Harry Nilsson (11,122 views)

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Jan 5, 2022 8:34:32 GMT SailorBlue said:

Alright, so it's about time some things are addressed. I'll make this quick. Dogshit extremities. Too many bolds. Pitching Errors. Redundant labeling. Alphabetization issues. As well as other misc. issues. The good news is that me and one of my compadres cleaned the thing up. So you can just copy & paste it. (Just be sure to not accidentally include the spoiler that encases the thread). This took me hours so I really hope you use this.

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{Cleaned up thread.}
Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 - January 15, 1994)
Vocal Range: C2 - C6

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{Album Ranges}Solo:

Spotlight on Nilsson (1966): F♯2 - B4 - E♭5
Pandemonium Shadow Show (1967): G2 - G5
Aerial Ballet (1968): F2 - G4 - C5
Harry (1969): G2 - C♯5
Nilsson Sings Newman (1970): G2 - B4 - E5
The Point! (1970): B2 - G♯4 - A4
Aerial Pandemonium Ballet (1971): G♯2 - G5
Nilsson Schmilsson (1971): E2 - B4 - F5
Son of Schmilsson (1972): C2 - B4 - D5
A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night (1973): E2 - E4 - A4
Pussy Cats (1974): E2 - G5
Duit on Mon Dei (1975): F2 - F♯5
Sandman (1976): G♯2 - B4 - F5
...That's the Way It Is (1976): G♯2 - B4 - C5
Knnillssonn (1977): C2 - C6
Flash Harry (1980): D2 - G♯4 - E♭5
Losst and Founnd (2019): E2 - F4 - C♯5

Nilsson Sessions 1967 - 1968: B♭2 - E5
Nilsson Sessions 1968 - 1971:
Nilsson Sessions 1971 - 1974:
Nilsson Sessions 1967 - 1975:

Significant High Notes:

