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Poll Question: Who´s better Yes lead vocalist, excepting Anderson?
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    Posted: July 14 2011 at 16:22
Simple question. I know that Jon Anderson is essential vocalist and songwriter for Yes. But who´s really his more capable substitute, if we could talk this way?

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 14 2011 at 18:46
You're right. Jon simply cannot be replaced, only emulated. He had a keen sense of harmony and rhythm. I just don't know enough about these two to decide. I saw a Yes performance video once, and I had to look real hard to determine it wasn't Jon because it sounded exactly like him. I think it was Horn so I'll vote for him.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 14 2011 at 18:48
Drama is a better album than FFH, but I like Benoit's vocals more than Horn's.

It doesn't really matter, though. Jon is irreplaceable.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 14 2011 at 18:50
don't want to pick from 2 low level choises ..
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 14 2011 at 18:52
Trevor Horn's vocals were great on Drama!
 
Not sure this David Bubble...erm sorry Benoit David is up to that same power and vocal range
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 14 2011 at 18:56
My hypothesis is that had Benoit David been the vocalist on Drama and Trevor Horn was the new guy for Fly From Here, a lot of people would prefer the former.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2011 at 06:32
Horn as a beautiful voice, but David has a perfect one...


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2011 at 07:06
I think Jimmy Sommerville has a voice similar enough, too.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2011 at 07:36
Trevor Horn has a perfectly good voice but not the range required for Yes (as evidenced by him going red in the face on the Drama tour). I haven't seen David live but I would give him the nod for having a greater range.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2011 at 08:21
Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Trevor Horn has a perfectly good voice but not the range required for Yes (as evidenced by him going red in the face on the Drama tour). I haven't seen David live but I would give him the nod for having a greater range.


You must not have seen that video of David trying to sing the end of "Heart of the Sunrise."

 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2011 at 10:14
Originally posted by akaBona akaBona wrote:

don't want to pick from 2 low level choises ..

Agreed!!!! No matter who, they both come far behind Jon Anderson.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2011 at 10:58
Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

My hypothesis is that had Benoit David been the vocalist on Drama and Trevor Horn was the new guy for Fly From Here, a lot of people would prefer the former.

I think you are absolutely right. Clearly, live, David is struggling like hell, but his performance on FFH is really very good. I know you like Drama, but I didn't like Horn either live or in the studio.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2011 at 11:32
Originally posted by octopus-4 octopus-4 wrote:

I think Jimmy Sommerville has a voice similar enough, too.
Or those guys from Bee Gees or Supertramp.Wink
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2011 at 11:44
Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Trevor Horn has a perfectly good voice but not the range required for Yes (as evidenced by him going red in the face on the Drama tour). I haven't seen David live but I would give him the nod for having a greater range.


You must not have seen that video of David trying to sing the end of "Heart of the Sunrise."

 
He has some problems in highest ranges.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2011 at 11:51
Originally posted by Gandalff Gandalff wrote:

Originally posted by octopus-4 octopus-4 wrote:

I think Jimmy Sommerville has a voice similar enough, too.
Or those guys from Bee Gees or Supertramp.Wink

Actually, when Anderson left Yes after Big Generator, Squire, White & Rabin actively sought the services of Roger Hodgson as replacement vocalist. He said no, but did contribute writing which eventually ended up on Talk.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2011 at 11:51
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Chris isn´t Yes lead vocalist. OK, he sang solo in some pieces, but he´s surely excellent backing vocalist and, mainly, almost invincible bassist.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2011 at 12:25
Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Trevor Horn has a perfectly good voice but not the range required for Yes (as evidenced by him going red in the face on the Drama tour). I haven't seen David live but I would give him the nod for having a greater range.


You must not have seen that video of David trying to sing the end of "Heart of the Sunrise."

 


That was painful. Dead

And that's one of the greatest moments in any Yes song, too.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2011 at 13:49
Originally posted by Gandalff Gandalff wrote:

Originally posted by octopus-4 octopus-4 wrote:

Chris Squire
Chris isn´t Yes lead vocalist. OK, he sang solo in some pieces, but he´s surely excellent backing vocalist and, mainly, almost invincible bassist.


Chris Squire sings better than either Horn or David, and I like his voice better than Anderson's.  So there.  Tongue
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2011 at 19:03
Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Trevor Horn has a perfectly good voice but not the range required for Yes (as evidenced by him going red in the face on the Drama tour). I haven't seen David live but I would give him the nod for having a greater range.


You must not have seen that video of David trying to sing the end of "Heart of the Sunrise."

 
poor guy...that was awful at the end...which only reinforces what an incredible vocalist Anderson is
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