The Wost Vocalist in Prog.!!!
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Topic: The Wost Vocalist in Prog.!!!
Posted By: darksideof
Subject: The Wost Vocalist in Prog.!!!
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 18:46
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who told him he could sing.!!! stick to your guitar man.
 Latimer (camel)
He puts me to sleep. thanks God camel is a mostly instrumental band.
Greg Lake (ELP) he used to sings like an angel, (Yeah used to), but now he is sooo terrible. I can't stand his voice anymore........
 Richard Sinclair ( Hatfield And the north, caravan, Camel Live))
An excellent bass player, but an awful vocalist GOD!!. Please edits all those vocals parts. Por favor!!!
 Ian Anderson ( Jethro Tull)
He need to retired as vocalist. can somebody let him know Please. Another one I can't stand his voice now.!!!
 James LABRIE( Dream Theater)
this is funny with this guy is the opposite now. I couldn't stand his voice when he started with Dt, but now I really Like him .
 so I guess his Early vocals with the Dream got to gooooo.Kevin Moore ( ex Dream Theater Keys player)
I would Like to know who the hell tells some of the top musicians in the prog -world that they could sing. Please Let me know so I would shoot them.
 David GILMOUR( live Pink floyd) He is one of my favorite vocalist, but only on studios recordings,. Live he is sooo bad and unrecognizable what a shame.
Robert WYATT (Soft Machine) again great musician, composer,but such a waist on vocals please where is the delete button for the vocals part.
 those early Soft machine songs with vocals are extremely awful. BUT Thanks GOD, Again Thank GOD, Again Thanks GOD after Robert left Soft Machine they became a jazz/fusion band a simply brilliant band.!!!  Not Prog?
SANTANA( SANTANA) the Mexican pro can play some awesome guitar,but please hold the vocals.
Robert Plant( Led Zeppelin) just like Greg Lake I love his voice on the zep albums
 ,but in the 80 he lost his voice.he can't sing for anymore. My cat sounds better that him. Maybe he should do a duet with Yoko Ono.
 Elton John. the same goes to this great pianist He need to retired. he sounds like me when I am taking a shower., not nice.....
 Who else?, Let See? Hummmm
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 18:48
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darksideof wrote:Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 18:50
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Wyatt's a god and in listing him here you've become my least favourite vocalist ;P who I really hate is Nick d'Virgilio, I can't stand his polished but oh-so-bland voice - it's not prog ;P ------------- FREEDOM OF SPEECH GO TO HELL |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 18:52
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I do have to mention the first that comes to mind... I can't even mention his name... but Raff does one Hell of an impression of him... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: paolo.beenees
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 18:53
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David Surkamp (Pavlov's Dog): his helium vocals can show some expressivity only when he yells. ------------- 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 18:56
hmmm I always thought he sounded better than Geddy ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: paolo.beenees
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 18:58
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At least Geddy had also a low register -------------
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 19:01
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No doubts
STEVE HOWE...........FREAKY!!!!!!!!!
Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 19:02
hmm.... .taking some listens this evening...  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: darksideof
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 19:02
Greddy Lee does some awsome yelling!!!!!  ------------- http://darksideofcollages.blogspot.com/ http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Darksideof-Collages/ |
Posted By: paolo.beenees
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 19:06
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Ouch, I almost forgot it: despite I'm really mad at Popol Vuh, Florian Fricke was an awful singer (but I really, really, really love him as a musician and composer. R.I.P.) -------------
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Posted By: darksideof
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 19:08
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Oh Also I forgot Ian Andeson( Jethro Tull) he needs to retired as vocalist............ Too bad to handle this days. There are so many great vocalist of today prog that is a waist of time to listen to the old timer vocal part these days......soory to say......... ------------- http://darksideofcollages.blogspot.com/ http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Darksideof-Collages/ |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 19:09
that he does... he will always be the shrieking elf to me... I probably missed the low register stuff while sucking for air from laughing so hard.. that said.. I love his vocals... they fit the ...err... Peart's lyrics perfectly back then. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 19:14
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Greg Lake
Richard Sinclair Robert WYATT Stalwart vocalists of what made prog become what it is...unique...IMHO Robert Wyatt has the most 'innocent' and engaginging vocal styles of anyone in 'prog/jazz/fusion or of any style of music for that matter!' I'm sorry but I absolutely adore Robert Wyatt's vocal and vocal, trumpet imitations EDIT ------------- 
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 19:15
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These threads inevitably get nasty.I know given the subject matter of the thread that it can difficult,but let's try to discuss this and still be respectful of other people's opinions and feelings. -------------  |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 19:20
indeed.. I thought knocking Lake down for not having the sliver lined tonsils he had 30 years ago was a bit of a low blow.. but I couldn't get past Sinclair being on there..
