best voice in rock and\or pop

[murray]

Thought I'd ask cos I'm listening to Captain Beefheart at the mo' and he's got a smashing warm bluesy tone. Who, in your opinion has the best voice (in a non-classically trained way) Also' for me , Jacqui Mcshee(??) from Pentangle hits the spot. Who are your faves?

[Pumpkin Becki]

Ohhh Dave Gilmour from Pink Floyd. I adore 'Wish You Were Here', and Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden totally rocks too!

[bubblewrap]

Robert Plant, Van Morrison, Janice Joplin, & Howlin' Wolf among others

[muckdiva]

Rufus Wainwright. Also used to love Sandy Denny (RIP) of Strawbs and Fairport Convention.

YouTube - "Hallelujah" by Rufus Wainwright (Irish performance)

YouTube - Sandy Denny

[HeyWayne]

Some of my favourite voices:

Thom Yorke, Jeff Buckley, Billy Corgan, Eddie Vedder, Nerina Pallot, Jack Johnson, Alison Goldfrapp, Fiona Apple, Chris Martin, Grant Lee Philips, Beth Orton, Aimee Mann, Anastacia.

Then there's the classics:

Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Dusty Springfield, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Aretha Franklin, Elvis, Karen Carpenter, Nina Simone, Cat Stevens (or whatever he's called these days)

Miwyuns to choose from.

[The Doctor]

For absolute power (though still in tune!) I'd have to go for Meatloaf. Seen the Meatman 3 times in concert and he was fantastic every time. Wouldn't hesitate to go again.

For the richness and bluesy tone, I'd have to go for David Coverdale, ex-Deep Purple, current Whitesnake and solo singer.

That reminds me, I think I saw in the weekend papers Whitesnake have the first new studio album for umpteen years out soon.

[Seahorse]

Van Morrisson, because he can make me cry, feel romantic, happy, bouncy... everything. I also really like Mark Chadwick (The Levellers) for his earthy, sexy sound.

[quark1]

Male - Freddie Mercury
Female - Annie Haslam

[zazen999]

Scott Walker
Regina Spektor
Tori Amos

as well as most of the above

[Paul Wagland]

Regina Spektor - god yes. The sexiest accent in the known world - I go weak at the knees.

YouTube - Regina Spektor - Fidelity

And the singer from Portishead, whatever her name is.

[lainey lou]

Love Paul Weller and Van Morrison but the voice that truely does it for me (although not pop or rock) is Andreas Bocelli.

[margotay]

Got to be Freddy Mercury !

margo

[amandaandherveg]

Iggy Pop, Thom Yorke, Jeff Buckley, Dave Grohl, Fiona Apple, Robert Palmer, Bryan Ferry (Roxy Music era), Kate Bush, Eddie Vedder, Morrissey, Andrew Eldritch (Sisters of Mercy), Peter Murphy (ex Bauhaus), John Lydon....

[scarey55]

Scott Walker
Regina Spektor
Tori Amos
as well as most of the above

Tory Amos deffo does it for me, such an unusual voice. Edie Brickell too.

Love Paul Weller and Van Morrison but the voice that truely does it for me (although not pop or rock) is Andreas Bocelli.

Not Bocelli but the other two 'specially Paul Weller

How about Sia Furler from Zero 7 - very sexy and Jose Gonzalez also from Zero 7 and the Sony TV advert with the coloured balls rolling down the street.

And last, but by no means least - Nat King Cole, the richest sounding voice of all

[HeyWayne]

Iggy Pop, Thom Yorke, Jeff Buckley, Dave Grohl, Fiona Apple, Robert Palmer, Bryan Ferry (Roxy Music era), Kate Bush, Eddie Vedder, Morrissey, Andrew Eldritch (Sisters of Mercy), Peter Murphy (ex Bauhaus), John Lydon....

Some cracking choics there if I do say so myself!