Best Vocal Harmonies
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Topic: Best Vocal Harmonies
Posted By: Leningrad
Subject: Best Vocal Harmonies
Date Posted: September 10 2006 at 21:30
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It's one of the things I love about music. It gets you right in the chest. It makes you wish your voice was about 7 octaves higher. Yes, folks... I'm talking about prog vocal harmonies. We've all heard ones that we love. Now is the time to express those joys to the world.
My personal favorite is Starship Trooper by Yes. Although, that one line from Dogs as well...
"You'll reap the harvest you have sown..."
Discuss!
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Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: September 10 2006 at 21:43
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Yes. Every song Yes makes just has teh best vocal melodies.
There are also a few good ones from Ayreon but i don't know which -------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Asyte2c00
Date Posted: September 10 2006 at 21:43
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"On Reflection" Gentle Gaint "Rakim(Live)" Dead Can Dance. Anything by Dead Can Dance???????
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Posted By: BePinkTheater
Date Posted: September 10 2006 at 21:44
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I'm a big Harmony Nut.
There are tons of great harmonies. I think Yes has most of the best. Porcupine Tree's Harmonies are great as well.
Gentle Giant  Floyd, Symphony X, Flower Kings But then there are The Beatles... Showtunes, Barbershop Quartets, Mozart, System of a Down, Dispatch, Muse, Queen.
Overall I think Non-Prog does better vocal harmony than Prog, but there are some truly great moments with vocal harmony in prog. ------------- I can strangle a canary in a tin can and it would be really original, but that wouldn't save it from sounding like utter sh*t. -Stone Beard |
Posted By: heyitsthatguy
Date Posted: September 10 2006 at 21:46
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I love the harmonies on "Ghost of Perdition" and "Bleak", as well as the ones on "Piano Lessons" and many other PT songs...I think my favorite harmonies in general have to come from Pink Floyd though
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Posted By: Australian
Date Posted: September 10 2006 at 21:49
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Yes and Gentle Giant, the harmonies on Knots are amazing. ------------- 
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Posted By: BePinkTheater
Date Posted: September 10 2006 at 21:59
Knots and and On Reflection are groundbakely incredible pieces.
Its songs like that that make me realize that Gentle Giant is the GREATEST prog band ever, if not the greatest band. period. ------------- I can strangle a canary in a tin can and it would be really original, but that wouldn't save it from sounding like utter sh*t. -Stone Beard |
Australian wrote:Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: September 10 2006 at 22:06
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Porcupine Tree above all I can think of right now.
"Swim with me into your balckest eyes...." ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Camel_APPeal
Date Posted: September 10 2006 at 22:09
And when you watch this Gentle Giant video, it only makes it clearer!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmqLXYa26os - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmqLXYa26os
On the Prog-Related scene, The Alan Parsons Project make good use of harmonies as well, especially when they have Chris Rainbow on board, like in the tracks 'Gemini' from the Eye In The Sky Album, or 'Destiny' from the Freudiana album ------------- 
"After all, it's music what we're talking about here, so there's no best or worst; just what you like and what you don't" |
Posted By: xtopher
Date Posted: September 10 2006 at 22:14
If vocal harmonies are the thing, then I'm going with Porcupine Tree. All I have to do is mention "The Sound of Muzak" and most of you will know what I'm talking about, although I think my favorite are the heavenly vocals in "Glass Arm Shattering"..... ohhhhhhhhh.... orgasmic....
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Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: September 10 2006 at 22:16
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Harmonium's Dixie, Yes- Leave it, Spock's Beard - Thoughts part II ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: Asyte2c00
Date Posted: September 10 2006 at 22:19
"Knots" features spelendid vocal harmonies, however, I believe that the begining of "Adavant of Prangue" "Dog's Life" and "Think of me with Kindness" feature meore exemplary vocal harmonies on Octopus. "Knots" comes in forth.
All albums considered, "Knots" is one of their better tracks.
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: September 10 2006 at 22:20
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Knots and Bohemian rhapsody!!! cant get much better that that! Or some parts from A plague of lighthouse keepers! ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: Leningrad
Date Posted: September 10 2006 at 23:32
 The growls? The first time I heard them, they creeped me out. But now I've grown to like them, even.