Besides... he needs to listen to some of the Italian
stuff... if you want to hear some butchered vocals
stylings... take a listen to that . I think I could have
sang for .. Jumbo for example Alvara Fella makes me sound like damn Tom Jones..------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: aspinosa
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 19:20
| GEDDY LEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Horrible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 19:24
Hi Mickey I had to edit my post. A bit over the top. Shock I suppose. Sentiments still the same.
I agree wiyh you whole-heartdly about the Italian vocalists.Fantastically emotive! Without Sinclair, a cornerstone of a prog atyle is rendered useless. -------------
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 19:25
Incredibly I agree with Micky this time. 
David Syrkamp may have a very high register, but his vibrato technique is simply amazing, as I said before in the purest style of Edith Piaff.
Geddy, soorry but he's almost as annoying as Jon Anderson for me.
Iván -------------
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 19:27
hahahah.. well it is Friday the 13th you know ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 19:27
Actually he did that to Lake, Ian Anderson, Robert Plant and others I don't think that is fair to put them in a thread called Worst singer in Prog. To judge them or someone like Steve Walsh from Kansas after the years of abuse and wear and tear have taken their toll and compare them to people who can't sing at all is really wrong.
Wouldn't you need to judge all their work?
 How about Andy Tillson from the Tangent?
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 19:31
just another post for me... always either over the top or crossing some line Since I've been on Jody's good side for some time and imagine his bad side.... is not a good place to be I will watch my exclamations of shock hahahha------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 19:32
| Geoff Tate & everyone who sounds like him. Really ! |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 19:36
it isn't, which I took as a cue to tee off on the thread.... but... I will resist ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 19:37
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^ ^ ^
Lucky Peter Hammill wasn't listed...again. I would have gone absolutely ....to bed.
Once again, It's all er...thingy -------------
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 19:39
yeah... i've got a few things to say about VDGG but Hammill sure isn't one of them. He's quite something ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Antennas
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 19:44
okay: Steve Howe is indeed terrible. Who ever told this guy he could sing???
And I have to agree with those who mention James LaBrie - solely his singing on Ayreon's THE is rather okay. ------------- 
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Posted By: Gluhwein
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 20:30
| Without a doubt James Labrie is the WORST in prog. Dream Theater could be mentioned in the same breath as the 70's immortals if they had a lead singer who could perform live. His rendition of "O Holy Night" is enough to make me convert to Judaism. Horrible. |
Posted By: Ixtlan
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 20:31
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It's got to be Neal Morse.
Listen to Richard Marx. then listen to Neal Morse. I rest my case. |
Posted By: MANTICORE
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 20:42
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Eduardo Bort Excellent Album but the vocals dessapointed me -------------  |
Posted By: eckhart
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 21:16
Amen! Thank you! Don't get me wrong, I used to really like Tate. But, If anybody sounds even remotely like him(and there's thousands) it makes me wan't to vomit. Any of the operatic type stuff is really a turn off. I'd take Akerfeldt from Opeth without the cookie monster vocals any day over all of these singers. Truly good singers are very rare.
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 21:19
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Please has anybody heard Steve Howe singing?
The guy sounds like an animal being skinned alive, it's horrendous, he shouldn't sing in the shower.
He's a genius with the guitar, but for Fod's sake his voice ia a torture.
Iván -------------
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 21:21
hahahha that is enough to make me choke on my chicken Dream Theater could be if they made albums that will still be listened to in 30 years... do you REALLY think that is going to happen. I didn't think so.. and it's not just the vocalist... it's the music.. which is all the matters... but that conversersion due to LaBrie is a punchline we hadn't even thought of at the AR mansion. I'll be chuckling over that the rest of the night ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 21:31
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OMG ! how culd you put Robert Wyatt in that list you monster ! His amazing vocals is what makes the first 2 soft machine albums so incredibly awsom ! I yust love the english alphabet.. ------------- 
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Posted By: Tholomyes
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 21:37
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Neal Morse for me. Can´t stand his boyband voice style, sorry.
But like other said above, i think that Wyatt's vocals are one of the most unique; just listen As Long as he lies perfectly still from Volume two, what a beauty.
