Post by Steve on Jul 18, 2020 19:39:05 GMT
Associated Acts: Solo (2009 - 2014), As It Is (2012 - present)
Vocal Type: Okay Tenor
Vocal Range: F♯2 - F5
{Vocal Summary / Biography}Patty Walters is an American-born singer that is most well known as the lead singer of the British pop-punk band As It Is, founded in 2012. Before deciding to permanently focus on the band in 2014, due to the band signing to the record label Fearless Records after their success from the EP known as "This Mind Of Mine", and its associated tour, he posted covers on his own YouTube channel, often of pop punk songs, and this is what gave him a platform for his success.
As a vocalist, he possesses an unusually high, bright, and nasally tone for his type of voice, and this is more likely than not an artistic decision, as very early on in his career he demonstrated a more natural approach to singing, keeping his larynx relatively neutral. Because of this tone and his lack of proper technique in high belting, his voice is often grating and weak, especially in the uppermost fourth octave, as these notes are often sung with an unhealthy screamy approach. In regards to his lower singing, however, he is able to control notes in this area relatively well, though at times the tone can be rather breathy, and notes below the third octave tend to be unstable or crackly, especially in live circumstances. His falsetto is relatively well controlled and has a more relaxed tone than his chest voice, able to sing as high as F5. He is also able to perform death growls, but these are incredibly rare in his music, preferring screams for dramatic sections.
As a vocalist, he possesses an unusually high, bright, and nasally tone for his type of voice, and this is more likely than not an artistic decision, as very early on in his career he demonstrated a more natural approach to singing, keeping his larynx relatively neutral. Because of this tone and his lack of proper technique in high belting, his voice is often grating and weak, especially in the uppermost fourth octave, as these notes are often sung with an unhealthy screamy approach. In regards to his lower singing, however, he is able to control notes in this area relatively well, though at times the tone can be rather breathy, and notes below the third octave tend to be unstable or crackly, especially in live circumstances. His falsetto is relatively well controlled and has a more relaxed tone than his chest voice, able to sing as high as F5. He is also able to perform death growls, but these are incredibly rare in his music, preferring screams for dramatic sections.
{Questionable Notes}The following notes are questionable due to being poorly produced and misrepresentative in respect to the abilities of the singer:
G♯5 - ("I Will Wait")
F♯5 - ("Double Rainbow Song")
D5 - ("We Fight Back")
The following notes are questionable due to being purely spoken:
B♭2 - ("No Way Out")
The following notes are questionable due to a possibility of being overtones:
G5 - ("Superluv")
E5 - ("Austen")
B4 - ("Three Cheers For Five Years")
The following notes are questionable due to being of an ambiguous pitch:
B4 - ("Some Will Seek Forgiveness, Others Escape")
G♯5 - ("I Will Wait")
F♯5 - ("Double Rainbow Song")
D5 - ("We Fight Back")
The following notes are questionable due to being purely spoken:
B♭2 - ("No Way Out")
The following notes are questionable due to a possibility of being overtones:
G5 - ("Superluv")
E5 - ("Austen")
B4 - ("Three Cheers For Five Years")
