Ok so today my mom and I were discussing rock singers. To be a good rock singer, you don't necessarily have to be a good singer in the traditional sense, you just need to have either a distinctive voice (eg R.E.M. or U2) or just that "rock" sound.
So we were talking.
What rock groups/singers have good voices in the traditional sense? If you were to give them a non-rock song, who would sound good? For example, Bon Jovi would probably not do well singing anything other than rock.
This is what we came up with:
Curt Smith from Tears for Fears (Roland Orzabal also has a good voice, but Curt's is better)
Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet- not rock but still)
Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins-again not a rock band but I really like his voice)
Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)
Steve Perry (Journey)
What do you guys think?