Most talented vocalist of our time?

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redmosquito10
redmosquito10 Posts: 568
edited February 2008 in Other Music
Pretty self-explanatory, I guess I would define our time as having performed/created music in the past 20 years or so.


I would have to go with Jeff Buckley. I love Ed's voice but Jeff's range and tone are just awe-inspiring. His performance of "Once I Was" at the tribute to his father gives me chills every time.
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  • GetALife
    GetALife Posts: 563
    ...there are a few... Eddie, is one of them of course ...

    ...Bjork...
    ...Cedric Bixler-Zavala (Mars Volta - if atd-i would have stayed together, no one would have known what an awesome singer he is)
    ...Serj Tankian...

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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Put in a vote from me for Jeff Buckley. He's one of the few rock artists I can think of for whom voice technique is as important as music... the only other one I can think of is Paul Rodgers but he makes AOR these days.
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  • Lostdogsinthegarden
    Lostdogsinthegarden Posts: 844
    I'm probably the only one here who would list this guy: Eddie Vedder.
  • searchlightsoul
    searchlightsoul Posts: 583
    redmosquito10 wrote:
    Pretty self-explanatory, I guess I would define our time as having performed/created music in the past 20 years or so.


    I would have to go with Jeff Buckley. I love Ed's voice but Jeff's range and tone are just awe-inspiring. His performance of "Once I Was" at the tribute to his father gives me chills every time.

    I like Buckley a lot, however I don't lilke the way he seemed to 'over exagerate' certain parts of his singing more then they seemed to need. Almost as though he was forcing notes on occasions.
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    searchlightsoul wrote:
    I like Buckley a lot, however I don't lilke the way he seemed to 'over exagerate' certain parts of his singing more then they seemed to need. Almost as though he was forcing notes on occasions.

    I think all his notes were near perfect. He was a little elaborate sometimes, yes, but he did it because he knew he could. Most rock singers stay within a narrow range because they'd expose flaws if they didn't.
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  • searchlightsoul
    searchlightsoul Posts: 583
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    I think all his notes were near perfect. He was a little elaborate sometimes, yes, but he did it because he knew he could. Most rock singers stay within a narrow range because they'd expose flaws if they didn't.

    I guess it just makes his vocals very distinctive.That aspect of his singing seemed to me more a product of training but obviously he did have the ability.
  • Julien
    Julien Posts: 2,457
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    I think all his notes were near perfect. He was a little elaborate sometimes, yes, but he did it because he knew he could.
    yes, he knew he did. I saw him in 1995 and he was able to sing all the notes that he sang on the album. That was just incredible.
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  • Joe2TheRevenge
    Joe2TheRevenge Posts: 904
    Chris Cornell and Maynard James Keenan

    Easily.

    2 of the biggest vocals forces since Robert Plant
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  • DOSW
    DOSW Posts: 2,014
    Chris Cornell gets my vote.

    I've never heard a singer as dynamic as him.
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  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    Rather predictably I'll put my name down for Cornell too, his power and range in the early 90's were unmatched.

    Buckley, Vedder, MJK etc are all high on my list too.
  • pirlo21
    pirlo21 Posts: 534
    I won't say 'most talented', it's all opinion. But my personal favourites are:

    Chris Cornell
    Eddie Vedder
    Mark Lanegan
    Mike Patton
    Shannon Hoon
    Cymru Am Byth

    PJ albums, at the moment!! -
    1,Vs 2,Vitalogy 3,No Code 4,Yield 5,Ten 6,Backspacer, 7Pearl Jam 8,Binaural 9,Riot Act.
  • elmer
    elmer Posts: 1,683
    pirlo21 wrote:
    I won't say 'most talented', it's all opinion. But my personal favourites are:

    Chris Cornell
    Eddie Vedder
    Mark Lanegan
    Mike Patton
    Shannon Hoon
    Have to agree with that!
  • Joe2TheRevenge
    Joe2TheRevenge Posts: 904
    Fuck, i forgot Mike Patton.

    ok, then here is my new list...

    Chris Cornell
    Maynard James Keenan
    Mike Patton

    Those 3 guys all are WELLLLLL known for their vocal dynamics and range.
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  • Todd76
    Todd76 Posts: 1,469
    Mike Patton by a landslide......not my favorite vocalist - but definitely the most diverse and talented I have ever heard
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  • wavescamecrashing
    wavescamecrashing Posts: 440
    otis redding is best of all time.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGlKJDEI1Nk&feature=related

    but for our time...

    buckley
    cornell
    lanegan
    mjk
    vedder

    nods to layne staley and mike patton too.
  • Joe2TheRevenge
    Joe2TheRevenge Posts: 904
    i get that this is a PJ bulletin board, but seriously....

    Ed Vedder is NOT a good singer at all. At all. Not even close.

    Whether it was the early records with the fake baritone (ok, he has a deep voice, but he totally overextended it ala Scott Stapp when he was young) to the fact that now he is older he is mumbly, whiney, and nasal....

    Not good. i love pearl jam, but Ed's voice is pretty much never anything better than "good". Never great, never exceptional.
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  • DOSW
    DOSW Posts: 2,014
    Joe2TheRevenge wrote:
    Whether it was the early records with the fake baritone (ok, he has a deep voice, but he totally overextended it ala Scott Stapp when he was young) to the fact that now he is older he is mumbly, whiney, and nasal....

    I agree about his voice in the early days. Some of the songs on Ten are almost unlistenable to me now because of that horrible baritone. But I'd say he's a pretty good singer now though, even if he lacks the power and growl that he used to have.
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  • jammerfall
    jammerfall Posts: 908
    Joe2TheRevenge wrote:
    i get that this is a PJ bulletin board, but seriously....

    Ed Vedder is NOT a good singer at all. At all. Not even close.

    Whether it was the early records with the fake baritone (ok, he has a deep voice, but he totally overextended it ala Scott Stapp when he was young) to the fact that now he is older he is mumbly, whiney, and nasal....

    Not good. i love pearl jam, but Ed's voice is pretty much never anything better than "good". Never great, never exceptional.

    Whoa...I beg to differ. Ed has had a few exceptional moments as a singer.
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  • theroachman
    theroachman Posts: 362
    Andrew Eldritch
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hsWZO8e2Po&feature=related
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiHSYu5iKv8

    Nick Cave
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOiUPl5GjTE
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb45RkfWjV0&feature=related

    one more of Nick Cave this time with PJ Harvey

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHdNCHomHlU&NR=1


    now these guys can sing

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  • Joe2TheRevenge
    Joe2TheRevenge Posts: 904
    jammerfall wrote:
    Whoa...I beg to differ. Ed has had a few exceptional moments as a singer.

    Such as?
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