Well, growing up on Trance, women were almost always the vocalists.

Woman trance vocalists: Tiff Lacey, Zoe Johnston, Justine Suissa, Jan Johnston, Jes Brieden, Nadia Ali, Damae, etc.
Male trance vocalists: BT, and I don't know any others.

They suit the music so goddamn well.



But then sometimes I prefer guy vocalists, like with Black Metal and most sad genres that I like. So it all comes down to the genre and how well they fit.

I voted anal beads because none of the options fit me.

I don't hate them. I don't love them. But I DO judge a little bit and for the most part gravitate away from them.

Love female vocalists. Also love female bassists.

Like this girl:



She's amazing.

I think this actually has more to do with me being a guy. If I want to listen to something sad it's usually because I just want something to relate to when I'm in a bad mood. As a guy, I can relate more to guys.

If I just went through a breakup I wouldn't want to listen to some girl telling me how bad it is. I want a guy whose been through that stuff. The only exception I've found so far is Camera Obscura's album My Maudlin Career. I think it would be hard for anyone to not relate to that.

Aaand you to yours, obviously.
Poll? :D

No, it's just the voice.
I should add that I usually don't like the music that accompanies female vocals either, but it's not like I don't want to listen to music written by a woman when it's good music. I often don't even know who writes the music I listen to :)

Errr, no. I won't. But I'll listen to your links soon.
But I agree that girls often sing better, technically. I just don't think it suits the music.
I don't mind someone who can't sing (e.g.: Neil Young) as long as the voice suits the music.

i find that the general content that women sing about doesnt jive with my tastes (most of the woman singers i've heard are pop artists). However, I won't avoid a woman singer unless i dont like what she sounds like/sings about. i think that women and men have inherently different tastes in music (to some degree) so it is just natural that men end up listening to more male singers and women end up listening to more female singers. I dont really know enough to be sure, that's just my hypothesis.

Yeah you're fairly spot on with that one, Albums like Beck's Sea Change or Bon Iver's For Emma, Forever Ago are albums I would probably go for but My Maudlin Career is a very rare example of a female heartbreak album done properly and that I can relate to.

That is 100% tripe.

Ahh yes, good point! I thought of that a little bit after I posted it. Like I wonder if there's guys, who after a break up, would listen to something like Teardrops on My Guitar. I'd probably listen to some Hanging Garden, but I doubt many other people would. I just don't know why! I guess it's just that if I want sad, I want sad.