I'm wondering what the greatest single scream in rock'n'roll.  

I'll propose Roger Daltry in "Won't Get Fooled Again."  And John Lennon in "Revolution" (if that's John).  Anybody else?

Kate Bush  " Violin ", from Never For Ever (1980) she let's rip through out that track , think i read somewhere she as a four octave range what ever that means lol.
So i would put her forward as the biggest screamer in Rock n Roll at least female wise .

DaveRam  

I'm guessing that Little Richard is going to be in there somewhere.

Thom Yorke - Climbing Up The Walls.
Iggy Pop - LA Blues.

And let's not forget:
Ringo - I've got blisters on my fingers!!

Though pretty much nothing beats Daltry.

What about Kurt Cobain?

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Kate Bush  " Violin ", from Never For Ever (1980) she let's rip through out that track , think i read somewhere she as a four octave range what ever that means lol.
So i would put her forward as the biggest screamer in Rock n Roll at least female wise .

DaveRam  

I imagine Polly Harvey could give her a run for her money.

Beastie Boys - Sabotage

And no-one has dareed say Yoko but I suppose thats more of a shriek than a scream. lol

What about Pattie LaBelle , singing LADY MARMALDE , did anyone see her singing at Live Aid ? the American leg ,now their's a women with a powerful pair of lungs ,her screaming can wake the dead lol

Good one Polly Harvey also Janis Joplin  

DaveRam

I share my Birthday with Roger Daltrey 1st of March which is a bit of a scream lol

DaveRam

Good picks.  I wouldn't have thought Kate Bush, but I bet she's got one helluva scream.  Maybe like Ann Wilson on "Crazy on You"?

I guess Howling Wolf had more of a howl than a scream--and he's blues more than rock-n-roll.  

Little Richard is maybe the archetypal r-n-r scream, since half of his songs seem like screams.  

The late Billy Mackenzie of the Associates had an extrodanary vocal range 1982's Sulk album is overflowing with vocal
gymnastics from him, Party Fears Two , Country Club ,No ,Bap De La Bap , Skipping .
As anyone else got this cd? had forgotten just what a voice he had, kinda of Opera meets Shirley Bassey on Acid lol

DaveRam

Screamin' Jay Hawkins anyone?

Cool thread idea. I can't think of many that haven't been named already, but I always loved Robert Plant's screaming on "Immigrant Song". Aaah-ah-aaaaah.... AH!

Deep Purple's Child In Time is full of great screams!

'Cold Turkey' - Lennon

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I'm wondering what the greatest single scream in rock'n'roll.  

I'll propose Roger Daltry in "Won't Get Fooled Again."  And John Lennon in "Revolution" (if that's John).  Anybody else?

Roger Daltry's scream on Won't Get Fooled Again" was just perfect......not over- or underdone.

I think that's Paul letting out a scream at the beginning of Revolution.