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For anyone who’s interested, we broke down 1D’s vocal leadership, our interest being how much Harry Styles participated.
We used three data points:
•Amount of solos
•Leading choruses
•Opening songs
Here are the graphs for the totals. Album breakdowns in the replies!
We used three data points:
•Amount of solos
•Leading choruses
•Opening songs
Here are the graphs for the totals. Album breakdowns in the replies!
Album breakdown:
UP ALL NIGHT
UP ALL NIGHT
Album breakdown:
TAKE ME HOME
TAKE ME HOME
Album breakdown:
MIDNIGHT MEMORIES
MIDNIGHT MEMORIES
Album breakdown:
FOUR
FOUR
Album breakdown:
MADE IN THE AM
MADE IN THE AM
Criteria solos & leading choruses:
•Whoever takes main melody in a harmony is counted as solo
•If more than one person sings, whoever is mixed louder is counted as solo
•Harmonies with no main melody or whenever more than one person sang & the mix was equal, no one was counted
•Whoever takes main melody in a harmony is counted as solo
•If more than one person sings, whoever is mixed louder is counted as solo
•Harmonies with no main melody or whenever more than one person sang & the mix was equal, no one was counted
•Ad libs don’t count
•Runs while another member sings don’t count (impossible to quantify)
•If 2 members lead a chorus, both get counted. If 3 or more do, none count
Criteria for starting songs:
•First recognizable vocal in each track
•If more than one opened, none counted
•Runs while another member sings don’t count (impossible to quantify)
•If 2 members lead a chorus, both get counted. If 3 or more do, none count
Criteria for starting songs:
•First recognizable vocal in each track
•If more than one opened, none counted
