# Favorite Rock vocalists **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 7, 2003, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-rock-vocalists/193478 "2003-08-07T01:01:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![acrossthesea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@acrossthesea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/acrossthesea)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-rock-vocalists/193478/21 "2003-08-07T14:26:36Z")
Not all my favorites are particularly “smooth”, I usually like voices that have a range of abilities. I can’t stand the ones who only scream, though. Thom Yorke (Radiohead) Layne Staley & Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains. Together they had some great harmonies. It’s a shame Layne died, I always hoped he’d get his act together again.) Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots) Deborah Harry (Blondie) ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-rock-vocalists/193478/22 "2003-08-07T14:32:40Z")
Maynard from Tool and R. Plant. ---
**Author:** ![Tarrsk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/97f17d/32.png) [@Tarrsk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarrsk)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-rock-vocalists/193478/23 "2003-08-07T16:06:57Z")
Oh, forgot to add: Rivers Cuomo. Even though Weezer’s last two albums were crap, their first two still rank among my favorites of the last fifteen years (especially the brilliant _Pinkerton_). ---
**Author:** ![Qwertyasdfg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ecc23a/32.png) [@Qwertyasdfg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertyasdfg)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-rock-vocalists/193478/24 "2003-08-07T16:11:58Z")
Robert Plant ---
**Author:** ![acrossthesea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@acrossthesea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/acrossthesea)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-rock-vocalists/193478/25 "2003-08-07T16:17:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tarrsk \* > \*\*Oh, forgot to add: Rivers Cuomo. Even though Weezer’s last two albums were crap, their first two still rank among my favorites of the last fifteen years (especially the brilliant _Pinkerton_). \*\* Oh yeah I love his voice too! I don’t agree with the green album being crap, (I dislike Maladroit quite a bit though), but Pinkerton is my favorite Weezer album. I’ll bet you can guess my favorite Weezer song, based on my name! ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-rock-vocalists/193478/26 "2003-08-07T16:19:52Z")
Oh, I’m a rock chick, and I especially _ **love** _ screamers. My favorites (in no particular order, except the 1st two): Eddie Vedder Chris Cornell Bryan Johnson Bon Scott Robert Plant Freddie Mercury Layne Staley Sting ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-rock-vocalists/193478/27 "2003-08-07T16:40:09Z")
I agree with pretty much everyone so far, so I won’t do any repeats (except one), but these guys are pretty good, too: Jon Anderson, Jesse James Dupree, Billy Gibbons, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Bon Scott and Brian Johnson, the guy from Corrosion of Conformity (is it Pepper?), Gary Louris… but my vote for “Best” is Chris Cornell. * * * Actual headline: “Church end probe of Gay Bishop” ---
**Author:** ![Kantalooppi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a5b964/32.png) [@Kantalooppi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kantalooppi)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-rock-vocalists/193478/28 "2003-08-07T17:51:39Z")
Black Francis/Frank Black (The Pixies) Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys & bunch of collaborations) A. W. Yrjänä (CMX (A Finnish band)) Tod A. (Cop Shoot Cop, Firewater) Maynard James Keenan (Tool) ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-rock-vocalists/193478/29 "2003-08-07T18:02:42Z")
The Demon of Screamin’ himself, Steven Tyler Freddie Mercury Janis Joplin ---
**Author:** ![David\_Plankton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dfb087/32.png) [@David\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-rock-vocalists/193478/30 "2003-08-08T20:49:28Z")
Bonn Scott Bob Plant Rodge Daltrey I cant believe so many people are saying Thom Yorke ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-rock-vocalists/193478/31 "2003-08-08T23:59:29Z")
Nobody’s mentioned David Bowie yet? ---
**Author:** ![punkkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7feea3/32.png) [@punkkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/punkkid)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2003, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-rock-vocalists/193478/32 "2003-08-09T00:04:56Z")
OK, noboy’s gonna agree with me on any of these but: Greg Graffin of Bad Religion “Dick” of the Subhumans Deedar Zaman of Asian Dub Foundation (his cockney-indian-patois is amazing) Davey Havok- A.F.I. Nobody can alternate between screaming and perfect melody like he can ---
**Author:** ![Snake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Snake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snake)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2003, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-rock-vocalists/193478/33 "2003-08-09T00:09:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dung Beetle \* > \*\*Geoff Tate (Queensryche) \*\* Hell yeah !!! Also , ^5 to the Joe Lynn Turner fans. I’d like to add Ray Alder from Fates Warning and Midnight from Crimson Glory . But from a rock n roll standpoint , I’f hafta take either Lou Graham from Foreignor or Paul Rogers . ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2003, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-rock-vocalists/193478/34 "2003-08-09T03:31:55Z")
**Thudlow** , I was also looking for David Bowie as I read down the list. He’s my absolute favorite, followed closely by Freddie Mercury. And welcome, **Leftover!** ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2003, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-rock-vocalists/193478/35 "2003-08-09T05:27:29Z")
Rob Halford… Some of the others I’d mention have been listed… Derek St. Holmes… Lemmy Kilmister… ---
**Author:** ![GUINNESS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@GUINNESS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GUINNESS)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2003, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-rock-vocalists/193478/36 "2003-08-09T12:23:48Z")
Peter Murphy-ex Bauhaus Morrissey-Smiths Dicky Barrett-Might Might Bosstones(about as SMOOTH as ta can get:D ) ---
**Author:** ![aoty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9e8a1a/32.png) [@aoty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aoty)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2003, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-rock-vocalists/193478/37 "2003-08-09T13:24:21Z")
That’s my list EXACTLY!!! Great minds think alike. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Leftover \* > \*\*Mike Patton - Faith no More, Tomahawk, fantomas, Mr. Bungle…etc. > > Layne Stayley - ex- Alice in chains > > and Thom yorke - Radiohead. \*\* [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-rock-vocalists/193478.md?page=1)