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http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5380625829368596126&q=Loituma
Which reminds me how cool good singing is.
Any recommendations of great singing, of any kind?
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Mark Lanegan.
PJ Harvey.
They're pretty much the end-all-be-all of the male and female sides of singing, in my opinion. Every now and then I'll like someone else more for a bit, but then I'll listen to "Skeletal History" or "There Will Never Be A Better Time," pick my jaw off the floor again, and restate my allegiance to them.
Ramona Cordova is giving them both a run for their money, though, because he's male but sounds female.
Other singers I think are good:
Mia Doi Todd
Serj Tankian (say what you like about SOAD)
Chris Goss (his singing sometimes really makes the song, he's part of Masters of Reality)
Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane etc.)
Whoever's in The Incredible String Band does some sweet harmony work.
CSNY are also really really good at that.
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Definitely second Grace Slick. She pretty much made Surrealistic Pillow for me.
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may not be technically skilled, but sam beam has the most soothing voice ever
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I am enjoying all of these recommendations.
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For Girls: Neko Case, my favourite singer of one of my favourite genres
For Boys: Queen's Mr. Mercury, no one even comes close.
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Women: Henriette Sennenvaldt because I am a ridiculous Under Byen fanboy. Alternatively Mimmi Parker from Low or Elizabeth Fraser from Cocteau Twins. Or Björk. Or PJ Harvey. Or Lauryn Hill around Miseducation.
Or Neko Case. Or Tori Amos. Or Billie Holiday etc.
men: Will Oldham, he is not a good singer per sé but whatever he does it is wonderful. Janove Ottesen from Kaizers Orchestra is great, Nick Cave as well. Blixa Bargeld from Einstürzende Neubauten for being a crackpot behind a microphone. Devendra Banhart, Cedric Bixler Zavala, Yamatsuka Eye, the screamers in Blood Brothers etc.
There are many awesome singers out there.
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the lead singer of Morphine has a really awesome voice. i think his name is mark or something. very deep and chill. its really cool
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Vocals, more than anything else, is NOTHING about your technical ability. You need so much more than a pretty voice.
Guys:
Glenn Danzig (Misfits, Samhain, Danzig): Glenn has one sexy, sexy howl. I mean fuck, 'Killer Wolf' is maybe the most erotic song ever. It could probably turn the whole 700 club gay, then 'Wicked Pussycat' could knock 'em straight again.
Rob Halford (Judas Priest): Often copied. Never bettered. The Tipton/Downing guitar assault is legendary, but stick them with Rob 'my trousers are so tight I've gone backwards through puberty' Halford, and fucking hell...
Quorthon (Bathory, Silverwing): Just...epic. Hail to a fallen brother.
Kristoffer 'Garm' Rygg (Ulver, Arcturus, Borknagar, etc.): The band list says it all. It's the diversity of Garms output that's the real killer. My favourite garm moment? ANANGELCAMETOMEANDSAIDOPITYTHEFOOLISHYOUNGMAN. OHORRIBLEODREADFULSTATE, CONSIDERTHEBURNINGDUNGEONTHOUARTPREPARINGFORTHYSELFFORALLETERNITY!
Bernd Seeberger (Cryptic Wintermoon): Possibly the only guy in the whole symphonic black/dark metal scene who can actually inject some fucking emotion into his vocals and not just be a cookie monster. Just listen to 'When Daylight Dies' or 'Into Ashes'. Good clean vox too.
Peter Steele (Carnivore, Type O Negative): Another voice which is, frankly, just fucking sexy. It's all those orgasmic moans, like he's so goth it is actually literally hurting him.
Dave Tibet (Current 93): At times, Tibets vocals can get so fragile you think he might break, then suddenly he will envelop you in a monstrous, spitting intensity, or just scream for 30 seconds without taking a breath. Great.
Varg 'Count Grishnack' Vikernes (Burzum): One thing Varg definitely understood was what BM vocals were about. On 'Burzum' He sounds like he's being tortured under four feet of ice. Awesome.
