Most amazing voice you've ever heard?

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  • ceska
    ceska New York Posts: 1,146
    Neko Case

    Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star

    Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig of Lucius

    Yeah, Mark Lanegan is up there for sure too.
  • pljam
    pljam Posts: 387
    Kevin Martin CANDLEBOX the vocals on the debut (self titled) are faultless,the guy can sing
  • helplessdancer
    helplessdancer Posts: 5,292
    there's no clear winner. but this is close. iloveyoutube
    Black Country Communion - Sway
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvKaASTfTwk


  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty 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!"
  • myoung321
    myoung321 Posts: 2,855
    Chris Cornell... 
    "The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera." - Yusuf Karsh
     


  • iwasatpj20
    iwasatpj20 Rockford, IL Posts: 3,475
    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
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    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
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    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)
    2025 - Pittsburgh, PA1 & Pittsburgh PA2


    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)

  • rgambs
    rgambs 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?
  • rgambs
    rgambs 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?
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty 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!"
  • iwasatpj20
    iwasatpj20 Rockford, IL Posts: 3,475
    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)
    2025 - Pittsburgh, PA1 & Pittsburgh PA2


    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)

  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 32,331
    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 ....
  • lolobugg
    lolobugg BLUE RDGE MTNS Posts: 8,195

    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

    2024- Baltimore

  • tbergs
    tbergs Posts: 10,512
    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...
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 42,158
    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
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,501
    My ex-girlfriend Katie is a classically trained soprano and had the most beautiful voice I've ever heard.  Oh, that girl! :heartbreak:
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  • lolobugg
    lolobugg BLUE RDGE MTNS Posts: 8,195
    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"

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    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

    2024- Baltimore

  • deadendp
    deadendp 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
  • RoleModelsinBlood31
    RoleModelsinBlood31 Austin TX Posts: 6,254
    I always thought ray lamontagne had an awesomely distinct voice
    I'm like an opening band for your mom.
  • hedonist
    hedonist 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).
  • RoleModelsinBlood31
    RoleModelsinBlood31 Austin TX Posts: 6,254
    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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