Vocals

Vocals can make or break a song. Break more time than make. Which is really too bad because there are many good songs out there that are just horrible because of the vocals that go along with them. For example, I enjoy country music, but a lot of times the singer just sounds like a dying cow. It completely ruins the song for me. Vocals also define a bands style (mostly), which is also too bad because there are many bands out there that are excellent, all except their vocalist, which in turn, just ruins the band. Don't get me wrong there are many great vocalists out there that are a great addition to their bands (Randy Bachman, Freddie Mercury, James Brown, etc.) But vocalists should be able to change style, in order to introduce variety into their music, which just is not happening nowadays.