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re: Best harmonizing voices in music history

Posted on 8/17/26 at 5:49 pm to
Posted by Dawglovertoo
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Posted on 8/17/26 at 5:49 pm to
The Beach Boys
Simon & Garfunkel
Crosby, Stills, Nash but not Young
The Everly Brothers
The Bee Gees
ABBA
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Posted by blueridgeTiger
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Posted on 8/17/26 at 6:21 pm to
Andrew Sisters

Posted by evil cockroach
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Posted on 8/17/26 at 7:53 pm to
Boys II Men
Posted by Mizz-SEC
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Posted on 8/17/26 at 8:12 pm to
I could post at least a dozen 50's doo-wop groups. Here are The Moonglows.

Music to beat up rowdy motorcycle gangs in Belmont Bronx by...


Posted by hogcard1964
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Posted on 8/17/26 at 8:13 pm to
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John Lennon & Paul McCartney. Two distinctly different voices that blended perfectly on so many songs.




Ultimately yes, they were the best. ...but they were heavily influenced by Phil and Don.
Posted by PacoPicopiedra
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Posted on 8/17/26 at 9:56 pm to
Posted by AlwysATgr
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Posted on 8/18/26 at 12:05 am to
Posted by AlwysATgr
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Posted by AlwysATgr
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Posted by blueridgeTiger
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Posted on 8/18/26 at 11:16 am to
Posted by guzziguy
Lake Forest
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Posted on 8/18/26 at 3:01 pm to
I have to admit, I like it when Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson really belt them out.
Posted by awestruck
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Posted on 8/18/26 at 3:12 pm to
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Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson
Posted by MountainTiger
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Posted on 8/18/26 at 6:27 pm to
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These guys were pretty good too. I decided to not post “California Dreaming”as it’s become cliched these days.

I was so in love with Michelle Phillips when I was a kid.
Posted by 98eagle
Member since Sep 2020
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Posted on 8/18/26 at 8:36 pm to
Not sure if this counts, but Boston had massive harmonizing sound tracks. It was all done by lead singer Brad Delp who sang all of the lead and harmony/backing vocals himself by multitracking and stacking his own voice over and over on the tape.
This post was edited on 8/18/26 at 9:08 pm
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 8/18/26 at 11:31 pm to
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It’s not the Beatles and even Paul McCartney would agree. It’s the beach boys. Shut down the thread

Skip to 0:40.

If you have a better comparison from the Beatles show me
You're confusing technical proficiency with being the best. Yes, The Beach Boys are great harmonizers. I've also always thought it was true that they are oftentimes right on the edge of sounding ridiculous.

Lennon mixed with McCartney (and sometimes with Harrison thrown in for good measure) just had "it", despite not being overly virtuosic. The answer is The Beatles and it isn't even close.
Posted by Bayou
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Posted on 8/19/26 at 7:48 am to
AMERICA
Posted by hogcard1964
Alabama
Member since Jan 2017
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Posted on 8/19/26 at 12:33 pm to
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Lennon mixed with McCartney (and sometimes with Harrison thrown in for good measure) just had "it", despite not being overly virtuosic. The answer is The Beatles and it isn't even close.


Bingo

There's really nothing that they're not better than The Beach Boys at. ...vocals, musicianship, songwriting...

...and that's not a knock on the Beach Boys. That goes for anyone in comparison to them.
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 8/19/26 at 1:14 pm to
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Bingo

There's really nothing that they're not better than The Beach Boys at. ...vocals, musicianship, songwriting...

...and that's not a knock on the Beach Boys. That goes for anyone in comparison to them.
The proof is in the pudding. It's kind of like the one time the mob is right. The Beatles were vastly bigger than all other acts for this reason - as well as many others. It just is what it is.
Posted by hogcard1964
Alabama
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Posted on 8/19/26 at 1:38 pm to
Yep, ...

And I actually like a lot of The Beach Boys' music.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
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Posted on 8/19/26 at 2:06 pm to
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ABBA


While not my favorite from them, what these gals do in this chorus is amazing.

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