the best lead singers ever?

[Mr.Cheese]

"Mother!
Tell your children not to walk my way!"
Nope. Never heard of Danzig.

I like Geoff Tate from Queensryche
Ronnie James Dio.
Oh, and the dude in Opeth is cool.
Of course Bruce Dickinson.

 

[ps139]

are you a christian?



It would be hard to choose anyone who was so anti-christ. I suppose you like Danzig too?

I don't know who Anselmo or Danzig are, but I do know that my definition of a great lead singer has nothing to do with his faith or morals. Some of my choices were Jerry Garcia, Robert Plant, Jim Morrison....I do not think they are Christ like, but it does not mean that they arent some of the best lead singers ever.

 

[Kingsize7up]

Stryper Rocks along with Bloodgood

 

[Bohemian]

Scott Weiland

 

[yod]

I don't know who Anselmo or Danzig are, but I do know that my definition of a great lead singer has nothing to do with his faith or morals. Some of my choices were Jerry Garcia, Robert Plant, Jim Morrison....I do not think they are Christ like, but it does not mean that they arent some of the best lead singers ever.

I feel the same way about the singers you just named...and it's obvious you don't know who Danzig is. We are not talking about "morals" here.

Did Danzig ever do a single song where he didn't mock Jesus? I saw about 20 seconds of one his videos and in that short time he accused Jesus of being a child molester.

The guy is a great lead singer...but, wow, I can't handle that.

 

[SirKenin]

Nobody compares to Freddy Mercury IMHO

 

[Sleepy Jean]

Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac)
Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac)
Christine McVie (Fleetwood Mac)
Tom Petty (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
Pat Benatar
Steve Perry (Journey
Elvis Presley
Michael Jackson (the black one)
David Lee Roth (Van Halen)
David Allan Coe
Johnny Cash
Cassie Gaines (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Merle Haggard
Johnny Paycheck
John Conley
Alisson Krauss

 

[TheAlienYouth]

John Cooper of Skillet.


John

 

[MikeMcK]

Cassie Gaines--Lynyrd Skynyrd

Actually, Cassie Gaines was a background singer. I'm kind of surprised that nobody's said Ronnie Van Zandt, Mick Jagger or Roger Daltry.

My vote has to be Jimmy Buffett.

 

[Hobo No More]

Jeff Buckley - An AMAZING singer
Dave Matthews
Daniel Johns (Silverchair)

I suppose these aren't the best ever, well Jeff Buckley might be but these are my favourites.

 

[ps139]

Michael Jackson (the black one)

Hahahah that is too funny!

 

[Kathy]

That is funny lol Steven Tyler,John Lennon,Elvis to mention a few.

 

[Stryper]

michael sweet of stryper can hit higher notes than mercury. but mercury had more range than sweet.

 

[oneiric]

MJK but of course.

 

[Christiangamer]

Chili peppers. Great singer.

 

[peanutbutter12]

Freddie Mercury wins #1

I spend my life as a child training my voice around his. The music he made was such an art we don't see anymore. Now I'm getting ready to release my first album and he definately made the credits.

CJ

 

[HumbleMan]

I guess my faves would be:

1. Bruce Dickinson
2. Ronnie James Dio
3. Vince Neil
4. Axl Rose
5. DC Talk (don't know his name)
6. Willie Nelson
7. Ronnie Milsap
8. Stevie Nicks
9. Bonnie Tyler (one hit wonder)
10. Janis Joplin

 

[intoner]

the dude from INCUBUS is pretty darn good. Not he voice alone, but his style and song writing! Wow. And go Bono

 

[caley]

i'm going to have to make two lists here, because it's too hard to compare male and female voices.

male (no particular order):
robert plant (led zeppelin)
chris cornell (soundgarden/temple of the dog/audioslave)
layne staley (alice in chains)
serj tankian (system of a down)
thom yorke (radiohead)
maynard james keenan (tool/a perfect circle)
mark sandman (morphine)
john mccrea (cake)
roger waters (pink floyd)

female:
stevie nicks (fleetwood mac)
tori amos
fiona apple
norah jones
blinda butcher (my bloody valentine)

there you go. definitive list.

 

[nadroj1985]

lou reed- the velvet underground
jim morrison- the doors
thom yorke- radiohead