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Posted By: febus
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 21:41
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Strange names on this thread!
ROBERT WYATT
 IS my # 1 favorite prog singer; he has the most unique voice of them all and is the one who sings with the most emotion, warmth and personality/,the most touching and sensitive!Just listen to MOON IN JUNE
on ''third '' by the softs , or his last magical album ''CUCKOLAND''RICHARD SINCLAIR
is a great pleasure as well;in my top10 i stopped listening to Caravan when he left ; can't stand ''poppy'' Pye Hastingsand....GREG LAKE????????what is he doing here???
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Posted By: MajesterX
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 21:45
So goes Mikael Akerfeldt, bit I'm not complaining! I can stand almost every singer, but the guy from Pavlov's Dog, I'm not fond of. I love Plant, Gilmour, Geddy, Labrie, all the ones people usually don't like for some reason, maybe because my first rock band was Rush... ------------- 
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Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 22:19
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Easy: Lee Jackson on the Refugee album, formerly with The Nice. Thank God for Emerson and Moraz
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Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 23:00
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Geddy Lee.....his voice invokes images of fingernails being scratched on a black board - ewww!!
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Posted By: Zitro
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 23:16
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Steve Howe/hackett umm Andy Tillson is awful, Just hear the opening epic "In Earnest" |
Posted By: Matt Dickens
Date Posted: April 13 2007 at 23:24
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James Labrie live is absolutely dreadful. ------------- If it ain't broke don't break it. |
Posted By: endlessepic
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 01:06
| Definitely Chris Squire, Amazing bass player but bad vocals. |
Posted By: Tommydouglas
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 02:13
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Nick D'virgilo (sp?)--Neal Morse's replacment in Spock's Beard. His voice is lackluster to say the least. Spock's Beard should try and recruit a new vocalist. ------------- "I'm not really spiritual, just religious." |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 02:24
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Posted By: Topographic
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 03:44
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I have to agree with Garion81 here. Lumping Lake, I. Anderson and Plant in here isn't right. They may or may not be "good" now, but at one point, they were. I would agree that they're not as good as they once were, though, but they're not the worst by any stretch. As far as Neal Morse goes, the guy can sing, but I too have always felt there was a bit of a boybandish quality to his vocals, which bothers me when I'm listening to V. I don't think he's awful, but his vocal quality isn't exactly my favorite. Now Steve Howe . . . I haven't had the pleasure of really hearing him sing by himself, but I can tell just by the way the Yes backup vocals are that he would not be my cup of tea by any stretch. I have all the respect in the world for the guy as a guitarist and a songwriter, and I would even go as far as to say he's probably my absolute favorite rock guitarist, but as a vocalist . . . Fortunately, he blends alright with Squire and J. Anderson surprisingly well. Latimer from Camel is okay as far as I'm concerned. Of course, you don't really hear him that often, so it's hard to tell. The best vocalist out of that group in my opinion was actually the late Pete Bardens. Listen to "Spirit of the Water" off of Moonmadness if you don't know what I'm talking about. -Topographic |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 03:50
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At the risk of sounding like a broken record, let's keep the criticism constructive, and avoid personal insults. Remember that many of the singers mentioned in this thread are members of bands who are highly revered in these parts.
So far, the discussion appears to have been largely superficial, with people simply saying they don't like a singer's voice. There is a significant difference between someone not singing to your personal taste, and someone singing badly.
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Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 03:51
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That dude from Eloy. I don't own any Eloy of course, but whenever I hear the samples at the place thing, I'm always struck by the cool music...then start giggling when I hear the German Dude. HA! You thought I was gonna say Johnny Boy Anderson, didn't you? Nope. I'm not gonna mention his ear splitting robo-voice. Or the fact that I'm listening to Starship Trooper right now. ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: Topographic
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 03:59
Good point, Easy Livin. I've toned down my previous post quite a bit. Sorry for getting a little carried away.
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Posted By: eitandaniel
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 04:05
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i dont know about rich, i really love his distinct style, but its not goign to be everyone's taste for sure,
his live singing is not as good i admit, but overall its his personality that shine for me, eitan ------------- eitan |
Posted By: eitandaniel
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 04:09
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ashame about howe, the guy obviously loves to extress himself..the closest thing to decent is "all a chord" on his steve howe album 79, he was smart to only incude this on and it adds to the overall album, I think so anyway,
eitan ------------- eitan |
Posted By: eitandaniel
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 04:12
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yes robert wyatt is amazing to me, from rock bottom to old rotton hat, he is unique and touces the soul in a very deep way, not everything has to do with technique you know...
eitan ------------- eitan |
Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 04:36
| Unnecessary hate thread that has been done already. |
Posted By: aprusso
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 05:18
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Huh????? Robert Wyatt a "bad singer"???????????????????????????????????????????????
