Prince

Originally Posted by whitetigeress
The thread is for male singers. Tori is a woman



Well, 'she' is now!

No votes for Michael Jackson? (Maybe there are, I've had a few tonight!)

I gotta go with MJ and Elton John. And know, I'm not a homosexual.

Bi?

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Originally Posted by madcougar
No votes for Michael Jackson? (Maybe there are, I've had a few tonight!)

I gotta go with MJ and Elton John. And know [sic], I'm not a homosexual.



Confused?

Just that one time in college??

Alright....kidding here. Personally I never liked MJ's voice. Just thought is was too weak. As a performer (at the time), possibly.

Freddie Mercury
Morrissey

Jeff Buckley

Steve Perry - Always the first one i think of when this topic is brought up.

Rufus Wainwright should definitely be on the list I think.

Indeed, Michael actually has quite a good voice, which is often overlooked. He also has a surprisingly wide vocal range for someone with such a weak and feminine speaking voice.

For me, the most interesting thing about Michael's singing is when he goes into that "screw you all" mode, spitting words out of his mouth. It is also because of this that HIStory remains my favourite album by Michael. There is a lot of anger in there, as the album is really quite personal. Dangerous has that, too.

You wish homo!

And I meant to say "And know, I'm not a homosexual!" As in "Understand that I'm all about the p**sy!"

MJ for sure. Someone who can go from She's Out of My Life to Scream and everything in the middle. That's not even taking into account how amazing his voice was as a kid, which can't really be said for anyone else who has been mentioned. He also does a lot of great percussive stuff with his voice, including a lot of what was essentially beatboxing on Off The Wall, before it was even known as that and used in hip hop.

Prince is great too, and I've always loved Josh Homme's voice for some reason but it probably wouldnt be in the realm of greatest..

Geoff Tate

I'm sensing a pattern here.

Great album, love dave's solo work.

early MJ was good

Has anyone mentioned Marvin Gaye yet? He'd probably get my vote as single best male vocalist of the past 30 years.

Some other greats:
Freddie Mercury
Elton John
David Bowie
Jon Anderson of Yes
Roger Daltrey
Bryan Ferry (just about the only man alive who can do justice to 30's/40's ballads anymore)
David Sylvian
Stevie Wonder
Scott Walker
Mick Jagger (he may have limited range, but he has better control over his voice than 99% of people in music)
Prince
Paul McCartney
John Lennon
Johnny Cash
Bruce Dickinson

Al Green

(although his best work is over 30 years old, from the early '70s, his voice is still great)

Conan O'Brien

a-shabba-hAAAAA!

Rob Halford (surprised no one mentioned him)
Ronnie James Dio
Steve Perry
David Coverdale (or him)
Freddie Mercury
Michael Jackson

Roy Orbison

Hands Down,The King of Rock n Roll, Even in 1977 the year he died.

Thom Yorke has an incredibly beautiful voice and has quite a range too.

Don't know if I'd necessarily choose him, though.

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