Bono gets my vote.

pkidwell said:

Bono?

Well, I don't have an answer, but that's probably going to be one of the more interesting choices on the thread.

VoicesCarry said:

I'm sayin.

Freddy Mercury

Stevie Wonder - game over...

Dewrede said:

Freddie.....

Best, in terms of perfection would have to be Ella Fitzgerald.

VoicesCarry said:

Listen to 'Pride (In The Name of Love)' circa the late '80's. Bono has one of the most powerful voices in rock music. 'Bullet the Blue Sky' on 'Rattle and Hum' has one of the most operatic voices from a "rock and roll" musician I've ever heard.

I think David Bowie also has one of the greatest voices ever; I'm not looking for a Whitney Hoston with a "techinically perfect" voice, or a Mariah Carey/Christina Aguilera to melisma over every single damn song. I want EMOTION in my music. Bono/Bowie both deliver more pure emotion than any other singer I've ever felt. Screw showmanship!

Boner sucks

(oh well , not really but he's definitely not the best)

Mariah and Minnie Ripperton get my vote!

Axchi696 said:

That's EXACTLY how I feel.

sister act 2 was on cable last night and i forgot what a great voice lauryn hill had!

Christopher said:

lauren hill has one of the most beautiful voices. when she sang part of "eye on the sparrow"-oh my. it gave me goose bumps.

i'm gonna say minnie ripperton too.
oh no! marvin gaye- too many!

Prince's falsetto, Philip Bailey, and the guy with the high voice from The Stylistics.

heybaby said:

co-sign

makes me want to find my lauryn hill cd.

mrdespues said:

If you ask me for a VOICE I would rather more inclined to make way for Ella, Billie Holiday or Mahalia Jackson.

The only ones who comes close in this era would be Bjork, Bowie and Prince. They have taken this heritage and have taken it to the next level.

It depends.

Every voice is different. You can have best emotive voice; best technically proficient voice; best dramatic voice; best rhythmic voice...

Doris Day, Aretha Franklin and Leonard Cohen all have great voices but all for differing reasons.

my fav has to be someone like Tevin Campbell or Glenn Medeiros, even Richard Marx maybe at the mo'!


Best ever? Maybe Frank sinatra, Elvis or Jacko.....yes Jacko! U heard the way he arranges and sings backing vox? Genius.....

raveon2tnek said:

Yeah Sananda is the winner IMO

Nina Simone and Stevie Wonder

Sarah Vaughn, Ella, Whitney (pre crack).....

Luther Vandross, Howard Hewett, Marvin Gaye....


if this is about just singing...these are my choices.....

Whitney Houston's voice was PERFECT. She practically set the standard by which other female vocalists are compared to. Stevie Wonder would get my vote for best male voice. Prince has a beautiful falsetto though. It is better than his full voice. You hear the way he sings in "I Miss You"? That can move you to tears.

My vote goes to Elvis. He could sing any style of music and sound believable. He was an incredible vocalist. Especialy in the early 60's and the Vegas years.

I'll have to go for TTD as well. The guy has been blessed truly, and I'm not even talking about his rasp and other vocal acrobatics skills. Just his soft voice that he uses most through the "Symphony Or Damn"-album or the chorus of "Goodbye Diane" is enough for me.

Lata Mangeshkar "Thoda Resham Lagta Hai"

GooeyTheHamster said:

my 3 favest artists.