The Greatest Voices of Rock & Roll.

[Breine]

So, who do you think were/are the greatest voices in Rock?

I think that Janis Joplin was extremely talented. Songs like "Cry Baby", "Mercedes Benz", "Kozmic Blues" and "Piece of My Heart" are definitely Rock classics. Too bad she died so young.

[Jsb01]

Jimmy Page? Elvis Presely? Johnny Cash?

[The Captain]

Jim Morrison would be high on my list, but there are a lot.

Take care all.

[DK]

Little Richard

[your.mind.is.on.the.line]

Kurt Cobain, Johnny Cash, Paul McCartney(sp?)

[crazybayman]

It would depend on the generation.

Even then, there's far too many to list.

[Venom]

Blackie Lawless.

[I Took the Red Pill]

Jim Morrison. No question.


Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page was Led Zeppelin's guitarist. If you want the singer, Robert Plant.

[fantasyjunkie]

oh man, there is too many to list

[Bunny]

Definitions on what can be considered rock music tends to differ from person to person, I have a very broad definition of the genre, as I do not like to get into the subcatagories and seperate genres when they are, essentially, the same thing.

Thom Yorke, of Radiohead fame, is my favorite vocalist. Enchanting, unique, and more often than not, an instrument all its own.

Daniel Gildenlöw, vocalist of Pain of Salvation, is probably my second favorite. I have only heard three of their records to date, having only recently begun listening to them, but I cannot name a song of their's I did not immediately enjoy listening to. "Pilgrim" from One Hour By The Concrete Lake is by far one of my favorite songs.

Matthew Bellamy(Muse) and Daniel Johns(Silverchair) also rank highly. Ben Gibbard(The Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie) also has something about his voice that I cannot quite pinpoint, but I enjoy listening to all the same.

Not a lot of old time bands or vocalists on the list, I know. But these are immediate to my mind and closest to my heart, so there we go. Johnny Cash had a good voice, I will recognize that much. But I have to give a thumbs down to Kurt Cobain, I couldn't really stand his voice.

[GooeyToast]

Mike Patton of Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, and many other side projects has an incredible range, a very identifiable sound, and has been imitated by other vocalist for the last 10 years. One of the most underlooked singers in recent rock history.

Cedric-Bixler Zavala of The Mars Volta and At The Drive-In has a very very high pitched singing voice, and can hit every note perfectly. You WILL fall in love with his voice. Very unique and powerful.

Thom Yorke, for reasons listed up above.

Maynard James Keenan for being quite unique in singing style and sound.

[crazybayman]

All right......there are too many to list, but here goes a list of my favs anyways (I listed their respective bands, just in case some aren't familiar with the singer's actual name):

Anthony Kiedis - The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Eddie Vedder - Pearl Jam
James Hetfield - Metallica
Kurt Cobain - Nirvana
Gord Downie - The Tragically Hip
James Maynard Keenan - Tool, A Perfect Circle
Billy Corgan - Smashing Pumpkins
Chris Cornell - Soundgarden, Audioslave
Layne Staley - Alice In Chains
Jerry Cantrell - Alice In Chains
Edwin - I Mother Earth
Scott Weiland - Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver
Pete Loeffler - Chevelle
Ed Kowalczyk - Live
Chad Kreuger - Nickleback
Rob Zombie - White Zombie, Rob Zombie

Recognized as some of the greatest, but not necessarily my favorites:
Robert Plant - Led Zepplin
Johnny Cash
Elvis Presley
Steve Tyler - Aerosmith
Axle Rose - Guns 'n' Roses
Ozzie Osbourne - Black Sabbath, Ozzie
Mick Jagger - The Rolling Stones

like I said, there's far too many to list off the top of my head, but that was a few.

[Jsb01]

Jim Morrison. No question.


Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page was Led Zeppelin's guitarist. If you want the singer, Robert Plant.

I guess I wasn't thinking literally enough...

[charliepanayi]

Thom Yorke
Jeff Buckley
Bob Dylan
PJ Harvey

[El Bandito]

The fact nobody has yet mentioned Freddie Mercury is an insult to Rock & Roll.

[Mythra]

While they may not be the greatest, here are some of my favorites:
James Hetfield (early Metallica preferrably, esp. Kill 'em All)
David Gilmour - Pink Floyd
Roger Waters - Pink Floyd
Chris Cornell - Audioslave, Soundgarden
Mikael Akerfeldt - Opeth
Robert Plant - Led Zeppelin
Maynard James Keenan - Tool, A Perfect Circle
David Draiman - Disturbed
Benjamin Burnley - Breaking Benjamin
Lead singer from Dream Theater (can't think of his name)
Cristina Scabbia - Lacuna Coil
I'm sure there are more, but those are the only ones I can think of right now.

[daggertrepe]

The fact nobody has yet mentioned Freddie Mercury is an insult to Rock & Roll.

I back that 100 percent.

FREDDIE MERCURY.

[Bunny]

Lead singer from Dream Theater (can't think of his name)

James LaBrie, I believe.

I was never too much into Freddie Mercury. He had a good voice, but I wasn't really into Queen all that much.

[Mythra]

Lead singer from Dream Theater (can't think of his name)

James LaBrie, I believe.

I was never too much into Freddie Mercury. He had a good voice, but I wasn't really into Queen all that much.

Cool, thank you. I really wasn't sure, dude has an amazing voice, imo of course.

[Resha]

Janis Joplin is a GODDESS. Freddie Mercury's voice is amazing. I love Bob Dylan's slurred tones and unpredictable timing xD Johnny Cash's voice is perfection. Jeff Buckley is amazing. Jim Morrison is also godly. 'nuff said.

[themagicroundabout]

Some of my favourite singers would be:
Lupen Crook
Fionn Regan
Pete Doherty & Carl Barat- The Libertines
Stuart Murdoch - Belle & Sebastian
Kimya Dawson
Paul McCartney - The Beatles

Yeah, there are more but no, I am not going to write them all out.

[fantasyjunkie]

The fact nobody has yet mentioned Freddie Mercury is an insult to Rock & Roll.

I can't believe I forgot about him. Yes, Freddie Mecury is up there on the list! I was so sad when he died. :cry:

[Breine]

The fact nobody has yet mentioned Freddie Mercury is an insult to Rock & Roll.

I can't believe I forgot about him. Yes, Freddie Mecury is up there on the list! I was so sad when he died. :cry:

Yeah, it's a tragedy. I shudder at the thought of their new lead singer - nobody can replace Freddie, so why even try.

[Orion Zero]

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DIO! DIO! DIO! DIO!

Come on, how could you forget about Ronnie James Dio, Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Dio. He's a legend, greater than Ozzy.. That's almost as bad as forgetting Freddie Mercury.

[Madame Adequate]

Johnny Cash.

[NorthernChaosGod]

Robert Plant
Ronnie James Dio
Ozzy Osbourne
Axel Rose
Jimi Hendrix
Freddie Mercury
Rob Halford
Maynard James Keenan
Layne Staley
Johnny Cash
Tom Araya
Dave Mustaine
Paul Di'anno
Bruce Dickinson

[kikimm]

The one that immediately came to mind was Kurt Cobain. Wow what a voice.

Also, Maynard James Keenan and Robert Plant. Matthew Bellamy is also good. I think Freddie Mercury has a good voice and all, but it doesn't do anything for me. It doesn't "speak" to me.

[Araciel]

maynard is my all-time favourite