Most unique progressive rock group singers....

[MIO Records]

To name a few that are distinct and unusual but once you get into them you really LOVE to hear more from:
1. Area
2. Banco
3. Yes
4. Pavolv's dog
5. Alan Sorrenti
6. Opus Avantra
7. Genesis - Gabriel era
8. Robert Wyatt - Soft Machine, Matching Mole and solo
9. Ange
10. Magma
11. Family
12. Van Der Graaf Generator
13. Greg Lake - King Crimson, ELP
14. Kevin Ayers
15. Dagmar Krause - Henry Cow
16. Marillion - Fish

[Dunamis]

I would add some more Italian singers: Bernardo Lanzetti (PFM, Acqua Fragile), Alvaro Fella (Jumbo), Leonardo Sasso (Locanda Delle Fate).

[MIO Records]

I would add some more Italian singers: Bernardo Lanzetti (PFM, Acqua Fragile), Alvaro Fella (Jumbo), Leonardo Sasso (Locanda Delle Fate).

Agreed, how come most unique singers are Italian? :-)

[flowerking]

Kate Bush for sure.

I'd argue that Yes, Genesis, Greg Lake shouldn't be on your list. You might love their vocals but I don't see much that is unusual about them. For unique, I'd add Annie Haslam because no one sings like her.

[Dunamis]

I would also add Czesław Niemen from Poland, totally unique.

[Zeuhlmate]

Peter Hammill?

[flytomars]

Peter Hammill?

See 12.
I would remove Greg Lake and also Kevin Ayers (both have a voice that I would consider generally pleasant) and add the most obvious- Captain Beefheart!

[Mr.Krautman]

Damo Suzuki (CAN)
Derek Shulman (Gentle Giant)
Gianni Leone (Il Balletto Di Bronzo)
Chris Karrer and Renate K. (A.D II)
Daevid Allen (Gong)
Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)
Frank Bornemann (Eloy)
Catherine Jauniaux (Aksak Maboul,...)
Frank Zappa

[gallen1964]

Lee Jackson

[Mr.Krautman]

Lee Jackson

OUCH !!

I don't think it will satisfy the following OP's initial criterion:

...once you get into them you really LOVE to hear more from...

Even after many repeated listenings I can't "get into" Refugee (or The Nice vocal parts).

[Boceephus]

Adrian Belew.

I used to love his voice. He’s a very good singer, but I think I overplayed my post 70s KC to the point where he began grating on my ears. Strangely, the Discipline era album doesn’t fatigue my ears as much as future albums + his solo catalogue.


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[veteranof1000psychicwars]

Alberto Piras (Deus Ex Machina)
Chris Farlowe (Colusseum, Atomic Rooster)
Roger Chapman (Family, as mentioned)
Demetrio Stratos (the king of them all)
Mike Patton (solo, Bungle, Moonchild, etc)

[3LockBox]

Hmm.... more like, what prog groups do I think have so-so vocals but I still like them anyway? ... just about all of them, maybe

It'd be easier for me to list the most popular prog bands whose vocals I could never reconcile and therefore never listen to -

VDGG.

[Dana5140]

Guys, you must add Tatiana Shmayluk of Jinjer to this list. An astonishing singer.

[helicase]

I would also add Czesław Niemen from Poland, totally unique.

Agreed. Definitely one of the best.

Also:
Catherine Ribeiro
And it took me a while to get into most Thinking Plague vocalists.

[JKL2000]

Adrian Belew.

I used to love his voice. He’s a very good singer, but I think I overplayed my post 70s KC to the point where he began grating on my ears. Strangely, the Discipline era album doesn’t fatigue my ears as much as future albums + his solo catalogue.


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The same thing happened with Belew for me, but I came around to generally liking his vocals again. His vocals are like David Byrne's to me now - they sort of symbolize the '80s and New Wave for me. There's a nostalgia factor that helps now.

[JKL2000]

Inga Rumpf from Frumpy
Renate Knaup from Amon Duul II

[Sturgeon's Lawyer]

I'd argue that ... Genesis ... shouldn't be on your list. You might love their vocals but I don't see much that is unusual about them.

For Collins-era Genesis, I'd agree; but Gabriel's vocals for Genesis and his first few solo albums were (for me) just shy of intolerable at first listen. I grew to love them, but they are pretty weird and rough.

[Conti]

Eero Raittinen from Tasavallan Presidentti is certainly an acquired taste on the vocais.

[MIO Records]

Damo Suzuki (CAN)
Derek Shulman (Gentle Giant)
Gianni Leone (Il Balletto Di Bronzo)
Chris Karrer and Renate K. (A.D II)
Daevid Allen (Gong)
Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)
Frank Bornemann (Eloy)
Catherine Jauniaux (Aksak Maboul,...)
Frank Zappa

Agreed one by one. Shulman i can't hear much today :-)

[MIO Records]

See 12.
I would remove Greg Lake and also Kevin Ayers (both have a voice that I would consider generally pleasant) and add the most obvious- Captain Beefheart!

Lake and Ayers were unique voices and did had a lot of influence but you might be right they are less unique and more influential.
Peter Gabriel did theatre in prog rock, this is unique for me and his voice is unmistaken.

[Dunamis]

Demetrio Stratos (the king of them all)

I can mostly enjoy his singing with Area, but has anyone tried to listen to his solo albums? I have three of these, Metrodora, Cantare la voce and a live one with Lucio Fabbri - every time I put these on my turntable, I start to cringe and look for the Stop button ;-)

[MIO Records]

I can mostly enjoy his singing with Area, but has anyone tried to listen to his solo albums? I have three of these, Metrodora, Cantare la voce and a live one with Lucio Fabbri - every time I put these on my turntable, I start to cringe and look for the Stop button ;-)

Stratos solo is modern classical and nothing to do with progressive rock.
I can't hear his music for more than 5 minutes, just like Diamanda Galas but i can appreciate what they achieve with their voices, they are using their voice as instrument which is amazing in its own right.

Also Mike Patton with his Mr. Bungle and Fantomas.

I forgot about Devil's doll lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GvVwVnlpB8&t=1864s

[Progbear]

No mention of David Surkamp (Pavlov's Dog)? I'd say he's the poster child for this thread.

Also Garfield French of the Canadian band Garfield. He's kind of like Surkamp mixed with David Cousins. How am I just discovering this band?

[clivey]

As above.And lest we forgot.