Best singing voice of rock?

Raja, The Great

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Apr 10, 2011, 9:41:10 PM4/10/11

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf23mJNOkHM

Annie Haslem of Renaissance.

Manco

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Apr 10, 2011, 10:04:24 PM4/10/11

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Eric Adams of Manowar, no contest.

Joe Ramirez

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Apr 10, 2011, 10:38:34 PM4/10/11

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On Apr 10, 10:04 pm, Manco <musefan2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Eric Adams of Manowar, no contest.

It's not really necessary to have a shallow opinion on absolutely
every musical question that might occur to someone, but since you
asked, the answer is "no."

For *this type of singing*, I would say that both Elizabeth Fraser of
Cocteau Twins (http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=Qh83z5vIP0w&feature=related) and Alison Goldfrapp of Goldfrapp
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvY-y-H6TDg&feature=related) are
probably better. For other types of singing, other singers would be.

Joe Ramirez

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Apr 10, 2011, 10:42:43 PM4/10/11

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On Apr 10, 9:41 pm, "Raja, The Great" <zepflo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf23mJNOkHM
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> Annie Haslem of Renaissance.

It's not really necessary to have an opinion on absolutely every

musical question that might occur to someone, but since you asked, the
answer is "no."

For *this type of singing*, I would say that both Elizabeth Fraser of
Cocteau Twins (http://www.youtube.com/

watchv=Qh83z5vIP0w&feature=related) and Alison Goldfrapp of Goldfrapp

Joe Ramirez

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Apr 10, 2011, 10:46:27 PM4/10/11

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On Apr 10, 9:41 pm, "Raja, The Great" <zepflo...@gmail.com> wrote:

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf23mJNOkHM
>
> Annie Haslem of Renaissance.

It's not really necessary to have an opinion on absolutely every

musical question that might occur to someone, but since you asked, the
answer is "no."

For *this type of singing*, I would say that both Elizabeth Fraser of

Cocteau Twins (http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=Qh83z5vIP0w&feature=related) and Alison Goldfrapp of Goldfrapp
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvY-y-H6TDg&feature=related) are

probably better. For other types of singing, other singers might be.

Manco

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Apr 10, 2011, 11:00:05 PM4/10/11

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Lou Gramm of Foreigner at his peak.

who?

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Apr 10, 2011, 11:03:19 PM4/10/11

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On Apr 10, 8:41 pm, "Raja, The Great" <zepflo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf23mJNOkHM
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> Annie Haslem of Renaissance.

John Lennon, with Paul coming in a close 2nd.

uly...@mscomm.com

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Apr 10, 2011, 11:25:31 PM4/10/11

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John and Paul, I will call that a toss up.

Raja, The Great

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Apr 10, 2011, 11:38:28 PM4/10/11

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On Apr 10, 10:25 pm, "ulys...@msomm.com" <ulys...@mscomm.com> wrote:
> John and Paul, I will call that a toss up.

Reese both had a crappy range

Raja, The Great

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Apr 10, 2011, 11:41:52 PM4/10/11

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Paul was twice better than John and he was still quite average

who?

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Apr 11, 2011, 12:03:28 AM4/11/11

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You asked for opinions. I gave you mine.

Trevor Corey

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Apr 11, 2011, 12:11:07 AM4/11/11

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Raja being kicked in his nuts.

Carey

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Apr 11, 2011, 12:19:55 AM4/11/11

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Raja, The Great wrote:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf23mJNOkHM
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> Annie Haslem of Renaissance.

Haslam did have an exceptionally beautiful voice and benefitted
from some excellent arrangements.
Linda Thompson is another favorite of mine, both with Richard
T. and her much later solo work.

Whisper

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Apr 11, 2011, 4:34:25 AM4/11/11

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On 11/04/2011 11:41 AM, Raja, The Great wrote:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf23mJNOkHM
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> Annie Haslem of Renaissance.

Best singing voice period?

Ted Hawkins;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3D0qfK8JNA

JohnB

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Apr 11, 2011, 4:36:54 AM4/11/11

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On Apr 11, 2:41 am, "Raja, The Great" <zepflo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf23mJNOkHM
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> Annie Haslem of Renaissance.

Annie's voice was excellent in this symphonic rock style, but she'd
have been useless singing a Chuck Berry rocker or shouting a wild
blues rock number. For these you'd want Janis Joplin (not my cup of
tea but others like her) or Maggie Bell, Maria Muldaur or even Sandy
Denny. No. She was good at what she did, very good, but only at that.

Court_1

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Apr 11, 2011, 5:32:45 AM4/11/11

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Ann Wilson from Heart. Beautiful and powerful voice.

