Gary Cherone (6,280 views)

[Henny Macc]

Gary Francis Caine Cherone (July 21, 1961 - )
Years active: 1979-present
Country of origin: United States of America
Recorded vocal range: G2-B♭5 (G2-A♯5) - 3¼ octaves

Band history:

• 1979-1981 - Adrenalin (lead vocals)
• 1981-1985 - The Dream (lead vocals)
• 1985-1996 - Extreme (lead vocals)
• 1996-1999 - Van Halen (lead vocals)
• 2001-2003 - Tribe of Judah (lead vocals)
• 2005-present - Cherone (lead vocals)
• 2007-present - Extreme (lead vocals)
• 2007-present - Hurtsmile (lead vocals)
• 2009-present - Slipkid (lead vocals)

Recorded high notes:
A♯5/B♭5: "Song for Love"
A5: "Once", "Where Do We Go from Here"
G♯5/A♭5: "Lil' Jack Horny", "No Respect", "Romeo Delight" live Concord 1998, "Teacher's Pet", "Watching Waiting", "Whatcha Think" studio session, "You Really Got Me" live Boston 2009
G5: "Big Boys Don't Cry", "Communication Breakdown" live at the Hard Rock Cafe Tokyo 2003, "Gethsemane (I Only Want to Say)" live Boston Rock Opera 1994, "King of the Ladies", "Love on the Loose" live 1986, "Once", "Play with Me", "Pornograffitti", "Rock & Roll Cliche", "Song for Love", "Suzi (Wants Her All Day What?)" demo, "The Temple" live Boston Rock Opera 1994, "You Really Got Me" live Boston 2009
F♯5/G♭5: "Communication Breakdown" live at the Hard Rock Cafe Tokyo 2003, "Flesh 'n' Blood", "Funky Metal Holiday" demo, "Get the Funk Out", "Hammer to Fall live Wembley Stadium 1992, "It('s a Monster)", "Just War Theory", "Lil' Jack Horny", "Little Girls", "Mr. Bates" live 1986, "Never Be as Strong" demo, "Pornograffitti", "Same Old Song and Dance" live at Lucky Strike Live! 2015, "She's Alright" live 1986, "Show Me Your Love", "Smoke Signals", "Waiting for the Punchline", "Walk Away", "Who Are You" live at Lucky Strike Live! 2018,
F5: "Big Boys Don't Cry", "Change My Mind", "Fire in the Hole", "I Still Do", "My Utopia (Antropolemic)", "She's Alright" demo, "Slide", "Stop the World", "The Ocean" live 1986, "Watching, Waiting" live at Club Citta 1989, "Whatcha Think" studio session, "Who Do You Say I Am", "Yeah Yeah Yeah"
E5: "Ambiguous Headdress", "A Quick One, While He's Away" live New York City 2006, "Ballet or Bullet", "Beyond the Garden/Kicking Against the Goads", "Big Boys Don't Cry", "Celibate", "Christmas Time Again", "Music Isn't Mine" demo, "Communication Breakdown" live at the Hard Rock Cafe Tokyo 2003, "East of Paradise", "Fair-Weather Faith", "Fire in the Hole", "Let the Good Times Roll", "One I Want", "Pump It Up", "Right Now" live Sydney 1998, "Rock and Roll" live at the Hard Rock Cafe Tokyo 2003, "Rockin' Sensation" live 1986, "Seven Sundays", "That's Why I Love You", "The Ocean" live 1986, "Waiting for the Punchline", "When Will It Rain", "Who Are You" live New York City 2006, "Without You", "Year to the Day", "You Better, You Bet" live Sellersville 2020, "Young Man Blues" live New York City 2006
D♯5/E♭5: "Adamant Adam" demo, "Beyond the Garden/Kicking Against the Goads", "Celibate", "Cupid's Dead" live at Lucky Strike Live! 2015, "Decadence Dance", "Dreams" live Nagoya 1998, "Evil Queen", "Funky Metal Holiday" live in Portugal 1987, "Gallows Hill", "Gethsemane (I Only Want to Say)" live Boston Rock Opera 1994, "Hello I Must Be Going", "He-Man Woman Hater", "Humans Being" live Hershey 1998, "I'm Free" live New York City 2006, "I'm the One" live Toronto 1998, "It('s a Monster)", "Jamie's Cryin'" live Toronto 1998, "Jesus Would You Meet Me", "Last Hour", "Left for Dead", "Li'l Jack Horny", "Love Reign O'er Me" live New York City 2006, "Mean Street" live Sydney 1998, "My Utopia (Antropolemic)", "Naked", "Never Been Touched" demo, "Other Side of the Rainbow", "Peacemaker Die", "Play with Me", "Politicalamity", "Pornograffitti", "Pump It Up", "Rock & Roll Cliche", "Set Me Free", "Sex n' Love", "She's Alright" live 1986, "Slave", "Smoke Signals", "Somebody Get Me a Doctor" live Sydney 1998, "Song for Love", "Sunrise", "Teacher's Pet",  "The Real Me" live New York City 2006, "Tolerance Song", "Tragic Comic" live at Arsenio Hall 1993, "Where Do We Go from Here", "Won't Get Fooled Again" live New York City 2006
D5: "Ambiguous Headdress", "Anymore (Don't Want My Love)", "Baba O'Riley" live New York City 2006, "Ballet or Bullet", "Celibate", "Change My Mind", "Difference", "Dirty Water Dog", "Exit Elvis", "Everything's Alright" live Boston Rock Opera 2017, "Evil Queen", "Fire in the Hole", "From Afar", "Heaven on Their Minds" live Boston Rock Opera 2017, "In My Dreams", "Join Together" live Boston 2009, "Josephina", "Judas' Death" live Boston Rock Opera 2017, "Kaffur (Infidel)", "Lost and Found", "Love Got Left Behind", "Love Thy Neighbor", "Music Isn't Mine" demo, "Once", "One I Want", "Peacemaker Die", "Quake", "Rebel", "Rise", "Save Me", "Slave", "Staying Power" live at Lucky Strike Live! 2017, "Stillborn", "Teacher's Pet", "That's Why I Love You", "Thicker Than Blood", "Tolerance Song", "Whatcha Think" studio session, "When It's Love" live at The Fleet Center 1998, "Who Do You Say I Am", "Without Faith" demo, "Without You", "Won't Get Fooled Again" live New York City 2006, "X Out", "Year to the Day", "Young Man Blues" live Whittier 2006
