[mikeg]

List your "Top 5" favorite male voices. They can be from any genre, any era, and any cluture.

Here's my list (in no particular order):

Luciano Pavarotti
Frank Sinatra
Louis Armstrong
Placido Domingo
Andrea Bocelli

 

[KevC]

Those are awesome. I'll add some from a different genre.

Two (possibly overrated) and very popular favourites (of mine).

Maynard James Keenan
Thom Yorke

 

[Enverxis]

Layne Staley
Rowan London
Mikael Akerfeldt
Bruce Dickinson
Anders Jacobssen

 

[SprySpectre]

In no particular order:
Elvis Presley
Frank Sinatra
Johnny Cash
Bob Dylan (no it's not good...but it's certainly a favorite of mine)
Louie Armstrong

 

[TheMarsVolta]

File these under 'instantly recognizable':

Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees, Queens of the Stone Age)
Mike Patton (Faith no More, Fantomas, Tomahawk)
Hayden
Beck
Wayne Coyne (Flaming Lips)

 

[MarconiSalad]

Robert Plant
Steve Earle
McKinley Morganfield
Mick Jagger
Jay Farrar

 

[Homeless]

Daniel Johns (Incredible range and Diversity)
Maynard
Freddie Mercury (Same as Johns)
Hawksley Workman
Chris Cornell

 

[scottpaul_iu]

Otis Redding
Gregg Allman
Glenn Hughes
Donny Hathaway
James Dewar

 

[Audiofiler]

Most of the greats are taken but here goes,sorry so many..

Sinatra
Como
Martin
Armstrong
Dead Can Dance (don't know the guys name, but skills therein)
Allman
Mercury
Lennon
Cash
Pavarotti
Diamond
Groban

 

[Borat]

Otis Redding
Sam Cooke
David Ruffin/Eddie Kendricks (The Temptations)
Paul Westerberg (The Replacements, my fave rock vocalist)
Carl Wilson (The Beach Boys, my fave pop vocalist)
Jeff and Tim Buckley
Britt Daniel (Spoon)
Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys)

 

[catscratch]

In no particular order:

Bruce Dickinson
Devin Townsend
Geddy Lee
Robert Plant
That dude from Arcturus that changes his name with every bloody album (pre-Slideshow Symphonices).

 

[Wmcmanus]

Quote:

Originally Posted by SprySpectre In no particular order: Elvis Presley Frank Sinatra Johnny Cash Bob Dylan (no it's not good...but it's certainly a favorite of mine) Louie Armstrong

Interesting post. They all certainly made statements with their voices and music. Your point about Dylan is well taken and it's hard to keep him off of my list. Like Cash and Presley, his voice is always welcome and soothing to these ears.

Ok, so I'm going to cheat a little and develop sub categories:

1. Most alluring/pure "singers" voices

Roy Orbison
Nat King Cole
Sam Cooke
Frank Sinatra
Paul McCartney

2. Most emotional/inspiring (perhaps because I identify so strongly with their music)

Bob Dylan
Neil Young
Pete Townsend
Jim Croce
Bob Marley

3. Most intriguing/quirky/fun to listen to

David Byrne
Robert Plant
Johnny Cash
Louis Armstrong
Van Morrison

4. Most likely to put me a good mood instantly

Elvis Presley
Jim Morrison
Stevie Wonder
Paul Simon
Ray Charles

Ok, my absolute top 5 would be:

Roy Orbison
Nat King Cole
Elvis Presley
Ray Charles
Neil Young (especially the Buffalo Springfield and CSN&Y days)

 

[Duggeh]

Brad Roberts (Crash Test Dummies)

His voice is liquid sex.

 

[henryfonda53]

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikeg List your "Top 5" favorite male voices. They can be from any genre, any era, and any cluture. Here's my list (in no particular order): Luciano Pavarotti Frank Sinatra Louis Armstrong Placido Domingo Andrea Bocelli

Those are all favorites of mine I will add one more - Josh Groban

 

[mwallace573]

My personal favorites (not including ones already listed)...

Jónsi Birgisson, Sigur Ros
David Sylvian
Guy Garvey, Elbow
David Bowie
Cedric Bixler-Zavala, The Mars Volta
Seal
Peter Gabriel
Richard Ashcroft
Damon Albarn, Blur and Gorillaz

Sorry this is over 5, but it is cut down from 15 or so i originally put down.