martoon Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 18 minutes ago, Aaron78 said: Male: Elvis Presley Freddie Mercury Sam Cooke David Bowie Otis Redding Ray Charles Female: Aretha Eva Cassidy Whitney Houston Really just because I love artists with soul in their vocal, where I can lose myself in the emotions of the song.... Forgot about Eva Cassidy. That "Over The Rainbow" recording is mind blowing. The control to switch so effortlessly from powerful to soft (don't recall the musical terminology) is wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robroy1874 Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Tony Bennet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo-Jimbo Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 2 hours ago, luckyBatistuta said: Karen Carpenter The winner by a country mile, imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Findlay Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Nat king Cole had a voice of velvet. Then there is the likes of Matt Munro, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Tom Jones. Female wise, Shirley Bassey, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Karen Carpenter, Stevie Nick's and Chrissy McVey, Barbara Streisland, Barbara Dickson. I could name countless more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron78 Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 29 minutes ago, martoon said: Forgot about Eva Cassidy. That "Over The Rainbow" recording is mind blowing. The control to switch so effortlessly from powerful to soft (don't recall the musical terminology) is wonderful. Totally agree! Mind blowing is the perfect description - and the switch ups in her version send goosebumps down my spine - she's just effortless and her voice is so pure. Will need to have a listen again later this evening 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimKongUno Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Barry White Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo-Jambo Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Karen Carpenter all day long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_ Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Otis and Aretha are good shouts. Surprised Isaac Hayes hasn't been mentioned too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martoon Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 40 minutes ago, Aaron78 said: Totally agree! Mind blowing is the perfect description - and the switch ups in her version send goosebumps down my spine - she's just effortless and her voice is so pure. Will need to have a listen again later this evening 👍 I watched it straight after posting, Aaron. 👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Greenbank2 Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 5 hours ago, luckyBatistuta said: Karen Carpenter On the Girlie's side she is unsurpassed. Alison Krauss and Diana Krall come pretty close. The one thing they have in common is that they all sing and hold the notes perfectly in the melody. Modern Girlie singers tend to scream and yodel, assisted by auto-tune, to make up for their inability to do the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 (edited) Not many of the male singers mentioned could do this : Jussi Bjorling - probs one of the best male voices I've heard. Edited November 6, 2020 by felix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 (edited) Just now, felix said: double post Edited November 6, 2020 by felix multiple post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 No such thing exists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Magic Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Gino Compario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 These two are no too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 This lad was, well... Phenomenal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Bobby Darin. Sinatra. Mercury. Elton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 5 hours ago, Francis Albert said: Only one possible answer for me! It’s Bing, isn’t it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argyjambo Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 For me it's Sam Cooke & Eva Cassidy. Special mentions to Stevie Nicks, Annie Lennox & Dusty Springfield, for the guys, gotta be Freddie, Chris Rea, Roy Orbison , Paul Carrack & Rod Stewart. Just the musings of someone who collects his old age pension next month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaside jambo Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Rodger Daltrey great voice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 7 hours ago, frankblack said: Totally subjective. Some of my favourites aren't too mainstream. Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins, Massive Attack) Mark Lanegan Robert Plant Ann Wilson (Heart) David Bowie Jonsi (Sigur Ros) Chris Cornell John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival) Eddie Vedder Tarja Turanen (ex Nightwish) Stevie Nicks Paul Rogers (Free, Bad Company, Queen, ...) Alison Goldfrapp Janis Joplin Ozzy Osbourne Rob Halford Some excellent choices there, I would add Ronnie James Dio and Amy Lee The criteria I would say is required is a singer who has done many different genres of music and done them well. Someone like Bowie I would say comes close but there will be others who I cannot think of just now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodanny Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Surely it's Hector Nicol that gets us all singing and misty eyed at just before 3 o'clock on a Saturday afternoon ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whodanny Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 7 minutes ago, Seaside jambo said: Rodger Daltrey great voice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour M Hersh Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Surely you cannot combine all the musical genres and ask that question. I doubt Frank Sinatra could do a close cover of Whole Lot of Rosie or Whole Lotta Love for that matter but he had a fantastic voice. As did Robert Plant and Bon Scott in their genres. Greatest Rock, Blues, Soul singer etc etc is really the only way you can judge. As