badbluesplayer Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Tom Jones had some serious pipes!! Still does! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Hello! Ladies first: Tarja Turunen, Stevie Nicks, Zsuzsa Cserháti. Men: Tony Martin, Ronnie James Dio, Joe Lynn Turner, Rob Halford. Probably much more. These people I can think of at the moment. Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 June Tabor. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Male: Muddy Waters, Elvis, Paul Rogers, Bob Segar, a young Robert Plant, Greg Allman Female; Brenda Lee, Etta James, Anne Wilson, Linda Ronstadt, I know I missed a lot of good one. I just went with some of the most obvious choices off the top of my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiz Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Some of my favorites: Rob Halford Leslie West Ronnie James Dio Robert Plant Freddie Mercury Aretha Franklin Patti Smith Björk Grace Slick Patsy Cline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Im also surprised no one mentioned Amy Winehouse... Her story was tragic (what a waste) but man she had a great voice, reminiscent of some of the greats but she did her own thing too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Im also surprised no one mentioned Amy Winehouse... Her story was tragic (what a waste) but man she had a great voice, reminiscent of some of the greats but she did her own thing too... A BIG +1 CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Tom Jones had some serious pipes!! Still does! absolutely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Sinatra's one of those whose career was so long that I'm not certain what "genre" he belongs to. The voice itself changed and with it, a bit of phrasing change. Truly someone who used his voice as a musical instrument as well as a carrier for lyrics. Baez' later work is almost shocking in range for those who essentially considered her a folkie and political radical. She could do a torch song as well as anyone. I'd say ditto on a number of rock/country folks the same way, in that it seems that at a certain age they begin to realize the huge potential book available to their voices and sing standards instead of current "style" material. Joan Jett actually has a good "rock" voice, but I wonder how it would translate into standards. Ditto a lotta "rock" and "blues" voices. Thing with voices is that one might wish to have a certain "voice" at a certain time of life, and almost immediately discover it doesn't fit what is perceived as the style he/she wishes to do. I think there are a lotta great singers out there who'll never "make it," but who may be far superior to those who have. Some of that is the luck of the draw in pop music and some, I think, is that they gave up early. Some too is whether their range "fits" with the arrangement a band is attempting to do as an exact "cover." I can't imagine Joe Cocker singing Orbison's "Crying," for example. Too, there are singers who may be best at carrying a lyric, but get little credit for it because a voice doesn't "fit" perceived genre, such as Knopfler. Some work well at a time and place that way, such as Roger McGuinn, but not necessarily as a genre "classic" that stands out, such as Rod Stewart or Roy Orbison, Sinatra or many others. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight959 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Freddie Mercury Barbara Streisand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 In NO particular order: Chrissie Hynde Amy Winehouse Linda Ronstadt Norah Jones Dusty Springfield Grace Slick Mamma Cass Elliot Janis Joplin Judy Collins Joan Baez Carol King Bonnie Raitt Carly Simon Mirella Freni Celine Dion Etta James The Ronettes Diana Ross Whitney Houston KD Lang The Beatles Luciano Pavarotti Bob Dylan The Byrds (original lineup) Crosby Stills Nash Neil Young Simon & Garfunkle Eric Burden Roger Daltry, and Pete Townsend Robert PLant Van Morrison Jim Morrison These lists, could go on and on!! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Van Morrison hits the notes that you can't write down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Ohh and one more... I always liked Kate Bush.. Peter aint too shabby either :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KZjvlKjeXI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Van Morrison hits the notes that you can't write down. thats a great description ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Joan Jett actually has a good "rock" voice, but I wonder how it would translate into standards. Here's to hoping that we never find out if this is true or not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Here's to hoping that we never find out if this is true or not! That remindes me of a thing I read, not too long ago, about Elvis Costello working on a project with Chrissie Hynde, in which he stated, that she can do things, vocally, we would not expect or believe. We (and, even they) tend to pigeon hole them/themselves, into a genre, or style, when IF they wanted to, they could probably do a decent job, in most any style, if they are truly good/great singers. Linda Ronstadt, was a great example...she could definitely "Rock" when she wanted to, but could give you goose bumps, with the old "torch songs" and "standards," as evident with her 2 albums with Nelson Riddle. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Linda Ronstadt, was a great example...she could definitely "Rock" when she wanted to... When Mrs and I were very young we saw her at Philly Spectrum, 20k seat venue, packed. The air was...uh, thick, yeah, that's it. She had the bestest damn band on the planet which was most of the Eagles, bunch of other just bada$$ players, Warren Zevon, Andrew Gold, whole buncha mooks she brought with her. She just stood up there making it look easy to fill that place with voice and music. One of the best shows we ever saw. MAN she was something else! rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosemarie Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Here's to hoping that we never find out if this is true or not! Actually Surf and Milo, Joan Jett did a version of "You Don't Own Me". I personally don't care for it much, but to each his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosemarie Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Females: Ann Wilson Joan Jett Pat Benetar Lita Ford Adele Sarah McLachlan Dido Janis Joplin Males: Steve Perry Johnny Cash Hank Williams,Jr. Scott Stapp George Michael Freddy Mercury Jani Lane I could go on and on..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Emmylou Harris. J.J.Cale. Bing Crosby. Mary Ford. Paul Rodgers. Sonny Boy Williamson II. James Dewar. Joan Armatrading. George Brassens. The other week I saw Mavis Staples (Staples Singers) at the Royal Albert Hall and she could still belt them out in fine style! P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8GwPuKL0e0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPOIS5taqA8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ADh8Fs3YdU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Rosemarie... Is Jett's version of that on YouTube? I'd like to hear it. I actually like the vocal quality in speech from her... but one's speaking voice can be a lot different from one's singing voice. I'm afraid she probably doesn't like me much at this point in time although we've never met. A long, long story developed only over the past cupla days. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoboy Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 My favourite female vocalists are Linda Ronstadt and Maggie Reilly (she sang the hit "Moonlight Shadow" from Mike Oldfield's "Crises" album) I also love Emmy Lou Harris and Sheryl Crow but my first favourite female vocalist was Connie Frances. My favourite male vocalist (besides Lennon,Harrison and McCartney of course)is Donovan followed very very closely by Harry Nilsson and Murray Head. BTW: Today I received my autographed copy of Linda Ronstadt's autobiography "Simple Dreams",I've been dreaming of meeting her getting her autograph for 40 years,now all I have to do is meet her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosemarie Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Rosemarie... Is Jett's version of that on YouTube? I'd like to hear it. I actually like the vocal quality in speech from her... but one's speaking voice can be a lot different from one's singing voice. I'm afraid she probably doesn't like me much at this point in time although we've never met. A long, long story developed only over the past cupla days. m Here ya go, Milo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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