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Robert Allen Martin (29.06.1948 - )
Associated Acts Frank Zappa (1981 - 1988)
Vocal Range: C2 - A5
{Album Ranges}Bobby Martin (1981): C♯3 - E5 - G5
Significant High Notes:
A5 ("Easy Meat" live The Torture Never Stops, "The Evil Prince" live Vancouver 1984, "Tell Me You Love Me" live Parco Redecesio 1982, "Tinsel Town Rebellion" live Does Humour Belong in Music, "Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?" live At The Palladium 31/10/81)
G♯5 ("Beauty Knows No Pain" live The Torture Never Stops)
G5 ("Be in my Video" live Does Humour Belong in Music, "Chana In De Bushwop" live Saratoga 1984, "The Closer You Are" You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4, "Dickie's Such an Asshole" live Sweden 1988, "Fine Girl" live You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore Vol. 1, "Get Ready People", "Johnny Darling" live Denver 1984, "King Kong" live @ the Palladium 1981, "Montana" live Universal Amphitheater live 1984, "Planet Of The Baritone Women")
F♯5 ("Auld Lang Syne" live @ the Palladium 1981, "The Blue Light" live At The Palladium 31/10/81, "Disco Boy" You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4, "Easy Meat" live The Torture Never Stops, "I'm The Slime" live At The Palladium 31/10/81, "Montana" live rehearsals Los Angeles 1987, "Why Don't You Like Me?")
F5 ("Advance Romance" live The Palace Theater 1984, "Any Kind Of Pain", "The Closer You Are", "Dancin' Fool" live rehearsals Los Angeles 1987, "Disco Boy" live rehearsals Los Angeles 1987, "He's So Gay" live Saratoga 1984, "The Illinois Enema Bandit" live Palladium 1981, "Jezebel Boy", "Johnny Darling" live Denver 1984, "Nig Biz" live Stadio Communale 1982, "Pound For A Brown" live At Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 3/25/88, "Sharleena", "Takin' It Up All Night", Unknown Title, "Whipping Post" live St. Goarshausen 1984)
E5 ("Bamboozled By Love" live, "Carol You Fool" live Saratoga 1984, "Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy" live Saratoga 1984, "Dinah-Moe Humm" live You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore Vol. 6, "Disco Boy" live rehearsals Los Angeles 1987, "Don't Give Up", "Easy Meat" live The Torture Never Stops, "Fine Girl" live You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore Vol. 1, "The Flame And The Moth", "Florentine Pogen" live Graz AT 1988, "Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me" live Saratoga 1984, "Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel" live The Palace Theater 1984, "I Don't Even Care", "Inca Roads" live At Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 3/25/88, "Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk" live Barcelona 1988, "Love Of My Life" live Barcelona 1988, "Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up" live You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore Vol. 3, "Montana" live rehearsals Los Angeles 1987, "Packard Goose" live Barcelona 1988, "Pound For A Brown" live At Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 3/25/88, "Shall We Take Ourselves Seriously?" You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5, "Sharleena", "Stairway To Heaven" live Towson 1988, "Teen-age Prostitute" live @ the Palladium 1981, "What Kind Of Girl?", "What's New in Baltimore?" live rehearsals Los Angeles 1987, "Whipping Post", "Zomby Woof" live Hammersmith Odeon 1982)
E♭5 ("Catholic Girls" live Chicago 1988, "Chana In De Bushwop" live Saratoga 1984, "Get Ready People", "No Strings Attached")
D5 ("Andy" live rehearsals Los Angeles 1987, "Bamboozled By Love" live, "Big Swifty" Make a Jazz Noise Here, "City Of Tiny Lights" live Modena 1988, "The Closer You Are", "Dinah-Moe Humm" live Syracuse 1984, "The Evil Prince" live Vancouver 1984, "The Flame And The Moth", "Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel", "The Illinois Enema Bandit" live Barcelona 1988, "In France" live You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore Vol. 3, "Inca Roads" live 2013, "Johnny Darling" live Denver 1984, "Land of the Free", "Lonesome Cowboy Nando" live You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore Vol. 6, "No Strings Attached", "Open Letter", "Ride My Face To Chicago" live Bismarck Theatre 1984, "Shall We Take Ourselves Seriously?" You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5, "Stevie's Spanking", "Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance" live Stuttgart 1994, "What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body?" live Stuttgart 1994, "Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?" live You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore Vol. 3, "Zomby Woof" live Hammersmith Odeon 1982)
C♯5 ("Any Kind Of Pain", "Auld Lang Syne" live @ the Palladium 1981, "Doreen" You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5, "Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel", "Love Of My Life" live Barcelona 1988, "Montana" live rehearsals Los Angeles 1987, "More Trouble Every Day" The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAA Birthday Bundle, "Packard Goose" live Barcelona 1988, "So Yuh Don't Like Modern Art")