Tony Wakeford (Sol Invictus, L'Orchestre Noir, etc.): Wakefords singing has a simple, raw, emotional honesty that just cannot be cultivated.
Martin Walkyier (Sabbat, Skyclad, The Clan Destined): Martins best stuff is the Sabbat/Early Skyclad stuff, probably peaking on Wayward Sons of Mother Earth. It's a combination of his monstrously fast thrash vocals, the Shakespearean exactness of his delivery and his obvious sheer love of the English language. He's also the greatest lyricist of all time.
Gals:
Diamanda Galas: Needs no introduction. This lady could disembowel Chuck Norris and 100 ninjas just by singing 'Swing Low Sweet Chariot' at them.
Angela Gossow (Arch Enemy): Anyone ragging on Gossows vocals is just a fucking sexist. Her style is somewhat unique, definitely feminine, but definitely DM, with a wonderfully sick, diseased sounding edge.
Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins): The late 80's stuff is basically just pure vocal acrobatics.
Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance): I can think of very few people with a voice powerful enough to carry a song alone, a-capella. This explains why DCD's 'The Wind That Shakes The Barley' is one of my favourite tracks of all time.
Liv Kristine Espenæs (Theatre of Tragedy, Leaves Eyes, Atrocity, etc.): Liv Kristine is just...well, Liv Kristine. The original beauty off-setting beast vocals. The fact that she's left ToT basically means that they will never be good again, not that I was holding out much hope for that anyway...
Stine-Mari Langstrand (Lumsk): Now, this is how your classically trained stuff should sound, people. Tarja Turunen, I'm looking at YOU. Her higher register is absolutely wonderful.
Rose McDowall (Strawberry Switchblade, Current 93 etc.): McDowall's just fucking haunting. And I do have something of a thing for Scots and Irish vocals. Seriously though, the intro to 'Black Flowers Please' off of Cats Drunk on Copper...sends shivers down your spine it does.
Kari Rueslåtten (The 3rd and the Mortal, Storm): She's a pussy for kicking up a fuss about singing brutal lyrics for Storm, but her work definitely makes up for it. Very strange, jazzy sort of stuff. I love her uncomfortable sounding choral singing on tracks like 'Sophisticated Vampires'. Also, not that it should be a consideration, she's so hot it hurts.
Other:
Anna-Varney Cantonadea (Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble of Shadows): I can't imagine a better darkwave vocalist than Anna-Varney. Melodramatic to the point of absolute absurdity, shrieking, groaning, wailing, whispering, sobbing... you can practically hear the tombstone, veil and the hand draped across the forehead.
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U2 - Pride (I hate U2, but I think this is one of the greatest vocals ever)
Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life
Bob Dylan - I Believe In You. The vocal on this is SO impassioned, his voice is cracking half the time, but he just delivers it with such conviction.
Songs with vocal interplay or overdubs that I like a lot:
Blink 182 - Feeling This
Twilight Singers - I'm Ready
Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
The Beatles - Paperback Writer
Idlewild - I Understand It
Wilco - I Got You (At The End Of The Century)
Hundred Reasons - Falter
Nick Cave - Hallelujah
Queen - The Show Must Go On (or just about any Queen track!)
Stellastarr - My Coco
The Cooper Temple Clause - Let's Kill Music
SikTh - Death of a Dead Day
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Jónsi Birgisson, from Sigur Rós. I don't think I really appreciated what this man does with his voice until I saw SR in concert. Fucking amazing, you almost forget it's not just another instrument (I know, the voice is an instrument, blah blah blah, you know what I mean) until you see those sounds actually coming from the guy's mouth.
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Um, let's be honest, Ronan Tynan is pretty schweet yams.
I fully second the Neko Case-ness, her voice is asounding. I've also been a long-time fan of Nick Drake. I think his voice is gorgeous, even on something as simple as "Pink Moon". The Futureheads have some playful vocal work, but it's nothing spectacular.[/code]
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the lead singer of Morphine has a really awesome voice. i think his name is mark or something. very deep and chill. its really cool
Mark Sandman. R.I.P.
