Greatest voices of all time (male)

[Omahan]

Roy Orbison
Jay Black
Brook Benton
Dion Dimucci
Neil Diamond

[john_galt]

I can't believe that Elvis hasn't cracked the list yet.

[ampad]

Originally Posted by Longermonger

I am pony with many tricks.

That's too awesome. Found my new wallpaper!

I dig unique voices, so:
Jim Morrison
Neil Young
Rivers Cuomo
Layne Staley
Eddie Vedder
Bob Marley
Trey Parker
Brad Nowell
Robert Plant
Roger Waters
Chris Cornell
Les Claypool
Jimi Hendrix
Peter Steele

Lennon and McCartney are in their own category, under "FUCKING AMAZING".

[boytoy]

Steve Perry - Journey. His voice was like another fine instrument in the band.

[KCJoe]

Although I don't particularly like his songs, Josh Groban has an amazing singing voice.

Don McClean, Van Morrison, Joe Cocker, and Bruce Springteen may not have a beautiful voice, their delivery has always moved me.

[Fred Garvin]

Big Joe Turner

[oldman49]

Glad KCJoe added those 5 to the list. Right on!

[Guest052813-01]

Originally Posted by ampad

...Trey Parker....

Cartman?

[catnipdipper]

Sam Cooke
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Tom Rush
Bob Seeger
Huey Lewis
Johnny Raye

[ampad]

Originally Posted by fritz3552

Cartman?

Of course. Haven't you heard his version of "Come Sail Away" lol.

[lacrew_2000]

I don't think I've seen Gordon Lightfoot yet (Edmund Fitzgerald).

[mojoworkin]

Chris Isaak is pretty smooth.

http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_u...?v=-oaHHrNQVrg

[jaybee]

Howard William Cosell (pronounced /koʊˈsɛl/; born Howard William Cohen; March 25, 1918 – April 23, 1995) was an American sports journalist who was widely known for his blustery, cocksure personality. Cosell said of himself, "Arrogant, pompous, obnoxious, vain, cruel, verbose, a showoff. I have been called all of these. Of course, I am." In its obituary for Cosell, the New York Times described Cosell's impact on American sports coverage: "He entered sports broadcasting in the mid-1950s, when the predominant style was unabashed adulation, [and] offered a brassy counterpoint that was first ridiculed, then copied until it became the dominant note of sports broadcasting

[MsElena]

Originally Posted by mojoworkin

Chris Isaak is pretty smooth.

http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_u...?v=-oaHHrNQVrg

One sexy song and damn the video is sexy as hell.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oaHHrNQVrg

[Guest102513-1]

I am almost afraid to admit this...because I so think of him as someone from my Dad's era.

But in terms of a LIVE performance and being able to not only connect with an audience, but transform an electricity thru the crowd...and again not saying the best voice per say, but just throwing his name out as someone uniquely in his own class in
terms of live performance....ok, enough of my backpedaling, but believe it or not....

Neil Diamond...everyone stop snickering.

Saw him once with my Dad back in the 90's, in Madison Square Garden (and yes his songs are pretty silly in terms of lyrics)...but he had a soldout NYC crowd from 20's on up, on its feet from the second song on while performing in the round. If memory serves me right, seems
like there were 2 other sold out crowds the following two nights.

Then saw him a final time @ Hollywood Bowl in 2009, the guy is hundred years old, but with very little background singers...and we were about 10th row, so I could tell there was no background tape to cover lip sync... ala Britney or even GaGa. Of course he did not have the voice of his prime, but the dude could still sing. Did that show on the anniversary of my Dad's passing, and could feel my Dad listening over my shoulder. It was really a surprising performance.

His final song, they lifted him off the stage, and over into the crowd, and he sang...with most of the audience joining in with the chorus,
"Brother Salvation Show". Don't know if he did this at all his shows, perhaps...but at the end of the song, with the crowd really showing its
appreciation, he said how about one more time. Crowd went wild, and he did the song a second time...it was very cool.

And finally, another thing I liked about the 2009 show, he was sooo appreciative of the crowd (everyone figured this would be their last chance to see him live due to his age. He inter-acted with the crowd so many times...that when it came to the encore, rather than the
usual leaving the stage, and then coming back out...he said "Let's skip that part, and I'll fit in another song.