Greg has been in two very classic rock bands, King Crimson and Emmerson, Lake and Palmer, as well as having a solo career. In addition to being a great bass player, I believe Greg has one of the sexiest voices ever. Could listen to him all day, all night.
This is kinda funny - back in Sept. '07 I listed him as one of my top five favorite voices in rock! If you read my blog back then you may have left a comment, it was a popular post. If not, why not answer now: Check it out here.
Also asked the same question in August of '08 and my answers changed a bit but Greg was still in the top five. Check it out here.
WHO ARE YOUR TOP FIVE FAVORITE VOICES IN ROCK AND ROLL?
On a personal note, ELP was one of the first concerts I saw back in my high school days. (I can still see myself sitting next to Brad C. in his little VW Bug with surf photos laminated all over the dash, I think there may have been some "reefer" involved! Was it really that long ago?)
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Oh yea...in no particular order.
1. Greg Lake for sure
2. Colin Blunstone (The Zombies)
3. James Dewer (Robin Trower)
4. Robert Plant (unplugged)
5. Justin Hayward (The Moody Blues).
I will never forget the time I saw Robert Plant performing Little Sister by Elvis with Rockpile. I had never pictured him performing that kind of rockabilly type of music. He is very versatile which the album Raising Sand proved.
To me Greg Lake and John Wetton's voices are nearly completely interchangeable. The 2 singers sound so much alike it's uncanny. It's funny because Wetton ended up replacing Lake in King Crimson and then Lake briefly replaced John Wetton in Asia in the early 80s when Wetton had a falling out with his bandmates. I've got a live bootleg of Asia featuring Greg Lake live in Asia. If you didn't know it wasn't Wetton you wouldn't notice it wasn't Wetton. The differences in their voices are very subtle (Lake's accent is slightly more prominent in his singing voice than Wetton's is, but only marginally so).
BTW, my five favorite vocalists in Rock & Roll (as of this particular moment) are:
1. Paul Rodgers (While there are other singers I may like more from time to time. I'd argue no singer has a voice more suited for rock and roll than Rodgers)
2. Peter Cetera (the most distinct singer in the biz. His voice is unmistakable from anyone else's and his vocals in classic Chicago songs are as brilliant as his bass playing is underrated)
3. Bill Champlin (one of the best "blue-eyed soul" singers ever. I'd argue he can sing circles around the much more well known Darryl Hall)
4. Burton Cummings (he'd rank at the top of the list if the quality of material he sang hadn't dropped off so sharply after he left The Guess Who. At his peak he was at least as good as Rodgers, if not better-- but he hasn't held up as well as Rodgers or the other singers on my list over the years)
5. John Wetton (love his work in King Crimson and Asia not to mention much of his solo material and his work with Steve Hackett)
Oh and an honorable mention to Aussie vocalist, Jimmy Barnes. Although I'll have to concede his voice is an acquired taste. Didn't much like him the first time I heard him but his voice has really grown on me.
the classics
1. JOHN LENNON
2. MICK JAGGER
3. BOB DYLAN
4. JIMBO
5. ELVIS PRESLEY
The 2nd row
1. STEVEN TYLER
2. FREDDIE MERCURY
3. DAVID BOWIE
4. ROBERT PLANT
5. OZZY
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