Best Vocalist in a band today? [Archive]

sublidieminal

03-10-2004, 08:16 AM

I'd have to say lead singer of mars volta, but damn that dude from avenged sevenfold can F&#kin sing.. but thats a whole other spectrum

Wraith

03-10-2004, 09:16 AM

maynard james keenan from tool and a perfect circle (and tapeworm ;( )

CrazyHarij

03-10-2004, 10:14 AM

Beth Gibbons of Portishead.

KagePrototype

03-10-2004, 01:58 PM

I love Maynard James Keenan, but Chino Moreno (Deftones) or PJ Harvey are brilliant as well. Very haunting. :)

StardogChampion

03-10-2004, 02:27 PM

Chris Cornell, maybe not as good as he was, but still better than all the crap today.

Xstacy

03-10-2004, 02:52 PM

Corey Taylor from Slipknot :)

Bad^Hat

03-10-2004, 04:54 PM

Singers who've already been mentioned - Cedric (Mars Volta), Chino (Deftones), Maynard (Tool, APC), Chris (Soundgarden, Audioslave)

Also - Matthew Bellamy (Muse), Brandon Boyd (Incubus), Serg Tankian (System Of A Down), Tom Yhorke (Radiohead).

Post more when I think of them... sorry about any spelling mistakes, they all have CRAPPY NAMES.

Zerimski

03-10-2004, 05:00 PM

Eddie Vedder. Maybe not the best, but he's one of my favourites.

Bad^Hat

03-10-2004, 05:07 PM

Oh yeah, and James LaBrie of Dream Theater.

ankalar

03-10-2004, 06:32 PM

Cerpin

03-10-2004, 06:42 PM

Cedric and Matt B are amazing, yeah. Beth Gibbons is probably my favorite singer ever. Check out "Out of Season". So haunting and beautiful.

sublidieminal

03-10-2004, 07:09 PM

Oh yeah, and James LaBrie of Dream Theater.

You can't forget the oddysey, god... I wish i could sing like that.

A True Canadian

03-10-2004, 11:37 PM

Two of the most unique voices in Metal would have to be Rob Zombie, or Ozzy Osborne. Both are quite unique and unmatched.

I know Ozzy is not coming up with new material, but Zombie may still come out with a new album some time down the road.

As for today, I'm not sure who currently has the best voice in a band toady (other than those that have already been mentioned). I would say that Amy Lee from Evanesence is the most fresh of the vocalists out there. Other then that, I don't think I could choose.

Hot Soup

04-10-2004, 12:47 AM

Beth Gibbons of Portishead.

or of Beth Gibbons and Rustin' Man :)

She

04-10-2004, 06:38 PM

I love Maynard James Keenan, but Chino Moreno (Deftones) or PJ Harvey are brilliant as well. Very haunting.

yepp.. Chino is awesome..
but i kinda like Trent Reznor as well..

Ecthe|ioN

04-10-2004, 07:22 PM

Jonathan Davis (Korn)

colin4444

07-10-2004, 04:27 PM

Maynard James Keenan and Chris Cornell. I like Thom Yorke, but on the more recent Radiohead albums he pronounces consonants even less than before. His voice fits really well with the music, though, and I love Radiohead.

Kristafon

07-10-2004, 04:44 PM

Mathew Bellamy- Muse
Tom Chapling- Keane
Justin Hawkins- The Darkness

Nostradamus

07-10-2004, 04:59 PM

Oh yeah, and James LaBrie of Dream Theater.
If you ever hear him live, you'll take back those words double time! :D

Anyway I'd say frontsingers of muse, opeth and uhm... dunno something cool :D

Maxi

07-10-2004, 05:02 PM

Lead singer of Snow Patrol.

Dux

07-10-2004, 05:29 PM

Dave Mustaine
Jonathan Davies
Howard Jones
Jesse Leach
Robert Flynn
Maynard James

Rawk.

merc

08-10-2004, 08:16 AM

Serg Tankian
Serg Tankian
Serg Tankian

HE IS SO AWESOME

-merc

Bad^Hat

08-10-2004, 04:09 PM

If you ever hear him live, you'll take back those words double time! :D

Anyway I'd say frontsingers of muse, opeth and uhm... dunno something cool :D

I have the live CD ^_^

Oh yeah, no one mentioned Robert Plant.

wayne white

08-10-2004, 04:56 PM

i dare you to find a better female lead than the chick from evanescence.

affen

08-10-2004, 07:16 PM

Matthew Bellamy from Muse

KagePrototype

08-10-2004, 07:21 PM

i dare you to find a better female lead than the chick from evanescence.

