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Originally Posted by JD10367
Maiden and Priest are two of my faves but I’d hardly call them vocalists (although Bruce is better than Rob). I don’t count anyone with a shitty voice either (sorry, Neil Young). Even Bowie didn’t have a great voice. Freddie Mercury is closer to a real vocalist.
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disagree on the bolded. He may not have had a huge range (although he showed off some impressive range on Sweet Thing), but he had exceptional creativity with timbre, creating an iconic sound. He also was an absolute genius at creating vocal melodies and phrasing. He could wow you with power too, e.g. on the backing vocals that end Lou Reed's song "Satellite of Love".
Bruce and Rob are DEFINITELY vocalists, and excellent ones at that. Not many can do what they do, as well as they do.
Agree with Mercury being a brilliant vocalist.
Paul Rodgers of Free and Bad Company is one of the most effortless and cool rock vocalists. Scott Walker for a genius baritone who's career has spanned bubble gum pop to the most dark avant-garde imaginable. Donny Hathaway is hard to beat in the R&B and Soul category. David Ruffin, too.
Just to name a few. I love talking about music. Sorry to ramble but i had to defend my homie Bowie.