20 Greatest Rock Singers Of All Time

8. Matt Bellamy

Axl Rose of Guns n' Roses on stage during the Freddie Mercury tribute concert at Wembley. *23/08/02 Axl Rose of Guns 'n' Roses on stage during the Freddie Mercury tribute concert at Wembley.: The band, who haven't played live in the UK
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Rating: Muse

You might not like his band - hell, you might not even class their anthemic, intergalactic sound as rock - but there's no doubting that when Bellamy is at full pelt, and at highest pitch, it's an experience to behold.

Operatic, soulful and pricked with emotion, his voice is a true instrument (more, in fact than Muse's drummer ever gets to play with) and can be stunningly impressive.

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