Favourite voices?

[12th Monkey]

Not singers, as that may sway it in terms of songwriting, attitudes etc.

For female it could have been Liz Fraser, Skin, Carole King - but I'll settle on Siouxsie Sioux - rich, sensual, powerful but not overblown.

For male, it could have been Nick Cave, Frank Black, Bowie and many others, but for voice alone I'm plumping for Ray Charles - rich, emotive, varied.

And you?

 

[Gray]

Karen Carpenter
Lou Rawls
Effortlessly great singers.

 

[WayneKerr]

Not singers, as that may sway it in terms of songwriting, attitudes etc.

For female it could have been Liz Fraser, Skin, Carole King - but I'll settle on Siouxsie Sioux - rich, sensual, powerful but not overblown.

For male, it could have been Nick Cave, Frank Black, Bowie and many others, but for voice alone I'm plumping for Ray Charles - rich, emotive, varied.

And you?

Aren't these all singers?

 

[12th Monkey]

Favourite singer may well be different from favourite voice.

 

[Samd]

Ane Brun for Voice
Eva Cassidy for Singer - what would she have attained had she not left us so early?

 

[plastic penguin]

Jeff Buckley
Joanna Lumley
Karen Carpenter
Dusty Springfield
Kenneth Williams 😋

 

[WayneKerr]

Karen Carpenter
Richard Burton
Anthony Hopkins
Alan Rickman
Joanna Lumley
So many more

 

[plastic penguin]

Karen Carpenter
Richard Burton
Anthony Hopkins
Alan Rickman
Joanna Lumley
So many more

Yeah, too many than you could mention. That's why I threw in a curveball as with Mr. Williams

 

[12th Monkey]

Jeff Buckley

One like no other.

 

[12th Monkey]

Richard Burton

See what you mean, I hadn't been thinking about speaking voices - have to add John Hurt, then!

 

[WayneKerr]

See what you mean, I hadn't been thinking about speaking voices - have to add John Hurt, then!

Well you did say in your opening post "not singers" hence my previous question regarding singers. I was a little confused

 

[plastic penguin]

Well you did say in your opening post "not singers" hence my previous question regarding singers. I was a little confused

That's why I put the lovely Jo Lumley on the list.

 

[plastic penguin]

One like no other.

Absolutely. His voice makes me go all gooey

 

[Gray]

My local library was chucking out CDs, free to takers. One of the untaken ones was Jeff Buckley....so I had to take it.
I think I need to re-listen 🤔because the cult status of the man suggests that I'm missing something so far.

 

[12th Monkey]

I think his voice was marvellous, songwriting perhaps a little less so. The two covers on Grace are by far and away the best songs.

 

[plastic penguin]

I think his voice was marvellous, songwriting perhaps a little less so. The two covers on Grace are by far and away the best songs.

He died too early in his career. If he was alive today, I can imagine him writing some real crackers.
The only male voice that comes close to Buckley is Matt Bellamy from Muse. Fantastic.

 

[Gray]

The most distinctive voice on radio and TV was Bill Mitchell. Did the Denim TV advert.
And those of a certain age in and around London can't forget Capital Radio's voice-only repeated jingle, "Allthehitsallthehitsallthehits....."

 

[plastic penguin]

You could add in whispering Bob Harris

 

[davidf]

James Mason - glorious voice!

And Matt Berry when he does his thing.

And Jenny Agutter in American Werewolf In London. Keeps saying my name…

 

[plastic penguin]

James Mason - glorious voice!

And Matt Berry when he does his thing.

And Jenny Agutter in American Werewolf In London. Keeps saying my name…

Who's Matt Berry? Genuinely never heard of him

 

[plastic penguin]

James Mason - glorious voice!

And Matt Berry when he does his thing.

And Jenny Agutter in American Werewolf In London. Keeps saying my name…

Jenny Agutter has a lovely speaking voice whatever she's appeared in

 

[12th Monkey]

Who's Matt Berry? Genuinely never heard of him

Got to agree about Jenny Agutter. Matt Berry is a comedy actor - Toast of London, House of Fools etc. And has a voice that makes almost everything he says funny.

 

[plastic penguin]

Got to agree about Jenny Agutter. Matt Berry is a comedy actor - Toast of London, House of Fools etc. And has a voice that makes almost everything he says funny.

Ah, right. I'm not a big TV or film buff.

Another great voice: Joss Ackland. Very distinctive.

 

[robdmarsh]

James Mason - glorious voice!

And Matt Berry when he does his thing.

And Jenny Agutter in American Werewolf In London. Keeps saying my name…

Matt Berry as an actor or singer/song writer?
I'm actually very fond of his music. Quite unique song writer and doesn't really sound like anyone else, though genre wise it could be described as kind of pych - folk, like the Incredible String Band. Witchazel and Kill the wolf are both very interesting albums.

 

[davidf]

Matt Berry as an actor or singer/song writer?
I'm actually very fond of his music. Quite unique song writer and doesn't really sound like anyone else, though genre wise it could be described as kind of pych - folk, like the Incredible String Band. Witchazel and Kill the wolf are both very interesting albums.

Never heard any of his music, ever. Always presumed it’d be either really cheesy or really odd