"Foreign" languages singers
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Topic: "Foreign" languages singers
Posted By: Bern
Subject: "Foreign" languages singers
Date Posted: July 24 2006 at 18:02
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Hello, I created this topic because I noticed that whenever a poll about the best singer or something is created, all of the choices are english-speaking vocalists like if there wasn't other great singers. I happen to think that many of the vocalists I really love do not sing in english. So who are those great "foreign" vocalist in your opinion? We can see that as a tribute to those ignored greats. I'm gonna mention Serge Fiori from Harmonium because I don't know if his name will pop up and his voice is beautiful. Listen to Harmonium en Tournée to see how it sounds even better live.  -------------  
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: July 24 2006 at 18:05
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Umm...well whoever sings on PFM's early albums. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: July 24 2006 at 18:05
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The singer from Os Mutantes sings in spanish and it sounds great. -------------  
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Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: July 24 2006 at 18:13
Thumbs up for Francesco Di Giacomo (Banco del Mutuo Soccorso) too. I really like how he uses his voice. 
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: July 24 2006 at 18:17
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The guy from Alphataurus... I forget his name!
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Posted By: Fassbinder
Date Posted: July 24 2006 at 18:20
| Czeslaw Niemen (RIP) was one of the greatest vocalists, in my opinion. Sang in Polish. Had an incredible voice and a very emotional manner of singing. One can appreciate it without understanding the language. |
Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: July 24 2006 at 18:21
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Jesus De La Rose from Triana
Francesco Di Giacomo from Banco
Christian Decamps from Ange
Willy Wildschwein from Grobschnitt
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: July 24 2006 at 18:33
| I actually love Clepsydra's Aluisio Maggini - although I bet I'm the only one given his idiosyncratic english pronunciation. |
Posted By: Dalezilla
Date Posted: July 24 2006 at 19:05
| The singer from Sigur Ros. |
Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: July 24 2006 at 19:26
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Aldo Tagliapietra (LE ORME)
Krzysztof Cugowski (BUDKA SUFLERA, Poland)
Pawel Birula (EXODUS, Poland)
Augusto Daolio (I NOMADI)
Jánós Kobor (OMEGA)
Emila Derkowska (QUIDAM)
Vladimir Mulyavin, Leonid Bortkevich (PESNIARY) ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |
Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: July 24 2006 at 19:36
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Almost everyone mentioned already are great! Serge, Francesco, Michele, Jonsi, Willy, the lead singer in PFM... I would like to add Leonardo Saso from Locanda delle fate. What a theatrical voice he has. Also, Demetrio Stratos from Area. I only heard his voice in Carnascialia, but I got an impression of his voice and let me craving for more. ------------- 
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Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: July 24 2006 at 19:46
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I think that there are much more foreign good vocalists than english. Italians, for example, are better singers as a general rule. French are better as well. Talking about english speaking vocalists only Gabriel, Andersons, Hammill and Lee come to mind immediately.
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Posted By: Forgotten Son
Date Posted: July 24 2006 at 19:56
I really like his voice too, very expressive. I also like Robert Amirian of Collage. |
Glueman wrote:Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: July 24 2006 at 20:02
And...this Lee in which band does he sing..., cause there is this one Lee that sings in a band called Rush and...well, lets say he is not in many favorites lists! Harmonium singer is great! So is PFM´s!!! and Loccadas also! ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: July 24 2006 at 20:16
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Franco Mussida, from PFM, is a wonderful singer. ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: CryoftheCarrots
Date Posted: July 24 2006 at 20:49
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Cedric Bixler Savala! ------------- "There is a lot in this world to be tense and intense about" MJK |
Posted By: dagrush
Date Posted: July 24 2006 at 21:30
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Tord Lindman formerly from Änglagård, it's a shame he only had vocals on a few tracks and is no longer with the band.
