What are your 5 best voices

[dandy]

aside from bono:

sinead o'connor
natacha atlas
ella fitzgerald
bjork
charlotte church

 

[ADecentMelody]

Andy Bell (Erasure)
Bono
Thom Yorke
Chris Martin
Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star)

 

[pepokiss]

Bob Dylan can't sing... he recites

And I think we're talking great VOCALS... like Sinatra

 

[LyricalDrug]

1. Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) Hands down, the greatest rock vocalist ever. His vocal range is just ridiculous.

2. Axl Rose (Guns N' Roses) I never cared much for the rest of this band, but Axl's voice, back in its hey-day, was as close as I think we'll ever come to seeing another Robert Plant.

3. Bono (U2) Easily my favorite singer, personally. He has amazing range, too (especially during the 1984-1992 period) and can cover all the bases, from whispery, lullaby ballads, to full-throated screamers.

4. Elvis Presley - The voice of God, assuming the voice of God isn't Johnny Cash's.

5. Wilson Pickett -- The man didn't really sing so much as he howled. So, so, so talented.

Honorable mentions: Janis Joplin, John Lennon, Mick Jagger.

 

[LostAtMoon]

Bono
Bono
Bono
Bono
Bono
Bono


I've had a big crush on his voice before I was aged enough to notice his sex appeal (actually, I didn't think he had any for many years).
I've been listening to it for much too long and will always .

 

[ultrraviolette]

Bono

Bjork

David Bowie

Thom Yorke

Prince

 

[Bono's shades]

Bono
Jeff Buckley
Roy Orbison
Marvin Gaye
Aretha Franklin

 

[lady lemonade]

Bono
Hawksley Workman
Jeff Buckley
Thom Yorke
Roy Orbison

 

[beau2ifulday]

1. Bono
2. Christina Aguilera
3. Johnny Cash
4. Hope Sandoval
5. Rufus Wainwright/Jeff Buckley (too close to call)

 

[pepokiss]

2. Christina Aguilera

you're damn right...

Christina... with black hair

 

[shaun vox]

justin hawkins ( from the Darkness)!!!
bono!(1981 to 1994) till zooropa album!

me!(im serious)
dude from acdc!
axl rose!
robert plant!
most of the 80,s rock singers!

 

[shaun vox]

oh man MICHAEL JACKSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Lancemc]

Christina... with black hair

......

 

[beau2ifulday]

you're damn right...

Christina... with black hair

well, I did mean it vocally.

but while we're on the subject, i'm a straight female, but I find her damn hot too

 

[TheWho4Life]

hhmmm... oh dear...

Pete Townshend
Bono
Steven Perry
Noel Gallagher
Peter Frampton

 

[one4u2]

Bono
Freddie Mercury
Elton John
George Michael
John Bon Jovi/Simon Lebon

 

[HeartlandGirl]

You people need to start listening to some Death Cab and Postal Service!

My favorite five right now:

Ben Gibbard
James Dean Bradfield
Tori Amos
Bjork
Brian Molko

 

[financeguy]

(1) Elvis

(2) Elvis

(3) Elvis

(4) Elvis

(5) Bono (but only up to 1993 I'm sorry to say)

 

[UnforgettableLemon]

Bob Dylan can't sing...

Nashville Skyline. It's not always impressive, but he does sing a bit more here than elsewhere.

 

[u2popmofo]

For the moment:

Morrissey
Robert Smith
James Dean Bradfield
Ben Gibbard
Bjork

 

[Rono]

This vioces are not beautifull but i like them.
- Steve Earle
- Arno Hintjes
- Ian McCulloch
- Bjork
- Bono

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

bloody hell, I forgot all about Ben Gibbard. I got an mp3 player for Christmas and loaded it with Postal Service, Death Cab, and that song he did with Dntel.

 

[JOFO]

1. ashlee simpson
2. jessica simpson
3. homer simpson
4. marge simpson
5. o.j. simpson

 

[theedgefan]

Bobby Bandiera
Southside Johnny
Bono
Bruce Springsteen
Richie Sambora/ Little Steven

 

[dsmith2904]

Best Vocalists (in alphabetical order)...

Elvis Costello
Aretha Franklin
Freddie Mercury
George Michael
Ann Wilson

 

[Jack In The Box]

Bjork
Maynard James Keenan
Chino Moreno
Freddie Mercury
Billy Corgan

Bono, of course, but that's obvious

 

[ultrraviolette]

1. ashlee simpson
2. jessica simpson
3. homer simpson
4. marge simpson
5. o.j. simpson

 

[U2girl]

Not in any order,

Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Freddie Mercury, Bono, Neil Finn.

On second thought, I trade Neil Finn for Roy Orbison/Johnny Cash tie.

Honorable mentions Neil Finn, Eddie Vedder, Bruce Springsteen, John Lennon, Paul McCartney.

Also, from female singers: Chrissie Hynde, Annie Lennox, Sheryl Crow, Sinead O'Connor and lately I like Joss Stone's voice.

Honorable mention Alanis Morisette and Dolores O'Riordan.

 

[jkayet]

I think I've done this before in another thread ages ago, and I'll probably put about the same answers, but...

Guy Garvey
Bono
Morrissey
Nick Drake
Neil Halstead or Richard Ashcroft

 

[indra]

Most of mine aren't great singers (but I dare say most pop/rock singers aren't great singers), but they have voices I adore and don't tire of hearing.

1) Steve Kilbey -- (lovely speaking voice too, which is a good thing, since he tends to sing-speak more than sing, but I really like it. )

2) Ollie Browne (Art of Fighting)

3) Ian McCulloch (Echo and the Bunnymen, and also solo)

4) Cinjin Tate (Remy Zero)

5) Jasmine Yee (Halogen)

Honourable Mention -- Donette Thayer, Stephen Cummings (listening to him right now )