Best male vocalist….

[supertoffee98]

Just on ability, Marvin Gaye. But my two favourite bands are the Housemartins and Crowded House so Paul Heaton and Neil Finn get honourable mentions

 

[Bakayoko Stracqualursi]

There's never been a voice like peak Cornell. Astounding.

 

[Blue 1]

Shout out for Eddie Vedder, Ozzy Osborne, Pavarotti, since Bowie snd Mercury have been said already.

Eddie Vedder?

Chris Cornell, Mark Lanegan and Layne Staley were all far better singers, from the same era, region and musical style.

Vedder's diction is horrible. He sounds like Vic Reeves' club singer.

Staley and Lanegan for me. Both phenomenal.

Captain Beefheart was also an amazing singer.

Sam Cooke is underrated for me, too. it's always Otis or Marvin. He was better than both.

 

[LEONARD]

Paul Rodgers.

 

[coollino]

As one of the best, David Berman, sang: 'All my favourite singers couldn't sing'

 

[coollino]

I think I care for woman 'good singers' a lot more then men, but Jeff Buckley has a great voice.

My gf says Neil from Slowdive is the best male singer she has seen live. It never really crossed my mind about him tbh, but she has had training in singing/can sing so knows way more than me

 

[Littlesue]

Ossie Osborne must have one of the worst voices I've ever heard, loved Black Sabbath and he was adequate on their tracks but for singing ability I thought he was pretty poor

 

[LEONARD]

Scott Walker.

God like looks and voice.

 

[Littlesue]

Scott Walker.

God like looks and voice.

Agree

 

[Blue 1]

I think I care for woman 'good singers' a lot more then men, but Jeff Buckley has a great voice.

My gf says Neil from Slowdive is the best male singer she has seen live. It never really crossed my mind about him tbh, but she has had training in singing/can sing so knows way more than me

Surprised. I adore Slowdive, and Neil's solo records, but have never regarded him as a particularly good singer. Musically, he's on something different to anyone else though.

 

[anton66]

I say Freddie Mercury but my wife says this fella?

 

[SLAVEN BILIC]

Chris Cornell for me. Had the range of Mercury, the delivery of plant and a very unique tone that blended classic rock and heavy metal styles.

But then again Jeff Buckley is from a different planet!!!

 

[DrEFC]

Freddie, no one else comes close. He could sing anyone's songs and make them amazing, people struggle to match him.

 

[PhilM]

I think what I admire the most is their ability to sing live and without editing to a standard that still sounds wonderful, without the need for all the technology.

If you think of Mercury at Live Aid, with all the pressure and ambient noise, and he smashes it live in front of a huge crowd. That's a star in my eyes!

 

[Rita_Poon]

Finally Staley get's a shout, yet no one has mentioned Dio. How all that voice was crammed into such a tiny man was a feat in itself. What Hatfield did on unchained still boggles the mind, reached and held notes consecutively that are unimaginable.