an aside I always thought Doris Day had one of the most pure singing voices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Reekin' Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Who knew...?!?!?!? Nah, not actually saying he was "the best", or anywhere near / anything like "the best", and the claims that he invented rock-'n'-roll are overstated hugely, but clearly he could sing a bit. Anyway, it's a song that always helps chase my blues away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu40 Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Kevin Rowland or Aretha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovecraft Posted November 6, 2020 Author Share Posted November 6, 2020 6 hours ago, Zico said: Most of these have been mentioned already: Otis, Aretha, Smokey Robinson, Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, Prince, Liz Fraser, Al Green. Cracking list. Agree with them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovecraft Posted November 6, 2020 Author Share Posted November 6, 2020 I will add in another few votes Annie Lennox Alison Goldfrapp Hope Sandoval Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovecraft Posted November 6, 2020 Author Share Posted November 6, 2020 Dave Gahan Maybe not the greatest, but certainly great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonfiveone Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 5 hours ago, Robbo-Jambo said: Karen Carpenter all day long. Definitely, with Cass Elliot coming a close second, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zico Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 4 minutes ago, Lovecraft said: I will add in another few votes Annie Lennox Alison Goldfrapp Hope Sandoval Hope Sandoval is a great shout. A voice as beautiful as she is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auldbenches Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 6 hours ago, The Frenchman Returns said: Etta James The vocals on 'Something's got a hold of me' are amazing. Only Ronnie Ronette on Be my baby comes close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedy Jambo Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 A lot of great singers in a lot of different genres, Picking one is impossible, and for that reason, i'm going for the bauld guy from right said fred, that at least narrows it down to 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 5 minutes ago, Zico said: Hope Sandoval is a great shout. A voice as beautiful as she is. I also love her slow dreamy voice. I hope she does another album with The Warm Inventions again as Mazzy Star without the late David Roback are unlikely to continue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Findlay Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 44 minutes ago, Seymour M Hersh said: Surely you cannot combine all the musical genres and ask that question. I doubt Frank Sinatra could do a close cover of Whole Lot of Rosie or Whole Lotta Love for that matter but he had a fantastic voice. As did Robert Plant and Bon Scott in their genres. Greatest Rock, Blues, Soul singer etc etc is really the only way you can judge. As an aside I always thought Doris Day had one of the most pure singing voices. Che sera sera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamstomorrow Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Nat King Cole. Who amongst us is not partial to a bit of his Nat King? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boof Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Karen for me, probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger Is Back Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Freddie Mercury Paul Rodgers Danny Bowes Thunder Robert Plant David Coverdale Dean Martin Karen Carpenter Ann Wilson Alison Moyet Whitney Houston Aretha Franklin Diana Ross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Striker Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Pretty much a matter of personal taste .... singers who've made an impression on you at some time, but who also have a sort of X-factor something special about them too. Can't whittle this lot down any further - Brits - Barbara Dickson, Susan Boyle, Paul Carrack, Elton John, Annie Lennox, Freddie Mercury, George Michael, Dusty Springfield, Sting, Gerry Rafferty, Tunde (Ok, he's actually Nigerian !!), Emile Sande, Florence Welch, Tony Christie, Paul McCartney, Ronan Keating (OK, he's Irish !!) Australians - Frank Ifield, Barry Gibb Americans - Perry Como, Tony Bennett, Jim Reeves, Mama Cass, Karen Carpenter, Al Green, Smokey Robinson, Roy Orbison, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston, Donna Summer, Neil Sedaka, Taylor Swift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxy Hearts Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Pavarotti has to be up there. What a voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegranty Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Alison Moyet must be up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slevinkelevra Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Quite sad and shocking seeing the great man like this, but shows what a voice he had http://youtu.be/7n0dB_nWfPA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Have a listen to this guy, Jussi Björling. He died 60 years ago at the age of 49. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Slevinkelevra said: Quite sad and shocking seeing the great man like this, but shows what a voice he had http://youtu.be/7n0dB_nWfPA My late mother simply ADORED Presley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 And this, from Montserrat Caballé - La Superba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantjambo Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Has to be Freddy Mercury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Maria Callas Mario Lanza Paul Robson Bing Crosby Judy Garland Doris Day Dusty Springfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonfiveone Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 13 hours ago, Ulysses said: And this, from Montserrat Caballé - La Superba. Absolute class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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