Post by BAZanine on Oct 12, 2020 7:51:47 GMT
Stephen Ray Perry (22 January 1949 - present)
Associated Acts: Journey (1977 - 1987, 1995 - 1998), Alien Project
Vocal Range: C3 - C6
Voice Type for Steve Perry: Stupid fucking old-ass tenor who won't fucking hit a B2
{Vocal Summary}Among the most well-known voices of the late 20th century, Steve Perry is a staple within classic rock. Inspired by the likes of Sam Cooke, Perry is best known for his extremely flexible upper register, with impressive ease in belting throughout the upper fourth and lower fifth octaves. Above this, he blends into a head voice which, although comparably underused, is very agile in its own right, able to navigate up to the sixth octave nearly effortlessly. His lower range in comparison is infamously underdeveloped and the least utilised area of his voice, becoming rather airy and cumbersome as early as the mid-third octave. Despite this, the technical strengths of Perry's voice and the emotion that he is able to convey in his singing are things that listeners admire to this day, and as such have long since been able to cement him as one of the best singers of all time.
Significant High Notes:
C6 ("On a Saturday Night" live Tokyo 1979, "Sun Shines Gray")
B5 ("Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" live St. Paul 2014 / live Lincoln Center 2014, "Summertime" live Hanford 1974, "Sweet Little Angel" live PBS Soundstage 1978)
B♭5 ("Road Runner" live 1979)
A5 ("Homemade Love", "Makes No Difference", "Patiently" live 1979, "Somethin' to Hide", "Sweet and Simple")
G♯5 ("Back Talk", "Get Your Face Out of Here", "Lă Do Dā", "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" live, Greatest Hits Live, "My, My, My", "You Should Be Happy")
G5 ("Anyway", "Chameleon", "Lay It Down", "Line of Fire", "Mother, Father", "On a Saturday Night" live PBS Soundstage 1978, "Silver Bells", "Sweet Little Angel" live PBS Soundstage 1978)
F♯5 ("Keep on Runnin'" live Houston 1981, "Line of Fire" live Houston 1981)
F5 ("Do You Recall", "Wheel in the Sky")
E5 ("After the Fall", "Angel Eyes", "Back Talk", "Dead or Alive", "Dixie Highway" live, "Easy to Love", "Edge of the Blade", "Escape", "Homemade Love", "If You Need Me, Call Me" demo version, "Keep on Runnin'", "Line of Fire", "Mother, Father", "No More Cryin'", "The Party's Over (Hopelessly in Love)", "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" live, "Summer of Luv", "Sun Shines Gray", "Why Can't This Night Go on Forever")
E♭5 ("Any Way You Want It" live Detroit 1980, "Faithfully", "If Only for the Moment, Girl", "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" live Tokyo 1983, "Oh Sherrie", "Once in a Lifetime, Girl", "Road Runner" live 1979, "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)", "Silver Bells", "Strung Out", "Suzanne", "Winds of March" studio / live PBS Soundstage 1978, "You Should Be Happy")
D5 ("After the Fall", "Against the Wall", "Any Way You Want It" live, "Anytime" live PBS Soundstage 1978, "Ask the Lonely", "Back Talk", "Be Good to Yourself", "Chain Reaction", "City of the Angels", "Dixie Highway" live, "Don't Fight It", "Edge of the Blade", "Escape", "The Eyes of a Woman", "Feeling That Way" live Detroit 1980, "Frontiers", "Go Away", "I Believe", "It Could Have Been You", "It's Only Love", "Lady Luck", "Lay It Down", "Liberty", "Natural Thing", "Once in a Lifetime, Girl", "Once You Love Somebody", "The Party's Over (Hopelessly in Love)", "Patiently" live 1979, "People and Places", "Positive Touch", "Raised on Radio", "She Makes Me (Feel All Right)" live PBS Soundstage 1978, "She's Mine", "Somethin' to Hide", "Stay Awhile", "Stone in Love", "Summertime" live Hanford 1974, "Suzanne", "Sweet and Simple", "Too Late", "Walks Like a Lady" live Detroit 1980, "Wheel in the Sky" live, "When You're Alone (It Ain't Easy)", "Where Were You", "Why Can't This Night Go on Forever")
C♯5 ("Against the Wall", "Anytime" live, "Be Good to Yourself", "Can Do", "Can't Stop", "Captured by the Moment", "Don't Be Down on Me Baby", "Don't Stop Believin'", "Don't Tell Me Why You're Leavin'", "Faithfully", "Happy to Give", "I'll Be All Right Without You", "If Only for the Moment, Girl", "If You Need Me, Call Me", "It Could Have Been You", "Just the Same Way", "Keep on Runnin'", "Little Girl", "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'", "Lovin' You Is Easy", "Makes No Difference", "My, My, My", "One More", "Only Solutions", "Precious Time", "Strung Out", "Too Late", "We Are the World", "When You're Alone (It Ain't Easy)", "Where Were You", "Winter Wonderland", "You Should Be Happy")
