Michael Sadler (1,872 views)

[Zedd Squared]

Member Of: Saga (1977-2007, 2011-present)
Vocal Range: C♯2-E5

High Notes:

E5 ("Don't Look Now")
E♭5 ("Hands Up", "I'll Leave It in Your Hands", "Sideways", "Starting All Over", "(You Were) Never Alone")
D5 ("Easy Way Out", "Ellery", "Giant", "How Do I Look", "The Learning Tree", "Marathon", "The Nineties", "Once Is Never Enough", "Only Time Will Tell", "The Runaway", "Shape", "That's How We Like It", "Worlds Apart (Chapter 16)")
C♯5 ("Always There", "The Cross #1", "Framed", "Hands Up", "Lifeline", "One Minute", "Time to Go", "We've Been Here Before", "Without You", "Worlds Apart (Chapter 16)")
C5 ("Angel", "Bet On This", "Chase the Wind", "Compromise", "Don't Look Down", "Don't Make a Sound", "Don't Step Out of Line", "Easy Way Out", "Fools", "Footsteps in the Hall", "Here I Am", "Ice Nice", "I'll Leave It in Your Hands", "I'm Not the Enemy", "Misbehaviour", "Money Talks", "Old Man", "On the Other Side", "Scratching the Surface", "Starting All Over", "Take a Chance" Studio + live The Netherlands 2017, "The Victim #2", "Waiting in the Wings", "Why Not?", "Wildest Dreams", "(You Were) Never Alone", "You Were Right")
B4 ("10,000 Days", "As I Am", "Back to the Shadows", "Can't You See Me Now?", "Don't Put Out the Fire", "Feed Your Heart", "Framed", "God Knows", "Half the Time", "Hands Up", "Hangman", "How Do I Look", "I'm Back", "I'm OK", "The Learning Tree", "Loyalty", "Mind Over Matter", "Mouse in a Maze", "A Night to Remember", "The Nineties", "Once In a Lifetime", "The One", "Only Time Will Tell", "Password Pirate/Access Code/Password Pirate", "The Runaway", "Sam's New Friend", "Scarecrow", "Social Orphan", "Sound Advice", "Stand Up", "The Sun", "Taxman", "Victory", "(Walking On) Thin Ice", "We Hope You're Feeling Better #1", "Why We Lie", "Worlds Apart (Chapter 16)")
B♭4 ("Alone Again Tonight", "Anywhere You Wanna Go", "Ashes to Ashes (Chapter 11)", "Can't Find My Way Home", "Cat Walk", "Chase the Wind", "Don't Give Up", "Don't Look Down", "Don't Make a Sound", "The Flyer", "Fools", "Gonna Give It to Ya", "(Goodbye) Once Upon a Time", "Heaven Can Wait", "Here I Am", "Ice in the Rain", "I'll Leave It in Your Hands", "I'm Back", "I'm Not the Enemy", "Images (Chapter One)", "The Interview", "It's Time (Chapter Three)", "Listen to Your Heart", "Misbehaviour", "Money", "Odd Man Out", "On the Air", "One Minute", "Only Human", "Promises", "Push It", "Return to Forever", "River", "The Security of Illusion", "Sound Advice", "The Sound of Strangers", "Starting All Over", "Streets of Gold (Chapter 14)", "Take a Chance", "Till the Well Runs Dry", "Time to Go", "The Vendetta (Still Helpless)", "Waiting in the Wings", "Wake Up", "We've Been Here Before", "Wind Him Up", "The Writing", "You Know I Know (Chapter 14)", "You Were Right")
A4 ("Anywhere You Wanna Go", "Ball and Chain", "Believe", "Bet On This", "Book of Lies", "Can't Let Go", "Can't You See Me Now?", "Climbing the Ladder", "Don't Bother", "Don't Look Now", "Don't Make a Sound", "Don't Put Out the Fire", "Easy Way Out", "Fantastically Wrong", "Feed the Fire", "Fools", "Friends", "Gone Tomorrow", "Goodbye", "Half the Time", "Here Be Monsters", "Home", "How Are You?", "How Do You Feel?", "I Will Be Forever", "In the Name of Love", "It's Your Life", "Let It Slide", "Loyalty", "Marathon", "Mind Over Matter", "A Night to Remember", "No Man's Land", "No Stranger (Chapter Eight)", "Old Man", "On the Loose", "Once In a Lifetime", "The One", "One Heart", "Outside Looking In", "The Perfectionist", "The Pitchman", "Push It", "Radio", "Return to Forever", "River of Gold", "Run", "The Runaway", "Sam's New Friend", "Scarecrow", "See Them Smile", "Six Feet Under", "Slow Motion", "Social Orphan", "Spin It Again", "Stand Up", "The Sun", "Swept Away", "Taxman", "That's As Far As I'll Go", "That's How We Like It", "Till the Well Runs Dry", "Time Bomb", "Time to Play", "Tired World (Chapter Six)" Symmetry Version, "Too Deep", "The Victim #2", "The Voice", "(Walking On) Thin Ice", "We Hope You're Feeling Better #1", "Whirlwind", "Who's Sorry Now", "Why Not?", "Why We Lie", "Wildest Dreams", "You Were Right", "You're Not Alone '97")
