best singing voice
 

it's one of those polls

Best and most distinctive aren't necessarily the same thing. For example, Peter Garrett (Midnight Oil) and Dave Matthews are quite distinctive, but they wouldn't be in my best-of list.

I can't pick just one, but Karen Carpenter would definitely be up there...they say she had perfect pitch.

I wish Tarja Turunen was on the list. She is my fave! I ended up voting for Johnny Cash

i can't choose

I couldn't tell you which one is the best, but I'd like to register an anti-vote for Bob Dylan. His voice makes my bowels weak. Only other people should be allowed to sing his songs.

early Dylan

So, you decided to try and set the rest of us up, you son-of-a-bitch!

i wound up going with Chrissy Hines. but man...it's not easy

Better than late Dylan, I'll agree, but still irritating. There's no power behind it, no diaphragm. It's all throat.

Robert Plant for his amazing masterful musicality.

Cash is distinctive, and a close second.

Of those on the list, I had to go with Chris Cornell. I idolized him in high school...Goddamn, that dude can wail. Listening to "Slaves & Bulldozers" by Soundgarden still gives me chills.

Hey, did anyone else read that LZ is threatening to tour without Robert Plant...WTF?!

Zoli - from Ignite
Bif Naked
Glenn Danzig
Fergie
Bruce Dickinson - aka The Human Air Raid Siren
King Diamond
Aja Kim (Bruce "Lee" Chickinson)

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Remember, best and most distinctive are two seperate things.

Sting
Bono
Both so distinctive, can make the hairs on my arms stand up.

Neil Finn - has such great range and is effortless in the higher registers.

Christina Aquilera - not my style of music, but man she can belt them out. When she happens to sing a song I like, I really admire her voice.

No Sarah McLachlan? No Frank Sinatra?:sniff:

go Freddie!

Siouxsie Sioux. Wait, that isn't on there. Her range kicks all their asses. She rocks!!

ROCKS!!!!

Ella Fitzgerald

I'm with Freddie. I'm not usually a fan of high male voices, but holy crap that guy could sing.

There is no way in hell she has broader range than Cyndi Lauper.

forgot the chick from the cranberries

and cat stevens

What about Pink? She's pretty good even in concert. Great in fact.

A friend of mine just joined that tour, playing keys and 2nd guitar. If you see Pink live, keep an eye out for the 30 year old trying to look 18.

She's touring here again next year. We went last year and it was awesome. She's a great act to watch, and I really love her voice. We might go again next year if we can get decent tickets. I think we'll have to be quick though. She's very popular here.

Oh, and about boys in rock bands? Don't most of them like to pretend they're still spring chickens even when they're old boilers? lol

Did you mean Chrissie Hynde? She's awesome.

Of this list, I have to go with Natalie Merchant. I think she's great.

Wait a minute...I'm the ONLY ONE who votes for Joplin?

Philistines!

I'd go for Joni Mitchell, beautiful voice and a beautiful creative artist.

Most distinctive: Billie Holliday


Most best: Ella Fitzgerald

"Best" and "Most Distinctive" are mutually exclusive categories.

Perhaps the thread creator was trying to economically express two questions, not one either / or question.

I read it as two questions, hence, two answers.

Distinctive, excellent bel canto male soloist -- Andrea Bocelli.

But just distinctive, without being good -- yeah, Bob Dylan even at his best sang like a duck. Now he sings like an unintelligible duck, if that fiasco of a live song by satellite from Japan is a sample. I was shocked and saddened.

Madonna is not on the list... distinctive, but no good. Reedy quality. Not enough for me. I didn't even buy her sex book.

Rod Halpert was a real tenor who sang rock and roll, not baritones struggling to sing tenor like Robert Plant and Ozzy Osborne.