Post by Osmosis on Jan 9, 2022 20:35:38 GMT
Liam Gallagher (William John Paul Gallagher) (21 September 1972)
Member Of: Oasis (1991-2009), Beady Eye (2009-2014), Solo (2017-Present)
Vocal Range: G2-F5
{Vocal Summary}
Often hailed as the last great rock star, Liam Gallagher is the former frontman and lead singer of Oasis – the band that took the UK by storm in 1994 with their relatable working-class routes and infectious self-belief. The band would go on to conquer most of the world and that was in large part due to Liam’s instantly recognisable timbre and powerful stage presence, as well as the media attention given to his antics on and, disproportionally, off stage.
In early demos from 1991-1992, his vocals mirrored that of Ian Brown's but he quickly developed his own charactersitic style around 1993/1994 - one that is often described as a cross between Johnny Rotten and his idol, John Lennon. Volume became king, he would bend up into the mic, hands behind his back and roar and snarl his way through every song like it was his last, competing against the booming distorted guitars that typified Oasis live performances. He became renowned for the attitude he injected into songs and the way he would elongate vowels to add expressiveness to phrases - the word “shine” being a fan favourite. In 1995 he would abandon singing falsetto parts live and in the studio for many a year (till about 2005), claiming it was unconducive to a Rock 'n' Roll performance. This was a clear indicator of the direction he was taking as a singer - all out rock 'n' roll belting. His vocal prime was undoubtdely between the years of 1994-1997 which coincided with the band playing its best music to the biggest crowds.
It is no secret that Liam’s voice has since deteriorated over the years and a lack of vocal training (and restraint) is cited as one of the predominant factors. Problems with his singing approach began moving into the late 90s, which saw him struggling to project notes G4 and higher with the same chesty intensity and volume as lower notes. He developed a noticeable rasp that got more prominent with each subsequent tour. Most of the songs containing these notes were abandoned or were played in a lower key, such as “Some Might Say” and “My Big Mouth”, circa the year 2000. Though powerful, particulary in performances such as "My Generation" and "Some Might Say", his style was unsustainable. Despite this he continued to force his voice in order to give the fans the sound that made him famous, causing it to reach an all-time low in 2006. Following 2006 he adopted a 'shouty' style of singing where he would cut notes short and hold them with minimal sustain. He developed an increasingly nasal quality to his voice to allow him to continute hitting the high notes in the band's setlist. This nasal sound would typify much of his Beady Eye days, though the songs became less demanding because he was able to sing those which the band could write specifically to suit his voice's current state, which Oasis classics were not designed for.
With Liam's recent comeback as a solo artist he has started to take better care of his voice with less substance abuse and better vocal preparation prior to concerts. His two solo albums As You Were and Why Me? Why Not. regularly showcase songs with notes G4 and above, more so than any album since Be Here Now. Furthermore, the amount of Oasis classics being added to his setlists continue to grow year on year with songs like "Listen Up" and "Headshrinker" making appearances for the first time since the 90s. These two developments clearly indicate his increasing ability to access his upper register, albeit with less power and associated attitude. Songs like "Once" are an excellent example of this. As well as renewed exploration of his upper registor, his lower register has become more prominant since the Beady Eye era, with many of the main melodies frequenting the lower 3rd octave. Hopefully with future albums he continues to use this criminal unexplored aspect of his voice.
Often hailed as the last great rock star, Liam Gallagher is the former frontman and lead singer of Oasis – the band that took the UK by storm in 1994 with their relatable working-class routes and infectious self-belief. The band would go on to conquer most of the world and that was in large part due to Liam’s instantly recognisable timbre and powerful stage presence, as well as the media attention given to his antics on and, disproportionally, off stage.
