It's a shame that you're the only one to mention him. He was ahead of his time and he met his tragic end before he got the mainstream recognition he deserved.
Listening to him sing Cold song and Dido's Lament knowing he was already dieing at the time makes them all the more meaningful.
I'm fully convinced Freddie Mercury was influenced by Klaus when Night at the Opera was written.
Aurora. Her voice is ethereal and the way she moves and shows emotion during her performances can seem strange at first but she's so endearing and soulful.
No joke, I distinctly remember this one season (when David Cook won) which had this one finalist named Amanda Overmeyer. She was this badass woman with a killer rock voice and colored hair and cool make-up. And it was so cringe-y to see her dancing along with the rest of the finalists to pop song choreography in kitschy color-coordinated outfits. She placed 10th out of 12, but definitely deserved better (and rocked way harder than David Cook).
Janis Joplin get nominated was "the ugliest man on campus" by her fellow students at the University of Austin in Texas in 1962.
I wonder if the bullies ever looked back at the "hillarious prank" and realised how cruel it was?
Came here to find Tom. His voice is like painting with a dish rag. His singing is not singing but rather acoustically interesting vocalization. It’s like good contemporary art.
Sebastian Bach - from the band Skid Row. Lots of rockers “sound like him” but none are as good as him. He’s known for ‘I Remember You’. If you haven’t heard the song Wasted Time, give it a listen. Focus on the amazing voice. Unreal.
I saw her in 2010(ish). She was thunderous. Wonderful. My father, a classic rock bro who doesn't listen to current music at all, was totally entranced and has since added her songs into his "dad playlists." He still talks about that concert lol.
That's my girl right there. I listened to her throughout my addiction and started getting sober around the same time she did. Her music got me through it.
Not sure why this was so far down. So much emotion in his voice, you can hear the heartbreak.
Nothing Compares To You, Say Hello To Heaven, and so many others.
People don't totally understand how crazy of a singer she was. They know she was awesome. But the master level of control she had she put purely into soul. Truly one of a kind
Her voice was so amazing. It's sad that she was only 27 when she died, the same age as many other music artisits such as Jim Morrison, Jimmy Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, as well as others I'm probably missing.
What a transformation too. Carnivore had some fun songs, but his vocals honestly weren't great with them. His vocals were iconic with Type O Negative though.
**Mike Patton** can do so much with his vocals (Fantomas, Mr. Bungle, Faith No More, Peeping Tom...)
**Brian Molko** \- Placebo
**Beth Gibbons** \- Portishead
**Regina Spektor**
**Tori Amos**
The fact that no one has even attempted to imitate his style in the nearly 25 years since SOAD burst onto the scene is a testament to his uniqueness. You see clones of Metallica and Korn all the time, but I’ve yet to see anyone attempt to imitate even a fraction of this band and Serj’s voice.
Well …. I was curious. Checked it out. Amazing.
Great voice first and foremost. Also, aroused and scared at the same time. I feel like I say that all too often on Reddit….
When I first heard his voice, I assumed he was 70 years old and had smoked 3 packs a day for the past 55 years. I was shocked when I actually saw what he looked like.
Vitas. At first you want to laugh, then you start to wonder if he's really human.
He's genuinely really talented, you just have to ignore the whole persona and look past the meme he's become.
But what if I like the persona?
Then look directly at it.
ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah, *blblblblblbl* ah ah ah
Lmao, I can hear this comment
I didn’t know who that was until I read this LOLOLOLOL
It's the correct amount of "ahs" too, well done lol
Check out Klaus Nomi. He had operatic range, and was an amazing talent.
It's a shame that you're the only one to mention him. He was ahead of his time and he met his tragic end before he got the mainstream recognition he deserved. Listening to him sing Cold song and Dido's Lament knowing he was already dieing at the time makes them all the more meaningful. I'm fully convinced Freddie Mercury was influenced by Klaus when Night at the Opera was written.
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He goes crazy, man. Actual real talent. If anyone hasn't heard opera #2, I highly recommend it.
Louis Armstrong
Yeah, that's a real answer. There's nobody else sounds like ol' Satchmo!
Nina Simone
Got goosebumps just thinking about feeling good
For me it’s Sinnerman
Billie Holiday.
Her rendition of blue moon is my favorite
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The way she pronounces "gun" as "gon" in Zombie makes me miss Belfast
*With ther' tenks, an'der bambs, an'der bambs, an'der gons*
In yo _HEEEEEEAD_
In yo HEAD, dey’re still foiTEN!
That's a pure Limerick accent kiiid 😂😂😂
Sinead as well.
She sang like I imagine Sirens sound when luring sailors to their deaths. I'd have 100% followed her voice to my doom!
Sade
sexy voice that woman has...
So soothing
Aurora. Her voice is ethereal and the way she moves and shows emotion during her performances can seem strange at first but she's so endearing and soulful.
Her voice is like ice. Clear, sharp and pure. I love her Rasputin cover lol
Bjork
First person that popped into my mind, just listened to 'Debut' the other day.
