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Bernard Sumner (4 January 1956)
Vocal Range: F♯2 - C♯5
Associated Acts: Joy Division (1976 - 1980), New Order (1980 - 1993, 1997 - 2007, 2011 - present), Electronic (1988 - 2001), Bad Lieutenant (2007 - 2011)
Years Active: 1973 - present
{Discography}
New Order:
Movement [1981] (G2 - D4)
Power, Corruption & Lies [1983] (B2 - A4)
Low-life [1985] (G2 - A4)
Brotherhood [1986] (A2 - G4 - A4)
Substance [1987] (G2 - A4 - C5)
Technique [1989] (G2 - E4 - A4)
Republic [1993] (A2 - E4)
Get Ready [2001] (A2 - E4 - B♭4)
Waiting For The Sirens' Call [2005] (A2 - A4 - B4)
Lost Sirens [2013] (G2 - F♯4)
Music Complete [2015] (A2 - G♯4 - A4)
Electronic:
Electronic [1991] (G♯2 - G4 - B4)
Raise the Pressure [1996] (B♭2 - E4)
Twisted Tenderness [1999] (F♯2 - F♯4 - A4)
Bad Lieutenant:
Never Cry Another Tear [2009] (A2 - G4 - C♯5)
+ singles, compilations, guest appearances & live performances
New Order:
Movement [1981] (G2 - D4)
Power, Corruption & Lies [1983] (B2 - A4)
Low-life [1985] (G2 - A4)
Brotherhood [1986] (A2 - G4 - A4)
Substance [1987] (G2 - A4 - C5)
Technique [1989] (G2 - E4 - A4)
Republic [1993] (A2 - E4)
Get Ready [2001] (A2 - E4 - B♭4)
Waiting For The Sirens' Call [2005] (A2 - A4 - B4)
Lost Sirens [2013] (G2 - F♯4)
Music Complete [2015] (A2 - G♯4 - A4)
Electronic:
Electronic [1991] (G♯2 - G4 - B4)
Raise the Pressure [1996] (B♭2 - E4)
Twisted Tenderness [1999] (F♯2 - F♯4 - A4)
Bad Lieutenant:
Never Cry Another Tear [2009] (A2 - G4 - C♯5)
+ singles, compilations, guest appearances & live performances
Significant High Notes:
C♯5 ("Sink or Swim")
C5 ("Temptation")
B4 ("Be a Rebel", "Confusion", "Dynamo", "Idiot Country", "Runaway", "Sink or Swim", "Spanish Heart", "Waiting For The Sirens' Call")
B♭4 ("Crystal")
A4 ("5 8 6", "Age Of Consent", "Be a Rebel", "Confusion", "Denial" live in New York City 1981, "Dream Attack", "Nothing But A Fool", "Paradise", "Prodigal Son", "Restless", "Shine Like The Sun", "Sooner Than You Think", "Sunrise", "Temptation", "The Village", "Thieves Like Us", "Tutti Frutti", "Twist of Fate", "Ultraviolence", "Unlearn This Hatred", "Vicious Streak", "Waiting For The Sirens' Call", "Working Overtime")
G♯4 ("Dynamo", "Face Up", "Sink or Swim", "Skullcrusher" (Live in Barcelona Studio 54), "Superheated", "We All Stand")
G4 ("5 8 6", "Angel Dust", "Confusion", "Dynamo", "Face Up", "Hey Now What You Doing", "Let's Go (Nothing For Me)", "Temptation", "Out Of Control", "Player in the League", "Runaway", "Summer Days", "Sunrise", "The Perfect Kiss", "The Village", "These Changes", "Thieves Like Us", Tutti Frutti", "Ultraviolence", "Unlearn This Hatred", "Vicious Streak", "Walk On Silver Water", "Weirdo")
F♯4 ("Age Of Consent", "Chemical", "Dream Attack", "Dynamo", "I Told You So", "Morning Night and Day", "Paradise", "Prodigal Son", "Sink or Swim", "Superheated", "Vivid", "Walk On Silver Water", "Way Of Life")
F4 ("5 8 6", "Academic", "Angel Dust", "Bizarre Love Triangle", "Confusion", "Chemical", "Denial" live in New York City 1981, "Everything's Gone Green", "Flicker", "Getting Away With It", "Love Juice", "Out Of Control", "Poisonous Eyes", "Reality", "Restless", "Shellshock", "Singularity", "Skullcrusher" (Live in Barcelona Studio 54) , "Sooner Than You Think", "Sunrise", "The Game", This Time of Night", "Twist of Fate", "Weirdo")