C6 ("I Never Thought I'd Get This Lonely")
G5 ("River Deep, Mountain High", "Rock Around the Clock")
F♯5 ("It's a Jungle Out There", "Jump into the Fire")
F5 ("1941", "Good for God", "There Will Never Be")
E5 ("Cuddly Toy", "Coconut", "Let The Good Times Roll", "Many Rivers to Cross", "Mr. Tinker" Alternate Version, "Rainmaker", "A Thousand Miles Away", "Vine Street")
E♭5 ("Cheek to Cheek", "How to Write a Song", "I'm Gonna Lose My Mind", "River Deep, Mountain High", "Sleep Late, My Lady Friend", "Subterranean Homesick Blues")
D5 ("Down", "Let The Good Times Roll", "The Moonbeam Song", "Mr. Tinker" Alternate Version, "She's Just Laughing at Me", "Sixteen Tons", "Spaceman", "This Could Be the Night" 1967 Demo, "Vine Street", "What's Your Sign?", "Yellow Man", "You Can't Do That")
C♯5 ("Do You Believe", "Fairfax Rag", "I'm Gonna Lose My Mind", "Take 54", "Try")
C5 ("At My Front Door", "Bath", "Born in Grenada", "Coconut", "Cuddly Toy", "Daddy's Song", "Daylight", "Don't Leave Me", "Down", "Driving Along", "I'll Be Home", "Lost and Found", "The Most Beautiful World in the World", "Mr. Tinker", "One", "Rainmaker", "Searchin'")
B4 ("Ambush", "Do You Believe", "Early in the Morning", "Everybody's Talkin'", "The Family" 1967 Demo, "I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City", "I'll Be Home", "It's a Jungle Out There", "Jesus Christ You're Tall" Sandman Version, "Mother Nature's Son", "Mr. Bojangles", "Nobody Cares About the Railroads Anymore", "Sail Away", "Subterranean Homesick Blues", "Vine Street", "Without You")
B♭4 ("City Life", "How to Write a Song", "I Need You", "Leggenda", "The Puppy Song", "Remember (Christmas)", "River Deep, Mountain High", "Sail Away", "She's Leaving Home", "You're Breakin' My Heart")
A4 ("Blanket for a Sail", "Cowboy", "Don't Leave Me", "Down", "Everything's Got 'Em", "Fairfax Rag", "Freckles", "I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City", "It's Been so Long", "Jump into the Fire", "Kojak Columbo", "Lean on Me", "Leggenda", "Let The Good Times Roll", "Living Without You", "Lost and Found", "Love Story (You and Me)", "Many Rivers to Cross", "The Moonbeam Song", "Mr. Tinker", "Old Dirt Road", "Open Your Window", "Poli High", "Sixteen Tons", "Subterranean Homesick Blues", "That Is All" Studio/Reprise, "This Is All I Ask", "Vine Street", "You Can't Take Your Love Away from Me", "You're Breakin' My Heart")
G♯4 ("City Life", "Daddy's Song" Aerial Pandemonium Ballet Version, "Down", "How to Write a Song", "It's a Jungle Out There", "Just One Look/Baby I'm Yours", "Lean on Me", "Love Story (You and Me)", "Rainmaker", "She's Just Laughing at Me", "Spaceman", "The Family" 1967 Demo, "Think About Your Troubles", "Without You")
G4 ("1941" 1967 Demo, "Ambush", "At My Front Door", "Best Move", "Cheek to Cheek", "Cowboy", "Daddy's Song" Aerial Pandemonium Ballet Version, "Don't Leave Me", "Early in the Morning", "The Family" 1967 Demo, "Good Times", "I Said Goodbye to Me", "I'll Never Leave You", "It's Been so Long", "Leggenda", "Let The Good Times Roll", "Living Without You", "Lost and Found", "Many Rivers to Cross", "Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You)", "Old Dirt Road", "One" Aerial Ballet Version, "Open Your Window", "Poli High", "The Puppy Song", "Remember (Christmas)", "She's Leaving Home", "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear", "Sweet Surrender", "Ten Little Indians", "That Is All" Studio/Reprise, "A Thousand Miles Away", "There Will Never Be", "This Could Be the Night" 1967 Demo, "Turn Out the Light", "You Made Me Love You")
F♯4 ("1941", "Black Sails", "Daddy's Song" Aerial Ballet Version, "Do You Believe", "Early in the Morning", "Fairfax Rag", "I'd Rather Be Dead", "Jesus Christ You're Tall" Sandman Version, "Nobody Cares About the Railroads Anymore", "One" 1968 Demo, "Searchin'" 1967 Demo, "She Wandered Through the Garden Fence", "Sister Marie" Stereo Remix, "So Long Dad", "So You Think You've Got Troubles", "Take 54", "There Will Never Be", "This Could Be the Night" 1967 Demo, "Will She Miss Me", "Zombie Jamboree (Back to Back)")
F4 ("Black Sails", "Blanket for a Sail", "Caroline", "Don't Forget Me", "Driving Along", "Good for God", "Gotta Get Up", "I Need You", "I'll Take a Tango", "It's a Jungle Out There", "I've Got It!", "Just One Look/Baby I'm Yours", "Leggenda", "Listen, The Snow Is Falling", "Living Without You", "Loop de Loop", "Many Rivers to Cross", "Maybe", "Mr. Tinker" Alternate Version, "Open Your Window", "The Path That Leads to Trouble", "Perfect Day", "Poli High", "The Puppy Song", "Rainmaker", "Sail Away", "Salmon Falls", "Save the Last Dance for Me", "She Sang Hymns Out of Tune", "She's Just Laughing at Me", "Spaceman", "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear", "This Could Be the Night" 1967 Demo, "Together", "U.C.L.A.", "What Does a Woman See in a Man", "What's Your Sign?", "Who Done It?", "Will She Miss Me", "Without Her", "Yellow Man", "You Can't Do That")

Significant Low Notes:

