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Favourite Male Vocalists
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Done the female, here's the male.
Who are your favourite male vocalists and why?
Sam Cooke - That guy's 'A Change is Gonna Come' is one of the most amazing songs in history.
Marvin Gaye - Just amazing, incredibly soulful
Axl Rose - Love the old classics like November Rain. Full on rockstar.
Ozzy Osbourne - He has this amazing klaxon scream
Billie-Joe Armstrong - I just love anything he sings
Jared Leto - Amazing voice really suits his music.
Michael Jackson - One word. Unreal
Who are your favourite male vocalists and why?
Sam Cooke - That guy's 'A Change is Gonna Come' is one of the most amazing songs in history.
Marvin Gaye - Just amazing, incredibly soulful
Axl Rose - Love the old classics like November Rain. Full on rockstar.
Ozzy Osbourne - He has this amazing klaxon scream
Billie-Joe Armstrong - I just love anything he sings
Jared Leto - Amazing voice really suits his music.
Michael Jackson - One word. Unreal
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I've always been aware of his singles (Scary Monsters (& Super Creeps)' 'Life On Mars', 'Fashion' and 'Ashes to Ashes' being amongst my faves) and I bought a 'Best Of' CD a few years ago, but I'm now discovering his albums. Love the 'Hunky Dory' album and I'm now getting to know his 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars' and 'Aladdin Sane' albums.
So yeah David Bowie, he's one of my fave male artists as he's a superb songwriter and I love his quirkiness. A British legend. :cool:
George Michael
Freddie Mercury
Luther Vandross
Stevie Wonder
Bob Marley
James Morrison
Caleb Followill (Kings Of Leon)
Marvin Gaye
John Legend
Curtis Mayfield
Alexander O'neil
Robin Thicke
Maxi Priest
Lemar
Liam Gallagher
Richard Ashcroft
Brian McKnight
Stevie Wonder
David Bowie
George Michael
Justin Haywood
Chris Rea
Elton John
All perform live and all sound great with a full orchestra or just a small set of musicians.
Pete Doherty (Libertines)
Julian Casablancas (Strokes)
Ian Curtis (Joy Division)
Gary Jarman (The Cribs)
Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro)
That made me chuckle. As previously mentioned Bowie's one of my faves but I don't think he's sex on legs. I won't hold it against him though, ha ha!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pUE0p1fKpc
Jared Leto
Ste McNally
Caleb *Kings of Leon*
Kristian Leontiou
The-Dream
Taio Cruz
Chris Brown
Lemar
Isaac Brock - Modest Mouse
Matt Berninger - The National - Sexiest voice ever
Jonas Bjerre - Mew
Jónsi Birgisson - Sigur Ros
Al Green
Axel Rose (Guns 'n' Roses)
Bruno Mars
David Bowie
David Gray
Freddie Mercury (Queen)
James Morrison
Jared Leto (30 seconds to mars)
Michael Jackson
Paolo Nutini
Steve Perry (Journey)
Steve Tyler (Aerosmith)
Also Chris Martin from Coldplay, Brandon Flowers from the Killers, The guy from Mumford and Sons and I like Drake's voice
Scott Walker
Greg Gilbert (Delays)
Finn Andrews (The Veils)
Jonsi Birgisson (Sigur Ros)
Jonas Bjerre (Mew)
This is basically a list of my favourite bands.
Stop stealing my thoughts.
I like your thinking
Lionel Richie,
Robbie Williams (although he's gone off a bit of late)
Mark King (Level 42, kind of weird but lovely)
Michael McDonald (actually 'da bomb')
Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys, again kind of weird but thoroughly lovely)
Just my two cents worth
I love Gary's voice not mad on Ryans tho...
No other really, tend to prefer female voices.
Robin Zander from Cheap Trick.
Sly Stone- Sly & The Family Stone is one of my all time favourite bands, and Sly had a drug fuelled problem within the group but depite this his voice generated some source of different tones and textures and with the bands very cultural and political stance within the Funk and Neo-Soul inspired songs Sly's voice comes as something most edgy and unusual but nevertheless against the grain!bandmate Rose Stone could only match it!
Elvis Presley- NEVER fails to make me dance along or FEEL his songs, there is a reason why he is the most successful solo male artist and his voice has encaptured millions, a very iconic symbol of a musician with one of the most distinctive voices of all time.
Lou Reed- one of the most distinctive voices of Andy Warhol's crafted band The Velvet Underground. Lou may not have the perfect vocalist voice, but his voice had a quality texture that really participated with the faster pacing gritty nature or the satirically mind numbing nature of his songs, he is a quality singer and if you haven't heard the album Transformer...you NEED to check it out!
Lindsey Buckingham- Fleetwood Mac's stunning male singer just has such a haunting layer to his voice that matches fellow female bandmates Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie. Go Your Own Way is an example from the sensational album Rumours of why he is one of my favourite all time vocalists from one of the greatest rock bands ever established!
Mick Jagger- The Stones wouldn't have had their success if it weren't for the voice of Jagger also with his song writing craftsmanship alongside Keith Richards to create some of the most iconic British rock anthems ever created! Jaggers raw energy is displayed and it really does show how a song can elevate you and bring you in.
Damon Albarn-the genius behind Gorillaz and lead vocalist of super Britpop group Blur, his voice enchanted my childhood and really presents himself as a vocalist who plays to many strengths and weaknesses and vulnerability which createst a magestic atmosphere. His voice is also very distinctive and live when he also has to interact with cartoons as well as give high energy performances renders audiences in just awe! one ace singer.
Freddie Mercury- while i may not be a 100% Queen fan his voice is such a mesmerising energy displayed that no matter what song he performs on it really does require the listener's FULL attention, that pure high voltage vocal adrenaline makes him one of the finest vocalists in British history and he is missed.
Brandon Flowers- The Killers ensured great success through Flowers' haunting and edgy vocalisations and even with a solo career starting it shows no loss of the magic!
Andi i would be an idiot not to include Michael Jackson! just energetic, frenetic and a layered control to his voice which basically defied gravity! even when he wasn't at his best he entranced audiences, which just shows you. Again, he will be missed.
They are my all time favourites but of course there may be some missing i like too
Michael Jackson
George Michael
Justin Timberlake
Enrique Iglesias
Michael Buble
Luther Vandross
In no particular order.....
Kurt Nilsen
David Coverdale
Nat King Cole
Luther Vandross
Chester Bennington (manages to sing like an angel or a demon - whatever's required)
Steve Perry (original Journey singer)
Caleb Followhill
Leon Jackson
Iva Davis (Icehouse)
David Bowie
Tom Jones
Eddie Vedder
Neil Diamond
Sting
Bono
Danny O'Donoghue (The Script)
Glen Campbell
Brian Kennedy
In all cases, it's all about the qualities of vocal tone for me.