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giantenemycrab 
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Posted: November 10 2007 at 03:15 |
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I'm trying to find bands with lead singers that have clear, pure(hope this makes sense) voices. IE, from the top of my head, james labrie on dts softer songs(vacant for example). And, although not required, i prefer prog metal.
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Posted: November 10 2007 at 03:22 |
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Anneke van Giersbergen of The Gathering should be right up your street. Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt also has a very clean, 'pure' voice when he doesn't growl... Try Damnation, which is growl-free.
Outside prog-metal, the obvious choices would be Annie Haslam of Renaissance and Jon Anderson of Yes, or even Greg Lake.
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Yorkie X
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Posted: November 10 2007 at 04:54 |
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Steve Walsh from Kansas in his prime
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Posted: November 10 2007 at 05:08 |
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Just stating the obvious: Jon Anderson and Kerry Minnear from Gentle Giant! I don't think there's anything more pure then the voice of these two guys. Sorry I can't help you with prog-metal.
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"Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent" - Victor Hugo
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Posted: November 10 2007 at 05:18 |
 Ghost Rider wrote:
Anneke van Giersbergen of The Gathering should be right up your street. Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt also has a very clean, 'pure' voice when he doesn't growl... Try Damnation, which is growl-free.
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There you go.  Also Marius Duda of Riverside and Indukti.
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Posted: November 10 2007 at 06:19 |
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If you like Prog Metal I would check out Amaran's Plight. Singer D C Cooper has a great voice and should be to your taste.
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Posted: November 10 2007 at 06:20 |
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See if you like Peter Hammil from Van Der Graff Generator
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Would you like to watch TV, or get between the sheets, or contemplate the silent freeway, would you like something to eat?
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Dean
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Posted: November 10 2007 at 06:44 |
Niclas Flinck of Carptree and Nick Barrett of Pendragon (both Neo)
Tom S. Englund of Evergrey, (Sir) Russel Allen of Symphony X and Andy Kuntz of Vanden Plas (Prog Metal)
Vince Cavanagh of Anathema and Kevin Moore of OSI (Experimental Metal)
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What?
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mrcozdude
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Posted: November 10 2007 at 06:58 |
Iwas going to go for Anderson from Yes and the wild card maybe some times Peter Gabriel 
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Posted: November 10 2007 at 07:02 |
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Many great singers already have been mentioned
Ray Alder from Fates Warning is a good choice too
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Posted: November 10 2007 at 07:04 |
aapatsos wrote:
Many great singers already have been mentioned
Ray Alder from Fates Warning is a good choice too
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Another resounding YEP for this one.
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Posted: November 10 2007 at 07:25 |
Nightfly wrote:
If you like Prog Metal I would check out Amaran's Plight. Singer D C Cooper has a great voice and should be to your taste. |
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Posted: November 10 2007 at 07:57 |
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hmm... maybe Gildenglow from Pain of Salvation??
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Posted: November 10 2007 at 08:01 |
cynthiasmallet wrote:
See if you like Peter Hammil from Van Der Graff Generator |
I really like Peter Hamill myself but I think he's more of an aquired taste and doesn't really fit into the cateogory of what's wanted here.
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Posted: November 10 2007 at 08:06 |
Outside the "English" world I recommend:
- Henryk Cabañes, from Reale Accademia Di Musica (check 'Il mattino') &
- Fred Mühlböck, from Novalis (check 'Flossenengel').
There are dozens of great singers with pure voices (male/female) singing in several languages...  |
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Posted: November 10 2007 at 09:29 |
Nightfly wrote:
cynthiasmallet wrote:
See if you like Peter Hammil from Van Der Graff Generator |
I really like Peter Hamill myself but I think he's more of an aquired taste and doesn't really fit into the cateogory of what's wanted here. |
Yea when I saw this, I thought "Well, I definitely won't be recommending Peter Hamill!" Although, I personally place him in my top 2 or 3 favorite vocalists. I definitely will be recommending Steven Wilson voice and especially Porcupine Tree. He does process it sometimes with that (kinda cheesy imo) "low-fi radio" sound, but the music is very metallic and the voice is usually very clear.
Edited by explodingjosh - November 10 2007 at 09:57
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Posted: November 10 2007 at 09:31 |
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Ohh and Ian Anderson too! JTull is prog metal....
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Posted: November 10 2007 at 09:35 |
Male: Without any doubt Franccesco di Giacomo from Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, 100% sure.
Female: Annie haslam from Renaissance and Christina Murphy from Magenta.
Non Prog: Meatloaf.
Iván
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Posted: November 10 2007 at 09:56 |
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Demetrio Stratos: if you need a clear voice, he's for you; if you need an onomatopeic voice, here it is. Any voice you could need, Stratos had it.
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Posted: November 10 2007 at 10:00 |
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Fiddysent has a very clear voice.
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