Dave Gahan (20,916 views)

[Seb]

Dave Gahan (May 9, 1962)
Vocal Range: E2 - F♯5
Associated Acts: Depeche Mode (1980 - present), Soulsavers (2012 - present)

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{Discography}
Depeche Mode:
Speak & Spell (B2 - F♯4 - A4)
A Broken Frame (A2 - G♯4 - B♭4)
Construction Time Again (G2 - F4 - G♯4)
Some Great Reward (G♯2 - E4 - C5)
Black Celebration (B♭2 - F4)
Music For The Masses (B♭2 - E4)
Violator (G2 - F♯4)
Songs Of Faith And Devotion (B♭2 - G♯4)
Ultra (G2 - F4)
Exciter (G2 - E4 - A4)
Playing The Angel (G2 - F4)
Sounds Of The Universe (A2 - A4 - C5)
Delta Machine (G2 - A4 - B4)
Spirit (G♯2 - F4)
Memento Mori (F2 - D4 - F4)
Dave Gahan:
Bitter Apple (G2 - G4 - G♯4 - B4)
Hourglass (E2 - G4 - B4 - E5)
Soulsavers:
The Light The Dead See (G2 - G4 - C5)
Angels And Ghosts (G2 - G4)
Impostor (F♯2 - B♭4 - D5)
+singles and guest appearances

Significant High Notes:
F♯5 ("Strangelove" [live at Nancy 2009])
F5 ("Halo" [live at Bilbao 2013])
E5 ("Deeper And Deeper", "Personal Jesus" [Live At Benicassim 2006])
E♭5 ("World In My Eyes" [LiVE SPiRiTS])
D5 ("Halo" [live at Bilbao 2013], "Heroes", "I Held My Baby Last Night")
C5 ("(Set Me Free) Remotivate Me", "I Can't Stay", "Peace", "The Final Countdown")
B4 ("Bottle Living", "Dirty Sticky Floors", "Maybe", "Personal Jesus" [Live At Benicassim 2006], "Should Be Higher", "Use You")
B♭4 ("21 Days", "Black And Blue Again", "I Held My Baby Last Night", "My Secret Garden")
A4 ("Heroes", "I Can't Stay", "I Held My Baby Last Night", "In Chains", "Maybe", "Personal Jesus" [Live At Benicassim 2006], "Should Be Higher", "So Cruel", "Walking In My Shoes" [isolated vocals], "What's Your Name?", "When The Body Speaks")
G♯4 ("A Photograph Of You", "Closer", "Dirty Sticky Floors", "Enjoy The Silence" [Live on Exciter Tour, 2001], "Mercy In You", "Never Let Me Down Again" [LiVE SPiRiTS], "Should Be Higher", "The Dark End Of The Street", "Work Hard")
G4 ("21 Days", "Black And Blue Again", "Bitter Apple", "Bottle Living", "Gone Too Far", "Heroes", "Mercy In You", "Miracles", "My Secret Garden", "Reload", "Shine", "Shut Me Down", "Soothe My Soul", "The Dark End Of The Street", "Tomorrow", "Walking In My Shoes" [isolated vocals], "When The Body Speaks")
F♯4 ("A Photograph Of You", "Alone", "Deeper And Deeper", "Fragile Tension", "Heroes", "I Held My Baby Last Night", "Maybe", "Now This Is Fun", "Peace", "Personal Jesus", "Reload", "Stand Up", "Tempted", "The Meaning Of Love", "Tora, Tora, Tora", "Use You", "Where My Love Lies Asleep", "You Owe Me")
