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Rate your singers Voice

Topic started by Music Lover (@ 195.92.67.71) on Thu Jan 15 14:55:15 EST 2004.
All times in EST +10:30 for IST.

1) Dr.SPB - The ultimate voice, with a heavy bass
2) Dr.KJY - Second to SPB, but not as versatile as SPB (infact no singer can match SPB)
3) TMS - Strained High Pitched voice, often sounds nasal
4) M.Rafi - Neither too heavy or too thin, good voice
5) Ghantasala - Similar voice to SPB's
6) Dr.Balamurali Krishna - another similar voice of Dr.SPB
7) Hariharan - Nasal voice, suits sad songs well
8) Unnikrishnan - Soft voice

cast your votes

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Responses:

• From: elaya-raja (@ 210.214.132.169) on: Thu Jan 15 15:22:53 EST 2004
  
  my choice for the best singer Hari
  
  worst singer - ilayaraja, i dont know how he had the guts to sing romantic duets.
  
  
  
• From: Kaumudi (@ 136.142.153.250) on: Thu Jan 15 16:31:27 EST 2004
  
  Ghantasala and BMK sound similar to SPB? That's funny. I wouldn't buy that comparison one bit. Also, Hariharan having a nasal voice is, to me, unacceptable. He has probably the most un-nasal (I just made that up) voice today.
  
  
• From: rani (@ 138.88.97.251) on: Thu Jan 15 18:39:24 EST 2004
  
  Hariharan has the best voice ever...
  
  
• From: Fanz (@ 66.185.84.78) on: Thu Jan 15 23:59:02 EST 2004
  
  SPB & Unnikrishan have wondorfull voice. i really luvz both singerz all songz.they r best 4 everr.SPB voice match alll da actrorz,he s amazing also Unnikrishnan voice suitable 4 sad songz
  
  
• From: Music Lover (@ 195.92.67.67) on: Fri Jan 16 19:27:22 EST 2004
  
  Kaumudi,
  
  I find Similarities with SPB & Ghantasala's voice,after all Ghantasala was the telugu king, b4 the arrival of SPB
  
  Regarding Hariharan, he is nasal, and most of the new singers have nothing Unique in their, voice or modulation, Is there ever going to be another SPB??, NO
  what do u think?
  
  
• From: Das (@ 193.129.245.198) on: Fri Jan 23 05:45:08 EST 2004
  
  SPB always,
  
  
• From: shwetha (@ 61.95.159.16) on: Fri Jan 23 23:47:45 EST 2004
  
  Hey Music Lover... how come PBS doesn't even figure in the list?
  
  
• From: Music_lover (@ 195.92.198.74) on: Sun Jan 25 06:45:29 EST 2004
  
  Shwetha,
  
  Sorry, PBS should indeed be in the list, he is one of my Fav!
  
  
• From: shwetha (@ 61.95.159.16) on: Sun Jan 25 12:16:10 EST 2004
  
  Well... if u're including Rafi,I guess Talat Mehmood and Manna De should find a place in the list too.
  
  For me it's SPB and PBS; Rafi, Talat and De all the way :-)
  
  R u restricting the rating to male singers alone?
  
  
• From: vetrivel (@ 61.1.203.163) on: Sat Jan 31 03:20:15 EST 2004
  
  DR.SPB is not as versatile as DR.KJY.
  .
  meaning,
  KJY's versatality includes the upper end. Classical/devotional/romantic/melodious.
  .
  SPB's versatality includes the lower end.
  Romantic/melodious/fast/dabbankuthu.
  .
  If you value the formar kind of versatality, DR.KJY would top the list.
  .
  ..and in the VOICE DEPARTMENT, KJY scores 101 % (the divine beauty of it!!), and is incomparable (take his songs upto 1992...)
  .
  vetrivel
  
  
• From: vetrivel (@ 61.1.203.235) on: Sat Jan 31 05:18:51 EST 2004
  
  This "Music Lover" has a fixation on SPB. should everything/everybody in the world be judged in comparison with SPB..?
  .
  Ghantasala and BMK are singers who are up there in the stratosphere which is inhabited by the immortals KJY, Rafi, and the like.. Even SPB would feel it sacrilege to be compared to these greats..
  .
  To me, RAFI, KJY, TMS, LATA Mangeshkar, and Ghantasala belong to a group which is beyond this kind of wide-eyed adolescent comparison. Incidentally, these legends were trained in classical traditions, where as SPB is merely a superb singer of film songs (not withstanding his "Sankarabharanam" and some Devotional efforts..)
  .
  Agreed, he is a superb singer of film songs...
  .
  vetrivel
  
  
• From: vetrivel (@ 61.1.203.235) on: Sat Jan 31 05:22:36 EST 2004
  
  This "Music Lover" has a fixation on SPB. should everything/everybody in the world be judged in comparison with SPB..?
  .
  Ghantasala and BMK are singers who are up there in the stratosphere which is inhabited by the immortals KJY, Rafi, and the like.. Even SPB would feel it sacrilege to be compared to these greats..
  .
  To me, RAFI, KJY, TMS, LATA Mangeshkar, and Ghantasala belong to a group which is beyond this kind of wide-eyed adolescent comparison. Incidentally, these legends were trained in classical traditions (even TMS), where as SPB is merely a superb singer of film songs (not withstanding his "Sankarabharanam" and some Devotional efforts..)
  .
  Agreed, he is a superb singer of film songs...
  .
  vetrivel
  
  
• From: Karan, London (@ 62.6.116.172) on: Sat Jan 31 08:58:49 EST 2004
  
  Vetrivel..........you are entitled to your opinion....and that's all I can say about that....
  
  Respect to SPB...he is the graetest singer to come out of Asia!
  