E4 ("60 Miles An Hour", "Broken Promise", "Ceremony", "Close Range", "Fine Time", "Guilty Partner", "Haze", "Head Into Tomorrow", "Here to Stay", "Hey Now What You Doing", "I Told You So", "Idiot Country", "Late at Night", "Let's Go (Nothing For Me)", "Liar", "Like No Other", "Morning Night and Day", "Out of My League", "Plastic", "Prodigal Son", "Reality", "Regret", "Rock The Shack", "Runaway", "Shake It Up", "Slow Jam", "Someone Like You", "Sooner Than You Think", "Special", "Spooky", "Temptation", "The Village", "These Changes", "Thieves Like Us", "This Is Home", "Times Change", "Twist of Fate", "We All Stand", "When She's Gone", "World", "Young Offender")
E♭4 ("Academic", "Crystal", "Flicker", "Haze", "I'll Stay With You", "Late at Night", "Love Juice", "Make It Happen", "Out Of Control", "Sugarcane", "Superheated", "This Time of Night", "Turn", "Until The End of Time", "Weirdo")
D4 ("Age Of Consent", "All The Way", "Angel Dust", "As It Is When It Was", "Be a Rebel", "Bizarre Love Triangle", "Broken Promise", "Californian Grass", "Close Range", "Dark Angel", "Dracula's Castle", "Every Little Counts", "Everything's Gone Green", "Fine Time", "Forbidden City", "Head Into Tomorrow", "Hellbent", "Hey Now What You Doing", "I've Got A Feeling", "If You've Got Love", "Leave Me Alone", "Liar", "Like No Other", "Love Vigilantes", "Mr. Disco", "Nothing But A Fool", "One Day", "Out Of Control", "Paradise", "Plastic", "Player in the League", "Poisonous Intent", "Prodigal Son", "Recoil", "Regret", "Runaway", "Sabotage", "Second Nature", "Shellshock", "Shake It Up", "Singularity", "Special", "Spooky", "State Of The Nation", "Summer Days", "The Him", "These Changes", "This Is Home", "This Time I'm Not Wrong", "Tighten Up", "Times Change", "Touched by the Hand of God", "Try All You Want", "Turn My Way", "Twisted Tenderness", "Unlearn This Hatred", "Vanishing Point", "Vivid", "Waiting For The Sirens' Call", "Walk On Silver Water", "Who's Joe", "World", "Young Offender")
Significant Low Notes:
D3 ("5 8 6", "Age Of Consent", "All Day Long", "Angel Dust", "As It Is When It Was", "Behind Closed Doors", "Blue Monday", "Breakdown", "Ceremony", "Confusion", "Cries and Whispers", "Dark Angel", "Didn't Know What Love Was", "Dracula's Castle", "Everything's Gone Green", "Fine Time", "Forbidden City", "Get the Message", "Guilty Partner", "Hellbent", "I Told You So", "I've Got A Feeling", "If You've Got Love", "Krafty", "Late at Night", "Leave Me Alone", "Let's Go (Nothing For Me)", "Liar", "Like No Other", "Love Vigilantes", "Mr. Disco", "Nothing But A Fool", "One Day", "People On The High Line", "Primitive Notion", "Recoil", "Restless", "Ruined In A Day", "Runaway", "Second Nature", "Second to None", "Special", "Shake It Up", "Shellshock", "Some Distant Memory", "Spooky", "Sub-culture", "Summer Days", "Sunrise", "The Village", "Thieves Like Us", "Tighten Up", "Times Change", "Touched by the Hand of God", "True Faith", "Truth", "Tutti Frutti", "Twist Of Fate", "Twisted Tenderness", "Ultraviolence", "Unlearn This Hatred", "Vanishing Point", "Visit Me", "Vivid", "Waiting For The Sirens' Call", "Walk On Silver Water", "Way Of Life", "Who's Joe", "Working Overtime", "World", "Young Offender")
C♯3 ("Academic", "Everyone Everywhere", "Gangster", "Haze", "Here to Stay", "I'll Stay With You", "Make It Happen", "Miracle Cure", "Rock The Shack", "Security" (Bernard Sumner Remix), "Sink or Swim", "Slow Jam", "Sugarcane", "Superheated", "This Is Your Life", "This Time I'm Not Wrong", "This Time of Night", "Turn the Heater On", "Until the End of Time", "We All Stand", "Weirdo", "When She's Gone", "World in Motion")