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: July 24 2006 at 23:57
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Francesco di Giacomo by miles
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Posted By: peppino
Date Posted: July 25 2006 at 00:16
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Francesco di Giacomo is definately my favorite. ------------- (insert insightful statement here) |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: July 25 2006 at 00:27
I'm so happy to see that someone knows and appreciates the late, great Augusto Daolio from I Nomadi. They're only marginally related to prog, but they were (indeed, are - they're still very much active, though with a different singer) a great band, one of those I grew up with in the '60s. In some ways, he was even better that Francesco Di Giacomo - who, as you all rightly said, is all too often forgotten in best-vocalist polls. Of the younger generation, I think Mariusz Duda of Riverside is really a great singer, and his English skills are remarkable. But how come no one mentioned hot'n'sexy Gildenlow? You're going to break Flossy's heart...   |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: July 25 2006 at 00:32
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Awwwww poor Flossy! I won't suggest Christian Vander... Oh I just did! -------------
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Posted By: Mikerinos
Date Posted: July 25 2006 at 00:49
You know Flossy is a laughing stock when even adults begin to make fun of him.  ------------- 
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Posted By: AtLossForWords
Date Posted: July 25 2006 at 00:51
Wow, that's a new low for him. Even Zizou fanboy on a prog website is more dignified. -------------  
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: July 25 2006 at 00:51
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What the hell do you mean by "adults"? Old farts? You're gonna go to hell for this! No, wait... that was the Petrucci vs God poll... the heat must have really cooked my brains!
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Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: July 25 2006 at 00:53
It's just the rhythm of the heat... it has your soul!  ------------- 
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Posted By: Dragon Phoenix
Date Posted: July 25 2006 at 04:28
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Jane Duboc of Bacamarte!
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: July 25 2006 at 07:37
As Os Mutantes is brazilian, would he not sing portuguese?
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Posted By: MattiR
Date Posted: July 25 2006 at 09:26
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I love singing in native language. For example: - Péter Pejtsik/Judit Andrejszki from AFTER CRYING - Francesco Di Giacomo from BANCO DEL MUTUO SOCCORSO - Aldo Tagliapietra from LE ORME - Andre Balzer from ATOLL - Christian Decamps from ANGE - Marc Meryl from ARACHNOID |
Posted By: Paulieg
Date Posted: July 25 2006 at 11:50
Awesome vocalist and simply my favorite.
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Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: July 25 2006 at 14:05
 I meant exactly this one - from Rush. I know he is not to everybody likings, but I find it strange - great singer all in all. David Surkamp is also a great one - absoluitely unique voice - no one ever tried to copy him (as opposed to Peter Gabriel) - his Edit Piaf's vocal intonation really do it for me; and again too many prog-amateurs do not like him.
Anyway - the way this thread is going seemingly proves my point
 .And, after serious consideration I can call Francesco Di Giacomo being my favourite non-english singer.
Also someone mentionned guy from TMV - wholeheartedly agree - awesome voice, and this chap from Deus Ex Machina - a bit histerical, but we have to give him his credits - he is sooooo good.
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: July 25 2006 at 14:30
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I don't know whether Cedric B-Z (the guy from TMV) can be considered non-English. He's Puerto Rican, which means at least technically American, and very probably bilingual. That said, I also find him an extremely good singer. Geddy, as everyone should know by now, is one of my heroes, and I love his voice (especially nowadays) to bits - but then he's not 'foreign', as he's a native English speaker. |
Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: July 25 2006 at 17:08
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Demetrio Stratos (Area) is definitely my favorite. Also:
Serge Fiori (Harmonium)
Topi Lehtipuu (Höyry-Kone)
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Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: July 25 2006 at 17:12
Of course Geddy Lee is native English speaker - no question about it. I mentionned his name among the few English-speakers which come to mind immediately when talking about good vocalists - few as opposed to countless "foreign" singers.
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Posted By: moodyxadi
Date Posted: July 25 2006 at 17:48
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Di Coccio - PFM
Aldo Taglapiestra - Le orme.
They're softer than most of us are used to associate with great singers, but I love them.
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Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: July 25 2006 at 21:31
I think as a vocalist Augusto Daolio is far from perfection and can't be compared with Francesco Di Giacomo. But Augusto was a great, charismatic, person, as I know the audience loved him. I Nomadi and Banco present different sides of rock, but both are great in their own way.
BTW I like I Nomadi albums with new singer, Danilo Sacco, too. ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |
Posted By: Australian
Date Posted: July 26 2006 at 03:56
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Jonsi from Sigur Ros ------------- 
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Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: August 05 2006 at 01:03
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I really love Marcela Bovio singing in spanish... as beautiful as her english voice... but being a spanish speaker, i prefer her singing in spanish....
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