Best voclas!
 

Yes i admit, I don't think Bon Jovi has the best voclas, and to be honest, i don't think many of you would disagree!

so much for a poll eh? :)

I'm selecting only a few bands which are my favourites...
I know this was done a million times before, but it' always fun :wink:
good day to all!

Aloha !

I'm going for Aerosmith for the reason that I think the harmonies Steven Tyler sings with himself are very cool.

Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan

Actually....yes I cast my vote for Bon Jovi...especially against the other contenders on this list. Up to 1997, Jon regularly blew audiences away with his vocal performances on stage. As a band they are very much on point vocally. Add Richie and that is what tips the scales in their favor over the other bands that would be on the same level.

Queen might seem a more obvious choice....but I just personally find myself not liking the studio work as much as the live stuff. The Beatles are great, but they have been transcended over time. The Rolling Stones? Mick has a very recognizable voice...but he's hardly impressive the way Freddie and Jon can be.

Otherwise...you have a bunch of screamers here. Guns and Roses? I almost find it funny they would be on such a list. I love Def Leppard and as a whole they are great vocally as a unit, but Joe Elliott has NEVER gone out on stage and wowed people with his vocal prowess so that keeps them down. You basically just hope he does the best he can. Metallica? Mostly shouting. Aerosmith? Well out of the screamers I'll put them above the rest.

well you have a point there, i never saw any frontman do what jon did on london 95' for example...
but now?!

From a technical point of view anyone who refuses to acknowledge Freddie as the best of them is kidding themselves on.

I agree...thats why I say they would seem the more obvious choice above them all.

However, you cannot deny Bon Jovi as a strong contender that is not be overlooked....yes...Jon's voice hasn't been up to par in recent years....but I'd say he earned every bit of recognition for his astounding vocal advancement over the years up to 1997.

I know those of us who were there all along following it were proud of Jon. I remember clearly the first time he really "wowed" me was a few weeks before the infamous 1989 MTV Music Awards. It's never talked about and no one seems to have it available on video (including me, stupidly taped over it back then)....but the first public broadcast of Jon and Richie doing Wanted Dead or Alive acoustically was on a TV special, Free To Be A Family...somewhat of a sequel to the best selling album, Free To Be You and Me, by Marlo Thomas. The premise was a gathering of kids in studios here in America and Russia, linked by satellite, some of who had been corresponding as pen pals. One of the boys was a Bon Jovi fan and had been sending tapes to his Russian pen pal, Serge. They were meeting for the first time via satellite on this show. As special request...Jon and Richie came to the studio to perform for the kids. I was absolutely floored by Jon's vocal performance and thereafter, began to really pay attention whenever they performed live.

It was obvious he had been taking lessons and he was growing by leaps and bounds. So when they performed on MTV later on, by then it was neither new to me or a surprise....just vindication that I was right.....and the great thing was..everyone was talking about it the next day. Richie also finally got some real recognition with many even saying they liked his voice even better. Up till then they were mostly regarded for their looks....they really showed the world what the deal was by getting onstage and proving to the world that Bon Jovi is a force to be reckoned with.

Yes, too bad Jon no longer has the same drive and ambition regarding his voice, nowadays.

As for vocals i would have to go for for GNR

Queen of course - no question.

Yep, I agree with you. Freddie is a very close second for me. For me, good vocalist has to be able to adjust his/her voice according to the type of song being performed. To me, only Jon and Freddie can sing a non rock song well.

deb

For me it's Bon Jovi, but asking such a question on a Bon Jovi board will get you many of the same replies.