G♯4 ("All Will Change #1", "Always There", "Anywhere You Wanna Go", "Book of Lies", "Can't Find My Way Home", "Cat Walk", "Clear", "Don't Give Up", "Don't Look Down", "The Flyer", "Fools", "Gone Tomorrow", "Goodbye", "(Goodbye) Once Upon a Time", "Half the Time", "Heaven Can Wait", "Home", "How Do You Feel?", "How Long", "Ice in the Rain", "I'll Leave It in Your Hands", "I'll Never Be Like You #2", "I'm Not the Enemy", "Intermission", "Listen to Your Heart", "Live at Five", "Lonely", "Lost for Words", "Misbehaviour", "Money", "More Than I Deserve", "No Regrets (Chapter Five)", "No Two Sides", "Now I Know", "Odd Man Out", "One Heart", "One Minute", "One More Chance", "One of These Days", "Out of the Shadows", "A Place In Time", "Promises", "Radio", "Remember When (Chapter 9)", "River", "River of Gold", "Solsbury Hill", "The Sound of Strangers", "Steamroller", "Streets of Gold (Chapter 14)", "That's As Far As I'll Go", "Time to Go", "Treading Water", "Trust", "Time Bomb", "Victory", "Waiting in the Wings", "The Way of the World", "Welcome to the Zoo", "We've Been Here Before", "What Do I Know?", "Whirlwind", "Why Does She Care", "Why We Lie", "Will It Be You? (Chapter Four)", "(You Were) Never Alone")
G4 ("The 13th Generation", "Alone Again Tonight", "Amnesia", "Bet On This", "Beyond the Horizon", "Blind Side of the Heart", "Book of Lies", "Breathing Lessons", "Can't Let Go", "Can't You See Me Now?", "Chase the Wind", "Climbing the Ladder", "Compromise", "Don't Be Late (Chapter Two)", "Don't Bother", "Don't Look Now", "Don't Look Down", "Don't Put Out the Fire", "Don't Step Out of Line", "Ellery", "Fantastically Wrong", "Feed the Fire", "The Flyer", "Follow Me", "Framed", "Friends", "The Further You Go", "Giant", "Give 'em the Money", "Gonna Give It to Ya", "(Goodbye) Once Upon a Time", "Hot to Cold", "House of Cards", "How Do I Look", "Humble Stance", "I Will Be Forever", "Id, Ego and Superego", "Intermission", "The Interview", "It Never Ends", "It's Time (Chapter Three)", "Keep It Reel", "The Learning Tree", "Letters in a Bottle", "Lifeline", "Live at Five", "Lost for Words", "Luck", "Marathon", "Money Talks", "More Than I Deserve", "Mouse in a Maze", "My Friend", "New Horizons", "A Night to Remember", "Nights in White Satin", "No Man's Land", "No Stranger (Chapter Eight)", "No Strings Attached", "Now I Know", "Old Man", "On the Air", "On the Loose", "On the Other Side", "Once Is Never Enough", "The One", "One Heart", "Only Time Will Tell", "Out of the Shadows", "Password Pirate/Access Code/Password Pirate", "The Pitchman", "A Place In Time", "Push It", "Recurring Dream", "Remember When (Chapter 9)", "Scarecrow", "The Security of Illusion", "Show and Tell", "Six Feet Under", "Someone Should", "Sound Advice", "Stand Up", "Take a Chance", "Take It or Leave It", "Taxman", "Till the Well Runs Dry", "Time Bomb", "Time to Play", "Time's Up", "Tired World (Chapter Six)" Symmetry Version, "Too Much Time On My Hands", "Too Much to Lose (Chapter Seven)", "Uncle Albert's Eyes (Chapter 13)", "The Vendetta (Still Helpless)", "Victory", "Vital Signs", "The Voice", "Wake Up", "(Walking On) Thin Ice", "We Hope You're Feeling Better #2", "We'll Meet Again (Chapter 15)", "What's It Gonna Be?", "Who's Foolin' Who", "Who's Sorry Now", "Why Does She Care", "Why Not?", "Wildest Dreams", "Will It Be You? (Chapter Four)", "Wind Him Up" Original + Symmetry Version, "Without You", "The Writing", "You and the Night", "(You Were) Never Alone", "You Were Right", "You're Not Alone", "Your Wildest Dreams")
F♯4 ("Always There", "Back to the Shadows", "Breathing Lessons", "Don't Forget to Breathe", "Don't Give Up", "Don't Put Out the Fire", "Feed Your Heart", "Gone Tomorrow", "Half the Time", "Hangman", "Heaven Can Wait", "Help Me Out", "House of Cards", "If I Were You", "I'll Be", "I'm Back", "I'm OK", "Keep It Reel", "Letters in a Bottle", "Loyalty", "Mind Over Matter", "Mouse in a Maze", "On the Other Side", "One More Chance", "Only Human", "The Perfectionist", "Promises", "River", "Run", "Sound Advice", "The Sun", "Taxman", "Time to Go", "Too Deep", "Trust", "Vital Signs", "Whirlwind", "Who's Sorry Now", "Why We Lie")

