Best Voice for their Genre of Music

[Scott]

OK, IYHO, who has/had the best voice for their genre of music?

IMHO, here's 3:

Male Rock - If I recall right, Kevin Dubrow of Quiet Riot claims it's himself, but I think Roger Daltry has him beat by miles.

Female Rock - Stevie Nicks

Easy Listening/Adult Contemporary - can Galdys Knight be beat?

[Dorian Gray]

Bjork and Seal in electronica
Maynard or Travis Meeks and Johnette Napolitano or Tori Amos in alternative

No one in country.

Well, maybe Johnny Cash.

Rap? Humpty (pronounced with an umpty)

[Brian]

Tough question. John Fogerty, but who else does what he does?

Joni Mitchell comes to mind for her stuff.

Bruce Dickenson for Heavy Metal.

There's 20 flavors of punk and a differant singer for each. Blag Dahlia, Jerry A, Keith Morris, ect.

Male folk rock: Barry McQuire. Oh crap: Richie Havens!

[RonSceptic]

For Rock music ther is only one contender for me...

Paul Rodgers.

Awesome.:cool:

[LuxFerum]

Tarja Turunen from Nightwish:D


http://www.nightwish.com/graphics/facts-tarja.jpg

[arcticpenguin]

Linda Ronstadt for nearly any genre.

[Mercutio]

Louis Armstrong.

Ella Fitzgerald

Everybody else, get in line...

[roger]

Eva Cassidy. Uncatagorizable.

[Chaos]

For ballads, it is definitely Marie Frederikson of Roxette - *sigh* a voice to melt away while listening...

[Glory]

When you say, "voice', are we talking literally? Is this thread only about vocalists? Or do you mean it figuratively? "The voice of a generation" kind of thing?

I ask 'cause I'm with you on Daltrey if you mean voice literally but if you mean it figuartively, he's got to step aside for Pete Townshend. He put the words in Daltrey's mouth and wrote the most convoluted bass lines ever.

Glory

[Peter Jenkins]

Melanie

[Peter Jenkins]

Janis Joplin had a voice that was just perfect for Blues/Rock.

(I know she's not to everyones taste. A colleague once described her voice as 'like a lump of coke under a coalhouse door')
Peter

[MoeFaux]

Lou Reed. His "I don't give a ****" voice makes him the King of Cool in rock n' roll.

[Evolver]

Ian Anderson!
At least prior to his throat problems.

[Mercutio]

Tom Waits. All of his voices.

[MoeFaux]

Originally posted by Mercutio
Tom Waits. All of his voices.

Yeah, from folk to gravely, he does have a memorable voice.

[Flame]

Country male - Merle Haggard

Rock/folk/blues female - Bonnie Raitt (especially live)

other favs are - Angie Hart from Frente!

Edie Brickell

Kim Deal from The Pixies

[Nasarius]

Sarah Bettens of K's Choice for female pop/rock

[billydkid]

Originally posted by Dorian Gray
Bjork and Seal in electronica
Maynard or Travis Meeks and Johnette Napolitano or Tori Amos in alternative

No one in country.

Well, maybe Johnny Cash.

Rap? Humpty (pronounced with an umpty)

If you talk to people in the business, people who really, really know music, I think they will tell you that many of the finest voices and greatest singers that have ever lived, not to mention the most giftest musicians and composers that have ever existed, exist in and around Nashville and are in country music. Now, much or most of what is heard on the radio is crud, but many of the people who are playing it are phenomenally gifted.

[Ove]

Rock - Ian Gillan definitely, folks we are talking about the same guy that sang the role of "Jesus" in Jesus Christ Superstar" in the original recording, listen and awe.

On that same album is one of my favourite women singers: Yvonne Ellimann.

I think Roger Daltrey is great too but i think his voice is somewhat fragile, on some of the recordings he sounds very tense.

LOU REED: You gotta be kiddin'....

POP: Leonard Cohen, boy that voice is sheer lotion for the eardrums.:D

[Evolver]

How 'bout Freddie Mercury?

[JesFine]

Wilson Pickett -- R&B
Chris Cornell - R&R

[Peach Jr.]

Taj Mahal - blues
Frank Black/Black Francis - punk pop
Robin Guthrie - ethereal
Siouxsie Sioux - goth/dance

[Ove]

How 'bout Freddie Mercury?

Ohh absolutely, i don't know how i could forget him.:D

I also forgot my favourite crooner "Ol' Blue Eyes" :D :D (sorry Tony, you wouldn't reach his level if you tried forever). Frankie's version of New York, New York makes Liza sound like a not-very-gifted-amateur and the version of "Fly me to the Moon" that he recorded with Count Basie's orchestra is IMHO close to the best swing EVER put on a record.:clap: :clap: :clap:

[Garrette]

Agree with much of what has been said, but since the question was by genre, how can we forget:

Enya.

And I mean this seriously.

[Thanz]

Originally posted by Mercutio
Louis Armstrong.

