Taylor Momsen (7,469 views)

[Baronessa]

Taylor Michel Momsen (26 July 1993)
Member of: The Pretty Reckless (2009...)
Vocal Range: B2 - A5

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{About}Taylor Momsen was once known as just a sweet child actor, but she quickly disabused her audience of that notion of innocence after becoming the frontwoman of The Pretty Reckless -- a catchy post-grunge act seemingly designed to act as an outlet for Taylor's sexuality. Taylor's influences are manyfold, mostly pulling from the '90s grunge scene and early '00s metal acts, making it all conglomerate in angsty low notes and a screamy belting register that come to reflect a sort of edgy, detached image that teenagers love to devour.

Even though she may not necessarily be the most 'serious' frontwoman of all time - at time of writing - Taylor still manages to come through with a lot of frank respect for the people who inspired her, and especially her performance of "Like a Stone" as a tribute to Chris Cornell is an emotional throttling that paints a much more vivid picture of her artistry than The Pretty Reckless could hope to. Despite being occasionally dubbed as "just girl Nickelback", Taylor exhibits a lot of potential beyond The Pretty Reckless; her ever-developing harsh vocals particularly make it feel as though her range is yet to have fully developed into the beast it's destined to become.

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{Vocal Range Timeline}The Pretty Reckless:
Light Me Up (2010): E♭3 - F5
Going to Hell (2014): C♯3 - F♯5
Who You Selling For (2016): D3 - E5 - A5
Death by Rock and Roll (2021): C♯3 - E5

Significant High Notes:

A5 ("Blonde Rebellion", "The Devil's Back")
G5 ("Blonde Rebellion")
F♯5 ("Good Girls (Go to Heaven)", "Sweet Things" iHeart Radio 2014, "Why'd You Bring a Shotgun to the Party?")
F5 ("Only You", "Seven Nation Army" El Teatro Flores, Buenos Aires 29 July 2012, "Since You're Gone", "Under the Water")
E5 ("Blender (I Really Fucking Love You)", "Death by Rock and Roll", "The Devil's Back", "Factory Girl", "Going to Hell", "He Loves You (Not)", "Heaven Knows", "My Bones", "Victory", "The Walls Are Closing In/Hangman", "Where Did Jesus Go?")
E♭5 ("Already Dead", "And So It Went", "Daughter" Lift Bar and Grill, Vancouver 5 October 2014, "Follow Me Down", "Fucked Up World", "Goin' Down", "Harley Darling", "Hit Me Like a Man", "Only Love Can Save Me Now", "Only You", "Ugly People", "The Walls Are Closing In/Hangman")
D5 ("25", "Death by Rock and Roll", "Kill Me", "Since You're Gone", "Standing at the Wall", "Sweet Things", "Turning Gold", "Witches Burn")
C♯5 ("Absolution", "And So It Went", "Back to the River", "Blame Me", "Follow Me Down", "Fucked Up World", "Going to Hell", "Got So High", "Harley Darling", "Heaven Knows", "Hit Me Like a Man", "My Bones", "My Medicine", "Panic", "Sleaze Sister", "Under the Water", "Victory", "Where Did Jesus Go?", "Wild City")
C5 ("ADD", "Bleeding", "Blonde Rebellion", "Broomsticks", "Daughter" Lift Bar and Grill, Vancouver 5 October 2014, "Fucked Up World", "Heaven Knows", "House on a Hill", "Living in the Storm", "Mad Love", "Make Me Wanna Die", "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light 'Em Up)" Radio 1 Live Lounge 2014, "Prisoner", "Since You're Gone", "Sleaze Sister", "Superhero", "Why'd You Bring a Shotgun to the Party?")
B4 ("Absolution", "Aerials" House of Blues Sunset, West Hollywood 14 March 2012, "All You Need Is Love" John Lennon Educational Tour Bus 2010, "Blender (I Really Fucking Love You)", "Champagne Supernova" Radio 1 Live Lounge 2014, "Chaotic Sanity", "Dear Sister", "Death by Rock and Roll", "Factory Girl", "He Loves You (Not)", "I Hate Myself for Loving You" Revolver Golden Gods Awards 2014, "Islands/Love the Way You Lie" Radio 1 Live Lounge 2010, "Just Tonight", "Kill Me", "Like a Stone" BBT Pavilion, Camden 20 May 2017, "Living in the Storm", "Miss Nothing", "Only You", "Rock and Roll Heaven", "Standing at the Wall", "SUS (Shut Up Slut)", "Sweet Things", "Take Me Down", "Ugly People", "Victory", "The Walls Are Closing In/Hangman", "Who You Selling For", "Wild City", "Witches Burn", "Zombie")
B♭4 ("25", "ADD", "Already Dead", "Blame Me", "Burn", "Cold Blooded", "Far from Never", "Fucked Up World", "Goin' Down", "Good Girls (Go to Heaven)", "Got So High", "Hit Me Like a Man", "House on a Hill", "Just Tonight", "Light Me Up", "Like a Stone" BBT Pavilion, Camden 20 May 2017, "Mad Love", "Miss Nothing", "My Medicine", "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light 'Em Up)" Radio 1 Live Lounge 2014, "Oh My God", "Only Love Can Save Me Now", "Only You", "Seven Nation Army" El Teatro Flores, Buenos Aires 29 July 2012, "Since You're Gone", "Superhero", "You")
A4 ("Back to the River", "Bleeding", "Broomsticks", "Chaotic Sanity", "Criminal" Fnac Champs Elysées, Paris 26 March 2011, "The Devil's Back", "Follow Me Down", "Heaven Knows", "I Hate Myself for Loving You" Revolver Golden Gods Awards 2014, "Islands/Love the Way You Lie" Radio 1 Live Lounge 2010, "Nothing Left to Lose", "Oh My God", "Panic", "Prisoner", "Standing at the Wall", "SUS (Shut Up Slut)", "Take Me Down", "Turning Gold", "Waiting for a Friend", "Who You Selling For", "Why'd You Bring a Shotgun to the Party?", "Zombie")

