Favorite vocalist

[henry s]

Male:

Todd Rundgren
Mark Kozelek
Alex Ayuli
Robert Wratten
Adam Franklin
Ned Doheny
J. D. Souther
Vincent Gallo

Female:

Carole King
Laura Nyro
Dot Allison
Phyllis Dillon
Nicole Willis
Alison Statton
Laetitia Sadler
Bobbie Gentry

 

[mixed_biscuits]

Kelly Rowland's not bad actually but struggling to think of any other modern singers I rate much

In that vein, I really rate Kelis.

here's some more for me:

Bjork (obv)
Toni Halliday

Neil Tennant (controversial?)
Mark Hollis (Talk Talk) - esp. on their later stuff
Eddie Vedder

 

[Mr. Tea]

UPDATE:

Brain Ferry
Captain Beefheart
Frank Zappa
and I'm not so much into rap and related musics, but Chuck D is fucking awesome.

 

[swears]

Neil Tennant (controversial?)

I think The Pet Shop Boys are underrated, deffo. I always found their records melancholy and strange as a kid, Tennant's voice is very distinctive.

Bryan Ferry

Yeah, totally. Way ahead of his time.

 

[tom pr]

Aidan Moffat!

 

[mistersloane]

'No Cure for the Lonely'. It's not on the vinyl, but well worth downloading if that's the only version you've got.

Ah wicked I'll check that out cheers

 

[Mr. Tea]

Bryan Ferry

Yeah, totally. Way ahead of his time.

He was certainly a massive influence on 'Brain' Ferry.

(Heh, it's Friday afternoon, watchoogonna do...)

 

[Edward]

Minnie Ripperton.
I have never heard another singer that was close.

 

[swears]

(Heh, it's Friday afternoon, watchoogonna do...)

Clock off in about half an hour and get pissed!

 

[Gabba Flamenco Crossover]

In that vein, I really rate Kelis.

Yeah actually, good one.

I 2nd Bjork. Also can't believe I missed David Bowie and Emmylou Harris, so they both go in.

 

[crackerjack]

UPDATE:

Brain Ferry
Captain Beefheart
Frank Zappa
and I'm not so much into rap and related musics, but Chuck D is fucking awesome.

The blues bore in me insists you can't have Beefheart without Howling Wolf - no man has ever sounded so much like his own name.

 

[Mr. Tea]

I was thinking Bowie, but considered him almost 'too obvious' - but then, I named ol' Freddie.

 

[Mr. Tea]

The blues bore in me insists you can't have Beefheart without Howling Wolf - no man has ever sounded so much like his own name.

Oh yeah, those old blues guys were amazing. Let's hear it for Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Robert Johnson....

 

[henry s]

oh, speaking of which:

Dock Boggs
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Clarence "Frogman" Henry

 

[Mr. Tea]

Cripple-boy Tennessee Sam
Wally 'One-Eye' Williamson
'Scofulous' Sally Walker

 

[crackerjack]

Cripple-boy Tennessee Sam
Wally 'One-Eye' Williamson
'Scofulous' Sally Walker

I'll see yours and raise you an Ironing Board Sam (true, so I win).

 

[Mr. Tea]

You can't play an ironing board as a musical instrument, can you? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washboard_Sam

I'll see yours and raise you an Ironing Board Sam (true, so I win).

Anyway, I bet he's not as good as Memphis 'Motor Neurone Disease' Manny or Billy Bob 'Bit Of Fluff I Found In My Pocket This Morning' Hawtree.

 

[henry s]

heh heh, these names remind me of ol' Bleeding Gums Murphy...

 

[Mr. Tea]

heh heh, these names remind me of ol' Bleeding Gums Murphy...

Damn, for every gag you think of, The Simpsons has done it years ago.

 

[DJ PIMP]

Anyone who can fuck like they mean it.