Sexiest Voices in <insert musical genre of choice>

Post by **Zaia** » 2006-07-21 10:50pm

I was just listening to "Intimate Secretary" by The Raconteurs, and there's a section where Jack White sings this bridge sort of thing, where a bit of effect is added to his voice and.....man, does he sound really fucking sexy. It's not just the effect, because I find his voice incredibly sexy in 'The Denial Twist' from his last White Stripes album too. Mmmm.

*ahem*

Anyway, I know there are a few other singers who make me loosen my hypothetical necktie, like Steve Perry (from Journey--say what you like about their music, but that man has a dead sexy voice), Tori Amos (especially when she draws out her r's), and James Hetfield (from Metallica--whenever he hits that low register or does one of his soft growls, my knee go a little weak). So who does it for you, and why?

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2006-07-21 11:35pm

German (I think) rock and cover band Queen of Japan's lead vocalist Koneko has an incredibly sexy voice, such that their cover of "Physical" blows Olivia Newton-John's original totally out of the water. Other highlights are their covers of "Do You Think I'm Sexy" and "Sexual Healing," as well as "Seedy Films," "Apostle of Love,"and "Showdown."

Legal MP3 and RM page with a sample of their stuff.

And of course, I find Björk to be absolutely luscious on some songs.

EDIT: Added links for QoJ songs.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2006-07-22 12:30am

actress/caberet singer Marlene Deitrich.... (circa 1920s through 1950s)

god there is somethign so sexy about that woman's voice....

Knife · Post by **Knife** » 2006-07-22 03:51pm

Maybe not a particular person, but Capello in and of itself is gorgeous. A well led and versed choir with just the power of their voice can move me to all sorts of emotion, from tears to lust.

Post by **Zaia** » 2006-07-22 04:03pm

Knife wrote:Maybe not a particular person, but Capello in and of itself is gorgeous. A well led and versed choir with just the power of their voice can move me to all sorts of emotion, from tears to lust.

A cappella music can make you feel lusty? That's interesting... It's made me feel some pretty intense emotions, but I don't think horny was ever one of them.

(Then again, maybe I'm just listening to the wrong sort of a cappella music....)

Knife · Post by **Knife** » 2006-07-22 04:24pm

Zaia wrote:
Knife wrote:Maybe not a particular person, but Capello in and of itself is gorgeous. A well led and versed choir with just the power of their voice can move me to all sorts of emotion, from tears to lust.
A cappella music can make you feel lusty? That's interesting... It's made me feel some pretty intense emotions, but I don't think horny was ever one of them.

(Then again, maybe I'm just listening to the wrong sort of a cappella music....)

With the right song, strong male base and female accents; it's almost like sex in a musical sense.

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2006-07-22 05:37pm

The woman from Cradle of Filth is called Sarah Jezebel Diva, and I think she's wonderful, even though I hate Dani Filth's vocals pretty profusely.

Pete Steele of Type O Negative's voice I personally find very attractive, his shoutier voice not as much, but his quiet talking voice is cool.

Trent Reznor's voice is vulnerable but profusely angry/sad/whatever, and while I don't think it'd work well with many musical arrangements, it works in NIN.

Corey Taylor, of Stone Sour/Slipknot's voice gets a special mention, I think his melodic singing is amazing. I'm not really convinced about his "harsh" vocals, but his melodic stuff I would love to be able to approach someday. Burt from Fear Factory similarly so.

Edit: Added some links to videos which illustrate what I'm talking about.

Lord Woodlouse · Post by **Lord Woodlouse** » 2006-07-22 05:46pm

The chick from Elastica. Especially in "Car Song".

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2006-07-23 08:50am

Shirley Manson from Garbage. Every time I hear #1 Crush I get the pot noodle horn.

loomer · Post by **loomer** » 2006-07-23 09:11am

Amy Lee from Evanescence has a very smooth, sexy voice in my opinion.

For some odd reason, Pink 's voice does something for me as well.

Grand Admiral Mango · Post by **Grand Admiral Mango** » 2006-07-23 12:51pm

The Laibach/Nina Hagen remix of Rammstein's Ohne Dich - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdJJbVH5 ... hne%20dich

and

Andreas Bergh on Deathstars' Cyanide - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUmMtnKs ... %20cyanide

Outside of music, Tara Reid has the most perfect voice. Ever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T3ANeWM ... ara%20reid

Zac Naloen · Post by **Zac Naloen** » 2006-07-23 03:35pm

Sexiest voice in music?

