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Who are your top 5 rock vocalists and why?
Posted: 1/2/2004, 7:19 pm
by I AM ME
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
Posted: 1/2/2004, 8:28 pm
by theclumsybirdman79
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.
Posted: 1/2/2004, 10:14 pm
by I AM ME
Billy Corgan and Gavin both rule as well i must agree

Posted: 1/2/2004, 10:48 pm
by Henrietta
This would just end up as a list of my favorite bands.

Posted: 1/2/2004, 10:57 pm
by clumsychild_
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.

Posted: 1/3/2004, 1:13 am
by Sufjan Stevens
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.
Posted: 1/3/2004, 3:27 am
by Lydia
Raine Maida
Matthew Good
Tara Slone (Joydrop)
Brian Molko (Placebo)
David Usher
Posted: 1/3/2004, 4:16 am
by Lando
A lot of those don't count as ROCK
Posted: 1/3/2004, 4:53 am
by evanw60
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.
Posted: 1/3/2004, 12:45 pm
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

but thats the favourites for now

Posted: 1/3/2004, 12:46 pm
by olivia
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

Posted: 1/3/2004, 1:10 pm
by Solidarity 9-6347
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
Posted: 1/3/2004, 1:14 pm
by xoNoDoubt69
Jeff Buckley
Daniel Johns
Ryan Jordan
Chantal Kreviazuk
Gwen Stefani
Posted: 1/3/2004, 1:37 pm
by jeremy_a
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)
Posted: 1/3/2004, 2:19 pm
by senseofurgency
Raine Maida
Jeff Buckley
Matt Bellamy
Thom Yorke
Daniel Johns
Posted: 1/3/2004, 3:01 pm
by SpiritualJunkie
Freddy Mercury (can't believe no one has mentioned him yet!)
Raine Maida
Bono
Thom Yorke
David Usher
Posted: 1/3/2004, 3:20 pm
by Reyna
Well obviously Raine Maida
Matt Good
Gerard Way
Aaron Weiss
Conor Oberst
Posted: 1/3/2004, 4:07 pm
by ihatethunderbay
Bono
Eddie Vedder
Raine
Thom Yorke
Matt Good
I'm bad at coming up with reasons. Let's just say they're all awesome.
Posted: 1/3/2004, 4:16 pm
by I AM ME
yeah i forgot daniel johns, he's pretty great too
Posted: 1/3/2004, 9:11 pm
by Dabekk
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