E3 ("Always", "Best Move", "Daylight", "Don’t Leave Me", "Early in the Morning", "Everything’s Got ‘Em", "Goin' Down", "Hi-Heel Sneakers/Rescue Boy Medley", "I've Got It!", "Kojak Columbo", "Lazy Moon", "Lullabye", "Nevertheless (I’m In Love With You)", "Me and My Arrow", "Miss Butter’s Lament", "Moonshine Bandit", "Mr. Richland’s Favorite Song", "Nobody Cares About the Railroads Anymore", "Rain", "Salmon Falls", "Sleep Late My Lady Friend", "Something True", "Sweet Surrender", "A Thousand Miles Away", "Together" Alternate Version, "What’ll I Do", "You Can’t Take Your Love Away From Me", "You Made Me Love You")
E♭3 ("Listen, The Snow Is Falling", "Me and My Arrow", "The Puppy Song", "She’s Leaving Home", "Sweet Surrender")
D3 ("Animal Farm", "Black Sails", "Driving Along", "Everybody’s Talkin’", "Growin’ Up", "I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now", "I’d Rather Be Dead", "Lost and Found", "Love Story (You and Me)", "Makin’ Whoopee!", "Miss Butter’s Lament", "Mr. Bojangles", "Mucho Mungo/Mt. Elga", "Old Forgotten Soldier", "The Ivy Covered Walls", "The Moonbeam Song", "The Most Beautiful World in the World", "River Deep, Mountain High", "She Sits Down on Me", "Think About Your Troubles", "Turn on Your Radio", "What’ll I Do", "Without Her", "You Can’t Do That")
C♯3 ("As I Wander Lonely" 1967 Demo, "Cowboy", "Cuddly Toy" 1967 Demo, "How Long Can Disco On", "I’m Gonna Lose My Mind", "It's So Easy", "I've Got It!", "Jesus Christ You're Tall" Duit on Mon Dei Version, "Many Rivers to Cross", "Moonshine Bandit", "One" 1968 Demo, "Open Your Window", "Pretty Soon There'll Be Nothing Left for Everybody", "There Will Never Be", "(Thursday) Here's Why I Didn't Go to Work Today", "What’ll I Do", "Without You", "Yellow Man", "You Made Me Love You")
C3 ("Ambush", "As Time Goes By", "At My Front Door", "Black Sails", "Cheek to Cheek", "Dayton Ohio 1903", "Down by the Sea", "Driving Along", "Easier for Me", "For Me and My Gal", "Hi-Heel Sneakers/Rescue Boy Medley", "I Said Goodbye to Me", "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now", "I'll Take a Tango", "Lazy Moon", "Living Without You", "Rain", "Rock Around the Clock", "She Sits Down on Me", "Signs" 1967 Demo, "There Will Never Be", "What Does a Woman See in a Man", "Woman Oh Woman", "You Made Me Love You")
B2 ("All I Think About Is You", "Are You Sleeping?", "As I Wander Lonely", "As Time Goes By", "Black Sails", "Cheek to Cheek", "Daylight", "Down by the Sea", "For Me and My Gal", "I Said Goodbye to Me" Alternate Version, "I'll Take a Tango", "It Had to Be You", "Lazy Moon", "Lost and Found", "Love Is the Answer", "Lullabye", "Moonshine Bandit", "The Most Beautiful World in the World", "One", "Puget Sound", "Remember (Christmas)", "Sixteen Tons", "Something True", "Think About Your Troubles", "(Thursday) Here's Why I Didn't Go to Work Today", "Turn Out the Light", "Who Done It?", "Will She Miss Me", "Woman Oh Woman", "You Can't Do That")
B♭2 ("Coconut", "How Long Can Disco On", "I Don't Need You", "I Said Goodbye to Me" Alternate Version, "It Had to Be You", "Lean on Me", "Love Story (You and Me)", "Makin' Whoopee!", "The Most Beautiful World in the World", "One" 1968 Demo, "There Will Never Be", "U.C.L.A.")
A2 ("I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City", "It's a Jungle Out There", "Mucho Mungo/Mt. Elga", "One", "Who Done It?", "Without Her")
G♯2 ("All My Life", "Good Old Desk", "Sail Away", "(Thursday) Here's Why I Didn't Go to Work Today")
G2 ("All I Think About Is You", "Always", "At My Front Door", "Daddy's Song", "Growin' Up", "Love Story (You and Me)", "Lullaby in Ragtime", "Mournin' Glory Story", "Old Bones", "Puget Sound", "The Lottery Song", "This Is All I Ask", "The Wailing of the Willow", "Who Done It?", "Without Her")
F♯2 ("Growin' Up", "Lullaby in Ragtime", "Makin' Whoopee!")
F2 ("Home", "Laughin' Man", "Save the Last Dance for Me", "U.C.L.A.", "The Wailing of the Willow", "What's Your Sign?", "You Made Me Love You")
E2 ("Hi-Heel Sneakers/Rescue Boy Medley", "I Never Thought I'd Get This Lonely", "Lullaby in Ragtime", "The Moonbeam Song", "Old Forgotten Soldier")
E♭2 ("I Don't Need You", "Old Bones")
C♯2 ("I Think I'm Getting Old")
C2 ("Take 54", "Who Done It?")

