Good rock singers

[Johnspex]

I'm not sure I'm going to explain this very well, but which rockers would you regard as good singers? At their prime obviously and not just those that could put a song across e.g. Rod Stewart, I'm thinking of Rob Halford, Meat Loaf, Roger Daltrey, Freddie Mercury.
I'm sure there are musos on here who will know more about the subject than I do, will argue with my list and ask me to explain but to me it's as simple as that. No one, for instance, would say Bing Crosby was a great singer but he , like Rod Stewart, could get people listening while not having the range of some on my list.

[Johnspex]

aazer89 said:

Not sure what you mean but gonna try and list some examples I believe are really good -

Corey Taylor - Stone Sour/Slipknot lead singer. His range from clean to shouting is amazing. Listen to some Stone Sour and then Slipknot, you would think they were two different people.

Lzzy Hale - Very talented from woman from Halestorm

Oli Sykes - he gets a bit of hate for how he acts but no denying the guy has a great vocal range.

Jonathan Davis - recent solo album was really good and very different from KoRn

I hope I have understood you correctly...

jjj

Your reply re Corey Taylor (even thoug ive never heard of him) is exactly what I was thinking of.

[Johnspex]

Evangelion said:

There are no good rock singers. Horrible noisemakers, one and all.

Years ago I was listening to a quiz on commercial radio. When the young lady contestant introduced herself she said 'I hope you won't ask me any questions on that awful pop music'.

The presenter asked her'who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974?" Of course she had no answer. He said ' next time don't be so pompous'.
Why the fk are you looking at this you pillock?

[Johnspex]

Blimey! So many I've never heard of. They're all good singers rather than put -across-a-songers?

[Johnspex]

Halmyre said:

Driller said:

No-one's mentioned Ronnie James Dio yet so...Ronnie James Dio.

I was just about to mention him. So instead I'll add...Jon Anderson of Yes.

A lot of good rock singers are probably not very good in the technical sense (mention no names (cough) Ian Anderson) but bring a certain 'something' to the pot.

That's it! In the technical sense. Exactly what I meant.

[Johnspex]

Halmyre said:

And then you've got Ringo Starr, Jimi Hendrix, Jack Bruce, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Roger Waters, Dave Cousins, Peter Hamill, Geddy Lee and David Surkamp.

Voices that either strip paint at 40 paces or can't carry a tune in a wheelbarrow but you can't imagine anyone else in their place.

that's exactly what I didn't mean. These are people who can put across a song but aren't technically good singers. I was suggesting a run down of good singers.

[Johnspex]

Dr Jekyll said:

A friend of mine asked this question of a classically trained singer he knows who does some singing teaching on the side and has quite eclectic taste. Apparently he finds most rock singers irritating because they often seem to have a good sense of the sound required but hopeless technique. But he did rate Bruce Dickinson and Rob Halford.

This is more the answer to the question I asked, not jus a list of singers you think are good rockers which is what most of the replies have been. I mean, Ringo Starr? You are kidding, right?

[Johnspex]

Halmyre said:

Johnspex said:

Dr Jekyll said:

A friend of mine asked this question of a classically trained singer he knows who does some singing teaching on the side and has quite eclectic taste. Apparently he finds most rock singers irritating because they often seem to have a good sense of the sound required but hopeless technique. But he did rate Bruce Dickinson and Rob Halford.

This is more the answer to the question I asked, not jus a list of singers you think are good rockers which is what most of the replies have been. I mean, Ringo Starr? You are kidding, right?

I mentioned Ringo but not in the context of being a 'good' singer.

I see, but the thread asked for rockers who wereGOOD singers not just singers but it turned into a list of song performers.

[Johnspex]

To the guy who mentioned Steve Marriott- look up Black Coffee on you tube. What a waste.

[Johnspex]

Chimune said:

V8covin said:

Sorry but Roger Daltrey has never been a good singer

Thread says good rock singers, not good singers!

Actually my first line says good singers and that was exactly what I meant. It turned into a list of people who could put a song across but are not necessarily good singers. For instance Ringo Starr, Joe Cocker and Paul Rogers. Maybe good rock singers but not good singers per se. Like I said Bing Crosby was phenomenally popular but no one would say he was a good singer. He was a crooner.