Which bands have the best vocal harmonies?

[Opethfan1980]

I'm not talking about canned, shitty, studio produced harmonies, i.e. the Backstreet boys.

I'm a huge sucker for pure, killer, three part, solid vocal harmonies.

There are few things in music that I like more than hearing a perfectly done harmony, ala The Eagles or Crosby, Stills, and Nash.

This is probably why I'm such a fan of Porcupine Tree.


So, which bands do you think do the best natural vocal harmonies.

 

[Ermz]

Harmony? hmm.. well I think Chris Hall from Stabbing Westward has some killer vocal harmonies, he's still basically my favourite vocalist. Not speaking from an educated opinion here because I don't know much about singing, but his appeals to me the most.

 

[TrevJ]

Into Eternity's album "Dead or Dreaming" has some pretty sweet vocal harmonies since they have like... 43583980 vocalists in the band... or 3, whichever. Well, a lot of the time they just do kick ass vocal trade-offs, but they rock nonetheless. And they're metal to boot! Fun for the whole family.

 

[Biowaste]

This might not be what you are looking for, but Alice in Chains were masters at it.

 

[Fervisson]

AMEN TO ALICE IN CHAINS!

I don't know how many people are singing on Novembre's soft parts because I'm too busy saying "holllyyyyy shit!," but they're really impressive.

 

[blakmetalemp]

Scott Weiland of STP.

 

[Stoner Sioux]

Yes, I was gonna say Alice In Chains too, and as far as female bands Drain STH had good harmonizing too.

 

[wankerness]

Pain Of Salvation's pretty hardcore sometimes, like on say...WATER (I think). NEUROSIS i like sometimes, even though they're very very atonal (like on Falling Unknown). Novembre's Novembrine Waltz is definitely cool. Alice In Chains of course, GARBAGE I like, and I also like the overdubs on the growls on some Opeth songs (like the beginning of "The Moor") just cause of the way they overlap. Yep.

 

[Manbient]

you're gonna think i'm stupid....

Gardenian - Sindustries. The vocal harmonies on this are AWESOME...

and of course Pain Of Salvation too... and Soilwork from APP on too hehe

 

[Heliologue]

D.C. Cooper.

 

[bleed for me]

there's this local emo/indie rock band here called Whence He Came that i've seen live a couple times and they are fucking amazing.

They have some songs on kazaa so check them out. My favorite would probably be 'The Dream'

 

[Furious B]

Queen is the king of vocal harmonies! I also like Blind Guardian's vocal harmonies.

 

[Lina]

Lacuna Coil. In fact, that's why they appeal to me so much. Their harmonies have that indefinable *something* that gives me goosebumps and brings tears to my eyes.

And of course Alice in Chains. And Days of the New's second album, with the female vocalist.

Into Eternity's album "Dead or Dreaming" has some pretty sweet vocal harmonies since they have like... 43583980 vocalists in the band... or 3, whichever. Well, a lot of the time they just do kick ass vocal trade-offs, but they rock nonetheless. And they're metal to boot! Fun for the whole family.

Hell yeah!

 

[13 Fingers]

yes, aic, totally agree

 

[Thorns of Sorrow]

Porcupine Tree
AIC
Jerry Cantrell
Theater of Tragedy

 

[phon1c]

come on... extreme!!

 

[seventi]

Many power metal bands, e.g. Avantasia, Rhapsody and now lately Lost Horizon

 

[lainypie]

Earthtone9 R.I.P

check out binary101 or amnesia

 

[svenske kocken]

Beach Boys of course.

 

[Hypnos]

THE PROVENANCE on the '25th Hour; Bleeding' album