Originally Posted by symbeline

This.

Richie has a really beautiful voice, but like many other excellent singers it can be grating to listen to. It's perfection is small doses... That's why I don't listen to his albums, but I'd loved to have him sing his own songs instead of BJ songs (I hate his LYHOM). Stranger in This Town was a highlight on the TD tour whereas when he performed a BJ song I'd skip it or go pee/grab a drink if I was on the show. It's not bad by any means, but his style is too much "oversinging" for BJ songs. His harmonies on the other hand are killer. He's brought to life and saved so many performances over the years, it's incredibly noticeable the vocal hole he's left (Dave has an excellent voice too, but I don't like it at all and don't blends well with Jon's)

I'd have chosen Jon+Richie as the best singing/voice overall if it was an option