In early demos from 1991-1992, his vocals mirrored that of Ian Brown's but he quickly developed his own charactersitic style around 1993/1994 - one that is often described as a cross between Johnny Rotten and his idol, John Lennon. Volume became king, he would bend up into the mic, hands behind his back and roar and snarl his way through every song like it was his last, competing against the booming distorted guitars that typified Oasis live performances. He became renowned for the attitude he injected into songs and the way he would elongate vowels to add expressiveness to phrases - the word “shine” being a fan favourite. In 1995 he would abandon singing falsetto parts live and in the studio for many a year (till about 2005), claiming it was unconducive to a Rock 'n' Roll performance. This was a clear indicator of the direction he was taking as a singer - all out rock 'n' roll belting. His vocal prime was undoubtdely between the years of 1994-1997 which coincided with the band playing its best music to the biggest crowds.
It is no secret that Liam’s voice has since deteriorated over the years and a lack of vocal training (and restraint) is cited as one of the predominant factors. Problems with his singing approach began moving into the late 90s, which saw him struggling to project notes G4 and higher with the same chesty intensity and volume as lower notes. He developed a noticeable rasp that got more prominent with each subsequent tour. Most of the songs containing these notes were abandoned or were played in a lower key, such as “Some Might Say” and “My Big Mouth”, circa the year 2000. Though powerful, particulary in performances such as "My Generation" and "Some Might Say", his style was unsustainable. Despite this he continued to force his voice in order to give the fans the sound that made him famous, causing it to reach an all-time low in 2006. Following 2006 he adopted a 'shouty' style of singing where he would cut notes short and hold them with minimal sustain. He developed an increasingly nasal quality to his voice to allow him to continute hitting the high notes in the band's setlist. This nasal sound would typify much of his Beady Eye days, though the songs became less demanding because he was able to sing those which the band could write specifically to suit his voice's current state, which Oasis classics were not designed for.
With Liam's recent comeback as a solo artist he has started to take better care of his voice with less substance abuse and better vocal preparation prior to concerts. His two solo albums As You Were and Why Me? Why Not. regularly showcase songs with notes G4 and above, more so than any album since Be Here Now. Furthermore, the amount of Oasis classics being added to his setlists continue to grow year on year with songs like "Listen Up" and "Headshrinker" making appearances for the first time since the 90s. These two developments clearly indicate his increasing ability to access his upper register, albeit with less power and associated attitude. Songs like "Once" are an excellent example of this. As well as renewed exploration of his upper registor, his lower register has become more prominant since the Beady Eye era, with many of the main melodies frequenting the lower 3rd octave. Hopefully with future albums he continues to use this criminal unexplored aspect of his voice.
Significant High Notes
F5 (“Ain’t Got Nothin'”, "Wind Up Dream")