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Posted By: proggy
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 07:22
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Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 07:25
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Posted By: Shakespeare
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 07:45
| Cedric Bixler-Zavala of The Mars Volta really annoys me. It's a little bit noisy...a little...extreme pop sounding. LaBrie is also disastrous when he goes high - especially on soft songs. |
Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 08:01
What does it mean "wost"?  ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 08:05
hahahha I had wondered about that... not his style perhaps.. but bad? come on... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: magnus
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 08:25
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About James LaBrie... He's really one of my favourite vocalists, but some times... some times, it's just a bit too much for me. For a good example, anywhere on the Score DVD where he sticks his tongue out of his mouth sounds somewhat bad to me. Most of the time, though, I adore his voice and his singing.
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 08:33
hahaha... a bit much you say ... have you heard this by chance... I haven't ..but I need to...
that is hard to argue with actually ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: MajesterX
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 10:12
Did you see him last tour? He was spot on. He did have damaged vocal chords due to food poisoning in '94 and didn't recover fully until about 2003. -------------
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Posted By: chessman
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 10:20
Amazing! Your list is almost identical to mine! Especially the top three. They would be my top three as well!
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Posted By: Heptade
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 11:47
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Was that guy Fxxxing kidding? Richard Sinclair is an INCREDIBLE vocalist! For shame! As for the Wyatt diss, I can't even bring myself to comment on that.
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Posted By: andu
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 12:03
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This qualifies as the lamest thread since I joined more than half a year ago...
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Posted By: kazansky
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 12:06
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it should say 'vocalist i don't like or such rather than worst vocalist...' good or bad it's all subjective you know... and the comments are quite nasty either... ------------- The devil we blame our atrocities on is really just each one of us. |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 12:10
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I cannot stand Bixler Zavala vocals... i know you all love him and his band... i simply dont... ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: lightbulb_son
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 12:36
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I do feel bad that so many prog greats are losing their once stellar voices. Case in point, Ian Anderson. His vocals with Tull were unbelievable, but now every song he performs just . He can't do it anymore, and no matter how much I love him, it just needs to stop.------------- When the world is sick Can't no one be well But I dreamt we were all beautiful and strong 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 15:23
You hit it on the nail. Great to have singer with a great vocal range, but opera is not a Rock genre, & that over the top vocal style is not my preference. I love Bruce Dickinson, I liked Rob Halford once he quit with the highpitched yelps, and I can take some over emoting, but , & this is not to denigrate the music, but the operatic vocals just distract me enough that I can't even take the music. For those who remember Mercyful Fate, I always thought it a shame about their vocalist/frontman/star. They had decent riffs, if only they had someone to sing the songs in a more straightforward manner, & without the Satanistic B.S. . |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 15:37
hahahha.. where where you before the symphonic horsemen dared to stand up to to threads and polls such as these...only after we were bribed to respectablitly with positions of power and privilage did threads like this come back....forum_posts.asp?TID=26749&KW=Dream+Theater - - Dream - Theater "Images and Words" magic formula forum_posts.asp?TID=24290&KW=Dream+Theater - Tool n - Dream - Theater burger factory forum_posts.asp?TID=36508&KW=Dream+Theater - Phil Collins vs - Dream - Theater... forum_posts.asp?TID=25337&KW=Dream+Theater - - Dream - Theater vs. Europe forum_posts.asp?TID=25340&KW=Dream+Theater - Spock vs - Dream - Theater ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Kid.A
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 17:00
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This one is easy James LABRIE |
Posted By: stewe
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 17:02
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Lee Jackson on Refugee album. Especially in contrast to Moraz's brilliant work. And Steve Howe of course...
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Posted By: darkmatter
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 17:02
| Ugh, I hate negative threads like this, they only bring out the worst in people and they aren't constructive most of the time. |
Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 17:04
Ian Anderson never was a great vocalist (like Plant, Gillan etc). In on of the interviews Ian explained that he started to sing only because others in the band sang even worse than he. But Ian's voice was always instantly recognizable - both in early Tull and now. In case of Ian "individuality" is a key word, so I don't see the reason for him to stop. ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |
Posted By: andu
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 17:11
I read it myself on another thread that true forum ultras got promoted to Honorary Collaborators & such. The higher in current rank ==> the greater the conversion ==> the greater hooligan in past, eh? ------------- "PA's own GI Joe!"