C5 ("Any Kind Of Pain", "Bamboozled By Love" live, "Be in my Video" live Does Humour Belong in Music, "The Beatles Medley" live At Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 3/25/88, "Bringing Out The Man In Me", "Brown Moses" You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4, "Chana In De Bushwop" live Saratoga 1984, "City Of Tiny Lights" live Modena 1988, "Don't Give Up", "The Evil Prince" live Vancouver 1984, "Florentine Pogen" live Graz AT 1988, "Get Ready People", "Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel", "The Illinois Enema Bandit" live Barcelona 1988, "Inca Roads" live rehearsals Los Angeles 1987, "Is That All You Get From A Broken Heart", "Keep It Greasey" live Rotterdam 1988, "Land of the Free", "Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up" live Stuttgart 1994, "Mary Lou" You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4, "My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama" live rehearsals Los Angeles 1987, "No Strings Attached", "Open Letter", "Outside Now" You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4, "Penguin In Bondage" live Vienna 1988, "Pound For A Brown" live At Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 3/25/88, "Sharleena" live Saratoga 1984, "Stairway To Heaven" live Towson 1988, "Stick Together" live rehearsals Los Angeles 1987, "Takin' It Up All Night", "Teen-Age Wind" live The Torture Never Stops, "Whipping Post", "Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?" live Syracuse 1984, "Willie the Pimp" live rehearsals Los Angeles 1987, "Zomby Woof" live Hammersmith Odeon 1982)
B4 ("Beauty Knows No Pain" live The Torture Never Stops, "Bringing Out The Man In Me", "Crew Slut" live You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore Vol. 6, "Dinah-Moe Humm" live Syracuse 1984, "Fine Girl" live The Torture Never Stops, "Flakes" live The Torture Never Stops, "The Flame And The Moth", "I Don't Even Care", "Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up" live Stuttgart 1994, "Nig Biz" live Stadio Communale 1982, "Planet Of The Baritone Women", "Strictly Genteel" live Barcelona 1988, "Teen-age Prostitute", "Tinsel Town Rebellion" live Does Humour Belong in Music, "Two Kinds Of Love" live San Jose 1989, "What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body?" live Stuttgart 1994, "When The Lie's So Big", "Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?" live You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore Vol. 3)
B♭4 ("Advance Romance" live Firenze 1988, "Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy" You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4, "City Of Tiny Lights" live Modena 1988, "Cosmik Debris" live Graz AT 1988, "Help I'm a Rock" live Stuttgart 1994, "I Ain't Got No Heart" live Stuttgart 1994, "Jailbait Babysitter", "The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing" live Syracuse 1984, "Mr. Green Genes" live Graz AT 1988, "Never Should Have Let You Go", "Nig Biz" live Stadio Communale 1982, "No No Cherry" live Denver 1984, "No Strings Attached", "Packard Goose" live Barcelona 1988, "Penguin In Bondage" live Vienna 1988, "Sharleena", "Teen-Age Wind" live The Torture Never Stops)
A4 ("Any Kind Of Pain", "Bamboozled By Love" live, "Be in my Video" live Does Humour Belong in Music, "The Beatles Medley" live At Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 3/25/88, "Bobby Brown" live Saratoga 1984, "Camarillo Brillo" live Saratoga 1984, "Carol You Fool" live Saratoga 1984, "Charlie's Enormous Mouth" live You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore Vol. 3, "Christian Coalition Blues", "Crew Slut" live Saratoga 1984, "Dinah-Moe Humm" live Syracuse 1984, "Easy Meat" live rehearsals Los Angeles 1987, "The Evil Prince" live Vancouver 1984, "Flakes" live The Torture Never Stops, "The Flame And The Moth", "Florentine Pogen" live Graz AT 1988, "Harder Than Your Husband" live The Torture Never Stops, "Heavenly Bank Account" live The Torture Never Stops, "Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me" live Saratoga 1984, "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" live At Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 3/25/88, "The Illinois Enema Bandit" live Barcelona 1988, "I'm a Beautiful Guy" live Stuttgart 1994, "Is That All You Get From A Broken Heart", "Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk" live Barcelona 1988, "Keep It Greasy" live Rotterdam 1988, "Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up" live Stuttgart 1994, "Mary Lou" You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4, "The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing" live Syracuse 1984, "More Trouble Every Day" The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAA Birthday Bundle, "Mr. Green Genes" live Graz AT 1988, "My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama" live rehearsals Los Angeles 1987, "Open Letter", "Ride My Face To Chicago" live Bismarck Theatre 1984, "Stevie's Spanking", "Tash And A Guitar", "Under The Moonlight", "Village of the Sun" live 2021, "We're Turning Again" live The Torture Never Stops, "When The Lie's So Big", "Whipping Post", "Who Needs The Peace Corps" live rehearsals Los Angeles 1987, "Why Don't You Like Me?")