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Posted By: Matt Dickens
Date Posted: September 10 2006 at 23:40
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the ending of "Heart Attack In A Layby" from in absentia is one of my favorites. A lot of Pink Floyd. Echoes, and pretty much anything else with Gilmour and Wright singing together. Alice In Chains (not prog, sorry) The ones in "Wings For Marie" by Tool. A lot of Yes. Also I dont know why but in The Musical Box by Genesis i really like the harmony on the words "half world" when he says "I am lost within this half world", also Gentle Giant seems to always have some wonderful harmonies, I especcialy love the second track from "In A Glass House" (the title escapes me" but its the one with all the Vibes and marimba and timpani and whatnot. ------------- If it ain't broke don't break it. |
Posted By: Zoso
Date Posted: September 10 2006 at 23:57
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Yes, Porcupine Tree, Gentle Giant, Boston and Queen all come to mind.
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: September 11 2006 at 00:33
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The vocal harmony from Mellotron Scratch by Porcupine Tree always impressed me.
------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: fragile43k
Date Posted: September 11 2006 at 01:21
| What about Echolyn, they built there whole career on complex melodies. The whole "As the World" album is a testament to this. I can't even really name a particular song because almost every single song of there's is loaded with vocal harmonies. They took what Gentle Giant was doing, but polished it and did it on-block. |
Posted By: BePinkTheater
Date Posted: September 11 2006 at 01:23
Oh man. I thought I couldn't love this band anymroe than I did.
But now i do. God, they f**king impress me. haha ------------- I can strangle a canary in a tin can and it would be really original, but that wouldn't save it from sounding like utter sh*t. -Stone Beard |
Posted By: Schizoid Man
Date Posted: September 11 2006 at 01:51
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1. Yes
2. Porcupine Tree
3. Pink Floyd
4. For God's sake people, listen to "The Dark Third" by Pure Reason Revolution for harmonies that are every bit as good as the three I listed above. Specifically the song "The Exact Colour". ------------- Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: September 11 2006 at 01:53
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Gentle Giant - Knots
Yes - I've Seen All Good People
Pink Floyd - Echoes
Pink Floyd - Time
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Posted By: Faaip_De_Oiad
Date Posted: September 11 2006 at 01:59
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Anything By The Almighty Koenjihyakkei!! If you count that, that is.. ------------- 
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Posted By: Orez17
Date Posted: September 11 2006 at 02:15
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Spock's Beard - Thoughts parts 1 & 2 and also the ending part of 'Devil's Got My Throat'. Pocurine Tree - the vocal solo on Trains. |
Posted By: jplanet
Date Posted: September 11 2006 at 02:22
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I always loved Steve Miller's harmonies on "Swingtown"...in fact, I think it was that combination of harmonies and cool Moog sounds that eventually hooked me on to Yes. Crosby Stills and Nash...I think I've see Jon Anderson quoted as saying Yes' harmony sound was influenced by CSN. Early Heart, lots from Dreamboat Annie, Magazine, Dog & Butterfly. (Mistral Wind and Soul of the Sea are amazing little prog epics, too!). ------------- https://www.facebook.com/ShadowCircus/" rel="nofollow - ..::welcome to the shadow circus::.. |
Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: September 11 2006 at 04:32
 Some of the lovliest vocal harmonies ever on that album! I also like Porcupine Tree's vocal harmonies, and the vocal harmonies in the song Beyond and Before on Yes' debut. |
Posted By: pero
Date Posted: September 11 2006 at 04:39
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I agree with some above mentioned:
Gentle giant - masters of vocal harmonies
Queen - Bohemian rhapsody (only queen song that survive the test of time)
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Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: September 11 2006 at 06:33
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Queen have loads of songs that stand the test of time - just about everything on Queen II, for example - and their harmonies are the very best there are, after Gentle Giant.
The tight and authentic barbershop harmonies on "Bring Back Leroy Brown", and the amazing multi-tracked vocal harmonies on "The Prophet's Song" are simply outstanding. Radiohead shouldn't be overlooked either - the vocal harmonies on "Paranoid Android" are sublime, and Muse have recently been dabbling in Queen-like harmony pallettes. Necronomicon's "Tips Zum Selbstmord" contains some gutsy Monk-style chanting that is quite brilliant for that style of music, and there's some brilliant folk-style harmonisations from Barbara Gaskin on Spirogyra's "St Radigunds". Finally (for now), what the Beatles did to Buddy Holly's vocal harmony style is legendary - there are too many great examples of Beatles harmony to mention, but "Nowhere Man" springs immediately to mind, and you can't mention vocal harmonies without mentioning the Beach Boys. 