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Posted By: heyitsthatguy
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 17:17
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this thread reminded me how much of a target DT tends to be around here as for vocalists I dislike....erm....I give everyone their fair chance and no one's really thrown me off a ton. However, some vocalists whom I think aren't on their best are Ray Adler: it pains me to say this but when he first joined Fates Warning, on the album No Exit the vocals were like Geoff Tate kicked in the balls  however he has improved vastly with time, his vocals were one of the highlights for me on FWX (and there wasn't much going for that album in the first place)Aaron Ross: as much as I love "There's No 666 in Outer Space", every time I listen I keep thinking that the vocals could be doing a lot more than they are. It's like the vocal melodies kind of lag behind the breakneck speed of the rest of the band. As for his singing, it doesn't bother me I guess, its more the melodies that he comes up with. that's all for now keep in mind I still like both of these vocalists, but everyone has their weak points------------- 
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Posted By: Thyme Traveler
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 17:31
As bad as GTR was, imagine how bad it had been if the two Steve's had decided to sing ?
Since people have mentioned non-prog vocalists, why not bring up Stevie Nicks ? She sounds like a frggin' goat. ------------- Fire up the flux capacitor ! We're taking this Delorean through all four dimensions. What is the future of prog ? Genesis reunion ? I'm not telling!That could upset the thyme/space continuum. |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 17:48
IMO Stevie Nicks doesn't have a superb vocal range, but SHE CAN REALLY SING,
Has a nice voics and puts a lot of her in every song, Fleetwood Mac wouldn't exist since three decades ago without her.
Now, who mentoioned Chris Squire?
For God's sake, his backing vocals are better than Jon Anderson's main ones, he's probably among the 5 or 6 best backing vocalists in Prog with Phil Collins (Just don't call the shorty as frontman and forbid him to write music).
Iván
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Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 18:08
Good point, Iván... amongst so many "worst" or "terrible" polls I cannot remember a single one about "good backing vocals".  ------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
Posted By: Turion
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 20:05
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Peter Gabriel ------------- ?: ( |
Posted By: Thyme Traveler
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 22:06
OMG !!! Who is this impersonator of Ivan Melgar complimenting Phil Collins ? Pretty soon he'll be throwing compliments at Trevor Rabin !
Seriously, I'm with you on this one Ivan- Squire and Collins are among the best backing vocalists in prog. They both had a knack for complimenting Anderson and Gabriel's lead. ------------- Fire up the flux capacitor ! We're taking this Delorean through all four dimensions. What is the future of prog ? Genesis reunion ? I'm not telling!That could upset the thyme/space continuum. |
Posted By: KansasRushDream
Date Posted: April 14 2007 at 22:11
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Wow totally off with James LaBrie. I don't understand how you don't like him in the early days of Images and Words and Awake but like him now when he sounds more like those days again than ever before in the past 15 years. I mean I could definitely understand if you said you disliked him from Awake tour - Train of Thought because his tone was that of a weed-eater a lot of the time. But not liking the early days? I don't get that. I wish someone could explain to me what is so glaringly wrong with him that everyone bashes him more than nearly every other vocalist.
I kind of agree with Kevin Moore though, although my liking of him varies by song. On certain ones I think he's great but on others he is very dull and bland. Maybe he should just take my advice and go back to Dream Theater and get that clown Rudess out of there.
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Posted By: giantenemycrab
Date Posted: April 15 2007 at 00:56
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Phil Collins. He's a fine backing singer, but I don't like him as the lead. But I'm not sure if the hatred I have towards him about what he said about prog has anything do with it..
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Posted By: Fragile
Date Posted: April 15 2007 at 06:43
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Ivan get a grip, Squire's vocals better than Jon Anderson your having a laugh amigo.What I would say is that he is more than decent singer but could never be a lead singer. As for Steve Howe he's one of prog's icons but he he isn't a vocalist so why include him in a thread that is asking for worst vocalists. |
Posted By: lighthouse
Date Posted: April 15 2007 at 06:49
I prefer to listen to Squires voice than Anderson's infact I don`t like Jon Andersons voice much 
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: April 15 2007 at 06:51
because the guy insists on "singing" on his solo albums...I'd rather spend 5 hours at a bagpipe recital than listen to Mr Howe vocal atrocities...
