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Lets hear ONE of your favorite vocalists

EYEL1NER

EYEL1NER

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afroguy10 said:
My pick, Mike is incredible. Saw him live at Leeds festival playing with Tomahawk and it was mindblowing how fucking awesome it was.
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I always regretted that I never saw FNM when they were done for (I definitely would have missed the era where I would have wanted to see them most though, being too young for The Real Thing and Angel Dust. If I could only get my hands on a time machine and go back to see their classic Brixton performance...). Then they got back together, put out a new album, toured... and I still missed them. Had a chance to go, it would have been 3.5 hours there and then 3.5 back, but that was doable. And I choose to sit it out. I wasn't too bummed after looking at the setlist the following day, but I still should have gone.

I think the Mike Patton I would most like to see is Lovage Mike Patton though. Hearing his voice swirling around the voice of Jennifer Charles would have been incredible. Watching vids of Lovage performances on YouTube, it just seems so chill and he is so relaxed.

As someone who used to wear a "Mike Patton is God" pin around on my clothing in high school (and frequently had people who questioned it because they thought it were confused and thought it was referring to General GEORGE Patton) he's definitely at the top of my list. I figured D.C. Cooper would have been a good one to lead with and maybe introduce someone too though because Mike is bound to be mentioned a bunch, and by bigger fans than me.
 
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Commanche Raisin Toast

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Daniel Thompkins from TesseracT

He moved away from screaming type stuff, but since that wasn't his strong suit it's probably for the best. His vocal "design" is superb.

Unfortunately he doesn't seem to be able to replicate it 100% when doing live shows. (IE: improvises certain parts when he's supposed to be hitting a super high note)
 
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Irminsul

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EYEL1NER said:
I'm not the biggest fan of death metal growls anymore but I'm really digging this. I think it might be because of the doom sound being more prominent in the music. Pretty cool that they are Faroese too; the only Faroese band I know of is (of course) Tyr
(I guess they are Faroese? I know they are from the Faroe Islands but some extremely nationalistic Danes that I worked with while in Greenland insisted to a coworker of mine that they were Danish. He asked if they knew of a band he liked that was from the Faroe Islands, since these guys had done some work there before, and they got real loud and said "Oh, you mean they're from Denmark???" He was confused and explained that he thought they were Faroese and they rolled their eyes like he was some simpleton and said "Yeah, that's Denmark." Still funny to remember it. But I digress...)
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Definitely cool though, I'll have to check some more of their stuff out, see how easy it is to track down some of their CDs.
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Yeah, it's probably more accurate to describe Hamferð as Doom Metal with some Death Metal growls. They're on Spotify, so they're not really hard to find. Physical media shouldn't be a problem as well, I think they changed their label to a bigger one some time ago.

As for "are they Faroese", well, the Faroe Islands are officially a nation within the Kingdom of Denmark, so yes? That's just like saying they're Scottish and having someone reply with "NO!!! BRITISH!"
 
EYEL1NER

EYEL1NER

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I chose more than one between my two posts, despite the thread asking for one, because, well... why not? I also may or may not have seen the word "ONE" in the thread title originally, but at least my choices are different complete posts. I can see how the "ONE" requirement could be needed, to prevent tons of posts that are just long lists of links. I may create a different post soon for Marina and the Diamonds, because she definitely needs representation in here.
 
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laoni

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Quonny said:
Patrick Stump's voice is fantastic, I love listening to him sing. Especially since a lot of pop punk voices sound pretty poor live.
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Agreeing to this, I've always loved Patrick's vocals.

Also, thanks to Crazy Ex Girlfriend, I've fallen for Santino Fontana (AKA The voice of Hans in Frozen)
 
EYEL1NER

EYEL1NER

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Irminsul said:
Yeah, it's probably more accurate to describe Hamferð as Doom Metal with some Death Metal growls. They're on Spotify, so they're not really hard to find. Physical media shouldn't be a problem as well, I think they changed their label to a bigger one some time ago.

As for "are they Faroese", well, the Faroe Islands are officially a nation within the Kingdom of Denmark, so yes? That's just like saying they're Scottish and having someone reply with "NO!!! BRITISH!"
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Oh, I totally get it. Every time I think about Tyr though, I get reminded of that story. I just get a chuckle when thinking about it, him innocently asking if they knew of a band he liked from the Faroe Islands, trying to make conversation, and them jumping on it as a chance to proclaim "NO, those islands are Danish! We own them all, they are ours!!! That is a Danish band!" My buddy didn't care in the slightest about the Faroe Islands or Danish nationalism/territorial claims, he just wanted to make some small talk and find some common ground maybe in music. But nope.

