bubinga5 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 (edited) For as long as i can remember Donny Hathaway's voice has been in my memory. i personally think as subjective as this subject is, he has the best voice ever to be recorded. he has power, control, subtlety, he never EVER, misses a note, or goes off key. pure perfection.. and this recording is live. to think this man threw himself out of a building and killed himself from depression.? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jyf4Eq3fkY[/media] Edited October 19, 2013 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowender Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Donny was great. And Brad Delp who was one of the best rock and roll singers also suffered from depression and committed suicde. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebigyin Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Paul Rodgers.....greatest Rock Vocalist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 (edited) very nice check out the first couple of minutes of this (ike willis) [media]http://youtu.be/Hzsou4RSb3k[/media] Edited October 19, 2013 by steve-bbb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebigyin Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 [quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1382141132' post='2248714'] For as long as i can remember Donny Hathaway's voice has been in my memory. i personally think as subjective as this subject is, he has the best voice ever to be recorded. he has power, control, subtlety, he never EVER, misses a note, or goes off key. pure perfection.. and this recording is live. to think this man threw himself out of a building and killed himself from depression.? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jyf4Eq3fkY[/media] [/quote] Willie Weeks on Bass i believe.....correct me if i'm wrong.....never the less Beautifull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathy Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 [quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1382167658' post='2248785'] very nice check out the first couple of minutes of this (ike willis) [media]http://youtu.be/Hzsou4RSb3k[/media] [/quote] Wow. Hadn't seen this one before. Thanks for posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 (edited) [quote name='Heathy' timestamp='1382170708' post='2248818'] Wow. Hadn't seen this one before. Thanks for posting! [/quote] its dreadful video quality but you can still hear his voice enough to tell just how good he is - to my ears a very similar voice to nat king cole quirky songs not the greatest production/mixing but a bit of a marmite album - i love it [media]http://youtu.be/w9lNI5mol0c[/media] Edited October 19, 2013 by steve-bbb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 anyways so as not to sidetrack bubingas OP too much ... just been checking through DH on the dreaded spotify and found this ... superb combination of DH and Quincy Jones soundtrack album Come Back Charleston Blue [url="http://youtu.be/bJJ-1lCLngQ"]http://youtu.be/bJJ-1lCLngQ[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Fabulous stuff!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slatfatf Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 This is just sublime How have I never heard of this bloke before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 DH is good but for me [i]best voice[/i] is a toss up between Howlin Wolf, Aaron Neville, Bobby Bland and James Brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkydoug Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 DH, I love you more than you'll ever know - It doesn't get any better. Amen. It does get different though... which is why I don't think in terms of who is the 'best'. We're not talking about how fast these guys could run 100m, or even how note perfect they can sing a series of notes. Singing is not athletics. Singing is vocal expression so for me no one is better than Donny, but there are people I love just as much Thanks Bubinga5, for bringing some Donny into my morning!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkydoug Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 PS - for anyone not familiar with it, this whole live album is almost equally sublime as this one track. His cover of You Got a Friend was the first dance at my Wedding. What a hero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowender Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 [quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1382167658' post='2248785'] very nice check out the first couple of minutes of this (ike willis) [media]http://youtu.be/Hzsou4RSb3k[/media] [/quote] Really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted October 19, 2013 Author Share Posted October 19, 2013 (edited) [quote name='thebigyin' timestamp='1382168608' post='2248796'] Willie Weeks on Bass i believe.....correct me if i'm wrong.....never the less Beautifull. [/quote]yes Willie Weeks on this live album. my opinions are subjective of course. there a great band on this album. "Little Ghetto Boy" is some of the best bass playing ive ever heard, not just from Willie but from any bassist ever. oh f*** it, here it is. his playing is just wonderfully musical. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLUh70zp0LE[/media] Edited October 19, 2013 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 [quote name='Lowender' timestamp='1382192903' post='2249123'] Really? [/quote] yes really nobody got the zappa lead vocal gig through having a crap voice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebigyin Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 [quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1382201082' post='2249256'] yes Willie Weeks on this live album. my opinions are subjective of course. there a great band on this album. "Little Ghetto Boy" is some of the best bass playing ive ever heard, not just from Willie but from any bassist ever. oh f*** it, here it is. his playing is just wonderfully musical. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLUh70zp0LE[/media] [/quote] I couldn't agree more the Bass Playing blew me away....great album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Gotta agree with B5, For me, the greatest voice that has graced the earth.......period ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakenewmanbass Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 (edited) I love Donny and was lucky enough to tour Europe with Ike in the early nineties, I grew up a massive Zappa fan (loving Ike's singing) so to be on tour with him at age 25 felt like I'd died and gone to heaven. (played outside now and Lucille with him too ) Donny Hathaway live is utterly essential listening for any serious musician. Willie Weeks is just awesome. Edited October 20, 2013 by jakenewmanbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakenewmanbass Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 (edited) And the OP vid!! What a tempo!!!! Edited October 20, 2013 by jakenewmanbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sausage Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 (edited) It's weird cos the best voices i've ever heard aren't the best, not even close, but partly cos of that they are! Infact I know most people won't agree but i just love em! [media]http://youtu.be/TU64RQYLbtk[/media] or [media]http://youtu.be/REc9aP7th4c[/media] Edited October 20, 2013 by Lord Sausage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 [quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1382302961' post='2250502'] It's weird cos the best voices i've ever heard aren't the best, not even close, but partly cos of that they are! Infact I know most people won't agree but i just love em! [/quote] My all time favourite singer is Sharon den Adel from Within Temptation. Her voice does very physical things to my insides, if I am listening to her when my wife is in the house I actually feel guilty.... And my second favourite singer is Blackie Lawless (shame he's such a cock). I can't imagine many agreeing with either of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Adams Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Chris Thompson does it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sausage Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 [quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1382310430' post='2250584'] And my second favourite singer is Blackie Lawless (shame he's such a cock). I can't imagine many agreeing with either of those. [/quote] and great lyricist ha ha. WASP were one of the first bands i remember hearing when i was about 8. f*** like a beast and Blind in Texas. I still have a soft spot for those tunes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 [quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1382141132' post='2248714'] For as long as i can remember Donny Hathaway's voice has been in my memory. i personally think as subjective as this subject is, he has the best voice ever to be recorded. he has power, control, subtlety, he never EVER, misses a note, or goes off key. pure perfection.. and this recording is live. to think this man threw himself out of a building and killed himself from depression.? [/quote] A great voice and a good example of a cover being better that the original. I loved this by Al Kooper / Blood Sweat & Tears when it was released but the Hathaway version released a few years later was better in many ways. He sings it beautifully and with such emotion. Amy Winehouse did a version of this and it has far too much vocal gymnastics and misses the point completely and has none of the emotion of Hathaway's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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