My favourite singer is Levi Stubbs, of the Four Tops. Also Sam Cooke. Also Joe Williams.
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Maureen Tucker. I don't care if she only sings on two VU songs.
Most of the bands I listen to don't really have incredible singers. They generally work very well with the music they're singing, but I don't think they're really great most of the time.
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No one's mentioned Gibbard? His voice sends me to a place where everyone is sad, and it's WONDERFUL.
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I really really love Don Van Vliet/Captain Beefheart's voice.
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Avey Tare (Animal Collective)
Stuart Murdoch (Belle and Sebastian)
Damon Albarn (Blur)
Cat Power
Neko Case
Will Sheff (Okkervil River)
Thom Yorke
Jenny Lewis
Jeff Tweedy (Wilco)
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On the other hand, vocals that almost ruin an album for me... the songs that Nico sings on on The Velvet Underground and Nico. Can't stand them.
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Fucking amazing, you almost forget it's not just another instrument (I know, the voice is an instrument, blah blah blah, you know what I mean) until you see those sounds actually coming from the guy's mouth.
QFfuckingT.
I will get ripped for this, but I like Morrissey's voice.
Vintersorg fo'sho.
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...nobody's mentioned Jeff Buckley?
and for a female voice, there's a band from Brisbane, called George. Their lead singer, Katie Noonan, has the one of the most amazing voices i've ever heard. Listen to their song 'Spawn' or 'The Special Ones' if you can find them. If you can't, i could put them on YouSendIt if anyone wants...
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On the other hand, vocals that almost ruin an album for me... the songs that Nico sings on on The Velvet Underground and Nico. Can't stand them.
Nico scares the shit out of everyone. Or just weirds them out.
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Best Male Voice: Freddy Mercury. Oh my GOD. He's got the perfect range between snarl and soaring operatic melody. Backed up with a bitchin' solo, he can't be beat.
Best Female Voice: Fiona Apple. She can fit so much expression into her voice without ever giving up the power that characterizes her vocal style. She's never too soft, even on her most melancholy songs. Also, she can sing the word "fuck" and sound like she really means it. And that's always a plus.
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I'm pretty sure I'm in love with Regina Spektor. The way she sings is enchanting. She sings about lovely pretty things, and her voice is gorgeous, sweet, and playful. I mean playful. She's my favorite vocalist, because she uses her voice in a simply magical, wonderful way.
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im gunna say it cause i can
Maynard
mhmmm his voice is sweet sweet candy for the ears
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Male: fucking Mike Patton.
Female: Sia, Rebekah Del Rio (If you've seen Mulholland Drive, she's the one who sings/lip syncs in Club Silencio), or Jennifer Charles
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Regina Spektor. She is AWESOME. Kind of like a strange hybrid between Fiona Apple and Ella Fitzgerald, with her own touch of whimsy.
Also, Maura Davis from Denali (and now Ambulette). The music is mediocre, but I am totally in love with her voice
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I dig Davey Havok but I would say that.
Also;
Peter Steele (Type O)
Karin (Collide)
Peter (Bauhaus)
Lucia (KMFDM)
Matt (Muse)
ohGr (Skinny Puppy/ohGr)
These may not neccessarily be the best singers but they all do some amazing sounding layering or otherwise interesting stuff.
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Mathias Blad -- Falconer (self-titled & Chapters from a Vale Forlorn)
easily one of the greatest if not the greatest vocal talents in the world of metal today.
Varg 'Count Grishnack' Vikernes (Burzum): One thing Varg definitely understood was what BM vocals were about. On 'Burzum' He sounds like he's being tortured under four feet of ice. Awesome.
uber QFT.
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I found the lyrics to this http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5380625829368596126&q=Loituma
one time, its so catchy but does anyone know that language it is in? I can't make heads or tails of it yet I still sing along.
Without trying to hit on anything else thats been said...
