Male Vocalist for the Band's Band - It's A Knockout (Winner: Freddie Mercury)

[Krakalakachkn]

:(

This isn't even a fair contest lol

I love Freddie, but I have to stick behind my nomination.

Dustin Kensrue

 

I know right, sucks that they had to be against each other in round one.  I love Thrice!

 

Freddie Mercury

[Imperium]

Freddie Mercury

[Corki]

Dustin Kensrue has good vocals, but Freddie Mercury wins it for me.

[Corki]

Freddie Mercury wins by 4 votes to 1, and takes his place in the 2nd Round.

 

Time now for the final tie of the 1st Round.

[Corki]

Round 1, Tie 8

 

 

Glen Hansard

Writer and star of the movie Once, Hansard began his career as the frontman of the group "The Frames" before finding success with Marketa Irglova as "The Swell Season". He has the voice of an angel hard-drinking Irishman, but it's a great voice worthy of being our Male Dream Vocalist. The Swell Season's song Falling Slowly won the Oscar for Best Original Song for 2006.

Links:

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David Cook

David Cook was the winner of Season 7 of American Idol.  Before you judge, David has one of the best rock voices I've ever heard.  He was known for changing up well known songs such as Billy Jean by Michael Jackson, Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles, and Music from the Night from Phantom of the Opera.

Links:

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Voting ends Wednesday 24th March 2010 at 11pm (GMT)

[mcs0083]

Hansard

[Majsju]

Hansard, not a fan but there is no way I would ever vote for an Idol "artist".

[North Star]

COOK!

 

so much better than the other guy, and anyone who can sing "music of the night" deserves respect

[Krakalakachkn]

Wow, I can't believe you pitted my two nominations against each other.  This is like quartering myself.  They're both so good, but I'm going to have to go with Glen Hansard

[Corki]

It was just the luck of the draw...

 

And I am voting for Glenn Hansard.

[Corki]

Glenn Hansard wins 4-1, and takes the final place in the second round.

 

And talking of the second round, it is on the way!

[Corki]

Round 2, Tie 1

 

 

Hansi Kürsch (of Blind Guardian)

I really am struggling to think of much to put here other than "What a Voice". It pretty much sums it up. He is able to change between soft and powerful so easily that it means he can sing a wide variety of songs. A signature of Kürsch's songwriting is his practice of doubletracking his own voice innumerable times in complex, overlapping harmonies on his recordings, effectively creating the atmosphere of a huge choir - something that Freddie Mercury employed.

Links:

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Glen Hansard

Writer and star of the movie Once, Hansard began his career as the frontman of the group "The Frames" before finding success with Marketa Irglova as "The Swell Season". He has the voice of an angel hard-drinking Irishman, but it's a great voice worthy of being our Male Dream Vocalist. The Swell Season's song Falling Slowly won the Oscar for Best Original Song for 2006.

Links:

and

 

 

Voting ends Thursday 25th March 2010 at 11pm (GMT)

[mcs0083]

Hansi Kursch

[Krakalakachkn]

Glen Hansard

[Imperium]

Hansi Kursch

[Corki]

Time to give Hansi Kürsch a 3-1 lead...

[Arrandion]

Hansi Kursch!  :)

[Krakalakachkn]

Boo!

[Corki]

And Hansi Kürsch takes his place in the semi-final with a 4-1 win.

 

Time for the second tie of the second round.

[Corki]

Round 2, Tie 2

 

 

Steve Perry (of Journey)

Just listen to Journey. I don't really know what else to say, the guy's an icon, and worthy of it too. Perry is classified as a "Tenore contraltino", a term used to describe a man who sings in the highest possible male register (above tenor and including what would, if sung by a woman, be called alto or mezzo). He is known for his extreme range of vocals, and for his ability to change quickly from a low to high note, which can be heard on the Journey song Homemade Love.

Links: Homemade Love and Don't Stop Believin'

 

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Meat Loaf

Meat Loaf is an American rock musician and actor, with over 50 appearances in either TV or film. He experienced some initial difficulty establishing a steady career within his native United States despite huge popularity in Europe, where he ranks 23rd for number of weeks overall spent on the UK charts alone. During a recording session early on, Meat Loaf hit a note so high that he managed to blow a fuse on the recording monitor!

Links:

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Voting ends Friday 26th March 2010 at 11pm (GMT)

[mcs0083]

Steve Perry

[Krakalakachkn]

Steve Perry

[Corki]

Meat Loaf

[Stevros]

Steve Perry

[Corki]

Could you have picked a worse colour to post in?  ;)