Greatest Voice!

[Mysticlies]

which singer of our time do you think has the greatest voice or had the greatest voice? list as many as you wish. list atleast one song for reference :)

[Keyblade]

The lead singer of Motion City Soundtrack (Justin Pierre) or H.I.M. (Ville Valo) imo, I love both their voices.

[Zungas]

Freddie Mercury (Queen)

[DarkseidX]

Jim Morrison<<The Doors


Originally posted by Zungas
Freddie Mercury (Queen) He also rocks the house

[enamored]

I've been thinking about this question a good bit. For purely beautiful voices I would have to go with Luther Vandross (R & B singer who had a stroke and died last year) and k.d. lang (Constant Craving) His voice can melt butter and hers is so smooth and pure.

For versatility and amazing vocal ability I'd have to go with Freddy Mercury too. No one else like him. Christina Aguilera has an amazing voice although I don't always like the way she tends to overdo it.

As for a great rock & roll voice it would have to be Steven Tyler of Aerosmith. Not a smooth, polished voice but perfect for rock.

Other great voices, Greg Lake of Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Lucky Man, From the Beginning); Seal (Crazy); & George Michael (Faith)

[Ruby Red]

Steven Tyler of Aerosmith.

Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty (i dunno why, it just strikes a chord with me)

Sarah McLachlan has a beautifully pure voice, she makes it sound so effortless.

The lead singer of Dishwalla (J. R. Richards?) has a gorgeous voice too.

Brendon Urie of Panic at the Disco gets my vote also.

[smallvillerocks45]

Panic! At the Disco (I Write Sins, Not Tragedies) is very cool, I love the lead singer's voice... :)

It's hard to say who has the best singing voice of all time. For me, I think it depends on the song. However, I always enjoyed the Backstreet Boys (All I Have to Give) harmonies....(guilty pleasure from 8th grade) - greatest singers ever, I don't know, but I loved their music in my youth.

John Mayer (No Such Thing) is pretty good too - don't know what I like more, his lyrics or his guitar playing, but I like him.

There are so many. I'll get back to you if I think of any more. (which I probably will)

[redraven]

There's a lot of great singing voices out there...I'm not sure about the best of all time, as I have not heard any where close to all of them.

The lead singer of Linkin Park, The lead singer of HIM, and the lead singer of 30 Seconds to Mars are my personal favs.

[Tabularasalocke]

Freddie Mercury has a wonderful voice but I also really enjoy Norah Jones' voice.

[LusciousLois]

Mariah Carey and her, glamourously named, split personality, Mimi. I love the song "Fourth of July" from Butterfly. It displays the beauty of her range without overdoing it with those tiresome screeches she sometimes does.

[CB2006]

I would love to have a voice like Celine Dion. Freddie Mercury was good too, but Bryan Adams and Bono are great singers as well.

[Joe-el king of krypton]

im gonna go with claudio sanchez, he has such a fresh sounding voice, it's completely different then anything i have ever heard, and the lead singer from avenged sevenfold is pretty good too


joey d.

[Mysticlies]

Originally posted by LusciousLois
Mariah Carey and her, glamourously named, split personality, Mimi. I love the song "Fourth of July" from Butterfly. It displays the beauty of her range without overdoing it with those tiresome screeches she sometimes does.


yeah you can't really go wrong with Mariah carey, she does have a very wide range, but the strange thing is I find that some of her better songs, were the ones that were never released as a single, or didn't do as well on the charts as other songs.

[LusciousLois]

I agree. Off the top of my head, I can think of a few songs: "Vanishing" off the first album and "If it's over", "So blessed" and "till the end of time" from Emotions. She's a great songwriter, as well. Yeah, most of her greatest songs are about heartache and lost love. But like she said, that's something that every person can relate to, unless they're without a soul. That was before she went a little bonkers, BTW. :)

[Ruby Red]

Jeff Buckley had an amazing voice also in my opinion :)

[Joe-el king of krypton]

im sticking with the 2 i posted before buit i have to add zp theart from dragonforce, guy has some incredible range with his voice

[Ketchup]

Originally posted by Zungas
Freddie Mercury (Queen)

Word. The guy's voice was amazing.