JYRKI (Two Witches)
Tarja Turunen (Night Wish)
Amanda Palmer (Dresden Dolls)
Those are just a few off the top of my head.
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I found the lyrics to this http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5380625829368596126&q=Loituma
one time, its so catchy but does anyone know that language it is in?
It's in Finnish. It's horrificially low quality so it's hard to make out, but the distinctively rolled Rs and the number of words ending in "a" are a dead giveaway . . . as is the fact that the side-bar quite clearly says that they're a Finnish group.
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Kari Rueslåtten (The 3rd and the Mortal, Storm): She's a pussy for kicking up a fuss about singing brutal lyrics for Storm, but her work definitely makes up for it. Very strange, jazzy sort of stuff. I love her uncomfortable sounding choral singing on tracks like 'Sophisticated Vampires'. Also, not that it should be a consideration, she's so hot it hurts.
I've never heard of Storm, so if you want to elucidate, that would be cool. One of my favorite vocalists is Demetrio Stratos, who sang with Area, as well as doing some solo shit which was basically just a compendium of experimental vocal techniques. He knows how to rock the fuck out, basically, and he's really weird.
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Kari Rueslåtten (The 3rd and the Mortal, Storm): She's a pussy for kicking up a fuss about singing brutal lyrics for Storm, but her work definitely makes up for it. Very strange, jazzy sort of stuff. I love her uncomfortable sounding choral singing on tracks like 'Sophisticated Vampires'. Also, not that it should be a consideration, she's so hot it hurts.
I've never heard of Storm, so if you want to elucidate, that would be cool
Storm are basically Isengard Mark 2. Fenriz on drums, Satyr on Guitar, bass and synths, and Kari singing. They only released one brilliant album of mainly Viking Metal versions of Norwegian folk tunes in 1995, then split up, partly because Kari only agreed to sing on them if there was no 'NORSK ARYSK BLACK METAL' shit, but then halfway through, Fenriz changed the lyrics in one of the songs to mention cleaving christian skulls with axes and hailing the fatherland (I mean, come on, it's Fenriz, what do you expect woman?) then he managed to pursuade her to finish the album, as they'd already laid half of it down. She felt used, however, and refused to work with them again, so any more albums were precluded, though as far as I know it may just have been a one-off anyway. The albums name is 'Nordavind', and it comes recommended.
And I think I'll also second Jyrki Witch.
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I found the lyrics to this http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5380625829368596126&q=Loituma
one time, its so catchy but does anyone know that language it is in?
It's in Finnish. It's horrificially low quality so it's hard to make out, but the distinctively rolled Rs and the number of words ending in "a" are a dead giveaway . . . as is the fact that the side-bar quite clearly says that they're a Finnish group.
Ahh once I heard the intro I downsized it if I was to listen to it I usually use this link. http://leekspin.com/
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On second listening, I'd say there's also a fair amount of scat mixed in there.
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Hey man, cool it with your toilet humor.
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Male: fucking Mike Patton
the only reason i didnt mention mike patton was because i didnt want to hurt anyone. Because sometimes when people realize the truth, their heads explode. but since everyone seems to be fine:
MIKE PATTON!!!!
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Khan from Kamelot is pretty damn good.
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A certain Mr. Sam Beam has quite a nice singing voice.
As far as all out kick-ass singing goes..Idina Menzel is my absolute favorite.
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On the other hand, vocals that almost ruin an album for me... the songs that Nico sings on on The Velvet Underground and Nico. Can't stand them.
Nico scares the shit out of everyone. Or just weirds them out.
aw, i really like nico.
also, torquil and amy from stars. well, mostly just torquil. the guy's just fucking amazing live. really versatile. and amy millan's voice is so pure, it's like crystal. lovely.
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I'd third (?) Sam Beam.
