Who are your top 10 vocalists?
 

I know the responses will be most interesting.

Oh, of course they will.

1)Jamie Stewart(Xiu Xiu)
2)Chan Marshall(Cat Power)
3)Cedric whatever(ATDI/MV)
4)Joanna Newsom
5)Isaac Brock(Modest Mouse)
6)Hot Snakes/Jehu guy
7)Eric Paul(AOR/Chinese Stars)
8)Elliott Smith
9)Jewel
10)Ian Curtis(Joy Division)

In no particular order:

Pete Shelley
Nick Cave
Michael Gira
Margo Timmins
Johnny Cash
Polly Harvey
Sinead O'Connor
John Lennon
Steven Tyler
Marc Almond

Roger Waters
Jeff Buckley
Mike Patton
Neko Case
Devendra Banhart
Liz Fraser
Elliott Smith
Johnny Cash
David Byrne
John Lennon

To name a ten...

David Yow
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Calvin Johnson
Kurt Cobain
Keiji Haino
Steve Albini
Nick Cave (back in TBP era)
Iggy
Adris Hoyos (at least when it comes to raging fury)
Kat Bjelland

In no order:

Kat Bjelland
Corin Tucker
Chan Marshall
Fiona Apple
Patti Smith
Lee Ranaldo
Thom Yorke
Liv Kristine
Kurt Cobain
Otep

aprox:
(m): Parsons,Ness,Curtis,Gira,Moore,Ranaldo,Mascis,Coyn e,Birgisson,Biafra,Banks,Malkmus,Brock,Reed

(f): Jarboe,Gordon,Bjork,Gerrard,Nico,Gibbons,Palmer,PJ ,Smith,Case,Styrene,Makino,Lunch,KarenO,

Elvis Presley
Holly Golightly
Nick Cave
Nick Drake
DMX
Alex Chilton
Rachael Nagy
Roy Loney
Johnny Cash
What's-her-name from the Bellrays

Jimi Hendrix
Guy Picciotto
Tunde Adebimpe
Ian Curtis
Jeff Buckley
Freddie Mercury
Marc Bolan
David Bowie
Jim Reid
Frank Black

Stephen Malkmus
Chan Marshall
Lee Ranaldo
Jemina Pearl
Bob Nastanovich (can scream, but not much else)
Daniel Johnston (he just sings his heart out)
Thurston Moore
Kim Gordon
Steve Shelley (lawlz)
Brian Ritchie

Malkmus
Thom Yorke
Lee Ranaldo
Frank Black
Bob Mould
Dez Cadena (when he sang for Black Flag)
Stephen Brodsky (of Cave In)
Curt Kirkwood
Kim Deal
Gibby Haynes

special mention: Nirmala Bisnayake (of Controller.Controller)

david yow
kurt cobain
kim gordon
iggy pop
mark e smith
keiji haino
june tyson
james brown
RA the rugged man
percee p

Damn right. Others I like alot:
Robert Johnson
John Lennon
Lou Reed
Kurt Cobain
Iggy Pop
Jandek
Allison Karuas (sp?)
Muddy Waters
Johnny Cash
Jimmy Donley
Bob Dylan

(In no order)
Jamie Stewart
Frank Black
Every Sonic voice.
Ian Curtis
Antoine from Varge! (local)
Jordan Bliley
Justin Pearson
Cedric Bixler Zavala
Jesse F. Keeler
Lou Reed

Honourable Mentions:
Sebastien Grainger
Kurt Cobain

Mimi Parker (Low)
Chan Marshall / Cat Power
Nick Cave
Neil Young
Alan Sparhawk (Low, Retribution Gospel Choir)
Serge Gainsbourg
Jeff Buckley
Judith Holofernes (Wir Sind Helden)
J. Mascis
Ian Curtis (Joy Division) {thanks Hayden}
the Scala Choir

Some more that barely didn't make it to be in my top ten list:
Eddie Vedder
Mark Lanegan
Chris Cornell
Carol van Dijk (Bettie Serveert)
Karen Carpenter
Johnny Cash
Jacques Brel

I don't necessarily like SY for the vocals, even though I don't care for most of their instrumental tunes either. Lee is my fav though

Definately nowhere close to my top list:
Kurt Cobain <insert puke smiley>

Blixa Bargeld
Fred Cole
Inca Ore
Anya Davidson (Coughs)
Sam McPheeters
U-Ron Bondage
Linda Perhacs
Mr. Vom
Tottsuan (SxOxB)
Dugald MacKenzie (Venom P. Stinger, Sick Things)

Corin Tucker (sleater-kinney)
Elliott Smith
Kim Deal (Breeders/Pixies)
Kim Gordon (sonic youth)
Kat Bjelland (babes in toyland)
Frank Black (pixies)
Wayne Coyne (flaming lips)
Evan Dando (lemonheads)
Stephen Malkmus (pavement)
Chan Marchall (cat power)

Nick Cave
Tom Waits
Mick Jagger
Lux Interior (duh)
Marc Bolan
Kate Bush
Jeffrey Lee Pierce
Iggy
Bowie
Exene Cervenka


I guess. Kinda sorta.

Uhhh.... No particular order.

Frank Black
Andy Falkous
Jello Biafra
Ian Curtis
Lee Ranaldo
Thom Yorke
Greg Graffin
Matt Good
Lou Barlow
Jamie Stewart (almost forgot about him, thanks for the reminders!)

God... there's a lot more. The girls from Sleater-Kinney, Beth Gibbons, Glenn Danzig (fuck, he's awesome!), Elliott Smith... etc...