[angryman]

Originally Posted by David

speaking of solo albums, am I the only one who thought LaBrie's solo album was absolute genious?

I wouldn't say genious but i do like it but then i love DT.

Originally Posted by zimbloth

i love dani's voice :\

Each to their own, i've not liked anythin' they've recorded since their first album (the principle of evil made flesh) now he did sound good on that.

Originally Posted by DelfinoPie

I know absolutely nothing about singing, maybe thats why I don't like Serj or appreciate his 'style'. On the other hand, I know what sounds good and to me Serj does not...by a long shot.

Here here i'll have to agree with that, i just don't get his voice at all!

[noodles]

Originally Posted by desertdweller

Sebastian Bach - His screams in "Wasted Time" are some of the best metal screams ever, even if the song is a ballad and 15 years old

+1 bazillion

I love how Skid Row came out swinging on their second album, going much heavier instead of lighter. Bach is just a monster vocalist, with great range, control, and power. Even on something like "18 and Life", where he hits those piercing notes "a child blew a child away" right before the solo. He owns.

[zimbloth]

Drew, I love Billy Corgans voice. I'm with you. When I was younger I hated it, but it grew on me. I think he's a great singer.

As for the growling being pointless, it depends on the style of music. I'll always prefer clean singing, but there are sometimes when growling is just essential. For example, Nile. If you threw in some goofy swedish emometal guy there, it wouldn't work. It has to be deep growling, so intense you cant understand one word they say... it's the only thing that would work.

PS: Really think the Opeth guy is vastly overrated. In fact I think Opeth is overrated. Let the flaming begin.
PPS: The worst singer I've ever heard is the douche from Dragonforce.

[Ripptyde]

I forgot to mention...the guy from Akercocke...

[zimbloth]

Originally Posted by Ripptyde

I forgot to mention...the guy from Akercocke...

He does dress sharp though

[Michael]

I also like the singer from Pagan's Mind. Some people hate his voice though.

[eaeolian]

Originally Posted by Mawdyson

I also like the singer from Pagan's Mind. Some people hate his voice though.

He's from the Andy Franck school of "just sharp enough to drive me up the wall".

[bostjan]

Hmm, last time there was a singer/DM growl debate here, it wound up pretty ugly. I really hope we learn from our mistakes.

Whoever said Geoff Tate sucks now, I saw him a couple years ago, and he totally blew me away, so he must have gone downhill fast if he sucks now. But some of the vocalists people are mentioning are either dead now or suck now, anyway, and Geoff Tate sure as hell kicked some serious ass back in the day.

Ozzy kicked ass for a short time, also. I know you really gotta dig through his catalog, but there are sure moments when I have to rewind the tape and ask "Is that really Ozzy?!"

James LaBrie, Geddy Lee, and other Prog Rock guys...not my cup o'tea, but they can belt it out! Russell Allen pretty much pwns them all, though j/k

[Metal Ken]

know who else is great is that dude from the band Andromeda

[Drew]

Originally Posted by zimbloth

PS: Really think the Opeth guy is vastly overrated. In fact I think Opeth is overrated. Let the flaming begin.

What I like about Mikal's singing isn't his growling (which is quite good) as much as the fact that when he's not growling, he's got a voice like an angel. The contrast just blows me away.

Overrated? Give the title track off "Blackwater Park" another spin. I can't decide what the best metal riff I've ever heard is, the first variation of the main riff after the intro, or the second.