Who has the best voice in modern music?

@Bourbon_Warrior said:

I mistake the thread title for artists out now, so this Thom Yorke. That vocal outro to that song is fucking brilliant.

god, i'm so glad you posted that performance of 'how to disappear...' that's probably in my top 5 of all time. god DAMN what a song.

that whole concert, for that matter. 'motion picture' is a revelation.

Ya mum.

@mellotronrules said:

@Bourbon_Warrior said:

I mistake the thread title for artists out now, so this Thom Yorke. That vocal outro to that song is fucking brilliant.

god, i'm so glad you posted that performance of 'how to disappear...' that's probably in my top 5 of all time. god DAMN what a song.

that whole concert, for that matter. 'motion picture' is a revelation.

Will look into it, was just looking for the original track and found this, he seems to sing way better live. Do you know the name of the DVD this is from? might try and get a copy.

John Legend 
  

Maynard James Keenan

Darroh Sudderth

Trent Reznor

Ian Kenny

Steve Wilson

J. Loren Wince

Brian Aubert

Anthony Kiedis

Billy Corgan

Gordon Downie

@Bourbon_Warrior said:

Will look into it, was just looking for the original track and found this, he seems to sing way better live. Do you know the name of the DVD this is from? might try and get a copy.

i'll do you one better. here it is

last one! perhaps the most impressive-

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xk6uv9_radiohead-the-king-of-limbs-from-the-basement-full-show_music&start=2894

John Legend 
  

This is probably his catchiest song and I shouldve probably showed you a live performance where his range is more prevalent but I think this should be a good start  Also Justin Timberlake.....  No homo

@mosespippy said:

Matt Berninger of The National and Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine.

Is Matt Berninger the guy who sang "The Rains of Castamere" on Game of Thrones? Because that was pretty good.

Also as an MJ fan, I have been forced to concede that at least in English, he is unmatched. Most definitely with modern music. If you want old schoo style crooners, there are definitely some very good ones though.

I agree, Thom Yorke has a nice voice. Karen O has lovely voice too.

I would love to say Allen Stone but sadly, this is the only song where he actually uses his voice. The rest of his songs just aren't my cup of tea but this one right here, damn.

@Morningstar said:

Tom Waits. Obviously.

This is the correctest answer.

Chino Moreno from Deftones

Anthony Green from Circa Survive

Emiliana Torrini

Bjork

Thom Yorke of Radiohead

Jonsi Birgisson of Sigur Ros

Couldn't possibly choose between all those great musicians, as these are some of my all-time favourite artists.

Lil' Wayne. Such a unique sound, I don't think he'll ever be topped.

@Bourbon_Warrior: Oh, that reminds me...

@Mamba219 said:

@mosespippy said:

Matt Berninger of The National and Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine.

Is Matt Berninger the guy who sang "The Rains of Castamere" on Game of Thrones? Because that was pretty good.

Also as an MJ fan, I have been forced to concede that at least in English, he is unmatched. Most definitely with modern music. If you want old schoo style crooners, there are definitely some very good ones though.

Yeah that's him. You might also know him from the song Exile Vilify from the Portal 2 soundtrack.

TYLER FUCKING CARTER

Chris Cornell is one of my favourite vocalists still recording, also J Mascis has a certain appeal.

Tom Waits is good, and I'm also very partial to Joakim Broden.

Tom Waits is the obvious answer, as has been stated.

As for more technical singing, Beth Gibbons has an absolutely INCREDIBLE voice. That's my pick for sure. (sorry about the poor sound, I can't find the version from the Roseland live album for the life of me. This is still an excellent example of her ability. The screams near the end still give me chills.)

Others of note:

I really enjoy Florence Welch's singing as well, but I haven't heard her do anything particularly impressive. Not a knock on her, just that there are so many excellent singers.

Emilie Autumn has a great voice too, but she fudges certain notes, especially live. It sounds good in the context of her music, but it's still a notable limitation. The way she can go from "light and airy new age sex goddess" to "growling angry goth rocker" in the blink of an eye is always a treat, though.

