Ten Favorite Vocalists

[skydivingninja]

Wow that was fantastic. I hadn't heard that performance before.
And you say he's still not in your top ten?

Yeah.  He's great, but the ten I've posted are just sorta godlike.  Its kinda the same reason Geddy Lee isn't in my top 10.  Claudio is a lot closer than Geddy is though.

[UnutterableSquid]

In no particular order...

Daniel Gildenlow (Pain of Salvation)
Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth)
Jon Anderson (Yes)
Roy Khan (Kamelot)
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
Neal Morse (Neal Morse, Transatlantic)
Freddie Mercury (Queen)
Devin Townsend (Devin Townsend, Strapping Young Lad)
Matt Barlow (Iced Earth)
Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree)

Honorable mentions = James LaBrie (Dream Theater), Fabio Leone (Rhapsody), Geddy Lee (Rush), Andi Deris (Helloween), Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray), Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers),

[Portrucci]

1. Mikael Åkerfeldt
2. Casey Crescenzo
3. Devin Townsend
4. Björk
5. Kevin Moore
6. John Haughm
7. Kristoffer Rygg
8. Steven Wilson
9. Greg Puciato
10. Roger Waters

[contest_sanity]

A disturbing lack of Matt Smith (Theocracy) in this thread.

[Arcaeus]

1) Daniel Gildenlöw - Pain of Salvation
2) Mike Patton - Faith No More, Mr. Bungle
3) Mikael Åkerfeldt - Opeth, Bloodbath
4) J. Loren Wince - Hurt
5) James LaBrie - Dream Theater, Winter Rose
6) Jørn Lande - Solo, Masterplan, Avantasia, Ayreon
7) Jon Oliva - Savatage, Jon Oliva's Pain
8) Russel Allen - Symphony X
9) Roy Khan - Kamelot
10) Geoff Tate - Queensrÿche

Whoa, what the fuck is this shit? Tate? LaBrie?

1) Daniel Gildenlöw - Pain of Salvation
2) Mike Patton - Faith No More, Mr. Bungle
3) Mikael Åkerfeldt - Opeth, Bloodbath
4) Cedric  Bixler-Zavala - The Mars Volta (yes, really)
5) Jeff Buckley - Jeff Buckley
6) Jørn Lande - Solo, Masterplan, Avantasia, Ayreon
7) Jon Oliva - Savatage, Jon Oliva's Pain
8) Maynard James Keenan - Tool
9) Roy Khan - Kamelot
10) Björk - Björk

Fix'd

[KevShmev]

Eh?  In his heyday, Tate was absolutely stellar, and would be a worthy addition to anyone's top 10 list.  And nothing wrong with JLB, either.  Neither are in my top 10, but both are great when looking at their whole body of works.

[zxlkho]

No order because they're all awesome.

Claudio Sanchez - Coheed and Cambria
Mikael Åkerfeldt - Opeth
Steven Wilson - Porcupine Tree, solo
James LaBrie - Dream Theater
Bruce Dickenson - Iron Maiden
Matt Barlow - Iced Earth
Rob Halford - Judas Priest
Ronnie James Dio - Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio
Maynard James Keenan - Tool, A Perfect Circle
Chris Cornell - Soundgarden, Audioslave
Mariusz Duda - Riverside

Yes, I know that's 11.

I'm adding another to my list:
Brent Smith (Shinedown)

[CountVoorhees]

In no particular order

The Rev
Max Bemis
James LaBrie
Jesse Lacey
Conor Oberst
Claudio Sanchez
Pete Weiland
Eugene Hutz
Geddy Lee
Louis Armstrong

Pinkly Smooth

They were soooooooooooo good.

Yeah, it's a real shame.

[Failtality]

Not 100% on order, but I'll go with it.

1.) Craig Mabbitt (Escape the Fate; formerly: blessthefall and The Word Alive)
2.) Corey Taylor (Slipknot; Stone Sour)
3.) Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
4.) Ronnie James Dio (Rainbow; Black Sabbath; Dio; Heaven and Hell)
5.) Rody Walker (Protest the Hero)
6.) Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
7.) Craig Owens (ex-Chiodos)
8.) Freddie Mercury (Queen)
9.) Axl Rose (Guns N' Roses)
10.) Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil)

Honorable Mentions:

11.) Shawn Mike (Alesana)
12.) Andy Sixx (Black Veil Brides)
13.) Steve Perry (ex-Journey)
14.) Tyson Stevens (The Hybrid Release; ex-Scary Kids Scaring Kids)
15.) Jeremy McKinnon (A Day to Remember)

[Zantera]

Not 100% on order, but I'll go with it.

