Punk bands / harmony vocals

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Which punk bands would you say is most interesting when it comes to incorporating harmony vocals?

[coheneran]

Anti-Flag.

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Great, thank you. I'm going to explore them. I've heard one song or so.

[sketchyjoe]

Anti-Flag suck major balls.

Bad Religion are the classic band to check out for nice harmonies.

[Rootsradical]

Bad Religion totally wins this thread.

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Allright - I'll check out Bad Religion too. Interesting to find out about the qualities of both.

EDIT: Hurry up those of you with additional suggestions. If my experience from this particular forum the last 24 hours may function as a 'guide', the thread will be closed within - let's guess - an hour.

[Mild_child]

oh noes!

Dead Kennedys made some catchy songs...not the kind of poppy songs but catchy...

NoFX (listen to Bottles to the Ground)
Descendants (all of them)

[Subvert_bassist]

This band outta NC called Requiem has the best harmonic vocals, in my opinion. They way they mix them with the non-harmonic vocals and the music is amazing. Here's a link to one of the songs of their full length called "Storm Heaven." The song is called Defeat:

http://www.crimethinc.com/a/requiem/08_Defeat_Internet_Single_Version.mp3

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Thank you. I'm checking them out, one by one.

[username77]

The Queers have some interesting vocal stuff.
I only have "Beyond the Valley..." but I heard that it's not a very good album by them.

[coheneran]

I'd like to withdraw my suggestion that Anti-Flag had good harmonies. It was a joke.

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I'd like to withdraw my suggestion that Anti-Flag had good harmonies. It was a joke.

Allright then. One band less to explore.

[Zion Gates]

listen to
we're gonna fight by 7 Seconds
and
sex and violence by the exploited

[Liebensaft]

The Casualties. Especially the song "Criminal Class".

[Vietnow]

Descendants win.

[coheneran]

Do Reel Big Fish count? I am thinking Let's Go Smoke Some Pot.

[xxGumbyxx]

Destruction Made Simple

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This band outta NC called Requiem has the best harmonic vocals, in my opinion. They way they mix them with the non-harmonic vocals and the music is amazing. Here's a link to one of the songs of their full length called "Storm Heaven." The song is called Defeat:

http://www.crimethinc.com/a/requiem/08_Defeat_Internet_Single_Version.mp3

Requiem! I get patches from Stef! I'm wearing my Catharsis shirt. Requiem = very good.

[Anti-Prefix]

All punk bands have chords and harmony parts. In fact, most of music does.

[TakeWarning]

San Francisco Fat by NOFX.

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listen to
we're gonna fight by 7 Seconds
and
sex and violence by the exploited

I like the Exploited but sex and violence gets annoying, although don't listen to me, I'm an idiot.

Anywho there are a few Descendents songs with good harmonies, including my personal favourite Hope

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All punk bands have chords and harmony parts. In fact, most of music does.

OK, how about some concrete examples? That said, I've got quite many to explore already.

[AIRIC]

Latterman?

[RIP Ian Curtis]

Harmony is totally emo. I dunno, none of the band's I dig really go for harmonies, Bad Religion do do them well though...

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Well, I quite like the style of NOFX and Pennywise. I don't consider them EMO. I also enjoyed Bad Religion. Going to explore the rest of the bands.

EDIT: Listening to the album Stranger Than Fiction by Bad Religion now. Great music - and indeed interesting vocal harmonies on several of the songs.

[thepo]

Against Me! has a lot of nice harmonizing "woahs". Check out the songs Slurring The Rhythms, Sink Florida Sink, I Still Love You Julie, and From Her Lips To God's Ears (The Energizer).

But Bad Religion definately does it best.

[RIP Ian Curtis]

Well, I quite like the style of NOFX and Pennywise. I don't consider them EMO. I also enjoyed Bad Religion. Going to explore the rest of the bands.

EDIT: Listening to the album Stranger Than Fiction by Bad Religion now. Great music - and indeed interesting vocal harmonies on several of the songs.


Whoah, that emo thing was a joke man.

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Whoah, that emo thing was a joke man.

OK, sorry. You sounded quite 'honest'.

[Special Brew]

This thread was over with post #5.

[trumpeter]

Yeah

with the mention of Bad Religion

/thread.

[Drop The Baby]

I like the Exploited but sex and violence gets annoying, although don't listen to me, I'm an idiot.

Anywho there are a few Descendents songs with good harmonies, including my personal favourite Hope

You really do know what you're talking about.

Descendents
Bad Religion
Captain everything!
Lightyear
Consumed

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True story, I forget to mention Lightyear though... failiure at life

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Ok. I haven't given up on Dead Kennedys and Descendents yet either. However, at the moment Pennywise, NOFX and Bad Religion are in the lead. I'm also going to check out the other mentioned bands - many of which I have never heard of, so thank you.

[Drop The Baby]

www.householdnamerecords.co.uk

Check that for Lightyear and Captain everything amongst other amazing bands

[Mild_child]

www.householdnamerecords.co.uk

Check that for Lightyear and Captain everything amongst other amazing bands
Hey man, yeah I totally recommend Lightyear. A good song to get into is Nuff Cuts (See my usertitle). Those guys are freaking legends. We should have an 'Official Lightyear' thread.

They're Ska/Punk btw but Labels are SOOO 9th Grade.

[tappenzee]

I like the Exploited but sex and violence gets annoying, although don't listen to me, I'm an idiot.