I can't stand Yes' cheap CSN style harmonies - they shouldn't even be in the running, IMNSHO.  ------------- The important thing is not to stop questioning. |
Posted By: Big Ears
Date Posted: September 11 2006 at 08:59
| Anything by Yes usually includes excellent multi-part harmonies. Apparently they were influenced by the Fifth Dimension. For anyone who likes harmonies I can recommend Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys, David Crosby's first solo album, Smile by Brian Wilson, Abbey Road by the Beatles and anything by the Four Seasons (if you are open minded enough). |
Posted By: Yito
Date Posted: September 11 2006 at 11:22
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For my Thoughts parts 1 & 2 of Spock's Beard is a fantastic updating of the vocal harmonies of Gentle Giant, but my favorite vocal harmonies ever is the middle section of Close To The Edge by Yes. ------------- Psalm 96 1 Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth. |
Posted By: philhepple
Date Posted: September 11 2006 at 11:30
| The vocal harmonies on "Make Us All Aware" by Ambrosia off their debut CD are stunning! |
Posted By: BiGi
Date Posted: September 11 2006 at 11:53
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My favourite vocal harmonies are the ones performed by Queen...Freddie was a real master of this art!
My personal top of the list is the middle section from The Prophet's Song with its perpetual chase... Also Gentle Giant and Echolyn display very good technique at this kind of experiment. And what about the Beatles' Because? It comes to my mind that Spock's Beard are good too (with and without Neal Morse...Thoughts I & II, Sid's Boys Choir, I was never lost are outstanding examples ------------- A flower? 
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Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: September 11 2006 at 12:04
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Everything Certif1ed said, except I haven't heard Necromonium, or really cared enough for Muse to mention them myself. And early Heart, like jplanet mentions. Gracious - Heaven, Introduction... Klaatu - The Loneliest of all Creatures King Crimson - ITCOTCK - the track Alphataurus: La Mente Vola and Trees, Moody Blues, I can think of loads non-prog/prog related. Alice in Chains - Dirt (everything, really) The Zombies - Odyssey's Oracle (and more: She's not There..) Hollies - Butterfly (King Midas in Reverse) The Pretty Things - SF. Sorrow Bee Gees - most of their songs from the 60's. ------------- Over land and under ashes In the sunlight, see - it flashes Find a fly and eat his eye But don't believe in me Don't believe in me Don't believe in me |
Posted By: jcleary
Date Posted: September 11 2006 at 12:19
Yeah you nailed it! The harmonies by Ambrosia on "Make Us All Aware" are BRILLIANT! 
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Posted By: alterpower
Date Posted: September 11 2006 at 14:46
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i dont know if this would quality...but the vocal solo on Amazedisgrace by 3 / joey eppard. its "other worldly" but im no professional at judging vocal work. ------------- Oh I don't know [incert activity] but I did listen to a prog album last night. |
Posted By: Open-Mind
Date Posted: September 11 2006 at 14:48
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1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond - PF 2. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen 3. Roundabout - Yes 4. Russia On Ice - PT 5. The Court Of The Crimson King - KC ------------- "I'm on a roll, I'm on a roll this time, I feel my luck could change.. " |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: September 11 2006 at 16:44
Good call! Angherr Shisspa is their best album for vocals. Yoshida also has a purely a capella outfit called Zubi Zuva (sometimes Zubi Zuva X) - deeply strange, as I'm sure you can imagine.Magma have some stunning vocal harmonies, particularly on MDK and Wurdah Itah. K.A. has some beguiling harmonies as well. Offering and Les Voix take this even further. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: September 11 2006 at 16:49
All fine examples, but you should also try the first Crosby-Nash album (or indeed any of them, but the first is the best); A Critical Mass is stunning.
As for Yes, I've Seen All Good People and I Get Up I Get Down are both favourites of mine for harmonies, although in general I don't really think it's one of their strong points. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: September 11 2006 at 16:51
And while I'm spamming this thread  ...
Frank Zappa had a pretty good way with harmonies as well. Sheik Yerbouti has a particularly rich vocal sound when Bozzio isn't taking the lead. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: eddietrooper
Date Posted: September 11 2006 at 17:19
| I get up I get down (Yes). Anderson, Squire and Howe bring tears to my eyes when I listen to their beautiful vocal harmonies on that track, even knowing that Howe is not a good singer. |
Posted By: Leningrad
Date Posted: September 11 2006 at 18:44
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Posted By: Ben2112
Date Posted: September 13 2006 at 15:53
As good as On Reflection, Knots, etc. are, there is one GG track that always comes immediately to my mind when thinking about vocal harmonies---the chorus of "Pantagruel's Nativity". Ahhh, pure bliss... 
