Post by RINGO on Sept 25, 2019 5:17:25 GMT
Roger Meddows Taylor (26 July 1949 - present)
Member Of: Smile (1968 - 1970), Queen (1970 - present), The Cross (1987 - 1993)
Vocal Range: E2 - B5
{Vocal Summary}One could make a strong argument that, for much of the 1970s, the best singer in Queen was not their frontman, but in fact, their drummer. While Roger Taylor predominantly sang backing vocals for the band (only getting one lead vocal per album throughout most of this period), he managed to find numerous ways to capture the listener's attention, either with his powerful lead vocal chops that were always chock-full of healthy grit, or through his surprisingly effeminate high harmony singing that pierced through the band's mixes like a knife (I refer you to the climactic high note in "Bohemian Rhapsody", or the intros to "My Fairy King" and "In the Lap of the Gods"). Taylor's voice fell into a sort of slow decline after the '70s, and unfortunately, his singing on his solo records doesn't have near the energy of his early work with Queen. Regardless, when he was in his prime, he was as good a singer as Freddie Mercury ever was, and that has to count for something.
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{Album Ranges}Queen:
Queen (1973): D4 - E5 - A5
Queen II (1974): G3 - E5 - A5
Sheer Heart Attack (1974): E3 - D5 - A5
A Night at the Opera (1975): D4 - E5 - B♭5
A Day at the Races (1976): A2 - C♯5 - G♯5
News of the World (1977): E4 - B4 - C5
Jazz (1978): E3 - C♯5 - E5
The Game (1980): F♯2 - C♯5 - D5
Hot Space (1982): E2 - E♭5 - G5
The Works (1984): C4 - E5
A Kind of Magic (1986): A4 - F♯5
The Miracle (1989): C4 - G5
Innuendo (1991): C5 [1]
Made in Heaven (1995): G3 - B4 - D5
Solo:
Fun in Space (1981): D3 - F5
Strange Frontier (1984): A2 - C5
Happiness? (1994): B♭2 - C5
Electric Fire (1998): G2 - B4 - C5
Fun on Earth (2013): A2 - C5
The Cross:
Shove It (1988): G2 - D5
Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know (1990): C3 - D5
Blue Rock (1991): G2 - F5
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[1] -- while Roger has at least one identifiable backing vocal moment in every other Queen album, he has none at all on Innuendo apart from his spoken vocals in "Ride the Wild Wind" and a single backing vocal C5 in "Innuendo".
Queen (1973): D4 - E5 - A5
Queen II (1974): G3 - E5 - A5
Sheer Heart Attack (1974): E3 - D5 - A5
A Night at the Opera (1975): D4 - E5 - B♭5
A Day at the Races (1976): A2 - C♯5 - G♯5
News of the World (1977): E4 - B4 - C5
Jazz (1978): E3 - C♯5 - E5
The Game (1980): F♯2 - C♯5 - D5
Hot Space (1982): E2 - E♭5 - G5
The Works (1984): C4 - E5
A Kind of Magic (1986): A4 - F♯5
The Miracle (1989): C4 - G5
Innuendo (1991): C5 [1]
Made in Heaven (1995): G3 - B4 - D5
Solo:
Fun in Space (1981): D3 - F5
Strange Frontier (1984): A2 - C5
Happiness? (1994): B♭2 - C5
Electric Fire (1998): G2 - B4 - C5
Fun on Earth (2013): A2 - C5
The Cross:
Shove It (1988): G2 - D5
Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know (1990): C3 - D5
Blue Rock (1991): G2 - F5
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[1] -- while Roger has at least one identifiable backing vocal moment in every other Queen album, he has none at all on Innuendo apart from his spoken vocals in "Ride the Wild Wind" and a single backing vocal C5 in "Innuendo".
