Liam Gallagher (20,967 views)

[Bink]

I wouldn’t actually mind if you counted the D3s in “Live Forever”. I know they’re quick and a bit anacrusis-y, but he quite literally hits them on every single phrase in the song.

[Osmosis]

I was actually listening back to the song today and thought 'yeah, I should probably change that'. Done.

[Osmosis]

I hate to range assassinate one of my own singers, but I don't think the low harmony in the chorus of Columbia is Liam Gallagher anymore. I think it is Anthony Griffis from The Real People who contributed to writing the song and have claimed to sing backing vocals on it. When you listen to the White Label Demo here: youtu.be/t-rSelwQirQ?t=208 it seems clear to me it isn't actually Liam. Granted the official version is a different vocal take, but I still think they used Anthony's vocal line. And to be honest, I think it sounds too solid a low note for Liam given the time period the song was from.

[Osmosis]

Just want to highlight the vocal timeline I have added to the thread. It details how his voice has changed over the past 30 or so years, citing key performances to illustrate my points. I have also included a list of performances of Cigarettes & Alcohol from every year it was performed (all bar 1991 and 1992) as well as my overall conclusions as to how his approach to singing has affected his voice and what could maybe be done in the future to prevent the same cycle from repeating over and over.

Given Liam's possible record for having the biggest vocal decline in western popular music, it figured it was important to represent it here. 

[Macca]

That spoilered Off At the Next Exit note sounds like it gets down to E1

[rebaru]

Where'd the G2 from Columbia gooo

[Osmosis]

I don't think it is him. There's a few interviews where the Griffiths brothers talk about the genesis of "Columbia" (on James Hargreaves' channel I think) and they mention doing backing vocals on the song, and the only vocals they could possibly be are the low backing vocals in the post chorus. If you listen to the Edin Studios Mix of the song, they become more audible and I don't think they match Liam's tone.

[Osmosis]

Vocal isolation of Bonhead's Bank Holiday. At the timestamp I am hearing a falsetto C#5 from Liam but the quality of the note due to the recording is crappy. I can just about convince myself it is in the official recording. What do people make of this note? Countable?

[mls1996]

Liam's voice has really gotten better since the horrible days of, like, 2004-2012. That Olympics 2012 performance of Wonderwall with Beady Eye is....oof. Thankfully, he's had great performances since then like For What It's Worth and Once.