Re: Top 10 Greatest Voices
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VAisForEagleLovers
or give me grief about Billy Idol.
I suspect that most of us will have at least one guilty pleasure (or do I mean 'totally random person' :grin: ) in our list, so I promise not to give you grief over your choice, if you refrain from picking my choice to bits. :smile:
Up to three months ago I would have said Timothy B for my #1, but since hearing 'Don't stop believing' played at a wedding party, Tim has been relegated. (insert 'sit on the naughty step for a very long while' smilie. :grin:)
I admit that I haven't given any thought to just speaking voices, and even my list of singing voices is very limited. Probably because I'm not that 'into' music nowadays.
#1 has to be Steve Perry.
2. Timothy B Schmit
3. Barry Manilow ('Here at the Mayflower' and prior to that)
The next three would probably be Karen Carpenter, Dusty Springfield, and Don Henley.
After that I don't know. Because 'the greatest' should probably include the likes of Pavarotti and Joan Sutherland, and not just my favourite singers. :smile:
Re: Top 10 Greatest Voices
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UK TimFan
I suspect that most of us will have at least one guilty pleasure (or do I mean 'totally random person' :grin: ) in our list, so I promise not to give you grief over your choice, if you refrain from picking my choice to bits. :smile:
Up to three months ago I would have said Timothy B for my #1, but since hearing 'Don't stop believing' played at a wedding party, Tim has been relegated. (insert 'sit on the naughty step for a very long while' smilie. :grin:)
I admit that I haven't given any thought to just speaking voices, and even my list of singing voices is very limited. Probably because I'm not that 'into' music nowadays.
#1 has to be Steve Perry.
2. Timothy B Schmit
3. Barry Manilow ('Here at the Mayflower' and prior to that)
The next three would probably be Karen Carpenter, Dusty Springfield, and Don Henley.
After that I don't know. Because 'the greatest' should probably include the likes of Pavarotti and Joan Sutherland, and not just my favourite singers. :smile:
I know what you mean about the ones that you feel should be on your list. I wrestled with the same thing. In the end I went with the ones that regardless of what I'm doing, I stop and listen. Which is why I don't play Eagles music if I'm working or doing things around the house that require concentration. The voices I like just refuse to be background.
As for Steve Perry, I had a friend from Guatemala, he spoke very little English. Since I don't speak Spanish it was an interesting friendship. He didn't care for rock and roll at all, and since he couldn't understand the words he always tuned it out on the car stereo. Anytime Journey, with Steve Perry, would come on, though, he would sit up and listen and sometimes even turn it up. Didn't matter what song it was.
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I'd have Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston at the top of my list. And of course The Guys.
Re: Top 10 Greatest Voices
Gee... you ask some tough questions!! :-?
Here is a temporary list. I reserve the right to change it as someone else comes to mind! I know I will see others listed that I just haven't thought of yet.
Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)
Axl Rose (Guns N Roses)
Tom Keifer (Cinderella)
Bradley Delp (Boston)
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
Jim Morrison (The Doors)
Glenn Frey (Eagles)
Marvin Gaye
Jimi Hendrix
Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones)
Ok, I edited and added Jagger. No clue how I left him off to begin with.
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How Could I forget Percy? :steviesmack: I'll add him to my list.
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I'm going to go with the voices that come to me right from the top of my head, without thinking too much about it, & with that said, I will have to name these as some of my most favorite voices;
Christina Aguilera
Timothy B Schmit
Adam Lambert
Eddie Vedder
Kelly Clarkson
Steve Marriott
Paul McCartney
Art Garfunkel
Roger Daltrey
Gwen Stefani
Smokey Robinson
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With speaking voices, most of the people I admire are no longer with us, such as Richard Burton & Laurence Olivier. I couldn't do a list like this for speaking voices because I have insufficient knowledge. For classical singing I would list Placido Domingo.
As far as singing voices for me since 1977 it has been Glenn Frey & then daylight. There is nobody else in anywhere near the same league. However I will give honourable mentions to the following:
Mark Knopfler
Robert Plant
Paul McCartney
John Lennon
Mick Jagger
I love Jimi Hendrix's voice as well but I wouldn't put it in this list.
Re: Top 10 Greatest Voices
Good topic, VA! And I love that you included Morgan Freeman. Puts a whole different spin on the subject. I think we've done favorite singers here.
My guilty pleasure is John Mayer. If you're a woman and know his history, he can't be too high on your 'descent people' list. But when I hear that voice.... and it wasn't always like that. It's only been this past year that I noticed that his soft, whispery vocal does something for me.
On the female side, Natalie Merchant has a quality to her voice that I just love. I understand completely what you mean, VA, about this being a personal thing, and I think you explained that very well.
As far as non-singers? Off the top of my head I enjoy James Earl Jones a lot.
ETA: I have a co-worker who I could listen to for hours. Her voice has a sing-song quality to it that makes it very pleasant, unlike my own voice, which I would describe as a human donkey. :mrgreen:
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Yes, this topic is all about the voice and not what it sings, says, even how it sings or speaks, or the music or whatever behind it. Just the voice and what it does for you. I was surprised how many people on Twitter mentioned the guy who does the Allstate commercials as their favorite voice.