i don't think of the charlatans/ stone roses/ happy mondays as "vocal pop" groups. they fit more clearly into the "madchester" dancey/psychedlic groove thing--they're more about rhythm and sound than they are about concise pop songs and tight vocals. some of their contemporaries, like blur/oasis/pulp were more song oriented and had strong lead vocalists--i think they're failure to acheive in the us the same godlike status they enjoyed in uk is more a function of the brit accents and parochial subject matter, although oasis did sell a ton of records here.
Brit singers late 80s-90s....roses, mondays, etc..
Wow what a low period for vocal pop groups...have you ever heard any live Stone ROses, Happy Mondays, or CHaralatans from this era? THese guys literally cant carry a tune...they must be tone teaf i suppose...but ironically some of the lps sound decent...must be studio trickery ala J.Leckie...ha....