Significant Low Notes:

G♯3 ("Absolution", "ADD", "Aerials" House of Blues Sunset, West Hollywood 14 March 2012, "All You Need Is Love" John Lennon Educational Tour Bus 2010, "Blame Me", "Burn", "Cold Blooded", "Supersonic/Time Is Running Out" Le Trianon, Paris 8 June 2011, "Dear Sister", "Goin' Down", "Going to Hell", "House on a Hill", "Light Me Up", "Miss Nothing", "My Bones", "My Medicine", "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light 'Em Up)" Radio 1 Live Lounge 2014, "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding" KROQ Studios 2010, "Seven Nation Army" El Teatro Flores, Buenos Aires 29 July 2012, "Since You're Gone", "Take Me Down", "Witches Burn", "Wonderwall" French TV 2011)
G3 ("Blender (I Really Fucking Love You)", "Blonde Rebellion", "Factory Girl", "Forget You" Radio 1 Live Lounge 2010, "Goin' Down", "Heaven Knows", "Living in the Storm", "Madness" Sun Biz Session 2014, "Make Me Wanna Die", "Nothing Left to Lose", "Rock and Roll Heaven", "Sweet Things", "Turning Gold", "Waiting for a Friend")
F♯3 ("Bedroom Window", "Chaotic Sanity", "Champagne Supernova" Radio 1 Live Lounge 2014, "Criminal" Fnac Champs Elysées, Paris 26 March 2011, "Factory Girl", "Far from Never", "Fucked Up World", "Good Girls (Go to Heaven)", "Got So High", "Just Tonight", "Kill Me", "Like a Stone" BBT Pavilion, Camden 20 May 2017, "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light 'Em Up)" Radio 1 Live Lounge 2014, "Panic", "Standing at the Wall", "Supersonic/Time Is Running Out" Le Trianon, Paris 8 June 2011, "SUS (Shut Up Slut)", "Ugly People", "Under the Water", "Where Did Jesus Go?", "Who You Selling For", "Why'd You Bring a Shotgun to the Party?", "Wild City", "Wonderwall" French TV 2011, "You", "Zombie")
F3 ("25", "ADD", "Blame Me", "Bleeding", "Daughter" Lift Bar and Grill, Vancouver 5 October 2014, "Far from Never", "Forget You" Radio 1 Live Lounge 2010, "Harley Darling", "Mad Love", "Madness" Sun Biz Session 2014, "Make Me Wanna Die", "Miss Nothing", "My Medicine", "Superhero", "Waiting for a Friend", "The Walls Are Closing In/Hangman")
E3 ("Back to the River", "Bedroom Window", "Chaotic Sanity", "Death by Rock and Roll", "He Loves You (Not)", "Heart", "Islands/Love the Way You Lie" Radio 1 Live Lounge 2010, "Living in the Storm", "Nothing Left to Lose", "Panic", "Rock and Roll Heaven", "SUS (Shut Up Slut)", "Sweet Things", "Take Me Down", "Where Did Jesus Go?", "Wild City", "Zombie")
E♭3 ("Daughter" Lift Bar and Grill, Vancouver 5 October 2014, "Follow Me Down", "Good Girls (Go to Heaven)", "Got So High", "Harley Darling", "Just Tonight", "Like a Stone" BBT Pavilion, Camden 20 May 2017, "Mad Love", "Make Me Wanna Die", "Only Love Can Save Me Now", "Since You're Gone", "Superhero", "Ugly People", "Under the Water", "The Walls Are Closing In/Hangman", "You")
D3 ("25", "Bleeding", "He Loves You (Not)", "Heaven Knows", "The Walls Are Closing In/Hangman")
C♯3 ("Follow Me Down", "Heart", "Only Love Can Save Me Now", "Where Did Jesus Go?")
B2 ("Heart")
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• Blue marks falsetto passages.
• Green marks harshly distorted passages.
• Bold marks outstanding passages.
• Italics mark non-melodic passages.
• Underlines mark obscured passages.

