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.

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

Graham Bonnet and Glenn Hughes, these dudes are both well into their sixties, but sound better than ever. I'm honestly convinced some of Bonnet's wails could startle the Richter scale, even to this day.

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

Goran Edman and Michael Sweet are still outrageously powerful and melodious tenors as well.

 

[CiG]

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

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

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

Huehuehue. Howlin W... oh wait.

 

[CiG]

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

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

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

Depends. James Brown for instance, despite being a human cyclone till the end, lost his ability to hit his otherwordly upper to mid 5th octave and onward shrieks, and his tone was slightly less limber. But I can't say you're terribly wrong.

 

[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.

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

He was still excellent, but his high range suffered a little, even if it wasn't a lot.

 

[CiG]

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

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

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

Paul Stanley.jpg.

 

[CiG]

#ThotsShired

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

#ThotsShired

Really though, he went from unshakable, quasi-operatic lung scorchers like I Was Made For Loving You and Heaven's On Fire to, well... this:

 

[CiG]

Oof, that was embarrassing!

Edit: What did you think of Monster?

 

[The Ozzman]

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

Paul Stanley.jpg.

Karl Willets.tiff

 

[EspaDa]

Bruce Dickinson, Rob Halford, Rolf Kasparek.

Do extreme vocals count too?