Looks like their CDs are available on Amazon, so that's good. I've come across way too many bands in recent months that when I go to try to buy a CD of their work, there are very few copies available and sellers want outrageous prices for one. When I was listening to your examples I was enjoying the music but in the back of my head I was thinking "Faroese doom band? That's gonna be a pain in the ass to track down their CDs, probably."
Not the case though! Thanks for the introduction to them.
 
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RM8

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It's very love it or hate it with people who know her, but I think my favourite voice will always be Amaia Montero, now a soloist and former vocalist of my favourite band ever (La Oreja de Van Gogh). I don't love her voice because of its impressive range or control, but because it's very unique and pleasant to me.

Palabras:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JLvzwG7NYo

100 Metros:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-BSe4FnbJ0

Muñeca de Trapo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3et8s2z9wg

Sin Miedo a Nada (with Alex Ubago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKiTJx_4Nmo
 
Kaji AF16

Kaji AF16

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Since the modern rock singers I prefer, like Phil Anselmo and Eddie Vedder, are already known by most here, I will go with an unorthodox choice: Roberto Goyeneche, one of the greatest tango singers of all time.

In this 20-song collection you can hear his career progression, from his extremely technical golden baritone beginnings, going through his peak (during the sixties and seventies, when he developed a unique, instantly recognisable style) and arriving to his cocaine-ridden, extremely laid back self of the late eighties and early nineties, when he already was an argentinean legend and icon.

He is probably considered the second greatest singer of this south american genre, surpassed only by the mythic Carlos Gardel -whom Goyeneche himself idolised.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqgojSGX0wM
 
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zer0blivion

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Not surprised to see so many Mike Patton mentions.

There are two Canadian vocalists I'd like to mention, but the thread title says ONE, so I'll go with Martin Tielli of the Rheostatics.

Rheostatics - Double Live - Disc 2 01 A Midwinter Night's Dream
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gdlZKmucbM

Martin Tielli - Beauty On
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_XVEtgQGQA

Martin Tielli - I'll Never Tear You Apart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMauxtJxbBM

The River by Joni Mitchell, Sung by Martin Tielli
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WppdZKNkbi4

Martin Tielli - From the Reel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXLSPcEkKFI
 
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TheCthultist

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Magnetic_North said:
Freddie Mercury

Not even a massive Queen fan but damn his vocals are amazing such a great performer entertainer etc

Song: literally any Queen song
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Kind of hard to go with anyone but Freddie for a topic like this. Barring him though, I'd have to say Hansi Kürsch from Blind Guardian. The range on his vocals, coupled with some brilliant use of vocal layering and overdubbing on the studio versions of their songs, just really hits me in a way no other vocalist alive today can.
It might not be the best example of his range and style, but I feel like And Then There Was Silence gives a pretty good general impression of what he's capable of and kind of showcases a little piece of what you'd hear in just about every other Blind Guardian song somewhere along the line in the 14 minutes this one goes on for.
 
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tonysidaway

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There are so many superb classically trained singers whose natural talents have been taken to the limits, but in the realm of popular music Freddy Mercury is rightly regarded as one of the best of all time. My own favourite is Jimmy Somerville.

Here he is belting it out with the Bronski Beat.

https://youtu.be/5WaOTiVrXGg

And here, with Tilda Swinton, in Sally Potter's film of Orlando.

https://youtu.be/vclxb2EJ5JY
 
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Hero_of_the_Day

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Chozoman said:
Layne Staley - Alice in Chains*

Unique, droning, angry, angsty, sad...all at the same time.

*Jerry Cantrell, as well as they harmonize on most tracks
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Who I came to post. Down in a Hole is one of my favorite vocal performances ever. The way the song starts with the bridge or whatever with both of them singing, and then builds to the first verse where his solo vocals come in like fucking thunder, just absolute perfection that I have to crank up and feel every time.
 
Master Of Illusion

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SeaOfMadness said:
Russell Allen: the best singer you've never heard of
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EYEL1NER said:
Mike Patton is gonna be posted so many times
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_machine said:
Tommy Karevik of Seventh Wonder: https://youtu.be/LfwNF8DTJ3M?t=1738

Also does a good job in filling Roy Khan's shoes in Kamelot, but I've always felt his voice is perfect for the moody songs of Seventh Wonder. Not my favorite singer, but definitely reaches the top and deserves the mention.
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