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16 Great Bands With More Than One Prominent Lead Singer
avclub.com — Apple Records printed "Lennon-McCartney" under each Beatles song —at least those not written by George Harrison—but it's never been too hard to figure out which of the two main Beatles was primarily responsible for which timeless hit. Just listen to the voices: John Lennon's is like his songs, unrestrained and slightly sardonic, while Paul McCartney
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- modsuperstar, on 05/12/2008, -1/+2WTF? I know Oasis doesn't typically get the respect they deserve in the US, but this is a pretty blatant slap in the face. The Drive By Truckers, New Pornographers, Sloan, Mission To Burma, The Go Betweens and Uncle Tupelo are all well and good(I'm not going to slag them off given about half of those bands I've never heard anything by), but Oasis somehow couldn't be slotted into this list? I would say that maybe people just don't know Oasis has 2 singers, but the fact that their 2 biggest singles(Wonderwall and Don't Look Back In Anger) came pretty much back to back when the band was the biggest thing going in 95-96, it just doesn't add up.
- modsuperstar, on 05/12/2008, -0/+1I read in the comments someone mention a 30% rule, but which I would say Oasis definitely qualifies, especially if you include CD singles. If you break down their best of album it's 33.3% Noel tracks.
- CatalystDM, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1Listing The New Pornographers was a mistake... there are lots of other bands at that same level with multiple singers. Animal Collective, Arcade Fire and Belle & Sebastian all come to mind.
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