Best Male Singers

Who do think are the best male singers? Simple question...I'll go first

Jeff Buckley
Layne Staley
Al Green
Stephen Simmonds
Jim Morrison

 

Other people may not consider these the best, or even aesthetically pleasing, but they're the best to me!

In no particular order:

Marvin Gaye
Paul McCartney
Rob Thomas
Prince
Steven Tyler
Tom Waits

 

Tim Buckley
Jim Morrison
Steve Perry D)
Leadbelly
Stevie Ray Vaughan
James Hetfield

 

Maynard James Keenen, without a doubt he's got one of the best voices I've ever heard. For those who don't know he's the lead singer of Tool and A Perfect Circle.

 

For Pure Vocal Ability..Bruce Dickinson(Iron Maiden) and...that dude from AudioSlave cant think of his name at the moment though...

 

Chris Cornell... Ahhhh...

 

Another easy one.

Bob Marley
Robert Plant

-Peace

 

YES! maynard!!!! he is truly truly truly the most AMAZING singer. I dont really dig on tool too too too much. some songs are VERY beautiful veryyyy spiritual to me, but i generally think they are a buzzkill of a band. but the singer is egrubiuefvieugn!!!! his voice is SO beautiful. he has SUCH range, such voice control. I think maynard takes the cake.

other then maynard though... i absolutely love jim morrison (the doors in generaly). his voice is so unique, but not offensive, doesn't grip you or stand out, like an earsoar. it's beautiful and deep and round and yatta yatta.

 

I love to listen to Jakob Dylan, too...also, don't laugh, but Johnny Rzenick from the Goo Goo Dolls...even if the song sucks ass, I love to hear him... *sigh

 

Robert Plant! How could I forget him?

I also love Bob Dylan's whiny drawl, but I'm odd like that.

 

Wow did I really forget that?

Okay I also love Bob Dylan and Bill Withers, and Chris Robinson, and John Lennon
yah!

Oh and of course Robert Plant(duh!)

 

I think this might be trickier than you think

Jeff Buckley sprung to mind first for me.

 

JOHN LENNON!

Geez, I'm awful. How could I put Paul and not John?

And Charlie Feathers!

Names just keep coming to mind. lol

 

Otis Redding
Sam Cooke
Marvin Gaye
Ben E. King
James Brown
Roky Erickson
Don Von Vliet (Captain Beefheart)
The Byrds
The Beach Boys

 

I think these questions are hard because there are so many unique voices that it is hard to choose. So I generally go by someone with a good voice as well as who I like to listen to.

 

Gregg Allman
Jim Morrison
Chris Cornell (Yuuuummmm! )
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Jerry Garcia
Al Greene
Jimmy Cliff
Bob Marley
Sam (Moore) AND Dave (Prater)

I'm sure there's more but my minds a blank for now....

 

These are my favorites (in no particular order):

Damo Suzuki (Can)
Malcolm Mooney (Can)
Jimi Hendrix
David Byrne (The Talking Heads)
Lou Reed (The Velvet Underground)
Michael Stipe (R.E.M.)
Marvin Gaye
James Brown
David Bowie
Greg Lake (King Crimson, ELP)
John Wetton (King Crimson)
Brian Eno
Louis Armstrong
Sting (The Police)
Tom Verlaine (Television)
Bono (U2)
The Beatles (all four members)
Peter Gabriel (Genesis)
Maynard James Keenan (Tool)
Van Morrison

I think that's about it.

 

Scott Weiland (STP, Velvet Revolver) has an amazing range and can sing in a lot of styles. My personal favorite is Rivers Cuomo but I wouldn't say he is the most talented male singer or anything. I just like the sound of his voice. The singer for Shinedown is pretty amazing too.

 

Robert Palmer
Richard Marx
Van Morrison
Steve Perry
Eric Clapton

 

Personal favourite would be Colin Blunstone of The Zombies