1.) Craig Mabbitt (Escape the Fate; formerly: blessthefall and The Word Alive)
2.) Corey Taylor (Slipknot; Stone Sour)
3.) Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
4.) Ronnie James Dio (Rainbow; Black Sabbath; Dio; Heaven and Hell)
5.) Rody Walker (Protest the Hero)
6.) Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
7.) Craig Owens (ex-Chiodos)
8.) Freddie Mercury (Queen)
9.) Axl Rose (Guns N' Roses)
10.) Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil)

Great to see some more love for Cristina!

[Adami]

Cristina is very underrated. She has a great rock voice, just a mediocre band and a less than mediocre male co-singer.

[pogoowner]

No order because they're all awesome.

Claudio Sanchez - Coheed and Cambria
Mikael Åkerfeldt - Opeth
Steven Wilson - Porcupine Tree, solo
James LaBrie - Dream Theater
Bruce Dickenson - Iron Maiden
Matt Barlow - Iced Earth
Rob Halford - Judas Priest
Ronnie James Dio - Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio
Maynard James Keenan - Tool, A Perfect Circle
Chris Cornell - Soundgarden, Audioslave
Mariusz Duda - Riverside

Yes, I know that's 11.

I'm adding another to my list:
Brent Smith (Shinedown)

While I do think Brent Smith has a good voice, he really can't reproduce his material live, as far as I can tell.

[Failtality]

Cristina is very underrated. She has a great rock voice, just a mediocre band and a less than mediocre male co-singer.

This. I actually started listening to Lacuna Coil entirely because of the remake of A Tout le Monde that Cristina Scabbia did with Megadeth in 2007, I absolutely love the way her voice and Dave Mustaine's sounded together.

[petrucci07]

Daniel Gildenlol
Jared Leto (30 Seconds to Mars)
Mikael Akerfeldt
Steven Wilson
James Labrie
Matt Bellamy
James Hetfield

[Birch Boy]

5) Jeff Buckley - Jeff Buckley

Good lord does this guy have pipes

[zxlkho]

No order because they're all awesome.

Claudio Sanchez - Coheed and Cambria
Mikael Åkerfeldt - Opeth
Steven Wilson - Porcupine Tree, solo
James LaBrie - Dream Theater
Bruce Dickenson - Iron Maiden
Matt Barlow - Iced Earth
Rob Halford - Judas Priest
Ronnie James Dio - Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio
Maynard James Keenan - Tool, A Perfect Circle
Chris Cornell - Soundgarden, Audioslave
Mariusz Duda - Riverside

Yes, I know that's 11.

I'm adding another to my list:
Brent Smith (Shinedown)

While I do think Brent Smith has a good voice, he really can't reproduce his material live, as far as I can tell.

When I saw Shinedown, he was absolutely brilliant... except they didn't play Simple Man. 

[contest_sanity]

Not in order:

Matt Smith (Theocracy)
James LaBrie (Dream Theater)
Reese Roper (Brave Saint Saturn)
Tom Petty (Tom Petty and The Heartbeakers)
Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Audioslave)
Ben Huggins (Galactic Cowboys)
Billy Joel (Billy Joel)
Geddy Lee (Rush)
Jeff Martin (The Tea Party)
Daniel Gildenlöw (Pain Of Salvation)

Honorable mentions: Jennifer Nettles (Sugarland, Soul Miner’s Daughter), Ian Thornley (Big Wreck, Thornley), Doug Pinnock (King’s X), Dave Mustaine (Megadeth), Axl Rose (Guns N' Roses), Layne Staley (Alice In Chains, Mad Season), John Lennon & Paul McCartney (The Beatles).

[emindead]

Freddy Mercury (Queen)
James LaBrie (Dream Theater)
Paul Simon (Simon & Garfunkel, Solo)
Cat Stevens (Yusuf Arafat Arawat Waka Waka Eh Eh)
Jeff Buckley (Jeff Buckley)
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd, Solo)
Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica)
Pulpul (Ska-P)

[wolfking]

In no particular order.  (A few more than 10 though)

Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden, solo)
Jorn Lande (solo, Masterplan, Ark, Allen/Lande)
Russel Allen (Symphont X, Allen/lande)
Jon Oliva (Savatage, Jon Oliva's Pain)
Daniel Gildenlow (Pain of Salvation)
Daniel Heiman (Lost Horizon)
Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray, Helloween)
King Diamond (King Diamond, Mercyful Fate)
Blackie Lawless (WASP)
Ronnie James Dio (DIo, Rainbow, Sabbath)
Geoff Tate (Queensryche)
Rob Halford (Halford, Judas Priest)
Jeff Martin (The Tea Party, The Armada)

