[Old School Hound]

For this one, I'm looking for the guy who, when he opened his mouth and belted out those classic lyrics, just made you want to crank up the volume and rock your ass off!!!  What voice just made all of your senses shout out in unison, "That's Rock!"   I understand that your greatest male vocalist will depend on the era you grew up as well as your personal tastes , but who would be your Top 3 Male Vocalists of all-time?

I'm going :

1. Brad Delp (Boston)

2.  Paul Rodgers ( Free, Bad Company)

3.  Steve Perry (Journey)


These are three guys I grew up listening to.  For me, the unique sound of each of these guys formed part of the sound track of my youth. They personify that classic rock sound that I identified with my younger days.   Who would make your top 3???


Let me make my case for Delp with the following short piece.   It is  "More Than a Feeling" with  only the vocals  being accentuated. The guy's vocal range was ungodly !!!   Also, on Boston's monster debut album Brad sang every single vocal - lead, harmonies, overdubs, layerings...   Every. Single . Note !!!

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Here's a Delp(Vocals Only)  doing one my favorite Boston classics,   "Long Time"  :

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What one thing did Freddie Mercury , Ann Wilson,  Robert Plant,  Lou Gramm,  John Mellencamp and others have in common? They all said that Paul Rodgers was  one of, if not, their all-time favorite male rock vocalist.   Bands like Deep Purple , Journey ,  and even the Doors tried to recruit Paul to front their bands at one point or another.  Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor collaborated with Paul  from 2004-2009 s  with Paul singing lead for Queen.  Freddie, being such a big fan of Paul, would surely have been pleased.


Paul ( at about 20 years old) singing a live performance with  Free  :