Best singing voices?

[Mike]

?Male - Jon Anderson {Yes}

?Female - Ann Wilson - {Heart}

Those would be my picks!

[Tenacious_Peaches]

I know as soon as I post this, I will think of a hundred more, but here goes...

Male - Robert Plant

Female - Aretha Franklin

[MuzikTyme]

Jim Reeves

Barbara Striesand

[bluesboy]

Patsy Cline

Linda Ronstadt

k.d.lang

[Denmark Street]

Smokey Robinson

Aretha Franklin

[Batman]

Female: Aretha Franklin

Male: Freddy Mercury

[_Jayson_]

Eddie Vedder instantly came to mind for me.

[Costellogirl75]

My two favorite female singers are Janis Joplin and Ella Fitzgerald, who could not be more opposite in both singing and life styles.

Male singers, I would have to say Roger Daltry and Ryan Adams.

[spawnfreak]

my best picks for best singing voice NOW:

Female: Christina Aguilara

ENYA

Male: Usher

lead singer of Maroon 5 ::

[Watcher]

That's a tough one! I'm no judge of singing voices, but two of my favorites:

Joni Mitchell

Willie Nelson

[_Jayson_]

Some others I think have unique/good voices are

Brandon Boyd of Incubus

Roger Waters and David Gilmour of Pink Floyd

Dave Matthews

Sting

Buddy Miles

[Tenacious_Peaches]

John Rzeznik - Goo Goo Dolls (swoon)

Al Green - I-i-i-i, I'm so in love with you...

Chaka Khan - Let me rock you, Chaka Khan

Patti LaBelle - Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?

[Malakin]

Billy Joel and Sarah McLachlan get my vote.

[windy1]

Not my favorites, but objectivly, just for the voice--

Annie Lennox, best female voice, and What's His Name - the original lead singer for Journey. Was it Steve Perry? See not my favorite voice , I can't remember his name, but IMHO definatley the best male voice.

[jippers]

There's only ever been a handful of vocalists that have caught my attention:

Jeff Buckley, Meat Loaf, Freddie Mercury, and Eva Cassidy.

[katie_sane]

Freddie Mercury without a doubt. Del Shannon also had a voice that made me sit up and take notice.

[Ken]

Little Richard and Paul Stanley. Little Richard's screamy falsetto is instantly recognizable, and Paul Stanley's wail is the voice of Rock and Roll. Roy Orbison has a voice like flowing honey, and AC/DC's late Bon Scott whiskey-soaked-cigarette-scorched voice loaned huge amounts of character to the original songs.

Ken.

[scott]

Chris Cornell- Soundgarden and Audioslave, just amazing and what a range.

John Lennon- had a great mellow voice

Michael Stipe- Say what you may about R.E.M, but Stipes got one helluva voice (he's the best current songwriter at least in my book)

other ones I like are

Janis Joplin

Elvis Costello

Jim Morrison

[Costellogirl75]

I have to say two more female singers

Karen Carpenter

Linda Ronstadt

[Catherine]

The worst is always easy to list; now I will list some of my favorites in no particular order:

Steve Perry

Eric Woolfson

Don Henley

Freddie Mercury

Ed Vedder

David Bowie

Donald Fagen

Robert Plant

Roger Waters

Mark Knopfler

Paul Rodgers

Brad Delp

Melissa Etheridge

Grace Slick

Sara McLachlan

Linda Ronstadt

Sade

[MuzikTyme]

Chris Cornell- Soundgarden and Audioslave, just amazing and what a range.

I couldn't agree with you more. That Audioslave self titled is an excellent CD IMO.

[PSYCHOcatholic]

My friends have said if they were gay they would be in love with Robert Plant!!! And Bon Scott! WOW! Bon Scott gets my vote, i dont think there is anyone who could do any better!

[cindy17838]

Enya for women

Bono for men

[Guest]

Women::

Aretha Franklin

Hope Sandoval (Mazzy Star)

Stevie Nicks

Bic Runga

Faye Wong

Sandy Denny

Men:

Martin Grech

Jeff Buckley

Finn Andrews (The Veils) A critic said it sounded like a cross between Eartha Kitt and a vacuum cleaner. I however think he sounds wonderful ::

Eddie Vedder

Don Henley (The Eagles)- if only for 'Desperado'

Evan Dando- I'm not sure why.

[Catherine]

Roger Daltry!

I just played (and cranked up) "Love Reign O'er Me"; hadn't heard it in a while...wow!