Best voice?
 

I've seen the best guitarist and best drummer threads. What about the best voice? I personally like James Hetfield (sp?) from Metallica.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor. :D



(No, not a joke)

Josh Homme of Queens Of The Stone Age... Talk about gloomy :D

edit: oh and that guy from the Tindersticks... his voice rules all of teh world

This is such a tough call to make that I'm not going to even try to make it. Although, I will tender forward the names of Sarah Brightman, Sarah MacLachlan, Nana Mouskouri, Tom Waits, Kurt Kobain and Silje Nergaard as all having tremendously versatile and beautiful voices.

i think my girlfriend has the best voice:)

Thom Yorke.

Billie Holliday

Surge Trinket

Those two guys from System of a Down (I can never remember their names..)

Dido.

Well, Surge Trinket is one of 'em.

I agree. Her voice is beatifully showcased on the original 12" version of Delerium (feat. Sarah MacLachlan) - Silence.

Richard Ashcroft, formerly of The Verve, has a stunning voice, as does the chap out of Starsailor. There are so many candidates to choose from...

I second this... Her voice is divine :) Hence the avatar...

david lee roth

I would have to say in honor of Journey, STEVE PERRY, great singer and great voice, although if you pay attention everybody has a good voice to thier original songs, if someone else sings them they don't sound the same, and they don't give it the same feeling.

Macy Gray

No... I like the voice of the lead snger of System of a Down, but I can't remember his name.

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Freddie mercury

Sting.

Tarja Turunen of Nightwish

Anneke van Giersbergen of The Gathering

agree with Sarah McLachlan and Dido

I also think Charlotte Church has a very pretty voice, especially for someone her age.

Guy-wise? Ummmm... Well, I dunno about Burton C. Bell from Fear Factory, his voice isn't really GOOD, but just HAUNTING. So I'll stick him on here. Same with Peter from Type O Negative.

Alanis Morissette
Sarah Brightman

*ahem* Brad Nowell from sublime...and also Maynard from tool...aaand Kurt Cobain and I think Eddie Vedder is good too.

Maddy Prior (Steeleye Span)
Linda Thompson
Sarah McLachlan
Lena Horne
Sophie Tucker
Beverly Sills
Billie Holliday

As for male singers, hell I don't know. Bon Scott? ;)

Stephan Jenkins from 3eb
and Jack Black from Tenacious D have awesome voices. :)

Kathie Lee J/k
Joni Mitchell & D.J. Mike

Yes! And from that same era/genre let's not forget Judy Collins and Joan Baez.

I thought of a male singer finally (besides one of the "Three Tenors" ;) ). Aaron Neville. Great voice.