Best and worst vocalists.

[Samer]

How do you guys think are the best and worst vocalists?

Best

1) Vintersorg, from his solo work in vintersorg, to OTYG to Borknagar this guy is great, from his viking style operatic vocals to his black metal screams.

2) Kai Hansen - In my opnion he has the ultimate power metal vocals. From helloween to Gamma Ray this guys rocks!

3) Eduardo Falashci - Singer from Angra, amazing vocalist, i just like his vocal style. Amazing metal voclaists one of the best.

4) Pasi - Old singer from Amorphis, i liked his growling stuff on 1000 lakes and elegy and his clean styles on there newer cds.

Worst

1) Lemmy Kilminster - Singer from Motorhead, i cant stand his voice, i never understood why this band was popular.

2) Ozzy - I never liked his voice or vocal style.

3) Tarja Turunen - I never liked her vocals at all.

 

[Shannon]

Best overall (in terms of diversity) - Mike Patton
Worst overall (the very first person who came to mind) - Dani Filth
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[Samer]

Best overall (in terms of diversity) - Mike Patton
Worst overall (the very first person who came to mind) - Dani Filth
[action=Shannon]thought a whole 10 seconds on this.[/action]

I forgot Dani Filth, His vocals are diverse, but annoying.

 

[Chris]

Best: Robert Lowe (Solitude Aeturnus)
Worst: Billy Corgan

 

[Shannon]

Worst: Billy Corgan

Ya know....that's a good observation. I use to be a SP fan, but his vocals have raked on me like nails on a chalkboard.

 

[distressed_romeo]

Best: Zakk Stevens (Savatage).
Worst: That goon from Staind.

 

[DelfinoPie]

Best: Maynard James Keenan (Tool, APC)
Worst: Serj Tankian (SOAD)

 

[Jerich]

Best
Midnight-Old, Crimson Glory
Michael Englund-Everygrey
Vintersorg-(anything) he's amazing
Gus-ADAGIO
Rob Lowe-solitude Aeturnus
Sarah Brightman-My favorite.....
Paul Kuhr-Novembers Doom..He death growls are awesome....


worste
James hatfield
Steve Tyler-Areo-shit
Wade Black-Crimson glory,7 witches
Every singer Yngwie Malmsteen has ever had!!!!
Kai hansen-I cannot stand his voice....he ruined Demons & Wizards... CD....

 

[Mr. S]

Best: Devin townsend or Tom Waits

Worst: hmmm, cant think of any specific ones, but brittish bands that put on american accents

 

[Shannon]

Best: Devin townsend

Another EXCELLENT vocalist!

 

[distressed_romeo]

Haven't heard Gus with Adagio yet, but I gather he's a worthy replacement for David Readman...

 

[Roundhouse_Kick]

Best - Russel allen

worst - The guy dream theater had in before labrie

 

[Shaman]

How do you guys think are the best and worst vocalists?

Best



4) Pasi - Old singer from Amorphis, i liked his growling stuff on 1000 lakes and elegy and his clean styles on there newer cds.

Pasi didn't sing on Tales from the Thousand Lakes, it was their original singer Tomi Koivusaari. Koivusaari also did most of the low growls on Elegy. Koivusaari sang on the first albums, Karelian Isthmus, Tales..., and some EP's but had to stop growling because he was about to loose his voice for good because of it. Elegy was the first album with Pasi Koskinen.

My favourites:

-Devin Townsend (SYL,DTB)
-Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth)
-Ihsahn (Emperor, Ihsahn)
-Freddy Mercury (Queen)
-Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden)
-Garm (Ulver, Arcturus)
-Simen (Arcturus, ex-Borknagar)
-Vintersorg
-Sully Erna (Godsmack)

The Hatelist:

-James LaBrie ( Dream Theater ) When he sings high, I feel like I'm going to die

Nothing else comes to my mind

 

[DelfinoPie]

Best:

Geddy Lee (Rush)
Chino Moreno (Deftones)

 

[Mr. S]

My favourites:

-Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth)

The Hatelist:

-James LaBrie ( Dream Theater ) When he sings high, I feel like I'm going to die

Akerfeldt is amazing, ive seen opeth a couple of times and his voice is just great, he's also very funny

as for LaBrie i guess he's kinda a marmite singer... eg. you ither love him ore you hate him, personally i like him, gotta love a bit of cheesy singing... although i can never forgive him for his horrible singing during an otherwise flawless rendition of the master of puppets album

 

[Samer]

Pasi didn't sing on Tales from the Thousand Lakes, it was their original singer Tomi Koivusaari. Koivusaari also did most of the low growls on Elegy. Koivusaari sang on the first albums, Karelian Isthmus, Tales..., and some EP's but had to stop growling because he was about to loose his voice for good because of it. Elegy was the first album with Pasi Koskinen.

Oh dude i didnt know that, i should look into stuff more.

BTW i think 1000 lakes was there best cd.

Maybe even top 10 of all CD's ever.

 

[Mastodon]

Best: Warrel Dane-Nevermore

Worst- Whoever the singer for Coheed and Cambria is.

 

[David]

I've never really looked into the names of vocalists... woh, I feel dumb right now.


Anyway... I'm surprised no one said:
James LaBrie (DT)
Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica)
Mats Leven (YJM)
Michael Vescera (YJM)
Stu Block (Into Eternity)
Brad Nowel (Sublime)
Whitney Houston - don't laugh, it's true!
Warrel Dane (Nevermore)

WORST:
Ozzy
ZP Theart (Dragonforce) <--- his vibrato is this annoying purr...
Tom Delonge (Blink 182)
Joseph Trohman (Fallout Boy)
Whoever the singer for Coheed and Cambria is. (what Mastodon said!)

 

[Shaman]

Akerfeldt is amazing, ive seen opeth a couple of times and his voice is just great, he's also very funny

I just checked out some Opeth videos on YouTube, and you got that funny thing right

And yeah, I have seen the cover of Master of Puppets DT did. The band was awesome, but James, well.... ummm... James he....

Oh dude i didnt know that, i should look into stuff more.

BTW i think 1000 lakes was there best cd.

Maybe even top 10 of all CD's ever.

Tales.. is one of my biggest influences aswell Phenomenal album

 

[Drew]

Best: Devin townsend or Tom Waits

+1 on BOTH accounts, and I was sure I'd be the only one mentioning Waits here.

Worst - Geddy Lee, or whoever sings in Rush. God damn, he sounds like a 12-year-old girl.