Male singers (classic rock and present day) who had/has the best pipes in your opinion?

Lou Reed

Bono and Roy Orbison.

Tony Bennett

eddie vedder

David Coverdale. In terms of archetypal classic rock. Peerless.
And I’m no major fan!

When it comes to male singers I like a bit of gravel in the voice. Rod Stewart, Bruce Springsteen and Chris Rea all have voices that I love to listen to.

I lurve Joe Cocker. That’s an amazing voice. Bill Withers is pretty amazing, too.

Bruce Dickinson.

Tom Waits

Jeff Buckley

Sorry. A lot of them are rather technically and emotionally proficient. And someone already said Roy Orbison.

@aprilsimnel “If you had to pick one..”!

Rufus Wainwright. That guy has some friggin pipes.

I like Lemmy, too.

Defintely Maynard James Keenan from TOOL! And Jeff Buckley.

Robert Plant

Orbison.

Hm. I didn’t change my mind since this question was asked last week.

If you had to pick just ONE.

I’m a stickler for rules. Sometimes.

Hmm, I can read, as can everyone else!

@perplexed82 Check some of the A’s.

@aprilsimnel, ah, yes.

Freddie Mercury

@jmah – ::sigh:: Yup.

Freddie Mercury

I’m going to have to cheat a little and pick two that I can’t split. Eric Clayton from Saviour Machine, and Ville Valo from H.I.M. (His Infernal Majesty).

@tinyfaery: jinx, coke

Frank Sinatra

I’m saying three, but as a collective singing together. Not separately at all.

Chad Urmston, Pete Heimbold, and Brad Corrigan of the band Dispatch.

I’m gonna have to go with @YARNLADY: Frank Sinatra.

(And Bing Crosby, and—well, any of the old greats.)

Paul McCartney or James Taylor

just one?! |:
i think adam green’s voice is incredible, but on some albums more than others. i feel like i’m breaking an unspoken rule by naming someone who isn’t classic or like, world renowned, but i love it.

runners up: buddy holly, dean martin, m. ward, rufus wainwright

@JONESGH If I could give you a 1,000 lurve I would! GA!
My answer always stays the same for questions like this. Eddie Vedder and Ben Harper.

^Yes I cheated^ But I do what I want! :)

Classic rockers:

Ronny Dio has a great voice. So does the singer of Iron Maiden (the guy who came on for the 3rd album and onwards… Bruce Dickinson, I think?).

Modern rockers:

My favorite current rock vocalist is Serj Tankian. Jonathan Davis from Korn has quite amazing range as well.

And though he’s no major voice talent, I just love the gravelly sound of Gavin Rossdale’s voice.

@drdoombot Ronny Dio is great too, Holy Diver is a brilliant album.

Freddy Mercury hands down

@sjmc1989 YES! Vedder was and IS the best. Backspacer is simply amazing not that im surprised

Roger Daltrey

@JONESGH You are my new best friend. :) Backspacer is amazing. I love how they constantly are reinventing themselves.

Paul McCartney, Roger Daltry, and Jim Morrison.

Anarchy!

@sjmc1989 Yay! Agreed, they tend to reinvent themselves without losing the roots that make them who they are.

Freddie Mercury

Jon Anderson

Even though he started singing many years ago, I just discovered Graham Bonnet today.