C♯5/D♭5: "Am I Ever Gonna Change", "Banshee", "Beautiful Girls", "Better Off Dead", "Beyond the Garden/Kicking Against the Goads", "Big Boys Don't Cry", "Big Government", "Celibate", "Color Me Blind", "Comfortably Dumb", "Contradiction" live 1986, "Damned for All Time" live Boston Rock Opera 2017, "Dreams" live Nagoya 1998, "Evilangelist", "Fire in the Hole", "Flesh 'n' Blood", "Flower Man", "Gallows Hill", "Get the Funk Out", "God Is", "Good Bye", "Go to the Mirror!" live New York City 2006, "Hello I Must Be Going", "He-Man Woman Hater", "Here's to the Losers", "Hole Hearted" live at the Hard Rock Cafe Tokyo 2003, "In My Dreams", "I Still Do", "It('s a Monster)", "Learn to Love", "Lil' Horny Jack", "Jesus Would You Meet Me", "Josephina" live acoustic 1998, "Just War Theory", "Last Hour", "Left for Dead", "Let the Good Times Roll", "Little Girls", "Lost and Found", "Love of My Life", "Mean Street" live Sydney 1998, "Money (In God We Trust)", "More Than Words", "My Generation" live New York City 2006, "One I Want", "Our Father", "Over There", "Play with Me", "Rest in Peace", "Right Now" live Sydney 1998, "Rock & Roll Cliche", "Rock 'n' Roll Sucks" demo, "Set Me Free", "Seven Sundays", "Sex n' Love", "Shadow Boxing", "Show Me Your Love, "Sing a Song (My Mia)", "Slide", "Strutter", "Sunrise", "Suspension of Disbelief", "Suzi (Wants Her All Day What?)", "Take Us Alive", "That's Why I Love You", "The Last Supper" live Boston Rock Opera 2017, "The Mask", "The Ocean" live 1986, "Tolerance Song", "Unchained" live Sydney 1998, "Waiting for the Punchline", "Walk Away", "Watching, Waiting", "We're Not Gonna Take It" live New York City 2006, "When I'm President", "When It's Love" live Mansfield 2002, "Where Do We Go from Here", "Who Do You Say I Am", "Why Can't This Be Love" live Concord 1998, "Without Faith" demo, "Won't Get Fooled Again" live New York City 2006, "Yeah Yeah Yeah"
C5: "Anymore (Don't Want My Love)", "Baba O'Riley" live New York City 2006, "Ballet or Bullet", "Beautiful Girls", "Big Boys Don't Cry", "Celibate", "Change My Mind", "Cupid's Dead" live at the House of Blues Boston 2009, "Dance the Night Away" live Pittsburg 1998, "Danny Boy", "Decadence Dance", "Difference", "Eyesight to the Blind (The Hawker)" live New York City 2006, "5:15" live Sellersville 2020, "From Afar", "Gallows Hill", "Gethsemane (I Only Want to Say)" live Boston Rock Opera 1994, "Ghost", "Help!", "I Just Want to Celebrate" live at Lucky Strike Live! 2017, "I'm Free" live New York City 2006, "I Still Do", "It Won't Be Long" demo, "I Want to Break Free" live Wembley Stadium 1992, "Join Together" live Boston 2009, "Josephina", "Last Hour", "Leave Me Alone", "Left for Dead", "Let It Be", "Love Thy Neighbor", "Money (In God We Trust)", "Mr. Bates" live 1986, "Mutha (Don't Want to Go to School Today)", "My Generation" live Whittier 2006, "My Utopia (Antropolemic)", "Nice Place to Visit", "Once", "One I Want", "Other Side of the Rainbow", "Our Father", "Over There", "Peace (Saudade)", "Rebel", "Rest in Peace", "Rise", "Rock and Roll" live at the Hard Rock Cafe Tokyo 2003, "Rock 'n' Roll Man" live Bank of America Pavilion 2007, "Seven Sundays", "Slave", "Song for Love", "Speak Now" live 1986, "Staying Power" live at Lucky Strike Live! 2017, "Stillborn", "Stop the World", "Strange Thing Mystifying" live Boston Rock Opera 1996, "Teacher's Pet", "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" live at the Boston House of Blues 2009, "That's Why I Love You", "The Last Supper" live Boston Rock Opera 2017, "The Mask", "The Murder of Daniel Faulkner (4699)", "The Real Me" live New York City 2006, "The Star-Spangled Banner" live Fenway Park 2012, "Tolerance Song", "Tragic Comic, "Unconditionally", "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" live at the House of Blues Anaheim 2009, "Watching, Waiting", "We're Not Gonna Take It" live New York City 2006,"Whatcha Think" studio session, "What's the Buzz" live Boston Rock Opera 1996, "When Will It Rain", "Without You", "X Out", "Year to the Day", "You Better, You Bet" live Sellersville 2020
B4: "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" live Sydney 1998, "Americocaine" live 1986, "Beyond the Garden/Kicking Against the Goads", "Bicycle Race" live Wembley Stadium 1992, "Big Boys Don't Cry", "Color Me Blind", "Communication Breakdown" live at the Hard Rock Cafe Tokyo 2003, "Contradiction" live 1986, "Cynical", "Decadence Dance", "Dreams" live Nagoya 1998, "Everything's Alright" live Boston Rock Opera 2017, "Evilangelist", "Eyesight to the Blind (The Hawker)" live New York City 2006, "Fair-Weather Faith", "Fire in the Hole", "From Afar", "Get the Funk Out", "Ghost", "Hammer to Fall" live Wembley Stadium 1992, "Hello I Must Be Going", "He-Man Woman Hater", "Here's to the Losers", "Hole Hearted", "I'm Free" live New York City 2006, "It('s a Monster)", "Jesus Would You Meet Me", "Josephina", "Judas' Death" live