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    ceskaceska New York Posts: 1,076
    Neko Case

    Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star

    Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig of Lucius

    Yeah, Mark Lanegan is up there for sure too.
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    pljampljam Posts: 387
    Kevin Martin CANDLEBOX the vocals on the debut (self titled) are faultless,the guy can sing
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    helplessdancerhelplessdancer Posts: 5,262
    there's no clear winner. but this is close. iloveyoutube
    Black Country Communion - Sway
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvKaASTfTwk


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    Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Has anyone mentioned Sarah McLachlan?

    Her voice was (is still I think?) fabulous. I saw her live in our city and thought she was awesome. She covered Peter Gabriel's Solsbury Hill and I don't think there could have been a better version short of Peter performing it himself. 
    "My brain's a good brain!"
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    myoung321myoung321 Posts: 2,855
    Chris Cornell... 
    "The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera." - Yusuf Karsh
     


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    iwasatpj20iwasatpj20 Rockford, IL Posts: 3,298
    I'm a metal head; so Halford, Dio, and Bruce Dickinson always caught my attention.

    Eddie Vedder is great too
    2000 - Chicago, IL
    2003 - Champaign, IL
    2006 - Chicago, IL 1 & 2
    2007 - Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
    2009 - Chicago, IL 1 & 2
    2010 - St. Louis, MO
    2011 - East Troy, WI 1 & 2 (PJ20 Destination Weekend)
    2012 - Atlanta, GA, Missoula, MT
    2013 - Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field), Dallas, TX, Oklahoma City, OK
    2014 - St. Louis, MO, Tulsa, OK, Moline, IL (No Code, IL), Saint Paul, MN, Milwaukee, WI (Yield, WI)
    2016 - Greenville, SC (Vs, SC), Raleigh, NC, Columbia, SC, Boston, MA (Fenway Park 1), Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2)
    2018 - Seattle, WA (Safeco Field 2), Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2), Boston, MA (Fenway Park 2)
    2020 - Nashville, TN, St. Louis, MO, Oklahoma City, OK, Phoenix, AZ, ??
    2022 - Nashville, TN, St. Louis, MO, Oklahoma City, OK, Phoenix, AZ, Las Vegas, NV
    2023 - St. Paul, MN 2, Fort Worth, TX 2, Austin, TX 1, and Austin, TX 2
    2024 - Portland, OR and Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2)


    2012 - Temple of the Dog East Troy, WI (PJ20 Destination Weekend)
    2014 - Soundgarden Tinley Park, IL (with Nine Inch Nails)
    2014 - Alice in Chains Davenport, IA
    2016 - Chris Cornell Solo Madison, WI and Peoria, IL (official hometown show)
    2016 - Temple of the Dog San Francisco, CA (both shows)
    2017 - Soundgarden Dallas (cancelled) RIP Chris Cornell
    2018 - Smashing Pumpkins Chicago, IL (first show)
    2019 - Alice in Chains Milwaukee, WI
    2022 - Jerry Cantrell Chicago, IL
    2023 - Jerry Cantrell Milwaukee, WI

    RIP Andrew Wood, Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley, and Chris Cornell

    RIP Mom (may your star shine the brightest in the sky, our family loves and misses you very much, we'll meet again)

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    rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    I can't believe nobody has mentioned James Taylor!  His timbre is simply unmatched.  
    His fingerpicking technique is legendary too, but that voice...
    https://youtu.be/JOIo4lEpsPY

    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
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    rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    ceska said:
    Neko Case

    Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star

    Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig of Lucius

    Yeah, Mark Lanegan is up there for sure too.
    Hope Sandoval has amazing timbre as well.  Breaks your heart.
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
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    Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Freddie Mercury has been tossed out there I assume? His might be the all time best.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
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    iwasatpj20iwasatpj20 Rockford, IL Posts: 3,298
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    Freddie Mercury has been tossed out there I assume? His might be the all time best.
    Rock and Roll hasn't had a superb voice such as Freddie since he passed, there are good singing voices, but they aren't in the league of Freddie
    2000 - Chicago, IL
    2003 - Champaign, IL
    2006 - Chicago, IL 1 & 2
    2007 - Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
    2009 - Chicago, IL 1 & 2
    2010 - St. Louis, MO
    2011 - East Troy, WI 1 & 2 (PJ20 Destination Weekend)
    2012 - Atlanta, GA, Missoula, MT
    2013 - Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field), Dallas, TX, Oklahoma City, OK
    2014 - St. Louis, MO, Tulsa, OK, Moline, IL (No Code, IL), Saint Paul, MN, Milwaukee, WI (Yield, WI)
    2016 - Greenville, SC (Vs, SC), Raleigh, NC, Columbia, SC, Boston, MA (Fenway Park 1), Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2)
    2018 - Seattle, WA (Safeco Field 2), Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2), Boston, MA (Fenway Park 2)
    2020 - Nashville, TN, St. Louis, MO, Oklahoma City, OK, Phoenix, AZ, ??
    2022 - Nashville, TN, St. Louis, MO, Oklahoma City, OK, Phoenix, AZ, Las Vegas, NV
    2023 - St. Paul, MN 2, Fort Worth, TX 2, Austin, TX 1, and Austin, TX 2
    2024 - Portland, OR and Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2)


    2012 - Temple of the Dog East Troy, WI (PJ20 Destination Weekend)
    2014 - Soundgarden Tinley Park, IL (with Nine Inch Nails)
    2014 - Alice in Chains Davenport, IA
    2016 - Chris Cornell Solo Madison, WI and Peoria, IL (official hometown show)
    2016 - Temple of the Dog San Francisco, CA (both shows)
    2017 - Soundgarden Dallas (cancelled) RIP Chris Cornell
    2018 - Smashing Pumpkins Chicago, IL (first show)
    2019 - Alice in Chains Milwaukee, WI
    2022 - Jerry Cantrell Chicago, IL
    2023 - Jerry Cantrell Milwaukee, WI

    RIP Andrew Wood, Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley, and Chris Cornell

    RIP Mom (may your star shine the brightest in the sky, our family loves and misses you very much, we'll meet again)

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    josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 28,281
    Female I’m going with Brandy Carlile 
    Not sure who’s voice I like as far as male singers go ...
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
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    lolobugglolobugg BLUE RDGE MTNS Posts: 8,177

    the very best singer in Rock n Roll,

    has to be Romeo.

    His vocal chords were made of gold,

    he just looked a little too old.

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    1996- Charleston, SC

    1998- Atlanta, GA: Birmingham, AL: Greenville, SC: Knoxville, TN

    2000- Atlanta, GA: New Orleans, LA: Memphis, TN: Nashville, TN

    2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA

    2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)

    2006- Cincinnati, OH

    2008- Columbia, SC

    2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2

    2010- Bristow, VA

    2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL

    2012- Atlanta, GA

    2013- Charlotte, NC

    2014- Cincinnati, OH

    2015- New York, NY

    2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA

    2017- ED VED- Louisville, KY

    2018- Chicago, IL x2, Boston, MA x2

    2020- Nashville, TN 

    2022- Smashville 

    2023- Austin, TX x2

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    tbergstbergs Posts: 9,213
    rgambs said:
    I can't believe nobody has mentioned James Taylor!  His timbre is simply unmatched.  
    His fingerpicking technique is legendary too, but that voice...
    https://youtu.be/JOIo4lEpsPY

    Good call. His voice and guitar have always been awesome. It's nice to spin one of his records for some mellow music around the house. My wife is going to his concert this summer with her dad. They love his stuff.
    It's a hopeless situation...
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    tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 38,968
    Amelia Meath from Sylvan Esso is really climbing the ladder for me in terms of voices.  Man I love her singing.
    https://youtu.be/h-_NNIX8cDA
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    HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,418
    My ex-girlfriend Katie is a classically trained soprano and had the most beautiful voice I've ever heard.  Oh, that girl! :heartbreak:
    Star Lake 00 / Pittsburgh 03 / State College 03 / Bristow 03 / Cleveland 06 / Camden II 06 / DC 08 / Pittsburgh 13 / Baltimore 13 / Charlottesville 13 / Cincinnati 14 / St. Paul 14 / Hampton 16 / Wrigley I 16 / Wrigley II 16 / Baltimore 20 (xx) / Camden 22 / Baltimore 24
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    lolobugglolobugg BLUE RDGE MTNS Posts: 8,177
    HesCalledDyer said:
    My ex-girlfriend Katie is a classically trained soprano and had the most beautiful voice I've ever heard.  Oh, that girl! :heartbreak:

