Billie Holliday
Aretha Franklin
Ray Charles
Paul McCartney
Freddie Mercury

GREATEST LIVE PERFORMER JAMES BROWN

(02-20-2013 01:25 AM)WalkThePlank Wrote:  Brad Delp (Boston)
Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)
Steve Perry (Journey)
Huey Lewis (Huey Lewis & The News)
Anthony Keidis (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

No particular order there. Depends on mood really.

I didn't think of Brad Delp. I'd consider replacing Lou Gramm with him on my list.

I Love This Thread!

Male Vocalists
1-Donny Hathaway
2-Al Jarreau
3-Frankie Beverly
4-Peabo Bryson
5-Phil Collins

Female Vocalists
1-Vanessa Rubin
2-Chaka Khan
3-Phyllis Hyman
4-Oleta Adams
5-(tie) Roberta Flack - Aretha Franklin - Lizz Wright - Trina Broussard

(02-20-2013 11:11 AM)Woody Woodrum Wrote:  Bobby Darin (Mack the Knife)
Glenn Frey (Smuggler's Blues)
Ray Charles (Georgia on my Mind)
Patsy Cline (Sweet Dreams)
Joe Cocker (A Little Help from my Friends) - tie - Johnny Cash (I Walk The Line)

Love the Joe Cocker pick!!!

(02-20-2013 11:46 AM)Matrix Wrote:  

(02-20-2013 11:11 AM)Woody Woodrum Wrote:  ...
Joe Cocker (A Little Help from my Friends) - tie - Johnny Cash (I Walk The Line)

Love the Joe Cocker pick!!!

So do I. I may have missed one in not choosing him.

Vocalists or singers?

My differentiating point is vocalists would be a front man for a band and a singer would be kind like an individualist/main focus of a group. Say Axl Rose vs Beyonce Knowles kind of thing.

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Ax Rose/ GNR
--Great range and can do aggressive as well as slow and melodic.

Scott Weiland / STP, solo
--Great range for all kinds of music

___________/ Queensryche
--guy just had a powerful voice

Freddie Mercury / Queen
--great range and ability to sing anything

Amy Lee / Evanessence
--her operatic sounding vocals really hit well with their sound.

David Coverdale / White Snake
--has a great voice for that kind of music.

Robert Plant / Led Zepplin
--Great overall sounding vocalist.

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Singers, now to me I don't listen to too much of this kind of music but...

Mariah Carey
--Unplugged was a great showcase. IMO she sounds better when trying to actually sing versus making "dance" tunes.

(early) Janet Jackson
--Her early stuff was well sung.

Michael Jackson
--can't argue the guy could sing and he could do some different styles.

*James Brown*
--he could sing but I think him plus his band made him sound better than if he had done it another "way"

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(02-20-2013 12:49 PM)PirateTreasureNC Wrote:  ___________/ Queensryche
--guy just had a powerful voice

Geoff Tate. Yeah, I'm pretty sure he had some opera training.

When I got Operation Mindcrime, I couldn't get it out of my tape deck.

(02-20-2013 11:36 AM)bladhmadh Wrote:  GREATEST LIVE PERFORMER JAMES BROWN

...yes indeed, one of the greatest PERFORMERS OF ALL TIME.

(02-19-2013 11:31 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  Maynard James Keenan
Kurt Cobain
Freddy Mercury
Serj Tankian
Aaron Lewis

edit: had to shift letters around...the P-kush was working overtime last night

1) without a doubt is Freddie mercury (sorry Maynard)
2) close second Is Maynard James Keenan --tool, a perfect circle, puscifer
3) serj tankian
4) Ed something or other the guy from the band Live
5) lead singer from either chevelle or parabelle

Ok, I'm old school.

Males:
Freddie Mercury
Bill Withers (Ain't No Sunshine)
Charlie Pride (Roll On Mississippi)
Otis Redding
Nat King Cole
Stevie Wonder
Sam Cooke

Female:
Eta James
Aretha Franklin
Bonnie Raitt
Whitney Houston
Adele
Celia Cruz

In no real order -

Simon LeBon (duran duran)
Amy Lee (evenescence)
Aaron Neville
Aaron Lewis (staind)
Colbie Caillat

(02-20-2013 03:55 PM)slow-runner Wrote:  Ok, I'm old school.

Males:
Freddie Mercury
Bill Withers (Ain't No Sunshine)
Charlie Pride (Roll On Mississippi)
Otis Redding
Nat King Cole
Stevie Wonder
Sam Cooke

Female:
Eta James
Aretha Franklin
Bonnie Raitt
Whitney Houston
Adele
Celia Cruz

I haven't seen Bonnie Raitt on anyone else's prior list and she's an outstanding choice.

I hadn't seen James Hetfield or Alicia Keys on there either.

I can't believe I've seen only one other list Maynard James Keenan on here....that's crazy!

Ronnie James Dio
Vince Neil
Bruce Dickinson
Sabastian Bach
Geoff Tate
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Doro Pesch
Sinead O Conner
Deloris O Riordan
Lzzy Hale
Lita Ford

Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots/ Velvet Revolver)
Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
Waylon Jennings
Dave Matthews
Dwight Yoakam

and gotta include Cody Canada of Cross Canadian Ragweed...

Glad to see other fans of Scott Weiland and STP!

OK, I'm going for 'genres'...

Hard Rock - Rob Plant (old school) - Chris Cornell ('newer' stuff - not a major Soundgarden fan, but he made it effortless)

Metal - Rob Halford...dude could wail Metal banshee like no other

'pop' Rock (whatever THAT is) - Freddie Mercury

Country - Waylon Jennings - not a BIG fan of the genre, but the 'outlaw' stuff from the 70's early 80's was cool... and Waylon was the coolest. Of course, Johnny Cash can't be overlooked, who was obviously a big influence on Waylon's style...

'Country Rock' - Don Henley...although 'Life in the Fast Lane' just isn't quite in any branch of country... also grew up with Gregg Allman tunes, so he's gotta be on the list...

R&B - (male) - Stevie Wonder - (female) - Aretha.

Blues - Howlin' Wolf... strong influence on the first dude in the list...

overall female...Stevie Nicks...yeah, that's right...

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...is that 5?