My personal favourite is Patrick Wolf.

In terms of female singers im actually at a loss. I honestly can't think of any female singers that make me here the voice and be attracted by more than appearance....

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2006-07-23 05:06pm

Hands down, Jennifer Charles of Elysian Fields/Lovage.

http://www.bigbaer.com/nathanielmerriweather_lovage.htm

Theres some samples on that page. I recommend Book of the Month, Stroker Ace, and Strangers on a Train as the best examples there.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=KwBRkN9__uc&search=Lovage

"Book of the Month" video.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=qiNLOahu8YQ&search=Lovage

*HIGHLY RECOMMENDED* Stroker Ace video.

Post by **RogueIce** » 2006-07-23 05:58pm

You know the singers off of Celtic Woman? Yeah, all of them. Just pure sexiness. I could listen to them all day. In fact, I think I will.

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2006-07-23 08:11pm

Leaves' Eyes' female vocalist is pretty good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XbctRM2 ... %27%20Eyes

To be honest, I don't find male vocals very "sexy". Rye already mentioned Type O Negative, and I have to say I agree with him.

I like Cursive's vocals. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtxIJt2J ... ch=cursive

Rye: I like CoF's vocals, even Dani's

Lost Soal · Post by **Lost Soal** » 2006-07-23 08:33pm

loomer wrote:Amy Lee from Evanescence has a very smooth, sexy voice in my opinion.

Seconded. Also Eva Cassidy, her voice just makes me stop and listen to whatever she was singing.

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2006-07-23 08:34pm

Exonerate wrote:Leaves' Eyes' female vocalist is pretty good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XbctRM2 ... %27%20Eyes

Hey, the last time this thread appeared, I mentioned that chick from her singing in Nymphetamine!

To be honest, I don't find male vocals very "sexy". Rye already mentioned Type O Negative, and I have to say I agree with him.

Well, on "Be My Druidess" he says "I'll do anything...to make you cum" it's very flattering even if he's not talking to you directly.

Rye: I like CoF's vocals, even Dani's

I think his lyrics are awesome, but he should get Shagrath or someone to sing them.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2006-07-23 10:21pm

Evanescence is terrible, but Amy Lee is one of the two women on Earth with whom I'd hit it on the basis of voice alone.

Kathleen Edwards is a female folk vocalist whose voice makes me want to touch myself as well.

muse · Post by **muse** » 2006-07-23 10:50pm

RedImperator wrote:Kathleen Edwards is a female folk vocalist whose voice makes me want to touch myself as well.

A non-Canadian who knows of Kathleen Edwards? I love you, will you marry me?

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2006-07-23 11:26pm

Sarah McLachlan, especially when she does her cool vocal shifts like at the end of the Mirrorball version of "I will remember you". I don't know what it is but it's just so hot. Ok, so I have a crush on Sarah too but that's besides the point.

Sarah Slean when she does one of her slower simpler songs, "St. Francis" for example. She's got a sexy voice, reminds me of a cabaret singer on some of her songs.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2006-07-24 01:48am

muse wrote:
RedImperator wrote:Kathleen Edwards is a female folk vocalist whose voice makes me want to touch myself as well.
A non-Canadian who knows of Kathleen Edwards? I love you, will you marry me?

As I'm led to understand you have a nice rack, sure, why not?

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2006-07-24 03:06pm

I must also add Christina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil to this list.

Jack Bauer · Post by **Jack Bauer** » 2006-07-24 06:49pm

I always thought Bob Marley had such a silky and sexy voice. And yes I am a guy.

Spin Echo · Post by **Spin Echo** » 2006-07-25 02:22am

For male vocals, the lead singer of Samael once they switched to clean vocals. I love his voice; there's just a hint of growl. Together is one of my favourites. I prefer the album version, but the live is pretty good too.

I'm rather fond of the bassist of Dimmu Borgir who has been doing the clean vocals for the past few albums for some reason.

As for female vocals, I'm currently enamored with Angelzoom. The band name is silly, but her voice is great. I can't link to any of the songs directly, but there's some song samples on the website. I recommend Turn the Sky, which is a collaboration with Apocalyptica.

Post by **Zaia** » 2006-07-26 07:05am

Darth Fanboy wrote:I must also add Christina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil to this list.

Oh, that reminds me--what's the name of the chick from Lovage? I quite like her voice as well...