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Posted: December 14 2011 at 14:18
lazland wrote:
Gandalff wrote:
I'm dissapointed by only 2 votes for Taylor. His vocal range is simply incredible!
On the other hand I don't understand why Rick Wright is leading, he was actually rather weaker singer. Isn't it due to respect to the deceased?
No, it's because people feel he is the better singer
So, then I cannot count myself to people.
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Posted: December 14 2011 at 13:44
I'm dissapointed by only 2 votes for Taylor. His vocal range is simply incredible!
On the other hand I don't understand why Rick Wright is leading, he was actually rather weaker singer. Isn't it due to respect to the deceased?
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Posted: December 13 2011 at 23:01
Horizons wrote:
harmonium.ro wrote:
Gandalff wrote:
lazland wrote:
HolyMoly wrote:
Peter Townshend was actually a better singer than Roger Daltrey in the Who, so I'll vote for him.
I love Pete's voice, but, again, he was not a backing vocalist in the sense I understand the phrase. It would be more accurate to describe The Who as consisting of Daltry as lead vocalist and frontman, with Townshend as co vocalist and guitarist and general genius.
Pete Townshend was one of Who's backing vocalists. If he wasn't, then I'm a Chinese Pope (or that's some bloody misunderstanding of the term itself). Pete has recorded a plenty of solo albums where certainly sings as lead vocalist.
Second vocalist =/= backing vocalist. A lot of what Pete did for The Who in their classic era was to be the second voice in a dialogue between voices and "roles", which was not backing.
I think it's only an insignificant word-splitting and basically red herring.
What's important - the majority of voters likes a gentle, Anderson-like voice of Chris Squire. A little disappointment is a zero votes for Anthony Phillips or Steve Hillage.
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Peter Townshend was actually a better singer than Roger Daltrey in the Who, so I'll vote for him.
I love Pete's voice, but, again, he was not a backing vocalist in the sense I understand the phrase. It would be more accurate to describe The Who as consisting of Daltry as lead vocalist and frontman, with Townshend as co vocalist and guitarist and general genius.
Pete Townshend was one of Who's backing vocalists. If he wasn't, then I'm a Chinese Pope (or that's some bloody misunderstanding of the term itself). Pete has recorded a plenty of solo albums where certainly sings as lead vocalist.
Second vocalist =/= backing vocalist. A lot of what Pete did for The Who in their classic era was to be the second voice in a dialogue between voices and "roles", which was not backing.
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Posted: December 13 2011 at 09:58
Gandalff wrote:
lazland wrote:
HolyMoly wrote:
Peter Townshend was actually a better singer than Roger Daltrey in the Who, so I'll vote for him.
I love Pete's voice, but, again, he was not a backing vocalist in the sense I understand the phrase. It would be more accurate to describe The Who as consisting of Daltry as lead vocalist and frontman, with Townshend as co vocalist and guitarist and general genius.
Pete Townshend was one of Who's backing vocalists. If he wasn't, then I'm a Chinese Pope (or that's some bloody misunderstanding of the term itself). Pete has recorded a plenty of solo albums where certainly sings as lead vocalist.
Second vocalist =/= backing vocalist. A lot of what Pete did for The Who in their classic era was to be the second voice in a dialogue between voices and "roles", which was not backing.
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Posted: December 13 2011 at 03:49
I do believe like Rutherford, Banks gets a bum rap as a vocalist. If you look at the " overall" Genesis sound with backing vocals their contribution to the Genesis brand is unsurmountable. I personally liken TB to a John Lennonesque sound, ref Fugitive, so he gets my vote hands down. Thank goodness he does not sound like Steve Hackett on Cured or Highly Strung
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Posted: December 13 2011 at 02:32
lazland wrote:
HolyMoly wrote:
Peter Townshend was actually a better singer than Roger Daltrey in the Who, so I'll vote for him.
I love Pete's voice, but, again, he was not a backing vocalist in the sense I understand the phrase. It would be more accurate to describe The Who as consisting of Daltry as lead vocalist and frontman, with Townshend as co vocalist and guitarist and general genius.
Pete Townshend was one of Who's backing vocalists. If he wasn't, then I'm a Chinese Pope (or that's some bloody misunderstanding of the term itself). Pete has recorded a plenty of solo albums where certainly sings as lead vocalist.
The same case is Brian May, with the slight difference, he's not too prolific author like Townshend.
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Posted: December 12 2011 at 19:19
I haven't heard much Deep Purple, and none at all from Glenn Hughes era. However, I've heard some songs sung by him and really liked his stile a lot. Chris Squire too could have been the lead singer in almost any other band... but not Yes.
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Posted: December 12 2011 at 16:31
Chris Squire for me, closely followed by Brian May and Roger Taylor(both great on lead vocals. Steve Howe is horrendous and like Bob Dylan should never be allowed near a microphone IMO.
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Posted: December 12 2011 at 15:41
Some random comments: Glenn Hughes sang quite a bit of lead vocals in Deep Purple. All those high-register Mark III notes are his, and there were major segments of the concerts, espeically in Mark IV, where he took over completely, not always to the betterment of the performnce. Still,
I am the first to emphasize that we need to be clear on our definitions, as these seem to be the source of many disagreements, but there are many times when we split hairs on these things. Hell, if we can't even agree on what the meaning of the word 'Prog' is, how can we agree on the meaning of any other word? All of the vocalists listed have taken on lead vocals at some point or another to one degree or another. It seems to me that the question is about these individuals as backing vocalists. I do think the question could have been stated more clearly, but I think I understood what was meant. One of the issues that came up was that several of those mentioned went on to solo careers and/or released solo albums, where they were the main vocalists. I don't think those were part of the quesiton.
Gandalf is like that one geeky student you find in philosophy classes that works reallly hard at the subject, and voices his quesitons and opinions to the annoyance of many other students, but actually adds a lot of spice and verve to the proceedings. For me to call someone geeky is a compliment.
It is interesting to see how extensive some of us know their Prog. To see that, and to express our own knowldege, is the one of the main reasons we come here, is it not?
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