Post by Smitty. on Oct 23, 2021 22:27:40 GMT
Stefan Alois: (8.5.1963 - 10.5.2010)
Associated Acts: Ayreon, Cromo, For Sale, Gotthard
Years Active: 1979 - 2010
Vocal Range: D2 - B5
Significant High Notes:
B5 ("Hole in One", "Hush", "Lonely Heartache")
B♭5 ("Dirty Devil Rock", "Hey Jimi")
A5 ("Bad to the Bone", "Child in Time" Live Tonhalle Zurich/Switzerland 2009, "Domino Effect", "Dirty Devil Rock", "Get Down", "Get It While You Can", "High Note Challenge" Live The Magic Circle Festival 2008, "Lay Down the Law", "Make My Day", "Mean Street Rocket", "Mighty Quinn", "One In a Million", "Open Fire", "Ride On", "Rock N' Roll" Live 1994)
G♯5 ("Come Together", "Dirty Weekend", "Hunter", "Immigrant Song" Live Made in Switzerland, "Standing in the Light")
G5 ("Bad to the Bone", "Break Away", "End of Time", "Higher", "Homerun", "Hush", "Mean Street Rocket", "Open Fire", "She Goes Down", "The Sixth Extinction", "Sweet Little Rock N' Roller", "Unnatural Selection")
F♯5 ("Downtown", "Good Time Lover" Live 1994, "Hole in One", "Immigrant Song", "Let it Be", "Let It Rain", "Make My Day", "I Don't Mind")
F5 ("Bad to the Bone", "Best Time", "Gone to Far", "Need To Believe", "Rebel Soul", "Right From Wrong", "Take Me", "Unconditional Faith", "Unspoken Words")
E5 ("Ain't Enough", "Angel", "Back to You", "Best Time", "Can't Be the "Real Thing"", "Cheat and Hide", "Child in Time" Live Tonhalle Zurich/Switzerland 2009, "Come Together", "Dirty Devil Rock", "End of Time", "Firedance", "Fight For Your Life", "Free and Alive", "Get Down", "Got to Be Love", "Heal Me", "Here Comes the Heat", "Hey Jimi", "Higher", "I'm On My Way", "In the Name", "I've Seen an Angel Cry", "Letter to a Friend", "Let It Rain", "Light in Your Eyes", "Lonely Heartache", "Long Way Down", "Love For Money", "Mad Love", "Mountain Mama", "Movin' On", "Nobody Home", "No Tomorrow", "Open Fire", "Ride On", "Rock N' Roll" Live 1994, "Round and Round", "Superman", "Sweet Little Rock N' Roller", "Take Me", "Top of the World", "Want You In", "Vision")
E♭5 ("Anytime Anywhere", "Blackberry Way", "Eye of the Tiger", "I'm Your Travelin' Man", "Standing in the Light", "Want You In", "Where is Love When It's Gone", "You")
D5 ("Ain't Enough", "All I Care For", "All We Are", "Angel", "Bad to the Bone", "Can't Be the "Real Thing"", "Cheat and Hide", "Come Alive", "Come Along", "The Cruiser (Judgement Day)", "Cupid's Arrow", "Don't Let Me Down", "Dream On", "Eagle", "Everything Can Change", "Father Is That Enough?", "The Fifth Extinction", "First Time In a Long Time", "Get It Whie You Can", "Got to Be Love", "Heaven", "Hey Jimi", "Homerun", "Hush", "I'm Alive", "Immigrant Song", "I'm On My Way", "In the Name", "I Wonder", "Lay Down the Law", "Letter to a Friend", "Let It Rain", "Lift U Up", "Light in Your Eyes", "Lonely People", "Long Way Down", "Mad Love", "Master of Illusion", "Merry X Mas", "Mighty Quinn", "Need To Believe", "Nobody Home", "Nothing Left at All", "Now", "One In a Million", "Overtime X Mas Jam", "Rebel Soul", "Right From Wrong", "Round and Round", "Said & Done", "Say Goodbye", "Shangri La", "She Goes Down", "The Sixth Extinction", "Sister Moon", "Stay For the Night", "Sweet Little Rock N' Roller", "Take It Easy", "Take Me", "Tears To Cry", "Tell No Lies", "Top of the World", "Unnatural Selection", "Unspoken Words", "What Can I Do")
