Male or Female singers?

What do you guys prefer? I lean more towards male singers from what I have heard and what I listen to.

this is a really good question!

for whatever reason, it seems like EVERY band out there is a bunch of guys. Possibly because girls are too busy worry about boys and make-up and other superficial things. The only genre where I really see alot of girl singers are like, punky indie bands. I guess I prefer dudes (when it comes to singing of course, hahahaha) over girls. Although I kinda like paramore, kinda.

I lean more towards male singers. My favourite singers, for the most part, have roughness in their voice that female singers rarely have. For example, Adam Gontier, Raine Maida, James Hetfeild, etc.

Well, I'll keep it short and sweet, I enjoy both. The guy singers usually sound better to me with casual rock music and the girls tend to shift towards slow love songs for some weird reason. However, I do enjoy girl singers as much as the guy singers. Especially when they're part of a screamo band. They sound better screaming than guys do IMO.

I like male singers a little more than female singers.

But there are quite a few good female singers.
Pat Benatar, Hayley Williams, Joan Jett, etc.

I vastly prefer male singers. Very few female vocalists have actually sounded really good.

In terms of preference, I don't particularly care. Some of my favourite vocalists are female, others are male. Though in terms of actual numbers I listen to far more bands with male vocalists than female vocalists (and some with both). But I don't necessarily prefer the ones with male vocalists over the ones with female vocalists.

I listen to a lot of hard rock/heavy metal, so I enjoy a rough voice. Singers I like that come to mind are Layne Staley, Chris Cornell, James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine, Bruce Dickinson.

Female voices are typically too soft or high pitched for me.

I really don't have a preference for male or female singers. I like a wide variety of music, so whether a man or a woman is singing isn't really a problem for me.

I don't have a preference at all, cause I've heard girls and guys sing, that gave me goosebumps; but to be honest, I like a girl voice. For instance, Aly, from Aly and AJ.. I heard her sing in "We Three Kings" one day, and I just love her voice in that song.

Anyone hear of Bianca Ryan? There's this one performance that she made at America's Got Talent, and I got mad goosebumps from it. And even though Taylor Swift has this weird voice thing, I can't help but like her voice as well.

Especially the female gospel singers. Mahalia Jackson makes my soul melt in a puddle of yummy goodness. I also love the sounds of female singers from before the 60s. The Chordettes for instance, when they sing "Lollipop."

But to be fair to the guys, I really like the twangy country voices.

Oh come on guys. Lisa Hannigan. Rihanna. There are plenty of good female vocalists. I don't have a preference. Although my favorite vocalist happens to be male.

Originally Posted by Forte

Rihanna.

Rihanna is basically a karaoke singer at this point. Which doesn't mean she's a bad singer or performer or anything, but it just means she's a karaoke singer.

I was listening to some Feist and Regina Spektor and Tegan and Sara today on my commute to and from work, and realized that I really love all three of those singers. Though it is a weird sensation to realize something that you already knew.

Originally Posted by Bad Horse

Rihanna is basically a karaoke singer at this point. Which doesn't mean she's a bad singer or performer or anything, but it just means she's a karaoke singer.

I don't quite understand what you mean by that, but after I heard Run this Town, I gained a new respect for her as a vocalist.

Originally Posted by Forte

I don't quite understand what you mean by that, but after I heard Run this Town, I gained a new respect for her as a vocalist.

It's a number of things, all of which are somewhat hard to explain. Partly not being involved in the songwriting process, partly her live performance, and mostly just the overall sensation I get when I listen to her music that it could be almost any other vocalist and the songs wouldn't lose anything. I haven't heard a song from her that when I hear it I think "that is a Rihanna song," I just think "that is a song by Rihanna."

It's like...her songs aren't written for her, she just performs songs that people wrote. I mean, ever "Umbrella," her arguably most famous song, was written with Britney Spears in mind as the performer.

I tend to prefer female vocalists.

Amongst my favourites:

- Dolores O'Riordan (former lead singer of The Cranberries, now a solo artist)
- Alanis Morissette
- Sarah Blasko
- Enya
- Andrea Corr (from The Corrs, now a solo artist)
- Madonna
- Tracy Thorn (from Everything but the Girl)
- Sheryl Crow
- Emiliana Torrini
- Dido
- Kylie Minogue
- Natalie Merchant
- Lisa Loeb
- Jewel
- Mel C
- Clare Bowditch
- Brooke Fraser (for an excellent cover of "Distant Sun")
- Natalie Imbruglia
- Missy Higgins
- Katie Noonan (former lead singer of George, now a solo artist)
- Sia Furler
- Skye Edwards (former lead singer of Morcheeba)
- Duffy
- Stevie Nicks
- Tasmin Archer
- Diana Krall
- k.d. lang

Edit: I do have some favourite male singers as well, amongst them Chris Martin from Coldplay and Jason Kay from Jamiroquai. The artists/bands I listen to are mainly female though.

Originally Posted by Bad Horse

It's a number of things, all of which are somewhat hard to explain. Partly not being involved in the songwriting process, partly her live performance, and mostly just the overall sensation I get when I listen to her music that it could be almost any other vocalist and the songs wouldn't lose anything. I haven't heard a song from her that when I hear it I think "that is a Rihanna song," I just think "that is a song by Rihanna."

It's like...her songs aren't written for her, she just performs songs that people wrote. I mean, ever "Umbrella," her arguably most famous song, was written with Britney Spears in mind as the performer.

I suppose I see what you're saying but that doesn't make her a bad vocalist, per se.

Originally Posted by Forte

I suppose I see what you're saying but that doesn't make her a bad vocalist, per se.

I specifically said that it didn't make her a bad singer . I actually don't mind her voice at all, for the most part.

Originally Posted by Bad Horse

I specifically said that it didn't make her a bad singer . I actually don't mind her voice at all, for the most part.

Hm, yes, you did. Haha, I don't know I tend to enjoy her music. I typically DON'T enjoy the I-don't-write-my-own-songs-and-make-subpar-pop-music musician. She's the exception. I got her newest album and really enjoyed it.

I listen mostly to bands with male lead singers. However, I like song/bands that incorporate a female vocalist as well.
For example:
The Morning Of
Secret Secret Dino Club
Stars

I like female singers just fine, I just hate the music they make.