# Do bands nowadays have multiple singers? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 11, 2009, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bands-nowadays-have-multiple-singers/480779 "2009-01-11T07:41:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bands-nowadays-have-multiple-singers/480779/21 "2009-01-11T17:23:02Z")
The Blood Brothers had two singers (see, e.g., [“Love Rhymes with Hideous Car Wreck”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OEtlteAojI)). ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bands-nowadays-have-multiple-singers/480779/22 "2009-01-11T17:39:30Z")
Crazytown had two singers. The Who would switch it up every now and then. The Drive By Truckers do it now quite often rotating between 2-3 singers, as do the Raconteurs, The Roots also vary it up once in a while, and so do The Presidents of the United States, ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bands-nowadays-have-multiple-singers/480779/23 "2009-01-11T18:35:37Z")
1. Both singers sing on most songs, but some are done completely by one or the other. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bands-nowadays-have-multiple-singers/480779/24 "2009-01-11T19:35:13Z")
For the first two cds, Veruca Salt had two singers (Nina Gordon & Louise Post)who sang lead on varying tracks. The Flesh has tracks with a male singer, and others with a female singer. The Magnetic Fields and I believe The Mendoza Line do as well. ---
**Author:** ![Raygun99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Raygun99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raygun99)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bands-nowadays-have-multiple-singers/480779/25 "2009-01-11T19:42:21Z")
Both Chris Murphy and Patrick Pentland sing lead vocals for Sloan. ---
**Author:** ![GLWasteful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f05b48/32.png) [@GLWasteful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GLWasteful)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bands-nowadays-have-multiple-singers/480779/26 "2009-01-11T19:56:16Z")
Old 97s has Rhett and Murry and Ken takes a whirl on “Alive & Wired”. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bands-nowadays-have-multiple-singers/480779/27 "2009-01-11T20:32:02Z")
System of a Down has/had multiple vocalists. ---
**Author:** ![Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bands-nowadays-have-multiple-singers/480779/28 "2009-01-11T20:35:40Z")
Liam and Noel Gallagher have both been lead vocalist on Oasis hits. ---
**Author:** ![Electric\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bands-nowadays-have-multiple-singers/480779/29 "2009-01-11T20:49:55Z")
> [@Raygun99](#): > > Both Chris Murphy and Patrick Pentland sing lead vocals for Sloan. I was going to mention Sloan. All four members of Sloan sing lead vocals from time to time and I know Andrew Scott sings lead vocals on at least one single (People of the Sky). ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bands-nowadays-have-multiple-singers/480779/30 "2009-01-11T20:52:41Z")
> [@Mister\_Armageddon](#): > > Shiny Toy Guns had Chad Petree and Carah Charnow on their first album, and Petree and Sisely Treasure on their latest one. I wouldn’t call them a hit group, but I’ve heard songs featuring all three of them on the radio at various times. Hey!! My drummer produced their first album We Are Pilots!! ---
**Author:** ![PetW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@PetW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PetW)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bands-nowadays-have-multiple-singers/480779/31 "2009-01-11T22:30:18Z")
Check out [Bang Camaro](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bang_Camaro)! > [@](#): > > The band is composed of a bassist, a drummer, three guitarists, and anywhere from ten to twenty vocalists comprising a full choir of lead singers. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bands-nowadays-have-multiple-singers/480779/32 "2009-01-11T23:10:45Z")
Depeche Mode. David Gahan and Martin Gore share the lead vocal duties. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bands-nowadays-have-multiple-singers/480779/33 "2009-01-11T23:44:24Z")
Eric Bloom and Buck Dharma split lead vocal duties on most of Blue Oyster Cult’s albums, and Albert Bouchard sang a lot when he was in the group. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bands-nowadays-have-multiple-singers/480779/34 "2009-01-11T23:54:59Z")
OOh, forgot about the [Dead Milkmen](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_milkmen) featuring Joe Jack Talcum and Rodney Anonymous. ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bands-nowadays-have-multiple-singers/480779/35 "2009-01-12T01:34:45Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > …In the Kinks, Ray Davies was lead singer but Dave usually took lead vocals on a couple of songs per album… Only on the songs he wrote, which made him, in my mind, the George Harrison of the Kinks. ---
**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bands-nowadays-have-multiple-singers/480779/36 "2009-01-12T02:22:40Z")
Ozomatli ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bands-nowadays-have-multiple-singers/480779/37 "2009-01-12T04:13:07Z")
The Aussie band [Cat Empire](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_empire) has two male singers, Felix Riebl and Harry James Angus, who take turns handling the vocals. When he’s not singing, Harry also plays a damn fine trumpet. ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bands-nowadays-have-multiple-singers/480779/38 "2009-01-12T04:17:30Z")
Alkaline Trio has two singers, Dan and Matt Hot Water Music had multiple singers too ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bands-nowadays-have-multiple-singers/480779/39 "2009-01-12T05:06:46Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > The Monkees had multiple hits with Davy Jones singing lead, Mike Nesmith singing lead and Mickey Dolenz singing lead. I can’t think if Peter Tork sang lead on a hit. Both Peter Tork and Micky Dolenz are credited with the lead vocals on _Words_. Micky did most of the singing on that number, but Peter did a darned fine job with his soulful vocals. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bands-nowadays-have-multiple-singers/480779/40 "2009-01-12T05:39:53Z")
The \*Pointer Sisters \*took turns with leads too. _Yellow Submarine_ never went to number one in the USA. Actually till 1975 Ringo was having more success as a solo than the other Beatles had going solo. With two number ones and other top ten songs. John Oates had a rare song issued as a single _Possession Obsession_, his voice was good but it lacked the soul type of sound Darryl Hall had. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bands-nowadays-have-multiple-singers/480779.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bands-nowadays-have-multiple-singers/480779.md?page=3)