Amy Lee is just a wannabee Cristina Scabbia from Lacuna Coil (who, funnily enough, is better :p ).

lans

08-10-2004, 09:14 PM

Justin Hawkins- The Darkness

Meaning no disrespect to your opinions....

YUCK!..that guy blows!

Blackfable

08-10-2004, 11:23 PM

Thom Yorke anyone?

Jon Birgisson from Sigur Ros.

XionNova

08-10-2004, 11:58 PM

Amy Lee (Evanescence) is the person that comes to mind. =)

But then, she's already been mentioned.

AntiAnto

08-10-2004, 11:59 PM

Thom Yorke from Radiohead

EDIT: Blackfable said it first :(

Dalamari

09-10-2004, 02:55 AM

Richard Patrick from Filter, I like how he can do a calm song like "Take a Picture" to something a bit more hard like "Hey Man Nice Shot", also he doesn't pull a Zeppelin by not sounding anything like the records, you get the same performance on stage as you do from the CD which is nice.

Bad^Hat

09-10-2004, 12:24 PM

Darkness guy and Amy Lee are both pretty talented, but I feel like they could really apply their talent better :P

Kurt Cobain has a pretty unique voice.

Bad^Hat

11-10-2004, 04:21 PM

Oh yeah, the guy from Breaking Benjamin. I'm not really keen on the band but he has a gnarly voice.

IchI

11-10-2004, 05:47 PM

Corey Taylor from Slipknot, everyone knows this :D

Delicious Bass

12-10-2004, 04:50 AM

Maynard from Tool and APC

neptuneuk

15-10-2004, 11:57 PM

Chester bennington, Jonathan Davis, (korn)
and Howard Jones ( killswitch engage)

neptuneuk

15-10-2004, 11:58 PM

Serg Tankian
Serg Tankian
Serg Tankian

HE IS SO AWESOME

-merc

yer, Serj aint so bad :)

sublidieminal

16-10-2004, 09:43 AM

Darkness guy and Amy Lee are both pretty talented, but I feel like they could really apply their talent better :P

Kurt Cobain has a pretty unique voice.

Darkness guy doesnt have much talent... very decieving head voice.. it's easily done. I'd say hes mediocre.

KagePrototype

16-10-2004, 02:09 PM

I just remembered, Mike Patton from Faith No More has an incredibly diverse voice. :)

Beth

11-08-2005, 05:57 AM

I say Tim Armstrong of Rancid...just my opinion

chu

11-08-2005, 06:15 AM

Maynard for sure. Anselmo has some incredible range. Staley was my all time fav though.

Bohonkie

11-08-2005, 06:51 AM

Thom Yorke from Radiohead and Jeff Mangum from Neutral Milk Hotel. These guys may not have the most technically perfect singing voices, but both display incredible emotion. I mean, there are a million perfect voices out there, but these two can sing even the most rediculous shit like they absolutely mean it, which is more difficult, and impressive, in my book.

Narcolepsy

11-08-2005, 07:07 AM

sabre0001

11-08-2005, 06:22 PM

Maynard - Tool/A Perfect Circle
Chester Bennington - Linikin Park
Matthew Heafy - Trivium (CD recorded - ive heard that in live shows, hes sketchy)
Trent Reznor - Nine Inch Nails
Aaron Lewis - Staind
Christina Scaabia (sp?) - Lacuna Coil
Goo Goo Dolls Singer - Sorry, dont know his name
Chad Gray - Mudvayne

Just my $0.02 for the moment

Ennui

11-08-2005, 06:27 PM

Maynard James Keenan for SURE, mainly for his tool stuff but also his APC vocals aren't half bad :P still, the songs Undertow, Third Eye, Stinkfist, Hooker With a Penis... amazing.

Trent Reznor too, though mainly that's here because I'm a NIN fanatic.

sHm0zY

12-08-2005, 01:26 AM

Aaron Lewis (Staind)
that guy can sing!

mortiz

12-08-2005, 01:28 AM

James LaBrie is bloody awful. I can't stand his voice, it's so...whiny. I think Rob Halford from Judas Priest can still hold his own today, although he's probably lost it somewhat from the early days.

