Best Voices in Music

[wadesworld]

Not asking what your favorite bands or musicians are, just who you think has the best voice in music?

Male - David Gray
Female - Adele

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Male: Chester Bennington
Female: Amy Lee

[GB Warrior]

Male: Chester Bennington
Female: Amy Lee

Always did love Amy Lee's voice.

But gotta go w/ Adele on this one.

Gimme Josh Groban for male

[Tugg Speedman]

all-time or current?

all-time ... consider Freddy Mercury

Worst voice all-time, Bob Dylan

(also I assume we are talking pop/rock so opera stars like Maria Callas, Renee Flemming Enrico Caruso and Luciano Pavarotti are not under consideration ... or are they?)

[Anti-Dentite]

Chris Cornell and Christina Aguilera.

[Jay Bee]

Brother J (X Clan)

[GGGG]

Depends on the genre too.  Black Sabbath Ozzy was pretty damn good. 

[reinko]

Lady Gaga when she is just playing piano is fantastic and underrated.  Won't say the best, but a top one in today's era.  Google some of Howard Stern performances.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

Lady Gaga when she is just playing piano is fantastic and underrated.  Won't say the best, but a top one in today's era.  Google some of Howard Stern performances.

Her album with Tony Bennett is pretty good too.  Tony Bennett has to be in the conversation for best male voice.

Adele is best female voice but Beyoncé deserves mention too.

[🏀]

Lady Gaga is an easy choice for female.

Going to go with Thom Yorke for male, but Bowie is right there.

[Dr. Blackheart]

Whitney Houston and Freddie Mercury

[mu_hilltopper]

Chad Kroeger (Nickleback)
Courtney Love

[mu03eng]

Wow, is this a tough thing to determine. I think people are going to gravitate toward the most powerful voice or the one that can generate the most flourishes. Not saying that's the wrong way to look at it, but it can't be in a vacuum IMO it has  to account for what they did with it to generate music. My brother has perfect picture and a strong voice but he ain't done $hit with it so he doesn't count...nawwhatimsayin?

I'm put someone like Otis Redding up there along with Freddie Mercury on the male side.

On the female side, if it's current, I say Gaga simply because she has way more stylistic range than someone like Beyonce or Adele. All time though would be someone like Aretha Franklin or Whitney Houston (pre-coke)

[PBRme]

Frank Sinatra
Etta James or Amy Winehouse

[Warrior Code]

I always thought Burton Cummings (The Guess Who) had a cool voice.

For the ladies, my first thought was Aretha. Alicia Keys is another good one I don't think anyone has mentioned yet.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

If we're talking all time, Aretha and Whitney are easily the top women. Say their first name and everyone knows who you are talking about.

[GooooMarquette]

Linda Ronstadt is the first name that comes to mind for me....

[warriorchick]

If we're talking all time, Aretha and Whitney are easily the top women. Say their first name and everyone knows who you are talking about.

You mean Whitney before Bobby got her hooked on crack. If you have seen any clips of her trying to sing in her last couple of years, it is really tragic.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

You mean Whitney before Bobby got her hooked on crack. If you have seen any clips of her trying to sing in her last couple of years, it is really tragic.

Obviously.  Michael Jordan played for the Wizards but his time with the Bulls is what everyone talks about when discussing his greatness.

[Spotcheck Billy]

Joan Baez and Roy Orbison

[muwarrior69]

The King Singers.

http://www.kingssingers.com

[GGGG]

Joan Baez and Roy Orbison

Joan Baez is a great example of someone whose music I don't particularly enjoy, but her voice was fantastic.

Ditto Karen Carpenter.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

all-time or current?

all-time ... consider Freddy Mercury

Worst voice all-time, Bob Dylan

(also I assume we are talking pop/rock so opera stars like Maria Callas, Renee Flemming Enrico Caruso and Luciano Pavarotti are not under consideration ... or are they?)

Freddie Mercury is a very solid choice. Didn't pop into my head when I first saw the question but he definitely belongs at or near the top

[CTWarrior]

Linda Ronstadt was first female name that popped into my head.  Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey have/had great voices, but Linda Ronstadt sang the damn song instead of doing the vocal Olympics.  I think Christina Aguilera (another vocal gymnast) may have the best current voice, but I'm not a fan of most of her music. 

I like Rob Thomas' voice. Roger Daltrey back in the day was great.  Agree with those who said Roy Orbison.

[Pakuni]

Thom Yorke and Aaron Lewis (sadly, most of his music is bad, but GD that voice of his) on the male side.

On the women's side, Adele and Polly Jean Harvey.