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Vocal harmony

Postby Lone Wolf » Thu Aug 28, 2003 12:46 pm

I really enjoy songs that have more than one person singing at the same time. It makes a really great sound that can't be imitated with instruments. Could you please list songs that are like this?

Examples:

System of a Down - Chop Suey (near the end)
The Offspring - The Kids Aren't Alright
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Postby Otohiko » Thu Aug 28, 2003 1:56 pm

Actually, the more than one voice effect [I assume] you're talking about is [in modern popular music] usually the same person who records two or more overlaying vocal tracks sung at pleasant harmonic intervals, though there are times when it is actually done live with two people.

Instruments can and do use such techniques, though unlike voice it's not very common in popular music.

Songs... well, from my tastes - the band that really comes to mind with wonderful multi-vocal stunts is the 70's prog rock band Gentle Giant, but I doubt that's what you're looking for. It's very much influenced by medieval choral chants, and it shows.

But, again, that's far from modern or popular...
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Postby Tom the Fish » Thu Aug 28, 2003 2:46 pm

The kings of harmonizing are Ida and Low. Well, these days...

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Postby nailz » Thu Aug 28, 2003 3:23 pm

system of a down and the offspring. such limited sight.

some songs you REALLY have to try:

Blind Guardian - And Then There Was Silence, Nightfall, Time Stands Still
Nightwish - End of All Hope, Dead to the World, 10th Man Down
Tuatha De Danann - Tingaralatinga Dum - The Dwarves Rebelion
Elvenking - Seasonspeech
Freternia - Woods of The Elvenking, The Dark Side, New Hope
Rhapsody - The MIGHTY ride of the Firelord (heheh.. wonder who will get this?)
Sonata Artica - I Want Out (Better than the original by a lot)
Therion - Flesh Of the Gods

Let me know if any of these catch your interest. I'd be happy to send any of the recomendations .. catch me on AIM - nailz1000
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Postby Dannywilson » Thu Aug 28, 2003 4:01 pm

nailz1000 wrote:Nightwish - End of All Hope, Dead to the World, 10th Man Down


You got to add Bless the Child and Sacrament of wilderness to that list.
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Postby nailz » Thu Aug 28, 2003 4:47 pm

bless the child doesn't have multiple vocals. Neither does SoW.
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Postby Lone Wolf » Thu Aug 28, 2003 7:39 pm

Are there any more rock-like? I'm not really going for the church chants.

More examples:

Chevelle - The Red
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Otherside

You know what I'm talking about...sorry if I give such 'narrow-sighted' examples...
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Postby SarahtheBoring » Thu Aug 28, 2003 8:04 pm

Sigh, doesn't anyone on this site listen to anything but rock?

My current favorite for harmony is Moxy Fruvous - River Valley. Beautiful harmony in that one.

And of course, it is extremely hard to beat the Mamas and the Papas for vocal harmony. Wow. :shock:
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Re: Vocal harmony

Postby nailz » Thu Aug 28, 2003 8:34 pm

Lone Wolf wrote:I really enjoy songs that have more than one person singing at the same time.


that said with the songs you listed make absolutely no sense.
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Postby Flint the Dwarf » Thu Aug 28, 2003 9:03 pm

SarahtheBoring wrote:Sigh, doesn't anyone on this site listen to anything but rock?

My current favorite for harmony is Moxy Fruvous - River Valley. Beautiful harmony in that one.

And of course, it is extremely hard to beat the Mamas and the Papas for vocal harmony. Wow. :shock:

Grr... :P

Anyway, And Then There Was Silence (Nailz already mentioned this one) has around 20 vocal tracks. :)

I think it has over 120 audio tracks total, correct me if I'm wrong Nailz.

And why has no one mentioned Bohemian Rhapsody?
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Postby nailz » Thu Aug 28, 2003 10:21 pm

yup, 120 audio tracks, around 17-20 for vocals. Every instrument is authentic though. The Band Played everything. :D
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Postby SarahtheBoring » Thu Aug 28, 2003 10:24 pm

flint_the_dwarf wrote:
SarahtheBoring wrote:Sigh, doesn't anyone on this site listen to anything but rock?

My current favorite for harmony is Moxy Fruvous - River Valley. Beautiful harmony in that one.

And of course, it is extremely hard to beat the Mamas and the Papas for vocal harmony. Wow. :shock:

Grr... :P



If you meant that about the last part: just my opinion.

If you meant that about the first part: there's nothing wrong with rock, obviously; it's just that that's ALL anyone on this site knows, it seems. I like variety. That's all.

Anyway! Carry on. :)
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Postby Dannywilson » Thu Aug 28, 2003 10:26 pm

nailz1000 wrote:bless the child doesn't have multiple vocals. Neither does SoW.



The whole choir thing at the beginning->middle of BTC has it, but I'll concede that SOW doesn't.
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Postby Jace Tsunami » Fri Aug 29, 2003 12:28 am

nailz1000 wrote:system of a down and the offspring. such limited sight.

some songs you REALLY have to try:

Blind Guardian - And Then There Was Silence, Nightfall, Time Stands Still
Nightwish - End of All Hope, Dead to the World, 10th Man Down
Tuatha De Danann - Tingaralatinga Dum - The Dwarves Rebelion
Elvenking - Seasonspeech
Freternia - Woods of The Elvenking, The Dark Side, New Hope
Rhapsody - The MIGHTY ride of the Firelord (heheh.. wonder who will get this?)
Sonata Artica - I Want Out (Better than the original by a lot)
Therion - Flesh Of the Gods

Let me know if any of these catch your interest. I'd be happy to send any of the recomendations .. catch me on AIM - nailz1000


Those are all Metal. I guess you can go metal from SOAD, but the logical path in musical taste to take from Offspring is punk.

Punk bands with more than one person singing:

Brand New - The Quiet Things No One Ever Knows, Jude Law and a Semsester Abroad
Taking Back Sunday - Cute with out the 'E'
Matchbook Romance* - 14 Balloons, Promise
Finch* - Letter to You
Mest - Until I Met You (I don't know if you'll pick it up, since they're singing the same lyrics at the same time, but off and on there's 2 people)
Acceptance - Perminent
Alkaline Trio (even their drummer has lyrics) - All On Black

I put stars by Finch and Matchbook Romance because it's not nessisarily two SINGERS. There's the lead singer, but the second person is yelling behind them. still two people tho.

Anyway, check those out, I put atleast one song with every band.
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Postby Jace Tsunami » Fri Aug 29, 2003 12:29 am

Lone Wolf wrote:Are there any more rock-like?


try the songs on my list
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