C♯5 ("Age of Shadows/We Are Forever", "The Call", "Come Along", "Don't Let Me Down", "Downtown", "Firedance", "Free and Alive", "Good Time Lover" Live 1994, "Have a Little Faith", "Hole in One", "Hunter", "I Don't Mind", "I Know, You Know", "Immigrant Song", "I've Seen an Angel Cry", "I'm Your Travelin' Man", "Let It Be", "Make My Day", "Mighty Quinn", "Never Surrender", "No Tomorrow", "Ride On", "Round and Round", "Standing in the Light", "Top of the World", "What I Like", "Where I Belong")
C5 ("Angel", "Back to You", "Best Time", "Blackberry Way", "Break Away", "Come Together", "Child in Time" Live Tonhalle Zurich/Switzerland 2009, "The Cruiser (Judgement Day)", "Dirty Devil Rock", "Dirty Weekend", "Dream On", "Eagle", "Everything Can Change", "Eye of the Tiger", "Falling", "First Time In a Long Time", "Get Down", "Good Time Lover" Live 1994, "Have a Little Faith", "Heaven", "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", "Human Zoo", "I'm Alive", "I'm On My Way", "I Wonder", "Janie's Not Alone", "Lay Down the Law", "Lonely Heartache", "Merry X Mas", "Movin' On", "Need To Believe", "The Oscar Goes To…", "Rock N' Roll" Live 1994, "Say Goodbye", "The Sixth Extinction", "Sister Moon", "Speed of Light", "Superman", "Tears To Cry", "Tell No Lies", "Unspoken Words", "Vision")
B4 ("Break Away", "Can't Be the "Real Thing"", "Cheat and Hide", "Come Alive", "Don't Let Me Down", "Everything I Want", "Father Is That Enough?", "Firedance", "Fight For Your Life", "Fist in Your Face", "Free and Alive", "Get It While You Can", "Got to Be Love", "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", "Heal Me", "Hey Jimi", "Higher", "Hunter", "I Don't Mind", "In the Name", "I Wonder", "Janie's Not Alone", "Letter to a Friend", "Lift U Up", "Light in Your Eyes", "Lonely People", "Long Way Down", "Love Soul Matter", "Mad Love", "Make My Day", "Mighty Quinn", "Now", "One In a Million", "Open Fire", "Rebel Soul", "Said & Done", "Shangri La", "Speed of Light", "Standing in the Light", "Still I Belong To You", "Take It Easy", "Tomorrow's Just Begun", "Top of the World", "Unconditional Faith", "Want You In", "What Can I Do", "What I Like", "Where I Belong")
B♭4 ("Ain't Enough", "Anytime Anywhere", "Blackberry Way", "Come Together", "Dirty Weekend", "Domino Effect", "Eagle", "Everything Can Change", "Gone to Far", "Have a Little Faith", "Heaven", "I Know, You Know", "Lay Down the Law", "Master of Illusion", "The Other Side of Me", "The Oscar Goes To…", "Right From Wrong", "Unnatural Selection", "You")