C5 ("After the Fall", "Any Way You Want It", "Ask the Lonely", "Call on Me", "City of the Angels", "Could We Be Somethin' Again", "Dixie Highway" live, "Do You Recall", "Easy to Love", "Edge of the Blade", "Feeling That Way", "For the Love of Strange Medicine", "Forever Right or Wrong (Love's Like a River)", "Frontiers", "Girl Can't Help It", "Go Away", "Good Morning Girl", "Happy to Give", "Homemade Love", "I Believe", "I'm Cryin'", "It's Just the Rain", "Lă Do Dā", "La Raza del Sol", "Lights" live, "Lovin' You Is Easy", "Mother, Father", "Natural Thing", "Oh Sherrie", "On a Saturday Night" live, "Once in a Lifetime, Girl", "Once You Love Somebody", "Only Solutions", "Only the Young", "The Party's Over (Hopelessly in Love)", "Patiently" studio / live 1979, "Positive Touch", "Road Runner" live 1979, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", "Send Her My Love" live, "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)", "Somewhere There's Hope", "Still They Ride", "Stone in Love", "Summer of Luv", "Troubled Child", "Walks Like a Lady", "What Was", "Wheel in the Sky", "Who's Crying Now", "Winds of March", "You Better Wait")
B4 ("Any Way You Want It" studio / live, "Anytime", "Can't Stop", "Castles Burning", "Chain Reaction", "Daydream", "Destiny", "Don't Fight It", "Don't Stop Believin'", "Don't Tell Me Why You're Leavin'", "Easy to Fall", "Escape", "Faithfully", "Foolish Heart", "Forever Right or Wrong (Love's Like a River)", "Friends of Mine", "Get Your Face Out of Here", "Harmony", "I Believe", "I'll Be All Right Without You", "If You Need Me, Call Me", "It Could Have Been You", "It's Only Love", "Keep on Runnin'", "Lady Luck", "Lay It Down", "Liberty", "Lights", "Little Girl", "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'", "Message of Love", "Missing You" live San Francisco 1994, "Most of All", "My, My, My", "Once You Love Somebody", "Only the Young", "Open Arms", "Opened the Door", "People and Places", "Precious Time", "Raised on Radio", "Rubicon", "Running Alone", "Send Her My Love", "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)", "She Makes Me (Feel All Right)" live PBS Soundstage 1978, "She's Mine", "Someday Soon", "Stay Awhile", "Still She Cries", "Summertime" live Hanford 1974, "Sun Shines Gray", "Too Late", "When You're Alone (It Ain't Easy)", "You Better Wait", "You Should Be Happy", "Young Hearts Forever")
B♭4 ("Captured by the Moment", "Castles Burning", "City of the Angels", "Colours of the Spirit", "Do You Recall", "Donna Please", "The Eyes of a Woman", "Feeling That Way", "For the Love of Strange Medicine", "Forever in Blue", "Go Away", "Happy to Give", "I Am", "I Stand Alone", "It Won't Be You" writing demo, "Listen to Your Heart", "Melody", "Missing You" live San Francisco 1994, "Oh Sherrie", "On a Saturday Night" live, "One More", "Opened the Door", "Positive Touch", "Sandcastles", "Somethin' to Hide", "Stand Up (Before It's Too Late)", "Suzanne", "Sweet Little Angel" live PBS Soundstage 1978, "What Was", "When You Love a Woman", "When You're in Love (For the First Time)", "Winds of March")
A4 ("Angel Eyes", "Anyway", "Ask the Lonely", "Baby I'm a-Leavin' You", "Call on Me", "Can Do", "Can't Stop", "Can't Tame the Lion", "Could We Be Somethin' Again", "Dead or Alive", "Don't Be Down on Me Baby", "Donna Please", "Easy to Fall", "Easy to Love", "Escape", "Frontiers", "Girl Can't Help It", "Good Morning Girl", "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", "I Can See It in Your Eyes", "I Need You", "I Stand Alone", "If He Should Break Your Heart", "If You Need Me, Call Me", "In the Rain", "It Won't Be You" writing demo, "It's Just the Rain", "It's Only Love", "La Raza del Sol", "Listen to Your Heart", "Makes No Difference", "Missing You", "Most of All", "Natural Thing", "No Erasin'", "No More Cryin'", "Only Sixteen" live Lincoln Theatre 2014, "Only Solutions", "Patiently", "People and Places", "Running Alone", "Someday Soon", "Somewhere There's Hope", "Stand Up (Before It's Too Late)", "Still She Cries", "Summer of Luv", "Sun Shines Gray", "Troubled Child", "Tuesday Heartache", "Walks Like a Lady", "We're Still Here", "Wheel in the Sky", "When I Think of You", "Where Were You", "Who's Crying Now", "Why Can't This Night Go on Forever", "You Belong to Me", "You Better Wait", "Young Hearts Forever")
