Belief In Vocals

[Guest Mr. Potato Head]

Neil Young, anyone? Gordon Lightfoot?

Edited December 23, 2007 by Mr. Potato Head

[Nerf]

oh, Neil Young definitely.

& yes this thread will just be me seconding every other person.

[Enter Blue Guy]

I'll add John Frusciante's. From his sober work, not the drug induced shit. He has some of the most raw, emotional, and believable vocals I've ever heard in my entire life.

[Ananas]

Sinatra

Just listen to In the Wee Small Hours.

[Benji]

I'll add John Frusciante's. From his sober work, not the drug induced shit. He has some of the most raw, emotional, and believable vocals I've ever heard in my entire life.

I find his vocals on certain albums are uncannily similar to Anthony Kiedis when he sings, is that just me?

[Enter Blue Guy]

I don't hear it, personally. Any specific tracks?

Edited December 23, 2007 by Enter Blue Guy

[Benji]

I don't hear it, personally. Any specific tracks?

A few songs but specifically for one song I'd probably choose Shadows Collide With People as an album, certain tracks just really have the Kiedis stylings, Carvel probably being my main one.

[Enter Blue Guy]

I can kind of understand what you are saying. I'd say there are subtle similarities on some tracks, if you are going out of your way to hear something Kiedis-like, that is. I don't think I've ever listened to one of his songs and thought it sounded exactly like Kiedis. That's just me, though

[Benji]

Oh I know you can tell the difference, but if you played it to someone and asked them who they thought it was I definately wouldn't be the slightest bit surprised if someone said Kiedis.

[MalaCloudy Black]

I echo the Townes love (surprise). There is a great clip from Heartworn Highways of him singing the first song he ever wrote and a pretty hard bitten old man breaking down into tears whilst listening.

That always gets me.

[Draevyn]

Raine Maeda, Kurt Cobain and Scott Weiland would probably be my top three. Weiland in "Fall To Pieces" was amazing, plus his STP stuff was great as well.

[IAceI]

I was going to bring up Beth Ditto on the Amy Lee debate. But she is actually a really nice person from what I've seen of her on talk shows so I didn't really be mean about her.

[Shorty]

Kurt Cobain, John Frusciante, Cedrix Bixler-Zavala from the Mars Volta are definately my top 3 vocalists in terms of passion. Justin Pierre from Motion City Soundtrack is also vocally amazing.

[Clawson]

Surprised nobody has mentioned Morrissey.

[Steeb]

Was just about to Although only sometimes, other times he sounds overwrought and overdramatic.

Also like to second Frusciante, very passionate, very raw.

And to throw out Max Bemis. Listening to 'In Defense...' (yet again) it strikes me how passionate and hurt he sounds at times.

[Skummy]

I never feel like Mozzer is feeling what he's singing, except possibly in some of the Smiths stuff, he's crooning and melodramatic, and it works, but it's hardly sincere.

Daniel Johnston would be the obvious choice for me, I don't think there's anyone who's ever sounded more emotional than him when singing, even if I am growing increasingly cynical as pertains to his "childlike innocence" and such.

['That Guy']

Jesse Lacey is a singer that I consider one of my favorites. He's defiantly grown so much since "Your Favorite Weapon". Some moments in "Deja Entendu" and "The Devil and God are raging inside of me" give me the shivers. His voice is just so amazing.

[Hobo]

Cash, Van Zandt, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot.

Townes is the best at it probably, Tecumsah Valley on "Together At the Bluebird Cafe" would move anyone to tears.

[Dingle]

Morrissey, Cash and some of the more 'desparate' Coheed songs really make me feel the passion of the songs. Cornell would probably be third because he's far superior to Claudio Sanchez, but Cornell's music never seems to be as emotive as it could be.

[Farmer Reil]

Tony Kakko, Tobias Sammet and Fabio Leone.