@Morningstar said:

Tom Waits. Obviously.

Yes. I'd like to add Mike Patton.

Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip.

@Morningstar said:

Tom Waits. Obviously.

This.

@Ramone said:

Chris Cornell is one of my favourite vocalists still recording, also J Mascis has a certain appeal.

I don't consider myself expert enough to say who's the best out there, but Chris Cornell is probably at the top of my list.

@_Zombie_: Damn, I wish I had a voice like that. I have an unfortunately narrow vocal range. Barely 2 octaves.

Alex Turner from the Arctic Monkeys

There is no "best" voice in modern music, or in any music. The voice is an instrment that can be used in many ways to convey many emotions, from angelic choirs to rasping, tortured shrieking. You can't pin down one artist and say they're the "best." It just doesn't work that way.

Well whatever, here's some guys I like:

Jeff Buckley

Atilla Csihar (of Sunn 0))), Mayhem)

Lord Worm (Cryptopsy)

Yamatsuka Eye (Naked City, various other Jazz/Grind stuff)

I suppose I don't listen to modern music then.

Yamatsuka Eye (Naked City, various other Jazz/Grind stuff)

Since this whole thread is completely subjective, here's my three.

@mosespippy said:

Matt Berninger of The National and Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine.

or my personal favourite

Laura Marling

or Elena Tonra from Daughter.

@Morningstar said:

Tom Waits. Obviously.

Once you know, you know. There's no going back from Tom Waits.

Tommy Karevik

OK. I'm going mainstream here.

Absolute raw power. The last 45 seconds is pretty incredible. She even surprises herself at the end with the crazy reverb haha. Obviously though, music might be the most subjective thing on the planet, so to each his/her own.

Myles Kennedy can hit so many notes.

Robert Smith /thread

I still remember this. http://youtu.be/DPat6-PS4Tg?t=4m58s

Devin Townsend

I don't know if it's "the best voice in modern music", but I really love the way Phil Mogg's voice has matured. It wasn't bad back when he started out in UFO over 40 years ago, but now that he's gotten older it's just on completely different level. Incredibly manly and soulful.

Mikael Åkerfeldt, I don't necessarily think he's technically a good singer but something about his voice is soothing.

In the UK there's Jessie J, whose songs consist of fairly throwaway, catchy, chart pop stuff mainly, I do think she has an extremely strong voice though, and I like her voice more than her music, if that makes sense.

oft mistaken for Katy Perry (similar sounding) but can actually sing.

Veela has a nice voice.

The man shits out soul.

@_Zombie_ said:

The Spine, from Steam Powered Giraffe. No living thing should have a vocal range that varied.

I this song blew me away but only when that silver dude did his deep voice. I am usually a electronica guy but this has intrigued me.

@ShockD said:

@Video_Game_King said:

Hatsune Miku.

That was... intense.

wow, that was pretty aweseome, but that shaking the vegetable thing... it made me understand the guys who are obsessed with her a bit more...who says subliminal messages dont work.

@Capum15 said:

Veela has a nice voice.

As does Sara Kay, where the only thing I know about her is that she's sung in a few Klaypex songs.

I could probably post more but those were the first two that came to mind. Both singers from Nightwish have been pretty good, too. And the main singer from Kamelot. Edit: Damn, just looked it up and apparently Roy Kahn left Kamelot back in 2011. He was a great vocalist.

Ghost assassin is really good. Very good. Thanks.

@super2j:

Seriously? That was a troll video. I was posting one of her bad songs to troll the thread.

Recently passed away of course, but for me it's Amy Winehouse.

@Morningstar said:

Tom Waits. Obviously.

/Thread.

@Video_Game_King said:

@super2j:

Seriously? That was a troll video. I was posting one of her bad songs to troll the thread.

Well it back fired on you. If giantbomb taught me anything, it was to enjoy things ironically and that whole experience was pretty great. And i knew it was a troll video, it has no business here. What did it for me was the dark face she made when she said "cmon drink this....you like vegetable juice, dont you?...I've decided you must, right now" and of course she is shaking the bottle in a very suggestive way. It's awesome.