F4 ("21 Days", "Always You", "Corrupt", "Dressed In Black", "Heaven", "I Held My Baby Last Night", "In The Morning", "It's No Good", "Light", "Long Time Lie", "My Joy", "Newborn", "Shake The Disease", "Shine", "Shut Me Down", "Song For Europe", "Strangelove" [live at Nancy 2009], "Take Me Back Home", "The Dark End Of The Street", "The Meaning Of Love", "Tora! Tora! Tora!", "You Owe Me", "You Move")
E4 ("(Set Me Free) Remotivate Me", "Angel", "Barrel Of A Gun", "Bitter Apple", "Come Back", "Deeper And Deeper", "Dirt", "Don't Cry", "Goodnight Lovers", "Hold On", “I Feel You”, “I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead", "Goodbye", "Gone Too Far", "I Can't Stay", "I Like It", "In Chains", "Just Try", "Leave In Silence", "Light", "Lilac Wine", "Long Time Lie", "Metal Heart", "Newborn", "Now This Is Fun", "Only When I Lose Myself", "Peace", “People Are People”, "Perfect", "Sacred", "Scum", "See You", "Shame", "Shine", "Should Be Higher", "Shut Me Down", "Slow", "So Cruel", "Song For Europe", "Stand Up", "Tempted", "The Dark End Of The Street", "The Darkest Star", "The Desperate Kingdom Of Love", "The Meaning Of Love", "Tonight", "Where My Love Lies Asleep", "Wrong")
E♭4 ("(Set Me Free) Remotivate Me", "A Photograph Of You", "Alone", "Come Back", “Condemnation”, "Fragile Tension", "Heaven", "Higher Love", "I Am You", "In Sympathy", "It's No Good", "John The Revelator", "More Than A Party", "Newborn", "Nodisco!", "Only When I Lose Myself", "Poison Heart", "Precious", "Radio News", "Saw Something", "Should Be Higher", "Shouldn't Have Done That", "The Darkest Star", "Told You So", "Welcome To My World", "Where I Want", "Where's The Revolution", "You Move")
D4 ("All Of This & Nothing", "And Then...", "Angel", "Barrel Of A Gun", "Before We Drown", "Bitter Apple", "Bitterman", "Black And Blue Again", "Black Celebration", "Boys Say Go", "Corrupt", "Dreaming Of Me", "Dirt", "Don't Say You Love Me", "Dressed In Black", "Everything Counts", "Flexible", "Fly On The Windscreen", "Freestate", "Get Right With Me", "Going Backwards", “Halo”, "Higher Love", "Hole To Feed", "I Like It", "I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead”, "Ice Machine“, "In Chains", "In The Morning", "Insoluble", "Just Can't Get Enough", "Just Try", "Leave In Silence", "Light", "Lilac Wine", "Long Time Lie", "Love, In Itself", "Low Guns", "Maybe", 'Metal Heart", "My Secret Garden", "My Sun", "Never Let Me Go", "People Are Good", "Perfect", "Reload", "See You", "Shake The Disease", "Shame", "Shine", "Shout", "So Cruel", "Soothe My Soul", "Stay", "Strangelove", "Suffer Well", "Take Me Back Home", "Tempted", "The Desperate Kingdom Of Love", "The Love Thieves", "Tonight", "Tora! Tora! Tora!", "What's Your Name?", "Where I Want", "Wrong", "You Owe Me")

