I listen to a lot of music across a lot of eras, and I'm not particularly fond of the 70s or early 80s (my era). I agree that "in my day" is a thing, but the cr

I listen to a lot of music across a lot of eras, and I'm not particularly fond of the 70s or early 80s (my era). I agree that "in my day" is a thing, but the criticism is accurate anyway. I think vocal harmonies affect people differently for the same reasons people find vocals so compelling: we have wetware devoted to the human voice. It isn't just another instrument, perceptually, at least for most people.