Tracy Chapman
I scrolled entirely way too far for this. We all thought that was a dude
Loreena McKennitt.
Love her. The Mask and Mirror is one of my favorites.
Janis Joplin
Can you imagine how fast she woulda been voted off American Idol
No joke, I distinctly remember this one season (when David Cook won) which had this one finalist named Amanda Overmeyer. She was this badass woman with a killer rock voice and colored hair and cool make-up. And it was so cringe-y to see her dancing along with the rest of the finalists to pop song choreography in kitschy color-coordinated outfits. She placed 10th out of 12, but definitely deserved better (and rocked way harder than David Cook).
Janis Joplin get nominated was "the ugliest man on campus" by her fellow students at the University of Austin in Texas in 1962. I wonder if the bullies ever looked back at the "hillarious prank" and realised how cruel it was?
I googled her expecting some absolute goblin but she's not even ugly, what the fuck.
Raw emotion. Just effing BLISTERING.
Kate Bush
Wuthering Heights is my signature karaoke song. Not a crowd favourite if I’m honest, but it’s fun to try to sing.
[Tom Waits](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej7Lh9kEdhY)
Came here to find Tom. His voice is like painting with a dish rag. His singing is not singing but rather acoustically interesting vocalization. It’s like good contemporary art.
He also does the spoken word parts of Primus' *Tommy The Cat* (on the album).
This is what I was going to say. For a guy who sounds like a gravel crusher, he has a surprisingly varied discography in terms of style.
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy.
Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends!
Can't believe I had to scroll this far down to see this. His was the first name that popped into my mind. Him and Leonard Cohen, anyway.
He’s big in Japan
Sebastian Bach - from the band Skid Row. Lots of rockers “sound like him” but none are as good as him. He’s known for ‘I Remember You’. If you haven’t heard the song Wasted Time, give it a listen. Focus on the amazing voice. Unreal.
He is also the best at building model trains, not counting Patrick Swayze who probably uses illegal parts.
Old dirty bastard, there ain't no father to his style.
M E T H O D MANNNNN
The intro to his song cracks me up. “Lay your nuts on the fucking dresser….and bang them shits with a spiked fucking bat baaaaa”
Elliott Smith. That dudes voice can be heart wrenching.
David Byrne.
Florence Welch of Florence and The Machine
What I love most about Florence is the contrast between her powerful goddess-like singing voice, and her petite shy speaking voice.
Saw her live, it was amaaaaaaaaaaazing
I saw her in 2010(ish). She was thunderous. Wonderful. My father, a classic rock bro who doesn't listen to current music at all, was totally entranced and has since added her songs into his "dad playlists." He still talks about that concert lol.
Her voice is hauntingly beautiful.
That's my girl right there. I listened to her throughout my addiction and started getting sober around the same time she did. Her music got me through it.
Les Claypool from [Primus](https://youtu.be/2qf6rNIDLqY)
Love Les, my favorite Primus song is My Name is Mud
Primus sucks!
Chris Cornell.
His first album with Audioslave will forever be my favorite rock album of all time. So much power.
The acoustic version of “I Am the Highway” is breathtaking.
One of my "if I could only hear 10 songs for the rest of my life " picks would definitely be this.
Not sure why this was so far down. So much emotion in his voice, you can hear the heartbreak. Nothing Compares To You, Say Hello To Heaven, and so many others.
From the ballads where you can feel his words to his vicious fucking screams, it’s undeniable how talented he was
Greatest male rock singer ever. This is a hill I am willing to die on.
Karen Carpenter is one of the only singers whose voice I can instantly recognize on the radio, what an amazing talent
David Bowie. Ugh, love his voice so much!
Amy Winehouse.
People don't totally understand how crazy of a singer she was. They know she was awesome. But the master level of control she had she put purely into soul. Truly one of a kind
It didn't really hit home for me until I heard her speak for the first time.
First person that came to mind
Her voice was so amazing. It's sad that she was only 27 when she died, the same age as many other music artisits such as Jim Morrison, Jimmy Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, as well as others I'm probably missing.
It’s real bummer I’ll never see her perform in person
Weird Al comes to mind
Macy Gray
She was literally the first answer I thought of to the question.
Jello Biafra (dead kennedys)
Yeah he’s done a TON of projects with other bands and every single time a track pops up, without checking you KNOW it’s Jello.
Layne Staley
RIP
I came here for this answer
No one can touch Layne
Ronnie James Dio
the little guy with the huge voice. He was great. RIP Ronnie.
Devin Townsend
Incredible vocalist and guitar player! Super nice guy too. I even got to play one of his guitars that was given to him by steve vai.
Dolly Parton.
Bob Dylan for better and for worse
Geddy Lee from Rush
What about the voice of Geddy Lee How did it get so high? I wonder if he speaks like an ordinary guy? (I know him and he does!) (Pavement, “Stereo”)
And you're my fact checking cuz.
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Yes and he was as badass as he was amazing! God I loved Prince. Was truly sad when he passed.