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Posted By: Fassbinder
Date Posted: September 13 2006 at 16:22
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The best vocal harmonies I ever heard are from the Soviet/Byelorussian group Pesnyary (how many of you are acquainted with them?)
Out of Prog domain -- probably, the Tuvan singing (when the "normal" singing interchanges wit the throat-singing). For example, something by the group called Huun-Huur-Tu.
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Posted By: unforgivable74
Date Posted: September 13 2006 at 16:28
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I know that Marillion don't 'specialise' in vocal harmonies but I have to wave the flag for my favourite band: Closing section of 'Man Of A Thousand Faces' Closing section of 'Go!' Awesome! ------------- Laughs as I clean my teeth, laughs as I rub at my eyes. |
Posted By: JrKASperov
Date Posted: September 13 2006 at 16:46
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I just have to mention Sacred Baboon here from Yezda Urfa, it has some Gentle Giantian harmononies there. EDIT: Just a word of warning, you MUST use headphones while listening to GG! The stereo effect is amazing! ------------- Epic. |
Posted By: lightbulb_son
Date Posted: September 13 2006 at 19:35
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I'm in complete and total shock. Has no one even thought to mention Simon & Garfunkel???
I think that those two have the best chemistry I've ever heard.
I personally love Yes, but the harmonies aren't always great.
Harmonies that come to mind are the end of "Heart Attack In A Layby", "Bleak", and all of Alice In Chains' material (Cantrell is so underrated as a singer, and Layne has one of the greatest voices I've ever heard). ------------- When the world is sick Can't no one be well But I dreamt we were all beautiful and strong 
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: September 13 2006 at 19:40
| I love Gentle Giant and Yezda Urfa for vocal harmonies. And, probably been mentioned already, but Et Cetera deserves a nod. "Newton Avait Raison" can be found on this page --> ../Progressive_rock_discography_BAND.asp?band_id=463 - CLICK |
Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: September 23 2006 at 14:18
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Anything by Gentle Giant...
Queen
The Beach Boys
Porcupine Tree
Symphony X
------------- "One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: September 23 2006 at 15:22
| The oft neglected, nearly prog band Capability Brown were Charisma Records' harmony specialists - check out, if you have the chance, Keep Death Off The Road, Drive On The Pavement. Have to go a long way, though, to beat CSN's Suite Judy Blue Eyes. |
Posted By: salmacis
Date Posted: September 23 2006 at 15:27
| Uriah Heep were always my favourite- so much so they were occasionally called 'the Beach Boys of heavy metal'!! |
Posted By: Tenth Chaffinch
Date Posted: September 23 2006 at 16:08
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Gentle Giant - Knots, On Reflection, Time To Kill
Camel - Unevensong, Song Within A Song
Anything in Magma. ------------- www.myspace.com/fatherunderground |
Posted By: yesfan88
Date Posted: September 23 2006 at 19:55
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Gentle Giant definitely has great vocal harmonies. I recently acquired Three Friends and I was really impressed. Prologue has some really interesting vocals. ------------- "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"- Evelyn Beatrice Hall |
Posted By: JayDee
Date Posted: September 23 2006 at 19:59
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Some of my favorite vocal harmonies:
Yes: The Reavealing Science of God--
*Moments, Moments ,Moments*
Kansas: Carry on My Wayward Son
Spock's Beard: A Boy Named Sid
Porcupine Tree: Collapse The Light Into The Earth
America: Ventura Highway
etc etc...
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Posted By: Mikerinos
Date Posted: September 23 2006 at 20:22
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Harmonium's Depuis l'Automne You can listen to it here on ProgArchives, and I strongly recommend everyone to do so if they haven't already! http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_BAND.asp?band_id=619 - http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive_rock_discography_BAND.asp?band_id=619 ------------- 
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Posted By: rupert
Date Posted: September 25 2006 at 13:44
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Asides from the Eagles and other west-coast-oriented stuff ( England Dan & John Ford Coley came to my mind immediatly ) I'm deeply in love with the vocal harmonies BJH did on "Live Tapes", "One Night" in particular. I know they didn't always hit it perfectly but especially this gives a very unique feel to it, it's lifting me up ! ------------- ...I'm a musician/singer/songwriter, visit me on www.reverbnation.com/rupertlenz and there you can choose from 125 recordings you can listen to ( for free ) if you're not limited to prog-rock ! |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: September 25 2006 at 13:47
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Posted By: yarstruly
Date Posted: September 27 2006 at 08:54
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Just about anything from Yes or Queen....
