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[QUOTE=Thufir Hawat]

I’m not trying to be sexist but I don’t think the femaleis very well suited to prog.

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Originally posted by aapatsos aapatsos wrote:

I was listening to several songs and came to the conclusion that female vocals give a different feeling in many songs and probably convert them from very good songs to masterpieces. Examples from prog metal can be seen in Suite Sister Mary (no need to mention the band) and Ayreon's Isis and Osiris (these are the first that come into my mind, sure there are a lot more)

Note: I don't mean bands that have a permanent female vocalist (Gathering etc.) which most of them are great IMO (never listened to a 'crappy' prog band with female vocalist thus far)

so does anyone feel the same? any further examples, thoughts, disagreements...

I dont think I could say that female vocals make a materpeice but I think that they have a definately have a wonderful place in prog yet sadly they have yet to fill that place.They mostly seem to make small appearances through many prog albums yet never(rarely) are lead vocalist.A damn shame really.

Didn't Curved Air have a Female Singer??

 
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Annie Haslam has a great voice - no doubt about it. She's been one of my favourites for 30 years.

But Heather Findlay of Mostly Autumn is even better. She has a more varied emotional range and a similar purity. The other female vocalist who compares is Karen Mathieson of Capersaillie (not prog but very good).
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I’m not trying to be sexist but I don’t think the female

Voice is very well suited to prog.

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Heh thanks for this thread.  I've always thought so, but i've never really heard many female vocals outside of Ayreon.  Luckily some of the band name drops in this thread are leading me to investigate something that'll hopefully reap solid rewards.
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although a small part I love Time Stand Still by Rush with Aimee Mann
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Lets face it female vocals work so well in prog , I agree I can`t think of one crappy prog band with a female singer .. not one 
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Originally posted by BePinkTheater BePinkTheater wrote:

I honeslty can't say I've heard any prog with female vocals( except for SFAM). But it ihnk it could be alright

 

Ususally i tend to thing that girl's vocies in rock sound out of place.  Great example is Barracuda. Its a great song, and even though her voice is really strong, it would be better asa  guy.


Wow, appreciate your opinion, but I have to totally disagree.  "Barracuda" is a very good song, but I can't imagine how it could have been better with a man singing it.  Ann Wilson has one of those voices that will always get my attention.

IMHO, a female voice in any band, but particularly progressive, metal, and symphonic bands is nearly always an asset to the music.  The various Ayreon and Ambeon works are great examples (so are a bunch of collaborations Jah Wobble has done with female singers).  The Gathering, Thinking Plague, Stream of Passion, Nightwish, Renaissance, Amon Düül 2, Babe Ruth, Gong, Art Bears, Curved Air, Mostly Autumn, Iona,... too many bands to mention whose music wouldn't be the same without the women whose voices help make their music special. 

On the non-prog side, Heart, Jefferson Airplane, Kate Bush, Pretenders, Cranberries, Belly, Chicken Shack, Ramatam, Lone Justice, Rilo Kiley, SSQ, The Killjoys, The Arcade Fire, Blondie, Walls of Jericho, 10,000 Maniacs, Cowboy Junkies, Blondie, Cocteau Twins, Portishead, are all bands who wouldn't be nearly as good as they were/are without their female members.

There are far fewer male singers (again, IMHO) who really stand out for their vocal abilities than there are women.  Steve Walsh, James LaBrie,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Okay, there's two.  Not many others.
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Voice of an angel: Annie Haslam.
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I greatly enjoy Ayreon's albums, and that is owed greatly to the female vocals. I think they meld perfectly with what Lucassen wants to do.

Vocals work where they work. They can't be forced. If something is meant to be sung with female vocals, then there could be no other way.

And, I must mention Renaissance, as I do in all threads related to female vocals in prog. Annie Haslam is the greatest.
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I honeslty can't say I've heard any prog with female vocals( except for SFAM). But it ihnk it could be alright

 

Ususally i tend to thing that girl's vocies in rock sound out of place.  Great example is Barracuda. Its a great song, and even though her voice is really strong, it would be better asa  guy.
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For some reason, I always prefered men vocals in a band. Sure there are some greats woman vocalists that are great to listen to but it always seems to bug me after a while. Often, female vocalists are chosen for their fantastic vocal perfomances but I prefer to hear singers that don't have those «perfect» voices. It may be a bit weird but it is my opinion.

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I was listening to several songs and came to the conclusion that female vocals give a different feeling in many songs and probably convert them from very good songs to masterpieces. Examples from prog metal can be seen in Suite Sister Mary (no need to mention the band) and Ayreon's Isis and Osiris (these are the first that come into my mind, sure there are a lot more)

Note: I don't mean bands that have a permanent female vocalist (Gathering etc.) which most of them are great IMO (never listened to a 'crappy' prog band with female vocalist thus far)

so does anyone feel the same? any further examples, thoughts, disagreements...
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