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TurtleDude

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So who are your favorite male singers and what songs.

In no particular order, these are mine (and yes there are dozens of lists out there-some of mine are on some, some are not)

Ian Gillan (Deep Purple) Child in Time

Jack Bruce (Cream) White Room

David Byron (Uriah Heep) The Wizard

Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) The Song Remains the Same

Greg Lake (Emerson Lake and Palmer) Lucky Man

Martin Balin (Jefferson Starship) Caroline

Freddie Mercury (Queen) The Hammer will Drop

Felix Pappalardi (Mountain) Nantucket Sleigh Ride

Eddie Vedder (covering Ramones) Dangers of Love

Chris Cornell (SoundGarden) Burden in the Hand

Steve Winwood (Blind Faith) Presence of the Lord

Paul Rodgers (Bad Company) SeaGull

Peter Gabriel- Biko

David Bowie Moonage Daydream

Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) wondering aloud

Roger Daltry (Who) Christmas
 
Johnnie Walker-----Shotgun
 
38 Special------ So Caught Up in You
 
Guns and Roses-------Sweet Child of Mine
 
i'll add my top picks from time to time. i fronted bands for a number of years, and there are a lot of vocalists that i really admire.

first that came to mind :

Chris Cornell's vocal performance on Slaves and Bulldozers
 
TurtleDude said:
So who are your favorite male singers and what songs.

In no particular order, these are mine (and yes there are dozens of lists out there-some of mine are on some, some are not)

Ian Gillan (Deep Purple) Child in Time

Jack Bruce (Cream) White Room

David Byron (Uriah Heep) The Wizard

Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) The Song Remains the Same

Greg Lake (Emerson Lake and Palmer) Lucky Man

Martin Balin (Jefferson Starship) Caroline

Freddie Mercury (Queen) The Hammer will Drop

Felix Pappalardi (Mountain) Nantucket Sleigh Ride

Eddie Vedder (covering Ramones) Dangers of Love

Chris Cornell (SoundGarden) Burden in the Hand

Steve Winwood (Blind Faith) Presence of the Lord

Paul Rodgers (Bad Company) SeaGull

Peter Gabriel- Biko

David Bowie Moonage Daydream

Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) wondering aloud

Roger Daltry (Who) Christmas
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Grace Slick, Janis Joplin, Pat Benatar, are a few, off the top of my head.
Just being obstinate... ;)
 
trixare4kids said:
Grace Slick, Janis Joplin, Pat Benatar, are a few, off the top of my head.
Just being obstinate... ;)
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yeah and when i do a list of FEMALE vocals in hard/acid rock, all three of them will be there, along with Liz Phair Sandy Denny, etc
 
Jim Morrison (The Doors) Riders On The Storm

Steve Tyler (Aerosmith) Dream On

Ronnie Van Zant (Lynyrd Skynyrd) Simple Man
 
I'm not up on all of the singers names so I'll list some bands.

Queen.
Sanford Townsend Band
The Eagles.
Hall and Oates
Crosby Stills and Nash


Turtle, I must say you are pulling out some gems with uriah heap and cream.

I've seen the starship, uriah heap, steve winwood with traffic and blind faith and jethro tull.

At least we agree on music if nothing else.
 
Helix said:
i'll add my top picks from time to time. i fronted bands for a number of years, and there are a lot of vocalists that i really admire.

first that came to mind :

Chris Cornell's vocal performance on Slaves and Bulldozers
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In 77 I saw the second of two LZ concerts at the infamous venue where a bunch of people were killed watching the Who a couple years later. 18 years later, I saw Page and Plant there. Without a doubt, his best vocal performance was "the Song Remains the Same. Sadly, I never saw Cornell live
 
Just to name a few,....Jim Morrison, Robert Plant, Hendrix, and Stevie Ray Vaughn.
 
bongsaway said:
I'm not up on all of the singers names so I'll list some bands.

Queen.
Sanford Townsend Band
The Eagles.
Hall and Oates
Crosby Stills and Nash


Turtle, I must say you are pulling out some gems with uriah heap and cream.

I've seen the starship, uriah heap, steve winwood with traffic and blind faith and jethro tull.

At least we agree on music if nothing else.
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Also had the honor and pleasure of seeing Blind Faith, as well as Cream.---Presence of the Lord was awesome. Of course, can't mention Blind Faith without mentioning Clapton--- Tears in Heaven and Layla.
 
TurtleDude said:
So who are your favorite male singers and what songs.

