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Originally Posted by drzubritsky
Although the purist in me says that I should prefer the "raw" 3-vocalists-only approach of the 70s & early 80s, I actually find much of the harmony vocals on their live recordings from those eras to be quite ragged (I'll probably get crucified for that opinion).
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I don't think you'll get crucified for that, however, I think people who don't like the backing vocalists actually enjoyed that raggedness. The songs became rawer, edgier, and morphed into something very different without all of those extra musicians and singers. Now it feels more bland.