Whose singing voice would you want?
 

List ten rock singers whose singing voices make you wish you sounded just like that. Keep it to rock, otherwise everyone will be showing off pretentiously by listing Harve Presnell or Ileana Cotrubas. So whose singing voice would you want?

1. Peter Gabriel
2. Van Morrison
3. Brian Setzer
4. Smokey Robinson
5. Roland Orzabal
6. Eddie LeVert
7. Holly Johnson
8. Maurice White
9. Paul McCartney
10. Howard Scott

My list...
 

1.Freddie Mercury (Greatest voice ever IMO!!!)
2.Andi Deris (Helloween)
3.Steve Perry (Journey)
4.James Labrie (Dream Theater)
5.Paul McCartney
6.Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
7.Tony Harnell (TNT)
8.Gary Cherone (Ex-Van Halen & Extreme)
9.Pat Lachman (DamagePlan)
10.King Diamond

1. John Lennon
2. Bono
3. Paul McCartney
4. Jeff Lynne
5. George Harrison
6. Stevie Nicks
7. Eric Clapton
8. Joni Mitchell
9. Fiona Apple
10. Robert Plant

Don Henley (minus the attitude)
Bono
Steve Perry
Ian Astbury
Jon Anderson
Sting
Elvis
Bob Seger (when he could still sing)
Brian Johnson
Christine McVie :xoxo:

I agree - but mine can sound soooo trained :eek: so..... :laugh:

I LOVE Michael Stipe. His voice is so raw and his pain is apparent.

I also LOVE James Taylor - though his range is non-existent IMO.

Finally - Axel Rose - he can just deliver with a vengence.

There are really so many though - and all mentioned are superb.

voice envy
 

I already sound Like Stevie Nicks (true! same range and huskiness)
Janis Joplin (the female version of Axel Rose)
Judy Garland (I know she's not rock but everyone knows who she is)
Ann/Nancy Wilson from Heart (does that count as 2?)
Steve Perry (awesome set of pipes he's got!)
Freddie Mercury (same here!)
Meat Loaf
Grace Slick
and just for ****s and giggles: GENE SIMMONS!

The only people I would love to sound like are Karen Carpenter and Judy Garland

Pip

It sounds as odd coming out of John Lennon thought Lux, so give it a go. :D

Pip!
 

that Hugs Counter is adorable! I hugged you btw! :angel:

Emmylou Harris--she's got the voice of an angel
Joni Mitchell--back in the day before too many cigarettes took their toll
Stevie--well, I just want to be Stevie. Does that count? ;)

Men:
- Bono
- Alex Kapranos
- John Lennon
- Lindsey (when he was younger)
- David Byrne (yes, David Byrne. I don't think his voice is as bad as people make it out to be)

Women:
- Stevie (that one is an automatic)
- Pat Benatar
- Deborah Harry :blob2:
- Chrissie Hynde
- Ann Wilson

Im surprised
 

no one mentioned Barry White (yes I know he's not rock, but again everyone knows who he is (at least in the US))

I can do a mean Judy, Pip. :laugh:

Voices I'd like in no particular order...

1. David Bowie (he can sing anything and make it sound good)
2. Deborah Harry :thumbsup: (so rich and full, a powerful instrument)
3. Alex Kapranos (sexy as all get out, I'd turn myself on by just singing a note)
4. Cyndi Lauper (four octaves, need I say more?)
5. Iggy Pop (love his voice, always have)
6. Aimee Mann (gives Stevie a run for her money when it comes to having an expressive voice)
7. Bobby Womack (just so I could sing Across 110th Street)
8. Chrissie Hynde (yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm)
9. Michael Stipe (one of the greatest vocalists)
10. Annie Lennox (beautiful voice)

Stevie, around 1979
Karen Carpenter - her voice was so rich and clear
Christina Aguilera

Steve Perry
Frank Sinatra
Elvis Presley

In no particular order:

Susan Tedeschi
Patty Griffin
Stevie Nicks
Patsy Cline
Bonnie Raitt
Neko Case
Sheryl Crow
Cyndi Lauper
Melissa Etheridge
Nina Simone

Frank Sinatra
Elvis
Roy Orbison
George Harrison
Paul McCartney
Eric Clapton
Steve Winwood
Art Garfunkel

Christine McVie
Dusty Springfield

Hehe.. I thought it made a change from the usual banners! Thanks for the hug... I could do with them right now! :xoxo:

Oooh... yes.. I love Amy. My best friend sings just like her

Pip

:lol: Did you ever see Songs My Mother Taught Me? Judy Davies singing as Judy... Wow

Pip

I'm not a big fan but she has a cracking set of pipes on her

Has anyone mentioned Nat King Cole yet?

Pip

With the exception of the first surprising name :D in women category, the rest are not in order:

Women
Stevie Nicks
Alison Moyet
Sade
Dolores O'Riordan
Kate Bush
Cyndi Lauper
Joni Mitchell
Tracey Thorn
Skin
Annie Lennox
Lou Robinson (Lamb)
Fiona Apple
Etta James
Sinead O'Connor
Bjork

Men
David Bowie
Eddie Vedder
Jack White
Morrissey
Robert Smith
John McCrea (Cake)
Bono
Serj Tankian (System Of A Down)
Warren G
Dave Matthews
Kelly Jones (Stereophonics)
Thom Yorke (Radiohead)
Neil Young
Robert Plant
Sully Erna (Godsmack)

Romy

Yeah, I love CA's voice but she is too skanky for my taste.