In no particular order, these are mine (and yes there are dozens of lists out there-some of mine are on some, some are not)

Ian Gillan (Deep Purple) Child in Time

Jack Bruce (Cream) White Room

David Byron (Uriah Heep) The Wizard

Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) The Song Remains the Same

Greg Lake (Emerson Lake and Palmer) Lucky Man

Martin Balin (Jefferson Starship) Caroline

Freddie Mercury (Queen) The Hammer will Drop

Felix Pappalardi (Mountain) Nantucket Sleigh Ride

Eddie Vedder (covering Ramones) Dangers of Love

Chris Cornell (SoundGarden) Burden in the Hand

Steve Winwood (Blind Faith) Presence of the Lord

Paul Rodgers (Bad Company) SeaGull

Peter Gabriel- Biko

David Bowie Moonage Daydream

Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) wondering aloud

Roger Daltry (Who) Christmas
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Good thread from you, color me shocked!

Best rock song ever recorded? Sunshine of Your Love, Cream (Jack Bruce)

Best rock male vocalist, Marty Balin. (Jefferson Airplane/Starship)
 
Logician Man said:
Johnnie Walker-----Shotgun
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Wrong.

Logician Man said:
38 Special------ So Caught Up in You
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Not even close.

Logician Man said:
Guns and Roses-------Sweet Child of Mine
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Absolutely not.

bongsaway said:
I'm not up on all of the singers names so I'll list some bands.

Queen.
Sanford Townsend Band
The Eagles.
Hall and Oates
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All wrong.

Logician Man said:
Sir Paul McCartney ----- Hey Jude
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Nope.
 
bongsaway said:
I'm not up on all of the singers names so I'll list some bands.

Queen.
Sanford Townsend Band
The Eagles.
Hall and Oates
Crosby Stills and Nash


Turtle, I must say you are pulling out some gems with uriah heap and cream.

I've seen the starship, uriah heap, steve winwood with traffic and blind faith and jethro tull.

At least we agree on music if nothing else.
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I never met him but a guy from my HS was a key part of the SF music scene. when our school had its 50th anniversary, they had pictures of their two most famous alums. One was a green beret "cleaner" that apparently was the role model for Martin Sheen's role in Apocalypse now. The other guy-shown in 59 wearing a tux and playing a 10K violin and later with a "fro" and an electric violin at Hinterland-Dave Frieberg (QSMS, JA, JS)
 
Logician Man said:
Also had the honor and pleasure of seeing Blind Faith, as well as Cream.---Presence of the Lord was awesome. Of course, can't mention Blind Faith without mentioning Clapton--- Tears in Heaven and Layla.
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My favorite vocal lead that EC did is "let it rain" Presence of the Lord is the ultimate Wah Wah pedal tune. Other good vocals from SW include John Barleycorn must Die and Can't find my way home. Fellow Traffic guitarist and vocalist Dave Mason had some good ones with "Vagabond Virgin, and Paper Son.
 
noonereal said:
Good thread from you, color me shocked!

Best rock song ever recorded? Sunshine of Your Love, Cream (Jack Bruce)

Best rock male vocalist, Marty Balin. (Jefferson Airplane/Starship)
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Balin was awesome-another guy from my hometown. Caroline is a real gem. Sunshine is one of the best songs ever though I like white room better.
 
TurtleDude said:
My favorite vocal lead that EC did is "let it rain" Presence of the Lord is the ultimate Wah Wah pedal tune. Other good vocals from SW include John Barleycorn must Die and Can't find my way home. Fellow Traffic guitarist and vocalist Dave Mason had some good ones with "Vagabond Virgin, and Paper Son.
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Clapton has such an extensive plethora of work, it's really hard to come up with his top 10 or 20 hits, IMO. Wonderful Tonight, just came to mind.
 
noonereal said:
This is the correct choice "in harmony."
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Yeah, the harmonies between Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, David Frieberg and Jorma Kaukonen in "Thirty Seconds over Winterland are pretty amazing. Same with the late greats Steve Marriott (Small Faces then Humble Pie) and Ronnie Lane (SF)
 
Logician Man said:
Clapton has such an extensive plethora of work, it's really hard to come up with his top 10 or 20 hits, IMO.
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Truth-same with LZ or the Stones. While I cannot think of a Jagger vocal performance that makes my list-he had dozens I really liked including Back Street Girl (wonderful singing) and of course Gimme Shelter and Streetfighting Man
 
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