Singers who have retained their voices through the years

[PrincessHades]

Try to stay in the 50 plus range unless the singer has done lots of drugs and/or drank heavily.

My vote goes to Phil Anselmo. His voice got lower and more raspy in the mid to late 90s, but it remained that way up until a few years ago. He still sounds great, I just hear a song from the new Superjoint album, he sounds badass.

Another is Paul Di'Anno. I was surprised to hear that he still sounds pretty good. Finally, Bruce Dickinson.

 

[Satanstoenail]

Chris Cornell was still sounding great and had all his range until he topped himself the other week

 

[Slayed Necros]

Brian Ross still sounds as powerful now as he did in the 80s.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Another is Paul Di'Anno. I was surprised to hear that he still sounds pretty good.

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Harry Conklin still sounds fantastic. Eric Adams sounds really good for being in his 60s as well, although Manowar does like one show a year I think so maybe that's why. Even Halford has some amazing performances when he hasn't been on tour for too long.

 

[CiG]

I definitely second Eric Adams.

 

[CiG]

I was just about to mention Billy Thorpe but then remembered he died back in 2007.

 

[CiG]

This is going to sound like a racial stereotype, but it's as if the voices of black singers never deteriorate.

 

[CiG]

Ah good point, I totally forgot about James Brown. He was a pretty reckless guy, probably why it happened to him, but he does indeed seem to be the exception to the rule.

 

[CiG]

Has a thread ever been dedicated to singers who have deteriorated the most?

 

[CiG]

#ThotsShired

 

[CiG]

Oof, that was embarrassing!

Edit: What did you think of Monster?

 

[The Ozzman]

Geddy Lee (somewhat)
Jon Anderson
The guy from Primal Fear

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[EspaDa]

Bruce Dickinson, Rob Halford, Rolf Kasparek.

Do extreme vocals count too?

 

[CiG]

Karl Willets.tiff

This, and it's such a shame too.

 

[Phylactery]

Bruce Dickinson, Rob Halford, Rolf Kasparek.

Do extreme vocals count too?

Death/Black vocalists tend to blow out their voices faster than clean singers, especially if they play live as well. Ihsahn, David Vincent and Mikael Alerfeldt sound like shit these days.

 

[CiG]

Chris Reifert still sounds like a psychopath.

 

[Mort Divine]

He lacks some of the absolute top end of his range, but Arch still sounds fantastic.

 

[arg]

Ross Dolan sounds better today than in dawn of possession

 

[RadicalThrasher]

Steve Reynolds, still sounds brutal.

Spoiler

 

[EspaDa]

Ross Dolan sounds better today than in dawn of possession

Nope. I love him and Immolation but his vocals sound much thinner than on earlier albums. Still good tho.

What about Tom Araya?