Tim Buckley, mainly for his soft, restrained stuff, not so much for the truly out there shit he's generally praised for.. big ups 'Blue Afternoon', 'Happy Sad'. And the calm in the storm that is Song to the Siren, from 'Starsailor'. (Psst fuck you Liz Fraser ;))
When I think of great singing, I generally gravitate to the r&b/soul/funk/disco axis.. Curtis Mayfield, Michael Jackson, Donna Summer, Marlena Shaw, Eddie Kendricks, Prince, Chaka Khan when she's not being insanely over the top, Aaron Neville (took me a while to get over the terrible shit I knew him for, from the mid-late 80s), even Mariah Carey whe she's not all over the shop... pity most of her songs are absolute dreck, but the last album is about 50/50 good shit / just shit.
Inkeeping with Khar's comment about technique, I thought part of what made Amelie's 1 Thing the best song of last year was her vocals had more personality than polish. To compare with other popular Rich Harrison productions, you've got Beyonce on the one hand (all polish, no personality?) and Jennifer Lopez on the other (umm... neither).
David Sylvian, although he seems kind of limited to me, has a beautiful presence, I guess like Sam Beam in that respect (although not in sound). And often I love his songs.
Mark Hollis has an incredible way with space and dynamics. I lose cool points for enjoying the more pop Talk Talk records over the later ones, but at any stage in the game he was just a fantastic singer. (pssst fuck you, Gwen Stefani ;))
And although I haven't been able to listen to goth records since my teens, Andrew Eldritch has undeniable presence on some of the old Sisters rekkids.
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I will eventually check most of these out.
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im gunna say it cause i can
Maynard
mhmmm his voice is sweet sweet candy for the ears
this took ENTIRELY too long for someone to say this. i think he's better than freddy mercury.
stick THAT in your pipe and smoke it!
bitches.
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Maynard..fucking incredible.
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I fucking hate Maynard's voice. He doesn't even sing so much as gasp. It's like he's being asphyxiated.
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I'm really digging Jolie Holland right now.
And the Righteous Brothers, always.
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I like Maynard's voice too. not on 10,000 days though, what happened there?
I know Joanna Newsom sounds like someone hurting a cat, but I enjoy it immensely.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXxUSgYOPew&search=camille
I'm fascinated by voice as an instrument in new ways.
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I dig Davey Havok but I would say that.
Oh yes. Very much yes. Especially on Decemberunderground/StS, his skills as a vocalist shine through on both the loud, snarling tracks as well as the falsetto-esque, more melodic songs.
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also, torquil and amy from stars. well, mostly just torquil. the guy's just fucking amazing live. really versatile. and amy millan's voice is so pure, it's like crystal. lovely.
On record, I think Amy has the better voice, the songs where she sings are most definately my favorites on their albums. Torquil is better live though, he puts on an absolutely amazing show. Beside him, Amy seemed kind of static, even though really she was far from it.
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Oh yes. Very much yes. Especially on Decemberunderground/StS, his skills as a vocalist shine through on both the loud, snarling tracks as well as the falsetto-esque, more melodic songs.
Yeah, it's a shame Decemberunderground is such a weak album. Bring back The Art Of Drowning.
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vocalists! i really like nadia ali, from iio. as for the dudes...i like the lead singers from incubus and alien ant farm. ben gibbard's alright.
if you want to check out like a soothing kind of female voice, susie suh! her music is pretty sweet too. she reminds me of fiona apple for some reason.
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the only reason i didnt mention mike patton was because i didnt want to hurt anyone. Because sometimes when people realize the truth, their heads explode. but since everyone seems to be fine:
MIKE PATTON!!!!
MIKE PATTON!!!! (repeated for emphasis)
Also, Nils Frykdahl (Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Idiot Flesh) is pretty incredible. And Christian Mona (Bogus Blimp) is darn good vocalist, though I suspect he can't ACTUALLY sing. Plus others too numerous to name.
Plus, Females; I like Regina Spektor and Bjork, but I haven't heard many others I have an affinity for. I haven't heard most of the ones mentioned here. Except lots of Tori Amos. TOO MUCH Tori Amos. She's good, yes, but too much is too much. Oh, and the girl from the Dresden Dolls! She is impressive as well, and I have much respect for that band.
