Best Male Live Vocallist?

Posted by: dave marshall on 18 January 2013

Just watched Queen's last live gig with Freddie, Budapest, ........does it get any better?

 

The man was a total showman............who could also sing.

 

I'm not really a huge Queen fan, much more the Stones and Zep, but the man is simply unbelievable.

 

Catch on BBC iPlayer.

 

Dave.

Posted on: 18 January 2013 by Quad 33

Jim Morrison?

 

Graham.

Posted on: 18 January 2013 by GraemeH

Daniel O'Donnell ?

Posted on: 18 January 2013 by Kevin-W
Originally Posted by dave marshall:

Just watched Queen's last live gig with Freddie, Budapest, ........does it get any better?

 

Does it get any worse?

Posted on: 18 January 2013 by Guido Fawkes
Originally Posted by Kevin-W:
Originally Posted by dave marshall:

Just watched Queen's last live gig with Freddie, Budapest, ........does it get any better?

 

Does it get any worse?

Oh yes .. think later day Genesis 

Posted on: 18 January 2013 by Kevin-W
Originally Posted by Guido Fawkes:
Originally Posted by Kevin-W:
Originally Posted by dave marshall:

Just watched Queen's last live gig with Freddie, Budapest, ........does it get any better?

 

Does it get any worse?

Oh yes .. think later day Genesis 

Mmm... you might be right.

Posted on: 18 January 2013 by Tony2011
Originally Posted by Guido Fawkes:
Originally Posted by Kevin-W:
Originally Posted by dave marshall:

Just watched Queen's last live gig with Freddie, Budapest, ........does it get any better?

 

Does it get any worse?

Oh yes .. think later day Genesis 


Ahhhh, my favourite singer/performer/actor/drumer of all time/ex-pat of all time

Posted on: 18 January 2013 by Guido Fawkes

Male vocalists are a bit of challenge because most of 'em are pretty much of a muchness  .... however, a few standout of the crowd for me 

  • Richard Sinclair (Caravan and Hatfield & the North)
  • Scott Walker 
  • Peter Hammill
  • Robert Wyatt
  • Kevin Ayers
  • Bruce Dickinson 
  • Nigel Blackwell 
  • Roger Chapman
  • Ian Anderson 
  • Greg Lake (not now though) 
  • Oh yeah and Elvis .... 

Unfortunately 3 of my most favourite vocal talents on no longer with alive so don't count on this thread. 

Posted on: 18 January 2013 by pumpkinhead

Eddie Vedder

Tim Booth

Matt Berninger

Posted on: 18 January 2013 by dave marshall

OK Guys,

 

Should have thought this through more carefully...............not meant as best "dead" male live vocalist................simply that Freddie's live performance seems to me to far exceed best known DVD releases  thus far.

 

Dave. 

Posted on: 18 January 2013 by Tony2011
Originally Posted by Guido Fawkes:

Male vocalists are a bit of challenge because most of 'em are pretty much of a muchness  .... however, a few standout of the crowd for me 

  • Richard Sinclair (Caravan and Hatfield & the North)
  • Scott Walker 
  • Peter Hammill
  • Robert Wyatt
  • Kevin Ayers
  • Bruce Dickinson 
  • Nigel Blackwell 
  • Roger Chapman
  • Ian Anderson 
  • Greg Lake (not now though) 
  • Oh yeah and Elvis .... 

Unfortunately 3 of my most favourite vocal talents on no longer with alive so don't count on this thread. 

PH from VDG to his solo stuff. Tremendous voice!

I'd add Ian Curtis, sadly  no longer with us.

KR

Tony


 

Posted on: 18 January 2013 by Arfur Oddsocks

Dead:

Captain Beefheart

Alex Harvey

 

Alive:

Jack Bruce

Posted on: 18 January 2013 by Kevin-W
Originally Posted by Tony2011:

PH from VDG to his solo stuff. Tremendous voice!

I'd add Ian Curtis, sadly  no longer with us.

KR

Tony


 

I saw JD a few times back in the late 70s and can say that Curtis was the most astonishing live vocalist of his generation. The few clips that were filmed don't do him justice. in the flesh, in the small spaces JD played in, he was mesmeric. Great lyricist too.

