Post by Alex61 on Mar 7, 2020 12:55:14 GMT
Grace Slick
Vocal Range: D3 – G5
Significant High Notes:
G5 ("Better Lying Down", "Your Mind Has Left Your Body")
F♯5 ("Rock and Roll Island", "Sunfighter")
E5 ("3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds" Bless Its Pointed Little Head, "Alexander the Medium", "Daydream Nightmare" live How It Was, "Eat Starch Mom", "Epic No. 38", "Eskimo Blue Day", "Everybody Knows" live How It Was, "Head's Up", "Jay", "Look at the Wood", "Outlaw Blues" live Conspicuous Only in Its Absence, "The Saga of Sydney Spacepig", "Somebody to Love" Bless Its Pointed Little Head, "Theme from the Movie Manhole", "You Can't Cry")
E♭5 ("The Ballad of You & Me & Pooneil", "Bear Melt" Bless Its Pointed Little Head, "China", "Diana / Volunteers" Thirty Seconds Over Wonderland, ""Easter?", "Hijack", "Milk Train", "Sketches of China", "White Boy (Transcaucasian Airmachine Blues)")
D5 ("Alexander the Medium", "The Ballad of the Chrome Nun", "The Ballad of You & Me & Pooneil", "Bear Melt" Bless Its Pointed Little Head, "Better Lying Down", "China", "Eat Starch Mom", "Fat", "Fishman", "Free Advice" alternate version #2, "Freedom", "Greasy Heart", "The House at Pooneil Corners", "In Time", "Law Man", "Milk Train", "My Best Friend", "Nature Boy" live How It Was, "The Other Side of This Life" Bless Its Pointed Little Head, "Planes (Experimental Aircraft)", "The Saga of Sydney Spacepig", "She Has Funny Cars", "Silver Spoon", "The Son of Jesus", "Sunfighter", "Theme from the Movie Manhole", "Twilight Double Leader", "Volunteers", "Walkin'", "When I Was a Boy I Watched the Wolves", "Would You Like a Snack?", "Your Mind Has Left Your Body")
C♯5 ("3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds", "Aerie (Gang of Eagles)", "The Ballad of You & Me & Pooneil", "Eskimo Blue Day", "Free Advice", "Holding Together", "Ice Cream Phoenix", "It's No Secret" Bless Its Pointed Little Head, "Let's Go Together", "Long John Silver", "Mexico", "Milk Train", "Outlaw Blues" live Conspicuous Only in Its Absence, "Rock and Roll Island", "Sally, Go 'Round The Roses" live Conspicuous Only in Its Absence, "Somebody to Love", "Thunk", "Two Heads", "Walkin'", "War Movie", "When I Was a Boy I Watched the Wolves", "When the Earth Moves Again")
C5 ("Aerie (Gang of Eagles)", "The Ballad of the Chrome Nun", "Born to Be Burned", "China", "¿Come Again? Toucan", "Crown of Creation", "Darkly Smiling" live How It Was, "Diana 2", "Earth Mother", "Easter?", "Epic No. 38", "Everybody Knows" live How It Was, "The Farm", "Fat", "Father Bruce" live Conspicuous Only in Its Absence, "Free Advice", "Freedom", "Go to Her", "Greasy Heart", "Harp Tree Lament", "Have You Seen the Saucers?", "Head's Up", "Hijack", "The House at Pooneil Corners", "Jay", "Million", "Often as I May" live Conspicuous Only in Its Absence, "The Other Side of This Life" Bless Its Pointed Little Head, "Planes (Experimental Aircraft)", "Silver Spoon", "The Son of Jesus", "A Song for All Seasons", "Starship", "Sunfighter", "Sunrise", "Theme from the Movie Manhole", "Today" Bless Its Pointed Little Head, "True Love", "Twilight Double Leader", "Volunteers", "Watch Her Ride", "We Can Be Together", "The Wheel (for Nora and Nicaragua)", "White Boy (Transcaucasian Airmachine Blues)", "Wild Tyme", "You Can't Cry", "Your Mind Has Left Your Body")