Joe Ramirez

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Apr 11, 2011, 5:55:00 AM4/11/11

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For this general type of female singing, I'd suggest Elizabeth Fraser
of Cocteau Twins or Allison Goldfrapp of Goldfrapp. For all-purpose
rock vocal power, tone and versatility, you can't do better than PJ
Harvey.

Jim Beam

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Apr 11, 2011, 6:23:02 AM4/11/11

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On Apr 10, 9:41 pm, "Raja, The Great" <zepflo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf23mJNOkHM
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> Annie Haslem of Renaissance.

Roy Orbinson
Stevie Nicks

Fattuchus

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Apr 11, 2011, 7:15:53 AM4/11/11

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On Apr 10, 9:41 pm, "Raja, The Great" <zepflo...@gmail.com> wrote:

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf23mJNOkHM
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> Annie Haslem of Renaissance.

It's a tie between John and Paul. Yay!

Fattuchus

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Apr 11, 2011, 7:16:22 AM4/11/11

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On Apr 10, 11:25 pm, "ulys...@msomm.com" <ulys...@mscomm.com> wrote:
> John and Paul, I will call that a toss up.

Me too!!!!!

Fattuchus

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Apr 11, 2011, 7:17:02 AM4/11/11

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On Apr 11, 5:32 am, Court_1 <Olympia0...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Ann Wilson from Heart. Beautiful and powerful voice.

Yeh, she has a great voice too.

Court_1

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Apr 11, 2011, 7:33:17 AM4/11/11

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Saw Heart live about 14 years ago. I had liked them well enough before
but I had front row center seats to this concert and I was blown away
by her voice after seeing the live performance. Her voice filled up
the whole place(no fat comments here, lol!)

jtees4

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Apr 11, 2011, 8:49:27 AM4/11/11

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Ringo. Was there really any doubt?

SliceAndDice

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Apr 11, 2011, 8:52:24 AM4/11/11

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On Apr 10, 9:41 pm, "Raja, The Great" <zepflo...@gmail.com> wrote:

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf23mJNOkHM
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> Annie Haslem of Renaissance.

Freddie Mercury
Stevie Nicks

Javier González

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On Apr 10, 10:41 pm, "Raja, The Great" <zepflo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf23mJNOkHM
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> Annie Haslem of Renaissance.

David Vincent of Morbid Angel.

/what? ;)

Mike Smith

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Apr 11, 2011, 9:44:58 AM4/11/11

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Raja doesn't believe in opinions. To him, there is in fact *one*
*right* *answer* to this question, and if he makes enough lists and
starts enough pointless threads, he *will* *find* *it*!

--
Mike Smith

The Lone Star

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Apr 11, 2011, 12:41:11 PM4/11/11

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Roy Orbison
Elvis Presley
Freddie Mercury
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Jackie Wilson
Gene Pitney

Eric Ramon

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Apr 11, 2011, 1:05:36 PM4/11/11

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Little Richard
Sam Cooke
John Lennon
Aretha Franklin
Dusty Springfield
Colin Blunstone
David Bowie
Elvis Costello
that Journey guy
Billy Corgan
Kurt Cobain
many, many more

ZeusJupiter

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Apr 11, 2011, 1:34:15 PM4/11/11

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There can be NO other except:

RONNIE JAMES DIO (R.I.P.)
--
I am - I am
Stronger than the wind
I am - I am
Sin
I am - I am
Stronger without you
I am

http://www.diomessageboard.com
http://ronniejamesdiosite.com

topaz

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Apr 11, 2011, 1:48:53 PM4/11/11

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On Apr 11, 7:17 am, Fattuchus <fattuc...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Yes Ann Wilson has a great voice. But my fave is Tiny Tim, now he is
THE voice of rock :)

Seriously IMO it does depend on what kind of song is being done... a
soft love ballad vs hard screaming rock.

P-Dub

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Apr 11, 2011, 1:58:42 PM4/11/11

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OK - you forgot...

Paul Rodgers
Mick Jagger
Log Gramm (Foreigner)
Steve Walsh (Kansas)
Dennis DeYoung (Styx)
Colin Hay (Men At Work +)
Steven Tyler (yes he can sing!)
James Taylor
Joe Bonamassa (great voice! great guitar!)

and you'll hate me for mentioning this one...

Michael Bolton (probably the best VOICE in music. I'm not thrilled how
has used this gift. Similarly, Kenny G. plays great sax, but I truly
hate his music.)

P-Dub: awaiting the next 'best' or 'worst' list...

Raja, The Great

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Apr 11, 2011, 2:46:57 PM4/11/11

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> P-Dub: awaiting the next 'best' or 'worst' list...- Hide quoted text -
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Very horrible choices. Michael Bolton? Dennis DeYoung? Steve Tyler?

P-Dub

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Apr 11, 2011, 3:03:24 PM4/11/11

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You may not like their musical output. But they can sing very, very well.

