June 29 2013 at 01:54

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Posted: June 29 2013 at 10:25

Peter Gabriel is my favorite vocalist in general.

Edited by Horizons - June 29 2013 at 16:57

Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.

Poll Question: Choose your favourite prog voice from this list.
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Greg Lake	9	[7.63%]
Peter Hammill	22	[18.64%]
Jon Anderson	20	[16.95%]
Ian Anderson	9	[7.63%]
Peter Gabriel	21	[17.80%]
David Gilmour	7	[5.93%]
Geddy Lee	4	[3.39%]
Derek Shulman	1	[0.85%]
Neal Morse	2	[1.69%]
Daniel Gildenlöw	4	[3.39%]
Roine Stolt	1	[0.85%]
Mikael Åkerfeldt	7	[5.93%]
Steven Wilson	5	[4.24%]
James LaBrie	1	[0.85%]
Maynard James Keenan	1	[0.85%]
Cedric Bixler-Zavala	2	[1.69%]
Rikard Sjöblom	2	[1.69%]
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