Boston Rock Opera 2017, "Just War Theory", "Kaffur (Infidel)", "Learn to Love", "Lil' Jack Horny", "Live for the Music" live 1986, "Long Live Rock" live Sellersville 2020, "Love Got Left Behind", "Love of My Life", "Mean Street" live Sydney 1998, "Money (In God We Trust)", "More Than Words", "Mr. Bates" live 1986, "My Generation" live New York City 2006, "Never Been Funked", "Never Been Touched" live 1986, "One I Want", "Peace (Saudade)", Peacemaker Die", "Play with Me", "Pornograffitti", "Pump It Up", "Quake", "Rebel", "Right Now" live Sydney 1998, "Rock 'n' Roll Sucks" demo, "Run", "Save Me", "Seven Sundays", "Shadow Boxing", "She's Alright" live 1986, "Simon Sez" demo, "Slave", "Smash the Mirror" live New York City 2006, "Smoke Signals", "Star", "Staying Power" live at Lucky Strike Live! 2017, "Sunrise", "Superstar" live Boston Rock Opera 2017, "Suspension of Disbelief", "Suzi (Wants Her All Day What?"), "Take Us Alive", "Teacher's Pet", "Tell Me Something I Don't Know", "Thanks for Nothing", "That's Why I Love You", "The Acid Queen" live New York City 2006, "The Ocean" live 1986, "There Is No God", "Tolerance Song", "Tragic Comic", "Unconditionally", "Waiting for the Punchline", "Walk This Way" live Boston 2018, "Warheads", "We're Not Gonna Take It" live New York City 2006, "Whatcha Think" studio session, "When I'm President", "When It's Love" live Mansfield 2002, "Where Do We Go from Here", "Who Are You" live New York City 2006, "Who Cares?", "Who Do You Say I Am", "Why Can't This Be Love" live Sydney 1998, "Without Faith" demo, "Without You", "Won't Get Fooled Again" live New York City 2006, "X Out", "You Better, You Bet" live Sellersville 2020, "Young Man Blues" live New York City 2006
A♯4/B♭4: "Adamant Adam" demo, "Ambiguous Headdress", "Am I Ever Gonna Change", "Another One Bites the Dust" live Wembley Stadium 1992, "Anymore (Don't Want My Love)", "Baby Talk" demo, "Banshee", "Better Off Dead", "Beyond the Garden/Kicking Against the Goads", "Bicycle Race" live Wembley Stadium 1992, "Big Boys Don't Cry",  "Big Government", "Bohemian Rhapsody" live at Lucky Strike Live! 2017, "Change My Mind", "Christmas" live New York City 2006, "Color Me Blind", "Comfortably Dumb", "Contradiction" demo, "Cupid's Dead", "Damned for All Time" live Boston Rock Opera 2017, "Dance the Night Away" live Pittsburg 1998,"Dirty Water Dog", "Don't Leave Me Alone", "Evilangelist", "Evil Queen", "Exit Elvis", "Fair-Weather Faith", "Feel Your Love Tonight" live Pittsburgh 1998, "5:15" live Sellersville 2020, "Flesh 'n' Blood", "Flower Man", "Gallows Hill", "God Is", "God Isn't Dead?", "Good Bye", "Here's to the Losers", "Humans Being" live Hershey 1998, "I Can't Explain" live Danvers 2009, "I'm the One" live Toronto 1998, "I Still Do", "It Won't Be Long" demo, "I Want to Break Free" live Wembley Stadium 1992, "Jamie's Cryin'" live Toronto 1998, "Join Together" live Boston 2009, "Judas' Death" live Boston Rock Opera 2017, "Jump" live Nagoya 1998, "Kid Ego", "Last Hour", "Leave Me Alone", "Left for Dead", "Little Girls", "Love of My Life", "Love Reign O'er Me" live New York City 2006, "Love Thy Neighbor", "Mama's Boy", "Money (In God We Trust)", "More Than Words", "Mutha (Don't Want to Go to School Today)", "My Generation" live New York City 2006, "My Utopia (Antropolemic)", "Naked", "Never Been Touched" demo, "Nice Place to Visit", "No Respect", "Other Side of the Rainbow", "Panama" live Sydney 1998, "Peacemaker Die", "Play That Funky Music" live at Club Citta 1989, "Play with Me", "Politicalamity", "Poor Jerusalem" live Boston Rock Opera 1994, "Pornograffitti", "Rest in Peace", "Rock & Roll Cliche", "Rock 'n' Roll Man" live Bank of America Pavilion 2007, "Rock 'n' Roll Sucks" demo, "Romeo Delight" live Concord 1998, "Run", "Set Me Free", "Sex n' Love", "Shadow Boxing", "Sing a Song (My Mia)", "Slave", "Smoke Signals", "Song for Love", "Squeeze Box" live Sellersville 2020, "Stillborn", "Stop the World", "Strutter", "Sunrise", "Suzi (Wants Her All Day What?)", "Take Us Alive", "Teacher's Pet", "The Mask", "The Murder of Daniel Faulkner (4699)", "There Is No God", "Tommy Can You Hear Me?" live New York City 2006, "Tragic Comic", "Unconditionally", "X Out", "Walk Away", "Warheads", "Watching, Waiting", "Who Cares?", "Who Do You Say I Am", "Yeah Yeah Yeah", "You Better, You Bet" live Sellersville 2020
