Best voice in rock...

[Ian V]

What no mention of ozzy yet ? Surely he has got to be up there with the greats.

[Fire99]

minimatt1967 said:

Ah yes forgot about that, my god that band is so bloody complicated!

If you think Deep Purple is complicated take a look at Black Sabbath.. Their line-up has about as many changes as Whitesnake..

Regarding Ozzy, i think he's a very good singer but not one of the best. I think he's generally written very good songs and always has some amazing talent behind him in the rest of the band. Be it in Black Sabbath or Solo.

A couple of other great singers i missed off:

Danny Bowes - Thunder (already mentioned by others but personally i think underrated and some top-grade 'pipes')
Steve Perry - Journey (A bit more on the soft side of things but he really has or did have one of the best voices in the business)
James LaBrie - Dream Theater (Listen to Images & Words - Some amazing singing.. Though for various reasons has toned it down a bit in recent years)

[OlberJ]

Caleb Followill http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEh8OL0Jj-0&fea...

Best voice since Plant i've heard anywhere.

[AL...Ease]

How can you suggest Ozzy as one of the best voices in rock? He can't sing!

I'd put my vote for Chris Cornell, and maybe Eddie Vedder, I don't particularly like either of their major bands, but they can sing.

Jonathon Davies from Korn has a unique vocal style, which I've always liked, and I know it's only comedy, but Jack Black's a pretty decent rock singer, in my opinion...

[rednotdead]

Aonther vote for Steve Perry - a soaring tenor that is so distinctive. Also on the softer side of rock/AOR is Bobby Kimball of Toto.

Another distinctive rock voice is Blackie Lawless of WASP, Easy Livin' is a showcase of his vocal range.

John Sykes of Blue Murder/Sykes can also give Coverdale a run for his money too.

[Fire99]

rednotdead said:

Aonther vote for Steve Perry - a soaring tenor that is so distinctive. Also on the softer side of rock/AOR is Bobby Kimball of Toto.

Another distinctive rock voice is Blackie Lawless of WASP, Easy Livin' is a showcase of his vocal range.

John Sykes of Blue Murder/Sykes can also give Coverdale a run for his money too.

Yeah i was surprised with John Sykes voice on the first Blue Murder album.. Pretty impressive.. Only recently listened to Journey (yeah a bit late i know) and the more i listen to the 80's stuff the more i'm impressed with Perry's vocals.. 'Mother Father' on Youtube is something to behold..

What about good ol Sammy Hagar? He's got some excellent pipes.. Joey Tempest of 'Europe' has quite a talent in a more restrained kinda way.

Oh and a slightly more unknown Jorn Lande can, dare i say, out Coverdale Coverdale. However some of his recorded work has been a bit patchy and can suffer from 'Hammy' lyrics when singing in English.. But as a voice... Possibly one of the best Rock voices currently out there.

[combine]

Paul Rogers
Robert Plant
Roger Daltrey

[jimbo_m]

Vote for Ozzy here- he made Sabbath (the proper line up that is )
Into the Void is by far there best work- Slow, heavy riffs and Ozzy's screeching vocals

[D_I_A_B_L_O]

Zach de La Rocha - RATM
Serj Tankian - SOAD
James hetfield - Metallica

Agree with all of yours too, anyone with a nice clear distinctive voice is good to hear

[Mattygooner]

OlberJ said:

Caleb Followill http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEh8OL0Jj-0&fea...

Best voice since Plant i've heard anywhere.

Agreed, fantastic voice.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BMt1Xbofi4M

Also, always been a fan of McCartney's voice, Sting, Jim Morrison, Steve Tyler and a couple of moderns in Andrew Stockdale (Wolfmother) and Julian Casablancas (The Strokes)

[Surfr]

TCEvo said:

Mike Patton. Done.

By a country mile.

Honourable mentions to Chris Cornell and Eddie Vedder but
Patton is leagues ahead.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUTo6kSZlPI&fea...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oblXkO3s78o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCyMilBrC34&fea...

and finally

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gna8GzfOa8I

Rock Singing God. End of.

[MonkeyBusiness]

Ozzy is a shocking singer and I've seen him numerous times.

There used to be a great band called Saraya led by a girl called Sandi Saraya. They were excellent and she was stunning to boot.

[MonkeyBusiness]

If you like Steve Perry, check out a band called Valentine (changed their name to Open Skyz). The singer - Hugo - is a spitting image of Steve Perry and (imo) sings just as well. He has a tribute band to Journey called Evolution - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SI10o2bGwA4&feat...

They are appearing at this years Firefest (Nottingham) in October.

Edited by MonkeyBusiness on Thursday 18th September 13:41

[Surfr]

I suppose Skin should get a mention too but I don't think she was around long enough or had a wide enough style range. She sure was powerful though.

[Fire99]

Surfr said:

I suppose Skin should get a mention too but I don't think she was around long enough or had a wide enough style range. She sure was powerful though.

Yeah Skin was pretty good in Skunk Anansi (or spelt something like that).. Saying that as female singers go, the lead singer from '4 Non Blondes', Linda Perry, had a great strong voice..

But for a real female DIO listen to Veronica Freeman of 'Benedictum' She has a stellar voice.. Take a listen to their versions of "Heaven and Hell" and "The Mob Rules".. Fantastic...

[sharkfan]

My vote would have to go to Bon Scott. An amazing voice - such a shame he died just as the band were really hitting their stride...

[Hyper 3]

[Sport Coupe]

My vote would be for Layne Staley (RIP) of Alice In Chains

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=vpH5i3xD7tA

Chester Bennington would be worth a mention too.

[smiller]

Honourable mention to this Swansea lad:

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=eX3KrXFAsd0

[Negative Creep]

Corey Taylor - Slipknot/Stone Sour has a very strong voice. Not only can he shout, but he can sing as well