Inspired by the best guitar solo, who in your opinions are the best singers out there? it doesn't matter if they are Punk, Metal, Classic, main vocal, back up or whatever else you want.

With the few real singers I've ever listened to in recent (past 2-3 years) times I'd have to say Scott Stapp from Creed "with arms wide open" and Chester Bennington from Linkin Park, his song "My December" in particular was great.
"This is my December
This is my time of the year
This is my December
This is all so clear

This is my December
This is my snow covered home
This is my December
This is me alone"
But I will probably change my mind as soon as I listen to other singers later on

Gotta be Johan Antilla from the band 'Radioaktiva Räker.' Guess you never heard of him, right? Well, he did a short solo career as well.

No I have not.

Also Lars(?) from Metallica seems to be a very good singer or was in "The unforgiven" at least. I like Metallica in general but some of it's a but too angsty, and dark/depressing for me, but "The unforgiven" didn't sound like it was aimed solely at my age group (17)

they dedicate their lives
to running all of his
he tries to please them all
this bitter man he is
throughout his life the same
he's battled constantly
this fight he cannot win
a tired man they see no longer cares
the old man then prepares
to die regretfully
that old man here is me
Or maybe I've just misinterpreted the meaning *shrugs*

This is likely biased, and according only to my tastes as of right now.

Female: Kaisa Jouhki (Battlelore).

Male: Marco Hietala (Tarot).

Right now, I think the best voice would be Norah Jones...
And for the guys', I like John Linnell :heh:

David Byron (Uriah Heep), Rob Halford (Judas Priest), Eric Adams (Manowar), Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden), Geoff Tate (Queensryche), Ian Gillan (Deep Purple), Michael Kiske (Helloween), Ronnie James Dio (Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio), David Coverdale (Deep Purple, Whitesnake), Klaus Meine (Scorpions), Sean Harris (Diamond Head), Freddie Mercury (Queen).

Male:Ozzy Osbourne Johan Etlung(Tiamat, LucyFire)Hank From Hell (Turbonegro)
Female: Floor Jansen(After Forever, Star One)Astrid Van Der Veen (Astrid, Ambeon) And that Girl from Mandragora Scream

@Casey - The reason you have not is because it is a swedish band that sings swedish songs only. Heh, the only one I know on this board that know who the 'Radioaktiva Räker' is is RooK.

Freddie Mercury. He just had an amazing voice.

Chris Rea/Sting/Phil Lynott
Female - Stevie Nicks

James Labrie (Dream Theater)
Tarja (Nightwish, can't remember how to spell her surname)
King Diamond (Mercyful Fate/King Diamond)
Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian)
Zakk Wylde (Zakk Wylde/Pride and Glory/BLS)
James Hetfield (Metallica)
Bruce Dickison (Iron Maiden)
Paul Di'Anno (also Maiden, did I spell his surname right?)
Rob Halford (Priest)
Michael Kiske (Helloween - my favourite of all the singers they've had)
Fabio Lione (Rhapsody)
Sean Harris (Diamond Head)
David Wayne something (Metal Church)
Dio (Dio, Sabbath, not so much the Rainbow stuff)
Russell Allen (Symphony X)
Jeff Martin (Racer X)
Jeff Scott Soto (Yngwie Malmsteen)

Quite a range of styles (all under the metal umbrella though), and quite a range of technical ability too

Björk.
For such a frail person she has a great and powerful voice which can take you on a journey - if you let it happen. Saw her live here and there. Almost peed in my pants with joy and awe. Special creature she is. :rolling:

I really can’t stand her music or her voice, I don’t know what it is but Bjorks stuff has to be the worst music I have ever heard in my life, but that’s just me.

:mad: ;) :D
Love her or hate her.
For most people there is nothing in between those two choices with Björk. I can understand that, but I surely adore her. She is the ****ing goddess.

Kylie Minogue.

I have to agree with Mesmero, Freddie Mercury reigns supreme.

Currently I'd pick Dan Swano (Edge of Sanity) and Mike Akerfeldt (Opeth). You'll get the full range from these two, clean, to screeching black and brutal death. Thom Yorke (Radiohead) and Maynard James Keenan (Tool) would have to be up there as well.

Female: Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil).

I forget his name but the lead singer to System of a Down is pretty good.

Sharon den Adell from Within Temptation (though I would like to listen to some more of After Forever and Nightwish's stuff).

I've become rather fixated on female vocals lately.

How come 90% of the singers here are ones I've never even heard of? Either I've got to get out more or...


Well, I probably just need to get out more. :(

:) I've not heard of 90% of them either.

Ian Watkins of Lostprophets has a very distinctive voice.
Matt Bellamy of Muse (who I go on about often as my role model) has a fantastic singing voice.

Dream theater, a Euro band which I borrowed from a friend has an absolutly kickass singer , and they also have some of the best drumming I have ever heard in recent times. I also think that Scott Stapp could probably do metal if he wanted to, he has a very good voice.

1. Sting
2. Freddie Mercury
3. whosiwhatsit from Coldplay (Martin?)
4. Ondrasik from Five for Fighting has a nice voice as well, but I wouldn't put him quite on the level of the above three.
5. Phil Collins - I enjoy his rasp

Male - James Morris

Female - Tatiana Troyanos

Bob Dylan :p

Robert Plant
Sammy Hagar
Peter Gabriel
Brian Wilson

Too many 'best' singers for me. Most of them from the jazzy 60's, the funk 70's and the boogie 80's.

Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughan, Aretha Franklin, B.B.King, Robert 'Kool' Bell Kool and the Gang), Marvin Gaye, blabla

Also Jeff Buckley, Phil Collins etc enz usw

Dream theater, a Euro band which I borrowed from a friend has an absolutly kickass singer , and they also have some of the best drumming I have ever heard in recent timesThey are American, not European

Anyone like the singer on their first album? I think he has a really good voice, but he's not James...

Freddie Mercury is in my opinion the best singer ... well was :(

Currently though, I'd say that the singer from AFI is pretty solid

David W - I haven't heard of 90% of them either.

My pick: Hayley Westenra.

David Bowie
Freddie Mercury
Paul McCartney
Thom Yorke
Frank Black

Daniel Glidenlow
Michael Akerfeldt
Floor Jansen
Chris Cornell
Sharon den Adel

The female singer I think who has the best voice is Enya. When she's singing marble halls.... excellent.

Kylie Minogue, Freddie Mercury, Joss Stone, Michael Buble.

[ April 21, 2004, 05:51: Message edited by: Aldazar ]