Significant Low Notes:
G3 ("After the Fall", "Angel Eyes", "Any Way You Want It", "Anyway", "Blue Jays Fly", "Call on Me", "Can't Stop", "Castles Burning", "The Christmas Song", "City of the Angels", "Colours of the Spirit", "Could We Be Somethin' Again", "Dixie Highway" live, "Donna Please", "The Eyes of a Woman", "Feeling That Way" live Detroit 1980, "Girl Can't Help It", "I Can See It in Your Eyes", "I Need You", "I Stand Alone", "I'm Cryin'", "In the Rain", "It's Just the Rain", "It's Only Love", "Liberty", "Natural Thing", "On a Saturday Night" live PBS Soundstage 1978, "Once in a Lifetime, Girl", "Only Sixteen" live Lincoln Theatre 2014, "Patiently", "Send Her My Love", "She Makes Me (Feel All Right)" live PBS Soundstage 1978, "Silver Bells", "Still She Cries", "Sun Shines Gray", "What Was", "Who's Crying Now", "Winds of March")
F♯3 ("The Christmas Song", "Could We Be Somethin' Again", "Daydream", "Foolish Heart", "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'", "Open Arms", "Running Alone", "Summertime" live Hanford 1974, "We Fly", "We're Still Here", "Winter Wonderland", "You Belong to Me", "Young Hearts Forever")
F3 ("Blue Jays Fly", "Castles Burning", "I'll Be Home for Christmas", "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" live Lincoln Theatre 2014, "Missing You", "Open Arms" live Lincoln Theatre 2014, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", "This Christmas", "We Fly", "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?", "What Was", "Wheel in the Sky" live Capital Center 1980, "Winter Wonderland")
E3 ("Auld Lang Syne", "Dead or Alive" live Houston 1981, "Dixie Highway" live Detroit 1980, "Don't Be Down on Me Baby", "Easy to Love", "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", "If You Need Me, Call Me", "In the Rain", "Line of Fire", "Maybe This Year", "No Erasin'", "October in New York", "You Belong to Me")
E♭3 ("Auld Lang Syne", "I'll Be Home for Christmas", "October in New York", "This Christmas", "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?")
D3 ("Any Way You Want It", "Most of All", "Once You Love Somebody", "Summertime" live Hanford 1974, "United We Stand")
C♯3 ("October in New York")
C3 ("Most of All", "Wheel in the Sky" live Capital Center 1980)
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*Blue marks clear falsetto notes.
*Italics mark non-melodic notes.
*Boldface marks notes that are considered impressive in relation to this person's vocal capabilities.
*Underlines mark notes obscured in the mix of the song.
Best Vocal Performances:
1. Mother, Father
2. Why Can't This Night Go on Forever
3. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)
4. Little Girl
5. Don't Stop Believin'
6. Wheel in the Sky
7. Sweet and Simple
8. I'm Cryin'
9. Lady Luck
10. Open Arms
{Examples of His Voice}An earlier song in Perry's career, this shows off his younger tone from midrange to belts to his strong head voice:
This short exerpt shows how easy singing in the fourth octave is for Perry as well as how agile and strong his head voice is:
An '80s hit for Journey, the tone that Perry developed over time and the emotion he's known for is in full swing here:
This short exerpt shows how easy singing in the fourth octave is for Perry as well as how agile and strong his head voice is:
An '80s hit for Journey, the tone that Perry developed over time and the emotion he's known for is in full swing here:
{Questionable Notes}B5 ("Get Your Face Out of Here"[1d])
A5 ("My, My, My"[1d])
G5 ("Walks Like a Lady" live Detroit 1980[1b])
F♯5 ("Against the Wall"[3a])
E5 ("Lovin' You Is Easy"[2a])
D5 ("Castles Burning"[3a])
E♭3 ("Edge of the Blade"[1c], "The Eyes of a Woman"[1a], "Happy to Give"[1a])
D3 ("Opened the Door"[1a])
C♯3 ("Good Morning Girl"[1a], "What Was"[1a])
C3 ("Anyway"[1a])
B2 ("The Christmas Song" [1a], "Most of All"[2b], "Once in a Lifetime, Girl"[1c], "Somewhere There's Hope"[1a], "Walks Like a Lady"[1a], "When You're in Love (For the First Time)"[1a])
B♭2 ("Liberty"[1a], "One More"[1c], "This Christmas"[1a])
G♯2 ("Destiny"[1a], "If You Need Me, Call Me" 1994 version[1c])
G2 ("Missing You"[2a], "We're Still Here"[2a])
C♯2? ("Can't Stop"[3b])
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[1] Questionable representativeness.
