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Title: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: gospel on 06 Nov 2008, 13:40
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7708522.stm

* thinks about Sheff in Don't Fall In Love With Everybody You See *
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 06 Nov 2008, 14:06
I don't think of that as being an album that displays much of a large vocal range. Sheff is a great singer to be sure but I don't think his range matches Sumac's.
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: Catacombs on 06 Nov 2008, 19:24
As far as mainstream pop music vocal ranges, Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam has an excellent voice, and actually sounds better live than on record.

I don't think his range is super wide though.
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: spoon_of_grimbo on 07 Nov 2008, 12:58
jeff buckley had a four-octave range (which apparently is hereditary, as his dad tim had the same range), and it's blatantly obvious if you listen to the title track on "grace."  holy shit, that is an awesome display of vocal (and emotional) power.
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: Be My Head on 07 Nov 2008, 16:02
Ronnie James Dio ?
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: KvP on 07 Nov 2008, 16:36
There's this guy Jimmy Gnecco who was a friend of Buckley's and sounds a lot like him. Has a fairly good range.
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: billiumbean on 08 Nov 2008, 00:28
As far as mainstream pop music vocal ranges, Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam has an excellent voice, and actually sounds better live than on record.
QFT

I saw them when they stopped in Hawaii to open for U2, and after them, I was basically as thoroughly satisfied as I've been with many longer, great concerts.  U2 was good, too, for the record.  Had to do about nine encore songs because they had postponed their show for a year.

Don't worry, that's all the U2 talk you'll hear from me...
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: Thrillho on 08 Nov 2008, 05:26
jeff buckley had a four-octave range (which apparently is hereditary, as his dad tim had the same range), and it's blatantly obvious if you listen to the title track on "grace."  holy shit, that is an awesome display of vocal (and emotional) power.

Jeff Buckley's vocal range makes me feel ashamed of myself.

But then Mike Patton's range seems pretty wide?
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: Broken_Drum on 08 Nov 2008, 05:51
But then Mike Patton's range seems pretty wide?
The things that man can do with his voice is phenomenal. Moonchild is a good demonstration of his vocal skills.
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: spoon_of_grimbo on 08 Nov 2008, 06:42
But then Mike Patton's range seems pretty wide?
The things that man can do with his voice is phenomenal. Moonchild is a good demonstration of his vocal skills.

isn't moonchild an iron maiden song?

but yeah, patton's got an amazing range (particularly the lows - he can go RIDICULOUSLY low when he wants to) in terms of pitch, but also in terms of actual timbre.  i dont think there's a single singing style that this guy couldn't pull off.
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: Broken_Drum on 08 Nov 2008, 08:17
But then Mike Patton's range seems pretty wide?
The things that man can do with his voice is phenomenal. Moonchild is a good demonstration of his vocal skills.

isn't moonchild an iron maiden song?

but yeah, patton's got an amazing range (particularly the lows - he can go RIDICULOUSLY low when he wants to) in terms of pitch, but also in terms of actual timbre.  i dont think there's a single singing style that this guy couldn't pull off.
I wouldn't know about it being a Maiden track. It's the name of one of John Zorn's albums- He composed all the music and Patton, Trevor Dunn and Joey Baron performed it.
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: baroquebleakbrutal on 10 Nov 2008, 10:38
isn't moonchild an iron maiden song?

Or a King Crimson song...

Large vocal range has always been a point of enormous envy for me, particularly on the high end.  No doubt this envy is due to my listening to Freddie Mercury extensively while growing up.
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
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Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: RedLion on 11 Nov 2008, 18:46
Listen to some sophisticated Broadway music by Anthony Warlow, for a taste of well-managed wide vocal range, you fucks.
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: Kai on 12 Nov 2008, 13:09
Captain Beefheart could sing in 8 octaves, and he could sing in none of them very well.
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: Puki on 12 Nov 2008, 14:52
Damn, I would like to have Serj Tankian's vocal range. Then I would be famous. If I wasn't from some country no one ever heard of...
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: Akeboshi on 16 Nov 2008, 22:56
Listen to some sophisticated Broadway music by Anthony Warlow, for a taste of well-managed wide vocal range, you fucks.

HELL. YES.  I was going to say that as I scrolled down this thread, but you have done so before me.  Kudos, good sir. 

