Best Vocalists in Rock?

So, being a guitarist I always paid more attention to guitars than anything else. Well now that I'm in a band where I also sing, I am beginning to really appreciate some of the range and dextrerity of a lot of singers.

So my question is who does everybody think the best vocalists are/were?

My picks in no kind of order.....

Brent Smith - Shinedown
Robert Plant - Led Zepplin
Layne Stayley - Alice in Chains
Chris Cornell - Soundgarden, Audioslave, etc.

Of that list Brent Smith is probably my favorite, but it's hard for me to say that any one of those guys is better than the others.

Maynard James Keenan.

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Mike Patton- Faith No More, etc :pimp:

Geoff Tate - Queensryche

Layne Stayley- Alice in Chains

Michael Franti - Spearhead :hippy:

Dave Wyndorf - Monster Magnet :lovestruck:

Freddie Mercury - Queen

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Originally Posted by TX Girl

Freddie Mercury - Queen

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Good call, I can't believe I left freddy off my list.

Damn that Aids :(
He was awesome


What kind of stuff you sing?

We kinda got a Breaking Benjamin kind of sound...I just sing backup, mostly harmonies.

these are my favorite vocal performances in rock, so they're specific songs:

bruce springsteen -- thunder road
billy joel -- piano man
the beatles -- for no one

maynard - tool

layne - aic

bradly - sublime

brent - shinedown

Tom Waits.

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Originally Posted by sickstrings84

We kinda got a Breaking Benjamin kind of sound...I just sing backup, mostly harmonies.

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I don't know them, but I will ck their sound out. I'm jealous, I'd love to be able to sing well!

In terms of purity and range, Chris Garneau by far.

My personal favorite is Bradley Novell. No one can sing like he can.