    "Up to par and Katie bar the kitchen door, but not me in"

    livefootsteps.org/user/?usr=446

    1995- New Orleans, LA  : New Orleans, LA

    1996- Charleston, SC

    1998- Atlanta, GA: Birmingham, AL: Greenville, SC: Knoxville, TN

    2000- Atlanta, GA: New Orleans, LA: Memphis, TN: Nashville, TN

    2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA

    2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)

    2006- Cincinnati, OH

    2008- Columbia, SC

    2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2

    2010- Bristow, VA

    2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL

    2012- Atlanta, GA

    2013- Charlotte, NC

    2014- Cincinnati, OH

    2015- New York, NY

    2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA

    2017- ED VED- Louisville, KY

    2018- Chicago, IL x2, Boston, MA x2

    2020- Nashville, TN 

    2022- Smashville 

    2023- Austin, TX x2

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    deadendpdeadendp Northeast Ohio Posts: 10,434
    Natalie Merchant.  Her voice didn't just bring me to a couple of tears, but tears that poured down my face for the first three songs.  
    2014: Cincinnati
    2016: Lexington and Wrigley 1
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    RoleModelsinBlood31RoleModelsinBlood31 Austin TX Posts: 6,140
    I always thought ray lamontagne had an awesomely distinct voice
    I'm like an opening band for your mom.
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    hedonisthedonist standing on the edge of forever Posts: 24,524
    He does - a combo of smooth and flinty.  There's a very pretty acoustic version of Beg, Steal or Borrow somewhere out there.

    And my Merchant-loving friend, I've done the same (yet to catch her live though).
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    RoleModelsinBlood31RoleModelsinBlood31 Austin TX Posts: 6,140
    I saw Natalie merchant back when she came out with tigerlilly, like ‘95? In a college gym I won tickets to.  She was pretty good but I wasn’t appreciative enough at the time, I think.  Loved that album.  
    I'm like an opening band for your mom.
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    HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,418
    As for popular singers...  Aimee Mann comes to mind.  Nancy Wilson is up there, as are Bono, Stevie Wonder, and Brad Delp.
    Star Lake 00 / Pittsburgh 03 / State College 03 / Bristow 03 / Cleveland 06 / Camden II 06 / DC 08 / Pittsburgh 13 / Baltimore 13 / Charlottesville 13 / Cincinnati 14 / St. Paul 14 / Hampton 16 / Wrigley I 16 / Wrigley II 16 / Baltimore 20 (xx) / Camden 22 / Baltimore 24
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    drakeheuer14drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,382
    Plenty. But I don’t think I have seen anyone mention Lenny Kravitz. Always stands out from the crowd to me 
    Pittsburgh 2013
    Cincinnati 2014
    Greenville 2016
    (Raleigh 2016)
    Columbia 2016
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    rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
    Robert Cray has serious pipes.
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
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    BIGDaddyWilBIGDaddyWil Michigan Posts: 3,030
    Emily Armstrong from Dead Sara. This girl has some pipes!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKf7N0LZrcE
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    RicsardRicsard Posts: 1,942
    Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode) has been my favourite singer for 30 years.

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    rmartin70rmartin70 Posts: 64
    Prince
    12/31/1991 07/18/1992 11/04/1995 11/19/1997 10/31/1999 06/01/2003 07/18/2006 11/26/2013 10/26/2014
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    MalrothMalroth broken down chevrolet Posts: 2,485
    Matt Skiba
    https://youtu.be/_bhsEO6LcTs


    The worst of times..they don't phase me,
    even if I look and act really crazy.
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    tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 38,968
    rmartin70 said:
    Prince
    Ricsard said:
    Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode) has been my favourite singer for 30 years.

    Two solid choices!
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    pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,191
    for rock music, regardless of what you think of Journey, Steve Perry has an amazing voice.  also great voices for Paul Rodgers and Lou Gramm.

    I know their music is pop crap but hard to deny that Christina Aguilera and Ariana Grande have some really nice voices in my opinion.
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    tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 38,968
    pjhawks said:
    for rock music, regardless of what you think of Journey, Steve Perry has an amazing voice.  also great voices for Paul Rodgers and Lou Gramm.

    I know their music is pop crap but hard to deny that Christina Aguilera and Ariana Grande have some really nice voices in my opinion.
    All great voices but none of them have moved me to tears.  Aguilera came close though.
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