Anywho there are a few Descendents songs with good harmonies, including my personal favourite Hope

I can barely pick up the harmony in Hope. Actually I'm listening to it right now, and there IS no harmony, or at least not detectable to my ears.

And the fact that the post went this far without ONE mention of The Ramones is baffling!

Huge cosign on Bad Religion and The Queers, though

[guitar, bass, sax]

Bad Religion - Henchman.

That is all.

[sketchyjoe]

Shattered Faith have some sweet harmonies.

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I can barely pick up the harmony in Hope. Actually I'm listening to it right now, and there IS no harmony, or at least not detectable to my ears.

Really?, My bad

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Watched a version of R.A.M.O.N.E.S by The Ramones and the vocalist of Motorhead yesterday. Great.

[Mild_child]

Did Motorhead make some kind of complitiation of all these punk songs because I also a God Save the Queen of them

[Pete]

Everyone mentions Bad Religion just because of their oozin' aahs, but they in fact have very little harmonized vocals. There's only really one punk band who frequently (and I mean really frequently) and skillfully harmonizes vocals - A Wilhelm Scream (http://www.awilhelmscream.com).

[tappenzee]

Everyone mentions Bad Religion just because of their oozin' aahs

Sounds like a venereal disease

****, actually that's a pretty good band name. "The Oozin Aahs"

[DaveToopes]

Everyone mentions Bad Religion just because of their oozin' aahs, but they in fact have very little harmonized vocals. There's only really one punk band who frequently (and I mean really frequently) and skillfully harmonizes vocals - A Wilhelm Scream (http://www.awilhelmscream.com).

You're absolutely right.

[Im going to Disney World!]

I probably shouldnt be whoring local bands here, but if you like vocal harmonies you need to check out this band The Swellers.

In case you didnt know, AWS bassist recently skipped out on them in the middle of their tour and the lead singer/lead guitarist of this band is now filling in for bass for the rest of their tour, which is probably for the better (curtiss ****ed up most of the vocal harmonies both times I've seen them).

Check em out if you like AWS, Much the Same, etc- http://www.myspace.com/theswellers

[fatwreckpunk]

Bad religion all the way. They are so good they could start their own choir band

[Ender_]

I'm suprised there's any debate here.
Bad Religion is the be all end all harmonic punk band.

[Flagjacket]

Did Motorhead make some kind of complitiation of all these punk songs because I also a God Save the Queen of them
Motorhead wrote R.A.M.O.N.E.S. and they covered God Save The Queen and that's all I know of.

Did anyone mention that Bad Religion wins?

[Styrofoam]

AFI has some good vocalization, alot of there choruses are very catchy. Mostly in their newer work though

[adammato]

www.householdnamerecords.co.uk

Check that for Lightyear and Captain everything amongst other amazing bands
YEAH!

Jon, the bassist on C*E has one of the most amazing voices ever!

They have 2 way vocal harmonies down to a tee

[tappenzee]

Everyone mentions Bad Religion just because of their oozin' aahs, but they in fact have very little harmonized vocals. There's only really one punk band who frequently (and I mean really frequently) and skillfully harmonizes vocals - A Wilhelm Scream (http://www.awilhelmscream.com).

by the way..... WHAT?!

[Pete]

by the way..... WHAT?!
Read the post again. It answers your question.

[customerhatesmusic]

I probably shouldnt be whoring local bands here, but if you like vocal harmonies you need to check out this band The Swellers.

In case you didnt know, AWS bassist recently skipped out on them in the middle of their tour and the lead singer/lead guitarist of this band is now filling in for bass for the rest of their tour, which is probably for the better (curtiss ****ed up most of the vocal harmonies both times I've seen them).

Check em out if you like AWS, Much the Same, etc- http://www.myspace.com/theswellers
I've seen the swellers a couple times, where in michigan are you from?

[DaveToopes]

Read the post again. It answers your question.

You tell 'em Pete. I agree, AWS do harmony very well.

[Flagjacket]

I've seen the swellers a couple times, where in michigan are you from?
I'm from Michigan too! Where are you from?

[customerhatesmusic]

New Baltimore area, you probably dont know where that is, its close to Mt Clemens.

[Flagjacket]

Oh. I'm from Farmington. Which is near Novi and West Bloomfield in case you dunno where that is.

[tappenzee]

Read the post again. It answers your question.

*reads it again*

*scratches head*

Bad Religion doesn't use harmony?!?!

Have you heard Stranger Than Fiction? Lot more than "Ooh's and Aah's" goin on there.

[DaveToopes]

I'm sure he's heard it! He's just saying that A Wilhem Scream does it better. He's entitled to his opinion, and you're entitled to yours.

[Pete]

*reads it again*

*scratches head*

Bad Religion doesn't use harmony?!?!

Have you heard Stranger Than Fiction? Lot more than "Ooh's and Aah's" goin on there.
Yeah, they do use vocal harmonies, but no more so than most melodic punk bands. Listen to any release by NUFAN or Lagwagon or something. A Wilhelm Scream harmonizes practically every line sung, plus every guitar line, and they do it well. I'm not saying Bad Religion do it poorly, but the way people fellate them in this context just doesn't make much sense to me.

Oh, and for the record, I love Bad Religion.

[Drop The Baby]

YEAH!

Jon, the bassist on C*E has one of the most amazing voices ever!

They have 2 way vocal harmonies down to a tee

Problem With Numbers is him at his best

[Im going to Disney World!]

I've seen the swellers a couple times, where in michigan are you from?

Im from Flint