Voice: The Best One of the Three?

Which Singer's Voice Do You Prefer?

  • Bruce Dickinson

    Votes: 12 85.7%

  • Rob Halford

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Eric Adams

    Votes: 2 14.3%
  • Total voters
    14
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Guys and gals, I'm interested - or curious, as some may say - to find out which of these three is considered the best vocalist according to the majority opinion of those who vote in this poll.

Let's try to be as objective as possible, which is almost impossible. Which vocal tone, colour, delivery, and other aspects of their voices do you personally prefer?

Try to stay away from the overall impact of the bands each of these three vocalists sings for. Let's judge mainly the voice itself.

Also, let's not judge their solo-career songs, etc., because that will inevitably influence our opinions. Let's pretend we've heard the best example of each contender's vocals. Which one gets your vote?
 
Rob's vocal range is INSANE! A great and legendary vocalist.

I'm actually getting into Manowar and so far, I really appreciate Eric's vocals. Nice command on voice, when to register at low and doing screams at high.

My pick is Bruce. Not only because of being a Maiden fan but with Bruce, his vocal range is great (probably not on the same level as that of Halford) but what makes him unique is his "storytelling" like vocal ability. For example, take a Judas Priest deep cut - Heroes End (from Stained Class), its Priest at some of their most epic storytelling aspect. A great song but doesn't really feel like a tale or a saga, even with all of Rob's vocal acrobatics. But Bruce's vocals make it an experience in itself. Be it Hallowed Be Thy Name, Fear of The Dark or The Longest Day.
 
Bruce and it isn’t even close. Halford can out scream him but Bruce is a master of melody, control, delivery, and power. Rob is more of a meat and potatoes singer who gets the job done very well, with the aforementioned exception of his insane falsetto.

I don’t know what the obsession with Eric Adams is for you guys but he is not that good.
 
I chose Adams' voice.

I don't prefer Manowar over Maiden or Priest. I've never been to a Manowar concert, unlike Maiden and Priest. I also don't particularly like the "for real" Manowar attitude. I think their lyrics and overall image could have been much more serious, rather than being so silly and macho-driven.

I still think Manowar, as an entity, never fulfilled their full potential. They stuck to their frame and image even more than Maiden and Priest ever did.

Still, ignoring all of that, I think Adams' voice is incredibly powerful and even nuanced. It's very commanding and manly - tone and colour-wise - in a good way.

That doesn't mean I don't like Bruce's or Rob's voices. Both are great and legendary, and their discographies are impossible to ignore. Gems and diamonds. Air Raid Siren and Banshee Metal God.

But in this particular moment, I chose Adams' voice. I tried to look at the voice itself and nothing else.

Tomorrow I may choose one of the other two. Ha.
 
Eric Adams, easily.

Halford is iconic, but his strength (the falsetto screams) are done much better by other singers like Ripper, imo. His lower register has him often sound bored out of his mind. Not the biggest fan.

I was never a big fan of Bruce during his air raid siren years. I adore his voice from Skunkworks up to SBIT. He's one of my favourites.

But Eric Adams is simply one of the most impressive vocalists in metal. It's such a shame that he sings for Manowar of all bands, but he can do it all. He has some of the most aggressive falsetto screams I've heard. His mid range is fierce, his lower range full of passion. He has a bite that most singers that try to go for a similar style are sorely lacking. I love Bruce and he sings on material I much prefer, but Eric Adams is simply one step above for me.
 
No offence, but Geoff Tate isn't in my top 10 vocalists. I can acknowledge that Queensrÿche have one classic album from 1988 - Bruce praised it, etc. - but personally, I have zero sentiment for it when it comes to the vocal style.

I find his voice somewhat thin, for lack of a better word. Or perhaps too ordinary, in the context of the legendary vocalists of all time, vocal tone- and colour-wise. Maybe it's too "corporate American* rock"-ish for me - I don't know how else to explain it. Therefore, I didn't include him in this poll.

*Don't get mad. I'm just stumbling around in the darkness, trying to find explanations and reasoning.
 
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