A4: "Ambiguous Headdress", "A Melody for You", "Americocaine" live 1986, "Another Tricky Day" live Boston 2009, "Anymore (Don't Want My Love)", "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" live Foxboro 2010, "A Quick One, While He's Away" live New York City 2006, "Baba O'Riley" live New York City 2006, "Ballet or Bullet", "Bargain" live New York City 2006, "Big Boys Don't Cry", "Bohemian Rhapsody" live Wembley Stadium 1992, "Change My Mind", "Christmas" live New York City 2006, "Danny Boy", "Exit Elvis", "Eyesight to the Blind (The Hawker)" live New York City 2006, "Fair-Weather Faith", "5:15" live Sellersville 2020, "From Afar", "Get the Funk Out", "Ghost", "God Isn't Dead?", "Go to the Mirror!" live New York City 2006, "Hammer to Fall" live Wembley Stadium 1992, "Heaven on Their Minds" live Boston Rock Opera 2017, "Hello I Must Be Going", "Here's to the Losers", "Hip Today", "How Many Say I", "I Can't Explain" live Danvers 2009, "I Just Want to Celebrate" live at Lucky Strike Live! 2017, "In My Dreams", "Interface", "It('s a Monster)", "Join Together" live Boston 2009, "Josephina", "Just a War Theory", "Kaffur (Infidel)", "Kid Ego", "King of the Ladies", "Just War Reprise", "Leave Me Alone", "Let It Be", "Little Girls", "Live for the Music" live 1986, "Long Live Rock" live Sellersville 2020, "Love on the Loose" live 1986, "Music Isn't Mine" demo, "Mustafa" live Wembley Stadium 1992, "Naked", "Need I Say More", "Never Be As Strong" live 1986, "My Generation" live New York City 2006, "No One", "Once", "One I Want", "Peace (Saudade)", "Pictures of Lily" live New York City 2006, "Pinball Wizard" live New York City 2006, "Radio Ga Ga" live Wembley Stadium 1992, "Rise", "Rock a Bye Bye", "Rockin' Sensation" live 1986, "Rock 'n' Roll Man" live Bank of America Pavilion 2007, "Run", "Same Old Song and Dance" live at Lucky Strike Live! 2015, "Save Me", "Say Goodbye", "Seven Sundays", "Sex n' Love", "Sister Disco" live New York City 2006, "Slave", "Slide", "Squeeze Box" live Sellersville 2020, "Staying Power" live at Lucky Strike Live! 2017, "Stillborn", "Strange Thing Mystifying" live Boston Rock Opera 2017, "Superstar" live Boston Rock Opera 2017, "Take Us Alive", "Thanks for Nothing", "That's Why I Love You", "The Acid Queen" live New York City 2006, "The Last Supper" live Boston Rock Opera 2017, "The Murder of Daniel Faulkner (4699)", "There Is No God", "The Seeker" live Boston 2009, "Thicker Than Blood", "Tie Your Mother Down" live at Lucky Strike Live! 2017, "Tolerance Song", "Walk This Way" live Boston 2018, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" live at the House of Blues Anaheim 2009, "We're Not Gonna Take It" live New York City 2006, "What's the Buzz?" live Boston Rock Opera 1996, "When Will It Rain", "Where Are You Going", "Where Do We Go from Here", "Who Are You" live New York City 2006, "Who Cares?", "Who Do You Say I Am", "Why", "Why Can't This Be Love" live Sydney 1998, "Wind Me Up", "Without Faith" demo, "Without You", "Year to the Day", "You Better, You Bet" live Sellersville 2020
G♯4/A♭4: "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" live Sydney 1998, "Baby Talk" live in Portugal 1987, "Beautiful Girls", "Better Off Dead", "Beyond the Garden/Kicking Against the Goads", "Big Boys Don't Cry", "Bohemian Rhapsody" live at Lucky Strike Live! 2017, "Christmas Time Again", "Color Me Blind", "Comfortably Dumb", "Cynical", "Dance the Night Away" live Pittsburg 1998, "Decadence Dance", "Don't Leave Me Alone", "Evilangelist", "Fair-Weather Faith", "Feel Your Love Tonight" live Pittsburgh 1998, "Flesh 'n' Blood", "Flower Man", "Funky Metal Holiday" live Portugal 1987, "Good Bye", "God Is", "Go to the Mirror!" live New York City 2006, "Hello I Must Be Going", "Help!", "He-Man Woman Hater", "Here's to the Losers", "Hole Hearted", "How Many Say I", "I Can See for Miles" live New York City 2006, "I'm the One" live Toronto 1998, "I Still Do", "It Won't Be Long" demo, "I Want to Break Free" live Wembley Stadium 1992, "Jamie's Cryin'" live Toronto 1998, "Jesus Would You Meet Me", "Jump" live Nagoya 1998, "Keep Yourself Alive" live Wembley Stadium 1992, "Kid Ego", "Leave Me Alone", "Lil' Horny Jack", "Little Girls", "Love of My Life", "Mama's Boy", "Money (In God We Trust)", "More Than Words", "Mutha (Don't Want to Go to School Today)", "Naked", "Never Be As Strong" demo, "Never Been Funked", "Never Been Touched" demo, "1921" live New York City 2006, "Other Side of the Rainbow", "Our Father", "Over There", "Panama" live Sydney 1998, "Painter Paint", "Peacemaker Die", "Pinball Wizard" live New York City 2006, "Play That Funky Music" live at Club Citta 1989, "Play with Me", "Pornograffitti", "Pump It Up", "Radio Ga Ga" live Wembley Stadium 1992, "Rest in Peace", "Rise 'n Shine", "Rockin' Sensation" live 1986, "Run", "Same Old Song and Dance" live at Lucky Strike Live! 2015, "See the Light", "Shadow Boxing", "She's Alright" live 1986, "Show Me Your Love", "Sing a Song (My Mia)", "Slide", "Small Town Beautiful", "Smash the Mirror" live New York City 2006, "Smoke Signals", "Somebody Get Me a Doctor" live Sydney 1998, "Song for Love", "Star", "Stop the World", "Strutter", "Suzi (Wants Her All Day What?)", "Tell Me Something I Don't Know", "Thanks for Nothing", "That's Why I Love You", "The Mask", "The Ocean" live 1986, "There Is No God", "The Seeker" live Boston 2009, "Tragic Comic", "Unchained" live Sydney 1998, "Unconditionally", "Waiting for the Punchline", "Walk Away", "Warheads", "Watching, Waiting", "What Can I Say" demo, "Whatcha Think" studio session, "When I'm President", "Where Are You Going", "Who Are You" live New York City 2006, "Wind Me Up", "Yeah Yeah Yeah", "You", "You Really Got Me" live Boston 2009

