Wednesday OT: best "voice" you've heard at a concert
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No I did not work that concert. Not sure I want to see anything of Elton's driven into a hole.
Kevin Martin of Candlebox. Saw them at Wooly’s a few years ago and was blown away. Maybe not the “best” vocal performance I’ve ever seen but it was maybe the most impressive and certainly far exceeded expectations. Such a powerful voice and they had the mix perfect that night.
Olivia Newton-John at Hilton Coliseum 1982.
Elton John & Billy Joel at Jack Trice Stadium (then Cyclone Stadium) 1994.
Elton John & Billy Joel at Jack Trice Stadium (then Cyclone Stadium) 1994.
I've seen Shakey three times, and each time was excellent. He's got a great sound, and it translates to live.
I've seen Snoop twice, and what I love about him is that he puts on an entire full experience, and most of it seems to amuse himself. He headlined a festival down in KC a couple of summers ago, and he just did a whole "Snoop's playlist" style portion where he sang whatever he wanted for a while.
Can confirm. Alas, it doesn't appear Sonia Dada is still around. By far one of the best bands you've never heard of and they were stellar live!
Some other artists that sounded great live:
- Toadies
- Tenacious D
- Violent Femmes
- Lake Street Dive
- Gary Clark Jr
- Nathaniel Rateliff
- Pixies
- Ray Lamontagne
- Head & the Heart
Some artists that I didn't have the greatest experiences with live:
- Bob Dylan (I think he can either be great or terrible live)
- Ryan Adams (despite being apparently an awful person, he wasn't "on" either time I saw him)
- Band of Horses
- Bon Jovi circa Slippery When Wet (I was a child and even then I knew it sounded bad)
- The Monkees
- Toadies
- Tenacious D
- Violent Femmes
- Lake Street Dive
- Gary Clark Jr
- Nathaniel Rateliff
- Pixies
- Ray Lamontagne
- Head & the Heart
Some artists that I didn't have the greatest experiences with live:
- Bob Dylan (I think he can either be great or terrible live)
- Ryan Adams (despite being apparently an awful person, he wasn't "on" either time I saw him)
- Band of Horses
- Bon Jovi circa Slippery When Wet (I was a child and even then I knew it sounded bad)
- The Monkees
Definitely another vocal style that you think “they can’t replicate that live”.
Backup singer for The Rolling Stones was amazing in 1988. Best voice I have heard live outside of Broadway.
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Gary Morris Christmas Concert with Kansas City Philharmonic. Started out with 'Little Drummer Boy' a capella which was amazing. He had played John Valjean in Les Mis so he also sang 'Bring him home'. He also wrote 'Wind beneath my wings' but I can't remember if he sang that. A great voice.
I'm 0-2 on Dylan. if I pay to see him again, send help.
Ryan Adams would have been on my list, but I still have him in "time out" due to him being a jacka$$
would love to see Band of Horses again.
and then there is Van Morrison. Van sounded great for his overpriced show that 1. didn't have an opener 2. was 70 minutes 3. was over before dark and 4. He exited the stage for about 10 minutes mid song to go do who knows what. I suspect he was doing the jumble and dropping a deuce. I'm not bitter, promise.
Nick's not even known as an incredible vocalist, but they are always on point in live shows.
I'm so sad I missed out on seeing Chris Cornell. He was one of the top rock lead singers ever. RIP
I worked at Hilton in college. Got to see the second half of the Aerosmith show in the early 2000s. It was very good even if Steven Tyler has dropped off with age.
Neil Young was amazing when I saw him! With that gravelly voice I was worried I would be disappointed live, but he nailed it that night.