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Dusty Springfield
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JEFF BUCKLEY.
I can't believe only one person mentioned him.
Good call on Jonsi.
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The dude from Elliott.
SONG IN THE AIIIIIIIIIIIRRRRRRRR!!!!
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Jenny Lewis
Yes, yes, and more yes. She is so fantastic.
And, <----obviously, I agree with votes for Regina Spektor.
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Katie Melua--
then again, I have a soft spot for female vocalists who sing in minor keys.
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Grace Slick and Beth Gibbons' voices just do somehting to me.
And I'm with everyone on Mike Patton. Sure he's made alot of crap over the years but no-one alive can mathc him for sheer range. take California by Bungle. Average band'd need about six vocalists to make this album.
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TOM WAITS.
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Hawksley Workman!
It's hard to get people to back me up on this one, but dude can sing!
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This is true. On (Last Night We Were) The Delicious Wolves he goes from glam rock vocals to cabaret vocals and more. He is quite good.
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Jeff Buckley
Daryl Palumbo
The guy from Live (I can't spell his last name)
The guy from Minus the Bear
Bjork
Trent Reznor
The guy from Opeth
The guy from Oh My God!
Jimmy Gnecco
Anthony Keidis
Max Bemis
John Daniels
Sufjan Stevens
Ted Leo
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Blink 182 - Feeling This
Your kidding me right?
Great vocalists:
Robert Plant
Robert Cray, who sounds as good live as on CD
James Hetfield
Serj Tankian
Bruce Springsteen
Jakob Dylan (Bob Dylan's youngest son, in The Wallflowers)
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Blink 182 - Feeling This
Your kidding me right?
Great vocalists:
Robert Plant
Robert Cray, who sounds as good live as on CD
James Hetfield
Serj Tankian
Bruce Springsteen
Jakob Dylan (Bob Dylan's youngest son, in The Wallflowers)
Go sit on a Dark Eldar model.
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I've always found Mike Patton to be remarkable in terms of range and the unique quality he has to his voice. Mark Lanegan does a lot for me too, anyone with something that's a little quirky's good. Joey Cardamone of the Icarus Line is cool, and Isahn of Emperor always impressed me in standing out from the pack of samey metal vocalists.
The obvious Joanna Newsom, Neko Case, Jenny Lewis as far as the female noise making goes, and I'm starting to get into Regina Spektor, although I'm fearing pursuing such avenues will lead to a giant scarlet indie letter 'I' appearing on my person. Not that this would be a bad thing.
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Male:
Tom Waits - - the man's voice sounds as thought it was aged in a vat of whiskey for 10 years and then taken outside and run over. I absolutely love it.
Jeff Magnum (Neutral Milk hotel)
Robert Smith (the Cure)
Edward Ka-Spel (the Legendary Pink Dots, the Tear Garden)
Brian Molko (Placebo)
Morrissey
Female:
Gyða (Múm)
Amanda Palmer (the Dresden Dolls)
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Kelli Dayton (Sneaker Pimps)
Beth Gibbons (Portishead)
Both strike a distinct emotional chord with me. I generally dislike female vocals, but these work for some reason.
Falco (mclusky)
Drunk and manic. Really, what's not to love about Falco's vocals?
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aaron bedard - BANE
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Go sit on a Dark Eldar model.
He he, Warhammer humour. Man, I feel like a nerd.
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Male:
Tom Waits - - the man's voice sounds as thought it was aged in a vat of whiskey for 10 years and then taken outside and run over. I absolutely love it.
Jeff Magnum (Neutral Milk hotel)
Robert Smith (the Cure)
Edward Ka-Spel (the Legendary Pink Dots, the Tear Garden)
Brian Molko (Placebo)
Morrissey
Female:
Gyða (Múm)
Amanda Palmer (the Dresden Dolls)
I am actually almost entirely in agreeement with this post.
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Go sit on a Dark Eldar model.
He he, Warhammer humour. Man, I feel like a nerd.
Well he had Warhammer shit in his sig, so I felt it was my only recourse, being a former gamer.
