Post by SailorBlue on Oct 19, 2020 5:15:21 GMT
Stephen Eric Pearcy
Associated Acts: "Ratt" (1977-present, on-off, though there's been too many break-ups/departures to document here), "Arcade" (1992-1994), "Vertex" (1996), Solo (2002-present)
Voice Type: Dave Mustaine trying to carry a washing machine up a flight of stairs.
Vocal Range: D2 - G♯5
{Album Ranges}
With Ratt:
Ratt (EP) (1983): G♯3 - E♭5 SailorBlue
Out of the Cellar (1984): G♯3 - E♭5 falsetokaiba
Invasion of Your Privacy (1985): G3 - E♭5 falsetokaiba
Dancing Undercover (1986): B3 - F5 BAZanine
Reach For the Sky (1988): G♯2 - E♭5 BAZanine
Detonator (1990): F2 - E5 SailorBlue
Ratt (known colloquially as '1999') (1999): C3 - C♯5 Platypus
Infestation (2010): F2 - E5 Platypus
With Arcade:
Arcade (1993): E2 - E5 SailorBlue
A/2 (1994) (songs 1, 3, & 4 are not available): F♯2 - G5 SailorBlue
With Vicious Delite:
Vicious Delite (1995): G♯2 - E♭5 SailorBlue
With Vertex:
Vertex (1996): D2 - F5 SailorBlue
Solo:
Social Intercourse (2002): G♯2 - C♯5 SailorBlue
Fueler (2006): F♯2 - G♯5 SailorBlue
Rock Kandy (2007): (Not including reissued songs) B2 - B4 SailorBlue
Under My Skin (2008): E2 - D5 SailorBlue
Underworld (2012): (Not including reissued songs) C♯3 - C♯5 SailorBlue
Smash (2017): D2 - C5 SailorBlue
A View To A Thrill (2018): B♭2 - C♯5 SailorBlue
With Ratt:
Ratt (EP) (1983): G♯3 - E♭5 SailorBlue
Out of the Cellar (1984): G♯3 - E♭5 falsetokaiba
Invasion of Your Privacy (1985): G3 - E♭5 falsetokaiba
Dancing Undercover (1986): B3 - F5 BAZanine
Reach For the Sky (1988): G♯2 - E♭5 BAZanine
Detonator (1990): F2 - E5 SailorBlue
Ratt (known colloquially as '1999') (1999): C3 - C♯5 Platypus
Infestation (2010): F2 - E5 Platypus
With Arcade:
Arcade (1993): E2 - E5 SailorBlue
A/2 (1994) (songs 1, 3, & 4 are not available): F♯2 - G5 SailorBlue
With Vicious Delite:
Vicious Delite (1995): G♯2 - E♭5 SailorBlue
With Vertex:
Vertex (1996): D2 - F5 SailorBlue
Solo:
Social Intercourse (2002): G♯2 - C♯5 SailorBlue
Fueler (2006): F♯2 - G♯5 SailorBlue
Rock Kandy (2007): (Not including reissued songs) B2 - B4 SailorBlue
Under My Skin (2008): E2 - D5 SailorBlue
Underworld (2012): (Not including reissued songs) C♯3 - C♯5 SailorBlue
Smash (2017): D2 - C5 SailorBlue
A View To A Thrill (2018): B♭2 - C♯5 SailorBlue
{Vocal Analysis/Bio: Written by clem }
Stephen Eric Pearcy is an American singer-songwriter, best known for founding and fronting the hard rock/metal band "Ratt".
Pearcy is a bit of a vocal anomaly of his scene; a much more streamlined voice than many of his more technically accomplished peers. A natural tenor, in his most successful years Pearcy's style was largely based in his very chesty brand of belting, complete with distinctive snarl of the Alice Cooper or Dave Mustaine variety. Whilst this abrasive tone was quite possibly as much down to underdeveloped breath support as it was stylistic preference, Pearcy's upper ceiling in his prime was a surprisingly high one, sustaining belts up to E♭5 in studio. His live singing has always been more patchy; sometimes replicating studio efforts quite faithfully, and other times struggling with the high melodies.
Over the course of his career, Pearcy's voice gradually deepened, and from the early 1990s he began to incorporate more low and mid-range singing into his material, sounding surprisingly smooth even as low as D2 in more recent takes.
Overall, Pearcy's instrument is an unrefined, rough sort of voice, with few displays of virtuosity to note. But for all his shortcomings as a singer, Pearcy could arguably be considered all the more memorable and recognizable a performer for them, as evidenced by his record sales in excess of 18 million.
