Vocal Bias?

[jackofallgeeks]

So, a friend of mine just observed that she has a strong bias toward female vocals in music: most of her music features female vocalists and in genres she's not a fan of (she notes Country) she's more forgiving of female vocals. She does like some male vocals, but notes they're a distinct minority.

I've never thought about it, but it occurs to me that I'm just the opposite. Most of the artists I like, particularly the ones I consider my favorites (VNV Nation, Assemblage 23, Queensryche, Savatage) have male vocals. Some artists I like feature female back-ups, but none of my favorites. In genres I'm not a particular fan of, I think it's split fairly evenly between male and female vocals, though I think there's a slight bias toward male vocals.

So, now I'm curious: is there any pattern to this?

(After getting so responses, it occurs to me that I should have had "I am mostly attracted to: Men, Women, No One, Everyone Equally" instead of using labels like Straight, Gay, Bi, or the ever-nebulous Other. Ah well, I'll try to keep that in mind next time I'm pigeon-holing sexuality.)

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Comments

[uhlrik.livejournal.com]

Just that they're another fairly hard rock group from the same general era, and people I know (such as myself, naturally) that like the one tend to like the other.

White Dove and Winds of Change, interestingly, are quite atypical of the Scorpions' usual sound. I like the latter, not so much the former. Probably my favorite of their tracks is Alien Nation.

Perhaps amusingly, that song has a lot of thematic connections with Empire, my favorite Queensryche track.

[jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com]

Mmm. Maybe I'll have to give them another shot, then. I think it was White Dove that I first heard by them. Following it up with Winds of Change didn't help. I think I liked both a little at one point, but quickly grew tired of them. They really don't fit me at all.

Empires is good. Not my favorite, but good. I'm a big fan of Someone Else, Silent Lucidity, I Don't Believe In Love, and ... Most of the Operation:Mindcrime CD. :p

[uhlrik.livejournal.com]

Silent Lucidity's a great track.