E♭5 ("Eyeball Tickler")
D5 ("Ain't Got Nothin'", "Fade In-Out", "Vocal Warm Up" Lord Don't Slow Me Down Film 2007, "Wigwam" Empress Hall Blackpool 2011)
C♯5 (“Once”)
C5 ("Step Out" Liam on Vocals)
B4 (“Ain’t Got Nothin'”, “Live Forever”, "Bonehead's Bank Holiday", "Wigwam")
B♭4 (“My Generation”, "Once", "Paper Crown", "Standing on the Edge of the Noise", "The River", "Wind Up Dream")
A4 (“All Around The World”, "Be Here Now" GMEX Manchester 1997, “Champagne Supernova" Rosemont Horizon Chicago 1999, "Cloudburst" The Boardwalk Manchester 1993, “Columbia”, “Cum On Feel The Noize”, “Digsy’s Dinner”, “For What It’s Worth”, "Four Letter Word", “Hello”, “I Am The Walrus" Glasgow Cathouse Scotland 1994, "I Hope, I Think, I Know", “My Big Mouth”, “My Generation”, “Paper Crown”, “Rockin' Chair”, “Shockwave”, “Some Might Say”, “Stay Young" Hammerstein Ballroom NYC 1997, “Step Out" Liam on Vocals, "The Beat Goes On", "Wigwam")
G♯4 (“All Around The World”, “Bold”, “Cigarette’s & Alcohol”, "C'mon You Know", "Day Tripper" Electric Ballroom Camden 1996 with Ocean Colour Scene, "Doesn't Have To Be That Way", "Everything's Electric", "Guess God Thinks I'm Abel", “I Get By”, “I Never Wanna Be Like You”, “Listen Up”, “Love Like A Bomb”, “Lyla”, "Once", “Pass Me Down The Wine”, “Roll It Over”, “She’s Electric”, “Slide Away”, "The Beat Goes On")
G4 ("Acquiesce" Knebworth 1st Night 1996, “All My People/All Mankind”, “All You’re Dreamin Of”, “Alright”, "Bless You" Cover by Andrew Wyatt & Liam Gallagher, “Bonehead’s Bank Holiday”, "Cloudburst" The Boardwalk Manchester 1993, “Columbia" Le Bataclan Paris 1995, “Come Back To Me”, “Come Together" Glen Helen Ampitheater California 2017, “Don’t Go Away”, "Fade In-Out" Earl's Court London 2nd Night 1997, “For What It’s Worth”, “Glimmer”, “Gone”, “Greedy Soul”, “Halo”, “Headshrinker”, "Hello", “I Am The Walrus" Glasgow Cathouse Scotland 1994, “(I Got) The Fever”, “I’m Outta Time”, “Invisible Sun”, “(It’s Good) To Be Free”, “Let There Be Love”, “Let’s All Make Believe”, “Live Forever”, “Man of Misery”, “Meadows”, “Morning Glory”, “My Generation”, "My Sister Lover", "Natural Mystic" Bethnal Green Working Men's Club London 2017, “Nothing Nowhere", "Now That I’ve Found You”, “One of Us”, “Paper Crown”, “River”, “Rockin' Chair”, “Round Are Way”, “Shockwave”, “Slide Away”, “The Girl In The Dirty Shirt”, “The Turning”, “Up In The Sky" King Tut's Wah Wah Hut Glasgow 1993/Definitely Maybe, “Wall of Glass”, “Why Me? Why Not." MTV Unplugged Hull City Hall 2019/Why Me? Why Not.)
F♯4 (“Across the Universe”, “All Around The World”, “Beatles and Stones”, “Be Here Now”, “Be Still”, “Champagne Supernova”, “Chinatown”, “Cigarette’s & Alcohol”, "C'mon You Know", “Day Tripper" Electric Ballroom Camden 1996 with Ocean Colour Scene, “Diamond in the Dark", "Digsy’s Dinner”, "Doesn't Have To Be That Way", “Don’t Bother Me”, “D'You Know What I Mean?”, "Everything's Electric", "Eyeball Tickler", "Fade Away", “Flick of the Finger”, “For Anyone”, “Girls In Uniform”, “Greedy Soul”, “Guess God Thinks I’m Abel”, “Hey Now”, “Hung In A Bad Place”, "I Am The Walrus" Earls Court London 2nd Night 1995, “I Hope, I Think, I Know”, "I'm Outta Time", “I Never Wanna Be Like You”, “I Will Believe (Live)”, “It’s Getting Better (Man!!)”, “Keep The Dream Alive”, “Listen Up”, “Lord Don’t Slow Me Down Liam on Vocals”, “Lyla Jonathon Ross Show 2005”. “Misunderstood”, “My Big Mouth”, “Once”, “Put