Stephen Eric Pearcy is an American singer-songwriter, best known for founding and fronting the hard rock/metal band "Ratt".
Pearcy is a bit of a vocal anomaly of his scene; a much more streamlined voice than many of his more technically accomplished peers. A natural tenor, in his most successful years Pearcy's style was largely based in his very chesty brand of belting, complete with distinctive snarl of the Alice Cooper or Dave Mustaine variety. Whilst this abrasive tone was quite possibly as much down to underdeveloped breath support as it was stylistic preference, Pearcy's upper ceiling in his prime was a surprisingly high one, sustaining belts up to E♭5 in studio. His live singing has always been more patchy; sometimes replicating studio efforts quite faithfully, and other times struggling with the high melodies.
Over the course of his career, Pearcy's voice gradually deepened, and from the early 1990s he began to incorporate more low and mid-range singing into his material, sounding surprisingly smooth even as low as D2 in more recent takes.
Overall, Pearcy's instrument is an unrefined, rough sort of voice, with few displays of virtuosity to note. But for all his shortcomings as a singer, Pearcy could arguably be considered all the more memorable and recognizable a performer for them, as evidenced by his record sales in excess of 18 million.
Significant High Notes
G♯5 ("Drive With Me")
G5 ("Hott Racin'")
F5 ("Dance", "One Like a Son", "Young and the Damned")
E5 ("Drive Me Crazy", "Drive With Me", "Enough is Enough", "F.T.W", "Last Call", "Livin' Dangerously", "Scratch That Itch", "Screamin' S.O.S.", "Top Secret")
E♭5 ("Back for More", "Between the Eyes", "Chain Reaction", "Dangerous But Worth the Risk", "Drive Me Crazy", "Enough is Enough", "I'm Insane", "Looking for Love", "Never Use Love", "One Good Lover", "Overdrive", "Railbreak", "Sweet Cheater", "Synthetic Flash", "Take a Chance", "Tell the World", "Wanted Man", "You're in Trouble")
D5 ("Ain't Gonna Be", "All or Nothing", "Bottom Line", "Chain Reaction", "City to City", "Dancing With the Angels", "Don't Bite the Hand That Feeds You", "F.T.W", "Hard Time", "Heads I Win, Tails You Lose", "I Want a Woman", "I Want to Love You Tonight", "Kidnapped", "Lack of Communication", "Lay it Down", "Messed Up World", "Mother Mary", "No Surprise", "One Step Away", "Reckless", "Screamin' S.O.S.", "Shame Shame Shame", "She Wants Money", "Watcha Doin'", "You're in Love")
C♯5 ("Between the Eyes", "Body Talk", "Can't Ever Get Enough", "Can't Wait on Love", "Dance", "The F#*k", "Freak", "From the Inside", "Gamblers & Thieves", "I Gotta Be Me", "I'm a Ratt", "I Want a Woman", "I'm Insane", "In Your Direction", "Livin' Dangerously", "Lost Weekend", "Loving You is a Dirty Job", "Never Use Love", "Nothin' to Lose", "Reckless", "Round and Round", "Scratch That Itch", "Screamin' S.O.S.", "Sinomatic", "Slip of the Lip", "So Good, So Fine", "Sweet Cheater", "Take a Big Bite", "Take a Chance", "Tell the World", "Turn it Upside Down", "U Got It", "U Only Live Twice", "Walkin' the Dog", "Way Cool Jr.", "What's it Gonna Be", "Ya Gotta Love That", "You Should Know By Now", "You Think You're Tough")
C5 ("As Good as it Gets", "Chain Reaction", "Drive With Me", "Fight", "Follow", "Garden of Eden", "Hott Racin'", "I Can't Take It", "In Like Pink", "In Outta Love", "I Want to Love You Tonight", "Just Like the Rest", "A Little too Much", "Live for Today", "Never Goin' Home", "Nothin' to Lose", "One in a Million", "One Like a Son", "One Step Away", "Passion Infinity", "Red Licorice", "Room With a View", "Scatter", "Secrets to Tell", "Shame Shame Shame", "Sky Falling", "So Depressed", "Spy vs Spy", "Take a Big Bite", "Take Me Home", "Ten Miles Wide", "Want too Much", "When I'm Gone", "You're in Love")
