singers with the most unique voices

[dreamcurls]

In your opinion what are some of the singers with the most unique voices. not nessesarily the best voices, just really unique. from any type of music during any time period (living or dead).

Some of my choices:
one of my personal favs: Chino of the Deftones
Louis Armstrong
Layne Staley (Alice in Chains) another favorite, RIP
Travis Meeks (Days of the New)
Janis Joplin
Steven Tyler-Aerosmith (unique voice and unique singing style)
Tim Armstrong and Lars from Rancid
Les Claypool (Primus)

[The Postmaster General]

Mike Patton
Bjork
Tom Waits
Robert Palmer
Jello Biafra
Al Jareau

[Cermond]

King Diamond
Peter Hammill
Dave Mustaine
Jon Anderson

They're all fucking great though.

[Superplasmatron]

damo suzuki
Antony Hegarty
rufus wainright
Billie Holiday
brian ferry
john cale
david ivar herman dune

[paul calf]

ian brown
johnny cash
tim booth-(james)
prince
micheal stipe

[one_crow_sorrow]

Peter Hammill

[Le_Big_Mac]

John Fogerty
Mick Jagger
Ringo Starr
Eminem
Michael Jackson
Prince
Robert Plant
David Bowie
Neil Young
Ozzy Osbourne
Chuck Berry
Jerry Lee Lewis
Little Richard
Black Francis
Freddie Mercury
Lou Reed
Michael Stipe
Johnny Rotten
Elvis Costello
Jack Bruce
Joe Strummer
Jim Morrison
Kurt Cobain
Al Green
Jimi Hendrix
Steven Tyler
Buddy Holly

[Jon Lyrik]

Elliott Smith
Philip Bailey
Frank Zappa
Scott Walker

[notchreturns]

bob dylan

[Jon Lyrik]

Cedric Bixler-Zavala
Roy Orbison (!)

[Brando @$$ Fat]

Damon Albarn
Jello Biafra
David Bowie
John Fogerty
Shane MacGowan
Ian MacKaye
Jeff Mangum
Morrissey
Mike Patton
Michael Stipe
Tom Waits
Thom Yorke

[Drewza89]

Billy Corgan
Boz Scaggs

[therealjohng]

Chino of the Deftones



Nah, considering Maynard James Keenan came before him.

[Z_oasis]

Without a fucking doubt the BEST IS Liam Gallagher of Oasis, also there is Jim Morrison and lastly, to me, is Lou Reed

[fixedMind]

Without a fucking doubt the BEST IS Liam Gallagher of Oasis

hahahahahah
no

[Brando @$$ Fat]

Without a fucking doubt the BEST IS Liam Gallagher of Oasis, also there is Jim Morrison and lastly, to me, is Lou Reed


I think we're going with most unique, not the best overall. Liam has an interesting voice, kinda snarly. In terms of singing ability, I think Noel has him beat.

[Z_oasis]

still though, its UNIQUE cuz its different than most singers, and it works. Its as if john lennon was a rocker... but seriously though, as a BIG oasis fan...obviously... for nice ballads, Noels singing is great, but for overall i want to rock type of voice, definitly Liam.. Unique is the key

[dreamcurls]

Nah, considering Maynard James Keenan came before him.

yeah, i thought about that later. i was going to put Maynard up there too. I love the song they do together on White Pony, Passenger. that's a great freakin song right there!

[The Postmaster General]

There were some I didn't want to put just because I felt there's other singers who thye could be confused with - like Thom Yorke - Coldplay and Clinic's singers both sound a lot like 'em.

Then I wanted to put John Lydon, but he's been imitated so many times - Hell, Fred Schnider of the B52s sounds pretty close.

