Great Vocalists

[Exe Gesis]

edith piaf (saving private ryan scene)

 

[CliffMcTainshaw]

imagine being locked up for life without hearing music for years and then that gets blasted out .

Lucky it wasn't nowadays, they might have had to listen to Cardi B or some other autotune specialist. Or worse still Lizzo!
They probably wouldn't have wanted to leave after Lizzo.

 

[Exe Gesis]

lizzo, lol dear god, what a perfect icon for shitness

 

[Dancing Potato]

I'm gonna go with something a bit left field and completely different from most of the posts in this thread...David Novak from Polish Club.

Just check out this cover from earlier in the year.

 

[No eye deer]

I think I’ve posted this before, but worth the repost.
Classic Janis. Straight from the heart. And the bottle!

 

[No eye deer]

Heres another from the same album. Best version of Summertime ever I reckon.
Great album if you can track it down. I’ve had it on vinyl for 30 years, but well worn now!
Robert Crumb artwork awesome also.

 

[CliffMcTainshaw]

 

[Bostonian]

Bobby Hatfield had a pretty good voice. 4 octave range and did it effortlessly.

 

[CliffMcTainshaw]

Heres another from the same album. Best version of Summertime ever I reckon.
Great album if you can track it down. I’ve had it on vinyl for 30 years, but well worn now!
Robert Crumb artwork awesome also.View attachment 995009

That's what we are missing nowadays, album covers.

 

[PhatBoy]

Roy Orbison. Hands down the best singer I have ever heard. Can make you feel every second of the tragedy that his life became.

One of the rock anecdotes that makes me smile a lot is from the formation of the Travelling Wilburies. The band had arguably the greatest singer-songwriter of all time in it, a f***ing Beatle ffs, and two other superstars in their own right.
Apparently when they all sat down for their first get together and rehearsal, the other four were basically star struck looking at each other going "holy s**t how good is this - we have ROY ORBISON in our band!" That tells you the sort of esteem he was held in.
Based on the comments on this video even Elvis himself said he wished he could sing like Roy.





In a more modern context, I think the guy from DMAs has an absolutely incredible voice.


It's cliched but special mention to Kurt Cobain. Could make your spine feel exactly what he was trying to convey in each song.

 

[Exe Gesis]

Orbison had a three octave vocal range

 

[PhatBoy]

Orbison had a three octave vocal range

Indeed. And to sort of add to the mystique with the sunglasses etc in his later years, he didn't look like he was even trying.

 

[Exe Gesis]

Axl Rose has a lower baritone than Barry White, and can reach higher notes than Tina Turner and Beyoncé

Singers with a five-octave vocal range

Mariah Carey
Jean Carn
Lynn Davis
Rachelle Ferrell
Dani Filth
Stacy Francis
Annie Haslam
Romeo Johnson
Kyo
Sherlie Matthews
Misia
Prince
Earnest Pugh
Minnie Riperton
Axl Rose
Shanice
Stephanie
Yma Sumac
Corey Taylor
Devin Townsend
Ville Valo
Thomas Winkler


Singers with a six-octave or greater vocal range

Dimash Kudaibergen
Adam Lopez
Mike Patton

 

[CliffMcTainshaw]

Axl Rose has a lower baritone than Barry White, and can reach higher notes than Tina Turner and Beyoncé

Singers with a five-octave vocal range

Mariah Carey
Jean Carn
Lynn Davis
Rachelle Ferrell
Dani Filth
Stacy Francis
Annie Haslam
Romeo Johnson
Kyo
Sherlie Matthews
Misia
Prince
Earnest Pugh
Minnie Riperton
Axl Rose
Shanice
Stephanie
Yma Sumac
Corey Taylor
Devin Townsend
Ville Valo
Thomas Winkler


Singers with a six-octave or greater vocal range

Dimash Kudaibergen
Adam Lopez
Mike Patton

You left out (Edit) Minnie Ripperton (5) and Rachelle Ferrell (6).

 

[CliffMcTainshaw]

Rachelle Ferell's lips are the singers equivalent to Dizzy Gillespie's, Trumpeter's cheeks.

I just love the Fat bass sound in this song.


Great singer, amazing voice!

 

[DEVO]

One vocalist who I've always thought was a little under rated is Bryan Ferry.

Whether it was the early glam rock days of Roxy Music


the crooner period of the early 80's


or his solo career


to me he always had a beautiful soft soulful voice.

Will always be my favourite male vocalist.

 

[Pistol Night]

 

[DEVO]

Most of my favourite singers are female.

Debbie Harry


Siouxsie Sioux


Kate Bush


Toni Halliday


To name a few

 

[Exe Gesis]

 

[Exe Gesis]

Glenn Hughes, great singer. Sung for Sabbath, Deep Purple, etc. Sample...

 

[Mofra]

This guy is underrated

 

[Norwegian Blue]

Heres another from the same album. Best version of Summertime ever I reckon.
Great album if you can track it down. I’ve had it on vinyl for 30 years, but well worn now!
Robert Crumb artwork awesome also.View attachment 995009

Nice! But if you're going for something by Janis, this is her masterpiece:



Grace Slick had an incredible voice too:

 

[Norwegian Blue]

One vocalist who I've always thought was a little under rated is Bryan Ferry.

Whether it was the early glam rock days of Roxy Music


the crooner period of the early 80's


or his solo career


to me he always had a beautiful soft soulful voice.

Will always be my favourite male vocalist.

He also does a mean Bob Dylan cover:

 

[DEVO]

He also does a mean Bob Dylan cover:

Nearly always does good covers, the only Ferry/Roxy Music cover I can think of that I didn't like was The Byrd's Eight Mile High. It just didn't sound right without with amazing guitar opening.

 

[Norwegian Blue]

David Byron from Uriah Heep had an incredible voice. His range was good too, although I have no idea how many octaves he could do. He's largely forgotten now.