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{Questionable Notes}A6 ("Daylight" [1])
G♯6 ("Daylight" [5])
C6 ("Old Forgotten Soldier" [1])
B5 ("Loop de Loop" [1])
G♯5 ("Zombie Jamboree (Back to Back)" [1])
G5 ("Searchin'" [1])
F♯5 ("How to Write a Song" [3])
A4 ("(Thursday) Here's Why I Didn't Go to Work Today" [1], "Will She Miss Me" [1])
F♯4 ("The Flying Saucer Song" [5])
F4 ("Laughin' Man" [3])

C3 ("Life Line" [3])
G♯2 ("Yellow Man" [3])
G2 ("Spaceman" [4])
F♯2 ("I Said Goodbye to Me" [3])
E♭2 ("The Flying Saucer Song" [5])
D2 ("Bright Side of Life" [3], "She Sits Down on Me" [1])
C2 ("Joy" [3], "U.C.L.A." [5], "What's Your Sign?" [1], "Zombie Jamboree" [4])

C♯2 - E♭3 (Various narration tracks from "The Point!" [5])

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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.
Green marks harsh and distorted 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.

Thanks for polishing it up, but you really didn't need to be so harsh.

[Smitty.]

he was being a bit more direct thats all, if anything i'd say you probably need to work on your pitching as coutnabltiy standards takes time but don't let this discourge you from notewatching you're fine my guy

[Karen’s Kickassarole]

I like bullying kids, what can I say?

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Jan 5, 2022 21:38:26 GMT Karen’s Kickassarole said:

I like bullying kids, what can I say?

I updated the thread with your cleaned-up version. You were right, my previous one wasn't the best. Thanks! :)

Jan 5, 2022 21:08:21 GMT Smitty. said:

he was being a bit more direct thats all, if anything i'd say you probably need to work on your pitching as coutnabltiy standards takes time but don't let this discourge you from notewatching you're fine my guy

I think calling my thread that I worked hard on for hours “dogshit” is a bit harsh. But as for the pitching thing, I agree. I actually don’t have perfect pitch and I can’t buy actual notewatching software (if it even exists at all) so I use a tuner on my iPad to find the notes. It’s not great, but it’s the best I can do for the time being. At some point, I’d like to get better at this, but this is all I have for now. :)

[Smitty.]

use a virtual piano

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Jan 5, 2022 23:42:06 GMT Smitty. said:

use a virtual piano

How would that help me?

[rob]

You can use it for pitching notes. You just need to know what note each piano key corresponds to. For example, Middle C, the direct middle key, is a C4, and then you just follow the notes in order with the black Keys being the sharp and flat tones. Then you just hit the key you think is closest to the original note and go until you find the note that overlaps.

It can be a bit difficult at first, especially for briefer notes or ones that are live with a lot going on.

[SailorBlue]

Or you can force your roommate to notewatch music that he hates so you can post the thread and take all the credit. Which is something that I... definitely... have never done before.

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Jan 6, 2022 0:45:14 GMT SailorBlue said:

Or you can force your roommate to notewatch music that he hates so you can post the thread and take all the credit. Which is something that I... definitely... have never done before.

That reminds me, I also gave you credit for editing the thread. It’s right below the album ranges.

Jan 6, 2022 0:45:14 GMT SailorBlue said:

Or you can force your roommate to notewatch music that he hates so you can post the thread and take all the credit. Which is something that I... definitely... have never done before.

How could anyone hate Harry Nilsson?

[SailorBlue]

Jan 6, 2022 1:56:55 GMT @ianvector said:

Jan 6, 2022 0:45:14 GMT SailorBlue said:

Or you can force your roommate to notewatch music that he hates so you can post the thread and take all the credit. Which is something that I... definitely... have never done before.

How could anyone hate Harry Nilsson?

It was Corpse Husband lol

[IhateMana]

How did you still manage to get the wrong shade of blue?

[rob]

Jan 6, 2022 11:41:27 GMT IhateMana said:

How did you still manage to get the wrong shade of blue?

