Who are your top 5 rock vocalists and why?

Dabekk · Post by **Dabekk** » 1/3/2004, 9:12 pm

fuck wait . . . make thom yorke number 3 . . and bump everything else down one.

liam · Post by **liam** » 1/3/2004, 9:42 pm

No Real order

Raine Maida has one of the most acrobatic and emotional voices of our time

Matthew Good can be amazingly calm and amazingly aggresive at the same time

Thom Yorke is different and could possibly be the future of rock music

The Beatles, all of em, but my favorite was harrison, he could write some of the most meaningful things, but then again i give the other guys credit, Across the Universe is brilliant

Michael Stipe has a very different voice and does some amazing things with his voice and the music

cor3y · Post by **cor3y** » 1/4/2004, 3:04 pm

No order, and not a complete list...

Raine (OLP, unique)
John Stephens (Neve/Genius, soothing and beautiful)
Nate (Finch, extremely powerful)
Chino (Deftones, so ethereal)
Brandon (Incubus, just amazing)
Ryan Jordan (Greenwheel, equally amazing, especially live)
Layne Staley (AIC, unique and emotional)
Jason Boyd (Audiovent... runs in the family)

liam · Post by **liam** » 1/4/2004, 4:45 pm

5... it asked for 5

Reyna · Post by **Reyna** » 1/5/2004, 6:50 pm

Reyna wrote:Well obviously Raine Maida
Matt Good
Gerard Way
Aaron Weiss
Conor Oberst

duh I was being a dip and didn't give reasons or even what band they are from, let's try this again.

Matt Good - i love the way he writes lyrics and his voice is perfect for his songs
Gerard Way (my chemical romance) - he gets so into it, he has so much energy and his voice is just a total rock voice
Aaron Weiss (mewithoutyou) - his voice conveys so much emotion it is amazing, and he is great at constructing songs
Conor Oberst - he seems so original to me, i love the way he writes lyrics and music, and his voice is perfect for what he does and very unique.

.:x:Marissa:x:. · Post by **.:x:Marissa:x:.** » 1/6/2004, 4:47 pm

Davey Havoc (AFI)- He screams and sings, and the transition between the two is smooth and sounds amazing. He has a very distinct, unique voice.

Raine Maida (OLP, in case anyone was wondering)- His voice is dirty sexy. Haha, no but seriously.

Lead singer of Coheed and Cambria (name is unknown)- You would never think that the voice comes out of an overweight half black man. Its amazing, I am so impressed.

Sarah Machlachlan- Her voice is pure, angelic and beautiful. Man I wish I could sing like her.

Chris Martin (Coldplay)- such a chill voice!

closeyoureyes · Post by **closeyoureyes** » 1/6/2004, 6:58 pm

my five:

1. Raine Maida- I have been listening to him and OLP for ever. That voice sends the chill down my spine.

2. John Lennon- by far the best beatle (pour moi mes amis)

3. Bono(of u2 for those under rocks:))-AH! i love him!!!he is irish*:nod:* and has the ultra-ist cool voice!!

4. Chris Martin- He is so talented.

5.Sarah McLaughlin- She is amazing. Like, incredibly talented.

closeyoureyes · Post by **closeyoureyes** » 1/6/2004, 7:01 pm

Lando wrote:A lot of those don't count as ROCK

i just noticed it was rock specific. :mrgreen:

i think i need stronger contacts..

clumsychild_ · Post by **clumsychild_** » 1/6/2004, 8:34 pm

Okay, I'm adding Paul McCartney and Chris Martin to my list.

Do The Beatles count as rock? Yeah, I think so.

nelison · Post by **nelison** » 1/6/2004, 11:34 pm

Well...

Raine (his voice drew me to the band... really stands out, but unfortunately it seems like he's the reason people hate the band)

Chris Martin (excellent vocalist)

Bono (I think he speaks for himself when you listen to Sunday Bloody Sunday)

Matt Good (voice has improved with age. LOTGA is pretty pathetic after you listen to Avalanche, which gives me chills)

Honestly, there's so many I could put and there's probably hundreds of guys who would knock these 4 out of their spots, I just haven't been exposed to enough music.