[elway]

Jon Bonjovi at 45 years old he still can carry the show like he was still 20. Amazing live voice. Scott Wieland every time i have seen him he's always been spot on

[wellluv]

Jessey Lacey from Brand New their new album is amazing and his vocals are just wow..

[enamored]

Originally posted by Mysticlies
yeah you can't really go wrong with Mariah carey, she does have a very wide range, but the strange thing is I find that some of her better songs, were the ones that were never released as a single, or didn't do as well on the charts as other songs.

There's no doubt that Mariah Carey has a great voice. It's too bad that she sings in a style that ruins it. I thought she was great when she first came out, but sometime later she got into doing all those runs (you know where she uses 25 or 30 notes where 2 or 3 would do). I hate that s**t. Let the music speak for itself, improvise a little but let it be more pure than showboating. Then she got into that breathy phase that just ruined everything. Now I'd rather hear fingernails on a chalkboard than her. It's really such a shame.

Oh by the way, John Lennon had an awesome rock n' roll voice. He could do rockin', soft and raunchy.

[Exodus2000]

Originally posted by Zungas
Freddie Mercury (Queen)

yes, impressive


Sebastian Bach has a fantastic voice too

[newfan]

Jim Morrison and Rob Thomas I like.

[Ketchup]

Freddy... I just finished my week of Queen listening (haven't heard them in a while so I decided to catch up) and woah... I fell in love all over again. Freddy's amazing.

[smallvilleobsessor17]

Jim Morrison from the Doors, or the lead singer of Audioslave.

[Tomsgurl88]

Christina Aguilera has one the best voices out there today.

[wilder]

Pierre Bouvier - Simple Plan
Mark Hoppus & Tom DeLonge from Blink 182
Jared Leto - 30 Seconds To Mars
Jared Reddick - Bowling For Soup
Benjamin Burnley - Breaking Benjamin
Patrick Stump - Fall Out Boy
Joel Madden - Good Charlotte
Pati Yang

[Acejournalist82]

Sarah McLachlan and Josh Groban have to be my favorites.

[Kyogre]

freddy mercury
ella fitzgerald

[thmallville]

I was watching Dreamgirls last night, and Jennifer Hudson's voice is amazing.

[smallvilleobsessor17]

HAHA......

[tomwellingisgorgeous]

I have to say Christina Aguilera that girl can sing even when she was on MMC (that's Mickey Mouse Club for the ones that don't know the best Disney show of all time) I remember listening to her when I was little and was impressed I listened to The Voice Within on headphones on my pregnant belly so my daughter could listen her voice.

[PATMAN]

the lead singer of Muse-Mat Bellamy

the lead singer of D/C-Chris Carraba(sp?)

[Teller]

Justine Suissa

[Queenrocks77]

Freddie Mercury! songs like Who Wants To live Forever and Bohemian Rhapsody really show cases his range and diversity, But I recommend listening to The Show Must Go On from the album Innuendo. The man is basically on his death bed and his voice is more powerful than when he was twenty! That takes soul!

[Showmaster]

Male: It's a tie. Either Eddie Vedder, Chris Cornell or Freddie Mercury. They all have awesome voices in their fields.

Female: Christina Aguilera has a awesome jazz-ish voice. Also, Amy Winehouse has this cool soul-rock voice I've come to love:)

[Québec]

Dave Gahan.

[susangail]

Freddie Mercury -- a virtuoso
Steven Tyler -- Mr Vocal Cords of Steel

[awareville]

Dave Gahan.

I love you

[comptonassmel]

Christina Aguilera has one the best voices out there today.

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Female: Christina Aguilera has a awesome jazz-ish voice.

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I have to say Christina Aguilera that girl can sing even when she was on MMC (that's Mickey Mouse Club for the ones that don't know the best Disney show of all time) I remember listening to her when I was little and was impressed I listened to The Voice Within on headphones on my pregnant belly so my daughter could listen her voice.

And another!

I would definitely say Christina Aguilera has THE best female voice I have ever heard. I've been a huge fan from the beginning, and still listen to her first cd sometimes, not for the content of the songs, but for her amazing voice.

[AlexanderTheGreat]

Freddie Mercury -- a virtuoso
Steven Tyler -- Mr Vocal Cords of Steel

I second this.