But some you may not think of by Yes are on the much maligned Open Your Eyes album...great harmonies there.....
Also Kansas have some great harmonies.... ------------- Facebook hashtags: #100greatestprogrockchallenge #scottssongbysong #scottsspotlight |
Posted By: markosherrera
Date Posted: December 08 2006 at 22:08
| QUEEN,YES,GENESIS. |
Posted By: Howe Protege
Date Posted: December 09 2006 at 01:38
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Frost's Milliontown has some awesome vocal harmonies. Of course, you can always go with A Night At The Opera.
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Posted By: OGTL
Date Posted: December 10 2006 at 00:29
| Harmonium, particularly the first two, have incredible vocal harmony arrangements in just about every song. |
Posted By: lucky_man123
Date Posted: December 20 2006 at 23:42
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Yes on TALES. Anderson sings SATB parts in a lot of this!
Gentle Giant doesn't usually use vocal harmonies as much as vocal COUNTERPOINT. But it's still incredible. |
Posted By: lucky_man123
Date Posted: December 20 2006 at 23:42
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Yes on TALES. Anderson sings SATB parts in a lot of this!
Gentle Giant doesn't usually use vocal harmonies as much as vocal COUNTERPOINT. But it's still incredible. And let's not forget Queen and their wonderful ripoffs of Barbershop singing. Go listen to Bohemian Rhapsody! |
Posted By: king_pin
Date Posted: December 26 2006 at 13:03
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why haven't i seen Pain of Salvation yet in this thread? they have great vocal harmonies to. Yes have the best ones: Close to the Edge (i get up, i get down), South Side of the Sky and the last part of Roundabout. although i don't like Coldplay, Fix You is a beautiful song with some great vocal harmonies aswell ------------- nou... mag ik het niet nog een keertje overdoen? |
Posted By: alias10mr
Date Posted: December 27 2006 at 02:25
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Entangled by Genesis ( Collins' voice overdubbed in 4-part harmony )
Some harmonies by prog- metal group, Shadow Gallery come to mind. |
Posted By: chessman
Date Posted: December 30 2006 at 10:50
For me, in symphonic prog, The Flower Kings, when they harmonise, are the best, but overall, 10cc were without doubt the masters of harmony, having four strong singers whose voices merged beautifully.
I think Yes are slightly overrated when it comes to harmonies. They are good, but not great (and I love Yes - at their peak they are in my top five bands. But I always found their vocals by far the weak point of the band. Just imagine how good a totally instrumental Yes could have been. Wonderful!)
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Posted By: Soul Dreamer
Date Posted: December 31 2006 at 12:38
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The vocal harmonies of Pure Reason Revolution on the album The Dark Third are exceptional! For me one of the greatest discoveries of this year. ------------- To be the one who seeks so I may find .. (Metallica) |
Posted By: Marcos
Date Posted: February 19 2007 at 19:59
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Yes (various songs)
Gentle Giant ("Knots")
Neal Morse ("Author of confussion") ------------- www.postmortemweb.com.ar |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 19 2007 at 20:03
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nothing I've heard has ever approached what Yes did with vocal harmonies.. it really was a part of their signature sound.
------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: February 19 2007 at 20:13
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Almost all of Harmonium tracks are filled with wonderful vocal harmonies. The best example IMO is their live album En Tournée. Apart from that, I agree with most of the classics and once again, I'd like to mention Pure Reason Revolution. These guys really surprised me this year. -------------  
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Posted By: stewe
Date Posted: February 20 2007 at 04:56
| YES, Queen, Boston, Styx, Presto Ballet, Echolyn, Spock's Beard, Porcupine Tree, Beatles, Beach Boys, S&G, Uriah Heep, ELO, BJH |
Posted By: Norm Cash
Date Posted: February 20 2007 at 08:56
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I've been going through this thread and checking out a lot of the tracks mentioned, giving an ear to the harmonies. Some great stuff!
One band that hasn't been mentioned (and that I've been listening to recently) is Moon Safari. Some of the harmonies on the album A Doorway To Summer are terrific! ------------- 
"We did it....you and me! Put him right under the table!" |
Posted By: StyLaZyn
Date Posted: February 20 2007 at 10:30
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Echolyn ------------- 
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Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: February 20 2007 at 11:44
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Vocal harmonies are great, i personally love Queen´s harmonies in the majority of their songs, taking Bohemian Rhapsody as the main example.