B4 ("All Night Long", "All Shook Up", "All the Way", "Back For More", "Big Nothin'", "Bottom Line", "Calm Before the Storm", "City to City", "Cry No More", "Dance", "Dead Reckoning", "Don't Bite the Hand That Feeds You", "Don't Let Go", "Don't Want to Talk About", "Dream Machine", "Drive Me Crazy", "F.T.W", "Give It All", "Givin' Yourself Away", "Got Me On the Line", "Hard Time", "Hit Me With a Bullet", "I Can't Take It", "It Ain't Easy", "It Doesn't Matter", "Insatiable", "In The Corner", "I Want a Woman", "I Want to Love You Tonight", "Jamie", "Kill Kitty", "Last Call", "A Little Too Much", "Live To Die", "Lollipop", "Loving You is a Dirty Job", "Luv Sick", "Malibu", "Messed Up World", "No Surprise", "One Good Lover", "Overdrive", "Rock Kandy", "Scratch That Itch", "Slip of the Lip", "So Good, So Fine", "Synthetic Flash", "Tell the World", "That Sick Thing", "Time and Time", "Top Secret", "Wanted Man", "Way Cool Jr.", "What I'm After", "What You Give is What You Get", "What's it Gonna Be", "You're in Trouble")
B♭4 ("7th Avenue", "Ain't Gonna Be", "Best of Me", "Between the Eyes", "Body Talk", "Chain to Me", "Closer To My Heart", "Dancing With the Angels", "Dangerous But Worth the Risk", "Dangerous Thing", "Dead Roses", "Bitter With the Sweet", "Eat Me Up Alive", "The F#*k", "Five Fingers", "Gamblers & Thieves", "I Gotta Be Me", "I'm Insane", "In Your Direction", "Kidnapped", "Like a Dog", "Looking for Love", "The Morning After", "The Move", "Never Use Love", "Novacain", "One Good Lover", "Pusher", "Rain", "Red Licorice", "Rock Kandy", "Room With a View", "Scatter", "Scene of the Crime", "She Wants Money", "Sinomatic", "Take a Chance", "Time Slips Away", "Underworld", "Violator", "Walkin' the Dog", "What's Up w/ That", "Ya Gotta Love That", "Ya Talkin' to Me", "You Should Know By Now", "You Think You're Tough")
A4 ("7th Avenue", "All Night Long", "All or Nothing", "All Shook Up", "Are You Ready", "As Good as it Gets", "Bottoms Up", "Breakout", "Dead Reckoning", "Dead Roses", "Dizzy", "Don't Bite the Hand That Feeds You", "Enough is Enough", "Fight", "Follow", "Garden of Eden", "Gave Up Givin' Up", "Givin' Yourself Away", "Heads I Win, Tails You Lose", "Here We Go Again", "I Know I'm Crazy", "I'm a Ratt", "In Outta Love", "I Want a Woman", "Lack of Communication", "Lay it Down", "Le Roach", "Live for Today", "Livin' Dangerously", "Lollipop", "Luv Sick", "Mother Blues", "Never Goin' Home", "Nothin' to Lose", "Not Killin' Me", "One in a Million", "Outta Sight, Outta Mind", "Over the Edge", "Passion Infinity", "Red Licorice", "Screamin' S.O.S.", "Secrets to Tell", "Shame Shame Shame", "Sky Falling", "So Good, So Bad", "So Good, So Fine", "Spy vs Spy", "Summer's End", "Take a Big Bite", "Take Me Home", "Ten Miles Wide", "Tug of War", "U Got It", "Under My Skin", "U Only Live Twice", "Violator", "Want too Much", "Watcha Doin'", "Way Cool Jr.", "Welcome", "What Do Ya Think", "What I'm After", "What's Up w/ That", "You're in Love", "Your Only Age")
G♯4 ("Back for More", "Chain to Me", "Closer to My Heart", "Cry No More", "Dangerous But Worth the Risk", "Dead Roses", "Don't Let Go", "Double Shot", "Eat Me Up Alive", "From the Inside", "Give it All", "Godsmack", "I'm Insane", "In Like Pink", "In Your Direction", "It Doesn't Matter", "Jamie", "Last Call", "Lost Weekend", "Look Out Below", "Malibu", "No Surprise", "Railbreak", "Rock Kandy", "Round and Round", "Scene of the Crime", "She Wants Money", "Shut Down Baby", "Sweet Cheater", "Tell the World", "Time Slips Away", "Turn it Upside Down", "Underworld", "Violator", "Walkin' the Dog", "What You Give is What You Get", "What's it Gonna Be", "You're a Lot Like Me", "You're in Trouble", "You Should Know By Now")
Significant Low Notes
F♯3 ("Chain to Me", "Cry No More", "The F#*k", "In Like Pink", "Kill Kitty", "Last Call", "Look Out Below", "Malibu", "Nothin' to Lose", "Summer's End", "What's Up w/ That")
