| Mr.Jingles 14.01.2004 17:52 |
OK... this is not about great band frontmen, but just simply about voice range. Do any of you guys know what other male singers have a voice range close to Freddie's? George Michael is the first one to come to our minds after his awesome performance at the Freddie tribute. Other ones that come to my mind are perhaps Marc Anthony, Mick Hucknall (Simply Red), and perhaps some R&B singers from the 70s and 80s (although I'm not very much into the genre). Does anyone else know who else is close to Freddie's range? |
| Spisso 14.01.2004 18:44 |
Mmm, well, don't know... Jeff Buckley? |
| Adam Baboolal 14.01.2004 20:39 |
Jeff Buckley? Are you sure? Thom Yorke's not a bad choice. |
| Sebastian 15.01.2004 06:53 |
I've heard Axl Rose doing Eb1, although I doubt he could get any lower, at least in that era (Use Your Illusion). Perhaps nowadays he can, who knows. Highest notes I've heard from him are Eb4 I think (note that the high voices of 'Don't Cry' are by Izzy and Shannon), but I'm sure he can get higher than that. Bee Gees don't sing that high as you may think at first. They sing in falsetto a lot (from '75 onwards), but their highest notes are hardly ever above D4, which is a note Fred and Roger could easily sing without falsetto. As for low notes, Maurice did sing some very good ones in 'Odessa', but I don't know which exact notes he did |
| Sebastian 15.01.2004 06:54 |
Michael Jackson has/had a huge range too |
| Bohardy 15.01.2004 07:06 |
Jeff Buckley, for sure. And I have to say Thom Yorke's a fairly ridiculous comparison. You'll be lucky to find him ever going above a G(3) in his chest voice. |
| Togg 15.01.2004 07:08 |
A few suggestions to get the arguments going Billy Joel (very powerful for a little guy!) Phil Collins (again different style but big range) Tony Vincent (great performance every night) The guy from The Darkness (should spark a few fights) And not forgetting... Leo Sayer!! Yep that little chap has a huge range. |
| Spisso 15.01.2004 12:36 |
Adam, i don't know if Jeff Buckley is the best choice, but i honestly think he's got a range much larger rather than Thom Yorke... |
| Dubroc 15.01.2004 13:50 |
Frans Bauer... LOL |
| RMT 15.01.2004 14:25 |
Jeff Scott Soto! |
| Mr.Jingles 15.01.2004 14:34 |
Although we all know he's a child molester, I think R. Kelly has one hell of a voice. I've found that a lot of black R&B and Soul singers like Luther Vandross, Marvin Gaye, and Barry White have great voice ranges. |
| Brian_Mays_Wig 15.01.2004 15:30 |
Innocent until proven guilty Mr Jingles!!! Justin Hawkins, The Darkness. Robert Plant. Paverotti!!! Tony Hadley has a great range. (hangs his head in shame).......I always thought that Matt Goss had a pretty good voice!! (Blushes) |
| Flashman 15.01.2004 17:40 |
I'm sure somebody wrote Phil Collins. Excuse me while I have a fit. |
| Virtuoso 15.01.2004 18:20 |
I think Ian Gillan has a vocal range of about 4 octaves,not really sure if that's true. |
| Penis - Vagina 15.01.2004 18:40 |
"And not forgetting... Leo Sayer!!" Whoa-ooh-oh-oh, yeah-eeh yeah-eeh |
| pma 15.01.2004 18:54 |
It is my blind duty as a fan of Elton John to praise his singing abilities pre-1976. Thank you :-P |
| geeksandgeeks 15.01.2004 20:17 |
Chris Cornell. I can't give you specific notes (I don't really pay attention), but that man's voice stretches from here to China and back. If Audioslave ever chooses to cover Queen, I think they'd do the band proud. |
| Farlander 16.01.2004 03:10 |
