What happened to harmonizing in popular music?

[HamburgerBoy]

Not exactly "nowadays", but since you mentioned the 80's and earlier, King's X did a lot of this throughout their entire career.

 

[Agent11]

Can't be a new Righteous Brothers born every day I suppose.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVrDQQIiweE

 

[2timer]

Yeah, music goes through cycles. Although some are stranger than others (rap, ska, trance) but, I look at poor current music as an opportunity to enjoy another type of awesome music from the past.

Nice, I like that sentiment. :thumbsup:

 

[lxskllr]

Here's brand new music from a brand new band that has harmonies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjMlDokq10Y

 

[crashtestdummy]

It's still around. It's still used heavily in country-folk kind of stuff. It even creeps into the occasional hit. Some examples (from big bands to small acts).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pptjtlCsNBY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYhQ2ReEyvQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcBfCsJW9Ts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xOxHyTP91c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6Ohm4nycQw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2XW5kMUTdc

I also don't quite get all the complaints about modern music. Recording equipment has gotten good enough that anyone get a pretty good recording from their own house or a small studio. The result is that you can find music for just about any taste, as long as you're willing to dig a little.

 

[2timer]

It's still around. It's still used heavily in country-folk kind of stuff. It even creeps into the occasional hit. Some examples (from big bands to small acts).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pptjtlCsNBY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYhQ2ReEyvQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcBfCsJW9Ts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xOxHyTP91c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6Ohm4nycQw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2XW5kMUTdc

I also don't quite get all the complaints about modern music. Recording equipment has gotten good enough that anyone get a pretty good recording from their own house or a small studio. The result is that you can find music for just about any taste, as long as you're willing to dig a little.

True, this is harmonizing and it is somewhat "popular."

You have to admit, though, it's nowhere near as popular as it was prior to the 90s. I was actually searching Youtube looking for a band on the radio that harmonizes, I couldn't find any. Although I'm not as familiar with music today as I once was.

 

[LTC8K6]

But not much on the radio anymore unless you listen to a station that plays older music.

 

[BoomerD]

What happened to music in popular music?

 

[Mixolydian]

What happened to music in popular music?

like talent, non-existent.

 

[bradley]

The Four Freshman and The Everly Bros. pretty much gave birth to the Beatles and Beach Boys.

Here's an example of it coming full circle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9gOcXhXcgM

This type of music simply doesn't exist anymore.

 

[bradley]

Like an other poster stated, some of the best harmonizing is found in country music.

My favorite new band in a while, The Band Perry consisting of two brothers and one sister....

The Band Perry - If I Die Young
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NJqUN9TClM

 

[T9D]

It's called boy bands. You're just not looking in the right place, they are everywhere.