Favorite lead singer?

[Cy/MiG]

Probably been done and overdone, but who is your favorite lead singer/vocalist of all time?

My (non-ordered) short list:

• Layne Staley
• Steven Tyler
• Kurdt Cobain
• John Garcia
• Jim Morrison

Yours?

 

[Angel77]

Jim Morrison
John Lennon
Bob Marley
Simon Le Bon
Van Morrison
Dave Gahan
Robert Smith
Ray Davies
Morrissey
Paul McCartney
Roger Daltrey
Jerry Garcia
Steve Perry
Geddy Lee
Ben Gibbard
Robert Plant
Jimi Hendrix
Sting
Eric Burdon
Black Francis


Crap. I know I went beyond a "few."
Just depends on my day I suppose but all time fave? If I had to pick just one? Mr. Jim Morrison. 🙂

 

[badreligion]

Greg Graffin

Bruce Dickinson

Rob Halford

Ronnie James Dio

Lemmy *motorhead*

Eric Adams

 

[ticklesaurus]

Bruce Dickinson
Ronnie James Dio
Ian Gillan
Sammy Hagar

 

[Soda Bobinski]

This guy :

 

[MrMacphisto]

1. Jon Crosby (VAST)
2. Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Audioslave)
3. Sarah McLachlan
4. Dido
5. Bono (U2)

 

[tcklft]

Roger Daltrey

 

[tickler118]

Bono. Only because I'm biased.

 

[maniactickler]

Ian Gillan!

 

[poopies]

Roger Daltrey
Jeff Buckley
Alex Chilton
Win Butler
David Bowie
Freddie Mercury
Ann Wilson
Ray Davies
Thom York
Roy Orbison
Kim Deal
Joan Jett
Lou Reed
Colin Blunstone
Any of the Beatles, yes, even Ringo

 

[gargoyleofdusk]

Bruce Dickinson
Rob Halford
Hugh Dillon (Headstones)
Phil Anselmo
Tom Araya
Layne Staley
Jamie Hooper (3 Inches of Blood)
Randy Blythe
Joey Belladonna

 

[taptoematt]

I think this thread needs to make the distinction between "lead singer/ frontman" and "lead vocalist".

 

[TklDuo-Drew]

Steve Marriott from Humble Pie





Drew

 

[Dawes]

I'm going to put my hat in for Mike Patton. He did crazy years before crazy became cool with lead singers like Jimmy Urine (Mindless Self Indulgence) and Serj Tankian (System of a Down). Faith No More was just ridiculous.

Outside of Patton, I'm going to also say Frankie Valli of the Four Seasons, Barry Gibb of the BeeGees, and Nick Drake of Nick Drake and the Bad Seeds.

 

[Marquis De Sade]

I think this thread needs to make the distinction between "lead singer/ frontman" and "lead vocalist".

Wait...what's difference? 😕

Mine, of all time, if I had to pick just one? Axl. Easy.

But this one:

Not this one:

 

[TklDuo-Drew]

I'm going to put my hat in for Mike Patton. He did crazy years before crazy became cool with lead singers like Jimmy Urine (Mindless Self Indulgence) and Serj Tankian (System of a Down). Faith No More was just ridiculous.

Outside of Patton, I'm going to also say Frankie Valli of the Four Seasons, Barry Gibb of the BeeGees, and Nick Drake of Nick Drake and the Bad Seeds.

I think you mean Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Nick Drake was the early 70s singer/songwriter dude who did the albums "Pink Moon" and "Bryter Later".





Drew

 

[taptoematt]

Wait...what's difference? 😕

Lead singer/ frontman = lead vocalist who primarily fronts the band without an instrument.

Lead vocalist = someone who sings lead vocals primarily while playing an instrument.

 

[Marquis De Sade]

Lead singer/ frontman = lead vocalist who primarily fronts the band without an instrument.

Lead vocalist = someone who sings lead vocals primarily while playing an instrument.

Aaaaah. Gotcha.

 

[Dawes]

I think you mean Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Nick Drake was the early 70s singer/songwriter dude who did the albums "Pink Moon" and "Bryter Later".



Drew

Christ Almighty. Thank you for the correction, which was just a retarded thought-fart for me (they're both next to each other on my iPod list!). I like them both, though it's definitely Nick Cave I'm talking about -- I've always been a fan of the loungy, haunting vocals.

 

[john getty]

Probably been done and overdone, but who is your favorite lead singer/vocalist of all time?

My (non-ordered) short list:

• Layne Staley
• Steven Tyler
• Kurdt Cobain
• John Garcia
• Jim Morrison

Yours?

One of the Proclaimers . . .not sure which one.

 

[Cy/MiG]

I think this thread needs to make the distinction between "lead singer/ frontman" and "lead vocalist".

Make that distinction as you see it. (Though, for the record, I thought of that myself, but decided against it to avoid... well, confusion.)

 

[Whoviantrekkie]

Bruce Dickinson
Rob Halford
Dio (Get well man!)
Ozzy
Russel Allen
Jim Morrison
Geddy Lee
Peter Gabriel
Phil Collins (Genesis only no solo stuff)
Ian Gillian
Robert Plant
David Gilmour
Tarja Turinen
Sharon Den Adel
Jim Morrison
Freddie Mercury
Roy Khan
Simone Simmons

 

[herts tickler]

1, mick jagger

2, karen o

3, tom meighan

4, farris rotter

they are all my most lovelys

 

[InspectorJapp]

So many answers...

And none of them right. *tsk tsk*

1. Peter Gabriel, Genesis.
2. Fish, Marillion.
3. Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath.



Edit: I stand corrected. Trekkie seems to be a man of impeccable taste also.

 

[ViperGTS]

Can someone please asplain to me how I got to the end of this thread and only saw Freddie Mercury once?

You people are fucking INSANE.