1. chino
2. maynard james keenan
3. mike patton

feel free to add!

8/22/2008 4:18:01 PM

are we speaking of those deceased as well

does stage presence count, or only vocal ability

i need details

8/22/2008 4:19:03 PM

mellissa etheridge.... oh wait a minute...

8/22/2008 4:21:39 PM

while I do have to agree that those 3 are outstanding, this list would be too hard to make. it would be enormous because its so hard to compare certain people...

Freddie Mercury was ridiculous though.

8/22/2008 4:22:17 PM

dead or alive - preferably bands from the past few decades

no other criteria

[Edited on August 22, 2008 at 4:23 PM. Reason : a]

8/22/2008 4:22:40 PM

the first person i thought of was freddie mercury

if this included solo artists, i would say jeff buckley

and i'm going to say jeff buckley anyway

because jeff buckley had the voice of a fucking angel

8/22/2008 4:24:58 PM

i was just talking today about how awesome maynard's voice is

i've also said many times that jeff buckley has the voice of an angel

8/22/2008 4:27:08 PM

he's mangelic

8/22/2008 4:28:53 PM

eddie vedder
chris cornell

8/22/2008 4:32:08 PM

robert plant

when he was in prime ladyvoice form

8/22/2008 4:43:06 PM

freddie mercury

8/22/2008 4:46:10 PM

pretty good list, chixnhead.

8/22/2008 5:02:25 PM

steve perry
robert plant
shannon hoon

8/22/2008 5:08:14 PM

Liam Gallagher (circa '94 to 95)

8/22/2008 5:18:28 PM

we should keep this to active, otherwise it would be too hard

[Edited on August 22, 2008 at 5:28 PM. Reason : k]

8/22/2008 5:27:56 PM

bon f'ing scott

8/22/2008 5:32:42 PM

Tim DeLaughter

8/22/2008 5:40:00 PM

Matthew Bellamy

8/22/2008 5:41:20 PM

MOTHERFUCKING IGGY

8/22/2008 5:43:22 PM

Chad Kroeger

8/22/2008 5:47:19 PM

I SAW YOU GHOST EDIT BUSTER POINDEXTER OUT

8/22/2008 5:49:09 PM

well, i mean, david johansen is great

but i realized i had forgotten iggy

and that just ain't right

8/22/2008 5:51:27 PM

can you people post band names with it

because i mean, i dont follow them that close or anything

8/22/2008 5:57:17 PM

Quote :

"Chad Kroeger"

please tell me you're kidding

please

for the love of god

please

for the sake of humanity

for my faith in our living minds

please tell me you're kidding

you must be kidding

8/22/2008 6:10:25 PM

chino - deftones
maynard james keenan - tool, perfect circle
mike patton - faith no more (and a billion side projects)
freddie mercury - queen
jeff buckley
eddie vedder - pearl jam
chris cornell - soundgarden, audioslave
robert plant - led zeppelin
steve perry - journey
shannon hoon - blind melon
liam gallagher - oasis
bon scott - ac/dc (first singer)
tim delaughter - polyphonic spree
matthew belamy - muse
chad kroeger - nickelback
david johansen - new york dolls
iggy pop - stooges

8/22/2008 6:21:36 PM

do you really think I'd go from Steve Perry, Robert Plant, and Shannon Hoon to Chad Kroeger?

but no I'm not kidding, he fucking rocks

8/22/2008 6:22:38 PM

i always knew the name freddie mercury, but i never knew he was the queen guy

8/22/2008 6:23:36 PM

thom yorke

8/22/2008 6:23:53 PM

thom yorke - radiohead

(for dweedle)

8/22/2008 6:28:26 PM

i wonder if he was born as Tom York

8/22/2008 6:28:54 PM

doubtful

but freddie mercury was born farrokh bulsara

8/22/2008 6:34:13 PM

AXL MOTHERFUCKING ROSE. Seriously...maybe not the best, but probably one of the most unique and hard to copy.


I also always liked the voice of the lead singer from Staind. Shit always mellowed me out.

8/22/2008 6:36:37 PM

david lee roth

8/22/2008 6:38:44 PM

diamond dave is the shit

8/22/2008 6:41:14 PM

van halen has been my favorite junk to listen to lately

8/22/2008 6:43:40 PM

Patterson Hood - Drive By Truckers
Jeff Tweedy - Wilco
Trey Anastasio - Phish

+1 for Maynard and Thom

(I'm only including people who are alive btw)

[Edited on August 22, 2008 at 6:48 PM. Reason : .]

8/22/2008 6:48:30 PM

mathew belamy does have an awesome voice

plus its even more awesome when he shreds the guitar and then jams out on the piano

i wish i had those skills

8/22/2008 6:53:53 PM

vedder -pearl jam
craig wedren - shudder to think (anyone.....anyone?)
reznor - nine inch nails, im a fan at least, not sure if its because he does vocals well

8/22/2008 8:02:10 PM

aaronian wins this round.

8/22/2008 9:01:25 PM

Ian Gillan (Deep Purple - try Child in Time );
Bruce Dickenson (Maiden);
Paul Rogers (Bad Company);

and counter-tenor heros:

Rob Halford (pre '78 Judas Priest);
Geddy Lee (Rush)

8/22/2008 9:28:11 PM

that dude from coheed and cambria

8/22/2008 9:38:21 PM

I was gonna go with Steve Perry or Freddie Mercury

so I'll just second you kids who posted them first

8/22/2008 9:54:40 PM

for metal vocalists i thought Ronnie James Dio was one of the best

8/22/2008 9:55:07 PM

strictly as a vocalist, i think Chris Cornell is my favorite.

8/22/2008 9:57:31 PM

mr mojo risin

8/22/2008 10:03:07 PM

Ahhh points for the coheed mention. Claudio Sanchez. Im a big fan of his.

Acoustic, live performance. Ive been sadly addicted to it for days now:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bFzBOZ9piM

8/22/2008 11:51:14 PM

Freddie Mercury
Layne Staley
Jon Bon Jovi
Sebastian Bach

8/22/2008 11:55:39 PM

me....my falsetto is murderous for the female songs

8/23/2008 2:55:45 AM

paerabol

8/23/2008 3:46:55 AM

Wow, pretty sure i hate most of the vocalists mentioned here. Particularly Eddie Vedder and Chris Cornel. But i also consider grunge vocals the precursor to modern whiney ass emo bullshit.

But those i support, both in uniqueness and/or pure greatness: (no particular order)
Maynard James Keenan
Freddie Mercury
Axl Rose
David Lee Roth
Robert Plant
Steven Tyler
Bruce Dickenson
Rob Halford
The dude from Live. dont know his name

8/23/2008 4:35:33 AM