Love/Hate Vocals

What are those vocalists that seem to divide people the most (metal and rock)? You know, those who on paper aren't great vocalists but despite that they tend to have a following or those who are great vocalists on paper but their voice turns people off. My list:

Rod Stewart
Phil Collins
Tarja (ex-Nightwish)
Udo
Lemmy
Bernhard Weiß (Axxis)
Christopher Bowes (Alestorm)
Chris Boltendahl (Grave Digger)
Liv Kristine (Leaves' Eyes)
Ozzy Osbourne
Dave Matthews
Adam Duritz (Counting Crows)
Lee Dorian (Cathedral)
Andi Deris (Helloween)
Michael Stipe (R.E.M.)
Steve Hogarth (Marillion)
Eddie Vedder
James LaBrie
Geddy Lee
Scott Waters (Ultimatum)

Any others?

James Hetfield IMO.

There's quite a love/hate relationship with Bob Dylan's vocals, alot of people say "He's a great songwriter but i can't stand he's voice". Luckily i don't fall in that camp.

James LaBrie

rattpoison wrote:

There's quite a love/hate relationship with Bob Dylan's vocals, alot of people say "He's a great songwriter but i can't stand he's voice". Luckily i don't fall in that camp.

Good one, I forgot about him.

Oh geeze. The guy from the old southern prog/glam band White Witch. He was kind of a cross between Wolfmother and The Darkness vocalists. I don't recall his name, but very eccentric. I didn't mind him but I can understand why some people couldn't hack it.

Also Glenn Hughes. I like him but...

Bon Scott
Brian Johnson
Dean Davidson (Britny Fox)
Tom Kieffer (Cinderella)
Spike (London Quireboys)
Tyla (Dog d'Amour)

rattpoison wrote:

There's quite a love/hate relationship with Bob Dylan's vocals, alot of people say "He's a great songwriter but i can't stand he's voice". Luckily i don't fall in that camp.

I personally like Bob Dylan's vocals and I am huge fan of his, so much so I named one of my twin boys Dylan.

Jizzy Pearl is the only Love/Hate vocalist.

SpectreFate wrote:

Jizzy Pearl is the only Love/Hate vocalist.

I thought the same thing when I first opened this thread!

tohostudios wrote:

SpectreFate wrote:

Jizzy Pearl is the only Love/Hate vocalist.

I thought the same thing when I first opened this thread!

So did I.He had a good voice too.

Jon Anderson (Yes) - personally I love his voice, but I know he drives some people nuts.

I see I'm not the only one who thought this was going to be a thread about the BAND Love/Hate, haha. Well now that I've read the thread, I'd say that Love/Hate's vocalist, Jizzy Pearl, definitely had a "love or hate" vocal style (some loved him, some found him irritating) so I guess he'd qualify.

King Diamond's vocals are definitely a love/hate thing too. I love the guy but I know lots of people who can't stand his voice.

Guy Ritter(Tourniquet).I loved his high pitched voice but I know alot of people couldnt stand it.

thrasher73 wrote:

Guy Ritter(Tourniquet).I loved his high pitched voice but I know alot of people couldnt stand it.

... like me, for example.

Fat Freddy wrote:

I see I'm not the only one who thought this was going to be a thread about the BAND Love/Hate, haha. Well now that I've read the thread, I'd say that Love/Hate's vocalist, Jizzy Pearl, definitely had a "love or hate" vocal style (some loved him, some found him irritating) so I guess he'd qualify.

King Diamond's vocals are definitely a love/hate thing too. I love the guy but I know lots of people who can't stand his voice.

Sorry, not familiar with Love/Hate. Had I known there is band called that, I would have worded the title differently. Good call on King Diamond, I had him in mind for my list but I forgot.

thrasher73 wrote:

Guy Ritter(Tourniquet).I loved his high pitched voice but I know alot of people couldnt stand it.

I like Lemmy.

DallasBlack wrote:

Sorry, not familiar with Love/Hate. Had I known there is band called that, I would have worded the title differently. Good call on King Diamond, I had him in mind for my list but I forgot.

Haha, it's all good. I started a thread about the band here a while back if you wanna check it out...

http://www.heartofmetal.net/rip-f4/love-hate-blackout-in-the-red-room-t2758.htm?highlight=blackout

Their web site (http://www.lovehate.com) used to have all of the tracks from their first four albums or so available to download but it looks like they've been taken down now. However, it does say that there will be new Love/Hate music in 2009! That's good news.

Fat Freddy wrote:

thrasher73 wrote:

Guy Ritter(Tourniquet).I loved his high pitched voice but I know alot of people couldnt stand it.

... like me, for example.

And me, I much prefer Luke Easter...

Olafsto wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

thrasher73 wrote:

Guy Ritter(Tourniquet).I loved his high pitched voice but I know alot of people couldnt stand it.

... like me, for example.

And me, I much prefer Luke Easter...

I prefer their instrumentals, myself.

SpectreFate wrote:

thrasher73 wrote:

Guy Ritter(Tourniquet).I loved his high pitched voice but I know alot of people couldnt stand it.

I like Lemmy.

You Would!