ScORCHo

12-08-2005, 02:04 AM

I like unique male vocalists, and my favourites are:
Mike Patton
Matt Bellamy
Thom Yorke
W. Axl Rose
Chris Cornell

But yes to go back to the actual subject, to me Matt Bellamy from MUSE is the best and is on another level of vocal talent from any other rock or metal group around today.

Lucid

12-08-2005, 02:35 AM

Cristina Scabbia - Lacuna Coil

Stormy

12-08-2005, 02:55 AM

Mikael Åkerfeldt from Opeth

Dowie

12-08-2005, 10:40 AM

Bono (U2)

How dare no one mention him in 4 pages of this thread!

Lucid

12-08-2005, 11:50 AM

Bono (U2)

How dare no one mention him in 4 pages of this thread!

Ewww, U2?
:x

Moving on then, Yes?

Dowie

12-08-2005, 11:52 AM

Ewww, U2?
:x

Moving on then, Yes?

too busy listening to the Crazy Frog are you?

Top Secret

12-08-2005, 12:05 PM

Jens Kidman.

Never have I seen, or heard such skill.

Lucid

12-08-2005, 12:09 PM

too busy listening to the Crazy Frog are you?

...The what?

TIIMMYY

12-08-2005, 01:04 PM

Josh Homme

StardogChampion

12-08-2005, 01:31 PM

Eddie Vedder

ailevation

12-08-2005, 02:08 PM

:naughty: Karen O! Her voice soothes me like a child listening to a lullaby!

http://www.boardsmag.com/screeningroom/commercials/1586/

Cormeh

12-08-2005, 02:37 PM

Chris Martin.

Hectic Glenn

12-08-2005, 05:59 PM

Chris Martin.
I agree very much so :D:D:D

SimonomiS

12-08-2005, 06:35 PM

Matthew Heafy - Trivium (CD recorded - ive heard that in live shows, hes sketchy)

Screams a bit too much imo. Which is ironic as I'm going with Corey Taylor from Slipknot, like two others in this thread (quite surprising to me).

Korgoth

12-08-2005, 06:42 PM

Dave Mathews - I just like his strange sound
Chino Moreno - (probably my favorite singer)
Chris Cornell - (has a very unique rock sound)
Serj Tankian/Daron Malakian - (the duette is unstoppable, they sing out of tune of each other but sound so synchronized its very weird, plus i think they have the coolest quirks and growls in metal :) )

sabre0001

12-08-2005, 07:39 PM

Screams a bit too much imo. Which is ironic as I'm going with Corey Taylor from Slipknot, like two others in this thread (quite surprising to me).

Yeah Corey Taylor is a great vocalist as well - both have great singing voices and should use them FAR more than they do...

SenorDingDong

12-08-2005, 11:14 PM

Geoff Tate of Queensryche.

Even though im sure most of you dont know who he is. Since your all down with this "new age" music.

kaf11

12-08-2005, 11:51 PM

McCartney

Lennon

in no particular order.

Balli1978

15-08-2005, 11:26 AM

Corey Taylor - Slipknot/Stone Sour. Anyone who thinks he doesn't have a good voice should listen to Bother or Vermillion pt.2.

Maynard - Tool/APC. OMG this guy is a genius

Amy Lee - Evanescence. Great voice, and she's hot!

den07

12-10-2007, 12:17 AM

u people freak me out... noone has mentioned Chester Bennington from Linkin Park.. hes got amazing voice... and to be honest Serj Tankian has got horrible singing voice... no offence, i actually luv s.o.a.d... its just, that he's not really "singing guy"... he's more like "screaming and making weird noises guy"... if u heard "f**k the system" u'll udnerstand wat i mean by WEIRD NOSES...

P.S. luv Kurt Cobain's voice.. it's unique.. well, its already been said...

bam23

12-10-2007, 12:25 AM

u people freak me out... noone has mentioned Chester Bennington from Linkin Park.. hes got amazing voice...

There's actually a good reason for that.

Cormeh

12-10-2007, 12:34 AM

Obvious troll is obvious.

Thread is two years old, too.

Stigmata

12-10-2007, 02:58 AM

I don't think I'll ever stop loving Maynard James Keenan's singing in Tool.

TollBooth Willie

12-10-2007, 03:26 AM

Amy Lee and Joshua Homme bai guys.

Fliko

12-10-2007, 03:42 AM

Adam Lazzara from Taking Back Sunday. He's not a very good singer, but I love his voice past belief. He's my favourite singer.

Thom Yorke and Matt Bellamy are amazing singers though.