Significant Low Notes:
D3 ("A Pain That I'm Used To", "All Of This & Nothing", "All That's Mine", "Always On My Mind", "Behind The Wheel", "Bitter Apple", "Bitterman", "Black And Blue Again", "Black Celebration", “But Not Tonight", "Clean", "Corrupt", "Don't Say You Love Me", "Dressed In Black", "Endless", "Everything Counts", "Flexible", "Fools", "Gone Too Far", "Happens All The Time", "Here Is The House", "Heroes", "Hidden Houses", "Hole To Feed", "I Can't Stay", "I Feel Loved", "I Held My Baby Last Night", "I Need You", "If You Want", "In The Morning", "In Your Memory", "It's Called A Heart", "Just Try", "Little 15", "Little Soul", "Low Guns", "Macro", "Maybe", "Metal Heart", "More Than A Party", "My Sun", "Never Let Me Go", "New Dress", "New Life", "People Are Good", "Photographic", "Pleasure, Little Treasure", "Poorman", "Puppets", "Reload", "Rush", "Shame", "Slow", "So Much Love", "Stand Up", "Stay", "Strangelove", "Surrender", "Take Me Back Home", "The Dark End Of The Street", "The Desperate Kingdom Of Love", "The Landscape Is Changing", "The Last Time", "The Love Thieves", "The Meaning Of Love", "The Sweetest Condition", "To Have and To Hold", "Use You", "Walking In My Shoes", "You Owe Me")
C♯3 ("A Photograph Of You", "Blasphemous Rumours", "Closer", “Dangerous”, "Dirty Sticky Floors", "Don't Cry", "Dream On", "Endless", "Ghost", "Ghosts Again", "Goodnight Lovers", "I Am You", "I Want It All", "Lately", "Lilian", "Longest Day", "Low Guns", "Master and Servant", "Maybe", "My Joy", “Nothing", "Personal Jesus”, "Poison Heart", "Sacred", "Shame", "Shock Collar", "So Cruel", "Soft Touch/Raw Nerve", "Speak To Me", "Stories Of Old", "Surrender", "Use You", "Wagging Tail", "Where My Love Lies Asleep", “World In My Eyes”)
C3 ("(Set Me Free) Remotivate Me", "A Man Needs A Maid", "A Question Of Time", "Bitter Apple", "Black And Blue Again", "Black Celebration", "Caroline's Monkey", "Corrupt", "Down", "Freelove", "Get The Balance Right", "Happens All The Time", “Happiest Girl”, "Here Is The House", "Hidden Houses", "I Can't Stay", "I Like It", "Ice Machine", "In Your Room", "It's Called A Heart", "It's Not Good", "Just Can't Get Enough", "Love Will Leave", "Macro", "Master and Servant", "Miracles", "Mother of Earth", "My Secret Garden", "Newborn", "Nodisco!", "Nothing's Impossible", "Oh Well", "One Thing", "Peace", "People Are Good", "People Are People", "Pleasure, Little Treasure", “Policy Of Truth”, "Riders On The Storm", "Satellite", "Saw Something", “Sea Of Sin”, "Secret To The End", "See You", "Smile", "So Much Love", "Something To Do", "Stand Up", "Stripped", "Surrender", "The Dark End Of The Street", "The Dead Of Night", "The Meaning Of Love", "The Sinner In Me", "The Sweetest Condition", "The Worst Crime", "To Have and To Hold", "Tomorrow", "Two Minute Warning", "Waking In My Shoes", "Where's The Revolution", "Work Hard")
B2 (“But Not Tonight", "Clean”, "Free", "Ghosts Again", "Goodnight Lovers", "Happens All The Time", "Hidden Houses", "It's No Good" [live in Barcelona, 2009], "Just Try", "Leave In Silence", "Lie To Me", "Lilac Wine", "Love Will Tear Us Apart", "Low Guns", "My Cosmos Is Mine", "My Little Universe", "Not Dark Yet", "Nothing's Impossible", "Ocean", "Photographic", "Poorman", "Presence Of God", "Rush", "Shut Me Down", "Sister Of Night", "So Cruel", "Song For Europe", "Stories Of Old", "Strange Religion", "Strangelove", "The Darkest Star", "The Last Time", "The Sinner In Me", "When The Body Speaks", "Where My Love Lies Asleep", "You Owe Me")
B♭2 ("A Question Of Time", "Alone", "Black And Blue Again", "Black Celebration", "Broken", "Caroline's Monkey", "Closer", "Dirty Sticky Floors", "Down", "Freelove", "Ghost", "Goodbye", “Happiest Girl”,  "I Want It All", "Lately", "Lilian", " Little 15", "Longest Day", "Master and Servant", "More Than A Party", "Mother of Earth", "My Joy", "My Secret Garden", "Newborn", "Ocean", "Saw Something", "Secret To The End", "Shouldn't Have Done That", "Speak To Me", "Tomorrow", "The Darkest Star", "The Dead Of Night", "The Landscape Is Changing", “Waiting For The Night”, “World In My Eyes”)
A2 ("A Man Needs A Maid", "All Of This & Nothing", "All That's Mine", "Blasphemous Rumours", "Broken", “Dangerous”, "Everything Counts", "Heroes", "Hidden Houses", "Hold On", "I Can't Stay", "I Need You", "In The Morning", "Just Try", "Leave In Silence", "Love Will Tear Us Apart", "Metal Heart", "Monument", "My Cosmos Is Mine", "Newborn", "Oh Well", "People Are People", “Personal Jesus”, "Presence Of God", "Shame", "Shut Me Down", "Smile", "So Cruel", "Song For Europe", "Stand Up", "Stay", "Stories Of Old" [Live at Chung Kings Studios], "The Love Thieves", "The Sinner In Me", "When The Body Speaks")
G♯2 ("Alone", "Broken", "Down", "Freelove", "Lilian", "Not Dark Yet", "Poison Heart", "Saw Something", "Secret To The End", "Shock Collar", "Stories Of Old", "Strange Religion", "The Sinner In Me", "Useless", "Wagging Tail")
G2 ("A Man Needs A Maid", "All That's Mine", "Black And Blue Again", "Caroline's Monkey", “Clean”, "Metal Heart", "Mother of Earth", "Nothing's Impossible", "One Thing", "Presence Of God", "Sister Of Night", "Smile", "Stories Of Old" [Live at Chung Kings Studios], "The Landscape Is Changing", "When The Body Speaks")
F♯2 ("Deeper And Deeper", "Strange Religion")
F2 ("Caroline's Monkey", "Down")
E2 ("Deeper And Deeper", "Stories Of Old" [Live at Chung Kings Studios])