C3 ("1963", "5 8 6", "Behind Closed Doors", "Blue Monday", "Broken Promise", "Ceremony", "Chemical", "Didn't Know What Love Was", "Disappointed", "Every Little Counts", "Flicker", "For You", "Get the Message", "Getting Away With It", "Good Together", "Guilty Partner", "Idiot Country", "Late At Night", "Liar", "Lonesome Tonight", "Make It Happen", "Mr. Disco", "Out Of Control", "Paradise", "People On The High Line", "Procession", "Reality", "Regret", "Run", "Run Wild", "Senses", "Special", "Spooky", "State Of The Nation", "Sub-culture", "Sunrise", "Temptation", "The Him", "The Patience of a Saint", "Touched by the Hand of God", "Tutti Frutti", "Vicious Streak", "Walk On Silver Water", "Working Overtime", "Young Offender", "Your Silent Face")
B2 ("Age Of Consent", "All Day Long", "Player in the League", "Breakdown", "Californian Grass", "Can't Find My Way Home", "Dream Attack", "Guilty Partner", "Haze", "Hellbent", "Homage", "I Told You So", "Krafty", "Like No Other", "Love Less", "Morning Night and Day", "Paradise", "Prodigal Son", "Restless", "Run Wild", "Runaway", "Running Out Of Luck", "Second to None", "Sink or Swim", "State Of The Nation", "Sub-culture", "Sugarcane", "Superheated", "Tighten Up", "Turn", "Twisted Tenderness", "Unlearn This Hatred", "Vivid", "Waiting For The Sirens' Call", "When She's Gone")
B♭2 ("1963", "Academic", "Chemical", "Disappointed", "Face Up", "For You", "I'll Stay With You", "Make It Happen", "Miracle Cure", "The Game", "The Patience of a Saint", "This Time of Night", "Vanishing Point", "Visit Me", Weirdo", "Working Overtime", "World In Motion")
A2 ("All Day Long", "Broken Promise", "Chosen Time", "Denial", "Didn't Know What Love Was", "Every Little Counts", "Get the Message", "Homage", "Idiot Country", "Let's Go (Nothing For Me)", "Nothing But A Fool", "Out Of Control", "Paradise", "People On The High Line", "Reality", "Restless", "Rock The Shack", "Run", "Second to None", "Shake It Up", "Slow Jam", "Special", "Thieves Like Us", "This Time I'm Not Wrong", "Touched by the Hand of God", "True Faith", "Truth", "Walk On Silver Water")
G♯2 ("Gangster", "Hellbent")
G2 ("Californian Grass", "Sub-culture", "The Him", "Vanishing Point")
F♯2 ("Haze")
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Blue marks falsetto 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.
{Description}
With the dissolution of Joy Division after Ian Curtis' sudden passing, its member would adapt into a new group known as New Order, which took its cavernous, low-set post punk sound into new territory with electronic and dance music elements, thus becoming one of the most influential and praised bands of the 20th century. Their scrappy, anxious approach to rock, dance and pop music is notable down to the qualities of their lead vocalist, Bernard Sumner. Like Ian Curtis, Sumner possesses limited technical ability as a vocalist with a low-key, plain delivery. While he is higher placed than Curtis, Sumner also tends to sing from the upper 2nd to lower 4th octave (with several albums topping out at E4). On several performances (particularly from 1983 – 1986), Bernard displayed some consistent vocals up to A4 through both soft mixed vocals and belting. Despite not being particularly low placed, his aloof and pitchy upper register makes his lower register be the strongest facet of his voice by default. Sumner makes consistent usage of his lower register and sounds comfortable enough in the lowest reaches of his voice (that is to say, A2, and eventually, G2). Altogether, Sumner’s voice has a soft, pale quality to it that can sound pleasant, and…look, if you’re listening to New Order, you’re probably not looking for the most technically skilled vocals ever. Who even cares? If there’s something to be learned here, it’s this: Just sing. That’s all you have to do. Just sing and you too could make some of the most acclaimed, influential music out there. Going instrumental is always an option though…
