Top 10 Rock Vocal Harmonies

singing solo is impressive enough but these bangs bring all their vocal talents together and they do it really really well to show you welcome to watchmojo.com and today we'll be counting down our picks for the top 10 rock vocal harmonies for this list we've looked at all rock songs irrespective of era that include or are built around a vocal harmony okay as always however only one song per group is allowed love you isn't the right number 10 go your own way Fleetwood Mac and the change thingy a harmony all the more impressive because of the context in which it's sung Fleetwood Mac's go your own way is a breakup song that beats all others with lyrics penned by band's frontman Lindsey Buckingham about the breakdown of a relationship he shared with bandmate Stevie Nicks when the pair sing together for the iconic chorus it's shivering ly good a simple harmony as well it invites us all to sing along with them number nine no excuses Alice in Chains yes arguably one of the biggest bands to emerge out of the Seattle grunge scene Alice in Chains achieved an indisputably unique sound with our next song Laine Stanley and Jerry Cantrell paired together for a performance that vibrates through the listener seeming to linger in our ears just a little bit longer No with lyrics that tackle Stanley and controls musical relationship as well as the former's drug addiction there's an eerie echo like feel here and an intense intimacy generated by the shared vocals number eight lionize Eagles city girls who seem to find out the Eagles have an especially good ear when it comes to vocal harmonizing and we might have included you kid in town next but instead we've looked at lionize a Grammy Award winning record Glenn Frey took lead vocals for lionize but was brilliantly backed up by the rest of his band they fall again the lyrics are a linear story detailing the rise and fall of a young woman who cheats on her aging partner with the major harmonies occurring on every chorus you can by the end of the song everybody is joining it number seven because the Beatles most songs on today's countdown feature a vocal harmony but this song simply is a vocal harmony Oh Israel John Lennon Paul McCartney and George Harrison come together for this track unlike any other turning relatively basic literal lyrics into an incredibly haunting strangely surreal experience a rare Beatles song to use three singers throughout its entirety because steers the vocal harmony into an alternative direction and remains a standout record for a band whose back catalog is never likely to be beaten you number six all I have to do is dream the Everly Brothers I want you in Mom's when song that scored a u.s. charts position for four separate acts across four straight decades between the 50s and the 80s the Everly Brothers originally took it to number one in 1958 his dream another record entirely harmonized the image of Phil and Dawn Everly sharing a single microphone whilst performing is one of the most enduring pictures of early rock and roll I back and I the pair pulled together for a unique sound that's almost instantly recognizable and infinitely playable injury is this the real life is this just fantasy number 5 Bohemian Rhapsody queen escape from reality as if Freddie Mercury's voice wasn't sensational enough on its own and there are some spectacular solos in this song alone when Queen come together they really know how to nail it I see a little BuChE BuChE will you do the fandango many of the harmonies in Bohemian Rhapsody are actually two complexly overdub to perform live thus the iconic kaleidoscope video accompaniment a record that features on the 1975 album a Night at the Opera that's exactly what this song sounds like it's an epic number four sweets Judy blue eyes crosby Stills and Nash to the fine an exceptionally complex composition the beauty about our next record is that it creates a jamming with your friends feeling something inside is telling me that I got your secret sweet Judi blue eyes is another epic measuring in at 7 minutes and 28 seconds and whose lyrics written by Stephen Stills following his breakup with fellow musician Judy Collins he's begun however there's a relaxed go-with-the-flow kind of vibe achieved largely by its scattered style of harmony asking me since she's so free a feature that became a trademark for the trio it's an arm around the shoulder for a friend in need and a mighty fine record number three the sound of silence Simon and Garfunkel hello darkness my old friend I've come to talk with you again another example of an eerie harmony from open to closed this song is Simon and Garfunkel at their goosebump inducing best in Restless dreams I loved our streets of cobblestone with lyrics detailing mankind's inability to communicate with one another especially when it's most vital to do so it proved the duo's first hit and a foundation for their legendary careers capable with us speaking people hearing had this name the opening line allegedly came to Simon when as a boy he used to use the acoustics of his bathroom to practice singing with the lights switched off silence number two California dreamin the Mamas and the Papas a song taken from an album called if you can believe your eyes and ears there's no hiding what you're hearing here probably the most well known record ever released by the Mamas & the Papas California dreamin has been a staple summer soundtrack ever since the mid 60s the lyrics were written by vocalist John and Michelle Phillips during a cold New York winter but they're applicable to most any listener who has a hankering for sunshine and music doesn't get much more hummable than this before we unveil our topic here are a few honorable mentions Oh is tell us why you and I turn around and there you go and Michael you would fall and turn the white snow red a strong big pot number one Good Vibrations Beach Boys has there ever been a more aptly named piece of music Good Vibrations is a song unlike anything else before or since thanks in large part to the liquid harmonies around which it is built a record remembered by Beach Boys frontman Brian Wilson as the summation of his musical vision it's a high-pitched pulling together of one of the most influential bands the world has ever seen and we're with them for every oom bop bop and Nenana these vibrations aren't just good they're the greatest so do you agree with our list which harmony have we forgotten for more top tens to sing along to published every day be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com right

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Length: 13min 4sec (784 seconds)

Published: Mon Nov 30 2015