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Your favourite Voice.?


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Subjective as always. There are many i love. Paul Carrack, Micheal Mcdonald, Stevie Wonder. they have voices with real character. instantly recognisable. I had never never been a fan of Bob Dylan but i have warmed to his style. Karen Carpenter is great. Bobby Kimball of TOTO is just fantastic. Of course there is Anita Baker.

But Donny Hathaway for me, is way out there. His voice is just hugely powerful. he just controls every note so well. he could sing from the phone book and it would sound amazing. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jyf4Eq3fkY[/media]

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+1 for bjork. I've always found I pay more attention to the lyrics with female singers. Janis Joplin and Aretha Franklin have to be on my list.

Favourite male singer, despite the fact he launched Mustang Sally on the world: Wilson Pickett.

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I don't know if it's partly down to the pitch of my own voice (some days I struggle to get middle C without going into head voice), but I've always preferred male vocalists with deeper voices. Early on it was Jim Morrison, since then I've discovered the delights of Tom Waits, Nick Cave and, even if they weren't the most technical of singers, you can't argue with the tones of Howlin' Wolf and John Lee Hooker.


I also like quite a range of female singers, but one who particularly stands out is Geike Arnaert, who was Hooverphonic's lead vocalist for about ten years and then released a superb solo album. Look up Hooverphonic's [i]Eden[/i] or [i]You Love Me To Death [/i]and tell me that voice doesn't tug at your soul even just a bit!

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I've been listening to Curtis Mayfield quite a lot recently.

Fantastic voice, great song writer too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJf31LHU98A

Also discovered Esperanza Spalding thanks to a thread on here - another beautiful voice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aRC3YY3svs

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