Significant High Notes:
B5 ("Blag")
B♭5 ("Bohemian Rhapsody", "Son and Daughter" live BBC 1973 (Session 2))
A5 ("'39", "The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke", "Father to Son", "Flash", "Flick of the Wrist", "Funny How Love Is", "In the Lap of the Gods", "The Loser in the End", "The March of the Black Queen", "My Fairy King", "The Prophet's Song", "Seven Seas of Rhye", "Some Day One Day", "Survival")G♯5 ("The Millionaire Waltz", "Somebody to Love")
G5 ("Bohemian Rhapsody", "Dancer", "Death on Two Legs (Dedicated To...)", "The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke", "Great King Rat", "I Want It All", "In the Lap of the Gods", "The March of the Black Queen", "Ogre Battle", "Turn on the TV", "You and I", "You're My Best Friend")
F♯5 ("Jesus", "A Kind of Magic", "Ogre Battle", "One Vision", "Sail Away Sweet Sister", "Seven Seas of Rhye", "White Queen (As It Began)")
F5 ("Bad Attitude", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Let's Get Crazy", "Life Changes", "The March of the Black Queen", "The Millionaire Waltz", "Misfire", "Nevermore", "Somebody to Love", "Survival")
E5 ("Ain't Put Nothin' Down", "Dead on Time", "Death on Two Legs (Dedicated To...)", "Dirty Mind", "Doing Alright”, "The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke", "Father to Son", "Flash", "Flick of the Wrist", "Funny How Love Is", "Keep a Knockin'", "I Go Crazy", "I Wanna Testify", "I Want It All", "I'm in Love with My Car", "The Loser in the End", "Modern Times Rock ‘n Roll”, "More of That Jazz", "Ogre Battle", "The Prophet's Song", "Rock It (Prime Jive)", "Sweet Lady", "Tenement Funster", "These Are the Days of Our Lives" live Summer Sonic 2014, "Tie Your Mother Down", "You're My Best Friend")
E♭5 ("Action This Day", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Keep a Knockin'", "Liar”, "The March of the Black Queen", "Now I'm Here", "Somebody to Love", "Son and Daughter”)
D5 ("Airheads", "Closer to You", "Coming Soon", "Drowse", "Feel the Force", "Foxy Lady", "Gangsters Are Running This World", "Hammer to Fall", "A Human Body", "I Wanna Testify", "I'm in Love With My Car", "Jesus", "Let's Get Crazy", "Life Changes", "My Country I & II", "Penetration Guru", "The Prophet's Song", "Sheer Heart Attack", "Stand Up for Love", "Stone Cold Crazy", "You and I", "You Don't Fool Me")
C♯5 ("'39", "Breakthru", "Brighton Rock", "Dead on Time", "Drowse", "Fun It", "I Wanna Testify", "Magic Is Loose", "Modern Times Rock ‘n Roll”, "The Night Comes Down”, "Put It All Down to Love", "Rock It (Prime Jive)", "Tie Your Mother Down", "Turn on the TV", "A Winter's Tale")
C5 ("Abandonfire", "Action This Day", "Bad Attitude", "Beautiful Dreams", "Closer to You", "Don't Stop Me Now", "Flick of the Wrist", "Foreign Sand", "Good Times Are Now", "Hand of Fools", "Heartland", "Heaven for Everyone" 1988 alternate version, "I Am the Drummer (In a Rock 'n' Roll Band)", "Innuendo", "Liar" The Cross, "Life Changes", "The Loser in the End", "More of That Jazz", "No-One But You (Only the Good Die Young)", "Penetration Guru", "Rough Justice", "Sheer Heart Attack", "Star Fleet", "Touch the Sky", "We Are the Champions", "Where Are You Now?", "You're My Best Friend", "Young Love")
B4 ("Ain't Put Nothin' Down", "Airheads", "Baby It's Alright", "Breakdown", "Call Me", "Celebration" Jam Studios session, "C-lebrity", "Contact", "Dirty Mind", "Doing Alright", "Father to Son", "Feel the Force", "Fight From the Inside", "Final Destination", "Foxy Lady", "Freedom Train", "Fun It", "Future Management", "A Human Body", "I Can Take You Higher" Jam Studios session, "I'm in Love With My Car", "In Charge of My Heart", "In the Midnight Hour", "It's an Illusion", "Keep a Knockin'", "Liar” Queen, "Long Away", "Love Lies Bleeding (She Was a Wicked, Wily Waitress)", "Love on a Tightrope", "Machines (Or Back to Humans)", "Magic Is Loose", "Man on Fire", "Millionaire", "My Country I & II", "A Nation of Haircuts", "No More Fun", "No-One But You (Only the Good Die Young)", "Now I'm Here", "One Night Stand", "Passion for Trash", "Power to Love", "Put It All Down to Love", "Revelations", "Rock It (Prime Jive)", "Shove It", "Sister Blue", "Stand Up for Love", "Sweet Lady", "Tenement Funster", "Top of the World Ma", "Turn on the TV", "Under Pressure" live Summer Sonic 2014, "A Winter's Tale", "You and I")