Yer Money Where Your Mouth Is”, “Rock ‘n’ Roll Star”, “Roll It Over”, “Round Are Way”, "Sad Song" MTV Unplugged Hull City Hall 2019, “Second Bite of the Apple”, “Shakermaker”, “She’s Electric”, “Shine A Light”, "Soldier On", “Some Might Say”, “Sons of the Stage”, “Start Anew”, “Stay Young”, “Step Out" Liam on Vocals, “Stop Crying Your Heart Out”, "Strange Thing (Demo)", “Street Fighting Man”, “Supersonic”, “The Hindu Times”, “The Quiet Ones”, “The World’s Not Set In Stone”, "Underneath The Sky", “Universal Gleam”, “When I’m In Need”, “Wigwam”, "Within You Without You", “Wonderwall”, “You Better Run”)
F4 (“All My People/All Mankind”, “Bag It Up”, "Better Days", “Bring The Light”, “Come Back To Me”, “Cum On Feel The Noize”, "Don't Look Back In Anger" Glastonbury 2017, “Fade In-Out”, “Gas Panic!”, “Glimmer”, “Go Let It Out”, “Halo”, “Headshrinker”, “Hello”, “I Can See a Liar”, “I Get By”, “I’ve All I Need”, “Let’s All Make Believe”, “Listen Up”, "Lord Don't Slow Me Down" Liam on Vocals, "Natural Mystic" Bethnal Green Working Men's Club London 2017, “Now That I’ve Found You”, “One of Us”, “Paper Crown”, “River”, “Rockin' Chair”, “Roll With It”, “Shockwave”, "Slide Away" Live By The Sea 1995, “Soldier On”, "Standing on the Edge of the Noise", “Supersonic”, “The Nature of Reality”, “Universal Gleam”, “Wind Up Dream”)
E4 (“A Bell Will Ring”, “Acquiesce”, “Across The Universe”, “Alive (Demo)”, “All You’re Dreaming Of”, “Alright”, “Back After The Break”, “Bag It Up”, “Ballroom Figured”, "Better Let You Know", “Better Man”, "Bless You" Cover by Andrew Wyatt & Liam Gallagher, “Born on a Different Cloud”, “Carnation”, “Cast No Shadow”, “Champagne Supernova”, “Chinatown”, “Cigarette’s & Alcohol”, "C'Mon People (We're Making It Now)" Acoustic Hymns Vol. 1, “Columbia”, “Come Together" Glen Helen Amphitheatre California 2017, “Cum On Feel The Noize”, "Diamond in the Dark", “Digsy’s Dinner”, “Don’t Go Away”, "D'Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman" TRNSMT 2018, “D’You Know What I Mean?”, "Eyeball Tickler", “Face of the Crowd”, “Fade Away”, “Fade In-Out”, “For Anyone”, “For What It’s Worth”, “Four Letter Word”, “Girl In Uniform”, “Gone”, “Guess God Thinks I’m Abel”, “Headshrinker”, “Hey Now”, “Hung In A Bad Place”, “I Am The Walrus”, “I Believe In All”, “I Will Believe (Live)”, “I’m Just Saying”, "I'm Outta Time", “Invisible Sun”, “It’s Getting Better (Man!!)”, “(It’s Good) To Be Free”, “(I Got) The Fever”, “Iz Rite”, “Let There Be Love”, “Little James”, “Live Forever”, "Lock All The Doors (Demo 1992)", “Lord Don’t Slow Me Down" Liam on Vocals, “Love Like A Bomb”, “Lyla”, “Man of Misery”, “Married With Children”, “Millionaire”, “Morning Glory”, “My Big Mouth”, “My Sister Lover”, "Natural Mystic" Bethnal Green Working Men's Club London 2017, “Pass Me Down The Wine”, “(Probably) All In The Mind”, “Rock ‘n’ Roll Star”, “Roll It Over”, “Roller”, “Scorpio Rising”, “Second Bite of the Apple”, "See The Sun (Demo)", “She’s Electric”, “Slide Away”, “Soon Come Tomorrow”, “Stand By Me”, “Stay Young”, “Stop Crying Your Heart Out”, “Street Fighting Man”, “Supersonic”, “Thank You For The Good Times”, “The Beat Goes On”, “The Girl In The Dirty Shirt”, “The Hindu Times”, “The Meaning of Soul”, “Underneath The Sky”, "Up In The Sky", “Whatever”, "Who Feels Love", "Why Me? Why Not.”, "Within You Without You", “Wonderwall”, “Won’t Let You Down”)
Significant Low Notes
