Best vocals in rock bands

[peewee's lovechild]

Probably not the best, but nobody has been able to emulate Thom Yorke's Creep performance. It's pretty impressive.

Good one.

[Thunder Dan]

Probably not the best, but nobody has been able to emulate Thom Yorke's Creep performance. It's pretty impressive.

well if we are doing it for just one song, I would say Freddie Mercury for "Somebody to Love"

[Spurfect]

LAYNE STALEY! always

[spurfects #1 fan]

LAYNE STALEY! always

i agree

[Leetonidas]

So Far Away was a great vocal performance

I'm listening to a live version on YouTube right now and it sounds great. He has a ing amazing voice.

[TOP-CHERRY]

I'm listening to a live version on YouTube right now and it sounds great. He has a ing amazing voice.

I love Aaron Lewis' voice, but it's too one dimensional to be considered one of the best. There's not much he can do with his voice, or at least he doesn't try to.

[katyon6th]

I don't listen to much modern rock... But I'd probably say Maynard, the guys from System of a Down, and Jenny Lewis.

Jenny Lewis has an amazing voice.

I'll put down Richard Ashcroft.

[Condemned 2 HelLA]

John Garcia.

[mardigan]

Gavin Hayes from Dredg
Thom Yorke
Darryl Polumbo from Glassjaw

[thispego]

roky erickson

[Zombie]

Geoff Tate- Queensryche

[J.T.]

Geddy Lee or Robert Plant for sure.

[midgetonadonkey]

Dave Mustaine

[CuckingFunt]

Chrissie Hynde.

[Spurminator]

When did we stop doing "present day rock" vocalists?

Elvis Presley

[Taco]

Rober Plant

MY VOTE

[Thunder Dan]

Probably not the best, but nobody has been able to emulate Thom Yorke's Creep performance. It's pretty impressive.

I'd go with Thom's vocals in Morning Bell or Sulk over Creep, but thats just me

[DarkReign]

Maynard - Tool
Chris Cornell - Soundgarden
Bruce inson - Iron Maiden
Rob Halford - Judas Priest
Kim Bendix Petersen - King Diamond

...just to name a few.

[DarkReign]

When did we stop doing "present day rock" vocalists?

Elvis Presley

hes one of the greatest voices of all time, not just rock n roll.

[peewee's lovechild]

hes one of the greatest voices of all time, not just rock n roll.

God killed Elvis because he was jealous of his voice.

[CuckingFunt]

God killed Elvis because he was jealous of his voice.

Every now and then, I somehow manage to convince myself that Elvis' legend has continued to grow mostly because of the cheesy/kitsch value of his later years. After all, I've been to Graceland twice -- its fun, its campy, its tacky, and has very little to do with Elvis' talent.

Then I put on the "Sun Sessions" CD and am reminded of how great he really was. Dude was ing amazing.

[leemajors]

Elvis died because Little Richard hates him, and justly so.

[SpursWoman]

Does Amy Lee count? I like her a lot.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Maynard - Tool

[Leetonidas]

I love Aaron Lewis' voice, but it's too one dimensional to be considered one of the best. There's not much he can do with his voice, or at least he doesn't try to.

It depends on what songs you're listening to. Go listen to "Can't Believe" and you'll see that he screams the whole song, or "Pressure" and he sings heavy the whole song. I think he has an amazing voice because he can scream, sing heavy, sing mellow, and sing high. Not many musicians I've ever heard can do that.

Geoff Tate is good too.

But for the best vocals all-time, it's gotta be Freddie Mercury.