Rock Vocalists

stimpsonslostson

I’ve just watched Corey Taylor (of Slipknot and Stone Sour) do an acoustic set on YouTube. WHAT a voice! He goes from smooth to bellowing effortlessly.
Even MrsLostSon put down her sewing & commented “Who’s singing? He’s really good”
https://youtu.be/uetFO7y8WPA

If nothing else it’s worth skipping to around the 25min mark to hear him do Spongebob Squarepants. 
With Chris Cornell, Layne Stanley etc gone, who do you rate as the best rock vocalists out there today*?

*A wisdom will be awarded to the first person to say Chuck Ragan 

vasselmeyer

Watching David Draiman from Disturbed doing Sound of Silence live on Conan is an extraordinary experience. The band's music doesn't really do anything for me but I can listen to him deliver that song over and over again.

Edit...in mobile and it won't share YouTube links for some reason

stimpsonslostson

vasselmeyer said:

Watching David Draiman from Disturbed doing Sound of Silence live on Conan is an extraordinary experience. The band's music doesn't really do anything for me but I can listen to him deliver that song over and over again.

Yes, he’s good. Especially as he goes so deep. Have you heard the Myles Kennedy duet version? That’s great too. 

fendergibson

Devin Townsend gets my vote

guitarfishbay

Devin Townsend
Rody Walker
Anthony Green
Ian Kenny
Floor Jansen

viz

stimpsonslostson said:

Chuck Ragan 

Also Ronnie James Dio, DLR and James Labrie

Grumpyrocker

Anneke van Giersbergen
Floor Jansen
Charlotte Wessels
Dan Swano
Bruce Dickinson
Mikael Akerfeldt
Steve Hogarth
Julianne Regan
Mariusz Duda
Danny Bowes
Anneke van Giersbergen (so good she has to be on the list twice)

And Ronnie James Dio

Philly_Q

Only just about "out there today", but a couple of old chaps on the wimphem end of the rock spectrum who I still really like:

Steve Perry
Tommy Shaw

octatonic

Devin Townsend, Corey Taylor, Mike Patton, Ian Thornley.

Legionreturns

Agree with just about everyone mentioned, plus I can't not add Eddie Vedder. 

octatonic

Legionreturns said:

Agree with just about everyone mentioned, plus I can't not add Eddie Vedder. 

I can't unagree with this.

Philly_Q

Layne Staley was mentioned, he was great but I always thought the real magic of the band was him and Jerry Cantrell singing in harmony.  I also like the way Doug Pinnick and Ty Tabor combined on the early King's X albums.

Richie Kotzen is a great singer, I think I like his voice better than his guitar playing.

Legionreturns

octatonic said:

Legionreturns said:

Agree with just about everyone mentioned, plus I can't not add Eddie Vedder. 

I can't unagree with this.

Go easy on me! English is my first language!

Kebabkid

For the softer rock, and my favourite singer of all time, Steve Perry

Then Richie Kotzen, Geoff Tate, Ian Thornley, Jeff Scott Soto.

Dave Lee Roth certainly had something on those early albums

breakstuff

That really is a great show @stimpsonslostson ;

Corey, along with Devin Townsend are definitely up there, and agree with @Grumpyrocker ;Anneke van Giersbergen is simply phenomenal.

I always thought Pink could be a great rock singer if she ditched the pop nonsense. 

bluechargeboy

Myles Kennedy has his naysayers but he is brilliant live, he makes it seem effortless and has a hell of a vocal range.

prowla

viz said:

stimpsonslostson said:

Chuck Ragan 

Also Ronnie James Dio, DLR and James Labrie

Well, Dio passed away a while ago, so that's a different interpretation of "out there today".

prowla

bluechargeboy said:

Myles Kennedy has his naysayers but he is brilliant live, he makes it seem effortless and has a hell of a vocal range.

I don't like his voice.

prowla

Legionreturns said:

octatonic said:

Legionreturns said:

Agree with just about everyone mentioned, plus I can't not add Eddie Vedder. 

I can't unagree with this.

Go easy on me! English is my first language!

Do I not like that!

digitalscream

Floor Jansen.

She doesn't just do Nightwish...and she's probably one of the most talented and versatile singers out there.

viz

prowla said:

viz said:

stimpsonslostson said:

Chuck Ragan 

Also Ronnie James Dio, DLR and James Labrie

Well, Dio passed away a while ago, so that's a different interpretation of "out there today".

Ah yes, missed that thanks! (The comment, not RJD’s passing)