The following notes are questionable due to being of an ambiguous pitch:
B4 - ("Some Will Seek Forgiveness, Others Escape")
Significant High Notes:
F5 - ("Double Rainbow Song")
E5 - ("Superluv")
E♭5 - ("Double Rainbow Song")
D5 - ("Just The Girl", "Let It Go", "The Revolution", "Ships In The Night")
C♯5 - ("I Just Can't Wait To Be King", "Pretty Little Distance", "Shadow Moses", "Soap", "Stacy's Mom")
C5 - ("Best Of Me", "Bitter, Broken Me", "Don't You Ever Forget About Me", "Every Year Gets Better", "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)", "John Hughes", "Let It Go", "Lived A Lie", "Low", "Often", "Ships In The Night", "Teenagers", "This Is Halloween")
B4 - ("Alligator Sky", "Always Summer", "Boomerang", "Come Undone", "Horoscopes", "I Just Can't Wait To Be King", "If You Can't Hang", "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)", "January", "Jesus", "Pretty Little Distance", "Second & Sebring", "She Looks So Perfect", "Silence (Pretending’s So Comfortable)", "Soap", "Speak Soft", "Sweet Disposition", "This Is Gospel", "Vlog It Like Your Name's Shay Carl")
B♭4 - ("Best Of Me", "Bitter, Broken Me", "Blackout", "The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot", "Dirty Little Secret", "Emily", "Every Year Gets Better", "Hey Rachel", "John Hughes", "Just The Girl", "Let It Go", "My Oceans Were Lakes", "No Way Out", "Often", "Relive The Story", "Ships In The Night", "Stacy's Mom", "Stay With Me", "Still Into You", "The Swarm","Teenage Dirtbag", "Teenagers", "Turn Back To Me", "Until I Return", "Upswing")
A4 - ("The A Team", "Always", "Austen", "Bite My Tongue", "Boomerang", "Can't Save Myself" This Mind Of Mine version, "Cheap Shots & Setbacks", "The Coast Is Where Home Is", "Concrete", "Dial Tones", "Drowning Deep In Doubt", "Fat Lip", "Finite", "The Girl", "Horoscopes", "I Just Can't Wait To Be King", "If You Can't Hang", "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)", "Kings And Queens", "Lived A Lie", "Meteor Shower", "Miles Away", "Nothing Special", "Often", "Okay", "Passing Through A Screen Door", "Pilgrims", "Pretty Little Distance", "Rally Cap", "The Revolution", "Saturday", "Second & Sebring", "Silence (Pretending’s So Comfortable)", "Some Will Seek Forgiveness, Others Escape", "Somewhere In Neverland", "Speak Soft", "Story Of My Life", "Sugar, We're Young Volcanoes", "Superluv", "The Swarm", "Sweet Disposition", "This Is Gospel", "Vlog It Like Your Name's Shay Carl", "We Fight Back", "Winter's Weather", "You, The Room & The Devil On Your Shoulder")
G♯4 - ("Alligator Sky", "Always Summer", "Bitter, Broken Me", "Blackout", "Broken Heart", "The Coast Is Where Home Is", "Curtains Close", "Double Rainbow Song", "Every Year Gets Better", "Fat Lip", "Hear You Me", "Hey Rachel", "I Just Can't Wait To Be King", "I Will Wait", "Iris", "January", "John Hughes", "Just Keep Breathing", "Let It Go", "Map & Compass", "My Oceans Were Lakes", "No Way Out", "Nothing Special", "Olive You", "Patchwork Love", "Pop Punk Pizza Party" Demo version, "Shake It", "She Looks So Perfect", "Skipping Stone", "Soap", "Sorry", "Stacy's Mom", "Stay With Me", "Still Remembering", "Teenage Dirtbag", "Teenagers", "This Is Halloween", "Three Cheers For Five Years", "Turn Back To Me", "Until I Return", "Upswing", "Weightless", "Wrecking Ball", "Young Forever")