Ella Fitzgerald

Everybody else, get in line...
Truer words have never been spoken. "Ella and Louis" and "Ella and Louie Again" rarely leave my 5-disc player. I can listen to them over and over again. Never get tired of them.

For other genres, I'll name a few voices that haven't been mentioned yet:

I think that Rob Thomas of matchbox twenty has a great voice for his genre.

Sebastian Bach of Skid Row had a great voice - if you've seen him live, you know what I mean.

I don't expect anyone outside of Canada to have heard of them, but the lead singer of The Watchmen (Daniel Greaves) is fantastic.

Probably lots of others that I am forgetting right now.

[Scott]

80's male rock - Joe Elliot

80's female rock - Lita Ford

Thanz, true story, about 2 years ago a guy walked into the office one night and said, first words out of his mouth, that Sebastion Bach has the best voice ever in rock.

[Scott]

Glory, I was talking in general about the sound of the voice, but you make a good point regarding figuratively. Not sure who I'd pick in that sense. Bernie Taupin is pretty good, but everybody has a favorite Springsteen song whether he sang it or not. Some good food for thought though.

Maybe a new thread, best songwriter...

[Badger]

Robert Plant and kd lang

How about Allanis Morisette, too?

And Vince Gill for male country.

[Flame]

Originally posted by Badger


And Vince Gill for male country.


for modern male country I completely agree. His voice is so gorgeous.

Toni

[Evolver]

Originally posted by Badger


How about Allanis Morisette, too?



I once saw an MTV concert with All-anus Morisette. I could swear she was tone-deaf AND rhythmically challenged.

But she could moan and scream, so i guess that would make her a fitting voice for grunge.

[Nefertiti]

Diana Krall.
If you like modern, moody yet very sexy blues - in the traditional 'Patsy Kline' style - this ladys voice is purely amazing and will enthral you.

Matt Monro, or Harry Jr. Connick

[Sandy M]

I'd say k.d.lang if I could figure out which genre.

Was country... now "pop" I guess.

Sounds great when she occasionally does standards like Cole Porter's "So in Love."

Broadway/standards: Audra MacDonald

Rock -I do LOVE John Fogarty!

Operatically, Thomas Hampson. Maybe not the "best" voice, but one I very much like (baritone)

Jazz - Ella Someone told me I should listen to Diane Krall. Nice, but I wasn't all that impressed. I'll still to Ella.

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Originally posted by Scott
can Galdys Knight be beat?

She should be. With a blunt object.

[Mercutio]

Operatic tenor--Caruso. Period. Pavorotti could not carry Caruso's jockstrap. Nobody even comes close. (this despite Caruso being heard primarily on '78s .)

[jj]

For a particular Genre...

Gordon Bok

Bill Staines

Emmylou Harris

Magnus Lunny and/or Andy Stewart

The Corries (with hat over heart, unfortunately)

Sean Keane

Hazel Dickens

Jean Ritchie

Carley Simon

Rosemary Clooney

The Persuasions (yes, en-masse)

Your job, now, is to name the Genre :) :) :)

[Scott]

Originally posted by jj

Your job, now, is to name the Genre :) :) :) Gordon Bok - sea shanties

Bill Staines - folk, and I think some tree hugging stuff

Emmylou Harris - old style country

Magnus Lunny and/or Andy Stewart - Gealic

The Corries - Gealic

Sean Keane - Celtic

Hazel Dickens - Bluegrass

Carley Simon - stinks (for me anyway)

Rosemary Clooney - jazz and broadway

The Persuasions - cover band, mowtown and early rock

How'd I do?

[Peach Jr.]

I know at least one other.

Jean Ritchie: Appalachian/old-time folk music.

Andy Stewart: Irish perhaps?

[jj]

Originally posted by Scott
Gordon Bok - sea shanties
Yep
Bill Staines - folk, and I think some tree hugging stuff


Mainstream folk. Not much treehugging stuff there.

"River" is not a treehugger song.


Emmylou Harris - old style country
Real Country :)
Magnus Lunny and/or Andy Stewart - Gealic
Modern scottish folk.
The Corries - Gealic
Old styple Scottish Folk/War Songs/He went to war and he died
Sean Keane - Celtic
Irish Ballad Style...
Hazel Dickens - Bluegrass
I'm impressed. You're right there

For extra credit, Joe Val.
Carley Simon - stinks (for me anyway)
Torch Songs... Yes. Really....
Rosemary Clooney - jazz and broadway
close enough...
The Persuasions - cover band, mowtown and early rock

WHAAAAT????

NO FREAKIN' WAY.

A-Capella Do-Wop!!!


They ain't GOT no band!

How'd I do?
Not bad, not bad.

[epepke]

Louis Armstrong

Ella Fitzgerald

Tom Waits

Billie Holiday

Frank Sinatra

Johnny Cash

Jello Biafra

Danny Kaye

[wilzoid]

Joe Williams - Blues
Mel Torme - Jazz
John Lennon - Rock-n-Roll