Best Vocalists in Rock?

[sickstrings84]

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.

sickstrings84 Reviewed by sickstrings84 on 06-06-2007. 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. Rating: 5

[TOOL9]

Maynard James Keenan.

[TX Girl]

oopsie double post

[TX Girl]

Mike Patton- Faith No More, etc imp:

Geoff Tate - Queensryche

Layne Stayley- Alice in Chains

Michael Franti - Spearhead :hippy:

Dave Wyndorf - Monster Magnet :lovestruck:

Freddie Mercury - Queen

[sickstrings84]

Freddie Mercury - Queen

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

[TX Girl]

Damn that Aids
He was awesome


What kind of stuff you sing?

[sickstrings84]

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

[jdub61]

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

[action.420]

maynard - tool

layne - aic

bradly - sublime

brent - shinedown

[SonicBloom]

Tom Waits.