Best WHITE VOCAL GROUP of the 1960s?

[NightTrain]

Poll question: Best WHITE VOCAL GROUP of the 1960s?

I've limited the poll to groups whose primary claim to fame was their vocal harmony. As such, I excluded such awesome '60s bands as the Beatles, Stones, Who, CCR, etc.

[flamingyouth]

1. The Byrds were so much more than a vocal group

I know, they had great harmonies and all, but their music was so freaking amazing. Nothing like that 12-string guitar. Those first four Byrds albums are among my all-time favorites.:hi:

[Magrittes Pipe]

6. They were just a tired retread of the Leaves.

;)

[flamingyouth]

7. Demon spawn from hell!

Now you know what you must drink, don't you, jungle lad?!?!

[Magrittes Pipe]

10. The semen of Satan?

:shrug:

[flamingyouth]

12. It's a Beyond the Valley of the Dolls reference, kid

Don't tell me you've forgotten so quickly!

[Magrittes Pipe]

14. Hey, Lis...

I watched it once.

I'm not a freak like you. :P

[flamingyouth]

15. No one's a freak like me!

When I was born, they threw away the mold. However, some of it grew back (Emo Philips). :D

[Magrittes Pipe]

16. You're a little bit sexier than Emo.

[fudge stripe cookays]

26. The black sperm of her vengeance!!

tee hee...

[Magrittes Pipe]

28. THAT's right. I forgot.

:beer:

[NightTrain]

8. You're certainly right about the 12-string guitar.

"Mr. Tambourine Man" is one of my three all-time favorite Dylan covers. The other two are Jimi Hendrix's "All Along The Watchtower" and Manfred Mann''s "The Mighty Quinn." :loveya:

[flamingyouth]

11. Have you ever heard their "Pre-Flyte" demo sessions?

Sundazed released a two-disc set a few years back. Freaking brilliant stuff on it - you should check it out!:hi:

[Magrittes Pipe]

13. The greatness of Hendrix's "Watchtower"...

...is such that Dylan started playing Jimi's arrangement live after he heard it.

When a trapeze artist of Dylan's stature finds your recording to be the quintessential version -- you have struck gold.

[argyl]

23. Gotta be the Byrds.Best American group of the 60's.

[jjmalonejr]

2. I dig the Byrds too, but purely on the basis of vocals it's gotta be CSNY

[redqueen]

17. CSNY for me as well

:hippie:

[sundog]

19. I think CSN first

played together at a party at Mama Cass' house in Laurel Canyon

[Magrittes Pipe]

3. I love the Four Seasons...

...but I had to vote for the Beach Boys (who I also love, and they actually made decent records after 1964) in order to ensure that Crosby, Stills, and Nash didn't win.

Lotta hippies here, y'know. ;)

[shraby]

4. The Supremes

to me all the music from the Beach Boys pretty much sounded alike.

[Magrittes Pipe]

9. The Supremes were the best "white vocal group" of the '60s?

:shrug:

[sundog]

5. The Mamas & the Papas... definitely

they can groove up my shittiest day... plus they have a great story -- I think Mama Cass had a resilient spirit

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

18. Beach Boys hands down...slam their music all you want, but no one did

harmonies better....Pet Sounds is like angels singing

[Dees]

30. Absolutely right! Tightest harmony and insanely

beautiful melodies. They were the best.

[Kahuna]

20. I'll go with the Beach Boys. But the Four Seasons are a close second..

nt

[Kahuna]

21. What? No Monkees!!!!

x(

[johnnie]

22. The Beach Boys

Man, it's hard for me not to vote for Dion and the Belmonts, but they were only around for a half a year in 1960. Plus they stuck to mainly doo-wop.

[NightTrain]

24. As far as Dion & The Belmonts go...

...I intended to lump in all those hits Dion had without the Belmonts from 1961-63("Runaround Sue," "The Wandere," etc). Granted, they were credited to Dion as a soloist, but he actually had a doo-wop group called the Del Satins singing back-up on all his hits.

[NightTrain]

25. It would appear that DU (as a whole) really likes the Beach Boys.

Way to go, DU! :yourock:

[HEyHEY]

27. Not ONE Dionne and the Belmots - you sick bastards

GET TASTE!

[JSJ]

29. the chipmonks

Alas, they fell on hard times after changing their image by trying and failing as psychedelic band- Theodore met a horrible end when he darted in front of a car, Alvin struck out on his own as a solo artist but ended up od'ing in a cheap motel room where he tried to blend in with humans, and Simon took up with a squirrel which led to heartbreak and ruin and rejection by both families.

[trof]

31. OK, geezer pick: The 4 Freshmen

Still my favorite.

[mac56]

32. A geezer pick for the Kingston Trio.

Original lineup with Dave Guard, Nick Reynolds, and Bob Shane.

[cleofus1]

33. you fools!

THE NEW CHRISTY MINSTRELS!!!!!



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