Top ten favorite singer's (prog or not)

Vompatti wrote: Dalezilla wrote: Paula Vesala Molly Nilsson

Thanks for the Molly Nilsson recommendation! Totally addicted to Europa.

This list is mostly, in no particular order and I give my supporting rationale.

Feddy Mercury - because he's untouchible. He's amazing! He is the best. His work is un-coverable.

Roger Daltrey - nobody wails like Roger. He is the quintessenial rock vocalist.

Ian Anderson - witty, unabashed, unique and totally nuts.

Roger Hodgson/Rick Davies - The unconventional sounding duo behind Supertramp. Their must wouldn't stand out anywhere near as much if they were normal. Roger soft spoken spacey and sometimes forceful and Rick so full of lament and great story teller.

Chris Cornell - powerful, vercitile, good soft or loud and wicked live.

Serge Fiori - I own one Harmonium album (another on the way), but it's enough to know that he's so into it's breath taking.

Jack White - I don't think you have to be normal to be good. Infact it's usually a set back. Look at Roger Plant, Geddy Lee and David Bowie. Jack White's piercing vocals as much as his skull crushing guitar riffs are the reason I fancy myself a White Stripes fan.

James Brown - No list of great vocalists should be allowed to exist without the grand master of funk. Incidentally, none of your lists should be allowed to exst.

Greg Lake - Excellent all around singer and smoother than a high performance sports car.

Paul McCartney - I hated John, but Paul! Jet, Live and Let Die, Hey Jude, Maybe I'm amazed. His talent is obvious.

Honourable mentions: Burton Cummings, Geddy Lee, Roger Plant, David Bowie, Meat Loaf, Mick Jagger, Axl Rose, Joe Cocker, Bob Seger, John Kay, Peter Gabriel, Jon Anderson, Tom Waits, BB King, Van Morrison, Tom Cochrane, Roy Orbison, The Righteous Brothers, Steve Miller, Elton John, Those Artsy Pink Floyders and the four headed beast that is Sloan.


Edited by R-A-N-M-A - March 23 2010 at 00:09

here is my topp 10

1.Joseph Williams (Toto)
2. Elton John (70s)
3. Freddy Mercury
4.Erik Stewart (10cc)
5.  Peter Gabriel/Phil Collins
6. John Wetton
7. Steve Walsh
8 David GIlmore
9. Morten Harket (a-ha)
10. Sting

shamfully honest I aslo like the butter soft singer Peabo Bryson, I belive him to be one of the greatest vocalists in modern time.

Not one mention of Screamin' Jay Hawkins... for shame

I did'nt even consider some of these because i forgot

Hammill

thellama73 wrote: 2. Yma Sumac 7. Tiny Tim

Nice surprise.

Ok. This list ain't written in stone:

Edda Dell Orso (wordless vocals on hundreds of 60-70's italian B-movies)
Yma Sumac
Joan Baez
Kira Vollmann (Non Credo)
David Eugene Edwards (Woven Hand)
Ken Nordine (even if  its just spoken)
Susan Jacks (Poppy Family)
Catherine Ribeiro
Eartha Kitt
Tiny Tim

Edited by (De)progressive - March 25 2010 at 10:40