Superlungs

[fleabag]

Strange i know, but I was suddenly wondering about vocalists with monstrous lung power. There's plenty to choose from so too many to list in one post,

but i'm throwing in two out of my many faves.

 

Howard Werth of the band Audience and PP Arnold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Bolo]

 

 

 

This type of thing?

 

There was a thread on songs with nice vocals a year or maybe two ago. Can't recall the title now...

 

 

[Waddo Soqable]

I thought you might have meant that 80s song, whatever it was, where it goes... "... Its going to be, a Lovely Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa......... y  etc, ad infinitum

( which obviously wasn't real singing) 

[SpondonBassed]

Billy Ocean.  He has three lungs you know.  Fact.

 

Merrill Garbus has a fair set (of lungs) on her.  Good thing she's got a gob that can handle it.

 

 

 

[squire5]

Only one for me...Sir Tom Jones.What a voice!!

[lidl e]

None better.

 

 

 

 

Edited May 6, 2023 by lidl e

[odysseus]

Devin Townsend blew my socks off first time I heard this song....

 

 

Edited May 6, 2023 by odysseus

[fleabag]

Who can forget superlungs herself

 

Stunning

 

 

[snorkie635]

Leonard Cohen anyone?

[Waddo Soqable]

1 hour ago, snorkie635 said:

Leonard Cohen anyone?

That's just from 40 years smoking roll ups tho

[snorkie635]

22 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said:

That's just from 40 years smoking roll ups tho

 

[Owen]

Caren Carpenter. Delivery that smooth takes lots of power. 

[fleabag]

Ann Wilson of Heart.  Superlungs

 

 

[Waddo Soqable]

40 minutes ago, snorkie635 said:

 

As a nipper I used to watch my snoozing grandad with a fag burning in his hand like that, waiting for him to go "OWWW.." when it burned his fingers, he alway woke up just in time.. I bet he knew and did it on purpose! 😁

[martin8708]

As above . Ian Gillan from Deep Purple . 
And of course Freddie Mercury , the original Iron Man of vocalists 

Edited May 6, 2023 by martin8708

[fleabag]

And this flamboyant dandy ...

 

 

[casapete]

16 hours ago, squire5 said:

Only one for me...Sir Tom Jones.What a voice!!

Beat me to it.

Sir Tom is an amazing singer, even now at the ripe old age of 82. Saw him a few years ago

and was blown away by his voice - not just the power of it but perfectly in tune throughout

a two hour set. Amazing.

 

I’d also have to add Whitney Houston to the list. Again, not just a powerful voice but also

that rare ability to control it whatever the pitch, from a whisper to a full on roar. Saw her

in concert and couldn’t believe how incredible she was.

[paul_5]

20 hours ago, odysseus said:

Devin Townsend blew my socks off first time I heard this song....

 

Ditto. First time I heard Devin was on Steve Vai's "Sex and Religion" - quite an eye-opener!

 

 

[asingardenof]

Honourable mention to the late, great Chester Bennington

 

[Clarky]

Rob Halford. Power and incredible range

 

 

[paul_5]

I seem to recall Alanis Morissette having a fair set of pipes on her too.

[naxos10]

Elkie Brooks especially when singing in Vinegar Joe with Robert Palmer who had a decent voice himself.

[Trueno]

34 minutes ago, naxos10 said:

Elkie Brooks especially when singing in Vinegar Joe with Robert Palmer who had a decent voice himself.

 

Wow! That’s brought back some deeply buried memories.

 

On a different tack King Curtis (sax player Curtis Ousely) on Memphis Soul Stew.

[fleabag]

Corey Glover of Living Color just sprung to mind. Vivid is a fabulous discette

 

 

[Waddo Soqable]

I'll see your singists, and I'll raise you Rahsaan Roland Kirk.. 

Circular breathing and all.. 😁