Best vocals in Rock and Roll?

i like the vocals in the song the soft parade by the doors
and the vocals in the song peice of my heart by janis joplin
and if you havent heard the song the soft parade you need to get it.
its the best song ever when your trippin

 

Janis. Just Janis.

 

gotta love some Janis - she can hold her own with the best of 'em!

 

I would have to say Burton Cummings AY!

Especially during the time he made his Woman Love album. I think it is on that album that he did a version of, “you ain’t seen nothing yet”. If so that song doesn’t count.

 

Freddie Mercury. No one even comes close.

 

Jerry Garcia's voice sweeps me away. I love Bob Weir's as well. Though not the best, one of my favorite singers is John Popper of Blues Traveler - oh and Brendan Bayliss too.

 

Janis is amazing... Mercury, Paul Rogers, Steven Tyler can wail.

I think the best, though, was Robert Plant. The guy just brings the heat like no one else... so much power, huge range, so much emotion.

Robert Plant - Since I've Been Loving You or Baby Come On Home... doesn't get any better

 

I think Eric Burdon back in the day had some great vocals....also, I really love David Crosby's voice

 

its gotta be between Robert Plant and Ronnie van Zant.

 

there is this one part on Greasy Heart of of Crown of Creation by Jefferson Airplane that gets me everytime. when Grace sings "Woman with a Greasy Heart" when she sings "heart" the tone over her voice is pure beauty.
She's one great vocalist. along with Plant. and i'd say Gilmour, listen to the harmonies he does(ie dark side), thats all him no help what so ever.

 

^^yeah!!!! Grace Slick no doubt

 

janis and plant are going to be hard to top

ian astbury has always had good vocals, and I dig grace even tho she tends to use a monotone alot.

Sandy Denny had one of the most beautiful voices ever, heard as the female voice on Zeps Battle of Evermore, but isnt really a "rock" singer

 

Meat Loaf on Ted Nugent's Free For All LP. Most notably "Together" and Writing On The Wall"

 

oohhh...what about that chick that wails on Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon?

I think its Great Gig In the Sky? Damn....those are some pipes!!!!

 

Yeah definitely her, Clare Torry(just looked it up). it was great gig that was the vocal solo but she also does some background on us and them, i think.

McCartney is also a good vocalist. he doesn't have the power or range of some of the others here but he has a good clean tone that sounds great. i wouldn't mind if i could sing like that ( i cant sing at all...)

JOn

 

david coverdale and lynda squires(reign ghost)

 

How about the computer that generates the voices of Britney Spears and so many other pop singers.

That computer does not only have a wide variety of tones, it can also do so many different voices!

 

Robert PLant,Mick Jagger and Janis Joplin

 

Geddy Lee, Freddie Mercury And Sebastian Bach.

 

Freddie Mercury
Robert Plant
Jim Morrison
David Gilmour
Janis Joplin
Kurt Cobain