Singers' voices you just luurrvve...

axisus

Fish: Not the greatest pipes, but filled with emotion. David Phelps: unbelievable range, power and control. Worth a look on Youtube, but comes with a mental health warning as he pretty much only does Christian stuff.

equalsql

boogieman said:

richardhomer;360788" said:

Paul Buchanan (The Blue Nile)
John Martyn
Peter Gabriel

These.
Plus Jimmy Dewar from the Robin Trower Band.

+1 For dear Jimmy Dewar... he was one a the real greats.
http://jimmydewar.com/

Megii

Joni Mitchell

Diana Krall

Mark Kozelek

Julie London

Billie Holliday

richardhomer

^
Wisdom for Joni Mitchell!

Moe_Zambeek

Mark Lanegan 

Tom Waits 

Captain Beefheart 

Jay Buchanan 

Bon Scott 

Brian Johnson, sometimes 

Eric Clapton, vox improving with age 

Rod Stewart, voice not improving with age (or perhaps material choice). 

 Robyn 

Kate Bush

Nunogilberto

Paul Rodgers
David Coverdale
Glenn Hughes
Freddie
Steve Perry
Bruce Dickinson
Eric Martin

Elx

Sass Jordan, Sam Brown, Russel Allen, Peter Gabriel, Jorn Lande and a few others...

Bucket

Layne Staley from Alice in Chains/Mad Season, he's my definite number one

Devin fucking Townsend

Mike Patton from Faith No More/Mr Bungle, the man is a vocal genius

Mikael Akerfeldt from Opeth

Chris Cornell from Soundgarden

Eric Martin from Mr Big

Rody Walker from Protest the Hero

Brian May, just as much as Freddie

Peter Steele from Type O Negative

Randy Blythe from Lamb of God

Pete Ham from Badfinger

James Labrie from Dream Theater, but only on the first three albums he was on

Eminem

Andy Sturmer from Jellyfish

Jason Butler from letlive

Among others.

stickyfiddle

Springsteen, his voice now has more to it than in the 70's imo. Brilliant

KT Tunstall. Not a huge fan of her material, but vocally she just gets it, e.g. Little Favours

Paul McCartney, specifically on She Came In Through The Bathroom Window

Gassage

Three absolute idols of mine Neil Finn Glenn Tilbrook Lindsey Buckingham Amazingly musical voices all 3....

Gassage

@chuffola Mark Hollis- great, great shout... I was playing cricket at Welwyn Garden City and one of the oppo who I know well, said there's someone I wanna intro you to.... Walked me over to this unremarkable guy with huge ears and scruffy clothing- Mark meet James, James meet Mark....I was speechless....he's been a recluse for yrs and spends a lot of Saturdays watching and supporting WG cricket club.

richardhomer

Gassage;361265" said:

@chuffola

Mark Hollis- great, great shout...

I was playing cricket at Welwyn Garden City and one of the oppo who I know well, said there's someone I wanna intro you to....

Walked me over to this unremarkable guy with huge ears and scruffy clothing- Mark meet James, James meet Mark....I was speechless....he's been a recluse for yrs and spends a lot of Saturdays watching and supporting WG cricket club.

I sort of admire the fact that he considers that he had 'said all he wants to say' in music - Paul Buchanan/The Blue Nile have also eschewed flooding the market - yet I wonder if he could be persuaded otherwise?

The Colour of Spring, The Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock are among my favourite albums of all time.

I'd love at least one more....

Gassage

try and get the live Talk Talk vid in Montreaux 1986. It's absolutely brilliant and Hollis is incredible in his performance and intensity. And the live versions of the songs are great

JAYJO

Natalie Merchant
Joan Armatrading
Norah Jones
Suzanne Vega
Dolores Oriordan
Johnny Cash
Bob Dylan
NeilDiamond
James Taylor
Aretha Franklyn
Catherine Jenkins
sure theres more but all time favourite is Natalie Merchant.

dogload

Those I can think of ATM:

Syd Barrett

Robyn Hitchcock

Robert Wyatt

Richard Sinclair

Robert Calvert

Miki Berenyi

Serge Gainsbourg

Francoise Hardy

scrumhalf

Jimmy Dewar
Jack Bruce
Graham Bond (a great bluesy raspy voice)
Muddy Waters
Paul Rogers
Little Richard
Ian Gillan
Colin Blunstone
Howard ? - vocalist from a band called Liaison, saw them at the Marquee about 30 years ago.
Noddy Holder

guitari

Laura Cantrell

Lindi Ortega

Layne Staley

Chris Robinson

Mark Lanegan

BigMonka

Alison Krauss & Holly Williams for that super sweet close your eyes and enjoy the country twang.

Guy Clark & John Hiatt for that well-lived old man kind of growl.

 

Rocker

Karen Carpenter

kd lang [listen to Crying on the best Unplugged 3 album]

Jim Reeves

Tony Joe White

Chuffola

@Gassage

Yet again you make me jealous. First chums with Tilbrook then Hollis. 

/sulk