Low Notes:

E3 ("All Will Change #1", "Alone", "Always There", "The Call of the Sea", "Don't Forget to Breathe", "Don't Put Out the Fire", "Ellery", "Follow Me", "The Further You Go", "Go with the Flow", "God Knows", "I Walk with You", "Id, Ego and Superego", "If I Were You", "Nights in White Satin", "On the Other Side", "One More Chance", "Only Human", "Peter Pan", "Pleasure and the Pain", "Radio", "Revelation", "Rise & Shine", "Scarecrow", "Spin It Again", "Stand Up", "Victory", "The Voice", "You're Not Alone" 1978 demo, "Your Wildest Dreams")
E♭3 ("Angel", "Back Where We Started", "Giant", "Gonna Give It to Ya", "Goodbye", "Hands Up", "Heaven Can Wait", "Hello (Dawn)", "House of Cards", "Ice in the Rain", "I'll Never Be Like You #2", "I'm Back", "Listen to Your Heart", "Lost for Words", "Money", "Money Talks", "Once In a Lifetime", "Only Human", "The Perfect Time to Feel Better", "The Pitchman", "Promises", "River", "Show and Tell", "Streets of Gold (Chapter 14)", "The Sun", "Till the Well Runs Dry", "Time Bomb", "Waiting in the Wings", "Welcome to the Zoo", "We've Been Here Before", "What Do I Know?", "Where Are You Now?", "Who's Foolin' Who", "Wind Him Up")
D3 ("10,000 Days", "Alone Again Tonight", "Ashes to Ashes (Chapter 11)", "Back to the Shadows", "Ball and Chain", "Beyond the Horizon", "Breathing Lessons", "Fools", "Ice Nice", "If I Were You", "I'll Be", "In the Name of Love", "It Never Ends", "Keep It Reel", "La Foret Harmonieuse", "Let It Slide", "Lonely", "My Friend", "New Horizons", "Now I Know", "On My Way", "Only Time Will Tell", "The Pitchman" Symmetry Version, "A Place In Time", "The Sound of Strangers", "That's How We Like It", "Time to Play", "The Victim #2", "Vital Signs", "(Walking On) Thin Ice", "What's It Gonna Be?", "Worlds Apart (Chapter 16)", "You're Not Alone", "Your Wildest Dreams")
C♯3 ("10,000 Days", "As I Am", "Believe", "Can't You See Me Now?", "Clear", "Go with the Flow", "Ice in the Rain", "I'm Back", "Mind Over Matter", "Money", "Once In a Lifetime", "Pleasure and the Pain", "Promises", "Radio", "River", "Run", "Someone Should")
C3 ("Bet On This", "Clear", "Don't Forget to Breathe", "Ellery", "Footsteps in the Hall", "Home", "How Do I Look", "I Will Be Forever", "If I Were You", "Listen to Your Heart", "Marathon", "More Than I Deserve", "New Horizons", "No Strings Attached", "No Two Sides", "Now I Know", "On the Air", "One Heart", "Six Feet Under", "Slow Motion", "Starting All Over", "That's As Far As I'll Go", "Tired World (Chapter Six)" Symmetry Version, "We'll Meet Again (Chapter 15)", "Why Not?")
B2 ("Always There", "Breath of Life", "Chances Are #2", "Feed the Fire", "How Are You?", "I Walk with You", "It's Your Life", "Leave Her Alone", "Loyalty", "Luck", "Money", "The One", "Peter Pan", "Revelation", "River of Gold", "Solsbury Hill", "Worlds Apart (Chapter 16)")
