Post by falsetokaiba on Jul 4, 2020 12:58:27 GMT
Kevin Rowland (17 August 1953 -)
Years Active: 1974 - present
Associated Acts: Dexys Midnight Runners/Dexys (1978 - 1987, 2003 - present), The Killjoys (1976 - 1978)
Vocal Range: F2 - E5
Significant High Notes:
E5 ("Keep It", "Thankfully Not Living in Yorkshire It Doesn't Apply", "Until I Believe in My Soul")
E♭5 ("Tell Me When My Light Turns Green")
D5 ("Age Can't Wither You", "All In All (This One Last Wild Waltz)", "Come On Eileen", "I Couldn't Help It If I Tried", "Let's Make This Precious", "Thankfully Not Living in Yorkshire It Doesn't Apply", "This is What She's Like")
C♯5 ("The Celtic Soul Brothers (More Please)", "Keep It")
C5 ("Come On Eileen", "I'm Just Looking", "Liars A to E", "The Occasional Flicker", "Old", "Seven Days Too Long", "Young Man")
B4 ("I Couldn't Help It If I Tried", "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)", "Let's Make This Precious", "One of Those Things", "Plan B", "Sean", "Tell Me When My Light Turns Green", "This is What She's Like")
B♭4 ("The Greatest Love of All", "One of Those Things", "Young Man")
A4 ("All In All (This One Last Wild Waltz)", "The Celtic Soul Brothers (More Please)", "Concrete and Clay", "I'm Just Looking", "Keep It", "Let's Make This Precious", "The Occasional Flicker", "Plan B", "Rag Doll", "Sean", "Thankfully Not Living in Yorkshire It Doesn't Apply", "There, There, My Dear", "This is What She's Like", "Until I Believe in My Soul", "The Waltz", "You'll Never Walk Alone")
G♯4 ("Geno", "The Greatest Love of All", "I'll Show You", "The Occasional Flicker", "Seven Days Too Long", "Tell Me When My Light Turns Green", "You'll Be the One for Me")
G4 ("Age Can't Wither You", "At Night", "Burn it Down", "I Couldn't Help It If I Tried", "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)", "Knowledge of Beauty", "Liars A to E", "Naive", "Old", "One of Those Things", "Rag Doll", "Reflections of My Life", "Reminisce (Part Two)", "There, There, My Dear", "Tonight", "Until I Believe in My Soul", "The Waltz", "When You Walk Alone", "You'll Never Walk Alone")
Significant Low Notes:
D3 ("All In All (This One Last Wild Waltz)", "Concrete and Clay", "I'm Just Looking", "Knowledge of Beauty", "Labelled With Love (I'll Stay With My Dreams)", "Liars A to E", "Listen To This", "The Long and Winding Road", "Old", "Recognition", "This is What She's Like", "Until I Believe in My Soul", "Walk Away")
C♯3 ("Concrete and Clay", "Let's Make This Precious", "The Long and Winding Road")
C3 ("Age Can't Wither You", "Burn it Down", "Come On Eileen", "It's Getting Better", "The Occasional Flicker", "Rag Doll", "Reflections of My Life", "There, There, My Dear", "The Waltz", "When You Walk Alone", "You'll Never Walk Alone")
B2 ("All In All (This One Last Wild Waltz)", "You'll Be the One for Me")
B♭2 ("Age Can't Wither You", "The Greatest Love of All", "I Am A Wanderer", "I Can't Tell the Bottom From the Top", "Knowledge of Beauty", "Tonight", "Young Man")
A2 ("Daydream Believer", "Heartaches By the Number", "I'm Just Looking", "It's Getting Better", "Listen To This", "The Occasional Flicker", "This Guy's in Love With You", "Until I Believe in My Soul", "Walk Away", "When You Walk Alone")
G♯2 ("Tonight")
G2 ("The Greatest Love of All", "One of Those Things", "This Guy's in Love With You", "The Waltz", "When You Walk Alone", "Young Man")
F2 ("The Waltz")
{Questionable Notes}E♭5 ("Come On Eileen" Live Official [1], "The Greatest Love of All" [2])
C5 ("Burn it Down" [1])
A2 ("This is What She's Like" [2], "You'll Never Walk Alone"[1])
F♯2 ("The Greatest Love of All" [3a], "Thankfully Not Living in Yorkshire It Doesn't Apply" [2])
F2 ("Age Can't Wither You" [2], "There, There, My Dear" [1])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
(a.) Rowland has a fair few sections of rambling spoken word in his songs which usually falls around the upper second octave; this is the lowest example I've found, although I wouldn't call any of it 'significant' as a part of his range, and have only counted any non-melodic notes that stay solidly on (and sound intentionally on) a particular pitch.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
C5 ("Burn it Down" [1])
A2 ("This is What She's Like" [2], "You'll Never Walk Alone"[1])
F♯2 ("The Greatest Love of All" [3a], "Thankfully Not Living in Yorkshire It Doesn't Apply" [2])
F2 ("Age Can't Wither You" [2], "There, There, My Dear" [1])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
(a.) Rowland has a fair few sections of rambling spoken word in his songs which usually falls around the upper second octave; this is the lowest example I've found, although I wouldn't call any of it 'significant' as a part of his range, and have only counted any non-melodic notes that stay solidly on (and sound intentionally on) a particular pitch.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
{Notewatched Material/Album Ranges}With Dexy's Midnight Runners:
Searching for the Young Soul Rebels (1980): A2 - C5 - E5
Too-Rye-Ay (1982): A2 - B2 - D5 - E5
Don't Stand Me Down (1985): F2 - C5 - D5
One Day I'm Going to Soar (2012): UNCHECKED
Let the Record Show: Dexys Do Irish Country and Soul (2016): UNCHECKED
Solo:
The Wanderer (1988): G2 - C5 - D5 (missing tracks 9 and 10)
My Beauty (1999): G2 - B♭4
With The Killjoys:
Peel Session (Live Recording) (1977) D3 - G4
Searching for the Young Soul Rebels (1980): A2 - C5 - E5
Too-Rye-Ay (1982): A2 - B2 - D5 - E5
Don't Stand Me Down (1985): F2 - C5 - D5
One Day I'm Going to Soar (2012): UNCHECKED
Let the Record Show: Dexys Do Irish Country and Soul (2016): UNCHECKED
Solo:
The Wanderer (1988): G2 - C5 - D5 (missing tracks 9 and 10)
My Beauty (1999): G2 - B♭4
With The Killjoys:
Peel Session (Live Recording) (1977) D3 - G4
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Blue marks falsetto notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.