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eurmahm t1_jebtg53 wrote

Michael Crawford (the original Phantom of the Opera).

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BrazilianAtlantis t1_jec17sw wrote

"Got To Give It Up" by Marvin Gaye is my favorite. The Bee Gees had remarkable control of their falsettos.

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DevinBelow t1_jec304v wrote

Brian Wilson - Surf's Up, or Carline No, or God Only Knows

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distortion2static t1_jec317p wrote

Philip Bailey and Maurice White of Earth Wind and Fire

Ian Gillan of Deep Purple

David Byron of Uriah Heep

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Grimm2020 t1_jec38rj wrote

A particularly fine example:

Eddie Holman - Hey There, Lonely Girl (1970)

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steve_jerrrbs t1_jec55rq wrote

Justin Hawkins (of The Darkness) deserves at least a nod.

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Williams_Theme t1_jecgtyc wrote

Tiny Tim - Tiptoe through the tulips
Beck - Debra
Childish Gambino - Redbone

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HvnlyDaz3 t1_jechzrz wrote

jeff buckley - lover, you should've come over

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attention21 t1_jecj427 wrote

Mike Patton- Faith No More. But I’m not gonna Google it, what is falsetto?

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Bo-Jacks-Son OP t1_jeckbid wrote

So far no mention of Brooks & Dunn “My Maria” 🤔

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Robins-dad t1_jecrlni wrote

There is only one answer. Frankie Valli. The King of falsetto. Still doing it at 88.

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roddomusprime t1_jecsmov wrote

G. C. Cameron who sang for the spinners. Listen to it's a shame. He could do those Mariah Carey screams on key. So amazing.

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mattylayne t1_jecuknf wrote

Matthew Bellamy. Usher. Elton John used to be but doesn’t do it anymore.

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MDS1138 t1_jecv8w3 wrote

All of you are severely misspelling "Curtis Mayfield."

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rwashish t1_jecxear wrote

Phil Anselmo in Pantera’s older stuff

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Peter_Easter t1_jeczodm wrote

Aaron Neville is famous for his falsetto.

Curtis Mayfield as well.

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Josie_Kohola t1_jed07mn wrote

Gene Ween - Freedom of ‘76 and a few other Ween tracks

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MrGross3538 t1_jed0dsx wrote

Go back and listen to old Rolling Stones, pre-1968. Keith Richards had a pretty good falsetto voice in many of his back-up vocal lines.

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Ethan_Skywalker4 t1_jed2drf wrote

Sameer Gadhia of Young the Giant has simply immaculate falsetto, so good!

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rich4rdnixon t1_jed3hfr wrote

I wouldn’t say best but my favorite is City and Colour’s older stuff

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Shizzelkak t1_jed4i01 wrote

Male falsetto is totally underrated. One of my favorites is Craig Warden of Shudder To Think.

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Bo-Nobody t1_jed6c3i wrote

Lennon slips in and out of falsetto so naturally. In my Life, Happiness is a warm gun etc

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TheUnforgiven13 t1_jed9c4k wrote

Ian Kenny from Karnivool

Einar Solberg from Leprous

Daniel Tompkins from Tesseract

Cedric Bixler-Zavala from The Mars Volta

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yousyveshughs t1_jedef9d wrote

John Frusciante does a fantastic falsetto throughout his solo career and every album he did with RHCP. There’s so many to name so I just refer you to ‘Fallout’

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DJFreezyFish t1_jedehya wrote

Matt Bellamy from Muse. Micro Cuts is a great example.

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SternLecture t1_jedhtz9 wrote

Jimmy Somerville of bronski beat and the communards.

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Qib_Queens t1_jedicmv wrote

Would Stu Mackenzie of King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard be falsetto?

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Thy_Gnosis t1_jedjqah wrote

Haven't seen them mentioned yet: I enjoy the band 'leprous'. Their singer has an outstanding voice and often sings in falsetto.

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ElCoyote_AB t1_jedknmd wrote

Trick question; falsetto is always a very bad thing.

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TheYesMan7656 t1_jedn9ww wrote

Cam Pipes - 3 Inches of Blood Michael Starr - Steel Panther Rob Halford - Judas priests

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This_Dying_Soul t1_jedsxnr wrote

Maybe not technically the best but The Boss has my favourite falsetto.

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terryjuicelawson t1_jedu8xt wrote

Roger Taylor actually had the highest voice in Queen, he hit some insane notes on their early albums.

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NuclearExchange t1_jedxqk6 wrote

That guy that sang Grace Kelly. I think he’s French?

Mika

In the same vein, Freddy Mercury.

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Woiwoi t1_jedzldz wrote

Vitas - Russian/Ukrainian Singer. Known for his song Opera #2. His falsetto is amazing.

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FlashyG t1_jee1q0s wrote

Conor Mason of Nothing but Thieves

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debaser1625 t1_jee6ija wrote

The OP doesn’t make clear whether every male singer to use a pure head voice should be in scope. Obviously there are tons of metal singers with crazy access to their upper register, but that’s not the same technique as the Al Green approach, so it’s not clear if your Halfords, Tates and such should get a mention.

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soolwan t1_jeegnrf wrote

Billy Campion of The Bogmen

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Macgyver3271 t1_jeek8ie wrote

Barry Gibb on the single "Too Much Heaven" .....his falsetto is so beautiful and so effortless ...and don't forget his falsetto on "Tragedy"

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Junkstar t1_jeelayk wrote

Brian D'Addario is one of the greats IMO.

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AuberLake t1_jeeoscl wrote

Adam Levine. You may not like him but he has always had his falsetto on lock

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mountrich t1_jeeqacc wrote

Lou Christie singing Lightning Strikes, Rhapsody in the Rain, and so many others.

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Timstunes t1_jeevsgj wrote

Russell Tompkins Jr. -The Stylistics

Pookie Hudson-The Spaniels

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Iamveryspiffy t1_jef1ifs wrote

Replying to MissAngela66 (#2,509,462)

This was my first thought. There are many other great examples in this thread, but I think the Gibb brothers truly nailed falsetto in their harmonies. I am not even a big fan of the Bee Gees, but can recognize their skills none the less.

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Dvinc1_yt t1_jefalg7 wrote

Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop Til’ You Get Enough, Your Ways, Give It Up, In the Closet, etc.

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