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Straight Up Top 5 Vocalists?
Posted:
Fri Jun 04, 2004 10:40 amby Frau_Blucher
Did we cover this? Who are the absolute best 5 new wave vocalists? Not favorites. *BEST*...whether it be based on sheer vocal quality or by their eponymously new wave character. Mine:
1. Bryan Ferry
2. Jimmy Sommerville
3. Paul Weller
4. Alison Moyet
5. Ian McCulloch
Honorables:
Morrissey
Chrissie Hynde
Marc Almond
Posted:
Fri Jun 04, 2004 1:58 pmby Grayson
1. Morrisey - The Smiths
2. Paddy McAloon - Prefab Sprout
3. Andy Bell - Erasure
4. Jimmy Sommerville - Bronski Beat, The Communards
5. Annie Lennox - Eurythmics
Honorables:
Michael Hutchence - INXS
Peter Murphy - Bauhaus
Ian McCulloch - Echo &
Posted:
Fri Jun 04, 2004 2:07 pmby romanticide
I might include Weller in the five most distinctive, but best might be a stretch. I mean, come on, he's not even in key on "All Around the World". Having said that, I've worn the grooves off my copy of "The Bitterest Pill" 45, so believe me, the love is
Posted:
Fri Jun 04, 2004 8:42 pmby wallofboingo
Lemme see:
Danny Elfman- Oingo Boingo (C'mon, the man was Jack Skellington in Nightmare Before Christmas)
David Sylvain- Japan
Mark Hollis- Talk Talk
Martin Fry- ABC
Russell Mael- Sparks
Posted:
Fri Jun 04, 2004 10:09 pmby golfer
good thread....[8D]
Male...
David Sylvian
Tony Hadley
Jim Kerr
Midge Ure
Julian Cope
Female
Elizabeth Fraser
Annie Lennox
Nina Hagen
Shara Nelson
Toyah
[;)]
Posted:
Sat Jun 05, 2004 1:34 amby schwenko
Hey, hey, hey!
Nobody has mentioned Billy MacKenzie.
A 2-CD set of Associates/Billy Mac singles is being released (in the UK) in July.
Party Fears Two is one of my top 10 songs ever.
Posted:
Sat Jun 05, 2004 11:42 pmby cubby
Male:
Bryan Ferry
Jimmy Sommerville
David Bowie
Iggy Pop
Ian McCulloch
Female:
Siouxsie
Kate Bush
Elizabeth Fraser
Allyson Moyet
Annie Lennox
Posted:
Sun Jun 06, 2004 12:33 amby unguarded moment
Boy George - Culture Club
Tony Hadley - Spandau Ballet
Debbie Harry - Blondie
Finn Brothers - Split Enz/Crowded House
Ian McNabb - Icicle Works
Marshall Crenshaw
Andy Humphries - OMD
Posted:
Sun Jun 06, 2004 5:35 amby ExRat
Not all necessarily vocalists who could inspire inspire one to say that they brilliantly talented singers - but distinctive sounding voices anyway. And my favorites:
MEN:
- Ian Curtis
- Nick Cave
- Feargal Sharkey
- Pete Shelley
- Paul Weller
W
Posted:
Sun Jun 06, 2004 5:55 amby bowiestation
Forgive me...I'm having a dummy attack on this one.There are others worth mentioning but for the life of me I cannot remember their names.The first and foremost that comes to mind is Deborah Iyall of Romeo Void