Drop tuning

[Cross303]

Been doing a lot of research lately and just wondering about drop tuning. I can't really get my head around it yet. I've heard that it can be helpful for singers if you tune down a half step. And drop d can make power chords easier (bar chord) for guitar players. But what experience do you (or anyone else) have with going that route. Any songs that use a certain tuning and what lead to that?

 

[JimmyM]

drop tuning beats playing a 5 string