a. Brief anacrusis.
b. Brief yelps.
c. Speaking.
d. Brief woos.
[2] Questionable identity.
a. Unidentified backing vocal.
b. Notes that may or may not exist.
[3] Questionable quality.
a. Extremely shaky notes.
b. Weak and/or toneless fry.
A5 ("My, My, My"[1d])
G5 ("Walks Like a Lady" live Detroit 1980[1b])
F♯5 ("Against the Wall"[3a])
E5 ("Lovin' You Is Easy"[2a])
D5 ("Castles Burning"[3a])
E♭3 ("Edge of the Blade"[1c], "The Eyes of a Woman"[1a], "Happy to Give"[1a])
D3 ("Opened the Door"[1a])
C♯3 ("Good Morning Girl"[1a], "What Was"[1a])
C3 ("Anyway"[1a])
B2 ("The Christmas Song" [1a], "Most of All"[2b], "Once in a Lifetime, Girl"[1c], "Somewhere There's Hope"[1a], "Walks Like a Lady"[1a], "When You're in Love (For the First Time)"[1a])
B♭2 ("Liberty"[1a], "One More"[1c], "This Christmas"[1a])
G♯2 ("Destiny"[1a], "If You Need Me, Call Me" 1994 version[1c])
G2 ("Missing You"[2a], "We're Still Here"[2a])
C♯2? ("Can't Stop"[3b])
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[1] Questionable representativeness.
a. Brief anacrusis.
b. Brief yelps.
c. Speaking.
d. Brief woos.
[2] Questionable identity.
a. Unidentified backing vocal.
b. Notes that may or may not exist.
[3] Questionable quality.
a. Extremely shaky notes.
b. Weak and/or toneless fry.
{Album Ranges}With Journey:
Infinity (1978) (G3 - A5)
Evolution (1979) (F♯3 - A5)
Departure (1980) (D3 - A5)
Dream, After Dream (1980) (G♯3 - C♯5)
Captured (1981) (E3 - G♯5)
Escape (1981) (F♯3 - G5)
Frontiers (1983) (G3 - E5 - G♯5)
Raised on Radio (1986) (D3 - G3 - E5)
Trial by Fire (1996) (E3 - C♯5)
Greatest Hits Live (1998, recorded 1981/1983) (F♯3 - G♯5)
Live in Houston 1981: The Escape Tour (2005, recorded 1981) (E3 - G5)
+ Live performances
Solo:
Street Talk (1984) (F♯3 - A5)*
*Tracks 11 - 13 are Alien Project demos recorded in the 1970s. An album range representative of the mid-1980s recordings made for this album would be (F♯3 - E♭5 - G♯5).
For the Love of Strange Medicine (1994) (E3 - C5 - G5)
Traces (2018) (C3 - E♭3 - B4 - E5 - C6)
The Season (2022) (E♭3 - G5)
+ Live performances
Infinity (1978) (G3 - A5)
Evolution (1979) (F♯3 - A5)
Departure (1980) (D3 - A5)
Dream, After Dream (1980) (G♯3 - C♯5)
Captured (1981) (E3 - G♯5)
Escape (1981) (F♯3 - G5)
Frontiers (1983) (G3 - E5 - G♯5)
Raised on Radio (1986) (D3 - G3 - E5)
Trial by Fire (1996) (E3 - C♯5)
Greatest Hits Live (1998, recorded 1981/1983) (F♯3 - G♯5)
Live in Houston 1981: The Escape Tour (2005, recorded 1981) (E3 - G5)
+ Live performances
Solo:
Street Talk (1984) (F♯3 - A5)*
*Tracks 11 - 13 are Alien Project demos recorded in the 1970s. An album range representative of the mid-1980s recordings made for this album would be (F♯3 - E♭5 - G♯5).
For the Love of Strange Medicine (1994) (E3 - C5 - G5)
Traces (2018) (C3 - E♭3 - B4 - E5 - C6)
The Season (2022) (E♭3 - G5)
+ Live performances
