Best Rock Singer

[StClone]

Who do you pick as your top Rock vocalist? Mick Jagger? Tina Turner? Both of those are Octogenarians! Any new voices? One of my top picks the deceased Scott Weiland of STP is "newer" but not recent. Another is the old Tool singer Maynard James Keenan, now of Puscifer. I have to add the best commercial voice is one that at first listen seems average but has moved a mountain of music-Phill Collins and he's on my list.

Who you got?

 

[isufbcurt]

For me it's Lane Staley and Chris Cornell

 

[3TrueFans]

Mercury

 

[SWCy13]

Chris Cornell is my GOAT.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Rob Halford has to way up there

 

[NATEizKING]

Bieber.

 

[cytor]

Bruce Dickinson
Rob Halford
Ronnie James Dio
Geoff Tate
David Coverdale

 

[BCClone]

Ability - Steve Perry and Mercury

Personal - Steven Tyler.

 

[Jeremy]

Jonathan Davis has amazing range.

Cornell is good.

Billy Corgan is probably underrated.

The worst I’ve ever heard is Rob Thomas in person. He was in DSM 10-15 years ago on his solo tour and was ******* rubbish.

 

[JW3]

Roger Daltrey

 

[JP4CY]

For me it's Lane Staley and Chris Cornell

Staley and Cantrell were amazing in harmony.

 

[JimmyChitwood]

Freddy Mercury. Robert Plant

 

[isufbcurt]

Staley and Cantrell were amazing in harmony.

Staley's voice in Don't Follow is my all time fav

 

[CYCLNST8]

Jonathan Davis has amazing range.

Cornell is good.

Billy Corgan is probably underrated.

Billy Corgan makes me want to stab myself in the face with a screwdriver. Gross.

Prince's work on "Kiss" borders on unbelievable. He really shows off his range in that song.

Sammy Hagar's "Dreams" is fantastic.

Lou Gramm on "Juke Box Hero."

Michael Jackson's studio work was always flawless.

Joe Cocker's voice oozed emotion; sounds like he's always on the verge of an aneurism.

Not a big fan of Rihanna's music, but I think her vocals are quite sultry.

 

[LarryISU]

Wow, pick one out of how many, 10,000? I like Steve Perry, Peter Cetera, Freddie Mercury, Brad Delp. Many others. Can't say I have a #1.

 

[Gonzo]

Best pure rock vocalist of all time IMO is Freddie Mercury.

And one of the most underrated pure vocalists IMO is David Bowie.

 

[Nothingman]

The best live vocal performance that I've seen was Kevin Martin from Candlebox about ten years ago. Insane. He's great on recordings and all but it was so much better live. I don't generally expect that.

 

[matclone]

Steve Marriott

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

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

 

[Cupped]

Paul Rodgers, Robert Plant