"Billy Joel (very powerful for a little guy!)" Indeed. A lot of people don't realize it because his vocals aren't really flashy, and he often says he isn't really a singer, but did some amazing vocal work. Especially around the "An Innocent Man" album. His vocals were powerful and his effective range was large. |
| Spisso 16.01.2004 03:37 |
James Labrie is 'round 4 octaves too. And i'm with Mr Sad Guy, Ian Gillan at his best had an amazing vocal range... |
| Togg 16.01.2004 04:10 |
LOL, I knew someone would have a fit at Phil Collins and it just had to be Flashman (by the way your not Joel Flashman from Northern Exposure are you?) anyway seriously, listen to some of the early Genesis stuff just after PG left, there's a fair range there, maybe not in Freds true league but anyway it was fun thinking about your reaction! |
| runy 16.01.2004 04:27 |
aw...Evan McGregor... :) |
| Mr.Jingles 16.01.2004 08:51 |
I've seen mostly solo singers who can sing close to Freddie's range, but if I had to pick a rock band singer I'd go with Jon Bon Jovi. I saw them at Giants Stadiums in NY 3 years ago, and then Jon did this "dee dayy dooh" thing very similar to Freddie, and frankly I didn't believe that he could be able to hit notes that high. There's actually an audio file that I downloaded once where Jon Bon Jovi did a very similar thing, and at the end he says... "I think Freddie Mercury would be proud of that one". |
| Fenderek 16.01.2004 09:17 |
I'm sure that LaBrie, Gillan and Plant have/had if not bigger than at least similiar range... Well, LaBrie I'm almost certain has a bigger one... |
| Ms.Lurex 16.01.2004 12:39 |
i think smokey robinson's range is close...and groups like the stylistics...and many of the groups from the doopwop era had a soaring falsetto |
| Queenleaf 16.01.2004 13:28 |
Michael Matajevic from a little konwn band 1990-1993 or so, called Steelheart |
| Brian_Mays_Wig 16.01.2004 14:23 |
Roger Taylor??? |
| jeff payne 1680 16.01.2004 14:37 |
Chris Thompson |
| Stephan 16.01.2004 15:47 |
James LaBrie is one of the best vocalists at the moment. He's technically brilliant and has a huge range as well. He performed the american national anthem last year at the NFL final. Listen to: link Some other great performers are Bruce Dickinson and Geoff Tate. |
| Tribbiani1982 16.01.2004 17:54 |
Maybe the dutch singer from the queen cover band, Miracle...Johnny Zwaan! He's got a great range and at some moments you hear Freddie's voice in some songs he sung. I know, cause i've got a copy of Miracle - Live Covers cd. |
| Mr.Jingles 16.01.2004 17:55 |
<< Michael Matajevic from a little konwn band 1990-1993 or so, called Steelheart >> Once my ex-girlfriend made me listen a song by Steelheart called "She's Gone", and I was totally blown away by the the power on the voice of that dude. Amazing and a great song that is. |
| AndresGuazzelli 16.01.2004 19:07 |
Bruce Dickinson has got an A1-F4 range. Rob Halford, if you include falsetto, goes from E1 to C5 or maybe a little bit more. |
| The Real Wizard 22.01.2004 04:16 |
Thanks so much for posting that link, Stephan! I'm a big Dream Theater fan, and it was great to hear that. Are you sure that was at the Superbowl last year? I watched it, and I certainly would have remmebered hearing LaBrie singing the anthem! |
| Virtuoso 22.01.2004 16:44 |
I heard Eric Adams has a vocal range of 5 octaves. |
| runy 23.01.2004 05:10 |
I've heard Marilyn Manson can... :P hahaha |
| Sahin 14.01.2006 11:59 |
mike matijevic.. he can sing comfortably over G above the tenor high C with his head voice..not falsetto.. and i read that with falsetto he'd hit a soprano high A..i never heard.. but it's not possibble to hear a natural higher male singer than him i guess..in low notes he can hit a low A above the bas octave.. |