Favorite "acquired taste" voiced singer

[Tommy_Carcetti]

Because I think there are some who get a bad rap because they don't sound like every other Eddie Vedder clone out there.

Edit: Added Tom Waits

[Symarip]

1. Desmond Dekker

He sings so high, I had trouble having my ear adjust to his wailing... Now I get chills when I hear the opening bars to The Israelites.

[SteppingRazor]

14. Hmmm. I always thought he had a great voice.

:shrug:


And, yeah, Israelites is amazing. :)

[Symarip]

17. I never said it was bad

I just didn't get the feel of it off the bat. Trust me, I think few love Desmond more than I. I was lucky enough to see him a few months before he passed. Here's a picture:



(I'm in the middle of the back)

[tigereye]

21. what a great thing!

would love to have seen him. I've seen Steel Pulse and some other reggae and ska greats, but not him.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

2. Tom Waits.

[Orsino]

4. +1

Much as I love Dylan, Waits has the more interesting and moving voice.

[cemaphonic]

23. Yeah, I love his voice.

Didn't really take any acquiring though.

Dylan's voice is very over-criticized too. Yeah, it's nasal and at times just wanders around in the vicinity of the pitch he's shooting for, but his rhythm and cadence are better than all but the best of rappers, and it just has a lot of soul and character.

[bunkerbuster1]

7. Yeah. Took me about 20 years to like the guy.

"Bone Machine" landed in my lap one day and I found myself drawn to it.

honorable mention to Bruuuuce, who used to irritate me with more than just his voice, but (after hearing "Magic") has become someone I not just admire but genuinely enjoy.

[redqueen]

9. I voted for him too.

Despite the fact that I liked his voice immediately.

[Political Heretic]

29. Tom Waits followed by Dylan.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

3. Crap. Meant to vote for Billy Corgan. Accidentially voted for Geddy Lee.

Geddy Lee is the Pat Buchanan of this poll.

Somebody vote Corgan for me, will they?

[CreekDog]

5. Geddy Lee

acquired along with brain damage. :crazy: :hide:

[Dr. Strange]

15. A message from EarlG:

This is just a note to let everyone know that CreekDog's account has been suspended. His incessant anti-Geddism has infected this board for too long. He will be allowed back on after writing a 4-page essay on which Rush album is the greatest. Until then, he will be subjected to wedgies every afternoon at 2:30.

[frogmarch]

6. Rod Stewart. For years I thought he

was a joke as a singer, but now I like him lots.

[MissMillie]

8. Paul Buchanan of The Blue Nile

The first time I heard his voice I thought, "couldn't they have done better than him."


By the time I heard the album for the 3rd time, it occurred to me that, no, indeed, they could not have.

[Fire Walk With Me]

25. "A Walk Across The Rooftops" is one of my favorite songs.

:thumbsup:

[Danger Mouse]

10. Geddy Lee sounds like broken glass being rubbed into a cat;s vocal cords.

I vote Tom Waits.

[leftofthedial]

11. John Hiatt

Tom Waits is a close second

[Left Is Write]

24. I'd give a vote to John Hiatt.

[SteppingRazor]

12. Dylan, no question.

I'm always hearing people deride the man's singing when he has one of the most soulful, emotive voices I've ever heard.

[dawgmom]

37. I'll second that. NT

[MrScorpio]

13. Bjork... Not doubt

[unsavedtrash]

16. voted Tom Waits but also John Prine

love both of their voices.

[dawgmom]

36. Didn't see yours...

There are three of us! I looooove John Prine.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=8310723&mesg_id=8311645

[hendo]

18. What, no Ozzy?

[Sebastian Doyle]

19. Bon Scott

First time I ever heard an Ac/Dc record, I was like "what the Hell??". But I got over it quick. And it helped that my parents really hated Ac/Dc :evilgrin:

Ironically enough, Bon's previous work with Fraternity had far more annoying vocals than anything he did with Angus & Malcolm.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZY2nl2CwLc

[enigmatic]

20. Johnny Dowd

The guy in my avatar:



http://recluseshow.blogspot.com/2007/05/miracles-never-happen-johnny-dowd.html

[tigereye]

22. well, I voted for Waits

but due to my age, I think Dylan should get a pass! :rofl:



Yoko might have been a better choice, though. Her voice is quite challenging, more than those other choices. And I like Yoko. ;)

[ceile]

26. Leonard Cohen n/t

[FloridaJudy]

39. Amen. eom

[Capn Sunshine]

27. Robert Smith (The Cure),

went from "holy shit, turn that crap off!" to listening to "Standing on a Beach" every day

[stuntcat]

30. listening now..

