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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 19 2007 at 13:01
Originally posted by Moogtron III Moogtron III wrote:

 
If the Northettes were backing vocalists, I would have chosen them as well.  Clap But are they? I can't remember that they back up a lead vocalist.


It's stretching the definition a bit, but let's call Robert Wyatt and Richard Sinclair the lead vocalists. It's worth it to get them a mention WinkLOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 19 2007 at 15:45
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Deacon doesn't sing at all Ivan, but May and taylot are excellent vocalists in their own right too.
 
I also thought that Ian, but a few months ago I was watching a special about Queen in History Chanell and Deacon was complaining why people never mention his vocal participation in some songs like Bohemian Rhapsody where he helped with the low ranges.
 
He recognized he's not a vocalist but he repeated they all helped with some backing.
 
I believe the band sounds perfect, but because I have the same douts as you I included the word EVEN before Deacon's name.
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 29 2007 at 04:11
Agreed on Steinhardt with Kansas, Squire with Yes, and Rutherford with Genesis...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 29 2007 at 07:01
Jon Anderson backed by Chris Squire and Steve Howe, as others have already pointed out, is probably the best combination of voices among the big prog bands.
 
Gentle Giant (Shulmans plus Minnear) - again, plenty of posters have gone for them, with good reason.
 
Zappa's band on Sheik Yerbouti also achieved a very rich and deep vocal sound, as did the slightly later line up with Ike Willis and Ray White.
 
Koenjihyakkei's current line up has some incredible vocal harmonies, something that Yoshida Tatsuya also incorporated into Ruins Symphonica.
 
Beating all of them, however, is the mighty Magma. The current line up with Stella Vander, Isabelle Feuillebois, Antoine Paganotti and Himiko Paganotti is absolutely amazing.


Edited by Syzygy - May 29 2007 at 07:02
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