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{Description}
Most known as the main voice and face of legendary English electronic music band Depeche Mode, Dave Gahan has established himself as one of the most iconic vocalists in pop music history. His strong, resonant mid-range baritone voice has inspired many a synthpop/new wave vocalist since his record debut in 1981, and have played an important part in solidifying the band's sound and style. Some of the most noticeable characteristics of his voice include his massive sounding middle and lower register, a powerful, often heavy sounding upper register, and an arresting, tonally rich delivery that crosses between dramatic and understated, bringing the most out of his performances whether they span different octaves or a few semitones.

Despite having gained some rasp and fluctuating in range between albums, Dave's voice hasn't changed much since he first started singing on record. Depeche Mode's first few records saw him singing quite comfortably from the upper 2nd to lower 4th octave, with founding member Martin Gore taking on the higher placed backing vocals (a dynamic present throughout all of Depeche's discography). Dave would usually reach into the mid-to-upper 4th octave quite confidently in songs ("Tora! Tora! Tora!" and "A Photograph Of You" being prime examples of this), with his vocal placement being not too different from Martin's. He would also use his lower register quite decently during this period ("The Landscape Is Changing", "Leave In Silence", "Everything Counts", etc.). Somewhere around Some Great Reward and Black Celebration, his higher register became slightly less prominent, with the 3rd and upper 2nd octave becoming his typical range for most songs. He still sang in the lower/mid 4th octave on some songs, with a bit of rasp starting to show in his voice ("People Are People", "Dressed In Black", "Sacred"), but his mid/lower range started to become more strong and noticeable. On DM's most acclaimed record, "Violator", Dave only reached the 4th octave on the song "Halo" ("Personal Jesus" possibly? Sounds a bit more like Martin though) while still providing some of his most iconic performances ("Enjoy The Silence", "Policy Of Truth", plus some dramatic and deep low notes on the album's closer "Clean". The band's next record "Songs Of Faith And Destruction" saw Dave's higher register return with an even more rugged sound than before, providing some of his most powerful performances (for instance, his heavy croon on "Condemnation", gritty, desperate belting on "Mercy In You" and potent E4's on "I Feel You").

After much personal turmoil, Depeche Mode returned with "Ultra", in which Dave returned to his trademark booming mid-range vocals, with a fair bit of 4th octave croons and belts (not as raw or frequent as on Songs Of Faith And Destruction) and strong upper/mid 2nd octave notes. This remained the standard for the group's next two albums, "Exciter" and "Playing The Angel". Some standout performances from this period include confident sounding upper-mid range vocals on tracks such as "It's No Good", "Shine" and "John The Revelator" and brooding low notes on tracks such as "Lilian", "Down" and "Sister Of Night", as well a rare usage of delicate falsetto vocals on "When The Body Speaks". Gahan also released two solo albums around this period, which saw him be a bit more ambitious with his vocals. This included further usage of upper 4th octave falsetto on songs such as "Dirty Sticky Floors", charismatic and dynamic performances in songs such as "Hidden Houses" and "Black And Blue Again", and a standout performance in "Deeper And Deeper". The aforementioned song features some of his grittiest, most well sustained upper register vocals to date, as well as some of his lowest notes during the song's outro.

