Poll of the Day > Who are your favorite singers? Male and female.

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Female:
Mariah Carey
Katy Perry
Ariana Grande

Male:
R Kelly
Brian McKnight
Micheal Jackson
Justin Timberlake
Luther Vandross

uhhh

ig hayley williams or that chick from in this moment because of her sick rack

dudes would be dustin kensrue from thrice, maynard from tool, unfortunately the guy from brand new jesse lacey, mj, nf, the dude from twenty one pilots

all this topic did was make me realize i don't listen to that many girls and i'm not sure what to do with that information

oh uh, pvris is pretty good, i had a short addiction to chinchilla a few months ago, ashhnikko is the goat, fuckin miley cyrus has a surprising amount of songs i really like, fuckin STEVIE NICKS

my brain just took a moment

Do you mean actual singers or music creators?

Good example for both - Bruce Springsteen

Oh, that's hard, I love them so much...aside from the super obvious (Chappell Roan is obviously an insanely talented vocalist but also well-known for it), and in no particular order:

Julien Baker, Ethel Cain, TORRES, Harlee Case (New Constellations), Phoebe Bridgers
Indie enby pick: Roz Raskin (NOVA ONE)

My favorite vocalist of all time might be Guy Picciotto of Rites of Spring and Fugazi.

this song kinda shows some range, from rough to heavenly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9WCjEsPP0U&list=RDV9WCjEsPP0U&start_radio=1

female:
aurora
carina round
maria brink

male:
maynard james keenan
serj tankian
chris cornell
matt bellamy

Ohara Sakurako (underrated) (#1 fan)
for male I am not that sure. King Diamond maybe.

I was obsessed with Disturbed back in highschool and David Draiman was a big reason why.

John McCrae, Freddie Mercury and Janelle Monae.

Sure:

Female:
Amy Lee
Avril Lavigne
Emily Armstrong
Hikaru Utada

Male:
Corey Taylor
Mike Shinoda
Jacoby Shaddix
Lemmy
Ozzy Osborune
Michael Jackson
Chris Jericho
Eminem

Probably more I'm forgetting.

Thurl Ravenscroft.

(Singing starts at about 1:50)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSaqSVi--Ms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Hj3U18FHgQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGLL2-z2hnE

Damn_Underscore posted...

Do you mean actual singers or music creators?

Good example for both - Bruce Springsteen

Hmm. I guess both.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDUdBkWxMu0
Here's Julien Baker performing "Claws in Your Back" live with the National Symphony Orchestra.
Also she's such an awkward little dork.

Female:
Celine Dion
Stevie Nicks
Sharon Janny den Adel

Male:
Trent Reznor
David Draiman
Heri Joensen

No one said Whitney Houston

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYzlVDlE72w

Female: Megan McDuffee, Soundmouse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaghyiyzVRM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvCQTs85zh4

Male: Michael Jackson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRdxUFDoQe0

I had a drink with Kevin Richardson of the backstreet boys once, kinda. I was at a party at the Paris hotel in Vegas, since it was a post bsb concert party ninety percent of the attendees were women. So me and Kevin, both tall guys, make eye contact over several much lower heads, hold up our full drinks, chug them, and held up our empties. So he's my favorite singer.

Nice. He was a cool guy?

heIly posted...

all this topic did was make me realize i don't listen to that many girls and i'm not sure what to do with that information

I think I'm the opposite, I might tend to listen to more female vocalists. Maybe not consciously, but it does work out that way. Or maybe not. It just kind of feels like I do.

And I don't really listen to "singers" so much. I have more focus on the production, but if they have good vocals, that's great too. A recent example being Magdalena Bay. Matt Lewin produces the songs, and this is what hooked me. Mica Tenenbaum's voice kind of annoyed me at first, but she's really grown on me and she has a way of making me want to sing along.

Off the top of my head though

Male: Louis Cole, Thundercat, Joji, dudes from King Gizzard (I believe Stu Mackenzie fronts most of the time but the others have their songs, too?), and if rap counts, Ren and Wax maybe?

Female: Honestly, mostly Japanese singers. Utada used to be a big one but I haven't actively listened to her music in a while. Natsuko Miyamoto from Mass of Fermenting Dregs, Ikkyu from Tricot. Also a lot of older musicians from 70's and 80's but I say this with the caveat of specifically those periods. Akiko Yano, Yoshiko Sai, Hako Yamasaki, Taeko Ohnuki... I could keep listing them.

I just like music a lot

Nice. What are a few good Japanese songs?

wwinterj25 posted...

Sure:

Female:
Amy Lee
Avril Lavigne
Emily Armstrong
Hikaru Utada

Male:
Corey Taylor
Mike Shinoda
Jacoby Shaddix
Lemmy
Ozzy Osborune
Michael Jackson
Chris Jericho
Eminem

Probably more I'm forgetting.