Recorded low notes:
E3: "A Melody for You", "A Quick One, While He's Away" live New York City 2006, "Behind Blue Eyes" live New York City 2006, "Comfortably Dumb", "East of Paradise", "From Afar", "How Many Say I", "I Can See for Miles" live New York City 2006, "In My Dreams", "Josephina", "Love Got Left Behind", "Love of My Life", "Music Isn't Mine" demo, "My Generation" live New York City 2006, "1921" live New York City 2006, "Painter Paint", "Quake", "Rebel", "Slave", "Stillborn", "The Kids Are Alright" live Danvers 2009, "Tommy Can You Hear Me?" live New York City 2006, "We're Not Gonna Take It" live New York City 2006, "Where Are You Going", "Where Do We Go from Here", "Who Do You Say I Am", "Year to the Day", "Young Man Blues" live New York City 2006
D♯3/E♭3: "A Melody for You", "Another One Bites the Dust" live Wembley Stadium 1992, "A Quick One, While He's Away" live New York City 2006, "Big Government", "Cupid's Dead", "Damned for All Time" live Boston Rock Opera 2017, "Fair-Weather Faith", "Hello I Must Be Going", "Leave Me Alone", "Left for Dead", "Love Reign O'er Me" live New York City 2006, "Naked", "Never Been Funked", "Nice Place to Visit", "Over There", "Play That Funky Music" live at Club Citta 1989 "Politicalamity", "Same Old Song and Dance" live at Lucky Strike Live! 2015, "See the Light", "Set Me Free", "Smoke Signals", "Sublime", "Sunrise", "Thanks for Nothing", "The Mask", "Walk Away", "Whatcha Think" studio session, "When I First Kissed You"
D3: "Ambiguous Headdress", "Anymore (Don't Want My Love)", "A Quick One, While He's Away" live New York City 2006, "Behind Blue Eyes" live New York City 2006, "Blood Money" live Boston Rock Opera 2017, "Celibate", "Danny Boy", "Dirty Water Dog", "Everything's Alright" live Boston Rock Opera 1994, "From Afar", "Heaven on Their Minds" live Boston Rock Opera 2017, "Hosanna" live Boston Rock Opera 1994, "Josephina", "Judas' Death" live Boston Rock Opera 2017, "King of the Ladies", "My Generation" live New York City 2006, "No One", "Once", "Rise", "Save Me", "Slave", "Stillborn", "Sublime", "The Murder of Daniel Faulkner (4699)", "The Star-Spangled Banner" live Fenway Park 2012, "Thicker Than Blood", "Tommy Can You Hear Me?" live New York City 2006, "We're Not Gonna Take It" live New York City 2006, "Young Man Blues" live New York City 2006
C♯3/D♭3: "A Melody for You", "Beyond the Garden/Kicking Against the Goads", "Cynical", "East of Paradise", "Good Bye", "Here's to the Losers", "Leave Me Alone", "Mama's Boy", "Suspension of Disbelief", "Thanks for Nothing", "When I First Kissed You"
C3: "Big Government, "Celibate", "Exit Elvis", "Gethsemane (I Only Want to Say)" live Boston Rock Opera 1994, "Heaven on Their Minds" live Boston Rock Opera 2017, "Last Hour", "Mama's Boy", "Music Isn't Mine" demo, "No One", "Tell Me Something I Don't Know"
B2: "A Melody for You", "No One", "Suspension of Disbelief", "That's Why I Love You", "The Ocean" live 1986, "The Temple" live Boston Rock Opera 1994
A♯2/B♭2: "Danny Boy", "Josephina", "My Utopia (Antropolemic)", "Poor Jerusalem" live Boston Rock Opera 1994, "Sublime", "The Star-Spangled Banner" live Fenway Park 2012
A2: "A Quick One, While He's Away" live New York City 2006, "Celibate", "Exit Elvis", "Year to the Day", "Young Man Blues" live Whittier 2006
G♯2/A♭2: "Hole Hearted"
G2: "Exit Elvis", "My Utopia (Antropolemic)"