[Superplasmatron]

Russell Mael
http://www.sparks-fanatics.com/sparks.jpg
bill Callahan
hasil adkins
karen dalton
laurie styvers
lee hazlewood
leonard cohen
Michael Hurley
morrissey
Robert Mitchum
Shirley Collins
John Frusciante
James Jackson Toth
Peter Hammill
bill fay
sam cooke
smookie robinson
otis reading
robert wyatt
r kelly

[Superplasmatron]

Kevin Coyne

[Superplasmatron]

Randy Newman

[Superplasmatron]

ian brown
johnny cash
tim booth-(james)
prince
micheal stipe

I bet you wanted to list Colonel Sanders jr from the killers but kept thinking of meatloaf, what about that douche bag from the arctic monkeys? His voice is pretty unique out side of Sheffield market fruit stall.

[Le_Big_Mac]

bob dylan

Tom Petty has an extremely similar singing voice (even though he did come around much later).

[The Postmaster General]

Teddy Pendergrass

[starcat]

axl rose
elvis pressley
ozzy osbourne
vince neil
willie nelson
little richard
ralph stanley
buddy holly
aaron neville
tupac shakur
easy e
sebastian bach
david lee roth
rick astley
stevie nicks
joe walsh

[dreamcurls]

Russell Mael
http://www.sparks-fanatics.com/sparks.jpg
smookie robinson


lol, you mean Smokey Robinson? heh heh :D

[BadCoverVersion]

Wow, I wish he'd been called Smookie instead...that's a way better name.

Most have already been mentioned,

Nico
Scott Walker
Tom Waits
Morrissey
Rufus Wainwright
Bryan Ferry
Daniel Johnston
Nick Drake
Neil Diamond
David Byrne
Randy Newman
Joanna Newsom
Donovan
Will Oldham

Marc Bolan was unique until Devendra Banhart came along. I like both very much, but Banhart does seem to channel Bolan quite a bit.

Ian Curtis was completely unique up until recent years...I still think you can't mistake his distinct slightly off-key vocals, but there are a lot of poor imitations knocking about.

[therealjohng]

yeah, i thought about that later. i was going to put Maynard up there too. I love the song they do together on White Pony, Passenger. that's a great freakin song right there!



Yeah, that is a great song.




Perry Ferrell anyone?

[notchreturns]

Roy Orbison (!)

Yes

Best voice ever

[paul calf]

I bet you wanted to list Colonel Sanders jr from the killers but kept thinking of meatloaf, what about that douche bag from the arctic monkeys? His voice is pretty unique out side of Sheffield market fruit stall.

na i was just trying to name people who's voices you could recognise anywhere,the douche bags voice when first heard was pretty easy to pick out now with a glut of copycat bands like reverend and the makers and milburn its not so easy to spot,and colonel saunders whilst having a decent voice is not that unique now i will add one or two more.

shaun ryder
frank sinatra
lulu(gives me the heeby jeeby's everytime it is heard).
dolly parton
richard ashcroft

[The Heart Collector]

daviid thomas broughton

[Jon Lyrik]

Yes

Best voice ever

Elvis called him the greatest singer in popular music.

[Jerk Shapiro]

I'll just list a few voices that always stand out everytime I hear em...

Ozzy
John Frusciante
Layne Staley
Chris Cornell
Robert Plant
Anthony Keidis
Geddy Lee
Jon Bell
Maynard

[MISFITS_Fiend]

I can't believe Robert Smith from The Cure hasn't been mentioned yet.

(or if he has, my apologies...I didn't see him listed).

[Brando @$$ Fat]

I can't believe I forgot to mention Tim or Jeff Buckley.

[MISFITS_Fiend]

How about Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)?

[bourahioro]

Shannon Hoon

[dreamcurls]

Yeah, that is a great song.




Perry Ferrell anyone?

yeah, Perry Ferrell, definitley

Shannon Hoon

good call

[MISFITS_Fiend]

Shannon Hoon

I don't know; his voice just isn't what it used to be lately.

j/k :D

[Haddonfield]

Chris Robinson
Brandon Flowers

[bourahioro]

I don't know; his voice just isn't what it used to be lately.

j/k :D

LOL, that was funny:D

[Gutter Ghost]

JG Thirlwell
Michael Gira
The singing Resident (Homer Flynn)

[Crimson_Regret]

Anneke Van Giersbergen.

[therealjohng]

Michael Gira

Good call.