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groups--better to havejust one lead singer or two or more? just thinking..when one lead singer has a signature sound that defines your group, you are in heap of trouble if they leave the group--for example, lionel richie, james jt taylor, and steve perry. at least if you have more than one lead singer, you can still carry on without them, kinda --maurice white/philip bailey, the eagles etc you look better on your myspace page than you do in person  | |
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meltwithu said: just thinking..when one lead singer has a signature sound that defines your group, you are in heap of trouble if they leave the group--for example, lionel richie, james jt taylor, and steve perry. at least if you have more than one lead singer, you can still carry on without them, kinda --maurice white/philip bailey, the eagles etc
the only times i remember it working was when Survivor changed to Jimi Jamison and they had a bunch of hits and then when Peter Cetera left Chicago they had a couple hits in 1988 | |
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KipWinger said: meltwithu said: just thinking..when one lead singer has a signature sound that defines your group, you are in heap of trouble if they leave the group--for example, lionel richie, james jt taylor, and steve perry. at least if you have more than one lead singer, you can still carry on without them, kinda --maurice white/philip bailey, the eagles etc
the only times i remember it working was when Survivor changed to Jimi Jamison and they had a bunch of hits and then when Peter Cetera left Chicago they had a couple hits in 1988 It's better with two unless there's only one person that can truly lead the group without extra vocal help. I would say Diane Ross' departure affected Supremes' sales but the strangest thing about that is for a while the Supremes survived for a bit while it took Diane some good two years before she was fully established as a solo star (i.e., the "Lady Sings the Blues" film). But with groups like the Temptations and Earth, Wind & Fire, it was easier to share leads because they actually were compatible. nWo (aka FUNK 3.0): bboy87 - timmy84 - muthafunka - littleBLUEcorvette - phunkdaddy - christopher
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I would chime in with The Marvelettes cause they were known to have 2 lead singers Wanda Young & Gladys Horton.....SOme folks never knew that.....You can tell the difference too cause Wanda had that sex kitten act down especially on Dont Mess With Bill & My Baby Must Be a Magician and Where as for Gladys she had THE Voice on such classics as Postman, Beachwood-45789,Too Many FIsh in the Sea....The Marvelettes treaded on when Gladys left but for a few years until Wanda Youngs drug use was just too much.....But They are still one of my FAV GIRL GROUPS. | |
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I think most work best with just one. It gives a clearer identity. But when you're the Beatles, hey why not two? or four? | |
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Personally, the Single-Singer Theory has always sounded like some marketing mumbo-jumbo.
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