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{Questionable notes}
C6(?): "No Respect" - absolutely wildly screamed note, very hard to identify an actual pitch for after a certain point

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*Blue marks soft falsetto notes.
*Green marks harsh distorted notes.
*Italics mark non-melodic notes.
*Underlines marks notes in backing vocals or otherwise muffled/obscured in the song mix.

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{Detailed bio}
Best known as the frontman for Extreme and Van Halen during the band's infamous Van Halen III era, Gary Cherone is a vocalist who has displayed an impressive level of consistency over the course of his career, and has more to his voice than one might think on first listen. He has a fairly raspy, somewhat husky sound to his voice that initially caused us to think of him as a baritone back in the early days of TRP, but in reality he was actually probably the highest-voiced singer to ever front Van Halen. His typical vocal style is somewhat reminiscent of Michael Bolton and Paul Stanley, as well as his tessitura - he seems to be most comfortable in the fourth and lower fifth octave, but also has a very flexible high range that he can carry well into the rest of the fifth octave when he feels inclined to. Though Cherone tends to avoid singing too far down into his low range most of the time, he has demonstrated a surprising amount of versatility in the lower range that he has shown us - ranging from a soft, gentle approach for soulful ballad-type singing; a grittier, more bluesy type of sound that he's hinted at from time to time; and most surprisingly a very smooth crooner approach that he occasionally brings out, which can sound reminiscent of Frank Sinatra! Overall he can do quite a bit more with his voice than I would've guessed offhand, and is adept to a surprising number of different musical styles.

Cherone's first serious band was called The Dream (also featuring soon-to-be Extreme drummer Paul Geary), with whom he recorded a few demos that can now be heard on YouTube. It was with this band that he wrote the song "Mutha (Don't Wanna Go to School Today)", which would later be re-recorded for Extreme's first album. After The Dream disbanded, Cherone and Geary formed Extreme in 1985 with guitarist Nuno Bettencourt and bassist Pat Badger, and later became signed to A&R Records in 1987. Extreme's self-titled debut album was released in 1989, and was much more of a glam metal record than most of the rest of their discography would go on to be. In accordance to this, Cherone's vocals were less varied on this album stylistically, but featured many fifth octave notes, including some impressively sustained G♯5s on "Watching, Waiting". However, I would say he really demonstrated what he was capable of vocally on Extreme's second album, Pornograffitti, which featured lots of musical variety and enough vocal versatility from Cherone to match it - with sleazy hard rock vocals on the title track and and "Suzi (Wants Her All Day What?)", softer ballad singing on "More Than Words" (Extreme's best known song to date), rapping on "When I'm President", crooning on "When I First Kissed You", and some of his most piercing high notes on "Li'l Jack Horny" and "Song for Love". I would say that all of Extreme's other albums also feature decently impressive vocals by Cherone, but none have quite topped that album.

After two more albums with Extreme (1992's III Sides to Every Story and 1995's Waiting for the Punchline), the band temporarily split in 1996, during which time Cherone went on to become the new singer for Van Halen, replacing David Lee Roth after his second departure from the band. Though this era of the band has been widely criticized by fans and critics alike, I must say I have some admiration for him stepping into that role, considering that he effectively had to replace both DLR AND Sammy Hagar while also trying to make his own mark with the band. This was no easy task, and you could hear that some of Hagar's material was pushing Cherone's voice at times when performing live. In particular, he apparently had to request that the song "Dreams" only be performed every other night on tour, as he was wary that he would blow his voice out if he had to sing it every night. Cherone also recorded the 1998 album Van Halen III with the band during this time, which has unfortunately been regarded by many as their worst album. Cherone himself has been critical of it in retrospect, saying that he would have greatly preferred to establish more chemistry with the band through touring first, rather than immediately jumping into writing and recording together before he had even had a chance to establish his role in the band. While I will agree that the album suffered from some considerable issues from a songwriting standpoint, I think Cherone still had some unfulfilled potential with Van Halen that we only got to see shades of through some of his live performances with the band.

In 1999, Cherone left Van Halen, and in 2001 went on to start a new project called Tribe of Judah, which also featured his former Extreme bandmates Pat Badger and Mike Mangini. This project was completely different from anything else he had recorded to date - instead of Cherone's typical hard rock style, their music was largely electronic and even industrial at times. It also featured very different vocals to go along with this different musical style - in fact, a number of their songs actually featured Cherone singing in his low range for once! The band was short-lived, however, and only ever saw two releases - a 2001 EP entitled East of Paradise and the 2002 album Exit Elvis. The band then broke up in 2003. From there, Cherone recorded and released his first and only solo EP in 2005, titled Need I Say More, which featured more of a pop and R&B sound for a change. Though he has not had any more CD releases as a solo artist since then, Cherone has since occasionally posted new solo covers on his YouTube channel, including a rendition of the traditional song "Danny Boy", as well as a rather unexpected cover of the Kanye West song "God Is" for Easter 2020!

In 2007, Extreme reformed with 3/4ths of its original lineup intact - featuring Cherone, Nuno Bettencourt, and Pat Badger, now with the addition of new drummer Kevin Figueirido serving in the place of Paul Geary. They released a fifth album in 2007, entitled Saudades de Rock and have toured somewhat regularly since then. On the side, Cherone has also kept active in several other projects, the first being a band called Hurtsmile, which he formed in 2007 with his younger brother Mark Cherone. They have released two albums - a self-titled in 2011, and Retrogrenade in 2014, and in my opinion are actually a very underrated group who sound quite reminiscent of Extreme in a good way. The Cherone brothers also began performing together in a The Who cover band in 2009, called Slipkid, who play in bars around Boston area and sometimes tour the northeast US coast. In this band, Gary pays tribute to the influence Roger Daltrey had on him as a singer, and for the most part recreates Daltrey's vocals quite faithfully. Prior to the formation of this band, Gary had also sung in a one-off tribute performance to The Who organized by Mike Portnoy in 2006, entitled Amazing Journey, featuring the two of them and Paul Gilbert and Billy Sheehan from Mr. Big.