 

I would love to see Scott Walker return to the live arena. AFAICC, the last time he played live was on "Later" 18 years ago, performing "Rosary 95" from "Tilt". Play yer boogie woogie piano along to that, Jools!

Posted on: 18 January 2013 by Kevin-W

I was also lucky enough to see AC/DC with Bon Scott. He was fantastic...

Posted on: 18 January 2013 by DenisA

Some of the best I've seen...

 

Gavin Clark

James Grant

Daryl Hall

Mike Harrison - Spooky Tooth

Paul Rodgers - Free, Bad Company

Todd Rundgren

Allen Stone

Steve Winwood - Traffic

Stevie Wonder

Posted on: 18 January 2013 by Tony2011
Originally Posted by Kevin-W:
Originally Posted by Tony2011:

PH from VDG to his solo stuff. Tremendous voice!

I'd add Ian Curtis, sadly  no longer with us.

KR

Tony


 

I saw JD a few times back in the late 70s and can say that Curtis was the most astonishing live vocalist of his generation. The few clips that were filmed don't do him justice. in the flesh, in the small spaces JD played in, he was mesmeric. Great lyricist too.

 

I would love to see Scott Walker return to the live arena. AFAICC, the last time he played live was on "Later" 18 years ago, performing "Rosary 95" from "Tilt". Play yer boogie woogie piano along to that, Jools!


You lucky man.!

Never seen JD live but the few video Transmission performances have sent shivers down my spine.

KR

tony

Posted on: 18 January 2013 by Kevin-W
Originally Posted by Tony2011:

You lucky man.!

Never seen JD live but the few video Transmission performances have sent shivers down my spine.

KR

tony

Tony

 

IIRC they were only filmed professionally three times: by Tony Wilson in 1978 for Granada Reports ("Shadowplay"); by the BBC in '79 for Something Else  (where they appeared with The Jam and blew them off stage performing "Transmission" and "SLC"); and in 1980 for the "LWTUA" video.

 

There were also some terrible quality live clips on the 1981 Factory VHS tape "Here Are The Young Men" - which has never been reissued - and that's it.

 

Theirs was a very short career - just under three years from their first gig to their last.

Posted on: 19 January 2013 by sailorck
+1 for Jim Morrison
Nick Cave
Posted on: 19 January 2013 by Phil Cork
Originally Posted by Guido Fawkes:

Male vocalists are a bit of challenge because most of 'em are pretty much of a muchness  .... however, a few standout of the crowd for me 

  • Richard Sinclair (Caravan and Hatfield & the North)
  • Scott Walker 
  • Peter Hammill
  • Robert Wyatt
  • Kevin Ayers
  • Bruce Dickinson 
  • Nigel Blackwell 
  • Roger Chapman
  • Ian Anderson 
  • Greg Lake (not now though) 
  • Oh yeah and Elvis .... 

Unfortunately 3 of my most favourite vocal talents on no longer with alive so don't count on this thread. 

I've been flown home from the Red Sea by Bruce Dickinson...

Posted on: 19 January 2013 by BigH47

Geddy Lee, obviously!

Posted on: 19 January 2013 by Premmyboy

Arthur Lee. I remember clearly the RFH performance of Forever Changes. Stunning. Hairs on back of neck standing for sure.

Posted on: 19 January 2013 by IanG

I was surprised how good Michael Stipe was when I saw REM a few years back.

Posted on: 19 January 2013 by Paper Plane

Nobody has yet quoted the obvious, Robert Plant.

 

steve

Posted on: 19 January 2013 by joerand
Originally Posted by sailorck:
+1 for Jim Morrison

+2 Mr. Mojo Risin

Posted on: 19 January 2013 by Iron Cobra

I also saw Bon Scott

What about 

Peter Gabriel (early Genesis, I too don't care much for the latter)

Van Morrison

Roy Harper

Ronnie James Dio

 

Posted on: 19 January 2013 by Elbow

+1 Van Morrison

Paul Buchanan