B4 ("3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds", "Across the Board", "The Ballad of the Chrome Nun", "A Child Is Coming", "Common Market Madrigal", "Crown of Creation", "Darkly Smiling" live How It Was, "Daydream Nightmare" live How It Was, "Diana", "Diana 2", "Eat Starch Mom", "Father Bruce", "Good Shepherd" Volunteers [2004 edition], "Grimly Forming" live Conspicuous Only in Its Absence, "Hey Fredrick", "Law Man", "Look at the Wood", "Madeleine Street", "Martha", "Mau Mau (Amerikon)", "Mexico", "Now Is the Time", "Sketches of China", "Solidarity", "A Song for All Seasons", "Summer of Love", "That's How It Is" live How It Was, "Turn My Life Down", "Two Heads", "War Movie", "We Can Be Together", "The Wheel (for Nora and Nicaragua)", "When I Was a Boy I Watched the Wolves", "When the Earth Moves Again", "Where" alternate version, "White Rabbit", "Won't You Try/Saturday Afternoon", "Wooden Ships")
B♭4 ("Alexander the Medium", "Better Lying Down", "Didn't Think So" live Conspicuous Only in Its Absence, "Easter?", "Epic No. 38", "The Farm", "Freedom", "Have You Seen the Saucers?", "Hey Fredrick", "Hijack", "If You Feel", "Let's Go Together", "Martha", "Million", "rejoyce", "Sketches of China", "Starship", "True Love", "Watch Her Ride")
A4 ("Bear Melt" Bless Its Pointed Little Head, "Born to Be Burned", "¿Come Again? Toucan", "Common Market Madrigal", "Daydream Nightmare" live How It Was, "Eskimo Blue Day", "The Farm", "Fat", "Father Bruce", "Free Advice", "Go to Her", "Greasy Heart", "D.C.B.A.–25", "Holding Together", "The House at Pooneil Corners", "How Do You Feel", "In Time", "Jay", "Law Man", "Long John Silver", "Look at the Wood", "Madeleine Street", "Mexico", "My Best Friend", "Nature Boy" live How It Was, "Now Is the Time", "Often as I May" live Conspicuous Only in Its Absence, "Outlaw Blues" live Conspicuous Only in Its Absence, "Panda", "Planes (Experimental Aircraft)", "rejoyce", "Rock and Roll Island", "She Has Funny Cars", "Silver Spoon", "Sketches of China", "Solidarity", "Somebody to Love", "The Son of Jesus", "Summer of Love", "Sunrise", "That's How It Is" live How It Was, "Today", "Turn My Life Down", "Twilight Double Leader", "Two Heads", "Walkin'", "When the Earth Moves Again", "White Rabbit", "Wild Tyme", "Won't You Try/Saturday Afternoon", "You Can't Cry")
Significant Low Notes:
B3 ("3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds" Bless Its Pointed Little Head, "The Ballad of the Chrome Nun", "The Ballad of You & Me & Pooneil", "A Child Is Coming", "Common Market Madrigal", "Crazy Miranda", "Epic No. 38", "Father Bruce", "Greasy Heart", "J.P.P. McStep B. Blues", "Nature Boy" live How It Was, "Now Is the Time", "Summer of Love", "Sunrise", "Theme from the Movie Manhole", "Third Week in the Chelsea", "Two Heads", "The Wheel (for Nora and Nicaragua)", "When I Was a Boy I Watched the Wolves", "When the Earth Moves Again", "Where", "White Rabbit", "Wooden Ships")
B♭3 ("Didn't Think So" live Conspicuous Only in Its Absence, "Earth Mother", "Freedom", "Hijack", "It's No Secret" Bless Its Pointed Little Head, "Lather", "Never Argue with a German If You're Tired or European Song", "Often as I May" live Conspicuous Only in Its Absence)
A3 ("Bear Melt" Bless Its Pointed Little Head, "Crazy Miranda", "Eskimo Blue Day", "Everybody Knows" live How It Was, "Flowers of the Night", "Free Advice", "Head's Up", "Jay", "Ice Cream Phoenix", "Mexico", "Milk Train", "My Best Friend", "Outlaw Blues" live Conspicuous Only in Its Absence, "Pretty as You Feel", "Sally, Go 'Round The Roses" live Conspicuous Only in Its Absence, "Silver Spoon", "Sketches of China", "Solidarity", "Sunfighter", "Thunk", "Today", "Triad", "Two Heads", "White Rabbit")
G♯3 ("Somebody to Love", "Third Week in the Chelsea", "Would You Like a Snack?")
