Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam
Greg Walker of Santana
Michael Stipe of REM
Eric Clapton
Roger Daltrey of The Who
Pete Townshend of The Who
Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin
Matthew Good
Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace

Roy Orbison
Joe Cocker
Van Morrison
Joni Mitchell
Joan Baez
Otis Redding
Elizabeth Fraser
Enya

steve perry
karen carpenter
sarah brightman
alanis morrisette

Hmmm way too many to list. But let's try.

R&B/Soul

Pattie Labelle- Sings with perfect pitch
Jill Scott- just butter vocals
Mariah- too much vocal gymantics though
Etta James - Diva
Nancy Wilson- Diva
Billie Holliday- Diva
Whitney Houston- has/had Pipes.
Brian McKnight- recognizable vocals
Lauryn Hill- most proven of newcomers
Stevie Wonder- needs no into


Rock/Pop/Alernative

Sting- Love this guy
Dido- Nice pure voice
Celine Dion- luv or hate, she's good
Shawn Colvin- Love her voice
Frank Sinatra- Good ole Blue Eyes
Evanescence- Amy Lee is the Real Deal
Portishead- Beth Gibbons rocks
Emiliana Torrini- Icelands next Queen.
Layne Staley- AIC
Kurt Cobain- gravely with Character
Eddie Vedder-
Aaron Lewis- Stainds figurehead
Dave Matthews-

Jazz/Bluegrass/Classical

Cassandra Wilson- Diva
Norah Jones- exiting newcomer
Sara Brightman- Nice voice
Alison Krauss- Breathtaking Voice
Diana Krall- butter

World

Amina Annabi- Love her voice
Nusrat Ali- Very Talented
Natacha Atlas-
Cheb Mami- cohort on Desert Rose
Sheila Chandra-

Evanescence- Amy Lee is the Real Deal
She's even better live. (go to the comp forum, and click under "how do I put this on cd" to download an accoustic version of "bring me to life"

22 Greatest Voices as voted for by fans on MTV2

22. Bruce Springsteen
21. Sade
20. Michael Stipe
19. Mary J. Blige
18. Thom Yorke
17. Jewel
16. Steven Tyler (oldest person on the list?)
15. Alicia Keys (youngest on the list?)
14. David Bowie
13. Eminem
12. Chris Cornell
11. Michael Jackson
10. Tupac Shakur
9. Celine Dion
8. Bjork
7. Kurt Cobain
6. Alanis Morissette
5. Christina Aguilera
4. Bono
3. Whitney Houston
2. Freddie Mercury
1. Mariah Carey

I think Van Morrison has the most expressive voice ever, but I don't have many definite opinions. "Greatest" vocalist is a pile of crap, anyway. You could very easily say that Frank Sinatra was the greatest pop vocalist ever, but can you imagine him fronting a band like the Beach Boys? They are certainly a pop group, but wholly unsuited for a vocalist of Sinatra's style.

#1 nina simone
shirley horn
astrud gilbero
karryn allison
etta james
rachele ferrell
jane monheit
janice siegel
nnenna freelon
diane reeves
carmen mcrae
dinah washington
billie holiday
sarah vaughn
sarah mclachlan
charlotte church
sara brightman
dido
norah jones
nancy wilson
enya
jewel

van morrisson
chet baker
jeff buckley

Im sure not one person on this board would agree with me, but ill go with:

Jacob Bannon - converge

Chris Cornell
Orland Orazabal
Van Morrisson
Celine Dion
Enya
Lauryn Hill

In no particular order:
Celine Dion
Whitney Houston
Mariah Carey
LeAnn Rimes
Charlotte Church
Barbra Streisand
Sarah Brightman
Christina Aguilera
Sally Yeh
Samantha Chavez
Regine Velasquez
Natalie Cole
Al Jarreau
Peabo Bryson
Andrea Bocelli
Josh Groban
Peter Cetera
James Ingram
Jacky Cheung
Frank Sinatra
Nat King Cole
Gino Padilla
Martin Nievera

.. etc .. etc ..

I just can not believe that no one has mentioned Smokey Robinson yet.

Let's see, my current faves:

Chris Cornell
Norah Jones
Bruce Dickinson
Rob Halford
Geoff Tate (until he started smoking and drinking... hopefully he'll improve now that he quit again)
Johnny Cash
Glenn Danzig
Ronnie James Dio
Paul Stanley
Steve Perry
Stevie Wonder


Older faves:
Sam Cooke
Marvin Gaye
Elvis
Frank Sinatra
Roy Orbison
Freddy Mercury

How can anyone mention Axl Rose? He relies on too many studio tricks and sucks live.

James Hetfield used to be good.. but St. Anger shows that his voice is shot.


Ones no one else has mentioned:
Al Greene
Luther Vandross
Darryl Hall
Darius Rucker
Rick Astley
Zak Stevens (ex Savatage singer)
Damond Jinya (current Savatage singer)
Dennis DeYoung (ex Styx)

And... laugh all you want at this one, but judging just on terms of singing ability... Boy George. The guy has a smooth voice that I would kill for.

freddie mercury, hands down, believe it or not, boy george is second, yeah he's weird but weird with a great voice.

I'd have to go with Bono. He has a unique voice that has gone through a lot of stages and aged quite well.

Van Morrison
John Fogerty
Robert Plant
Johnny Cash
Ben E. King
Buddy Holly
Frank Sinatra
Sam Cooke
Smoky Robinson
Ronnie Van Zandt
Neil Young

I love listening to some of the Jayhawks older albums and listening to Mark Olsen and Gary Louris's harmonies. Two of the best, imo. Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell harmonized very well, too.

also:

Jeff Tweedy
Jay Farrar
Chantal Kreviazuk
Sarah McLachlan
Aimee Mann
Pete Droge
Paul Westerberg
David Bowie
Freddie Mercury
David Gilmour
Robert Plant
Dave Grohl
and
Jack Black

I have to agree with the people who listed Mike Patton. The man is amazing especially live.