Best male and female vocalist of all time?

The Trutherizer said:
Yeah easy, as far as Maria Callas is concerned.

She practically broke Ave Maria and O mio babbino caro


There's just little point in listening to any other renditions.

And will anybody ever get Casta Diva that right again?

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Said nobody, ever
 
Grant said:
@IamNoone
if you like billy joel, you'll thoroughly enjoy this:
Kennedy Centre Honors - Billy Joel

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I did enjoy it yes.

Especially the piece where Garth Brooks does Allentown.... I like GB too 🙂
 
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Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet)

not the best vocalist of all time, but a contender.
he has an exceptionally strong voice and able to hold both low and high notes with ease - best experienced in the song "Gold".
 
daveza said:
If you want range - 4 and a half octaves.

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Hadn't heard this one before. Rebroff was a pretty astounding talent in so many respects and did so much to showcase what the bass voice can do. As far as range goes he was a bit of a freak too, although it's pertinent to note that his higher notes are all in falsetto and not in chest/head voice. True it's a very polished falsetto, and thanks to his artistry the transition between lower and falsetto ranges is barely noticeable. Reflecting on an earlier post, if I included my falsetto range then I too could claim 3 and a half octaves - but I rarely use it (except to parody the bee-gees :p) so I stick with 2 and a half.

Interestingly most countertenors also tend to be either bass or baritone in their natural speaking voices.
 
donal said:
Hadn't heard this one before. Rebroff was a pretty astounding talent in so many respects and did so much to showcase what the bass voice can do. As far as range goes he was a bit of a freak too, although it's pertinent to note that his higher notes are all in falsetto and not in chest/head voice. True it's a very polished falsetto, and thanks to his artistry the transition between lower and falsetto ranges is barely noticeable. Reflecting on an earlier post, if I included my falsetto range then I too could claim 3 and a half octaves - but I rarely use it (except to parody the bee-gees :p) so I stick with 2 and a half.

Interestingly most countertenors also tend to be either bass or baritone in their natural speaking voices.
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You're a bass, right?
 
Grant said:
@IamNoone
if you like billy joel, you'll thoroughly enjoy this:
Kennedy Centre Honors - Billy Joel

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Why do these Kennedy Center honours feel like a memorial service for that specific artist?

Here is Garth Brooks'

 
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