I say former gamer, I was more of a painter. I could barely play the damn game...
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Hetfield is not a good singer. At all.
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Chris Isaak.
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Guys:
Mark Everett (E, Eels)
Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Temple Of The Dog, Audioslave)
Layne Staley (Alice In Chains, Mad Season)
Roy Khan (Conception, Kamelot)
Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian, Demons & Wizards)
Martin Walkyier (Sabbat, Skyclad, The Clan Destined)
And everyone will probably disagree, but... Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)
Chicks:
Sharon den Adel (Within Temptation)
Janis Joplin (Big Brother and the Holding Company)
Amy Lee (Evanescence... sadly)
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Wayne Coyne (flaming lips). He sings terrible but it matches the music perfectly, and that's one of the things that makes a great vocal.
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Martin Leuthauser from The Walkmen, for sure. He has some real power, but he can be really fragile as well. Sometimes he tries a bit too hard, but when you hear songs like "Another One Goes By", that tired, drunken howl really hits you in the gut.
I know I'm probably alone in this, but I think Isaac Brock is a great singer. What I love about him is that he has some character, and everything he spouts out in that nasally southern drawl sound like gospel in my ears, and a lot of what he says would sound pretentious if sung by most other people. A lot, and I mean A LOT of people hate his voice, but I find it fascinating. It's so raw, and has much more meaning and impact than a good number of technically skilled/accomplished singers.
I also think Mark Paffi from Bear Vs Shark has an amazing voice. I think he's the best screamer out there, mainly because it's the only screaming that I really love. When he yells, he has impact, and it doesn't get annoying (besides "Heard Iron Bug...", but let's just forget about that). Also, his "pretty" voice is nice (flawed and raw, just how I like it).
Yeah, I like wierd voices. But I still love most of the people mentioned.
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Guys, especially you Tom Waits fans, come the hell on ... Mark freakin' Lanegan!
Mark Lanegan's voice is what happens when you take fifteen cartons of cigarettes, soak them in a couple gallons of bourbon, run the mixture through a filter of every addictive substance known to man, and pour it into a hundred-year-old bottle that used to hold pure distilled love but went utterly dry 78 years ago and has nothing but crusty residue left. The man is a demigod.
I'll Yousendit a file onto this thread to show you people once I'm on a computer that holds the right songs.
I wouldn't be doing this but everyone seems to be all over Tom Waits and nobody's giving Lanegan any credit. This is criminal.
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Yeah, I like Mark Lanegan as much as I like Tom Waits. Ish.
I don't have enough "money" to "buy" all these artists songs.
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Wayne Coyne (flaming lips). He sings terrible but it matches the music perfectly, and that's one of the things that makes a great vocal.
Hell Yeah! And Tori Amos.
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I wouldn't be doing this but everyone seems to be all over Tom Waits and nobody's giving Lanegan any credit. This is criminal.
while I admit that I have never listened to any of Mark Lagenan's work, the main thing about Tom Waits that makes his music so enthralling is how well the atmosphere created by his raspy voice and his crude insturments melds with his lyrics; I think it presents a very unique result, an auditory experience that goes beyond the boundaries of most music. Whether or not Mark Lagenan's voice is any more beautiful or raspy, I still have an instilled fondness for waits and the aura that he creates.
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Guys, especially you Tom Waits fans, come the hell on ... Mark freakin' Lanegan!
Mark Lanegan's voice is what happens when you take fifteen cartons of cigarettes, soak them in a couple gallons of bourbon, run the mixture through a filter of every addictive substance known to man, and pour it into a hundred-year-old bottle that used to hold pure distilled love but went utterly dry 78 years ago and has nothing but crusty residue left. The man is a demigod.
Merk Lanegan is ace. Especially when paired with Isobel Campbell, whose voice is probably the opposite extreme.
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Elliott Smith, for me... I mean, he doesn't do anything particularly spectacularly, he's just got a nice, calmish voice.
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led zeppelin - whole lotta love
OMG SRSLY