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« Reply #75 on: February 12, 2006, 03:59:56 PM »

Frank Sinatra
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« Reply #76 on: February 12, 2006, 04:00:37 PM »

Frank Sinatra
Brian Wilson
George Michael
ella Fitzgerald
Chris Bell
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« Reply #77 on: February 12, 2006, 10:08:09 PM »

SONDRE LERCHE IS A PERSON?!? I always thought it was a band.. it just didn't seem like someone's name.
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« Reply #78 on: February 13, 2006, 03:18:01 AM »

I will also second (or 37th) Brian Wilson after having heard "She Know´s Me Too Well" 15 times in a row. That falsetto during the chorus is MINDBLOWING!!!
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« Reply #79 on: February 13, 2006, 03:41:20 AM »

Would this be an acceptable place to say I really enjoyed that Aretha Franklin/George Michael duet "I Knew You Were Waiting"... Only heard it twice, but it's good.

I was really surprised at the surprisingly soulful vocals from George, he was sortof playing the sweet 'woman' to Arethas screaming 'man'... Worked really well.

Catchy chorus too.

I'll have to look into Mr. Michaels body of work...
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« Reply #80 on: February 13, 2006, 04:40:44 AM »

SONDRE LERCHE IS A PERSON?!? I always thought it was a band.. it just didn't seem like someone's name.
Sondre is a quite common name in Norway, where he's from (the "ch" is pronounced like a "k", btw.) Plus the "all songs written by Sondre Lerche" could be regarded as a dead giveaway - that is unless they're Marilyn Manson fans. Smiley
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« Reply #81 on: February 14, 2006, 12:57:03 PM »

Jeff Buckley
Tim Buckley
Gene Clark
Bob Dylan
Janis Joplin
Richard Manuel
Roy Orbison
Otis Redding
Muddy Waters
Lucinda Williams
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« Reply #82 on: February 14, 2006, 03:28:23 PM »

GG Allin
Buddy Holly
donovan
britney spears anyone??
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« Reply #83 on: June 15, 2012, 07:34:43 PM »

Nico
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« Reply #84 on: June 15, 2012, 08:12:28 PM »

Justin Hayward
Neil Young
Hope Sandoval
Jon Spencer
Bon Scott
Brian Johnson
Dio
Rob Halford
Robert Smith
Ian Curtis
David Gilmour
Richard Wright
The Beach Boys
Richard Manuel
Wanda Jackson
Roberta Flack
Freddy King
Doug Sahm
Eric Burdon
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« Reply #85 on: March 20, 2015, 07:04:14 AM »

Okay, my turn.

Manfred Mann
Ozzie Osborne
Louis Armstrong
Ronnie James Dio
Ernie Bringas  (The Rip Chords I)
Donald Fagen
Bert Sommer (best singer in the Left Banke)
Robin Gibb
Bjork
Diana Ross (other Supremes can't compete; she wasn't a leader just because)

I could name more (Tom Waits, Charles Manson, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Steve Martin,,,) , but that's more of favorite than actually great. Above, I tried to be objective.
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« Reply #86 on: March 20, 2015, 08:23:47 AM »

Okay, my turn.

Manfred Mann
Ozzie Osborne
Louis Armstrong
Ronnie James Dio
Ernie Bringas  (The Rip Chords I)
Donald Fagen
Bert Sommer (best singer in the Left Banke)
Robin Gibb
Bjork
Diana Ross (other Supremes can't compete; she wasn't a leader just because)

I could name more (Tom Waits, Charles Manson, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Steve Martin,,,) , but that's more of favorite than actually great. Above, I tried to be objective.


Whoaaa....it's not very often you see Donald Fagen in a list of the best singers in rock.  Somebody had better cut-and-paste this and send it to him.  A lot of times during the years he's seems to have felt inadequate about his vocal abilities...like when he stopped recording or performing for a decade. (Then again, there were some other reasons behind his hiatus from music.)

In a head-to-head between Sommer and Steve Martin, I'd have to say that Martin was the ideal singer for nearly all of the late Michael Brown's songs in The Left Banke. But Ivy, Ivy is definitely an exception, because it's well above Martin's usual range.  It's a pretty underrated song, in part because the current incarnation of The Left Banke has more or less disowned it and won't perform it.

(Worthwhile to clear up an old rock'n'roll story here.  Michael McKean, future member of Spinal Tap, was indeed in the Left Banke lineup that Brown assembled after he and his father fired Tom Finn, Steve Martin and George Cameron.  But he is not on Ivy Ivy or its flipside And Suddenly - the 45 is Brown and Sommer backed by session musicians.  McKean, Brown, Sommer and Warren David did rehearse a few times with the intention of touring if Ivy Ivy was a hit, but it wasn't so the lineup split up and Brown rounded up his old band and did "Desiree."  McKean talked about this in an interview a couple years back.)
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« Reply #87 on: May 18, 2015, 08:00:05 AM »

2rn57: On the money. half of 'em aren't *great* indeed. I would now eliminate Manfred Mann, Don Fagen, Sommer, Ozzie, Bjork.

