Posted on 04/27/2020 10:01:03 AM PDT by PROCON
Singers tend to receive a bad reputation when it comes to rock and roll. Many people think that these guys just have a lucky break by making a living screaming into a microphone. On the other side, there have been many vocalists that have really shown the time and effort that goes into singing rock and roll.
A lot of people tend to forget that the voice is an instrument unto itself, and all of these singers utilize that instrument to its fullest potential. These songs not only showcase the intensity of the person's singing, but also the unique control of their range. Some of these tunes don't even feature one vocalist, but a vocal team working in conjunction with each other to create something truly spectacular.
Above all, these performances show these singers as fully functioning musicians, who put their heart and soul into their craft to make magic come out of their vocal cords. Sure, they might not be playing a guitar or tearing up the drums, but the sheer power coming from the back of their throat will make your hair stand up on end.
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Mike Naismith has a great voice, ever hear "Joanne"?
Love you more today than yesterday - Spiral Staircase
Taxi - Harry Chapin
led zeppelin..great songs...great band...but maybe the worst “live” band ever, and Plant was the main reason why.
Child in Time by Deep Purple definitely belongs on the list (Ian Gillian could scream with the best of them). Woman from Tokyo also deserves honorable mention.
Quick list, no one particular song:
Steve Marriot, Humble Pie
Lowell George, Little Feat
Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull
The Beatles
Grace Slick, Jefferson Airplane
Janis Joplin
Greg Lake, King Crimson and ELP
Steely Dan
The Eagles
Jim Morrison, The Doors
Todd Rundgren
Peter Wolf, J Geils Band
Don Van Vliet (Captain Beefheart)
Leon Russell
Joe Cocker
The Who
The Kinks
The Rolling Stones
Eric Burdon, The Animals
Alvin Lee, Ten Years After
Steve Winwood, Traffic
Pink Floyd
Little Richard
Yep, Jeff Buckley. Also Thom Yorke of Radiohead.
Jon Secada “Just Another Day”
One hit wonder, ONE great performance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbsN9lProEQ
Combine him with Burton Cummings from Guess Who and you have the two most underrated (and thoroughly extraordinary) singers of the rock era.
Welcome to our planet, strange traveler!
I would nominate Grace Slick's sassy rendition of "Greasy Heart' -- on the 'b' side of "Watch Her Ride" 45 release and included in "Crown of Creation" lp.
Child in Time by Deep Purple definitely belongs on the list (Ian Gillian could scream with the best of them).
Ian Gillan - Gethsemane (From Jesus Christ Superstar)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOjyGy1NR4Y
Replace “Because” by The Beatles with “Seven Bridges Road” by the Eagles for a group vocal if you’re looking for a true tight harmony. “Great Gig in the Sky” by Pink Floyd maybe the greatest single vocal of all time from Clare Torry, but Floyd is another league to begin with.
Fish (Marillion) - Slainte Mhath
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m35DdsuM5Oo
Yeah, that’s right.
Yes. But not Elvis great.
Doyle Bramhall III probably deserves a mention.
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