G♯4 ("Andy" live rehearsals Los Angeles 1987, "Bringing Out The Man In Me", "Cocaine Decisions" live You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore Vol. 3, "Dancin' Fool" live rehearsals Los Angeles 1987, "Dickie's Such an Asshole", "Freeway Vigilante", "Get Ready People", "Goblin Girl" live Royal Oak 1984, "I Don't Even Care", "Jailbait Babysitter", "Love Of My Life" live Barcelona 1988, "Montana" live rehearsals Los Angeles 1987, "Muffin Man" live Saratoga 1984, "Shut Up and Dye Your Shoes", "Tryin' To Grow A Chin" live At The Palladium 31/10/81, "What's New in Baltimore?" live rehearsals Los Angeles 1987, "Yo Mama" live At The Palladium 31/10/81)
G4 ("Advance Romance" live Firenze 1988, "The Beatles Medley" live At Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 3/25/88, "The Black Lark's Ballet", "The Blue Light" live At The Palladium 31/10/81, "Blue Screen Boy", "Bobby Brown" live Buffalo 1988, "Broken Hearts Are for Assholes" live The Torture Never Stops, "Brown Moses" You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4, "Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy" live Saratoga 1984, "Christian Coalition Blues", "The Closer You Are" You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4, "Dead Girls Of London" You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5, "Find Her Finer" live Barcelona 1988, "Freeway Vigilante", "He's So Gay" live Saratoga 1984, "Inca Roads" live 2013, "Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk" live Barcelona 1988, "Johnny Darling" live Denver 1984, "Mr. Green Genes" live Graz AT 1988, "Nig Biz" live Stadio Communale 1982, "Outside Now", "Shut Up and Dye Your Shoes", "Teen-age Prostitute", "Tinsel Town Rebellion" live Does Humour Belong in Music, "Two Kinds Of Love" live San Jose 1989, "Village of the Sun" live 2021, "Who Needs The Peace Corps?" live At Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 3/25/88, "Yo Mama" live At The Palladium 31/10/81)
Significant Low Notes:
D3 ("Blue Screen Boy", "Bringing Out The Man In Me", "City Of Tiny Lights" live Modena 1988, "Dead Girls Of London" You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5, "Elvis Has Just Left The Building", "The Flame And The Moth", "I Ain't Got No Heart" live Barcelona 1988, "The Illinois Enema Bandit" live Barcelona 1988, "Is That All You Get From A Broken Heart", "Sharleena", "Stick Together" live rehearsals Los Angeles 1987, "Tinsel Town Rebellion" live Does Humour Belong in Music, "Village of the Sun" live 2021)
C♯3 ("Beauty Knows No Pain" live The Torture Never Stops, "The Black Lark's Ballet", "Florentine Pogen" live Graz AT 1988, "Jailbait Babysitter", "No Strings Attached", "Yo Mama" live At The Palladium 31/10/81)
C3 ("Advance Romance" live Firenze 1988, "Inca Roads" live 2013, "Planet Of The Baritone Women", "Sharleena", "Shut Up and Dye Your Shoes", "When The Lie's So Big" live Barcelona 1988, "Whipping Post" live Barcelona 1988)
B2 ("The Beatles Medley" live At Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 3/25/88, "The Black Lark's Ballet", "Disco Boy" live rehearsals Los Angeles 1987, "Freeway Vigilante", "Mother People" live Stuttgart 1994)
A2 ("Andy" live rehearsals Los Angeles 1987, "The Flame And The Moth", "Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?" live At The Palladium 31/10/81, "Zomby Woof" live Hammersmith Odeon 1982)
G♯2 ("Freeway Vigilante", "Help I'm a Rock" live Stuttgart 1994)
G2 ("Bamboozled By Love" live, "Bobby Brown" live Buffalo 1988, "City Of Tiny Lites" live Saratoga Performing Arts Center 2021, "Dumb All Over" live The Torture Never Stops, "Inca Roads" live 2013, "Planet Of The Baritone Women", "Shut Up and Dye Your Shoes", "Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance" live Stuttgart 1994)
F♯2 ("Planet Of The Baritone Women" live Barcelona 1988)
F2 ("Christian Coalition Blues", "A Modest Proposal")
E2 ("Andy" live Saratoga Performing Arts Center 2021, "Bobby Brown" live Buffalo 1988, "Shut Up and Dye Your Shoes")
E♭2 ("Jailbait Babysitter")
D2 ("The Black Lark's Ballet")
C2 ("I'm The Slime" live Zappanale 2015, "Jailbait Babysitter")
{Questionable Notes}
E2 ("Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance" live Stuttgart 1994 [4])
D2 ("A Modest Proposal" [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.
E2 ("Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance" live Stuttgart 1994 [4])
D2 ("A Modest Proposal" [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.
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Blue marks falsetto or whistle notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
