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Who are your top 5 rock vocalists and why?

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Who are your favorite 5 rock singers and why??

Brian Byrne : Originailty, EMOTION, melody, range, and most of all JUST AS GOOD LIVE! He doesn't use a ear piece (like raine) at concerts.

Raine Maida : You guys know why

Perry Farrel: Unique, amazing range

Matthew Good: by no means is he more technically talented then anyone, but he makes up for it just by the feeling and emotion in his songs.

Guy from Black Lab: ok this is embrassing because i don't know his name. But he has the one of the best sounding voices out there. He also has emotion.

honorable mentions go to Maynard, David Usher, Brandon Boyd
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good

"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911

"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good

I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.

"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
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In no particular order:

Layne Staley (AIC)-I could feel the pain he was conveying in his songs. Plus I own alot of their albums.

Daryl Palumbo (Glassjaw)-Simply amazing lyricist in my opinion.

Sarah McLachlan-so honest and so true.

Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins/Zwan)-the guy was a rebel w/a cause. He led the revolution and he changed the way i look at music.

Gavin Rossdale (Bush)-the songs connect w/me.

Last one:
Gwen Stefani (No Doubt)-She's beautiful, besides that, she's dedicated to music.
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Billy Corgan and Gavin both rule as well i must agree :nod:
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good

"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911

"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good

I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.

"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
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This would just end up as a list of my favorite bands. :lol:
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Raine Maida - amazing and original
Matthew Good - powerful and beautiful
Thom Yorke - very cool and unique

and.. I'll get back to you on that. :mrgreen:
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Layne Staley - His voice was beauty. You just knew how passionate he was about what he wrote. It's a fucking shame he died.

Matt Skiba - So raw, so young, so perfect for his songs

Dan Andriano - He has an odd voice, like mine, but it works so well with all of his Costello-esque lyrics.

The guy from Interpol - I don't know his name, and am too out of it to check, but amazes me in its monotonous tone. It's just perfect.

Ben Gibbard - Sounds so innocent and young, and works perfectly with his music and lyrics.
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Raine Maida
Matthew Good
Tara Slone (Joydrop)
Brian Molko (Placebo)
David Usher
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A lot of those don't count as ROCK
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I'm going to have to say John Lennon, in both The Beatles, and his Plastic Ono Band and solo stuff. It's just..... you can't beat that voice.
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Post by olivia »

GUYS:
matt good
raine
micheal stipe
bob dylan
ryan adams


GIRLS:
shirley manson
chantal
cyndi lauper
kasey chambers
kathleen edwards

theres loads more too :mrgreen: but thats the favourites for now :)
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Rufus Wainwright wrote:Layne Staley - His voice was beauty. You just knew how passionate he was about what he wrote. It's a fucking shame he died..

it sure is :neutral:
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Jeff Buckley
Daniel Johns
Sarah McLachlan
Matthew Bellamy
Jay Clifford (Jump, Little Children)

honorable mentions:

Brandon Boyd
Maynard James Keenan
Shirley Manson
Chris Martin
Thom Yorke
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Jeff Buckley
Daniel Johns
Ryan Jordan
Chantal Kreviazuk
Gwen Stefani
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raine madia (olp)
billy corgan (smashing pumpkins/zwan)
parry pharell (janes addiction/porno for pyros)
matt good
thom yorke (radiohead)
eddie veder (pearl jam) even though his voice has been ripped off so many times (cough) creed (cough)
kurt cobain (nirvana)
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Raine Maida
Jeff Buckley
Matt Bellamy
Thom Yorke
Daniel Johns
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Freddy Mercury (can't believe no one has mentioned him yet!) :(
Raine Maida
Bono
Thom Yorke
David Usher
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I've loved you all along
Just like sunny days that
We ignore because
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What's wrong

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Post by Reyna »

Well obviously Raine Maida
Matt Good
Gerard Way
Aaron Weiss
Conor Oberst
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Bono
Eddie Vedder
Raine
Thom Yorke
Matt Good

I'm bad at coming up with reasons. Let's just say they're all awesome.
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yeah i forgot daniel johns, he's pretty great too
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good

"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911

"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good

I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.

"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
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funny this topic would come up coz i was just thinking about this the other day. . .

1. Maynard James Keenan from Tool and APC - incredible lyricist and versatile, unique, and emotional vocal style

2. Chino Moreno from Deftones - just pure emotion, one of the few bands that I like the screaming in

3. Brian Byrne from IME - also incredibly emotional, and very versatile

4. Daniel Johns from silverchair - amazing vocal range from low to insanely high, great tone, can sing classical sounding sound and metal songs on the same album

5. Raine Maida - just for old times sake / chris martin from coldplay - soothing and soulful / chris cornell from audioslave and soundgarden - has something like a six octave range, and just a cool sound
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