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I think something that's been devalued over the past couple decades of rock and pop music is the importance of backing vocals and having multiple people in a group who sing. My dad and I were just discussing how nearly all of the great bands of the 60s, 70s, and 80s at least had great backing vocals, if not also other band members who could take the lead vocal when needed. The Beatles, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Styx, Queen, Journey, Bon Jovi, Foreigner, Yes, Genesis, Van Halen, and so many others. I think there are a few notable exceptions (Rush, Led Zeppelin, and others I'm sure), but for the most part bands used to have this conception that the lead singer was never the only singer in the band. And I think in pretty much every case the band was better for having more vocalists. What would Van Halen be without Michael Anthony's backing vocals? What would Yes be without their group harmonies? Who would the Who be without Pete Townsend to contrast against Roger Daltrey from time to time? What do backing vocals mean to you? What do other singers mean to you? What bands do you think don't get enough credit for their backing vocals and secondary singers? What bands do you think could have been better with more vocalists? Oh, and a question from my dad. What would have happened if Alex and Neil did more backup vocals in Rush, or if they even took the lead on some songs? Personally, I think they would have written music differently (especially in the 70s) to be better suited to having more backing vocals.
