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Since we have a little time left in the "dead period" (and I'm off today), let's do some music. We'll start with some great voices: Led Zeppelin, "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You", live in 1969. What more needs to be said? When it comes to vocals, Robert Plant is the GOAT if you ask me. <![CDATA[<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/HFIORuvNa9I" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/HFIORuvNa9I</a>]]>Grace Potter, IMO, has the sexiest female voice going right now. She's the closest thing you'll find to Ann Wilson these days. <![CDATA[<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vypp5l-LnKM" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/Vypp5l-LnKM</a>]]>A little slice of 80's cheese. Say what you want about Hall & Oates, but Darryl could belt one out in his prime. This original, unreleased, soulful version of "Everytime You Go Away" blows the hit cover version out of the water. (Side note: I saw H&O in concert in 1984 or thereabouts. Only act I've ever seen that did live fadeouts. If a song faded out on record, they faded it out on stage. Weird.) <![CDATA[<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/NR54rkz1sek" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/NR54rkz1sek</a>]]>Up next: Guitars. |
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« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2013, 02:41:30 EDT » |
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Jay Buchanan of Rival Sons is the best voice in Rock right now IMHO: <![CDATA[<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/GLY_ITzpgl4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/GLY_ITzpgl4</a>]]> |
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« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2013, 02:42:31 EDT » |
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I'm sorry, but if we're discussing VOICES, the discussion begins and ends with Alison Krause.  |
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« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2013, 03:03:10 EDT » |
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Lzzy Hale from Halestorm deserves a mention. Many of her covers surpass the originals, imo.
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« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2013, 03:05:01 EDT » |
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Lzzy Hale from Halestorm deserves a mention. Many of her covers surpass the originals, imo.
YES, jaw dropping vocals. |
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« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2013, 03:34:37 EDT » |
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Anything from Boston with Brad Delp vocals...but More Than a Feeling is a signature performance
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« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2013, 05:03:27 EDT » |
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I've always thought that if I could have the singing voice of anyone it would be Rod Stewart.
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« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2013, 05:44:44 EDT » |
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This discussion begins and ends with Whitney Houston and Roy Orbison, but Morrisey, Ann Wilson and David Coverdale deserve shout-outs. I contend Paul Stanley is seriously underrated. Seriously underrated.
George Jones must also be mentioned.
I'll locate the requisite links at some point.
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"The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?" - Ecclesiastes 6:11
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« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2013, 05:57:54 EDT » |
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This discussion begins and ends with Whitney Houston and Roy Orbison, but Morrisey, Ann Wilson and David Coverdale deserve shout-outs. I contend Paul Stanley is seriously underrated. Seriously underrated.
George Jones must also be mentioned.
I'll locate the requisite links at some point.
Paul Stanley certainly can't do what he used to vocally, but early 80's he was just about untouchable on Creatures of the Night and Lick It Up. |
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« Reply #10 on: July 24, 2013, 06:16:25 EDT » |
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I'm sorry, but if we're discussing VOICES, the discussion begins and ends with Alison Krause. Massive FAIL! No video Say You say it best when you say nothing at all for starters. |
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  All men dream: but not equally. Those who Dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds Wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the Dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they May act their dream with open eyes, to make it Possible. This I did. —T. E. Lawrence, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom _________________________________________________________________________________________________ "If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly." - David Hackworth "Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet" General James "Mad Dog" Mattis |
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« Reply #11 on: July 24, 2013, 06:30:36 EDT » |
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Massive FAIL!
No video
Say You say it best when you say nothing at all for starters.
I think I'm the only idiot who can't get Youtube videos to show on here. |
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« Reply #12 on: July 24, 2013, 06:33:29 EDT » |
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My favs:
Country: George Jones, Alan Jackson, Dwight Yoakam
Texas: Robert Earl Keen, Steve Earle, Lyle Lovett
British: Freddie Mercury, Elvis Costello
Rock: Steven Tyler, John Popper (Blues Traveler)
Southern Rock: Ronnie Van Zandt, Toy Caldwell (Marshall Tucker Band), Jim Dandy Mangrum (Black Oak Arkansas), Danny Joe Brown (Molly Hatchet)
Unclassifiable: John Prine
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« Reply #13 on: July 24, 2013, 06:34:16 EDT » |
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I think I'm the only idiot who can't get Youtube videos to show on here.
No, you aren't. I can do it elsewhere. Just can't do it here. Don't understand it.  |
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« Reply #14 on: July 24, 2013, 07:00:59 EDT » |
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I think I'm the only idiot who can't get Youtube videos to show on here.
I can't either and gave up trying. |
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« Reply #15 on: July 24, 2013, 07:08:54 EDT » |
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I can't either and gave up trying.
I think it has something to do with an ailment called Oldfartism, from which there is no known cure.  |
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« Reply #17 on: July 24, 2013, 07:22:24 EDT » |
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That didn't work for me this morning. Maybe because I didn't specify the size for the Flash tag. |
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« Reply #18 on: July 24, 2013, 08:14:16 EDT » |
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I'm a huge Steve Earle fan, but I am not about to claim he has a great voice. He does have a very effective voice.
And yeah, Allison Krause is amazing.
There has been one massive omission. John Waite is right below Roy Orbison. I'll also give a shout-out to Joe Lynn Turner and Lou Gramm.
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« Reply #19 on: July 24, 2013, 08:37:51 EDT » |
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I'm a huge Steve Earle fan, but I am not about to claim he has a great voice. He does have a very effective voice.
I didn't interpret this to be about great voices, but great vocal performers. Guess that just depends on how one looks at it. |
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« Reply #20 on: July 24, 2013, 08:40:14 EDT » |
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I think that's a valid take. Using that criteria I'd toss Tracy Chapman into the mix too.
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« Reply #21 on: July 24, 2013, 09:01:05 EDT » |
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I keep seeing references to a fantasy band: Black Oak Arkansas I mean a big song for them was When Electricity came to Arkansas and we all know that isn't true ...  |
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All men dream: but not equally. Those who Dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds Wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the Dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they May act their dream with open eyes, to make it Possible. This I did. —T. E. Lawrence, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom _________________________________________________________________________________________________ "If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly." - David Hackworth "Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet" General James "Mad Dog" Mattis |
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« Reply #22 on: July 24, 2013, 09:18:00 EDT » |
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I keep seeing references to a fantasy band: Black Oak Arkansas I mean a big song for them was When Electricity came to Arkansas and we all know that isn't true ... Black Oak Arkansas was flat out awesome - one of the best bands live bands I have ever seen. |
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« Reply #23 on: July 25, 2013, 02:08:31 EDT » |
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Good thread. My faves for vocals, in no particular order: Adele Alicia Keys Carly Simon Sarah Brightman  Chris Isaak Simon Lebon Josh Groban Andrea Bocelli Paul Potts |
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« Reply #24 on: July 25, 2013, 03:23:15 EDT » |
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All men dream: but not equally. Those who Dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds Wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the Dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they May act their dream with open eyes, to make it Possible. This I did. —T. E. Lawrence, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom _________________________________________________________________________________________________ "If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly." - David Hackworth "Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet" General James "Mad Dog" Mattis |
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