The most distinctive voice?
The most distinctive voice?
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ChemicalChaos

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10,643 posts

176 months

Thursday 21st October 2021
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On the back of a discussion I was having earlier, which singers do we think have the most stand-out, distinctive voices that you can instantly tell it's them even if you've never heard the song before?

Of course, a question like this HAS to include Freddie Mercury:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntuqTuc6HxM

...but of course, there's many others!

Being currently on a Country bent, my immediate vote goes to Jennifer Nettles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CeX5VEo10c

I dont know how to describe it, but her deep done with pronounced southern twang on certain emphasised words just sounds so unique to me - I'd go so far as to say she's the most distinctive female voice this side of the extremely deep Heather Small:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntuqTuc6HxM


Another one for me is the the husky voice of Kip Moore. Sure, you might say, similar to Springsteen - but what sets him apart is the slight falsetto at the ends of lines/verses which Bruce doesnt do:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vykhvwCSHj8


So, who stands out for you?

dudleybloke

20,553 posts

202 months

Friday 22nd October 2021
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Seal has a very distinctive voice.

Wacky Racer

39,814 posts

263 months

Friday 22nd October 2021
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Rod Stewart

otolith

61,882 posts

220 months

Friday 22nd October 2021
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Leonard Cohen
Art Garfunkel
Louis Armstrong
Tom Waits
Kate Bush
Billie Holiday

Condi

18,905 posts

187 months

Friday 22nd October 2021
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Hannah Reid from London Grammer
Billy Ellish
Kenny Rogers
Tarja Turunen ex Nighwish lead singer
Dolly Parton

Evoluzione

10,345 posts

259 months

Friday 22nd October 2021
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Stevie Nicks.

jakesmith

9,471 posts

187 months

Friday 22nd October 2021
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Roger Moore

Bacon Is Proof

5,740 posts

247 months

Friday 22nd October 2021
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Me.
I make Barry White sound like Peewee Herman.

gazza285

10,518 posts

224 months

Friday 22nd October 2021
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Bon Scott,
Lemmy,
Rob Halford.


Bisonhead

1,594 posts

205 months

Friday 22nd October 2021
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Kurt cobain
James earl jones
Billy Connolly
Paul Simon
Joanna lumley
BRIAN BLESSED

take-good-care-of-the-forest-dewey

6,561 posts

71 months

Friday 22nd October 2021
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Jimmy Somerville.

Amazing voice.

https://youtu.be/CNhLOfUPHa8

Nik Gnashers

938 posts

172 months

Friday 22nd October 2021
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Most distinctive female voice - Anne Briggs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2UymOLJ1gs&ab...


jet_noise

5,915 posts

198 months

Friday 22nd October 2021
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Sandy Denny.
Isaac Hayes.

AJB88

14,402 posts

187 months

Friday 22nd October 2021
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Corey Taylor (Slipknot/Stone Sour) is pretty distinctive.

anonymous-user

70 months

Friday 22nd October 2021
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Ronan Keating

Pastor Of Muppets

3,680 posts

78 months

Friday 22nd October 2021
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Geddy Lee wins. Close thread. biggrin

anonymous-user

70 months

Friday 22nd October 2021
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Zack de la Rocha

Castrol for a knave

6,138 posts

107 months

Friday 22nd October 2021
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Pastor Of Muppets said:
Geddy Lee wins. Close thread. biggrin
Beat me to it.

I'd add

Jon Anderson
Mark E Smith
Tanita Tikaram
Chaka Khan
Bonnie Tyler
Paul Buchanon
Mr Blobby

Magnum 475

3,819 posts

148 months

Friday 22nd October 2021
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Just a few instantly recognisable, distinctive voices:

Alison Krauss
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Bon Scott
Brian Johnson
Freddie Mercury
Cecilia Bartoli
Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Asmik Grigorian
Ronnie James Dio
Marc Anthony
Juan Diego Florez





S100HP

13,336 posts

183 months

Friday 22nd October 2021
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AJB88 said:
Corey Taylor (Slipknot/Stone Sour) is pretty distinctive.
His son sounds identical to him