A4 ("Age of Shadows/We Are Forever", "Ain't Enough", "All I Care For", 'All We Are", "Angel", "Back to You", "Beneath the Waves", "Best Time", "Come Along", "The Cruiser (Judgement Day)", "Cupid's Arrow", "Don't Let Me Down", "Downtown", "Dream On", 'Everything I Want", "Falling", "Father Is That Enough?", "The Fifth Extinction", "First Time In a Long Time", "Fist in Your Face", "Get Down", "Gone to Far", "Got to Be Love", "Have a Little Faith", "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", "Here Comes the Heat", "Hole in One", "Homerun", "Human Zoo", "Hush", "I'm Alive", "I Can't Stop", "I Don't Mind", "I've Seen an Angel Cry", "Janie's Not Alone", "Let It Be", "Let It Rain", "Light in Your Eyes", "Lonely Heartache", "Long Way Down", "Love For Money", "Master of Illusion", "Mean Street Rocket", "Mountain Mama", "Movin' On", "Never Surrender", "No Tomorrow", "Now", "One Life, One Soul", "Overtime X Mas Jam", "Peace of Mind", "Ride On", "Right From Wrong", "Round and Round", "Say Goodbye", "Shangri La", "She Goes Down", "Sister Moon", "Stay For the Night", "Sweet Little Rock N' Roller", "Take It Easy", "Take Me", "Tarot Women", "Tell No Lies", "Unconditional Faith", "Unnatural Selection", "Unspoken Words", "Vision", "What Can I Do", "What I Like")
G♯4 ("Age of Shadows/We Are Forever", "And Then Goodbye", "Anytime Anywhere", "The Call", "Hunter", "I Know, You Know", "I'm Your Travelin' Man", "Never Surrender", "Nothing Left at All", "The Oscar Goes To…", "The Sixth Extinction", "Speed of Light", "The Train", "Where I Belong", "Where is Love When It's Gone")
G4 ("All I Care For", "Blackberry Way", "Break Away", "The Fifth Extinction", "Fight For Your Life", "First Time In a Long Time", "In the Name", "Janie's Not Alone", "Lonely People", "Merry X Mas", "Need To Believe", "One Life, One Soul", "The Other Side of Me", "Said & Done", "Tears To Cry", "You")
Significant Low Notes:
E3 ("All We Are", "Beneath the Waves", "Best Time", "Break Away", "Can't Be the "Real Thing"", "Cheat and Hide", "Come Together", "Don't Let Me Down", "Downtown", "End of Time", "The Fifth Extinction", "Fist in Your Face", "Free and Alive", "Hole in One", "Falling", "Firedance", "Get it While You Can", "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", "Heal Me", "Higher", "Janie's Not Alone", "I've Seen an Angel Cry", "I Wonder", "Let It Be", "Letter to a Friend", "Let It Rain", "Lift U Up", "Light in Your Eyes", "Mad Love", "Make My Day", "Merry X Mas", "Mighty Quinn", "Mountain Mama", "Never Surrender", "Nothing Left at All", "No Tomorrow", "Now", "Open Fire", "Ride On", "Say Goodbye", "She Goes Down", "The Sixth Extinction", "Still I Belong To You", "Take It Easy", "Take Me", "Tears To Cry", "The Train", "What Can I Do", "What I Like", "Where I Belong")
E♭3 ("Dirty Weekend", "Domino Effect", "Eye of the Tiger", "Everything Can Change". "I'm Your Travelin' Man")
D3 ("Bad to the Bone", "Child in Time" Live Tonhalle Zurich/Switzerland 2009,"The Cruiser (Judgement Day)", "Dream On", "Eagle", "Everything I Want", "Father Is That Enough?", "Got to Be Love", "Heal Me", "Heaven", "Hey Jimi", "Homerun", "Human Zoo", "I'm Alive", "Lonely People", "Long Way Down", "Love For Money", "Merry X Mas", "Need To Believe", "One In a Million", "One Life, One Soul", "Rebel Soul", "Said & Done", "Say Goodbye", "Sister Moon", "Superman", "Tarot Woman", "Tears To Cry", "Tell No Lies", "Tomorrow's Just Begun", "Top of the World", "Unconditional Faith", "Unspoken Words", "What Can I Do")