JJ (UK)

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Apr 11, 2011, 3:13:18 PM4/11/11

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Robert Plant

JJ (UK)

uly...@mscomm.com

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Apr 11, 2011, 3:16:05 PM4/11/11

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The question isn't the most beautiful singing voice, it's "best"
voice.

Obviously Roy Orbison would have the most beautiful voice. "Best" is a
different matter.

Court_1

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Apr 11, 2011, 4:40:54 PM4/11/11

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The most beautiful may also be the best to somebody. "Best" has many
interpretations. It is pretty wide open.

nowhere man

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Apr 11, 2011, 5:11:02 PM4/11/11

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Elvis Presley
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Karen Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter

TT

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Apr 11, 2011, 5:16:07 PM4/11/11

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11.4.2011 4:41, Raja, The Great kirjoitti:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf23mJNOkHM
>
> Annie Haslem of Renaissance.

That's not rock though, rather folk music.

TT

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11.4.2011 20:34, ZeusJupiter kirjoitti:
> There can be NO other except:
>
> RONNIE JAMES DIO (R.I.P.)

Good post!

Jeffrey Hamilton

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Apr 11, 2011, 5:19:57 PM4/11/11

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Absolutely two of the finest ever. I also loved Greg Lake's voice in his
formative years (KC + ELP). Everybody has their favourites and I believe it
is almost impossible to be subjective. It's merely what flicks your Bic,
isn't it ?

cheers....Jeff

Jeffrey Hamilton

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Apr 11, 2011, 5:27:08 PM4/11/11

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Carey wrote:

> Raja, The Great wrote:
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf23mJNOkHM
>>
>> Annie Haslem of Renaissance.
>

> Haslam did have an exceptionally beautiful voice and benefitted
> from some excellent arrangements.
> Linda Thompson is another favorite of mine, both with Richard
> T. and her much later solo work.

I had to perform a quick google as I'd never heard of her before, oh well.
It appears she's had an interesting and illustrious career, so I'll now go
and have a listen to some of her material on YouTube.

cheers.....Jeff

Jeffrey Hamilton

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Apr 11, 2011, 5:40:43 PM4/11/11

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Joe Ramirez wrote:
> On Apr 10, 10:04 pm, Manco <musefan2...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Eric Adams of Manowar, no contest.
>
> It's not really necessary to have a shallow opinion on absolutely
> every musical question that might occur to someone, but since you
> asked, the answer is "no."
>
> For *this type of singing*, I would say that both Elizabeth Fraser of
> Cocteau Twins (http://www.youtube.com/watch?
> v=Qh83z5vIP0w&feature=related) and Alison Goldfrapp of Goldfrapp
> (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvY-y-H6TDg&feature=related) are
> probably better. For other types of singing, other singers would be.

You've just introduced me to two new vocalist/artists and I enjoyed them
both very much. I will now make a point of searching out their music.
Thankyou.

cheers....Jeff

cheers.....Jeff

Jeffrey Hamilton

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Apr 11, 2011, 5:42:00 PM4/11/11

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Roy had a beautiful voice didn't he. In the country field you couldn't beat
Marty Robbins either.

cheers......Jeff

JohnB

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Apr 11, 2011, 5:42:25 PM4/11/11

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Oh, it's certainly NOT folk!

Renaissance are what I would call symphonic rock - if it *has* to be
labelled - and in that genre, Annie Haslam fits beautifully well.
Another similar voice would perhaps be Julianne Regan of All About
Eve. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ15nDrekTU

Jeffrey Hamilton

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Apr 11, 2011, 6:00:28 PM4/11/11

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I've always liked Tommy Shaw of Styx too. I saw them in 1979 I believe it
was, outdoor concert in Toronto and their harmonies were amazing, his voice
in particular really impressed me.

cheers.....Jeff

stuth...@comcast.net

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Apr 11, 2011, 6:04:51 PM4/11/11

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On Apr 11, 1:58 pm, P-Dub <pwolf...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Similarly, Kenny G. plays great sax, but I truly
> hate his music.)
>

Kenny G is an adequate saxophonist, but I wouldn't call him "great."

The fact that I hate his music as well is besides the point.

Jeffrey Hamilton

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Apr 11, 2011, 6:06:21 PM4/11/11

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JJ (UK) wrote:
> Robert Plant
>
> JJ (UK)

Yep, it took a while for Robert to be nominated in this list, but wasn't he
a powerhouse in Led Zep's early years ? I still remember hearing the first
album the first time and I was absolutely gobsmacked.
And then they got really good !

cheers.....Jeff

TT

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Apr 11, 2011, 6:15:30 PM4/11/11

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12.4.2011 0:42, JohnB kirjoitti:
> On Apr 11, 10:16 pm, TT<as...@usenet.org> wrote:
>> 11.4.2011 4:41, Raja, The Great kirjoitti:
>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf23mJNOkHM
>>
>>> Annie Haslem of Renaissance.
>>
>> That's not rock though, rather folk music.
>
> Oh, it's certainly NOT folk!
>
> Renaissance are what I would call symphonic rock - if it *has* to be
> labelled -

It may not be folk either regardless of my opinion but definitely not rock.

