Most talented vocalist of our time?

Matty Boy

My picks are based on singers with unique voices not just octave range.

Axl Rose
Eddie Vedder
Liam Gallagher
Chris Cornell
Richard Ashcroft

FinsburyParkCarrots

More than a vocalist. A genius too. The Doors wanted him to join when Jimbo died. He told them to fuck off:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ksxhrKhULM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3hXXn_dIYM

pjoasisrule

Matty Boy wrote:

My picks are based on singers with unique voices not just octave range.

Axl Rose
Eddie Vedder
Liam Gallagher
Chris Cornell
Richard Ashcroft

Liam used to have an awesome voice, its kinda gone to shit though

FinsburyParkCarrots

pjoasisrule wrote:

Liam used to have an awesome voice, its kinda gone to shit though

Cocaine's a helluva drug.

jammerfall

Joe2TheRevenge wrote:

Such as?

To name a few:
Immortality
Hunger Strike
Better Man
Release
Animal
Off He Goes
Indifference
Man Of The Hour

Even Arc gives me the chills.

I'm not saying that Ed is techically the best singer out there, but to say that "Ed Vedder is NOT a good singer at all. At all. Not even close" as you put it, just makes me kind of wonder what you got stuck in your ears.

The man has had some outstanding moments.

lalalalaaaaaaaa

reznor's edge wrote:

It doesn't get any better than Maynard Keenan. Don't even try to put Eddie in the same league as him, please. It's no accident that his services have always been in such high demand with guys like RATM, Deftones and Trent Reznor.

BTW, Jim Morrison is one of the most overrated and terrible vocalists of all time. I blame him too for Scott Stapp.

10 years ago, I would've listed Keenan, but not currently. He cannot do what he used to do...not even close. The shows I saw on 10K Days tour were pretty sad to watch.

1999:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=X6gZ_85IxFk

2006:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Fulbhy4dg7k

I dunno...to me, it's not even the same guy.

elmer

FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:

More than a vocalist. A genius too. The Doors wanted him to join when Jimbo died. He told them to fuck off:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ksxhrKhULM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3hXXn_dIYM

Shit! That was good, know of the fellow, didn't occur to me his live performances would be as spectacular. Never heard the second song before.

patronsilver

In no order:

Paul Rogers
Maynard
Eddie Vedder
Geoff Tate

elmer

reznor's edge wrote:

It doesn't get any better than Maynard Keenan. Don't even try to put Eddie in the same league as him, please.

BTW, Jim Morrison is one of the most overrated and terrible vocalists of all time. I blame him too for Scott Stapp.

Jesus.............yeh, Keenan has great range and tone, and great diversity of song,,,,,,,

FinsburyParkCarrots

elmer wrote:

Shit! That was good, know of the fellow, didn't occur to me his live performances would be as spectacular. Never heard the second song before.

He was astonishing live. Right up until the end. For the record, and staying with the thread, I saw Jeff Buckley live too, but he was no Kevin Coyne. Not even remotely.

Wobbie

Bob Dylan just keeps getting better and better .

Seriously, among women: Sinead O'Connor, Ann Wilson and Pat Benatar.

redmosquito10

FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:

More than a vocalist. A genius too. The Doors wanted him to join when Jimbo died. He told them to fuck off:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ksxhrKhULM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3hXXn_dIYM

Impressive, I'd never heard him before. I'll give him the nod for a more powerful voice, but Buckley still wins out in the beauty category, and overall for me. But wow are you lucky to have seen both of them live.

FinsburyParkCarrots

redmosquito10 wrote:

Impressive, I'd never heard him before. I'll give him the nod for a more powerful voice, but Buckley still wins out in the beauty category, and overall for me. But wow are you lucky to have seen both of them live.

Beauty schmeauty.

elmer

FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:

He was astonishing live. Right up until the end. For the record, and staying with the thread, I saw Jeff Buckley live too, but he was no Kevin Coyne. Not even remotely.

Used to be friends with this old guy from Holland(his other half was alcoholic....something happened..outta my control)who had been a journalist, he turned me onto Marjory Razorblade in 04. I'd never heard of Coyne, he'd spoken to him in the 70's, gave me three records.
He also talked up Tim Buckley but the albums I heard never impressed me too much, he seemed to favour the more obscure recordings with most artists, the songs sometimes mentioned here aren't on the albums he gave to me.
He once mentioned some guy Thompson, said he was a great guitarist, what you think?

Checked out your MySpace the other night, especially like two songs. The delay pedal you use, how'd you think it'd sound through a classical guitar?? Said I'd come to your gig,haven't forgotten, hope to catch yer on the one later this month or the beginning of march.

FinsburyParkCarrots

I like Thompson, but maybe it's my Celtic heart but I find his vocal style a bit too nasal and English for my tastes. He's a great, great songwriter though.

Beginning of February? I'll PM you.

searchlightsoul

pjoasisrule wrote:

I have no idea why you listen to PJ. Eddie has amazing vocals, easily one of my favorite vocalists of all time. Seriously, get off this forum and go to the Chris Cornell forum. I would take Eddies deep voice over Chris Cornells screeching vocals any day. Listen to the vocals on Release, In Hiding, and Setting Forth and say that again, if you agree with what you said......you are deaf.

By the way, here are my favorites
Richard Ashcroft
Eddie Vedder
Jim Morrison

So fanboy if someone does'nt think Eddie's their favourite they need to move to a new forum? Right....

pjoasisrule

searchlightsoul wrote:

So fanboy if someone does'nt think Eddie's their favourite they need to move to a new forum? Right....

I never said that, he made it sound like Eddie is an absolutely terrible singer which is far from the truth, I just dont know why he would join a forum of a band with a singer that is so appalling.

hrd2imgn

you are all forgettnig the mole faced Pakisatani
Nurstat Fateh Ali Khan


Robert Plant back in the day was as good as anyone

Geoffrey Oreyama

Bob Seeger- turn the page----wow

Ed's stuff from Merkin Ball is a-1 quality

Jim Morrison yelled as well as any

Pat M from Train

Elton John when his mouth is not full

Etta James "at last" is past phenominal

Enya-love this lady

Annie Lennox

Mike Patton- Real Thing days, was amazing

Perry Farrell

John Denver

Lionel Richie

Ed K from Live

MJ pre-freakshow

Freddy Mercury- THERE WAS NEVER ANYONE BETTER

I can just stop there as he cannot be topped in terms of range and versatility

So Etta and Mercury

PJ_Saluki

Carl Lewis

http://www.zippyvideos.com/5752355776759776/carl_lewis/

Joe2TheRevenge

pjoasisrule wrote:

I have no idea why you listen to PJ.

Because their are 5 people in the band. Eddie Vedder is not the only one.

Eddie has amazing vocals,

That are whiny and nasal since he refuses to quit smoking and drinking.

Seriously, get off this forum and go to the Chris Cornell forum.

I see you're obviously the Eddie Vedder police. A little sensitive are we?

Listen to the vocals on Release, In Hiding, and Setting Forth and say that again,

Eddie Vedder is whiny, mumbly, and nasal. And has been since Yield.

if you agree with what you said......you are deaf.

Your blind bias outweighs my hearing loss.