  
• From: vetrivel (@ 61.1.203.223) on: Wed Feb 4 05:03:18 EST 2004
  
  OK.
  .
  as i cannot have anybody else' opinion, and karan only karan's, there is no point in quarrelling :).
  .
  now, in the last 40/45 years,
  .
  * the greatest singer in Telugu language (i mean popular music with good quality) is Ghantasala.
  * the greatest singer in Tamil is TMS.
  * the greatest singer in Malayalam is Yesudas.
  * the greatest singer in Kannada (i am not sure, forgicve me).
  * the greatest singer in Hindi is Rafi (=LMangeshkar).
  .
  i don't know where the great(no doubt about his greatness) SPB stands among the above. i only meant Rafi/KJY/Ghantasala/TMS/Lata are in a different class altogether. what is special about KJY is that among the five he alone has successfully trancended the language barrier in these five languages, and the PureCalssical/Light music divide.
  .
  i recently read a tamil book on KJY by the name "Ezhisainayakan". Author, gandeepan (i think so..).
  .
  vetrivel
  
  
• From: FAN (@ 61.11.75.97) on: Wed Feb 4 11:18:14 EST 2004
  
  vetrivel, i saw your postings. i can only say that in spb, we find ghantasala,tms,kjy,md.rafi,kishore. He represents all . He is so versatile that it is not possible for any one to come near spb. He is SIVAJI GANESH OF INDIAN FILM MUSIC
  
  
• From: cho (@ 209.47.143.226) on: Wed Feb 4 13:37:46 EST 2004
  
  I looking for SPB's 'tere mere beech mein' song from Ek tuje ke liye in MP3 format. I couldn't find it on the net. Could someone pl let me know where can I find it?
  
  
• From: vetrivel (@ 61.1.203.254) on: Thu Feb 5 04:04:53 EST 2004
  
  DEAR FAN,
  .
  It is difficult to argue with such dogmatic, blind adoration.
  .
  any way, i have yet to find a Telugu who is ready to sobordinate the greatness of Ghantasala to that of SPB. this is just one example, leaving aside KJY, Rafi..etc..
  .
  probably, the versatality of SPB is similar to that of Kishore. But it is not the same as that of Rafi or KJY, whose renderings touch deeper depths of your soul.
  .
  Probably SPB and Kishore are more popular among a large section of people.
  .
  cheerio!
  .
  vetrivel
  
  
• From: **** (@ 220.247.223.90) on: Sat Feb 7 03:48:18 EST 2004
  
  Why P.Susheela,S.Janaki,Chitra,Swarnalatha,Harini,
  Bombay jeyashre,Nithyshre,Shreya Ghoshal,Makalaxmi Iyar,Anuradha Sriram,Sujatha,etc.etc......are not in here?
  
  Ivnga voice ellam voice illayaa?
  
  
• From: virus (@ 81.185.191.36) on: Sat Feb 7 05:08:37 EST 2004
  
  For me
  Great Voice:SPB,Karthik And A.R.Rahman
  Great Rapper Voice:Blaaze,George Peetar
  
  
• From: Yazh Suthakar (@ 61.11.81.88) on: Sat Feb 7 08:07:11 EST 2004
  
  T.M.Sounthara Raajanin kural.....
  Thalai paagai kattiya Thamizh.
  
  T.M.Sounthara Raajanin kural...
  Santhira eeramum,
  Sooriya veeriyamum
  serththu seitha sudar kavithai.
  
  Sangeetha Thamizhin saamuthrikaa lakshanam.
  
  T.M.S....KAATRUKKU GAMPEERATHTHAI
  KATRU THANTHA KALAI RAAJAN.
  
  TMS...
  NAVARASANGALIN NANTHAVANAM.
  
  
• From: , (@ 193.129.245.198) on: Mon Feb 9 09:58:35 EST 2004
  
  TMS, had a great voice, hmm nasal voices are great, excellent keep it up, add M.vasudevan, Hriharan, Srinivas, Kumar sanu, so nu nigam to the list as well :((
  
  
• From: die-hard fan (@ 61.11.44.67) on: Mon Feb 9 12:00:19 EST 2004
  
  spb=versatility
  he is the best singer in india.
  his record no. of songs just goes to prove his versatility in which he is streets ahead of the rest of the singers.
  
  
• From: vetrivel (@ 61.1.203.165) on: Mon Feb 9 23:14:52 EST 2004
  
  >>
  1) Dr.SPB - The ultimate voice, with a heavy bass
  4) M.Rafi - Neither too heavy or too thin, good voice
  <<
  .
  the above fantastic comparison (hyperbole/condescension) reveals a lot about MusicLover's objectivity.
  .
  what is evident is that the person is surely a lover of SPB. Is it not possible for fans to be objective?
  .
  I feel such lopsided comparisons have the opposite effect of what is desired. it is easy to see through the whole device of artificial cnostruct, from the language.
  .
  poor, great SPB.
  
  
  
• From: rak (@ 202.1.96.194) on: Tue Feb 10 00:21:16 EST 2004
  
  Pls hear the song "Pattum Naane" from Thiruvilayadal.By TMS.
  Dont even dare to think that SPB can sing it so well.
  
  I wud say both of them have their + and -.
  u cant say SPB is totally superior to TMS.
  
  
• From: dubukku (@ 219.65.108.194) on: Tue Feb 10 08:09:58 EST 2004
  
  spb is versatile,but his classical kind of songs r highly comical,heard"nadiyilaadum poovanam"(the swaram part in the last)TOTAL COMEDY.
  
  
• From: raj (@ 203.197.142.162) on: Wed Feb 11 00:29:10 EST 2004
  
  rak you are right about Paatum Naane as the song says Paatum TMS bhavamum TMS.
  
  

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