C♯3 ("And Then Goodbye", "Beneath the Waves", "The Call", "Domino Effect", "I Know, You Know", "Sweet Little Rock N' Roller", "Where is Love When It's Gone")
C3 ("Ain't Enough", "Back to You", "Bad to the Bone", "Best Time", "Dirty Weekend", "Gone to Far", "Heaven", "Human Zoo", "Let It Rain", "One Life, One Soul", "The Other Side of Me", "The Oscar Goes To…", "You")
B2 ("Break Away", "Cupid's Arrow", "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", "Homerun", "Letter to a Friend", "Rebel Soul", "Right From Wrong", "Never Surrender", "She Goes Down", "Speed of Light", "The Train", "Want You In". "Where is Love When It's Gone")
A2 ("Back to You", "Bad to the Bone", "Come Alive", "End of Time", "Father Is That Enough?", "Here Comes the Heat", "Immigrant Song", "Peace of Mind", "Movin' On", "Shangri La", "Take It Easy", "Tell No Lies")
G♯2 ("In the Name")
G2 ("Cheat and Hide", "Homerun", "Lay Down the Law", "Movin' On", "Stay For the Night", "Superman", "Tarot Woman")
F♯2 ("And Then Goodbye", "Downtown", "Immigrant Song", "Mountain Mama", "Where I Belong")
E2 ("Cheat and Hide", "Fight For Your Life", "Fist in Your Face", "Get It While You Can", "Nobody Home")
D2 ("Nobody Home")
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Blue denotes falsetto and whistle passages.
Green denotes harshly distorted passages.
Boldface denotes notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
Italics denote non-melodic and spoken passages.
Underlines denote obscured and background passages.
{Questionable Notes}D6 ("High Note Challenge" Live The Magic Circle Festival 2008 [4])
G♯5 ("Age of Shadows/We Are Forever" [2])
F5 ("Homerun" [4])
E5 ("Speed of Light" [4])
E3 ("I'm On My Way" [1])
C♯3 ("What I Like" [1])
F♯2 ("Heal Me" [4])
E2 ("Here Comes the Heat" [3], "In the Name" [3], "Superman" [5])
D2 ('Fist in Your Face" [1])
C2 ("Open Fire" [2])
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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.
G♯5 ("Age of Shadows/We Are Forever" [2])
F5 ("Homerun" [4])
E5 ("Speed of Light" [4])
E3 ("I'm On My Way" [1])
C♯3 ("What I Like" [1])
F♯2 ("Heal Me" [4])
E2 ("Here Comes the Heat" [3], "In the Name" [3], "Superman" [5])
D2 ('Fist in Your Face" [1])
C2 ("Open Fire" [2])
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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.
{Album Ranges}With Gotthard:
Gotthard (1992): F♯2 - E3 - B5
Dial Hard (1994): E2 - A2 - A5 - B♭5
G. (1996): E2 - G2 - A5 - B5
Open (1999): E2 - G2 - F5 - B♭5
Homerun (2001): G2 - A2 - G♯5
Humanzoo (2003): F♯2 - C3 - E5 - A5
Lipservice (2005): F♯2 - B2 - D5 - E5
Domino Effect (2007): A2 - G5 - A5
Need To Believe (2009): A2 - B2 - F5 - G5
With Ayreon::
01011001 (2008): C♯3 - E3 - G5
Gotthard (1992): F♯2 - E3 - B5
Dial Hard (1994): E2 - A2 - A5 - B♭5
G. (1996): E2 - G2 - A5 - B5
Open (1999): E2 - G2 - F5 - B♭5
Homerun (2001): G2 - A2 - G♯5
Humanzoo (2003): F♯2 - C3 - E5 - A5
Lipservice (2005): F♯2 - B2 - D5 - E5
Domino Effect (2007): A2 - G5 - A5
Need To Believe (2009): A2 - B2 - F5 - G5
With Ayreon::
01011001 (2008): C♯3 - E3 - G5
