re: The five greatest male voices in the pop/rock era

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Layne Staley did not have one of the "greatest" voices. Maybe one of the most "unique and noticable" voices along with Kurt Kobain but not great singers like Mercury ect..

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Out of that era and area, I think Chris Cornell stands out - with Vedder and Staley lagging behind. Kobain was more of a vocal stylist - as someone cannot sing myself, I don't want to derogate, but no one would have let him sing in a band that wasn't "his" band.

Brad Delp (Boston) also deserves a mention here - distinctive, clear, good range - almost a poor man's Freddie Mercury - and the same can be said for Steve Perry (Journey) however cheesy you think it is or dismissive of Journey, generally, Perry's voice soars above most of his contemporaries.

I dig the Paul Rodgers love in here - I'm no completely sold on the pure weighing of the "voice" part of it, but one of the great frontmen, and a great rock and roll singer, without question.

And, going back to a purely voice evaluation - David Coverdale - at least for the time and style of music - had perfect pitch and typically delivered most of those tracks in 1 or 2 takes.