Is It A Gender Thing?

[Guest soul99 easylay]

Maybe this is a male thing, I don't know, but it only occurred to me today that when it comes to my favourite Soul spins I prefer solo male performers to female performers, but vastly prefer girl groups to male groups

Strange thing is though - I can reel off any number of male vocal groups (but can't list anywhere near as many female groups) and seem to think that maybe male groups edge it when it comes to "success" (with the exception of The Supremes of course!); however, when it comes to the groups I think the women are a country mile ahead of the guys when it comes to quality!

What do you reckon - do guys generally prefer girl groups? Do the "laydees" prefer male vocal groups?.....or is this just a pointless quaetion on a slow Sunday evening?

[Maria O]

What do you reckon - do guys generally prefer girl groups? Do the "laydees" prefer male vocal groups?.....or is this just a pointless quaetion on a slow Sunday evening?

Well I'm a lady (last time I looked ). Yes, I generally much prefer male groups to female groups

...and I also prefer female solo artists to male solo artists.

I've also found that those dreadful pop sounding male northern soul records are generally preferred by men

and those glorious soul floaters are often preferred by women

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Edited November 18, 2007 by Maria O

[chrissie]

I prefer female solo and group stuff to male vocals, think it could be a gender thing. Lyrics are a very important factor to me, so whether its because I relate to the lyrics of female songs, I don't know.

Was playing some tracks at my house last Friday night, mixed company. The girls there seemd to prefer my choices of records, predominantley female and the blokes kept pulling the male vocal stuff out of my box to play...................

QoFxx

[Dave Rimmer]

I prefer female solo and group stuff to male vocals, think it could be a gender thing. Lyrics are a very important factor to me, so whether its because I relate to the lyrics of female songs, I don't know.

Was playing some tracks at my house last Friday night, mixed company. The girls there seemd to prefer my choices of records, predominantley female and the blokes kept pulling the male vocal stuff out of my box to play...................

QoFxx

I have to be different Male vocal groups and male solo singers edge it for me, but that's not to say that female solo singers don't get a look in. It's just that girl groups haven't got the range of vocals that male groups have, so whilst their voices blend well, they don't harmonise. Look at the Temptations, Melvin Franklin one end and Eddie Kendrick the other. Can anyone give me a similar example of a girl group ?

[Guest Bearsy]

I have to be different Male vocal groups and male solo singers edge it for me, but that's not to say that female solo singers don't get a look in. It's just that girl groups haven't got the range of vocals that male groups have, so whilst their voices blend well, they don't harmonise. Look at the Temptations, Melvin Franklin one end and Eddie Kendrick the other. Can anyone give me a similar example of a girl group ?

Spice girls Dave , im with you on this, Male for solo and group on the whole but i do like lots of solo and group stuff by the ladies too but the men edge it.

[chrissie]

Spice girls Dave , im with you on this, Male for solo and group on the whole but i do like lots of solo and group stuff by the ladies too but the men edge it.

Oh dear. if you are coming on Friday you best get there after 7 and miss me behing the decks in that case, or you may spend the rest of the night slagging off my girlie records

QoFxx

[Guest Bearsy]

Oh dear. if you are coming on Friday you best get there after 7 and miss me behing the decks in that case, or you may spend the rest of the night slagging off my girlie records

QoFxx

but i have heard all your crappy girlie tunes Chrissie before only joking sweetie love you really

i do love loads of fantastic female vocals but the men just edge it for me

[Pete S]

I prefer instrumentals

[Guest Bearsy]

I prefer instrumentals

[chrissie]

but i have heard all your crappy girlie tunes Chrissie before only joking sweetie love you really

i do love loads of fantastic female vocals but the men just edge it for me

Not all of them ...................Be warned, revenge can be sweet and I may get my own back at Letchworth in January , My sofa is no longer available to strange men from Kent wearing SS LAAS badges and to think a was cheering on your football team for you yesterday. You men are so fickle

QoFxx

[Guest Bearsy]

Not all of them ...................Be warned, revenge can be sweet and I may get my own back at Letchworth in January , My sofa is no longer available to strange men from Kent wearing SS LAAS badges and to think a was cheering on your football team for you yesterday. You men are so fickle

QoFxx

i like all your girlie tunes though Chrissie have you got Linda Griner yet

[chrissie]

i like all your girlie tunes though Chrissie have you got Linda Griner yet

No spent all my vinyl tokens on Friday Brown and a couple of others, just hope someone else brings it on Friday, I will have a word with Steve G.

QoFxx

[Guest vinylvixen]

I like anything with a pulse....but I think that's just my outlook in general