I gotta give a special shout-out to my man Billy Butler[/b]. It's hard to stand out in a scene where Gene Chandler, Curtis Mayfield, Major Lance and your own brother Jerry Butler are having major success, and most of you will say I'm nuts, but I think Billy Butler was the best pure singer of that crew. He was also a gifted songwriter.
underrated? I'd say these three are/were fairly rated as vocalists.
haha yeah there are a TON of people getting named in here that sell out arenas.
I mean, I knew what dude was getting at with Lionel Richie (I guess) but come on, Lionel Richie is a "superstar" ... kind of hard to call anyone that popular and famous "underrated" ... the three listed above are some of the most highly rated vocalists of the past 20 years, with critics and fans ... ?
Im a fan, but his voice is rather weak, compared to EL & Bobby's.
that Neo_Soul album he put out after jail is bananas,but i think what makes his thang work, is his sense of feel vs. having great vocals. He's Soulful, yet not really a great vocalist.
Glad to see Marcia Ambrosious and Sisqo mentioned, real talk.
LOVE me some Marsha Ambrosius. Truly underrated, but as always,
Sisqo was (is) one of the most talented singers of his generation IMO. People focused to much on stuff like "Thong Song" and all the rumors about his preferences. Dude can genuinely sing... he's got that gospel schitt all up inside of him (PAWS)
That Phil Perry clip is the BUSINESS. Whatever happened to the screamers? That's one of the biggest things missing from the new soul or R&B music I hear these days... don't nuthin' get to your soul deeper than some heartfelt, agonizing SCREAMING. Are there any new singing people who even do this anymore?
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Her voice is weak.
Steve Parks
awesome job on finding the clip where the band is 100000 dbs louder.
she may not have the range of randy crawford or minnie ripperton, but in the 90s...how many did ? davina? amel ?
opinions differ.
shes far from weak.
The lead singer of SILK
Shanice - yeah I said it
SISQO - Yeah I said it...what!?
Jermaine Jackson
See, ur cathin feelins. I didnt say SHE was weak, her voice is weak.
Davina has a stronger voice, and Amel plays to her strengths which isnt classic Gospel derived vocals.
Are u sayin that her VOICE is underrated and that she needs more props as a SOUL singer?
The Boogiemonsters
Erykah Badu
Sade
Omar
marsha hines
peace, stein. . .:)
chico debarge.
peace, stein. . .
YES!
her daughter Deni Hines aint too bad either....
Chuck Bernard ...
I gotta give a special shout-out to my man Billy Butler[/b]. It's hard
to stand out in a scene where Gene Chandler, Curtis Mayfield, Major
Lance and your own brother Jerry Butler are having major success,
and most of you will say I'm nuts, but I think Billy Butler was the
best pure singer of that crew. He was also a gifted songwriter.
haha yeah there are a TON of people getting named in here that sell out arenas.
I mean, I knew what dude was getting at with Lionel Richie (I guess) but come on,
Lionel Richie is a "superstar" ... kind of hard to call anyone that popular and
famous "underrated" ... the three listed above are some of the most highly rated
vocalists of the past 20 years, with critics and fans ... ?
Diamond Joe
Little Buster
Howard Tate
Im a fan, but his voice is rather weak, compared to EL & Bobby's.
that Neo_Soul album he put out after jail is bananas,but i think what makes his thang work, is his sense of feel vs. having great vocals.
He's Soulful, yet not really a great vocalist.
LOVE me some Marsha Ambrosius. Truly underrated, but as always,
Sisqo was (is) one of the most talented singers of his generation IMO. People focused to much on stuff like "Thong Song" and all the rumors about his preferences. Dude can genuinely sing... he's got that gospel schitt all up inside of him (PAWS)
That Phil Perry clip is the BUSINESS. Whatever happened to the screamers? That's one of the biggest things missing from the new soul or R&B music I hear these days... don't nuthin' get to your soul deeper than some heartfelt, agonizing SCREAMING. Are there any new singing people who even do this anymore?
Lee Moses
Ann Peebles
Speaking of the UK, Paul Johnson.
The public know and praise him and Jahiem as carrying the traditional Soul steez.
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Darrell Banks
Eddie Holman
Brothers of Soul - these guys more than anyone on my list, do they even have a half-way song?