Who are your top music vocalists?

satchmosatchmo
Posted:
in General Discussion edited January 2014
I'm not speaking about songwriting, but pure vocalizing. You may even despise the singer's music, but can deny their vocal range(ie. Celin Dion).

Of course there so many genres that picking one definititve singer is impossible. Just a few to star the ball rolling...



Pop - Sarah McLauglin, Karen Carpenter

Jazz - Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra

Opera - Pavarotti
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  • Reply 1 of 38
    hmurchisonhmurchison Posts: 12,436member
    Pop- Amy Lee, Leigh Nash, S.McLaughlin, Sade, Celine Dion(don't laugh) Shawn Colvin



    Jazz- Cassandra Wilson, Billie Holiday, Etta James, Patricia Barber, Norah Jones



    Bluegrass- Alison Krauss,Sarah Watkins



    Opera- Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban



    Misc- Beth Gibbons, Amina Annabi
  • Reply 2 of 38
    trumptmantrumptman Posts: 16,464member
    A few regardless of genre. I base mine pretty much on whether I could ever imagine someone else doing justice to a song sung by them.



    Freddie Mercury

    Steve Perry

    Mariah Carey

    Bono



    That's a decent start...



    Nick
  • Reply 3 of 38
    tommy_thompsontommy_thompson Posts: 224member
    These people would take vocal? pure vocal.





    Josh Groban? he'd take first.

    Andrea Bocelli- takes close second.

    Joseph Paur? third.

    The Three Tenors?somewhere here.







    As far as Rock/Pop/Etc, they'd be the following? (not in this order)



    Celine Dion

    Sting

    Bon Jovi

    Mr. Tyler (aerosmith)

    Dave Gahan



    These are just to start off with, may come back later with fully revised list..time to start the turkey.





    ~tommy

  • Reply 4 of 38
    seanmseanm Posts: 69member
    Warrel Dane

    Agnete Kirkevaag

    Tarja Turunen

    Mikael Akerfeldt

    Cristina Scabbia

    Matt Barlow



    Aguilera seems to have a nice voice.
  • Reply 5 of 38
    aquafireaquafire Posts: 2,758member
    Leonard Cohen..(.As darkly depressing & romantic as they come)



    Neil Young ( sings like a busted saw )



    Van Morrison ( Put Gaelic & God back on stage )



    Kiri Te Kanawa ( Better than Joan Sutherland by a mile)



    Crystal Gale.. You must hear her with Tom Waits in " One from the Heart "



    Pavarotti ( He sang for my girlfriend in a smalll italian bar ..true story )



    Oh and Bowie & Sting...they're both so " ENGLISH"
  • Reply 6 of 38
    argentoargento Posts: 483member
    Frank Sinatra is probably the best ever. Then I'm a big fan of Bob Marley, TOm Petty, and Roger Waters
  • Reply 7 of 38
    ibrowseibrowse Posts: 1,749member
    Ronnie James Dio.
  • Reply 8 of 38
    gargar Posts: 1,201member
    Trent Reznor

    Jamie Lidell
  • Reply 9 of 38
    dmband0026dmband0026 Posts: 2,345member
    Bono, Dave Matthews, John Popper, Sinatra, Tony Benet, Freddie Mercury, Alan Jackson. The list goes on. I know I'm forgetting some...
  • Reply 10 of 38
    wotanwotan Posts: 106member
    Pop: Bjork, Laura Nyro, Tom York, Elvis Costello, Suzan Vega



    Quote:

    Opera- Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban



    People who like Andrea Bocelli are the same people who think the Olive Garden is fine Italian cuisine.







    Yeah, I said it.



    *runs away*
  • Reply 11 of 38
    chinneychinney Posts: 1,019member
    Sam Cooke
  • Reply 12 of 38
    hmurchisonhmurchison Posts: 12,436member
    Quote:

    Yeah, I said it.



    *runs away*





    <hmurchison throws brick at Wotan as he runs"



    Bocelli and Groban make Operatic singing palatable for those who aren't familiar with the genre maybe I'll check out more artists. Agree totally on the Olive Garden





    Pop- Emiliana Torrini, Stevie Wonder



    Jazz- Dianna Krall, Rachelle Farrell



    Soul- Brian Mcnight, Barry White(RIP), the old Smokey Robinson, Lauryn Hill, Al Green, Charlie Wilson(Gap Band)



    Reggae- Buju Banton, Shabba Ranks, Bob Marley
  • Reply 13 of 38
    satchmosatchmo Posts: 2,699member
    R&B -

    Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind and Fire

    and the uncomparable Marvin Gaye.
  • Reply 14 of 38
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    I'm glad nobody's mentioned Charlotte Church, who was plucked much to young and ruined by Sony Music.
  • Reply 15 of 38
    shawnjshawnj Posts: 6,656member
    Britney Spears, Mandy Moore, Backstreet Boys, Jessica Simpson, Aaron Carter.....all the greats.
  • Reply 16 of 38
    scottibscottib Posts: 381member
    Nina Simone

    Aretha

    Ray Charles

    Bono

    Dusty Springfield

    Sam Cooke

    Marvin Gaye

    Ella Fitzgerald

    Lisa Gerard

    Debbie Harry

    Patsy Cline

    Liz Fraser

    Johnny Cash

    kd lang

    Astrud Gilberto

    Stevie Wonder
  • Reply 17 of 38
    alex londonalex london Posts: 613member
    Chinney beat me to it but i second Sam Cooke. I have a 28 track CD which is my desert island essential. Then it's Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Aretha. You've gots to have soul.
  • Reply 18 of 38
    chinneychinney Posts: 1,019member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Alex London

    Chinney beat me to it but i second Sam Cooke. I have a 28 track CD which is my desert island essential. Then it's Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Aretha. You've gots to have soul.



    Have you listened to any of Sam Cooke's work with the Soul Stirrers? Whether or not you are religious, it is great and powerful stuff. A boxed-set I recently acquired includes, among many other recordings, Sam Cooke with the Soul Stirrers doing a live rendition of "Nearer to Thee" that is about 9 minutes long - raw and soul searing - and features the audience completely losing control by the end of the song. Also I recommend "Sam Cooke Live at Harlem Square Club". Absolutely sends me.
  • Reply 19 of 38
    709709 Posts: 2,016member
    Nick Cave & Tom Waits.
  • Reply 20 of 38
    hmurchisonhmurchison Posts: 12,436member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Alex London

    Chinney beat me to it but i second Sam Cooke. I have a 28 track CD which is my desert island essential. Then it's Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Aretha. You've gots to have soul.



    No doubt Alex. Is the 28 track Sam Cooke CD a Best Hits album? I'm interested in that.
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