Agree about Martin being better fit for The Left Banke. No doubt. I do like his vocals & wouldn't change for aforementioned Sommer. I just heard "Men Are Building Sand" & thought this guy has pleasant voice & it clicked with me. so he's favorite (so is song). He also shined on "Ivy, Ivy" (yes, it's very underrated).
 Thanks for the tidbit in brackets!

To add - tryna be objective :
George Jones
Townes van Zandt
Michael Jackson
Glen Campbell
Willie Nelson
Macca
Connie Smith
Freddy Mercury
Patsy Cline
Sharon Marie.
And ofc. The BBs (minus Dave, Bruce)
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« Reply #88 on: May 18, 2015, 10:48:26 AM »

Elvis Presley

Dean Martin

George Jones

Ray Price

Ben E. King

John Fogerty

Mahalia Jackson

Sammy Davis Jr.

Waylon Jennings

Don Everly

Tom Jones

Junior Parker

Willie Nelson

Johnny Cash


When it comes to the Beach Boys, all of them were great singers but when it comes to voices I'd say Brian Wilson (until the mid 70s) and of course Carl Wilson.

The list is just off the top of my head. There's tons of great voices. Some I just haven't thought of now and some I probably haven't heard yet.
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« Reply #89 on: May 18, 2015, 12:13:47 PM »

The great, late Roy Hamilton. Elvis' favorite singer. I rest my case.

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« Reply #90 on: May 19, 2015, 01:07:53 AM »

Happy to see both Roky Erickson and Tom Waits listed on here as early as 2006! Smiley
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For starters, I'd add Brook Benton and Roger Waters (especially on the album "The Final Cut" he did with Pink Floyd).
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« Reply #91 on: May 19, 2015, 06:10:26 AM »

Happy to see both Roky Erickson and Tom Waits listed on here as early as 2006! Smiley
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For starters, I'd add Brook Benton and Roger Waters (especially on the album "The Final Cut" he did with Pink Floyd).

I'm a big fan of Roger Water's vocals in the late 70s / early 80s.  Not sure what happened between The Pros & Cons of Hitch Hiking and Radio KAOS though.  His vocals on KAOS and Amused to Death are pretty rough.  Luckily, he sounded better once he starting touring again, but nothing like the Final Cut era (he had to lip synch to Fletcher Memorial Home when I saw him in 2006/2007). 

However, if we're talking Floyd, David Gilmour's voice has aged really well.  He's about to turn 70, and his lone vocal on The Endless River (on the crap-tastic lyrics of Louder Than Words) is very good. 
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« Reply #92 on: May 19, 2015, 11:07:01 AM »

A bit eclectic, but there you go...

Dusty Springfield, Chris Farlowe, Mary Davis (S.O.S. Band), Kate Bush, Captain Beefheart, Howlin' Wolf, Kathleen Ferrier...

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« Reply #93 on: May 19, 2015, 11:44:58 AM »

Diana Ross, Little Richard, Bob Dylan, Kurt Cobain, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, James Brown, Little Richard, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Elton John, Axl Rose, Liam Gallagher, Art Garfunkel, Roger Daltrey.

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« Reply #94 on: May 19, 2015, 11:52:33 AM »

Gee wee, I forgot Little Richard! And Elton! Now I didn't. police
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« Reply #95 on: May 19, 2015, 12:10:39 PM »

Ian Gillan

Paul Rodgers

Bruce Dickinson

Rob Halford

Geoff Tate

Don "Buck Dharma" Roeser (Blue Oyster Cult)

Joe Lynn Turner

Sammy Hagar

Jack Bruce (RIP)
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« Reply #96 on: May 19, 2015, 12:43:57 PM »

Gee wee, I forgot Little Richard! And Elton! Now I didn't. police

I forgot just about everyone! Some great names have been listed since then (and in earlier posts). There are/were just so many incredible singers out there...   

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« Reply #97 on: May 19, 2015, 12:48:53 PM »

And I know he's been mentioned, but it's worth mentioning again just a few days after the fifth anniversary of his passing -

Ronnie James Dio

And on the opposite end of the spectrum

Jimmy Buffett and Billy Joel - two guys whose voices are still in great shape. 
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« Reply #98 on: May 19, 2015, 01:51:28 PM »

Stevie Wright was a superb singer back in the day. Deserves a mention on this thread.
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« Reply #99 on: May 19, 2015, 05:30:36 PM »

A bit eclectic, but there you go...

Dusty Springfield, Chris Farlowe, Mary Davis (S.O.S. Band), Kate Bush, Captain Beefheart, Howlin' Wolf, Kathleen Ferrier...



  I think Howlin' Wolf and Captain Beefheart were both spiritual descendants of Charley Patton. Good call to include them together.
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