Underrated Male Singers & their songs

Another one from Mr Hudson: ‘Antidote’ -

Praise the lord. Finally a thread on male singers. I can’t stand women singers’ voices.

Have at it boys and girls!

John Newman, a throwback to Northern Soul.

He’s a contemporary of Sam Smith; I thought he would make it big, but apparently he didn’t, not really.

A little downlow humor from LGBT singer, MNEK:

Andy Bell - Blue Savannah, Mon Amour, A Little Respect.

Just because he was part of a mostly tech dance act, he was deprived of his deserved props. Stop the erasure!

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Duncan Sheik and his mediocre song was an underrated hot guy, and his song had my middle school self barely breathing.

Duncan Sheik remains a really gifted songwriter. I don't think "Barely Breathing" is at all mediocre--it's great, lyrically inventive 90s pop.

He mostly works in music theatre now: "Spring Awakening" and other scores.

R8, good to know he's had a nice career. I still love the song. [bold]I[/bold] tend to have middling taste in music, so I tend to think that any pop song I like is probably 'mediocre.' I'll check out his other stuff.

I probably spent the better first half of my 13th year watching VH1 and wondering what Duncan Sheik's cock and hairy asscrack looked like...

William Hung.

I was a big fan of neo-soul revival of the late 90s to the early 2000s. I felt that so many extremely talented artists (male and female) never got mainstream success. There was this white Canadian singer called Remy Shand that I felt was like the second coming of Al Green.

Staying with blue-eyed soul. Connor Reeves from the UK.

Another gem from Connor Reeves. Beautiful song.

Is Mr Hudson a gay?

Jamie Cullem singing Sondheim. Well, obviously the ‘underrated’ one is the former, not the latter.

R12: I’m afraid it’s a case of More English than Gay.

Teddy Thompson owns this thread. He is the son of Richard and Linda Thompson and grew up with the Wainwright and McGonnigle kids. Teddy sang on Rufus Wainwright's first couple albums and released his first solo LP in 2001. He's got a beautiful voice. And he's a fantastic songwriter.

More Teddy

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r19 I could use one right about now.

I always loved Roland Gift's voice - very unique.

Yes, I love Roland Gift's voice (Funny How Love Is).

Noel Gallagher can’t be considered ‘underrated ‘, I don’t think, but I’m not sure how popular his side project High Flying Birds are.

Well, here’s one of their newer numbers:

Another memorable Fine Young Cannibals song:

Everything does sound better in French:

Offspring of Famous Parents:

Sincere question: many gay men are devoted, devout followers of female vocalists of one kind or another. I won't even list examples.

Do (some) gay men have difficulty enjoying male vocalists? I was told this once by a rock fan who only liked the ladies (Chrissy Hynde, Blondie, Joan Jett, Heart, etc.) but dismissed most bands of the same era because they're fronted by men. I really prefer the male voice, so I guess I'm an outlier.

Thoughts?

I just like good music, don't care if singer is male or female.

Abe Vigoda

Late night deserted small town scenes are the best:

PWR BTTM: an American queer punk duo -

Ryan Tedder is a really good singer and songwriter. This song should have been a bigger hit.

‘Bloodsport’:

Paul Carrack wins most underrated. He sang big hits with Ace, Squeeze and Mike and the Mechanics. Has had a long career and still sounds great.

Another from Paul Carrack. I will stop.

The song is definitely more celebrated than the singer/group:

Paul Carrack...singing anything.

Baby's Got Blue Eyes -- Paul Carrack. I melt.

Paddy McAloon from Prefab Sprout.

R3: Way before his health problems, John Newman had two problems, even if Love me again was not huge in the USA was huge in europe, but nothing he released after that had that impact, then he had a couple of not so great live performances and the Sam Smith appeared.

Anyway, he is the type of singer that can make a come back at anytime, he only needs the right hit

Midge Ure. This was a huge hit in my country but only became a hit because it was the song of a watch commercial

Tyler Hilton

Morten Harket (of a-ha) could sing a chinese menu and I'd buy everything from it.

Teddy Thompson's voice (and handsome ginger face) make my knees weak.

One of the most underrated rock vocalists is Robin Zander. His voice is just so beautiful and powerful.

Alice.

Sam Tsui: 3.2 million YouTube subscribers (yes, he's gay).

R43 Thanks for posting this. I’d forgotten how wonderful his voice is. Those luscious tones in the upper and lower registers are exquisite.

Thanks, r48. This is another of my favorite a-ha songs, with a killer performance by Morten. "Summer Moved On," from 2000's Minor Earth Major Sky. Lovely melancholic video too.

And one that really showcases Moretn's lower register. It's like buttah.

R49 Wow, dude can hold a note!

I agree completely that Teddy Thompson is highly underrated.

AND he's hot.

R26, you can tell how schizoid Ben Taylor is at having James Taylor and Carly Simon for parents. No wonder he acts the way he does.