Also if any of you have not yet picked up the Jekyll & Hyde 1994 Concept Cast soundtrack, DO SO.  It is still my favorite work by Anthony Warlow.  Pure genius.
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: Thrillho on 17 Nov 2008, 03:54
Damn, I would like to have Serj Tankian's vocal range. Then I would be famous. If I wasn't from some country no one ever heard of...

Yeah, cause every metal fan knew where Armenia was before SOAD.
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: Cadeonehalf on 17 Nov 2008, 20:34
I don't think Serj's power really comes from his range- he's a pretty classic Tenor-Baritone. It's the fact that he can take advantage of the unique voice he has to make some truly amazing SOUNDS.
I've heard him likened to Tom Morello, but for voice. This video's a pretty good example. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE1qx077Nqk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE1qx077Nqk)
And if you've heard him live, its a little apparent that a lot of his vocal stuff comes through studio manipulation. (although not enough for him to botch a live performance)
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: RedLion on 18 Nov 2008, 01:53
Serj is a douche almighty. He (and, really, the entirety of SOAD) is a ridiculously ardent Armenian nationalist. This results in him randomly shouting, at concerts "fuck the Turks!"

Plus his voice isn't really that high or low.
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: Ballard on 18 Nov 2008, 06:47
Also the dude uses falsetto quite a lot.
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: Catacombs on 18 Nov 2008, 09:37
One thing about Tom Morello is he's famous for his guitar work wayyy before his vocal work.  His vocals aren't anything amazing, just usually deep-voiced male (i don't know much about vocal terms).  I saw Serj open for the Foo Fighters back in January, and he was OK, but just that.  Certainly nothing special.  I don't like his music so, so that might have been it.  And watching him dance around on stage and party-boy and stuff like that was stupid haha.
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: Cadeonehalf on 19 Nov 2008, 09:05
One thing about Tom Morello is he's famous for his guitar work wayyy before his vocal work.  His vocals aren't anything amazing, just usually deep-voiced male

I actually meant that Serj's experiments with vocal sounds reminded me of Morello's work with guitar (although I still have yet to see Serj come up with anything near equal to the sounds Morello coaxes out of that axe).
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: Dazed on 19 Nov 2008, 09:23
Jon Anderson/Benoit David of Yes; the late, great Freddie Mercury of Queen; Chris Cornell of Soundgarden/Audioslave (was better by far w/ Soundgarden before he screamed his lungs out); and the late, great Layne Staley of Alice in Chains all had pretty damn impressive range.
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: Funk Thompson on 19 Nov 2008, 10:21
Ray White - insanely wide range, more on the high than the low come to think of it. 
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: spoon_of_grimbo on 19 Nov 2008, 10:40
Jon Anderson/Benoit David of Yes; the late, great Freddie Mercury of Queen; Chris Cornell of Soundgarden/Audioslave (was better by far w/ Soundgarden before he screamed his lungs out); and the late, great Layne Staley of Alice in Chains all had pretty damn impressive range.

oh god yes!  have you ever tried singing "man in the box"?  those highs in the chorus are real fucking hard to do strongly.
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: Ballard on 19 Nov 2008, 20:16
So just because this is proven to incite a riot..

What do y'all think of Matt Bellamy?
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: Dimmukane on 19 Nov 2008, 20:25
I haven't really heard much of a low end from Bellamy, so I cannot form an opinion.  I will say that the higher he goes, the less oomph he seems to have.
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: Harun on 19 Nov 2008, 21:46
Chris Barnes > all
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: spoon_of_grimbo on 20 Nov 2008, 05:51
i'm not a huge fan of power metal, but i've heard a few songs featuring Timo Kotipelto from Stratovarius, and he's got a helluva range.
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: RedLion on 21 Nov 2008, 15:20
You know, Elton John actually has a pretty decent vocal range and controls it really well.
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: bbqrocks on 21 Nov 2008, 16:40
I have quite a small range...Well, as in, I really hate singing high. I can go up to middle C, and down to 'bottom G' (not sure whether this is G1 or G2 atm), but my voice hasn't fully broken yet.
Title: Re: Large Vocal Ranges Rare?
Post by: Thrillho on 22 Nov 2008, 04:20
You know, Elton John actually has a pretty decent vocal range and controls it really well.

Not so much any more, since he had those vocal nodules removed.