Rubin Farr Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 This trend seems to have peaked in the 70s, and became more rare as the music video era began. I'm referring to band members that did lead vocals on at least one track, they can be an instrumentalist as well. Gimme your favs, any genre. The Beatles Pink Floyd The Eagles Fleetwood Mac The Cars Tears For Fears NWA (and numerous old school hip hop bands) Outkast Sonic Youth Red Hot Chili Peppers Revolting Cocks Secret Chiefs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitchroast Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 (edited) XTC Count 'em. Edited June 13, 2019 by bitchroast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markedone Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Animal Collective comes to mind, their vocalists often play off one another / highlight their different styles within the same track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 Do Beastie Boys count? It seems they were either all on a track, or Ad Rock did the lead on the more rock sounding stuff. Did Mike D or MCA have their own lead tracks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennylogg Bubblebath Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Ween, Pixies, Depeche Mode, Smashing Pumpkins, The Clash, Oasis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwmbrancity Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Virgin Prunes Grateful Dada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted June 14, 2019 Author Share Posted June 14, 2019 1 hour ago, valleyinaire said: My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Ween, Pixies, Depeche Mode, Smashing Pumpkins, The Clash, Oasis. Did Kim Deal sing lead on a Pixies song? I thought she always did back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr_Nova Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 (edited) Dave and Martin from Depeche Mode have remarkably similar voices. Sloan is one of the few bands I can think of from the 90's onward where all 4 members share lead vocal duty. Yet they rarely have more than two part harmony. There's 3 parts briefly on the second verse of this song... I'm just posting it because it's a good song and I don't think many people outside of Canada are aware they exist (and have been cranking out albums since the early 90's). Sadly their later albums have been a lot of gloss with less creativity. No shortage of pop hooks though. Never Hear the End of It was their last great album. 30 songs, and not even a double album! 40 minutes ago, Rubin Farr said: Did Kim Deal sing lead on a Pixies song? I thought she always did back up. She sang lead on Gigantic. probably more than that, that's just the one that immediately comes to mind. She wrote a lot less in the Pixies than I expected, considering how solid her songwriting is with the Breeders. Edited June 14, 2019 by Zephyr_Nova Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Genesis (Gabriel era; Collins would occasionally sing lead) Scar Symmetry (clean vocalist and harsh vocalist) Australian Crawl (fuck you I love Australian Crawl) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted June 14, 2019 Author Share Posted June 14, 2019 57 minutes ago, Zephyr_Nova said: Dave and Martin from Depeche Mode have remarkably similar voices. Sloan is one of the few bands I can think of from the 90's onward where all 4 members share lead vocal duty. Yet they rarely have more than two part harmony. There's 3 parts briefly on the second verse of this song... I'm just posting it because it's a good song and I don't think many people outside of Canada are aware they exist (and have been cranking out albums since the early 90's). Sadly their later albums have been a lot of gloss with less creativity. No shortage of pop hooks though. Never Hear the End of It was their last great album. 30 songs, and not even a double album! She sang lead on Gigantic. probably more than that, that's just the one that immediately comes to mind. She wrote a lot less in the Pixies than I expected, considering how solid her songwriting is with the Breeders. Ah thanks! Luckily, I got to see her live with them for the Doolittle 20th anniversary tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candiru Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rubin Farr Posted June 14, 2019 Author Share Posted June 14, 2019 Alice in Chains were great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psn Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Kiss! They had four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted June 14, 2019 Author Share Posted June 14, 2019 1 hour ago, psn said: Kiss! They had four. How did I forget Kiss? With those 4 EPs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerwolf Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 System of a Down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 (edited) These are the best I can think of since the 70s where vocals were fairly democratic, and the band wouldn't be the same without such partnerships: UK - Massive Attack (3D & Daddy G) US - ATCQ, Mastodon, Warpaint Australia - Clouds, The Go-Betweens, Regurgitator A lot of other worthy ones, but these have meant the most to me. Edited June 14, 2019 by Roo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerwolf Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Run DMC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scumtron Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 LOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloman Tump Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 I always enjoyed Graham Coxon's contributions to Blur (Coffee & TV / Freakin' Out etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candiru Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Horrendous The B-52s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxien Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 The Band Underoath Dance Gavin Dance The Number Twelve Looks Like You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted June 14, 2019 Author Share Posted June 14, 2019 Jefferson Starship Fugazi Hüsker Dü Styx The Beach Boys Cream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Almost every hardcore band between 1995-2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 On 6/14/2019 at 4:36 PM, Roo said: Regurgitator fuck how could I forget, one of the best Australian bands ever to exist imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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