[Henny Macc]

New song out. E3s, B4s, D5s, E♭5s, and an E5 in it. Sounds quite good overall!

[Henny Macc]

More new stuff:

G3s, an F3, really good D3s for lows, and A4s, B♭4s, and D5s for highs. This next album is sounding pretty promising!

[Henny Macc]

Peep dat new album, it's got quite a bit of good low singing by Taylor

[Baronessa]

Oh yes, I hadn't forgotten about that one. In fact it's on the OP now.



Not sure if this slide to B2 would be countable, what say you?

[Henny Macc]

Leaning towards no.

I'm listening back to "Blonde Rebellion" now and hearing a cool gritty G5 at 0:33 that would probably be worth adding, as well as a pretty rough-sounding E♭5 at 1:07, though I can understand if you deliberately chose to exclude that one.

Also, what are you hearing the "one two three SHOUT!" bits topping at, like at 0:45 and 1:20? Am I hearing those correctly as overtoney E5s? (I know that song is already listed for E5 in the OP; just wanted to make sure I'm pitching those correctly)

[Baronessa]

Those are D5s I'm pretty sure.

I'd listed E5 from 1:07 actually, but considering that's the same passage as the G5 is in just a verse earlier I might as well move that up to G5.

[kewis]

2:21 a hard to pitch but very distorted high at "back into your PLACE". There are a numerous high notes afterwards in the chorus but I can't really identify the singer in question, hope someone more familiar with these singers can chime in.

[Henny Macc]

Lots of really good B4s throughout, an impressively raw E♭5 at 3:35, a D5 at 4:06, and I think an E5 at 4:24. Really solid cover!


C♯3 at 0:23, D3 at 1:02, E3s at 2:02, A4 at 2:14, and some nice E5s at 3:29.


An F3 followed by some nice B♭4s here.


C5 sliding up to a D5 here, followed by some A4s at 2:19, and some G3s at 3:01.


There's a studio version of this now, so this can replace the G♯3s that that live version is listed for. There are also some weak F3s at 0:26, a short trill up at A♯4 at 2:13, and it sounds like the very last "understandi-ING" right after that dips down to F♯3. 

[Homelander]

Great thread! Taylor Momsen is one of my favourite female singers.