[Jerich]

female-singer--SARAH BRIGHTMAN........i whorship her.......and soon might work for her.....

[Michael]

I love the singer from Epica, can't recall her name but she is great.

[Metal Ken]

Originally Posted by zimbloth

I like a lot of female singers in metal. Anyone that has a pleasant strong voice I like. I don't mind the growling ones either but it's nothing I care a ton about. No one listens to Arch Enemy for the vocals I really like the chick from Lacuna Coil, her bands not the best in the world but her voice is tremendous. The lady from "Draconian" is cool too, if you've even heard of that band.

Just my opinion, but I think the After Forever chick sounds beyond awful. She needs to study pitch and stuff like that, it's almost embarassing. Granted, the only album I have of theirs is "Invisible Circles", but it sounds so off and unmelodic. In some songs she sounds good, in others its just way off.

Hell, i dunno. all i know is ive heard a few CDs and i like her. lol.

[Korbain]

Originally Posted by Naren

And, it's funny that you say "fuck, he's shit" about Dexter Holland when you're a Nirvana fan. I'm a Nirvana fan, as well, but I have to say that Dexter Holland has much more singing talent than Kurt Cobaine ever had. I prefer Nirvana's music over Offspring's and one of the main reasons I picked up the guitar in the first place was because I wanted to play Nirvana songs, but if I was talking about unskilled singers in rock, Kurt Cobaine would be near the top of the list.

but thats grunge. it was just cool mess lol. but saying cobain being one of the worst sings in rock, is a very wrong statement. His voice is so unique. You tell me one singer that could have so much anger in the singing, make you feel it but not really show in how he sings. Cobain had a gift at writing awsome lyrics, making them work this the music, which was usually just fuzz and lots of overdrive, yet made it work and was also very catchy. Cobain was a self taught singer, i ain't just saying this because i like cobains music, but he wasn't a shit singer by any means. If he was that bad, would his music still be going strong now? i think not, Cobain had something that people will not get over anytime soon. But he isn't the best, nowhere near it, but he was effective and unique, which is alot better ithink and i do think dexter is a shit singer because all he does is singing OHH AAHH AIII OH AII lol

[distressed_romeo]

Originally Posted by Mawdyson

I love the singer from Epica, can't recall her name but she is great.

Ya think? She always sounds pretty strained to me.

[zimbloth]

Originally Posted by Metal Ken

Hell, i dunno. all i know is ive heard a few CDs and i like her. lol.

She has the ability to sound good, she just needs to work on her pitch and not oversinging so much. She sounds absolutely silly to the point of near parody.

[jacksonplayer]

Originally Posted by shadowgenesis

Conor Oberst - fuck it. I like a lot of what Bright Eyes dose but if that guy ever tried to sing the National Anthem at a baseball game he'd probably be assassinated for desecrating the flag.

He just might be the worst singer ever, and since I share a last name with the fucker, I'm always getting asked if I'm related to him. And before you ask, no, I'm not related to him. If I was, I'd fuckin' throttle him for daring to open his mouth in the vicinity of a recording device...


BEST singers (not in any particular order):

Ronnie Dio
Russell Allen
Rob Halford
Bruce Dickinson
Jon Anderson
Geoff Tate
Floor Jansen
Jorn Lande
Tony Martin
Ian Gillan (in the old days)
Glenn Hughes
Stevie Wonder
Marvin Gaye
Mikael Akerfeldt


WORST singers:

Michael Bolton
Almost all of those whiny, off-pitch indie rockers
Conor Oberst
Those guys from Korn and Limp Bizkit
Uli Jon Roth
Phil Anselmo and his imitators
Stephen Pearcy
Me

[Samer]

You guys know who is the worst singer ever? That video that some one posted of the Berklee band, the 3 peice.

[distressed_romeo]

Listening to Crimson Glory as I type this. Anyone remember Midnight, their singer? Incredible voice. Does the super-high-metal-scream, but it's obvious he's in control of what he's doing rather than just screaming. His voice has an almost operatic quality to it. The same goes for Tony Harnell from TNT.

[Oogadee Boogadee]

Hey Jacksonplayer - you wouldn't happen to be related to Conor Oberst, would you?