B♭4 ("Abandonfire", "Be With You", "Beautiful Dreams", "Gangsters Are Running This World", "Hijack My Heart", "I Cry for You", "Is It Me?", "Killing Time", "Manipulator", "No-One But You (Only the Good Die Young)", "No Violins", "Radio Ga Ga", "Smile", "Up", "Young Love")
A4 ("Ain't Put Nothin' Down", "Baby It's Alright", "Bad Attitude", "Breakdown", "Call Me", "Closer to You", "Coming Soon", "Cosmos Rockin", "Cowboys and Indians", "Dirty Mind", "Dragon Attack", "Everybody Hurts Sometime", "Fight Club", "Foreign Sand", "Freedom Train", "Fun in Space", "Future Management", "Happiness", "Heartland", "Heaven for Everyone" 1988 alternate version, "A Human Body", "I Am the Drummer (In a Rock 'n' Roll Band)", "I Can Take You Higher" Jam Studios session, "I Wanna Testify", "If You Can't Beat Them", "In the Midnight Hour", "It's an Illusion", "Journey's End", "Keep Yourself Alive", "The Key", "Laugh or Cry", "Let Me Entertain You", "Let Me Live", "Let's Get Crazy", "Liar" The Cross, "Loneliness…", "The Loser in the End", "Love Lies Bleeding (She Was a Wicked, Wily Waitress)", "Love on a Tightrope", "Man on Fire", "The March of the Black Queen", "Masters of War", "Millionaire", "Modern Times Rock ‘n Roll”, "More of That Jazz", "My Country I & II", "A Nation of Haircuts", "New Dark Ages", "No More Fun", "Old Men (Lay Down)", "Passion for Trash", "People on Streets", "Put It All Down to Love", "Quality Street", "Ride the Wild Wind" demo, "Say It's Not True", "Shove It", "Sister Blue", "Smile", "Stand Up for Love", "Still Burnin'", "Strange Frontier", "Sunny Day", "Surf's Up...School's Out", "Top of the World Ma", "Touch the Sky", "Tie Your Mother Down", "Under Pressure", "Warboys", "We Believe", "You're My Best Friend")
Significant Low Notes:
F3 ("Fight Club", "Happiness", "Heaven for Everyone" 1988 alternate version, "Journey's End", "Masters of War", "Nazis 1994")
E3 ("Breakdown", "Celebration" Jam Studios session, "Dear Mr. Murdoch", "Feel the Force", "Foreign Sand", "Fun It", "I Don't Care", "In Charge of My Heart", "Old Men (Lay Down)", "One Night Stand", "Racing in the Street", "Stand Up for Love", "Surrender", "Tenement Funster", "You Had to Be There")
E♭3 ("Be With You", "Killing Time", "Masters of War", "Up")
D3 ("Beautiful Dreams", "Final Destination", "I Can Take You Higher" Jam Studios session, "Liar" The Cross, "Loneliness...", "My Country I & II", "Nazis 1994", "Quality Street", "Ride the Wild Wind" demo, "Small", "Strange Frontier")
C♯3 ("Dear Mr. Murdoch", "Put It All Down to Love")
C3 ("The Also Rans", "Be My Gal (My Brightest Spark)", "Believe in Yourself", "Cowboys and Indians", "I Cry for You", "The Invisible Man" demo version, "Loneliness...", "Manipulator", "Old Men (Lay Down)", "Pressure On", "Ride the Wild Wind" demo, "Tonight", "The Unblinking Eye", "The Whisperers", "You Had to Be There")
B2 ("Quality Street")
B♭2 ("Gangsters Are Running This World", "Old Friends", "Working Class Hero")
A2 ("Cowboys and Indians", "Drowse", "Heaven for Everyone" 1988 version, "I Am the Drummer (In a Rock 'n' Roll Band)", "I Don't Care", "Millionaire", "Quality Street", "Strange Frontier")
G2 ("Action This Day", "Ain't Put Nothin' Down", "I Wanna Testify", "Love Lies Bleeding (She Was a Wicked, Wily Waitress)", "Manipulator", "Ride the Wild Wind" demo, "Small", "The Whisperers")
F♯2 ("Coming Soon")
E2 ("Action This Day”, "I Wanna Testify")
{Questionable Notes}E6 ("Survival" [2][4])
D6 ("Survival" [2][4])
B♭5 ("I Got You (I Feel Good)" [1])
G5 ("Top of the World Ma" [1])
G2 ("The Also Rans" [1], "Be My Gal (My Brightest Spark)" [1], "Celebration" Jam Studios session [1])
F2 ("New Dark Ages" [1], "You Had to Be There" [3])
E2 ("Contact" [3], "Freedom Train" [3], "A Human Body" 1, "Love Lies Bleeding (She Was a Wicked, Wily Waitress)" [1])
D2 ("The Also Rans" [3])
C2 ("Manipulator" extended version [3])
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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.
D6 ("Survival" [2][4])
B♭5 ("I Got You (I Feel Good)" [1])
G5 ("Top of the World Ma" [1])
G2 ("The Also Rans" [1], "Be My Gal (My Brightest Spark)" [1], "Celebration" Jam Studios session [1])
F2 ("New Dark Ages" [1], "You Had to Be There" [3])
E2 ("Contact" [3], "Freedom Train" [3], "A Human Body" 1, "Love Lies Bleeding (She Was a Wicked, Wily Waitress)" [1])
D2 ("The Also Rans" [3])
C2 ("Manipulator" extended version [3])
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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.
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.