As much rock as these songs (better voices as well):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KODZtjOIPg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFvkhzkS4bw

TheWalrusWasDanny

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Apr 11, 2011, 6:31:06 PM4/11/11

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> Karen Carpenter

I don't really rate Karen C..I always thought she had a boring,
unfeeling vocal..like waiting for a bus.

Danny

Jim Beam

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Apr 11, 2011, 7:08:10 PM4/11/11

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On Apr 10, 9:41 pm, "Raja, The Great" <zepflo...@gmail.com> wrote:

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf23mJNOkHM
>
> Annie Haslem of Renaissance.

Billy Holiday
Rita Coolidge
Martina Mcbride
Linda Ronstadt
Janis Joplin

Bob Seger
Buddy Holly
Chuck Negron-- Three Dog Night
Allan Clarke-- The Hollies
Roy Kenner-- James Gang
Ted Neely

Court_1

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Apr 11, 2011, 7:27:40 PM4/11/11

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Freddie Mercury is a good one.

Raja, The Great

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Apr 11, 2011, 7:32:28 PM4/11/11

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On Apr 11, 5:15 pm, TT <as...@usenet.org> wrote:
> 12.4.2011 0:42, JohnB kirjoitti:
>
> > On Apr 11, 10:16 pm, TT<as...@usenet.org> wrote:
> >> 11.4.2011 4:41, Raja, The Great kirjoitti:
>
> >>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf23mJNOkHM
>
> >>> Annie Haslem of Renaissance.
>
> >> That's not rock though, rather folk music.
>
> > Oh, it's certainly NOT folk!
>
> > Renaissance are what I would call symphonic rock - if it *has* to be
> > labelled -
>
> It may not be folk either regardless of my opinion but definitely not rock.

You have a wrong definition of rock music. Symphonic rock is rock. So
is folk rock. Renaissance were doing mostly symphonic rock. If you are
looking for folk rock try Fairport Convention. They were British too
and they sounded drastically different.

Court_1

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Apr 11, 2011, 7:33:03 PM4/11/11

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Tiny Tim. LOL. How about Pee Wee Herman then? He sings. :)

jdeluise

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Apr 11, 2011, 7:38:55 PM4/11/11

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Yasuko Onuki of Melt-Banana

TheWalrusWasDanny

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Apr 11, 2011, 7:48:42 PM4/11/11

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On Apr 12, 12:38 am, "jdeluise" <jdelu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yasuko Onuki of Melt-Banana

Yoko Ono..she was a blinding Vocalist (snigger).

Danny

The Lone Star

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Apr 11, 2011, 7:50:26 PM4/11/11

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On Apr 11, 4:42 pm, "Jeffrey Hamilton" <bberesf...@cogeco.ca> wrote:

> Roy had a beautiful voice didn't he. In the country field you couldn't beat
> Marty Robbins either.

That's for damned sure!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7hCuDL8j2M

小乃

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Apr 11, 2011, 8:15:37 PM4/11/11

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Meatloaf!

Jim Beam

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Apr 11, 2011, 8:22:00 PM4/11/11

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On Apr 11, 8:15 pm, 小乃 <marog...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Meatloaf!

Mashed potatos and gravy? Or fries on the side?

Jim Beam

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Apr 11, 2011, 8:28:03 PM4/11/11

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Roy was/ is great and in my book the best.
There are very few that come close to what he did.

Marty is a good choice, what do you think
of Eddie Arnold? Not to be confused with Arnold the Pig.

Jim Beam

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Apr 11, 2011, 8:32:27 PM4/11/11

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> - Show quoted text -

So then, rock is rock if it's rock?
When is it not rock?
If it's all rock?

number_six

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Apr 11, 2011, 9:02:25 PM4/11/11

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There are many greats mentioned in this thread, and many more yet to
be mentioned. But I'll take a different tack.

When I think of a singer whose voice has *character*, I think of
someone like Johnny Cash.

When I think of singers whose voices created a unique and immediately
recognizable blend of sound, I think first of The Four Tops, The Mamas
and the Papas, and, to a lesser extent, X.

There are many different ways you can look at this question.

To the OP, give a listen to Maddy Prior (from Steeleye Span).

jdeluise

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Apr 11, 2011, 9:06:33 PM4/11/11

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On 11-Apr-2011, number_six <cybe...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> There are many different ways you can look at this question