Vocal groups..what's the point?

[casapete]

6 minutes ago, Mykesbass said:

I'd have loved to have been a Pip!

Me too! ‘....superstar but he didn’t get far......’

[Mykesbass]

3 minutes ago, casapete said:

Me too! ‘....superstar but he didn’t get far......’

Woo Woo!

[Phil Starr]

20 hours ago, Barking Spiders said:

I've never understood why anyone would want to be a backing singer in a vocal group, occasionally twirling around and singing the chorus, especially when they don't even take lead vocals or contribute towards the writing. Maybe some BCers might've added a few sharp moves and doo-waps  while covering some Four Tops numbers.

you've probably asked the wrong crowd We are all bass players you know, the ones who hang around with musicians.

People sing because they like music, like performing or just like singing. Some people don't have the skill or the charisma or even the desire to be up at the front. The bassist is rarely the star of the show even if they are the best musician in the band. I love the sound of bass and the role it fills in the music, and I love working with people to make something greater than the sum of it's parts. I also love vocal harmony but I can't do it, even the little bit of backing vocals I do to thicken the melody line I really enjoy and if the song sounds better with it I'll give it a go. It's great to work with a really good musician, everyone sounds better, even me. Why wouldn't anyone want that, and if you don't have the confidence to lead a band or you just have the second best voice why let your ego get in the way of the music or the fun. One of the great joys of music apart from the music itself is working as part of a team.

[MacDaddy]

Bez

Chas Smash

Paul Rutherford

All tasted success fame and fortune.

 

Some would argue the Hype Man in rap is as vital as the front man.

[chris_b]

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Edited May 15, 2020 by chris_b

[wateroftyne]

Because Rachel Fury. That's why.

[Barking Spiders]

3 hours ago, MacDaddy said:

Bez

Chas Smash

Paul Rutherford

All tasted success fame and fortune.

 

Some would argue the Hype Man in rap is as vital as the front man.

three good choices for any thread on fifth wheels in bands