G4 - ("Best Of Me", "Bite My Tongue", "Dementia", "Dial Tones", "Dirty Little Secret", "Don't You Ever Forget About Me", "Emily", "Finite", "The Girl", "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)", "Just The Girl", "Kings And Queens", "Lived A Lie", "Low", "Meteor Shower", "The Revolution", "Small Town Girl", "Ships In The Night", "Somewhere In Neverland", "Still Into You", "Sugar, We're Young Volcanoes", "Superluv", "The Swarm", "Take Me Away", "Winter's Weather")
F♯4 - ("The A Team", "Always", "Always Summer", "American Idiot", "Boomerang", "The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot", "Can't Save Myself", "The Coast Is Where Home Is", "Come Undone", "Concrete", "Crash Land", "Curtains Close", "For Baltimore", "Good Luck It's Christmas", "Horoscopes", "Iris", "January", "Just Keep Breathing", "The Middle", "Miles Away", "Passing Through A Screen Door", "Pilgrims", "Pop Punk Pizza Party" Demo version, "Rally Cap", "Relive The Story", "Replay", "Saturday", "Skipping Stone","Speak Soft", "Swing Life Away", "This Is Gospel", "Three Cheers For Five Years", "Vlog It Like Your Name's Shay Carl", "We Fight Back", "You, The Room & The Devil On Your Shoulder")
Significant Low Notes:
E3 - ("The A Team", "Alligator Sky", "Always", "Boomerang", "Broken Heart", "Dial Tones", "Miles Away", "Replay", "Shake It", "Silence (Pretending’s So Comfortable)", "Some Will Seek Forgiveness, Others Escape", "Speak Soft", "Story Of My Life", "We Fight Back", "Winter", "What Went Wrong")
E♭3 - ("The Best I Ever Had", "Blackout", "Decemberism", "Hear You Me", "Heartbeats", "My Oceans Were Lakes", "Olive You", "Stay With Me", "Still Remembering", "Teenage Dirtbag", "Young Forever")
D3 - ("Bite My Tongue", "Cheap Shots & Setbacks", "Dial Tones", "Finite", "I Will Follow You Into The Dark", "If You Can't Hang", "Jesus", "Kings And Queens", "Lived A Lie", "Often", "Okay", "Pilgrims", "The Revolution", "Ships In The Night", "Some Will Seek Forgiveness, Others Escape", "Somewhere In Neverland", "Speak Soft", "Take Me Away", "Teenagers", "Winter's Weather", "You, The Room & The Devil On Your Shoulder")
C♯3 - ("The Best I Ever Had", "Blackout", "The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot", "Curtains Close", "Decemberism", "For Baltimore", "Hey Rachel" live on Hot Sessions, "I Will Wait", "Pop Punk Pizza Party" Demo version, "Shake It", "She Looks So Perfect", "Skipping Stone", "Swing Life Away", "Weightless")
C3 - ("Best Of Me", "Clairvoyant", "Heartbeats", "Let It Go", "Lived A Lie", "Small Town Girl", "Stay With Me", "Superluv", "Teenage Dirtbag")
B2 - ("Austen", "Broken Heart", "Decemberism", "For Baltimore", "Hear You Me", "Iris", "January", "Miserable At Best", "Olive You", "Pretty Little Distance", "Second & Sebring", "Silence (Pretending’s So Comfortable)", "Winter")
B♭2 - ("Bitter, Broken Me", "Dirty Little Secret", "Double Rainbow Song", "Stay With Me", "Upswing", "Wrecking Ball")
A2 - ("The A Team", "Can't Save Myself", "I Will Follow You Into The Dark", "Jesus", "Okay", "Passing Through A Screen Door", "She Looks So Perfect", "Superluv", "This Is Gospel")
G♯2 - ("The Book Of Love", "Pretty Little Distance", "Weightless")
G2 - ("Dementia", "This Is Halloween")
F♯2 - ("Jesus")
*Blue marks soft falsetto notes
*Green marks harsh, distorted notes (in this case, pure screams, not compressed belts)
*Underlines mark background notes
*Italics mark non-melodic notes
{Albums}As It Is:
Two Tracks (D3 - A4)
Blenheim Place (B♭2 - C5)
This Mind Of Mine (A2 - B4 - C5)
Never Happy, Ever After (A2 - B4)
Okay. (G♯2 - B4 - C♯5)
Two Tracks (D3 - A4)
Blenheim Place (B♭2 - C5)
This Mind Of Mine (A2 - B4 - C5)
Never Happy, Ever After (A2 - B4)
Okay. (G♯2 - B4 - C♯5)
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