Maybe it's all just REALLY soft falsetto lol

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Jan 6, 2022 14:40:49 GMT rob said:

Jan 6, 2022 11:41:27 GMT IhateMana said:

How did you still manage to get the wrong shade of blue?

Maybe it's all just REALLY soft falsetto lol

Actually, most of it is just really soft falsetto. I'll get around to changing it eventually.

[Tara]

I use this virtual piano. When you tap a note, it tells you exactly what note it is at the top (e.g. C4) , which I find helpful. If you tap 'letter notes', it will superimpose the note names straight onto the keys. The only downside is that if you try to split-screen, it gets a lot smaller.
www.onlinepianist.com/virtual-piano

[Macca]

the wailling of the willow G4 is missing

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Jan 13, 2022 22:24:00 GMT Macca said:

the wailling of the willow G4 is missing

Sorry, I forgot to include that.

[Macca]

Heres some Stuff To check out

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Jan 14, 2022 1:26:03 GMT Macca said:

Heres some Stuff To check out

I actually made that.

[juliejolson]

Great singer. It’s a shame he died so young.

There's a C5 in the song "Rain". www.youtube.com/watch?v=28ehsvijcXs&t=160s

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Jan 5, 2022 19:47:32 GMT innuendo said:

I wouldn't count the A6 (it's brief and sounds inhaled to me), but I'd count the G#6 since is clearer and less brief than the A6. And I would say that the C6 should be blue.
Just my opinion anyway.

The C6 is chest voice. If you slow it down a bit, you can hear that there’s no voice break.  youtu.be/XcTNrpjiCl4&t=5m21s

As for the weaker and less melodic B5 that immediately follows it, that sounds more like whistle register to me.

[Macca]

that E5 in coconut should be bold

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Feb 17, 2022 18:14:03 GMT Macca said:

that E5 in coconut should be bold

I originally had it bolded, but TheRealRomanHeath came along and bullied me into copying and pasting his own version of the thread over mine (which I'm still pretty bitter about to this day). I'll bold the E5 it when I get the chance, but I don't plan on updating the thread too much after that.

[rob]

Feb 17, 2022 19:23:22 GMT @ianvector said:

Feb 17, 2022 18:14:03 GMT Macca said:

that E5 in coconut should be bold

I originally had it bolded, but TheRealRomanHeath came along and bullied me into copying and pasting his own version of the thread over mine (which I'm still pretty bitter about to this day). I'll bold the E5 it when I get the chance, but I don't plan on updating the thread too much after that.

.

That's rough buddy

['S]

Feb 17, 2022 19:23:22 GMT @ianvector said:

Feb 17, 2022 18:14:03 GMT Macca said:

that E5 in coconut should be bold

I originally had it bolded, but TheRealRomanHeath came along and bullied me into copying and pasting his own version of the thread over mine (which I'm still pretty bitter about to this day). I'll bold the E5 it when I get the chance, but I don't plan on updating the thread too much after that.

Let's be charitable. To me it looked like Roman was just being honest and like in 'fix-it' mode, but was still conscious you might take issue with it so he wrapped it up in some light fun language and self-aware stuff so like
I think the idea was to avoid bitterness actually lmao. Sometimes it's a tradeoff between stroking egos deep in love with a singer, and actually being decent enough to get a thread up to scratch for somebody.

TL;DR you know the phrase "I am just trying to help" that is the message ig

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Feb 18, 2022 7:34:30 GMT 'S said:

Feb 17, 2022 19:23:22 GMT @ianvector said:

I originally had it bolded, but TheRealRomanHeath came along and bullied me into copying and pasting his own version of the thread over mine (which I'm still pretty bitter about to this day). I'll bold the E5 it when I get the chance, but I don't plan on updating the thread too much after that.

Let's be charitable. To me it looked like Roman was just being honest and like in 'fix-it' mode, but was still conscious you might take issue with it so he wrapped it up in some light fun language and self-aware stuff so like
I think the idea was to avoid bitterness actually lmao. Sometimes it's a tradeoff between stroking egos deep in love with a singer, and actually being decent enough to get a thread up to scratch for somebody.

TL;DR you know the phrase "I am just trying to help" that is the message ig

Ok, that's fair. And also, my original thread kind of sucked. Overall, Roman's thread was a lot better than mine, and using his was probably for the best, but he definitely could have articulated his concerns a lot better and not have been so harsh.