[ariich]

In only very approximate order (because I'm not sure I'd be able to rank them exactly if I tried, they're all just so damn good):

Daniel Gildenlow (Pain of Salvation, ex-Flower Kings)
Freddy Mercury (Queen)
Floor Jansen (After Forever, ReVamp, regular on Arjen Lucassen's projects)
Jorn Lande (solo, Masterplan, Ark, millions of other things)
Regina Spektor (solo)
Devin Townsend (various solo projects, Strapping Young Lad)
Dan Swano (Nightingale, and about a million other bands)
Tomi Joutsen (Amorphis)
Christina Aguilera (solo)
Roy Khan (Kamelot)

There are plenty of amazing singers outside this top 10 of course.

[EPICVIEW]

no order

Halford
Dio
Allen
Lande
Lynott
Khan
Johns
Mercury
Lee
Cobain

[zxlkho]

Cobain

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[Arcaeus]

Lee

lolwut

[EPICVIEW]

Lee

lolwut

Geddy Lee

Kurt Cobain
( something about Kurts voice I very much appreciate)

[ReaperKK]

No particular order:

1.) Mark Knopfler - Dire Straits
2.) David Gilmour - Pink Floyd
3.) Gavin Hayes - dredg
4.) Darroh Sudderth - Fair To Midland (Seriously Awesome)
5.) Freddie Mercury - Queen

Can't think of any more.

[AwakeFromOctavarium]

Russell Allen.

[JediKnight1969]

Freddie Mercury
Ronnie James Dio
David Coverdale
James LaBrie
Bruce Dickinson
Paul Stanley
Anneke Van Giersbergen
Steve Walsh
Graham Bonnet
Warren Haynes

[Kotowboy]

Mark Knopfler's voice suits Dire Straits but he definitely isn't a singer  . Although he has gotten better more recently.

On songs like Sultans OF Swing he's sort of talk-singing.

[TAC]

Wow, a 12 year bump!!

[Adami]

Freddie Mercury
Ronnie James Dio
David Coverdale
James LaBrie
Bruce Dickinson
Paul Stanley
Anneke Van Giersbergen
Steve Walsh
Graham Bonnet
Warren Haynes

Day off or something? Lol these are some intense bumps you’re making.

[JediKnight1969]

Freddie Mercury
Ronnie James Dio
David Coverdale
James LaBrie
Bruce Dickinson
Paul Stanley
Anneke Van Giersbergen
Steve Walsh
Graham Bonnet
Warren Haynes

Day off or something? Lol these are some intense bumps you’re making.

  just bored.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth, Bloodbath, Ayreon)
Christian Alvestam (Scar Symmetry, Solution .45, Miseration)
Matt Barlow (Iced Earth, Ashes of Ares, Pyramaze)
Sheila Chandra (solo, Monsoon, Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)
Sara Gazarek (solo, Gazarek/Nelson)
Tinna Karlsdotter (All Ends, Evergrey)
Dan Swano (Nightingale, Witherscape, Edge of Sanity)
Daniel Tompkins (TesseracT, solo, White Moth Black Butterfly)
Marjan Welman (Autumn, Vetrar Draugurinn, Demiurg)
Chelsea Wolfe (solo, Mrs. Piss, Converge)

Wow do I feel bad leaving so many people off.  I really need a top 50. 

[krands85]

James LaBrie
Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
Russell Allen (Symphony X)
Ashe O'Hara (Tesseract, Voices From the Fuselage)
Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth)
Lee Douglas (Anathema)
Matt Bellamy (Muse)
Einar Solberg (Leprous)
Chino Moreno (Deftones)
Maynard James Keenan (Tool)

Honourable mentions: Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Audioslave), Andy Kuntz (Vanden Plas), Neal Morse (Transatlantic).

[HOF]

Not going to obsess over the order. Off the top of my head:

Steve Hogarth
Steve Perry
Kip Winger
Paul Buchanan
Phil Collins
Peter Gabriel
Nick D’Virgilio
Ted Leonard
David Longdon
Eric Martin

Mark Hollis is the other guy I wanted to get on there somehow.

[lonestar]

In no particular order...

JLB- early DT
Roger Daultry- The Who
Jon Anderson- Yes
Fish- Marillion
Peter Nichols- IQ
Floor Jansen- Nightwish
Mayu- Nemophila
H- Marillion
Riley McShane- Allegaeon
Damian Wilson- Headspace