With the dissolution of Joy Division after Ian Curtis' sudden passing, its member would adapt into a new group known as New Order, which took its cavernous, low-set post punk sound into new territory with electronic and dance music elements, thus becoming one of the most influential and praised bands of the 20th century. Their scrappy, anxious approach to rock, dance and pop music is notable down to the qualities of their lead vocalist, Bernard Sumner. Like Ian Curtis, Sumner possesses limited technical ability as a vocalist with a low-key, plain delivery. While he is higher placed than Curtis, Sumner also tends to sing from the upper 2nd to lower 4th octave (with several albums topping out at E4). On several performances (particularly from 1983 – 1986), Bernard displayed some consistent vocals up to A4 through both soft mixed vocals and belting. Despite not being particularly low placed, his aloof and pitchy upper register makes his lower register be the strongest facet of his voice by default. Sumner makes consistent usage of his lower register and sounds comfortable enough in the lowest reaches of his voice (that is to say, A2, and eventually, G2). Altogether, Sumner’s voice has a soft, pale quality to it that can sound pleasant, and…look, if you’re listening to New Order, you’re probably not looking for the most technically skilled vocals ever. Who even cares? If there’s something to be learned here, it’s this: Just sing. That’s all you have to do. Just sing and you too could make some of the most acclaimed, influential music out there. Going instrumental is always an option though…
{Bolded Notes}
B4 "Sink or Swim"
A4 "Age Of Consent"
G♯4 "Skullcrusher (live in Barcelona Studio 54)", "Superheated"
G4 "The Village", "These Changes"
F♯4 "Prodigal Son"
F4 "5 8 6", "Angel Dust"
E4 "Rock The Shack"
D4 "Twisted Tenderness"
C3 "Ceremony", "Every Little Counts"
B2 "Love Less", "Paradise"
B♭2 "Miracle Cure"
A2 "Slow Jam", "Walk On Silver Water"
G2 "Californian Grass"
B4 "Sink or Swim"
A4 "Age Of Consent"
G♯4 "Skullcrusher (live in Barcelona Studio 54)", "Superheated"
G4 "The Village", "These Changes"
F♯4 "Prodigal Son"
F4 "5 8 6", "Angel Dust"
E4 "Rock The Shack"
D4 "Twisted Tenderness"
C3 "Ceremony", "Every Little Counts"
B2 "Love Less", "Paradise"
B♭2 "Miracle Cure"
A2 "Slow Jam", "Walk On Silver Water"
G2 "Californian Grass"
{Questionable Notes}
C6 ("This Time I'm Not Wrong" [1])
B♭5 ("Breakdown" [1], "Skullcrusher" (live in Barcelona Studio 54) [1])
G5 ("Age Of Consent" [1])
F♯5 ("Rock The Shack" [1] [2], "Make It Happen" [1])
F5 ("Ecstasy" [2][4])
E5 ("As It Is When It Was" [1]), "The Village" [2])
D5 ("Lonesome Tonight" [1])
C5 ("Touched by the Hand of God" [1], "Twist of Fate" [2], "Try All You Want" [1], "Weirdo" [1])
B4 ("Feel Every Beat" [2])
B♭4 ("5 8 6" [1], "Haze" [5])
G♯4 ("Every Little Counts" [1])
G4 ("The Patience Of A Saint" [2])
B♭2 ("Sabotage" [1])
A2 ("Forbidden City" [1])
G2 ("Run" [5], "Second To None" [1])
D2 ("Fine Time" [4])
[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.
C6 ("This Time I'm Not Wrong" [1])
B♭5 ("Breakdown" [1], "Skullcrusher" (live in Barcelona Studio 54) [1])
G5 ("Age Of Consent" [1])
F♯5 ("Rock The Shack" [1] [2], "Make It Happen" [1])
F5 ("Ecstasy" [2][4])
E5 ("As It Is When It Was" [1]), "The Village" [2])
D5 ("Lonesome Tonight" [1])
C5 ("Touched by the Hand of God" [1], "Twist of Fate" [2], "Try All You Want" [1], "Weirdo" [1])
B4 ("Feel Every Beat" [2])
B♭4 ("5 8 6" [1], "Haze" [5])
G♯4 ("Every Little Counts" [1])
G4 ("The Patience Of A Saint" [2])
B♭2 ("Sabotage" [1])
A2 ("Forbidden City" [1])
G2 ("Run" [5], "Second To None" [1])
D2 ("Fine Time" [4])
[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.