F3 ("Is Justice Your Peace", "One in a Million", "One Like a Son")
E3 ("Are You Ready", "Bottoms Up", "Cry No More", "Gave Up Givin' Up", "Here We Go Again", "Hit Me With a Bullet", "I Can't Take It", "I Gotta Be Me", "Injector", "Live to Die", "Messed Up World", "Not Killin' Me", "Novacain", "Passion Infinity", "Scatter", "Secrets to Tell", "Summer's End", "Time and Time", "Top Secret", "Under My Skin")
E♭3 ("Chain to Me", "Double Shot", "From the Inside", "Godsmack", "I'm a Ratt", "In Like Pink", "Inception", "One in a Million", "Overdrive", "Pusher", "Rock Kandy", "Sinomatic", "Time Slips Away", "Turn it Upside Down", "Violator", "Ya Talkin' to Me", "Young and the Damned")
D3 ("Big Nothin'", "Don't Want to Talk About", "Drive With Me", "Follow", "Garden of Eden", "Givin' Yourself Away", "Hott Racin'", "In Outta Love", "Kidnapped", "The Move", "One Like a Son", "One Step Away", "Over the Edge", "Room With a View", "So Depressed", "Watcha Doin'", "Welcome", "What Do Ya Think", "When I'm Gone")
C♯3 ("All Night Long", "Dead Roses", "Gamblers & Thieves", "Insatiable", "Lollipop", "Time and Time")
C3 ("I Can't Take It", "Injector", "Mother Mary", "Screamin' S.O.S.", "Secrets to Tell", "So Good, So Fine", "Synthetic Flash")
B2 ("Freak", "F.T.W", "Goodbye to You", "Hard Time", "I Know I'm Crazy", "Insatiable", "Synthetic Flash", "Turn it Upside Down", "When I'm Gone")
B♭2 ("Ain't Gonna Be", "The F#*k", "Five Fingers", "Just Like the Rest", "Kidnapped", "Like a Dog", "Rain", "Violator")
A2 ("Reckless", "So Good, So Bad", "Under My Skin", "Welcome")
G♯2 ("Eat Me Up Alive", "Kill Kitty", "Like a Dog", "What's it Gonna Be", "Ya Gotta Love That")
G2 ("Dancing With the Angels", "Is Justice Your Peace", "Room With a View")
F♯2 ("Five Fingers", "I Know I'm Crazy", "Kidnapped", "Spy vs Spy", "That Sick Thing", "Young and the Damned")
F2 ("A Little too Much", "Mother Mary", "Shame Shame Shame")
E2 ("Bottoms Up", "F.T.W", "Messed Up World", "Passion Infinity")
D2 ("Fight", "Follow", "I Know I'm Crazy", "Ten Miles Wide")
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Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Underlines mark notes that are in backing vocals and/or obscured in the song mix.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities (all bolds are hyperlinked).
Blue marks falsetto notes.
Green marks harshly distorted notes.
{Questionable Notes}
A6 ("Don't Want to Talk About" [1])
G6 ("In Like Pink" [1], "Is Justice Your Peace" [1]/[2])
E6 ("All or Nothing" [1], "Last Call" [1]/[4], "Rock Kandy" [1])
D6 ("I Can't Take It" [5])
C6 ("All Shook Up" [5])
F5 ("Core (Ver. 1.2.0.)" [2], "Double Shot" [1], "One in a Million" [1], "Shut Down Baby" [1], "You Should Know By Now" [2])
E5 ("Are You Ready" [4])
D3 ("Lack of Communication" [2])
C3 ("Lack of Communication" [2])
B♭2 ("Bitter With the Sweet" [5])
G♯2 ("Got Me On the Line" [2]/[3])
E♭2 ("Way Cool Jr." [2]/[3])
D2 ("Passion Infinity" [1]/[3])
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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.
[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.
A6 ("Don't Want to Talk About" [1])
G6 ("In Like Pink" [1], "Is Justice Your Peace" [1]/[2])
E6 ("All or Nothing" [1], "Last Call" [1]/[4], "Rock Kandy" [1])
D6 ("I Can't Take It" [5])
C6 ("All Shook Up" [5])
F5 ("Core (Ver. 1.2.0.)" [2], "Double Shot" [1], "One in a Million" [1], "Shut Down Baby" [1], "You Should Know By Now" [2])
E5 ("Are You Ready" [4])
D3 ("Lack of Communication" [2])
C3 ("Lack of Communication" [2])
B♭2 ("Bitter With the Sweet" [5])
G♯2 ("Got Me On the Line" [2]/[3])
E♭2 ("Way Cool Jr." [2]/[3])
D2 ("Passion Infinity" [1]/[3])
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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.
[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.