1. Ann Wilson
2. Stevie Nicks
3. Nancy Wilson
4. Tori Amos
5. Sarah McLachlan
6. Susan Tedeschi
7. Bonnie Raitt
8. Amy Lee
9. Pat Benatar
10. Janis

Celine Dion and George Michael. :wavey:

I sing, so I have all kinds of influences on my vocal style. I like to blend different styles to get my own sound.

Women-
Deborah Harry
Chrissie Hynde
Gwen Stefani
Shirley Manson
Christine McVie
Stevie Nicks
Siouxsie Sioux
Grace Slick
Nancy Wilson
Beth Gibbons
Fiona Apple
Terri Nunn
Karen O.
Dido
Carole King
Alanis Morisette
Poe
Allison Krauss
Bonnie Raitt

Men-
Bono
Lindsey Buckingham
Julian Casablancas
Robert Smith
Roger Daltrey
Chris Robinson
Tom Petty
John Popper
Robert Plant/Axl Rose
Warren Zevon
Michael Stipe
Neil Young
George Harrison
Billie Joe Armstrong
Ray Davies
Robert Plant
Lou Reed
Anthony Keidis
Alex Kapranos
Rob Thomas
Eddie Vedder

Whew.

Hopefully you'd be able to put some emotion and personality into that great voice, because Miss Celine sure as hell can't. :laugh:

Kate- have you heard any of her Jazz Passengers stuff? I sing, too, and that stuff is remarkable to sing; it really works out your voice. I like to warm-up with Angel Eyes and Pork Chop before I sing, they're perfect.

She did in the Titanic theme and in Its All Coming Back to me Now - other than that - her voice is perfection but lackluster emotionally - I also think it has to do with she looks like she is tryinbg unrinate while standing when she performs live :eek:

Or give King Kong a run for his money in the chest pounding department. :eek:

Unfortunately, I haven't. I'm trying to find some of it, though. I heard a clip of one of the songs she does with the Passengers on the Blondie Behind the Music DVD, and I really liked what I heard. :)

David, you're so weird.

I'd like to sound like...

Neko Case
Sam Phillips
Patti Scialfa
Nancy Sinatra
Fiona Apple
Aimee Mann
Wanda Jackson
Rickie Lee Jones
Joanna Newsom
Hope Sandoval

I always thought she looked like she wanted to prevent a laxative from taking effect until she left the stage. :woohoo:

I've yet to hear a song where any emotion comes through. She sounds so technically perfect and sterile all the time that it's almost inhuman.

Male: Willie Nelson
Female: Allison Krause

As far as I know, Amazon.com has a free MP3 download of "Doncha Go Way Mad," her duet with Elvis Costello. HOWEVER - while it is a fantastic song, it is so not representative of her and the Jazz Passengers. Their albums are the kind where you have to hear a little before buying because it's a very acquired taste. Most of it is very experimental and off-the-wall. I've seen her with them live and that is an experience. They're almost 100% improvisational live, coming up with lyrics and songs off the top of their heads. :thumbsup:

Here's a link to the free song and some minute-long clips (and it's their best album, too):

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...777654-4327865

LOL - a little like La Nicks and the current ending GDW back to the audience squat :eek: - I will NEVER for get the forst Dallas concert when upon viewing that pose, the very drunk, large sensible gal simultaneously elbows me and her girlfriend and shrieks in a think Texan accent "she looks like she is taking a *&^^&&" :eek: :laugh: :eek: :laugh:

As for Celine - I truly think her voice is so musically perfect, she cannot inflect and/or infuse with emotion. I still like some of her stuff though :shrug:

My favorite voices
 

1. Stevie Nicks :xoxo:
2. Andrea Corr :angel:
3. Enya
4. Karen Carpenter
5. Celine Dion
6. Amy Lee
7. Nancy Sinatra
8. Linda Ronstadt
9. Ann Wilson
10. Deborah Harry

I love male voices like George Michael's; Bono; Rob Thomas and as a kid I loved Robert Goulet's voice in Camelot.

Linda Ronstadt
Emmylou Harris
Joni Mitchell
Patti LaBelle
Ann Wilson
Etta James
Aretha Franklin
Janis Joplin
Robert Plant
Joan Baez

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I love Emmylou's album "Red Dirt Girl."

What..!? Are you kidding me..? :confused:
David Bowie can't sing.. Listen to him, he is talking over music. Actually, I think that's been on of his "hooks" in his career..
I think he is a great songwriter and all, but as a singer...no way!

Well, people I admire for their vocal abilities:

Peter Gabriel
Darren Hayes
Chris Lowe (from Pet Shop Boys)
Stevie Nicks
Billy Joel
Tracy Chapman (just...special, that's all)
George Michael
Sting
Elton John

Hmm, that's all I can think of right now..

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Life On Mars?
Sunday?
Slow Burn?
Five Years?
Ziggy Stardust?
China Girl?
Heroes?
Hallo Spaceboy?
Bring Me the Disco King?
Heathen (The Rays)?
The Man Who Sold the World?
The Loneliest Guy?
Cactus?
Lady Stardust?

Surely you jest, my friend! :laugh: He can sing with the best of them and the emotion in his voice is breathtaking. Grab his new concert DVD, he's f*cking brilliant in that thing. It's worth it for his take of Life On Mars alone.