In addition to all these endeavors in the world of rock 'n' roll, Cherone has also performed in theatre on a few occasions over the years, acting in various productions of Jesus Christ Superstar with the Boston Rock Opera. He has played the parts of both Jesus and Judas in different productions, which are both known to be particularly demanding roles. Though he has the vocal range to capably sing both parts, personally I would say that I prefer his rendition of Judas from an acting standpoint. I would be curious to see him perform in other musical theatre productions at some point as well though!

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{Album ranges}
Extreme:

• Extreme (1989) - E♭3-A♭5
• Pornograffitti (1990) - G♯2-A♯5
• Extragraffitti (1990) -
  
• III Sides to Every Story (1992) - E♭3-E5-F5
• Waiting for the Punchline (1995) - C3-F♯5-G♯5
• Running Gag (1995) - E♭3-C5-E5
  
• Saudades de Rock (2008) - C3-F5-G5
• Take Us Alive (2010) - B2-E♭5
• Pornograffitti Live 25 (2016) - B2-F♯5
  
• Six (2023) - C♯3-D♯5

Van Halen:

• Van Halen III (1998) - A2-F5-A5

Tribe of Judah:

• Exit Elvis (2002) - G2-F5

Cherone:

• Need I Say More (2005) - E3-D5-F5

Mike Portnoy's Amazing Journey:

• One Night in New York City (2006) - A2-E5

Hurtsmile:

• Hurtsmile (2011) - C♯3-E5
• Retrogrenade (2014) - B2-A5

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{Vocal range video}
The Vocal Range of Gary Cherone
Here's a range video that Timi made for Cherone back in 2011, though it's somewhat dated at this point due to the different and rather questionable notewatching systems/formats that we used back then. However, it does still have a good showcase of Cherone's high range, so I will feature it here with the disclaimers that many of the lows are pitched incorrectly (including the "short F♯2" from "Set Me Free"), most of the notes listed as "falsetto" are not actually falsetto, and some of the low notes featured really aren't his best examples of them (especially due to the lack of E3-C3 notes featured).

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{Video description}
Gary Cherone gets way too much flak from the hard rock circles, mostly because of his lackluster-appearance with Van Halen. He is actually a very good vocalist with a very impressive control over his higher range. He is also pretty good at imitating some singers, most notably David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar and Paul Stanley. Paul Stanley has proved to be one of his biggest influences as a vocalist, after all, along with the late Freddie Mercury.

Cherone's voice would fittingly be described as a dark tenor, for he possesses a bright but rough vocal tone, yet the vocal range that comfortably sits up there.

1. 0:00 - A B2 from "Nice Place to Visit".
2. 0:05 - A sung B2 from "No One".
3. 0:17 - "From Afar" and solid B2s.
4. 0:45 - Wonderful harmony singing from "Love Thy Neighbour" with some solid lows (dipping down to an A2) in the background harmonies.
5. 0:59 - A soothing A2 from "Celibate".
6. 1:10 - A short G♯2 from "Pursuit of Happiness".
7. 1:13 - A strong, sung G♯2 from "Hole Hearted" - I wish Cherone had sung more with this rich-sounding lower range style.
8. 1:19 - Short G2 or two from "Sublime", with some rattling vocal fry mixed up there and there.
9. 1:34 - A weird spoken passage from "My Utopia (Antropolemic)" with a solid backing vocal G2 near the end.
10. 1:47 - A spoken G2 from "Exit Elvis".
11. 2:01 - A short but sung F♯2 from "Set Me Free".
12. 2:06 - I have absolutely NO idea if this is Cherone or not, but I decided to include it just in case: a spoken low passage from "Cupid's Dead" which bottoms around B♭1 in full voice.
Edit: Turns out it's Ian O'Malley.
13. 2:23 - Great sounding singing from "What's the Buzz", found in Jesus Christ Superstar: Cherone hits a good A4 around the beginning.
14. 2:34 - A great-sounding B♭4 from "Smoke Signals".
15. 2:42 - A sustained G♯4 (with a short B♭4) from "Shadow Boxing".
16. 2:50 - Melody singing around B4 from "Left for Dead".
17. 2:58 - A clean B4 from "Pornograffitti".
18. 3:04 - A live version of "Mean Streets" with Van Halen, Cherone really channels Roth's style here, and hits couple of B4s too. (I'm definitely not a fan of Cherone-era Van Halen's music, but I think Gary sang many of Van Halen's tunes notably well live)
19. 3:26 - Lots of B4s from "Just War Theory", Cherone also apes Johnny Rotten's vocal style during the verses.
20. 3:38 - A majestic tenor high C (C5) from "Song for Love".
21. 3:47 - Great G♯4s and a couple of C5s from "Decadence Dance".
22. 4:16 - Singing around B4, with C♯5s thrown in there too, from "Money (In God We Trust)".
23. 4:35 - A C♯5 from the ever-so-groovy "Get the Funk Out".
24. 4:44 - Lots of great B4s and one C♯5 from "Jesus Would You Meet Me", Cherone showcases great control of his higher range here!
25. 5:05 - A nailed Paul Stanley-impersonation, with a C♯5, from Extreme's cover of "Strutter"!
26. 5:15 - A wonderful D5 from "Celibate".
27. 5:28 - Blistering B4s and a D5 from "Kaffur (Infidel)".
28. 5:51 - Two wonderful high note moments from "Tolerance Song": first a steady C5/C♯5 from the intro of the song, then a clean D5 from another part of the song.
29. 6:11 - A clean D5 from the intro of "Play with Me", back when Cherone lacked the rasp.
30. 6:16 - A powerful D5 from "Peacemaker Die".
31. 6:24 - An E♭5 from "Set Me Free", impressive!
32. 6:36 - Lots of B4s, and also a D5 and an E5, from "Fire in the Hole".
33. 6:50 - Yelped highs up to E5 from "Love Thy Neighbour".
34. 7:03 - Fantastic singing from "Ambiguous Headdress" with some very impressive C5s and even one E5.
35. 7:18 - A screamed E5 from the live performance of "Right Now".
36. 7:24 - Two F♯5s from "It ('s a Monster)".
37. 7:33 - E5s and F♯5s from "Unconditionally".
38. 7:51 - F♯5 during the fade-out of "Lil' Jack Horny".
39. 8:01 - Insane E5s (and an additional F♯5) from "Pornograffitti".
40. 8:23 - A full G5 from "Pornograffitti"!
41. 8:29 - A falsetto F♯5s from "Play with Me".
42. 8:38 - A short F♯5 from "Get the Funk Out".
43. 8:41 - E♭5s and a sustained F♯5 from "Smoke Signals".
44. 9:10 - Probably Cherone's most impressive vocal moment, an incredible passage from "Song for Love" with a sustained E♭5 - After that, Cherone hits some G5s and ends the passage on a fabulous falsetto B♭5. Wow!

