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Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

Originally posted by Floydoid Floydoid wrote:



My favourite prog female singers:
1) Annie Haslam (Renaissance)
2) Sonja Kristina (Curved Air)
3) Jenny Haan (Babe Ruth)

My favourite non-prog female singers:
1) Karen Carpenter
2) Mama Cass
3) Dusty Springfield


Thank you for mentioning Karen Carpenter, she's a favorite of mine as well!

I cried when she passed away, such a tragic loss (eating disorder).


The Carpenters were always a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine - Karen's voice wraps around you like warm chocolate covered velvet.

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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Magda Berg (Par Lindh Project , sadly no longer with us)


Still hard to believe she's gone.
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How about a shout out to some amazing prog-related singers!!

- Freddie Mercury, of course!

- Ian Gillian - amazing set of pipes in his prime!

- Ronnie James Dio - he had range, power, and emotion!

- Rod Evans (Captain Beyond) - I wish the Captain lasted a bit longer!       
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In that case, I have to mention Ann Wilson. She's one of the greatest.
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

In that case, I have to mention Ann Wilson. She's one of the greatest.


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Linda Perry
Johnette Napolitano
And I second Bjork!   (Especially the 0lder sugarcube days)

None of which are symphonic or prog but Great Singers

Edited by Valdez - August 12 2025 at 21:09
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Originally posted by TenYearsAfter TenYearsAfter wrote:

My favorite singers in the English language are Peter Gabriel, Greg Lake and Roger Waters.

My favorite non-English singers are Pepe Roca from legendary Rock Andaluz formation Alameda, and Francesco di Giacomo from Classic Italian Prog legend Banco.


Alameda is a great group! Just like Triana or Guadalquivir, they have great flamenco voices.
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ I like all of those singers too and with the addition of Jane Relf (Renaissance & Illusion) and Heather Findlay (Mostly Autumn)


Of course.

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Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

How about a shout out to some amazing prog-related singers!!

- Freddie Mercury, of course!

     


Queen's early albums are very progressive to me. And Mercury and his voice were an additional instrument like no other.
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Originally posted by Fercandio46 Fercandio46 wrote:

Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

How about a shout out to some amazing prog-related singers!!

- Freddie Mercury, of course!

     


Queen's early albums are very progressive to me. And Mercury and his voice were an additional instrument like no other.


Queen 2 is my favorite of all of their releases!!   
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Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

Originally posted by Fercandio46 Fercandio46 wrote:

Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

How about a shout out to some amazing prog-related singers!!

- Freddie Mercury, of course!

     


Queen's early albums are very progressive to me. And Mercury and his voice were an additional instrument like no other.


Queen 2 is my favorite of all of their releases!!   


Drummer Roger Taylor-Meadows was instrumental in their vocal harmonies, he provided some of the highest range vocals!
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^ I certainly have a preference for the early albums 'Queen', 'Queen 2' and 'Sheer Heart Attack'.

IMO Freddie was the best front man any band could have.
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The Archetypes of Prog:
Jon Anderson
Peter Gabriel
Peter Hammill (ok, an acquired taste)

Others:
David Longdon (I am surprised no one mentioned him so far)
Ross Jennings
Greg Lake

Prog Related:
Freddie Mercury
Roger Daltrey

Female vocalists:
Annie Haslam
Jerney Kaagman
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Originally posted by Floydoid Floydoid wrote:

^ I certainly have a preference for the early albums 'Queen', 'Queen 2' and 'Sheer Heart Attack'.

IMO Freddie was the best front man any band could have.


They're my favorites. Something changed afterward. And Mercury wasn't just an unparalleled singer, but a performer as well (remember the 19th-century genres they were revisiting at that time), and while each contributed their own thing, he was the spirit of the group.
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Robert Lamm and Peter Cetera from Chicago (I always clarify that for me the first four albums, up to 1972), alternating well between calm moods and more pyrotechnic ones.
Also David Clayton-Thomas of B,S & T.
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Originally posted by someone_else someone_else wrote:

The Archetypes of Prog:
Jon Anderson
Peter Gabriel
Peter Hammill (ok, an acquired taste)

Others:
David Longdon (I am surprised no one mentioned him so far)
Ross Jennings
Greg Lake

Prog Related:
Freddie Mercury
Roger Daltrey

Female vocalists:
Annie Haslam
Jerney Kaagman


I didn't know Earth & Fire, they are Dutch and at one point Bert Ruiter from Focus passed through the band.

Roger Daltrey stays active and in great shape!
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Beau West (Evership). Man, what a range! Listen to Isle of the Broken Tree mov. II: The Hall of Visions, which is imo one of his best vocal performances.
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Originally posted by Fercandio46 Fercandio46 wrote:

Originally posted by Floydoid Floydoid wrote:

^ I certainly have a preference for the early albums 'Queen', 'Queen 2' and 'Sheer Heart Attack'.

IMO Freddie was the best front man any band could have.


They're my favorites. Something changed afterward. And Mercury wasn't just an unparalleled singer, but a performer as well (remember the 19th-century genres they were revisiting at that time), and while each contributed their own thing, he was the spirit of the group.


Indeed, Freddie was a showman - had he not been a rock singer, he could have easily pursued a carer as an operatic performer. No-one could hold an audience in the palm of their hand quite like Freddie could.
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I didn't know Earth & Fire, they are Dutch and at one point Bert Ruiter from Focus passed through the band.


I can highly recommend their first three albums, 'Earth and Fire', 'Song of The Marching Children' and 'Atlantis' when they were genuinely proggy. From the fourth album onwards they started incorporating elements of disco into their sound, which for me is far less interesting.

https://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1174
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Originally posted by Floydoid Floydoid wrote:

Originally posted by Fercandio46 Fercandio46 wrote:



I didn't know Earth & Fire, they are Dutch and at one point Bert Ruiter from Focus passed through the band.


I can highly recommend their first three albums, 'Earth and Fire', 'Song of The Marching Children' and 'Atlantis' when they were genuinely proggy. From the fourth album onwards they started incorporating elements of disco into their sound, which for me is far less interesting.

https://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1174


Quite a find, there's always something to discover. There are some very interesting melodies on those early records. Thanks, Mike!
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