I never thought of it back when my friends all played the Cure. Then I listened to then for a while the other day, it was an old tape we found boxed up, and his voice got on my nerves for the first time.

Must be my age.

[stuntcat]

28. Stevie Nicks

I was a little kid when I fell in love with her :) I can hear why my dad thought I was crazy though.

[dawgmom]

31. John Prine, John Prine, John Prine, and John Prine

I'm hoping there is at least one John Prine lover here. Come out, come out, wherever you are.
Gawd, how I love this man, and how I have loved him for more than 30 years.

Hello in There
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSufO2FlpAQ&feature=related

Sam Stone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OwEyXFhZ9g&feature=related

Angel from Montgomery (with Bonnie Raitt)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St9RvdtvLeE&feature=related

Flag Decal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp1mIYJNKWQ

Illegal Smile
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6svtzfZhlI&feature=related

And Paradise, and Dear Abby, and too many more to mention. A national treasure.

[Bake]

32. Gawd, I loves me some Prine!!

Everything he ever did is classic.

Bake

[dawgmom]

34. I want everyone to know and appreciate how wonderful he is

Not only do I love HIM, but he has introduced me to so many other wonderful folk singers.

Steve Goodman (rest his soul)
The Cubs Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xBxZGQ1dJk&feature=PlayList&p=7BE7AB927C3E3D38&playnext=1&index=15
City of New Orleans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXGFKpWUOW0
Penny Evans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0I59AN_z2k
And The Dutchman, and Chicken Cordon Blues, and...
The Lincoln Park Pirates, which I can't find on youtube.

Also Nanci Griffith
Iris Dement

The list goes on. As I said, he is a treasure.

[Bake]

40. As a bluegrass/folk/roots-type performer, I always get requests for Prine

I regularly do Paradise and Grandpa Was a Carpenter, and we throw in some others too.

Bake

[dawgmom]

43. It was Paradise that first led me to him

I am, or really should say was, a performer also.
And funny thing is, like so many young girls of my time, I had a teeny-bopper crush on John Denver. It was his cover of "Paradise" that led me to John Prine, and I'll forever be grateful to him for that, even though I outgrew Denver's music. (Although he was a fine songwriter in his own right -- not necessarily the most commercial of his songs, however.)

[mvd]

33. Hard to choose - I would add Alanis Morissette

Bob Dylan and Michael Stipe also have great "acquired taste" voices. Billy Corgan's nasal whine was better in the past when mixed with the older production.

[flvegan]

35. Mike Patton.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

38. Tom Waits

A good friend of mine was roommates with Tom Waits and they are still friends... He keeps threatening to bring Tom over to my house.

Should I allow this just so I can ask him to sing "Chocolate Jesus" to me?

[BurtWorm]

41. Tom Waits, Captain Beefheart. Lou Reed. Lucinda Williams.

Jon Spencer. Karen O. Eugene Hutz.

[mvd]

45. I guess Lucinda would count

Excellent, raw, emotional voice like Dylan.

[El Fuego]

42. Michael Stipe! Michael Stipe!

I've never understood the negativity. He is more of a pure artist than just a singer.

[Zavulon]

44. Geddy Lee by a mile.

Especially since Robert Plant is the only other singer on your list that I can tolerate.

[Deja Q]

46. Fred Schneider

[Canuckistanian]

47. Ah, but Tom Waits is "worth the wait", so to speak

Have you ever heard "King Kong"?

It's a masterpiece.

[TroglodyteScholar]

48. Frank Black/Black Francis

He's the shit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oolEWYrK_Oo

[LeftyMom]

49. Janis Joplin.

If you don't like her you suck.

[greendog]

50. Robin Williamson of The Incredible String Band

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QQN-eQTa24&feature=related