CODITH · Post by **CODITH** » 1/7/2004, 12:52 pm

Raine Maida
Bill Corgan
Serj tankian
Chris Cornel
Eddie Vedder

lora · Post by **lora** » 1/7/2004, 3:58 pm

cor3y wrote:Chino (Deftones, so ethereal)

he has such an amazing voice, especially when he screams. so passionate.

starvingeyes · Post by **starvingeyes** » 1/7/2004, 5:31 pm

Reyna wrote:Conor Oberst - he seems so original to me, i love the way he writes lyrics and music, and his voice is perfect for what he does and very unique.

uh, you must be joking. conor is a great poet and excellent composer but he is, bar none, the worst singer that i have ever heard. well, on record, anyways.

moving on.

#1. Jeff Buckley - because he's the best we've had in at least 50 years.

#2. David Usher - because he's an amazing vocalist. He could be a pop star easily.
#3. Stephan Jenkins (third eye blind) - His style is extremely unique. The hybrid rap/singing is so cool. he's so aware of beat and rythym.
#4. Jared Leto - because his voice is huge! he must have cast iron lungs.
#5. Chris Simpson (mineral/the gloria record) - his voice is so smooth and soothing.

honourable mentions: pete yorn, raine maida.

Reyna · Post by **Reyna** » 1/7/2004, 5:55 pm

blue eyed soul wrote:
Reyna wrote:Conor Oberst - he seems so original to me, i love the way he writes lyrics and music, and his voice is perfect for what he does and very unique.

uh, you must be joking. conor is a great poet and excellent composer but he is, bar none, the worst singer that i have ever heard. well, on record, anyways.

oh my god, i love his voice. Actually, I'll admit, the first time I heard it i thought he was annoyingly whiny but I guess it kinda grew on me cause now I think it's awesome.

pardon_me · Post by **pardon_me** » 1/7/2004, 8:19 pm

Billy Corgan
David Bowie
Kurt Cobain
Raine Maida
Maynard James Keenan

I'm not going to explain why.

Keri · Post by **Keri** » 1/7/2004, 9:04 pm

Davey Havoc (AFI) - such a unique sound.. adn he's an awesome screamer
Matt Good - his voice is soooo soothing.. he's my favorite singer
Chris Martin (coldplay) - he has such a chill souund
Brandon Boyd(Incubus) - just an awesome singer
Chris Carrabba (dashboard) - not necessarily the best voice but i find it quite addicting.

Sufjan Stevens · Post by **Sufjan Stevens** » 1/7/2004, 9:07 pm

I can tolerate Conor, at best. Now I just can't stand anything related to Bright Eyes and am probably going to sell all my BE cds because of one stupid ex. Fucking cunt claimed all my favorite bands and gayed them all up. Damnit.

deniedjunkie · Post by **deniedjunkie** » 2/7/2004, 3:34 pm

matt good
bono
thom yorke
chris martin
raine

finding emo · Post by **finding emo** » 2/7/2004, 4:13 pm

The best...

Kevin Griffin (Better Than Ezra)- He is an awesome singer and you can actually tell this at live shows. He never sounds bad.
Raine Maida- unique
Chris Martin- unique
Dave Matthews- I just think that he has a very cool voice and writes a lot of deep songs that sound happy.
Matthew Good- He's awesome because he knows so much about the world and isn't afraid to share his opinions.

dream in japanese · Post by **dream in japanese** » 2/7/2004, 4:50 pm

matt good- everything about this guy is great
conor oberst- i agree he doesn't have the greatest voice but it just works so well with what he sings
chris martin- there's something about that voice, it's so soothing.
matt skiba and dan andriano- amazing
dave matthews- i love listening to him, it's very addicting