Best Male Vocalist

Luciano Pavarotti.

Not just his wonderful voice but his presence and larger than life personality… you could never ignore Pavarotti… has to be up there.

Elton John….

Maybe not the best voice but I love his songs and his story telling when he sings them… could listen to him all day.

Freddie Mercury

If Freddie was on stage no matter what else was going on… all eyes would be on him… again its about delivery… his voice wasn’t perfect but when Freddie sang a song he lived it.

Well Panda it depends whether you mean quality of voice or just raw emotion.

For quality of voice thats me in the bathroom in the mornings :wink:

for emotion has to be syd

oh where are you now
p ussy willow that smiled on this leaf
when i was alone
you promised a stem from your heart
my head kissed the ground
i was half the way down
treading the sand
please, please lift a hand
im only a person. lalala

@jen_jen wrote:

Psssst…pardon my ignorance but who is “The Big O”?

Jen, it’s a circus top called Roy Orbison…and he does have an amazing voice.

Could I add -the Bob Dylan of the 1960s?

Yes I can so add him!!!

I also really liked Joni Mitchell, whose voice became richer over time.

Somethng wrong there, isn’t there?

oh, yes, best male vocalist…hmmm..

well look at the Poll section of the Boards, and check out the poll on thin.

if you remember thin??

For me Joe Cocker singing ‘You are so beautiful’ and how I feel about Helen just can not be beaten – the raw emotion he gives to his songs is incredible

Also Meatloaf’s Bat out of Hell is a song that still causes goosebumps

Mind you there are several other songs I could add to the list

Frank Sinatra