B♭2 ("Anywhere You Wanna Go", "As I Am", "Ball and Chain", "Clear", "Don't Look Down", "Images (Chapter One" Symmetry Version, "Live at Five", "Money Talks", "No Strings Attached", "One Heart", "One of These Days", "The Perfect Time to Feel Better", "Press 9", "Promises", "The Security of Illusion", "Stand Up", "Steamroller", "The Sun", "Time's Up", "Too Deep", "Too Much Time On My Hands", "Trust", "Vital Signs", "Welcome to the Zoo", "Wind Him Up" live unknown venue, "The Writing", "You and the Night", "You Were Right")
A2 ("Coppermine", "Don't Make a Sound", "Ice Nice", "Marathon", "The Nineties", "Outside Looking In", "The Right Side of the Other Hall", "Rise & Shine", "The Runaway", "Treading Water", "Trust", "Who's Foolin' Who", "Worlds Apart (Chapter 16)")
G♯2 ("Always There", "Angel", "Images (Chapter One" Symmetry Version, "The Perfect Time to Feel Better", "River of Gold", "Screw 'Em", "Steamroller", "The Sun", "Time's Up", "Wind Him Up" Symmetry Version)
G2 ("Breathing Lessons", "Can't You See Me Now?", "Chances Are #2", "Don't Make a Sound", "I'll Never Be Like You #2", "I'm Not the Enemy", "Now I Know", "Out of the Shadows", "Press 9", "The Right Side of the Other Hall", "Scarecrow", "Waiting in the Wings", "We'll Meet Again (Chapter 15)", "Wind Him Up" Symmetry Version, "You Know I Know (Chapter 14)")
F♯2 ("All Will Change #2", "Always There" Symmetry Version, "Loyalty", "Once In a Lifetime", "The Runaway", "Solsbury Hill")
F2 ("Alone", "Beyond the Horizon", "Chances Are #1", "La Foret Harmonieuse", "The Nineties", "Steamroller", "Wake Up", "Who's Sorry Now")
E2 ("Chances Are #2", "It's Your Life", "Password Pirate/Access Code/Password Pirate")
E♭2 ("Chances Are #1", "The Pitchman")
D2 ("Run", "Who's Sorry Now")
C♯2 ("So Good So Far")

Saga's Michael Sadler occupies what I like to think of as the thespian side of the rock vocal spectrum. Especially early on in the band's career, he often sounded like he was reciting a dramatic monologue in song form, complete with the expressive vibrato, rounded tone, and precise diction that characterizes such a style. While he also indulged in the stacked vocal harmony approach that was popular with other bands of the same era, the arrangements lent a greater significance to his word choice than many of his peers. During this time, he kept within a comfortable middle register of his voice at most times, only breaking from it during backing vocal passages. As the story goes though, producer Rupert Hine worked hard to stop him from "singing like a choir boy" on the 1981 release Worlds Apart, causing him to experience a rather sudden range expansion that showcased greater heights and depths than ever before. His vocal progression from that point continued to impress as he took his dramatic vocal style to different realms, spending more time with his soothing low register and his newly found belting prowess. In the years since, Sadler has continued to find new musical environments for his voice to shine in, both as a guest for a myriad of different artists and in the still expanding Saga catalog.

