Best Rock and Roll Scream?

[menander]

I saw another post which mentioned how soothing those ripping rock and roll screams can be. Please post your favs and we can come here to listen when we need a good shredding of emotions.

 

[Raggamuffin]

I'll send specific times as I like listening to my faviourite bits from songs on repeat. These aren't really rock and roll genre screams, but they're powerful vocals. The first 3 are elongated - each one at 10 seconds or longer. I find them mesmerising.

From 2:45 and at around 3:00 he does an elongated scream. I like the distortion as it sounds like a mix between a voice and guitar distortion

From 3:30 there's a guitar solo and then from 4:20 there's a 12 second long scream.

Some folk metal next. Vocals in this are rather black metal like in tone. I enjoy this genre as it encorporates a lot of interesting instruments into the usual heavy metal ensemble. From 1:58 is a brief guitar solo and then some wonderful instrumental build up (around 2:27) followed by an almighty and rather ominous scream/roar (2:43) which rumbles along in the background with the instrumentals for about 10 seconds. He does another, less subdued scream at 3:40 too.

Finally, this one is quite a heavy song from the deathcore genre. It's interesting a occasionally he incorporates an 80's rock style scream such as at 1:28. Out of all of the songs I've shared this one is probably my favourite as it's technical, emotive and highly energetic.

I'll add some more if I can think of any. But these 4 are the most memorable I can recall.

Ed

 

[Ezra]

How about Robert Plant's long scream @4:14 in Kashmir? I've heard he blew out sound equipment back then doing it.

 

[Mary Terry]

I nominate Janis Joplin.

 

[Mia]

It's already been mentioned, Led Zepplin's Robert Plante singing pretty much anything:

The Immigrant song, not their best really, my brother used to play it to drive my parents crazy.

 

[Progster]

A lot of screaming in this one, especially after about 3 minutes. This song was about his brother who died in a motorbike accident. It's very emotional, it's not pleasant to listen to.

 

[clg114]

"Be careful with that axe, Eugene". Pink Floyd. This is a early one, when Roger Waters was still there. Some of screams that come out of his mouth sound scary.

 

[Ezra]

 

[Trophonius]

Are we counting metal, or just classic rock? Because if so, I'd say Halford screams in Painkiller are epic.

 

[Mia]

He's a contender: Phil X 'Highway Star cover'

 

[Tom]

 

[Aspychata]

This singer is autistic and his songs are delightful in repetitive words/screams/guitar riffs. And in this song, he doesn't mask. He makes every ridiculous face he can.
Outtathaway sung by * The Vines*
Another hit was *Ride*

 

[SusanLR]

Bon Jovi screams and sings it rough.
The classic rock look is sexy as it gets, IMO.

Billy Idol is another.
This is the song I can't keep from singing with and volume up!

Put White Wedding with it! More, more, more, more, more...

 

[menander]

I'll send specific times as I like listening to my faviourite bits from songs on repeat. These aren't really rock and roll genre screams, but they're powerful vocals. The first 3 are elongated - each one at 10 seconds or longer. I find them mesmerising.

From 2:45 and at around 3:00 he does an elongated scream. I like the distortion as it sounds like a mix between a voice and guitar distortion

From 3:30 there's a guitar solo and then from 4:20 there's a 12 second long scream.

Some folk metal next. Vocals in this are rather black metal like in tone. I enjoy this genre as it encorporates a lot of interesting instruments into the usual heavy metal ensemble. From 1:58 is a brief guitar solo and then some wonderful instrumental build up (around 2:27) followed by an almighty and rather ominous scream/roar (2:43) which rumbles along in the background with the instrumentals for about 10 seconds. He does another, less subdued scream at 3:40 too.

Finally, this one is quite a heavy song from the deathcore genre. It's interesting a occasionally he incorporates an 80's rock style scream such as at 1:28. Out of all of the songs I've shared this one is probably my favourite as it's technical, emotive and highly energetic.

I'll add some more if I can think of any. But these 4 are the most memorable I can recall.

Ed

Holy Moly!! I didn't any coffee this morning! I am ready to go out and face the day! (Mask included, of course). Wow. You know, on the first one, I really liked at :15-18, too. His voice is very soothing there. I never heard of a lot of these groups. I will pass them on to people I know who love metal. Thanks, Ragg!

 

[menander]

How about Robert Plant's long scream @4:14 in Kashmir? I've heard he blew out sound equipment back then doing it.

TOTAL Classic! I never knew that about the equipment, but it does not surprise. Zep rocks and I am listening to this right now

 

[menander]

HO I forgot that one!!!! Remember that old man that did a cover? His name is John Hetlinger. 82 years old! He opened for Drowning Pool in chicago once.

 

[Jumpback]

#1 almost has to be “The Great Gig In The Sky”

 

[Jumpback]

I nominate Janis Joplin.

True dat ;o)

I specifically nominate her singing “Ball & Chain” at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967

 

[Jumpback]

The original “I put a spell on you”. Singers name is even Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. I think I read that he was drunk or something when he recorded this

 

[tkcartoonist]

There's a lot of great examples from different artists I can think of, but I'd say the chorus from this New Model Army song is a really good one, especially when Justin Sullivan screams "Put out the lights on the age of reason".