G3 ("Across the Board", "Bear Melt" Bless Its Pointed Little Head, "Better Lying Down", "China", "Crazy Miranda", "Easter?", "Epic No. 38", "Fat", "Fishman", "Head's Up", "Hey Fredrick", "Jay", "Lather", "Law Man", "Never Argue with a German If You're Tired or European Song", "Often as I May" live Conspicuous Only in Its Absence, "Panda", "rejoyce", "Sketches of China", "Sunrise", "Theme from the Movie Manhole")
F♯3 ("Mexico")
F3 ("Fishman", "Freedom", "Hey Fredrick", "Lather", "rejoyce")
E3 ("Greasy Heart", "Triad", "Won't You Try/Saturday Afternoon")
D3 ("Freedom", "Ice Cream Phoenix", "Triad")
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• Bold marks notes or passages that are particularly outstanding (relative to the singer).
• Italics mark non-melodic notes.
• Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Along with names like Stevie Nicks and Janis Joplin, Grace Slick is looked up to as a goddess in rock and roll. She became known in the '60s for her stint in Jefferson Airplane, her idiosyncratic songwriting and bold voice now leading to some of Airplane's most iconic songs.
Though not a singer renowned for her technique, Grace's vocal performances have become some of rock music's most memorable because of how much energy she put into them. Her early discography placed more emphasis on her upper chest register, showcasing how potent a belter she was in songs like "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit", though her lower register is not to be overlooked - while somewhat neglected across her career (likely as a result of her being the sole female voice in the band), songs like "Triad" have demonstrated Grace's ability to sing very slick lower notes. Most may write off Grace's musical legacy as limited to her songwriting and image, but no one else could perform her songs with as much conviction as she could.
{A Few Examples of Her Voice}
A nice showcase of her performance style - some of the most satisfying low notes I've ever heard.
This is how you do a crescendo.
A nice showcase of her performance style - some of the most satisfying low notes I've ever heard.
This is how you do a crescendo.
{Notewatching Credits & Other Info}
Alex61
Solo:
Sunfighter (1971): G3 – F♯5[1a]
Baron von Tollbooth & the Chrome Nun(1971): F3 – E♭5[1b]
Manhole (1974): G3 – G5
The Great Society:
Conspicuous Only in Its Absence (1968): G3 – E5[2]
How It Was (1968): G3 – E5[2]
Born to Be Burned (1996): G3 – E5[3]
Jefferson Airplane:
Surrealistic Pillow (1967): G♯3 – D5
After Bathing at Baxter's (1967): E3 – E♭5
Crown of Creation (1968): D3 – D5
Volunteers (1969): F3 – E5
Bark (1971): G3 – F♯5
Long John Silver (1972): G3 – E5
Jefferson Airplane (1989): D3 – D5
Jefferson Starship:
Blows Against the Empire (1967): G3 – E♭5[1a]
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1. Collaboration album.
3. Compilation album (previously unreleased studio material).
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Notewatching of other performances not listed above done by Alex61
Alex61
Solo:
Sunfighter (1971): G3 – F♯5[1a]
Baron von Tollbooth & the Chrome Nun(1971): F3 – E♭5[1b]
Manhole (1974): G3 – G5
The Great Society:
Conspicuous Only in Its Absence (1968): G3 – E5[2]
How It Was (1968): G3 – E5[2]
Born to Be Burned (1996): G3 – E5[3]
Jefferson Airplane:
Surrealistic Pillow (1967): G♯3 – D5
After Bathing at Baxter's (1967): E3 – E♭5
Crown of Creation (1968): D3 – D5
Volunteers (1969): F3 – E5
Bark (1971): G3 – F♯5
Long John Silver (1972): G3 – E5
Jefferson Airplane (1989): D3 – D5
Jefferson Starship:
Blows Against the Empire (1967): G3 – E♭5[1a]
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1. Collaboration album.
- Collaboration with Paul Kantner.
- Collaboration with David Freiberg and Paul Kantner.
3. Compilation album (previously unreleased studio material).
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Notewatching of other performances not listed above done by Alex61
