but they sure have a tendency to suck -- at least in those groups where they share lead vocals with a male counterpart. now based on previous posts, one might assume i think women suck at everything (such as humor) and that i am simply disguising my chauvinism as a critique.
but that would be erroneous. in fact, my favorite rock group of the moment, the long blondes, features a female lead singer. and though i wouldn't quite call her a rocker, feist -- very much a female -- possesses my favorite voice in all of music. and there are others too; i enjoy magneta lane, though they fall short of greatness. and though i'm not a die-hard of the yeah, yeah, yeahs, karen o posseses a terrific voice/scream.
but as i enjoy the arcade fire's latest cd, i'm reminded that shared singing duties between a man and a woman seem to be cursed for failure. when the arcade fire falters, it always seems to coincide with regine chassagne taking the mic. same with the white stripes and meg white. and doubly so with the von bondies.
even when i took in the autolux show at coachella a few years back, the one song where they brought their female drummer up to sing was a disaster. perhaps they were doing it for novelty's sake, becuase it sure wasn't for quality's.
other than the new pornographers -- which is sort of cheating since they're more of an indie supergroup -- does this male/female arrangement ever work?
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