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Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: April 15 2007 at 06:58
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The ticket is in the post Tony! See you there.
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Posted By: chessman
Date Posted: April 15 2007 at 07:03
Well said Sir! I love Howe's playing, but find his solo albums a pale shadow of his work with Yes. But his voice! Surely he has enough contacts in the music world to hire a decent singer for his material? Funnily enough, I have always been a big Yes fan. Since '74 in fact. I am listening to Topographic Oceans as I type this. But I have never rated Anderson as highly as others do. He often sounds like he is straining to reach certain notes, and I am not a lover of his phrasing at times either. I certainly never think of him as 'angelic' as some have said. But they were a great band! (Up to Drama that is!) |
Posted By: fuxi
Date Posted: April 15 2007 at 07:37
Anderson was never an ACROBATIC vocalist (though he may have been an acrobatic performer  ) but in my view his way of singing on BENEFIT, MINSTREL and BURSTING OUT (to name just a few) is as enjoyable as anything in prog!
As for Richard Sinclair and Robert Wyatt: I just can't get enough!
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: April 15 2007 at 08:08
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I like Howes singing and I'm proud of it!!!!!!! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: April 15 2007 at 08:11
not like you to be contrary,eh Ian?
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: April 15 2007 at 08:12
To be truthful, I genuilnely have no problem with his singing.
Vive la difference! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: April 15 2007 at 10:02
I think Clive Nolan's singing on the Shadowland albums is rather painful at times... ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: darksideof
Date Posted: April 15 2007 at 10:40
Ok, I get your point and you are absolutly right. I shouldn't mix my personal taste by saying that they are bad singer and insulting them with uncostructive criticism. I know I went a little off and I apolgy if I have offended my fellows prog friends because they way some of you guys reponded I feel that I did. I was just trying to be funny. Soory
I get now point like some of you guys said: Kazanski: it should say 'vocalist i don't like or such rather than worst vocalist...' good or bad it's all subjective you know... and the comments are quite nasty either... darkmatter: Ugh, I hate negative threads like this, they only bring out the worst in people and they aren't constructive most of the time. Next time I post a topic I'll take in cosideration these points. We're all a big family expanded in the whole world. A very rare family these days in a world of rap and Pop and Punk. (I don't want to say that prog is the greatest 'cause music is a matter of a taste. my whole family dislike prog.) I Think we are bless people because we apriciate prog these days and I am so happy that I've found this family that enyoy the music that I extremely love. I had found what i was looking for. I know that members of any family aren't always perfect and they're clones of each others, but we have to respect individuals tastes and choices in a respectful way. For instance I noticed that alot of you guys dislike Bands RUSH and Dream Theater, but to me I can't get enough of these two bands. I simply love them. Get my point? ------------- http://darksideofcollages.blogspot.com/ http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Darksideof-Collages/ |
Posted By: Evolver
Date Posted: April 15 2007 at 10:46
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Bryan Ferry: just off-key moaning ------------- Trust me. I know what I'm doing. |
Posted By: darksideof
Date Posted: April 15 2007 at 10:58
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So, I should of said that I extremely dislike these guys, but because I don't like their sounds of their voices or for any another reason, that does not nessesary means they're bad vocalist. I undestand that now.!!! ------------- http://darksideofcollages.blogspot.com/ http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Darksideof-Collages/ |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: April 15 2007 at 11:10
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No problem DS, mine were general observations.
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Posted By: endlessepic
Date Posted: April 15 2007 at 12:32
Well when I hear the "nah nah...nah nah nah" part in "South Side of The Sky" it really takes the song down a notch. Don't get me wrong, I think he might be the best bass player in prog rock and I love the Yes. |
Posted By: Passionist
Date Posted: April 15 2007 at 12:46
| Got to say, I love Yes, but Jon Andersons lyrics have caused me to take a long pause from listening to them. I just can't, it gives me a headache. |
Posted By: moodyxadi
Date Posted: April 15 2007 at 14:47
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"Oh, this thread is so negative..." This totally unpleasant consideartions reveals the lack of humour that some peaple get. What's the problem of bashing someone you dislike but is praised by the common sense? the "hate" threads used to be the more fun of them, while some of the "polite" threads usually bores me (except the informative ones).
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Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: April 15 2007 at 15:00
We're drifting further from the topic, are we not?
Moody: There's constructive negativity, and there's bashing for the sake of bashing. Guess which one is preferred here.
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