Greatest Vocalist

[scooter1369]

Oh yeah

Sarah Brightman
Andrea Bocelli

 

[Big Papa]

Agree on Maynard. Listen to any Tool cover and you'll appreciate just how good he is. Even if the cover band manages to get the arrangements down, the song invariably lags because of the vocals.

Close behind are Chris Cornell and Layne Staley.

Layne Staley was an incredible vocalist and song writer. Chains was such a great band, and they to this day don't get the credit they deserve for being as influential as they were during the whole "Grunge" era. Nirvana usually carries that flag, and deservedly so, but Chains may have put out the best music of that era. DOWN IN A HOLE is probably my favorite song song of all time.

 

[BrutusMaximus]

Nirvana usually carries that flag, and deservedly so

Actually no, Soungarden got jewed, cause they started it

AiC was around before Nirvana as well, but actually were more of a hair metal band in the late 80's.

 

[Steve19]

David Crosby
Graham Nash
Stephen Stills

What you heard on your stereo is what you heard live.

 

[OSUBucksFanDW]

Annie Wilson (though the stages must be reinforced when Heart does a show), Chris Cornell

 

[ulukinatme]

Freddie Mercury
Steven Tyler
Elton John

 

[Steve19]

Freddie Mercury
Steven Tyler
Elton John

Where's Waldo?

 

[endzoneBucki]

Kate Smith
Anne Murray
James Taylor

 

[DGADBTWSOM]

Steven Page of Barenaked Ladies
if anyone here has seen him live you know what i mean.

 

[BB73]

Actually no, Soungarden got jewed, cause they started it

That's a verb? I'm checking my calendar to make sure it's still 2007.

 

[Gatorubet]

That's a verb? I'm checking my calendar to make sure it's still 2007.

No kidding. That's the BP philosophy?

I got gypped!

 

[Jagdaddy]

That's a verb? I'm checking my calendar to make sure it's still 2007.

I assumed he was referring to circumcision . . .

 

[Jagdaddy]

Since Orbison, Mercury, and Amy Lee have already been mentioned, let me throw out Annie Lennox and Billy Joel: Joel's voice isn't even a shadow of what it used to be so people tend to forget how good it was back in the 1970s.

 

[Taosman]

I believe Joel got a mention earlier.
Glad to see Orbison get mentioned as I am a huge fan!

 

[Taosman]

I think Witney Houston deserves mention as a spectacular voice with few peers, ever! Damn shame.:(