Im not deaf he just sounds like some redneck with a dick uo his ass, He reminds me of Kurt Cobin. Im sorry to offend the AIC fans but I just cant stand his voice.
Staley was a wonderful singer. His voice had range, emotion, power and pretty much everything. He had a weird voice for sure but it just made him even more interesting, especially when you compare him to most grunge/nu-metal/metal twats with nice guy vocals. His raw style of singing was pretty amazing imo.
Listen to "Love, Hate, Love" especially from the middle to the ending and tell me he's not a great singer. Few even have the pipes to nail what he does here.