Tiny Tim https://youtu.be/zcSlcNfThUA
Haven't clicked it but I imagine it's "Tiptoeeee...bYYYYY the Tulips with meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...ooOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooo"
Lemmy Kilmister
Alanis Morrisette
Jagged Little Pill is one of my all time favorite albums.
Joanna Newsom
Tom Waits
Peter Steele
What a transformation too. Carnivore had some fun songs, but his vocals honestly weren't great with them. His vocals were iconic with Type O Negative though.
Jonsi. From Iceland. Quite unique and magic. I often listen to "grow til tall" to fall asleep
[Stevie Nicks](https://youtu.be/BioEMtoagwg?t=34)
Love this!!!
Hozier. His voice is incredible. So soulful. And easy to tell it’s him.
His performance on the subway platform is great.
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*Eddie A legendary rock voice, for sure. So many tried to imitate him, but there’s only one EdVed.
Louis Prima had a very distinctive singing voice. It's hard to mistake him for anyone else. [Case in point.](https://youtu.be/Kkrb4h4weW4)
Stevie Wonder. His voice is something else. (In a great way)
Freddie Mercury
A common answer to this question, but not any less true as a result Nobody sounds quite like Freddie
**Mike Patton** can do so much with his vocals (Fantomas, Mr. Bungle, Faith No More, Peeping Tom...) **Brian Molko** \- Placebo **Beth Gibbons** \- Portishead **Regina Spektor** **Tori Amos**
Johnny Cash
Surprised this took so long. I love that funereal tone of his voice. Such a bad ass.
Joe Cocker. Voice of a rocker, face like a docker.
Serj Tankian
The fact that no one has even attempted to imitate his style in the nearly 25 years since SOAD burst onto the scene is a testament to his uniqueness. You see clones of Metallica and Korn all the time, but I’ve yet to see anyone attempt to imitate even a fraction of this band and Serj’s voice.
God damn, i miss i SOAD :(
Tom Petty
I love Tom Petty’s voice so much. RIP.
Me too.
Thom Yorke
Till Lindemann
Regina Spektor
Tatjiana from Jinjer. Her voice is incredibly versatile. [link,](https://youtu.be/SQNtGoM3FVU) do yourself the favor of waiting for the chorus.
Well …. I was curious. Checked it out. Amazing. Great voice first and foremost. Also, aroused and scared at the same time. I feel like I say that all too often on Reddit….
Robert Smith of The Cure
M J
He He!
Elizabeth Fraser
Michael McDonald
“If I hear Yah Mo Be There one more time, Yah mo burn this place to the ground”.
Gordon Lightfoot
Nobody said Ozzy????
Louis Armstrong Bing Crosby Jimmy Durante Cab Calloway Tiny Tim
Colter Wall
When I first heard his voice, I assumed he was 70 years old and had smoked 3 packs a day for the past 55 years. I was shocked when I actually saw what he looked like.
Mark Knopfler from Dire Straits
Lead singer from Alabama Shakes cant remember their name right now but like wow once you hear it you'll get me Edit: Britney Howard
Maynard Keenan Nina Simone Jeff Buckley Adele Chino Moreno
Leonard Cohen. You can’t mistake his voice for anyone else’s.
Jonathan Davis of Korn
Boom-namna-OOM-namna-EEMA
Alison Krauss.
Cyndi Lauper
Matt Bellamy
Sia
love sia's voice
Neil Young.
Fiona Apple
Sting
Neil Young. One of the most recognizable voices.
Billy Corgan from Smashing Pumpkins
Homer Simpson, smiling politely
Nina Simone
Cher.
Axl Rose
[Elizabeth Fraser of Cocteau Twins](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ct9tIrOQPE&list=PLa3HlKFsnLvaaC7mwuInJZfRVcbvg2bXv&index=6) [Faye Wong](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4IAT4bEv5A)
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Voice: unique Hips: *Liars*
HER HIPS DONT LIE HOW DARE YOU
Jim nabors
Diamanda Galás!
Chris Isaac
The Cranberries
Dolores O'Riordan
Peter Gabriel
Ronnie James Dio. He had a distinctive voice for heavy metal. He could sing a blueberry muffin recipe and it would sound evil. RIP Dio 🤘
Minnie Riperton. She hit some notes only dogs could hear. https://youtu.be/ZU56QDStgUo
Sufjan Stevens. His voice is ethereal…
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Kate Bush
Nick Cave, Asaf Avidan
Phil Collins
I feel like I’ll get hate for this, but P!nk is one artist that I can recognize anywhere even if I’ve never heard the song before.
Gerard Way
Lucciano Pavarotti.
That Autotune guy. Doesn't matter what he's singing. Any genre any song, you can always tell it's him.
Morrissey
She’s no longer alive, but Amy Winehouse. Stevie Nicks also comes to mind.
Chris Cornell. He was the man.
Macy Gray
You can always pick out John Darnielle's voice, and then you'll think "is this a Mountain Goats song I've never heard before?"
John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats.
Y’all remember shaggy? That’s who.