Respect for listing Michael Jackson and Avril Lavigne, which are mine. Polar opposites in their artistry but found myself gravitating to their music more than any other artists over the years.

dj1200 posted...

Nice. What are a few good Japanese songs?

One from each I guess

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK_hBk2f01k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rZWdolJfgk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3eyLGHxt0M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tnRNdxSBeg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE4kOVkwhDU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sOKkON_UnQ

Holy shit, just discovered someone else. I might have a new obsession.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVvE3SU-z6E

BADoglick posted...

I had a drink with Kevin Richardson of the backstreet boys once, kinda. I was at a party at the Paris hotel in Vegas, since it was a post bsb concert party ninety percent of the attendees were women. So me and Kevin, both tall guys, make eye contact over several much lower heads, hold up our full drinks, chug them, and held up our empties. So he's my favorite singer.

I recently attended a little live event on Roz Raskin's Patreon to celebrate the release of their new single "chlorine"- and they did like a Q&A.
Kevin Richardson was one of the celebrities they've met: a friend of theirs got Roz a job doing hair on a commercial shoot and Kevin Richardson was in the commercial and they did his hair- Roz said he seemed really sweet and down-to-earth.

Kallainanna posted...

I recently attended a little live event on Roz Raskin's Patreon to celebrate the release of their new single "chlorine"- and they did like a Q&A.
Kevin Richardson was one of the celebrities they've met: a friend of theirs got Roz a job doing hair on a commercial shoot and Kevin Richardson was in the commercial and they did his hair- Roz said he seemed really sweet and down-to-earth.

That's nice to hear. I think he's genuinely a cool dude. He's big into anime and horror stuff too, so he's not a one dimensional airhead pop bro. My wife met him one time too. She went on a backstreet cruise with her cousin and he knocked on their door and complemented the artwork they stuck on said door. She's obsessed with them so we're going to try to see them at the sphere this February. And I'm very down. I'm not too cool to admit that.

BADoglick posted...

That's nice to hear. I think he's genuinely a cool dude. He's big into anime and horror stuff too, so he's not a one dimensional airhead pop bro. My wife met him one time too. She went on a backstreet cruise with her cousin and he knocked on their door and complemented the artwork they stuck on said door. She's obsessed with them so we're going to try to see them at the sphere this February. And I'm very down. I'm not too cool to admit that.

Good luck, that sounds like a great opportunity to do some quality dancing with the wife.

Roz has also met Lucy Dacus- they opened for Lucy when they were fronting their old band (Roz and the Rice Cakes) back in the day and Lucy actually hired their drummer for her tour, so Roz got to go to Lucy's show in Boston earlier this year and hang out back-stage with everyone (I can intuit this from them saying they met Jasmine4.t there). When boygenius won their Grammies two years ago, they made a post gushing about what a sweetheart Lucy is.
They've also met Julien Baker, who has a dog named Beans. Kind of think I should ask them if they've met Phoebe next time...

But, yes, speaking of the patron saint of third wheels and disaster bisexuals...

Kyoto ("live" on the Colbert Show) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nuQJRvkxgo
I Know the End - (starts at 0:57) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCcySJTpceM
Phoebe just cannot resist a good impromptu makeout session with a bandmate.
Letter to an Old Poet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf4tds2cSIY

Krow_Incarnate posted...

I was obsessed with Disturbed back in highschool and David Draiman was a big reason why.

for some reason I sometimes start singing "The Sound of Silence" in the David Draiman voice in my head, but then instead of "silence" I say "penis". I am dead serious. sometimes even out loud.

Female, probably between Amy Winehouse and Kali Uchis, and for opposite reasons/styles. Amy was more like someone like Etta James - raw, emotional, powerful, and usually with a lot of improvisation. Kali is more like Astrud Gilberto - little or no vibrato, understated and breathy. To be fair, I also enjoy Doja Cat's voice. It's versatile and varies from making me laugh to being impressed.

Male, I'd probably have said Mike Patton for the majority of my adult life, and even though I still love his voice, I'm kind of over it at the same time? I honestly can't think of many traditionally 'good' singers, but I'd probably put Stevie Wonder at the top in that vein. I also can't help but love Steven Page's voice from Barenaked Ladies since he also has a wild range, powerful voice and he's been insanely consistent. Also really enjoy Matt Pike and Jared Warren for big powerful yell/screams or whatever that is. Greg Puciato for scary screaming. Gibby Haynes for a comforting weird psychedelic Texan man.

Female:
Maria Brink
Lzzy Hale
Taylor Moomsen
Heidi Parviainen
Mayu
Johanna Sadonis
+ A bunch of others I am probably forgetting...

Male:
Rob Halford
Tim "Ripper" Owens
Ronnie James Dio
Michael Jackson
Lemmy
Robert Plant
Layne Staley
Chris Cornell
+ A bunch of others I am probably forgetting...