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Posted 15 May 2008 - 07:02 PM

Ok, no "these are my top ten picks" or "here are 3 people I think are great"

The BEST female and male singer In your opinion, based entirely on singing ability and not on the subject matter or style of the music

Male = Freddie Mercury. His voice just kicks ass and is super powerful. He was also in a pretty rad band and died too early IMO

Female = Mariah Carey. NOT because of her music, based purely on voice points. The bitch can hit like 4 octaves and if she'd been an opera singer instead of a psychotic pop star she'd probably be one of the most respected musicians around.
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Posted 15 May 2008 - 07:05 PM

I think this is your gayest thread yet, beer party :D

Freddie Mercury is a good choice. I also have a thing for sting and phil collins vocals

I don't have any idea of who is the best because I don't go around thinking on these things.
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Posted 15 May 2008 - 07:09 PM

YER gay.

umm...yeah.

Had this discussion a few nights ago. The above was agreed-upon by a few people actually.

and Sting = Phil collins = Mercury? Mercury is lightyears ahead of either of those two shrubs singing-wise.

although sting is half cool.
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Posted 15 May 2008 - 07:14 PM

My favourite male voice at this moment is Ray LaMontagne.

Check out his version of "Crazy". Much better than the original.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=XjAxABua3RA

Female, undeniably Lisa Hannigan. She's the one who used to sing with Damien Rice.

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=iett7nzZ_ps

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Posted 15 May 2008 - 09:15 PM

Female: Melissa Kaplan (formerly of the now defunct Splashdown, now of Universal Hall Pass) - She has this unbelievable voice that can transcend. To this day she gives me chills.

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=L3thyBD3Ytw

(ignore the video, just listen to the track)

Male: Trent Reznor....effing hands down no contest!

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Posted 15 May 2008 - 09:34 PM

The one and only Tom Waits.
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Posted 15 May 2008 - 09:51 PM

I'd say Eva Cassidy for female voice...not sure about male voice at the moment.


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Posted 16 May 2008 - 01:14 AM

I'm going to say Pavarotti on the male side, with honourable mentions to Frank Sinatra, Freddy Mercury and Fabio Lione.

As to female, Tarja Turrunen scores major point with her voice.
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Posted 16 May 2008 - 02:27 AM

male, bradley nowell of sublime, the man is a bard

female, as of right now its gayle mcCormack for her unbelievable rendition of baby its you with smith.
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Posted 16 May 2008 - 02:59 AM

I tend to dislike vocal showoffs like Carey and Aguilera and their ilk... good voices singing shit tunes - it just makes me cringe. It's hard to argue with Freddie Mercury...he probably wins. Since I'm on a soul kick though...

Female: Aretha Franklin

Male: Otis Redding

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Posted 16 May 2008 - 04:28 AM

This thread fails..

Best singer would be; James Maynard Keenan
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Posted 16 May 2008 - 12:02 PM

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Posted 16 May 2008 - 12:07 PM

Male singing voice: at the moment I'd say it's Cee-Lo Green, who sings lead vocals with Gnarls Barclay; his live version of Crazy is awesome. Historically I'd have to plump for either Sam Cooke or Otis Redding. But people like Ijahman Levi, Denis Brown or Gregory Isaacs are up there.

Female singing voice: at present it would probably be Beth Gibbons, who sings vocals with Portishead, and who can do some truly extraordinary things with her phrasing and register, often within the same word. Historically it's much harder; Julie London, Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald - all come to mind but I'd probably have to go for Aretha Franklin
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Posted 16 May 2008 - 12:12 PM

Illuyankas;309512 said:

Me. In the shower.

I agree.


As for Female, I love Christina Aguilera. I don't give a shit if anyone sings better, She's my fav :D
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Posted 16 May 2008 - 03:58 PM

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Posted 16 May 2008 - 04:06 PM

The lead singers from Ocean Colour Scene and Counting Crows = great voices.

The best female voice = BONNIE TYLER!!
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Posted 16 May 2008 - 11:08 PM

Mike Patton from Faith no More. There is nothing that man can't sing.

Cristina Scabbia from lacuna Coil has a great voice
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Posted 17 May 2008 - 05:47 PM

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Male singing voice: at the moment I'd say it's Cee-Lo Green, who sings lead vocals with Gnarls Barclay; his live version of Crazy is awesome. Historically I'd have to plump for either Sam Cooke or Otis Redding. But people like Ijahman Levi, Denis Brown or Gregory Isaacs are up there.

I wish Cee-Lo would go back to rapping. His singing voice isn't that great - it works - but it's not spectacular like Dangermouse's beats. Anyone else notice that he sings awfully depressing lyrics for top 40 music?

Stevie Wonder has, by far, the best voice in recorded music. Expressive, expansive and hits you like a sledgehammer every single time.

This is Eddie Murphy and Stevie Wonder in the "Still Sucks" skit from SNL. Stevie is unbelievable: http://www.jibjab.com/view/145445

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Female singing voice: at present it would probably be Beth Gibbons, who sings vocals with Portishead, and who can do some truly extraordinary things with her phrasing and register, often within the same word. Historically it's much harder; Julie London, Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald - all come to mind but I'd probably have to go for Aretha Franklin

Aretha is hard to argue with. There's a couple Hindi playback singers that are absolutely ridiculous, but their work is primarily for movie scores and seems somewhat diminished in comparison to musicians working for themselves.
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Posted 17 May 2008 - 06:35 PM

Male - Warrel Dane
Female - Anette Olzon.

Both of them can do amazing stuff with their voices.
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