Tony Williams had the Godliest voice of any r&b singer Ive ever heard. Incredible dynamics, flawless pitch, hair-raising power and resonance that easily rivals Jackie, impeccable phrasing, etc.

https://youtu.be/x-P9e7OPgCQ

I remain of the opinion that Tim Buckley...
a.)had the best vibrato of any rock singer ever, and
b.)is overall one of the top 5 most incredibly brilliant and gifted vocalists in rock, right up there with Merc, Jackie, Elvis, anyone...

3:04....that volume control...forget about it.

I think he's overrated but now the Tim Buckley fan boys will attack me. Nice voice with good range, yes, exceptional, no. There's been dozens of singers at least as good or better, the above mentioned Tony Williams being one of them. He's like Cliff Burton of Metallica who's death elevated him to a status beyond what he deserved. Buckley died and he suddenly became great.

I fail to see how this is not exceptional.
Phrasing just does NOT get any better than this.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UusLG4lasI[/youtube]

Neg, what's your top 10 skilled male singers?

Sorry, I was thinking of his son Jeff. I've always been of the opinion that Tim was better than Jeff and people on these forums crucified me for that. Tim was exceptional to be sure. Stupendous for sure.

Here's a couple of my favorites;
https://youtu.be/u-qNBxXjbI4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdghKXiroWE

Based on pure skill? I wouldn't even know where to begin. All I know is that Wilson, Perry, Tim Buckley, Halford, and Tate would definitely be there.

Yep, pure skill. Great to see you putting Halford in your list.

Halford is a freak vocally. Nothing special tone-wise, and he lacks Dickinson's melodic brilliance, but as far as pure technicality hes damn hard to beat.