Who has the best voice of the 80's???

[Catney]

The best singer of the 80's is without a doubt Freddy Mercury. He can't be touched.

[sunwaiter]

to me he's more a singer from the seventies, since he achieved so beautiful things during that period, but yeah, i guess he can't be touched by many people.

[aa.enigma]

Im agreeing with pink floyd Ofcourse !

[Dean Watson]

The lead singer of Go West. Very good voice.

[80sfan]

I'd have to go with Sting also. One of my personal favorites.

[OLDUDE]

Sorry,
I dont care for Sting even though he comes from my home town and I was a friend of his father.
In the 80s I was by preference still listening to Sinatra, Jack Jones, Ella and Sarah Vaughan and above all Louis Armstrong.

[Chi_townPhilly]

Although I agree with the positive comments about Freddie Mercury, Stevie Nicks, and the Waters/Gilmour duo from Pink Floyd, I also agree that these are more like 70s acts than 80s acts.

When 'short-listing' the male vocalists, Simon LeBon from Duran Duran was the first name that I considered. I'll grant that Sting is a better songwriter, more influential artist etc. etc. However, he did not have a better voice than Simon LeBon.

Bruce Springsteen can be put in the category of 'characterful' voices, e.g.: Bob Dylan, or Robert Smith from The Cure. Let's put it this way- the matter of whether any of these three had better 'vocal chops' than Michael Jackson is pretty much a closed issue.

[80sfan]

I'll admit that I'm heavily influenced as Sting for my choice for his songwriting ability, matched with his vocal performance so maybe it's not a fair statement to cast my vote for him if based solely on vocal ability. Although Duran Duran certainly have their merits and Simon Lebon had a good range I personally prefer Sting's voice. Just my 2 cents.

[methodistgirl]

I watched a video by Flock of Seagulls and the abecederians with
Monarch on you tube and I found myself long for this decade like
someone missing their mother. There will not be another decade
like the 80s. I watched Wishing by Flock of Seagulls. The punk
groups.
judy tooley

[80sfan]

Yup. The 80s are gone, but it sure is fun thinking about them, and wishing they'd come back!

[TheMaz]

I would say Pete Burns, the singer from Dead or Alive ... biggest hits : You spin me right round. Great voice.

Johnny

[Ghekorg7]

Hi to all!

For me great singer of the 80's is Peter Gabriel.
He had it all then : great voice, vocal technique, exellent performance (I've seen him live and I will never forget what I saw..) and good compositions.

Second and very close and a voice that remains forever in my heart and keeps me awake is Ronny James DIO. Just the best there is.

cheers
Panos

[Marc]

Annabella Lwin.

Go Wild in the Country!



Or ain't this 'progressive rock'?

[TheMaz]

Freddy Mercury not only had a great voice ... he was a musical genius !
J

[methodistgirl]

Here's you a group from the 80s. YouTube - Abecedarians ~ Smiling Monarchs (1985)
I hope you like it.
judy tooley