E3 (“(It’s Good) To Be Free”, “Alive (Demo)”, “Ballroom Figured”, “Be Still”, “Champagne Supernova”, “Chinatown”, “Cigarette’s & Alcohol”, “D’You Know What I Mean?”, “Gone”, “Headshrinker”, “I’m Outta Time”, “It’s Getting Better (Man!!)”, “Iz Rite”, "Life in Vain", “Married With Children”, "Natural Mystic" Bethnal Green Working Men's Club London 2017", "Reminisce", “Roll With It”, “She’s Electric”, “Some Might Say”, “Songbird”, "Take Me", “When I’m In Need”, “World Outside My Room”)
E♭3 (“Beatles & Stones”, “Once”, “River”)
D3 (“Across the Universe”, "Alice (Demo)", “All You’re Dreaming Of”, “Back After The Break”, “Bag It Up”, “Ballroom Figured”, "Blue Moon", "C'Mon People (We're Making It Now)" Acoustic Hymns Vol. 1, “Halo”, "Listen Up", "Nothing Nowhere", “Paper Crown”, “Scorpio Rising”, “Standing on the Edge of Noise”, “The Beat Goes On”, “The Quiet Ones”, “The Turning”, "Underneath The Sky")
C♯3 (“Doesn’t Haven’t To Be That Way”, "Eh La", “Flick of the Finger”, “Soul Love”)
C3 ("Alice (Demo)", “All My People/All Mankind”, "All You're Dreaminng Of", “Blue Moon”, "C'Mon People (We're Making It Now)" Acoustic Hymns Vol. 1, “Millionaire”, “One of Us”, "The Beat Goes On", “To Be Where There’s Life”)
B2 (“Back After the Break”, "Married With Children")
B♭2 ("Alice (Demo)", “Glimmer”)
A2 (“Ain't Got Nothin'", "Blue Moon", "Columbia”, “Going Underground/Carnation”, “Gone”, “Day Tripper" Electric Ballroom Camden 1996 with Ocean Colour Scene)
G2 (“Columbia”)
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*Boldface marks notable passages and examples of the singer's capabilities.
*Blue marks notes sung in a soft falsetto.
*Italics mark non-melodic notes.
*Underlines mark notes in backing vocals or otherwise obscured.
{Questionable Notes}
G♯5 ("Ain't Got Nothin' (Demo Version)"[1])
D5 ("All Around The World Earls Court London 1st Night 1997"[2])
D3 ("Live Forever"[1])
F♯2 ("Gone"[1])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range
[2] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards a singer's range
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G♯5 ("Ain't Got Nothin' (Demo Version)"[1])
D5 ("All Around The World Earls Court London 1st Night 1997"[2])
D3 ("Live Forever"[1])
F♯2 ("Gone"[1])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range
[2] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards a singer's range
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{Album Ranges}
Oasis
Definitely Maybe (1994): G2 - B2 - G#4 - B4
(What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995) : E3 - A4
Be Here Now (1997): E3 – A4 - D5
Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000): G3 – G♯4
Heathen Chemistry (2002): E3 – F♯4
Don’t Believe the Truth (2005): G3 – G♯4
Dig Out Your Soul (2008): A2 – G4 - D5 - F5
Beady Eye
Different Gear Still Speeding (2011): C3 – B4 - F5
BE (2013): C♯3 – F♯4
Solo
As You Were (2017): D3 – A4 - B♭4
Why Me? Why Not. (2019): A2 – A4 - Bb4 – C♯5
Oasis
Definitely Maybe (1994): G2 - B2 - G#4 - B4
(What's The Story) Morning Glory? (1995) : E3 - A4
Be Here Now (1997): E3 – A4 - D5
Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000): G3 – G♯4
Heathen Chemistry (2002): E3 – F♯4
Don’t Believe the Truth (2005): G3 – G♯4
Dig Out Your Soul (2008): A2 – G4 - D5 - F5
Beady Eye
Different Gear Still Speeding (2011): C3 – B4 - F5
BE (2013): C♯3 – F♯4
Solo
As You Were (2017): D3 – A4 - B♭4
Why Me? Why Not. (2019): A2 – A4 - Bb4 – C♯5