By Depeche Mode's next album, Sounds Of The Universe, Gahan put his heavy upper register vocals on center stage, arguably moreso than ever before, with a large portion of songs on the album featuring prominent fourth octave vocals (such as "In Chains", "Fragile Tension", "Wrong", and "Peace", which included falsetto high Cs). Tonally, he continues to sound quite invigorated and bold (with a bit of leftover rasp), and has continued this streak of more frequent fourth octave vocals up to Depeche Mode's latest albums, "Delta Machine" and "Spirit", including songs such as "Should Be Higher" (side note: I legitimately thought Martin was singing that song's chorus the first time I heard it), "Heaven" and "You Move". His lower register hasn't seen any real change, remaining rather clear and strong down to the upper/middle 2nd octave when used (such as on his cover of "Love Will Tear Us Apart", "Shock Collar", and an acoustic version of "Stories Of Old"). His more recent live performances/covers have also showcased his regained strength with high notes, as well as some infrequent yet surprisingly resonant 5th octave falsetto notes (such as on DM's magnificent cover of "Heroes", or during a live performance of "Halo" at Bilbao in 2013). Also worth noting, his two albums with production duo Soulsavers feature vocal experimentation similar to his previous solo albums, but with the previously mentioned higher register increase ("Gone Too Far", "I Can't Stay", "In The Morning").

In short, Dave Gahan has solidified his position as one of the most beloved deep voiced singers in popular music, bringing Martin Gore's compositions of faith, addiction, lust and love to life with his powerful vocals, as well as through his attention catching solo releases, side projects and features. 40 years in as a singer, he remains active and his work remains beloved by fans around the globe who just can't get enough of his music.

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{Questionable Notes}
Dave does a lot of exclamations and quick yelps during live shows, and I'd be here all day if I counted them all, so I'm just acknowledging them (they're usually upper 4th octave shouts, sometimes 5th octave shrieks) and moving on. I'm willing to count more controlled sung live notes and yelps though
G♯5 ("Enjoy The Silence [live version from Incoherent Scream 2017]" [4][5], "I Held My Baby Last Night" [1])
D5 ("Leave In Silence" [1], "Stand Up" [2])
C5 ("New Life" [5]) 
B4 ("You Owe Me" [2])
G4 ("The Desperate Kingdom Of Love" [2])
G♯2 ("Nothing To Fear" [2])
G2 ("Nodisco!" [2][4])
E2 ("Shut Me Down" [5])
E♭2 ("Down" [4])
[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.
[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.

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{Bolded Notes}
D5 ("Halo" [live at Bilbao 2013], "Heroes")
A4 ("Should Be Higher")
G♯4 ("Mercy In You", "The Dark End Of The Street")
G4 ("Gone Too Far")
F♯4 ("Deeper And Deeper", "Heroes")
F4 ("My Joy")
E4 ("I Feel You")
E♭4 ("Condemnation")
D4 ("Dressed In Black", "Flexible")

D3 ("Behind The Wheel")
B♭2 ("Lilian")
A2 ("Leave In Silence", "Love Will Tear Us Apart", "Stories Of Old" [Live at Chung Kings Studios])
G♯2 ("Down", "Useless")
G2 ("Clean")
…………………………………………………………………….

*Blue marks clear falsetto/soft head voice notes.
*Italics mark non-melodic notes.
*Boldface marks notes that are considered to be impressive in relation to this person's vocal capabilities.
*Underlines mark notes obscured in the mix of the song.

[jaredletoisbackagain]

G#4s in Mercy In You?

[Batfleck]

I’d put some of the Martin Gore-sung songs (like “Pipeline” and “I Want You Now” for example) in the questionable notes section as Dave’s only credited on two songs where he does backing vocals (“The Sweetest Perfection” and “Macro”), but other than that, it looks pretty good so far.

[Rodney Blazershorts]

You seem to have some pretty extreme low/high note thresholds here, with less than an octave of "insignificant" range. Is there a reason for that?

[Seb]

Oct 6, 2020 1:59:40 GMT Rodney Blazershorts said:

You seem to have some pretty extreme low/high note thresholds here, with less than an octave of "insignificant" range. Is there a reason for that?

You've heard Dave Gahan before, right? Excellent singer, but not very rangey. He's got plenty of songs where his vocals span less than an octave, as well as many songs where he doesn't go below E♭3 or above B3 (*cough* Depeche Mode's most iconic song, "Enjoy The Silence" *cough). I feel like the thresholds are fair.

[Henny Macc]

Does he really have high-sounding C4s though, or treat them as high notes? Just because he's not a rangey singer doesn't mean we need to compensate for that by extending his thresholds extra far.

[1999]

D4 seems quite reasonable to me.
Also I guess this B4's still relevant Benicassim 2006
There's also a screamed E5 (I believe) at 0.33, Don't know if you want to count that. Actually there's plenty of performances with crazy screams in Personal Jesus, you might find something better.