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{Best displays of vocal range}
"My Utopia (Antropolemic)" (G2-F5)
"The Temple" live Boston Rock Opera 1994 (B2-G5)
"Celibate" (A2-E♭5-E5)
"Young Man Blues" live Whittier 2006 (A2-B4-E5)
"A Quick One, While He's Away" live New York City 2006 (A2-A4-E5)
"Exit Elvis" (G2-A2-D5)
"Gethsemane (I Only Want to Say)" live Boston Rock Opera 1994 (C3-G5)
"Once" (D3-D5-A5)
"Where Do We Go from Here" (E3-A5)
"Year to the Day" (A2-D5)

Original version of this thread on TRP2 by Timi.

[Henny Macc]

Cool random find that I just stumbled across here! Not sure what year this is from (maybe sometime in the mid 90s, since he still has long hair?), but it seems to be a video of Cherone tracking vocals over a song called "Whatcha Think" in the studio. E♭3s and A♭4s on every chorus (like at 1:11), a B4s (like at 2:29), C5s starting at 3:11, a D5 at 5:25, some falsettos up to F5 at 5:52, and a big ol' sustained A♭5 at 6:13! Pretty cool stuff, it became significantly less common to hear him go for notes that high after Pornograffitti in 1990.

[Henny Macc]

Just noticed this while relistening to Extreme's debut album...

Sounds like Gary sings along with the first few notes of Nuno's guitar solo here and hits a string of G♯5s. Does anyone else hear it? I'll add it as a backing vocal note if so.

Also, started working on range threads for Nuno Bettencourt and Pat Badger a few days ago. I'll post them as soon as I have enough material to fulfill the minimum thread size.

[Bink]

Yeah I'm definitely hearing at least 3 notes with Nuno's guitar

[Henny Macc]

Found these...weird G5s in this clip of Extreme jamming to "Dazed and Confused"

[Bink]

I do have to ask, if you were to bold any of the notes from the thread, which ones would you choose

[Henny Macc]

Jun 15, 2022 6:24:56 GMT Bink said:

I do have to ask, if you were to bold any of the notes from the thread, which ones would you choose

Hey sorry for the late response on this! I sometimes consider coming back and bolding some of the notes from this thread cause I wasn't as inclined to do so back at the time when I made this thread, and in hindsight that seems to be one of the better ways to draw appeal to a thread for people unfamiliar with the singer nowadays. However, it's also much preferable to do that when you're actively going through a singer's discography, rather than working backwards after the fact...

Anyway, as an alternative I linked Timi's old range video for Cherone in the OP, which features some good notes that would work as bold choices (though significantly less so in the lows section, considering that this was a range video made in 2011 and we had terrible standards for lows back then lol). I guess to name a few offhand, some of his most standout highs are definitely the "Song for Love" B♭5 (absolutely incredible note that I've never heard him recreate), the "Li'l Jack Horny" G♯5, the "Watching, Waiting" G♯5, the "It('s a Monster)" F♯5s, the "Smoke Signals F♯5, and maybe the "Big Boys Don't Cry" G5. As for lows, definitely the "Hole Hearted" G♯2, the "When I First Kissed You" C♯3s, and the "From Afar" D3s for starters, but beyond those I'd probably have to put a bit more thought into it.

[Henny Macc]

First new Extreme song in 15 years dropped today, along with a new album announcement for June! I've been waiting for this for a while.

Solid D3-D5 by Cherone in this one, with lots of A4s and some C5s in between. The song itself is good, but it's VERY different from what I'm used to by them. Enough of the core elements of the band's sound are still in there, but the style is totally new for them - instead of the funky, groovy brand of hard rock that they're known for, this sounds like them tackling a modern metal sound. In fact, the chorus really reminds me of Nothing More, which is not a resemblance I ever expected to hear. I think this might take me a little bit to wrap my head around, even if I don't dislike it overall.

[Henny Macc]

Apparently Extreme couldn't decide between the two singles they were thinking of releasing as their next one off the new album, so they released them both at the same time:


This one has the exact same range as the first single lol - that being D3-D5. Lots of B4s in between though, along with some C5s and E3s. Pretty impressive vocals by Gary in it though - definitely some of the more gritty and powerful singing I've heard by him, and it ends with a huge sustained B4 that's probably one of his best. Reminds me a bit of Robert Plant actually!


Then there's this one, which just has a bunch of B♭4s and D♭5s. This was definitely the weaker of the two in my opinion - both of the other songs they've released off the new album did a pretty good job of grabbing my attention, but this one is kinda just okay to me.

[Henny Macc]

One more new single here, a nice little upbeat acoustic tune. A♭4s, B♭4s, C5s, and an E♭5 from Gary.

New album out in about a week and a half! I'm looking forward to it.