What do you consider to be music's most notable wails?

[cfos]

I'm always impressed when singers lay it all out there. Sometimes, a wail hits the audience at the right point or serves as a great transition. I approach the art of the wail as follows: A wail is not a lyric (hence, Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) though a great wailer often wails lyrics like in the end of Dream On (SEE BELOW). While I respect this talent, I consider this a bit different because it is a lyric rather than a Howard Dean-esque wail that has no meaning (of note, by my definition, "Yeah or "Yea" doesn't really qualify as a lyric -- rather it is a wail).


For me:

Wails in the song

1. Roger Daltrey (The Who): Won't Get Fooled Again

2. Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden): The Number of the Beast

"Wailer"

1. David Lee Roth (the Van Halen Years): Running with the Devil

Wailer of lyrics:

1. Steven Tyler

What do you consider to be notable wails and wailers in music?
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[Bloo]

There's the beginning of The Haunted and the end of (Fin*), both by Anberlin.

Also, there's any U2 song where Bono screams "OHH" or "AAAHH," and those also happen to be my favorite ones.

[Sal]

Of the top of my head I say Prince, but that's not really surprising, is it?
I don't have time to elaborate now, but I'll be back to go into more detail later.
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[cfos]

Prince? Really? I guess I don't know much by him, aside from Raspberry beret (which, I prefer done by Warren Zevon a la Hindu Love Gods). Examples please, at your convenience.
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[Aurelyn]

I'd say Freddie Mercury's got a few...
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[cfos]

Examples, people... song title or something.
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[Sal]

OK then, let's start with the obvious ones: Darling Nikki (together with the ending of Computer Blue which starts it off) and the earth-shattering finale of The Beautiful Ones. And let's not forget the elephant in the room, which is Purple Rain.
Hell, that whole album features a lot of quality wailing courtesy of the Sexy M.F. He was at his most intense back then.
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[cfos]

Sounds like, I should just get the purple rain album. Can't say I've followed too much of Prince -- except for the fact that he rented out Carlos Boozer's (basketball player) when Booz was with the Jazz and did some redecorating...

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/extreme-makeover-prince-edition

moar:

http://www.hoopsvibe.com/gossip/articles/52489-prince-sued-by-landlord-carlos-boozer
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[Sal]

[Munan]

best.wail.ever.

starts at 3.03 into the song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nih72UdCiCQ&feature=related

Shit. One way ticket to teenage angst. Now I have to go out and slam car mirrors or something. Break stuff! Raaah!
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[Smiley]

Robert Plant, from Led Zeppelin's first album, on the track "How Many More Times." I can recall two great wails in this song. One in the opening bars, and one at the end of the long bridge sequence...

"...'cause I got .. you .. in .. the .. sights ...... of my ...... guuuuuuuuuuuuUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN!!"

On that album, there's also the one in the middle of "Communication Breakdown" that's pretty sweet.
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[cfos]

I was just listening to "Mountain Song" by Jane's Addiction. There is definitely an interesting wail in that song.
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