[Seb]

Oct 6, 2020 9:48:59 GMT 1999 said:

D4 seems quite reasonable to me.
Also I guess this B4's still relevant Benicassim 2006
There's also a screamed E5 (I believe) at 0.33, Don't know if you want to count that. Actually there's plenty of performances with crazy screams in Personal Jesus, you might find something better.

Fair enough. I'll probably change it to D4 once I hear Depeche Mode's later records. Also I would count the E5. For now, at least.

[Seb]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2bOkJ8Q7kY&ab_channel=AndrewWhalen&t=53s
so uhhhh...

also the high notes section looks tiny now and that personally bothers me lol

[1999]

horrible lol

[Batfleck]

youtu.be/4NpbnR-hqAo?t=189
youtu.be/Wtp7WftCPPc?t=337
youtu.be/GD0IMFhzsCs?t=239

[jaredletoisbackagain]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA09Um6HYMg lows down to E2 in this version

[glo]

youtu.be/vXIk6CGxEh0?t=108

Lest we forget the A4s and B4s from “Should Be Higher” (G4 and B♭4 in live youtu.be/I_O37cE1j64?t=109)

[1999]

Your blue colour code is wrong mate, should be:
"[font color="blue"]song[/font]"

[Batfleck]

[Seb]

Jan 20, 2021 6:39:09 GMT Batfleck said:

Damn, he really sustained that G3

[Batfleck]

Yeah, nothing too significant, just thought it sounded cool lol. He does hit a lower note afterward at 3:46 though

[Batfleck]

I found an isolated vocal track from a backing vocal in WIMS. He sings it like an octave higher than the main vocal melody.

[Seb]

Jan 23, 2021 5:00:51 GMT Batfleck said:

I found an isolated vocal track from a backing vocal in WIMS. He sings it like an octave higher than the main vocal melody.

Great find. I was looking for more non-falsetto high notes notes from Dave.

[Døc]

youtu.be/U2Kyu4XURaE?t=29 Excellent G#2

[Batfleck]

A2, B2, C♯3, D4, E4, A4


G♯4


B♭4 in "Higher Love". I dunno if it's Dave, but it doesn't sound like Martin...


C3 in "People Are People" (like in "different people HAVE different needs" for example)


C3s (don't say you want me, don't say you need ME, don't say you love ME"...)


Live version of "It's No Good". It's played a semitone lower, so he hits B2s in the hook.

[Seb]

Thanks for the new notes guys (and notes which I unfortunately neglected). As for the B♭4, I'm not sure as to who exactly is hitting the note at first glance, but I'll evaluate it and come to a conclusion soon

Update: Yeah it's actually Martin

[jaredletoisbackagain]

What happened to his lows? The harmony in Sweetest Perfection for example?

[Batfleck]

Oct 20, 2022 11:55:19 GMT jaredletoisbackagain said:

What happened to his lows? The harmony in Sweetest Perfection for example?

The low harmonies in "Sweetest Perfection" are actually Martin. I thought they were Dave's as well, because he is listed as doing backing vocals on that track, but he sings towards the end (Nothing can stop me, takes me completely, touches so deeply, reaches so deeply...)

[jlpenman]

A4 | Walking in My Shoes
The chorus backing vocals recorded by Dave (not Martin). The top note here is a belted A4 in Dave's chest-/mixed-voice. I find this extremely impressive for a baritone-bass singer.

youtu.be/7dSYJTMDtSw


G#4 | Mercy in You
The final chorus (starting around 2:42) is sung by Dave (also not Martin). The top note is a belted G#4 in Dave's chest-/mixed-voice. Also very impressive for a singer with Dave's vocal type.

youtu.be/8CqWFwOca-0


Dave was known to be having singing coaching during this period to improve his singing and protect his voice during tours. This probably explains Dave's "newfound" ability to belt top notes in SoFaD.


E2 | Stories of Old (Live at Chung King Studios)
At the start of each verse and on "love" in each chorus, Dave hits an E2—note near/at the bottom of his range, in a way proving he is a baritone-bass. This combined with Walking in My Shoes gives us a chest-/mixed-voice range of two octaves and a fourth, which is pretty powerful.

youtu.be/ZBcULtxENo4