[Tacitus]

Guys: Freddy, Elton John, Bono, Michael Stipes (R.E.M.)

Girls: Lisa Gerrard (Dead can Dance), Tarja Turunen (Nightwish)

[badwolf]

People from my time, that I believe have amazing voices are, Lily Allen her voice is pretty awesome. I also think that Danny Jones from McFLY, has a beautiful voice. Everytime he sings it hust gives me chills. Also, Bethany Joy Galotti has a nice voice as well.

Oh and those girls from Girls Aloud, man, they can SING.

As for music from music back then, I think Freddy Mercury from Queen has a great voice as well as the lead singer of Styx (the original lead singer, not the new one).

[FLyxNERD]

the greatest voice has to be someone who can sound good 15-20 yrs later..like mariah carey,michael jackson,luther vandross,phil collins,celine dion,etc...

[awareville]

Lisa Gerrard (Dead can Dance)

OMG! I can't believe there's a DCD fan in this board! :eek:

[Tacitus]

One of my ex girlfriends introduced me to their music, which is simply amazing.

[awareville]

Well, we do have a good taste afterall :D

(However, I'm always more touched by men's voices, so I do prefer Brendan Perry)

[Demien]

Dani Filth(Davey,Cradle of Filth)

[SacredK]

Depends on the the decade, the genre. I wouldn't be able to choose my fav 'rock voice' as I like so many bands and artists, but my fav 'Pop voice' is an easy Michael Jackson.

[Clana Kent]

Kelly Clarkson has one of the best voices ever. Many people don't like "My December", I thought it was great (Sober (from the end of "Bizarro") is on My December). I'm not sure if many people are gonna like her new cd, but I think it rocks!

I also think that Celine Dion and Mariah Carey are very talented singers.

I don't really know any good male singers, but Andrea Borcelli has an amazing voice.
James Morrison isn't so bad either.

[I_AM_LEX_LUTHOR]

Jim Morrison - People are Strange, Crystal Ship, Touch Me, Soft Parade

[kcox6751]

So many... all of the Beatles, Elton John, Don Henley, John Mayer...

[smallvillerocks45]

I have recently fallen in love with Michael Bublé and his music.
He has one of the purest voices I have ever heard - it's just lovely.
Feeling Good
Home
Everything
Lost
Wonderful Tonight
Grown Up Christmas List

[Wicked Lois]

Natasha Bedinfield

[Tabularasa]

Freddie. I never heard anyone reach notes he could, one of the best live performers.

[Night_Hawk90]

marvin gaye or freddie mercury

[enamored]

One of my favorite singers is Greg Lake from Emerson Lake & Palmer. Here's a sample if you're interested. He has a very pure and beautiful voice but can also rock it out on some the bands grittier songs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoxHGxQw9ws

[Welling_is_pretty]

Greatest female voice for me is no contest:
Stevie Nicks

As for guys, there are a lot of great voices out there but I have recently become greatly enamored with Adam Lambert and his voice. That boy can sing! (and I'm not even an American Idol fan!)

[GENERALzod777]

all the Beatles, Ozzy, Rob Halford (judas priest) and freddy M.

[Glove]

Freddie Mercury (Queen)

Agreed.:) Freddie is the man.

[genvillewars92]

Johnny Cash

[gem65]

Nat King Cole. He may not have been able to sing higher than two octaves, but he had a beautiful voice. Nobody today even compares to him. He was truly an original.

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[Dar Kunor-El]

I have to say Simone Simons from the Dutch symphonic metal band EPICA...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOC5LGIftSk

tell me what you think of her voice?:)

[darkphoenix21]

Mariah Carey and Christina Aguilera (early on in their careers though) for me. They are the only two artists that have ever given me chills; Mariah Carey's Emotion and Christina Aguilera's Reflection were the songs that gave me the chills and also made me slightly deaf:lol::eek:.

[gem65]

Whenever I listen to Stevie Nicks singing Silver Springs from The Dance concert, I get goosebumps - every time.

[Austin 3:16]

Freddie Mercury. He's so good that Connor and Duncan have him on their soundtracks!

[smallvilleloislane]

Boyz ll men