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Subject: Bands with multiple lead vocalists Sun Mar 24, 2019 7:44 pm
I've been on a bit of a Barenaked Ladies (band, not objectification) spree recently. A decent amount of the appeal of the band to me is how they have two lead vocalists, each with a distinctive tone, and their harmonies work well together. The entire band sings well, in fact, and the other members occasionally lead songs, but it's the lead vocalists that got me wondering. What Christian bands have more than one lead singer for their music, and what bands have an entire group of capable singers that can do harmonies both live and in studio? And to clarify, I'm not talking about bands with different lead singers over the years, or guest projects like Mastedon or Liberty n Justice, but co-present singers.
Off the top of my head, there's the Daniel Band where Tony Rossi leads or co-leads a few of their numbers, but not many (roughly 10 out of 50 or so in their repertoire).
Other than that, I think Stryken had two singers, although it's not clear who sang what, as the production undermines what could've been a decent album if you ask me.
I nearly forgot Rez Band with Glenn and Wendy Kaiser.
I don't know if Tempest, with brothers Jamie and Mick Rowe, featured both on vocals.
I guess dc Talk counts
Jen5
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Subject: Re: Bands with multiple lead vocalists Mon Mar 25, 2019 1:32 am
Good question. Lots of worship bands do. King and Country... stuff like that, but hard bands, you're right, it's not as common. Neal Morse Band is the first one to come to my mind. They usually do harmonies in the choruses. Like in their song, "The Great Adventure" --
Black Rider
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Subject: Re: Bands with multiple lead vocalists Mon Mar 25, 2019 8:14 am
Not metal but Prodigal had two guys sing and it worked well.
Through The Dark Radio
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Subject: Re: Bands with multiple lead vocalists Mon Mar 25, 2019 8:54 am
Black Rider wrote:
Not metal but Prodigal had two guys sing and it worked well.
Actually, they had three guys who handled lead vocals
MikeInFla
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Subject: Re: Bands with multiple lead vocalists Mon Mar 25, 2019 1:20 pm
Saint, sometimes Rich sings lead
Through The Dark Radio
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Subject: Re: Bands with multiple lead vocalists Mon Mar 25, 2019 2:01 pm
xDeathstarx had three vocalists/screamers.
Staybrite
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Subject: Re: Bands with multiple lead vocalists Mon Mar 25, 2019 3:06 pm
Fighter had two lead vocalists. One male and one female, much like red REZ did...but with more of an 80s pop-metal vibe.
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Staybrite
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Subject: Re: Bands with multiple lead vocalists Mon Mar 25, 2019 3:07 pm
Of course in the secular world Fleetwood Mac had 3 lead vocalists.
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Subject: Re: Bands with multiple lead vocalists Mon Mar 25, 2019 3:56 pm
I don't know if you have ever checked them out, Driven, but Whiteheart sometimes had three. Mostly two of the guys (Rick Florian & Mark Gershmel) handled lead vocals, but occasionally Billy Smiley would also sing.
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Subject: Re: Bands with multiple lead vocalists Mon Mar 25, 2019 8:20 pm
Thought of Whiteheart at work.
rockerVu2
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Subject: Re: Bands with multiple lead vocalists Tue Mar 26, 2019 8:58 am
Skillet has a female vocalist and a male vocalist.
crucifyd
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Subject: Re: Bands with multiple lead vocalists Tue Mar 26, 2019 9:19 am
Tourniquet
Guy Ritter & Gary Lenaire
Luke Easter & Aaron Guerra
messiaen77
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Subject: Re: Bands with multiple lead vocalists Tue Mar 26, 2019 10:09 am
Servant also had a male/female lead thing.
Driven
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Subject: Re: Bands with multiple lead vocalists Tue Mar 26, 2019 7:42 pm
Thanks for the suggestions everyone. What songs would you suggest to introduce someone who's never listened to these bands (me)?
rockerVu2
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Subject: Re: Bands with multiple lead vocalists Wed Mar 27, 2019 9:37 am
My suggestion for you is Skillet - Monster. That song really rocks Driven.
Fundy
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Subject: Re: Bands with multiple lead vocalists Wed Mar 27, 2019 4:51 pm
rockerVu2 wrote:
My suggestion for you is Skillet - Monster. That song really rocks Driven.
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Jen5
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Subject: Re: Bands with multiple lead vocalists Wed Mar 27, 2019 6:25 pm
Fundy wrote:
rockerVu2 wrote:
My suggestion for you is Skillet - Monster. That song really rocks Driven.
Me too.
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Through The Dark Radio
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Subject: Re: Bands with multiple lead vocalists Thu Mar 28, 2019 11:52 am
With Prodigal, any album will have different songs with the different vocalists.
Through The Dark Radio
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Subject: Re: Bands with multiple lead vocalists Fri Apr 05, 2019 8:45 am
Also, The Lead and Children 18:3 had both female and male vocalists.