I haven´t heard Kevin Gilbert´s albums that often, but if im not wrong there are some vocal harmonies in his songs, and sounds pretty good! ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 20 2007 at 11:57
| Shadow Gallery have some impressive harmonies - it might all be Mike Baker's multi-tracking but it sounds wonderful. I would add that Mike Baker has a fantastic voice - good range, powerful and, unlike many prog vocalists, can hit every note he attempts! (Please take note Pendragon, Mostly Autumn and The Tangent!!!) |
Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: February 20 2007 at 12:15
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Gentle Giant have the best vocal harmonies HANDS DOWN On Reflection is one of the best sung songs of all time in my opinion ------------- <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Asyte2c00
Date Posted: February 20 2007 at 12:16
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PRR, GG, BJH
Are my three favorites. Banco has some amazing vacal harmonies as well.
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Posted By: MadcapLaughs84
Date Posted: February 20 2007 at 15:02
I thought about that song too, actually Getle Giant has great vocal harmonies an Yes also.
I can remember "Let There Be More Light" and "Echoes" by Pink Floyd ------------- 
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: February 20 2007 at 15:09
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Porcupine Tree.
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Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: February 20 2007 at 15:11
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The kings, the first, and the ones who probably influenced more than half the bands mentionned here : The Beach Boys. ------------- "One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio |
Posted By: philhepple
Date Posted: February 20 2007 at 17:40
Gentle Giant's vocals are EMBARRASSINGLY HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: February 22 2007 at 22:31
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FORGOTTEN GEMS:
Yes - leave it
Yes - big generator
Triumph - time goes by
non prog:
van halen - happy trails ------------- [HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!> |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 24 2007 at 22:27
| Klaatu - check out the 3:47 E.S.T. & they give you the whole enchilada of harmonies, from the Beatles & Moody Blues melancholy on Calling Occupants, to the Beach Boys pop barbershop harmonies on California Jam, to a Paul Macca multi-dub on Sub Rosa Subway, or the Lennon wall of vocals on Dr Marvello, this album carries the title. |
Posted By: BePinkTheater
Date Posted: February 25 2007 at 12:50
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3:47 E.S.T
what is that? a website ?
whats the real url? ------------- I can strangle a canary in a tin can and it would be really original, but that wouldn't save it from sounding like utter sh*t. -Stone Beard |
Posted By: BePinkTheater
Date Posted: February 25 2007 at 12:51
this can't be serious....   ------------- I can strangle a canary in a tin can and it would be really original, but that wouldn't save it from sounding like utter sh*t. -Stone Beard |
Posted By: heyitsthatguy
Date Posted: February 25 2007 at 19:13
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I may be redundant, but Gentle Giant always has interestingly amazing harmonies.. Every vocalist on The Human Equation by Ayreon had superb harmonies at some point or another on the album The harmonies on Devin Townsend's "Terria", particularly the middle section of "The Fluke" and parts of "Earth Day" are great and of course, Yes always have great harmonies, as mentioned before, especially on CTTE -------------
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Posted By: xenuwantsyou
Date Posted: February 26 2007 at 00:22
| Pink Floyd - Goodbye Blue Sky |
Posted By: EliasMisael
Date Posted: February 26 2007 at 09:02
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Steven Wilson + Mikael Akerfeldt
Leonardo The Absolute Man
Shadow Gallery
Symphony X
Ayreon
Pain Of Salvation
Gentle Giant
Neal Morse's Work ------------- "...Basic temperamental filters on our eyes Alter our perceptions Lenses polarize..." 
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Posted By: stewe
Date Posted: February 26 2007 at 09:37
I wonder, why many prog-Yes fans so dislike their 80s era or Talk. Their vocal harmonies are even stronger than on their classic records. Anderson-Rabin-Squire trio proves many mind-blowing vocal showcases. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/trevorrabin/?chartstyle=basic10" rel="nofollow">  <a href="http://steveer.ic.cz" rel="nofollow" |
Posted By: Cesar Inca
Date Posted: February 27 2007 at 23:28
| ECHOLYN!!! |
Posted By: DarioIndjic
Date Posted: February 28 2007 at 00:20
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Harmonium...
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Posted By: fuxi
Date Posted: February 28 2007 at 03:31
Absolutely! I've just discovered AS THE WORLD, and I was completely blown away by it. Everybody compares them to Gentle Giant (a band I love), but Echolyn's vocal harmonies are better. Undoubtedly the best in prog since the 1970s, and maybe even the best ever. Wonderful!!! |