Best Rock Singer

[legi]

I didn’t see it mentioned but John Fogerty should be up there.

First time I ever heard his voice I thought it was a black guy singing.

 

[Drew0311]

I didn’t see it mentioned but John Fogerty should be up there.

First time I ever heard his voice I thought it was a black guy singing.

Haha I beat you by one post. Fogerty is so good. The best rock story ever is Fogerty getting sued for sounding to much like the lead singer of CCR . They went to court and he. Won because he can’t sound any different than himself

 

[StClone]

I've been listening to my Axis Bold As Love LP lately and although he'd never be mentioned on this list I can't imagine Hendrix's music without his unique voice. Also, there needs to more Bob Marley and Glenn Danzig in this thread. C'mon!

And you would be wrong...somewhat! I got curious and googled "Best Rock Singer" after reading your post. Guess what, Hendrix is listed on Billboard's list at #3 if you consider singer/frontmen!

The 25 Best Rock Frontmen (and Women) of All Time

What makes a great rock singer? Billboard looked through about six decades of rock and roll history and found the 25 bandleaders who’ve driven crowds the craziest. It’s part breaking boundaries, pa…

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[Turn2]

 

[cyputz]

Huge Jim Morrison fan, than Freddie Mercury, Robert Plant and then David Bowie//Bob Dylan/Tom Petty

 

[StClone]

John Fogerty is amazing
Brad Delp from Boston
Steve Perry


Those are my best singers. My best front men are Different.

Robert Plant
Zach De la Rocha
Jonathan Davis

Huge difference between beat singer and beat front man

Yes, some are good at both like Jagger.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Chris Cornell (saw the 2nd to last show he ever did at Starlight...RIP)
Mercury
Plant
Perry
Winwood (had a very diverse musical career...I'll count him here)
Ann Wilson (Heart)
Klaus Meine (Scorpions)
Lou Gramm (Foreigner)

That's of the top of my head

Ann Wilson is up there with Stevie Nicks on my list of female voices. Just amazing.

 

[BurgundyClone]

Limiting it to post 2000 artists, these are some that come to mind:
Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine
Hailey Williams of Paramore
Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance
Sameer Gahdia of Young the Giant
Matt Bellamy of Muse
Chester Bennington (RIP) of Linkin Park
Brandon Flowers of The Killers
Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy

Wow you nailed it for me

 

[Kaner04]

My favorites, probably not all time best but
Steve Perry: Journey
Patrick Stump: Fall Out Boy
Joe King: The Fray
Hailey Williams: Paramore
Ryan Key: Yellowcard
Paul Stanley: Kiss
Brendon Urie: Panic at the Disco

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

If we're strictly talking rock singers I would take Freddie Mercury or Paul Rodgers.

Janice Joplin
Steve Perry
Lane Staley
Chris Cornell

New and obscure
Daniel Tompkins from Tesseract
Mike Lessard from The Contortionist
Remi Wolf
Courtney LaPlante of Spiritbox

 

[Al_4_State]

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He’s not a gifted singer, but most of the songs where Keef sang lead were bangers. You Got the Silver, Happy, Before They Make Me Run…

 

[ribsnwhiskey]

Tom Waits

 

[pourcyne]

Some of all y'all are pretty picky about what rock singers are (Miss Tina is, Elvis is NOT), and this is probably off-topic, but just saw the trailer for this film (available on Prime for $7.99 and Apple TV, soon in theatres - maybe at the Chauncey in Iowa City?)

 

[AlaCyclone]

Mickey Thomas
Dan Hartman
Gregg Allman
Paul Young
Paul Carrack

Are some of my favorites

Dan Hartman, Paul Young and Paul Carrack are three of my favorites.

 

[JP4CY]

Dan Hartman, Paul Young and Paul Carrack are three of my favorites.

Paul Carrack has always given me quasi Steve Winwood vibes.

 

[AlaCyclone]

Paul Carrack has always given me quasi Steve Winwood vibes.

I love Steve Winwood too! Saw him in concert @ Hilton back in the day (early '90s).

 

[ISUKyro]

For me, AIC can't be beat. The older I get, the more I appreciate Jerry.
His new solo stuff has me hooked:

 

[cyfanatic]

All things Springsteen just hit me perfectly...so I always elminate him from these types of questions. I think this guy seems like a d-bag to be honest...but I could listen to Sting sing just about any song...he is good! And those who mentioned Stevie Nicks...great call!

 

[StClone]

I have to give a nod to Robert Clark Seger. Such a great unique voice.

My roommate in college was in vet school and Seger was on constantly. The other memory of that time was the Issue of Play Boy with Shannon Tweed on the coffee table. Bob's music has aged a lot better than Tweed,

 

[StClone]

Kind of off topic, but there was this older lady I used to work with, she was kind of crazy and not all there, like she took a bunch of acid in the 60s or something.

We were talking music one day and she said her favorite song was " Lunatic Friend" by Pink Floyd. Lmao. I didn't want to tell her she was way off base in the band and song so I just nodded in agreement and said I liked it also.

Was it Lunatic Fringe?

I remember the Wadena Rock Festive summer of 1970. Since the site was right in my county many from my town ventured over for the experience. One of the legends retold was finding a bunch of strung-out, mostly naked, stumbling out of the woods along a county road singing and laughing. They were lost and were asking for directions to "New Woodstock."

50 years ago on an Iowa farm, the Wadena Rock Festival drew hippies and Little Richard

There was no documentary made about it. If there is a recording compiling all its performances, it's a well-kept secret. …

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