Best voice ever

There are many who I could choose as the best vocal voice of all time but my pick is Eddie Vedder from Pearl Jam. What a voice, it is haunting at times.

DS

Johnny Cash
Oddly, Bob Dylan

Elvis-No Contest

Gary Puckett of "The Union Gap".

Some others that come to mind

John Lennon(1966-71)
Marvin Gaye
Freddie Mercury
Frank Sinarta
Smokey Robinson
Johnny Cash
Buddy Holly
Don Healey
Phil Collins
Maddonna
Elton John
Paul McCartney

Male - Mandy Patinkin
Female - Pia Zadora

An ex class mate of mine.

My personal favorite is Ray Charles - he could sing anything, and I'd love it. His voice is so beautiful to listen to.

I think I've mentioned elsewhere that I'm getting hooked on Sinatra, as well. I brought a CD of his to school and somehow my teacher agreed to play it - likely because he's also a fan. We were treated to him attempting to sing "My Way," which I loved, but most of the other students considered torture.

I love Andrea Bocelli. If you ever get a chance, listen to him sing Sogno, and then read the lyrics. The first time I ever heard him sing it was during a televised concert. It was his first public appearance after the death of his father, and he dedicated it to his father. He moved the entire audience to tears, he sang it so beautifully.

Apple, I happen to like Mandy Patinkin. He's so much fun in concert, and he has a lovely voice. Not sure what to make of your Pia Zadora pick, though.

Andrea Bocelli is my favorite! Absolutely one of, if not the best. Even when you may not even understand the words to his songs being that they are in Italian, you definitely get the feeling and the understanding of what he is signing about.

I believe that at the end of the month he is releasing a new CD titled 'Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana'

Another one of my favorite songs is 'Canto Della Terra'


Don Cardi

Oh, jeez...then of course I take back the joke!

:rolleyes:

Andrea Bocelli appeared in concert with Celine Dion and a duet of theirs is featured on her Christmas CD released several years ago. Although the song has absolutely NOTHING to do the the holidays which I hate when they do that on Christmas albums...it is in fact a lovely piece and their voices harmonize exquisitely.

Apple

DC, have you ever seen him in concert? I've never been able to get tickets. The last time he did a concert, the tickets were a fortune.

Unfortunately I haven't. I do plan on seeing him one of these days.


Don Cardi

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana CD
Bocelli, Andrea
Scheduled to release Tuesday, October 31, 2006


Can you imagine him singing Cavelleria Rusticana? How fitting.


Don Cardi

Claude Rains.

Frank Sinatra
Dean Martin
Johnny Cash
Bob Dylan
Elvis
Elton John
Billy Joel

These are my Favorites voices

Hey. I happen to like Claude Raines.

He's so much fun in the movies and has a great voice.

I particularly enjoyed him in Casablanca, but also found him quite touching in Mrs. Skeffington.

Apple

He might just steal every scene he stars in, I think. The Invisible Man is fantasic. But I haven't seen nearly enough.

Roy Orbison had the purest, best sounding voice I have ever heard.

Darn, goombah. You took the words right out of my mouth. another vote for Roy Orbison.

Onto singers, then. And in order to justify this brief, very spontaneous list, I must define a great voice: to evoke emotion in the listener.

In no order:

Gordon Lightfoot
Bryan Ferry
Bob Dylan
Thom Yorke
Chris Martin
José González
Rebekah Del Rio
Enya

Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

Close, close, close second: Bob Dylan

In addition to many of those already listed, how about Jay Black (the second "jay", and not Jay Traynor, the first "jay") from Jay and the Americans. Powerful, accurate voice with great range.

...maybe not the best voice ever, but vastly underrated and overlooked...and in a class with many of yesterday and today's pop singers listed in this discussion...

tony b.

Without question, Frank Sinatra. He is American Music. He sings a song in a way that any man would sing it if he could.

Jackie Wilson was the best popular singer of the Fifties.
Smokey Robinson took that title in the Sixties.
The best singer, overall, for whom we have competent recordings is Jussi Bjoerling.
The actor with the best speaking voice was Basil Rathbone.

Crabman.

Chan Marshall

Apollo Creed

I don't think a best exists. But if I had to name my favorite, I would say Thom Yorke. He has a very original and innovative tone that everyone seems to be immitating now.

Mayor Quimby

or his nephew: "Say Chowder"

Turi-LMAO!

"Get back here - I'm not demeaning you. Chow-dah. Say it: 'Chow-dah.'"

Bob Dylan is a great one.

As far as modern music is concerned, my vote goes for Thom Yorke. I really like Conor Oberst's voice as well, even if he sounds like a shivering little boy. It has character.

Some favorites:

Bob Dylan
Win Butler
Johnny Cash
Joe Strummer
Morrisey
Levon Helm
Richard Manuel
John Belushi
Lou Reed
Black Francis/Frank Black
Tom Verlaine
Iron & Wine

Mr. Wilson Pickett.

Bob Dylan
Jose Gonzalez
Roy Orbison
Enya

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PECk9A-07Pw&feature=related

Werner Herzog, in Julien Donkey-Boy (or any of his director commentaries, or any of his documentary voice-overs):

[on Dirty Harry]: "And he just blassts him avay into the vater."

Edward G. Robinson, Claude Rains, Charles Laughton, Orson Welles and Daniel Day-Lewis are all pretty amazing, too.

SC look-alike Don LaFontaine

James Earl Jones

Bryan Adams
Billie Joe Armstrong
Andrea Bocelli
Blondie
Bono
Sara Bareilles
Mariah Carey
Eric Clapton
Kurt Cobain
Phil Collins
Sammy Davis Jr.
Bob Dylan
Dave Grohl
George Harrison
Jimi Hendrix
Michael Jackson
Mick Jagger
Brian Johnson
Norah Jones
Anthony Kiedis
Chad Kroeger
John Lennon
Dean Martin
Paul McCartney
Bif Naked
Ozzy Osbourne
Robert Plant
Elvis Presley
Axl Rose
Bon Scott
Tupac Shakur
Paul Simon
Frank Sinatra
Sting
Steven Tyler
Eddie Vedder
Amy Winehouse
Stevie Wonder

etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOv509asdwc&feature=related

Freddy Fender or Dean Martin.

Elvis Presley
Michael Jackson
Ray Charles
Frank Sinatra

IMO