Shout Outs: Many thanks to BAZanine for his notewatching assistance on this thread.
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*Underlined notes are found in backing vocals or otherwise obscured in the song mix.
*Blue marks soft and/or disconnected sounding falsetto notes.
*Boldface indicates notes that are notable examples of this singer's capabilities.
*Italics mark non-sung notes.

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{Questionable Notes}A5 ("The Nineties" ^[2])
G♯5 ("Listen to Your Heart" ^[2][3])
G5 ("Take a Chance" ^[2])
E♭5 ("Don't Be Late (Chapter Two)" ^[2])
D5 ("Take It or Leave It" ^[2], "Time Bomb" ^[1])
C♯5 ("Giant" ^[3], "Whirlwind" ^[2])
C5 ("Days Like These" ^[2])
B4 ("Id, Ego and Superego" ^[2], "Where's My Money?" ^[3])
B♭4 ("Who's Foolin' Who" ^[2], "You Were Made for Me" ^[2])
A4 ("Ishalem" ^[2])
G♯4 ("You Were Made for Me" ^[2])
G4 ("Ishalem" ^[2])

E♭3 ("You Were Made for Me" ^[2])
A2 ("How Are You?" ^[3], "Humble Stance" ^[1], "Whirlwind" ^[1])
G♯2 ("Listen to Your Heart" ^[2], "Money Talks" ^[1])
G2 ("Follow Me" ^[1], "On My Way" ^[2], "Tired World (Chapter Six)" Symmetry Version ^[1])
F♯2 ("Back to the Shadows" ^[2])
F2 ("Careful Where You Step" ^[2][4], "Home" ^[1], "Images (Chapter One)" Symmetry Version, "The Perfect Time to Feel Better" ^[1])
E2 ("Rise & Shine" ^[3], "Where Are You Now?" ^[1])
E♭2 ("The 13th Generation" ^[3], "Wind Him Up" live unknown venue ^[5])
C♯2 ("Chances Are #1" ^[1])
G♯1 ("So Good So Far" ^[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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{Album Ranges}Saga

Saga (1978): A2-G4-A4-C5 BAZanine
Images at Twilight (1979): C3-D3-A4-B4 BAZanine
Silent Knight (1980): C♯3-G♯4-C5-C♯5 BAZanine
Worlds Apart (1981): G♯2-C♯5 BAZanine
Heads or Tales (1983): E♭2-D3-C5 Zedd Squared
Behaviour (1985): G2-B♭2-D5 BAZanine
Wildest Dreams (1987): G♯2-D5 Zedd Squared
The Beginner's Guide to Throwing Shapes (1989): F2-G2-A2-D5-E♭5 BAZanine
The Security of Illusion (1993): B♭2-D5 Zedd Squared
Steel Umbrellas (1994): E2-C5-E♭5 Zedd Squared
Generation 13 (1995): E♭2-D5 Zedd Squared
Pleasure & the Pain (1997): B♭2-A4-B4 Zedd Squared
Phase 1 (1998, recorded 1978): D3-A4-B4-C5 Zedd Squared
Full Circle (1999): B2-E♭3-A4-B4 Zedd Squared
House of Cards (2001): C♯2-F♯2-D5 Zedd Squared
Marathon (2003): G2-D5-E♭5 Zedd Squared
Network (2004): A2-B4-E5 Zedd Squared
Trust (2006): E2-A2-C5 Zedd Squared
10,000 Days (2007): G2-B4-E♭5 Zedd Squared
20/20 (2012): B♭2-B♭4-D5 Zedd Squared
Sagacity (2014): F2-G2-A4-B♭4 Zedd Squared
Symmetry (2021): F2-B♭4 Zedd Squared

Rudy's Journey

Rudy's Journey (2001): B2-A4 Zedd Squared

Michael Sadler

Clear (2004): D2-C5 Zedd Squared

Roswell Six

Terra Incognita: Beyond the Horizon (2009): F2-D3-A4 Zedd Squared
Terra Incognita: A Line in the Sand (2010): F♯2-B4 Zedd Squared

DID

Dissociative Identity Disorder (2017): D2-G2-A4-B4 Zedd Squared