Post by RINGO on Sept 25, 2019 5:24:50 GMT
Brian Harold May (19 July 1947 - present)
Member Of: Smile (1968 - 1970), Queen (1970 - present)
Vocal Range: F2 - G5
{Vocal Summary}Brian May was easily the most understated of Queen's three vocalists, but you could do much worse than playing third-fiddle to two of the greatest singers of their era. May's vocals never really emerged into their fullest form until his solo career in the 1990s, however. A lower-placed tenor compared to his bandmates, his voice has gained power and conviction over the years, to the point where his late '90s recordings feature vocal performances that even Freddie Mercury would have batted an eye at. Oh, come now, Freddie fanboys. You can't tell me with a straight face that Freddie wouldn't have had some difficulty performing "Resurrection" or "Slow Down" with as much guttural force as Brian musters. And don't even get me started on "Too Much Love Will Kill You".
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{Album Ranges}Queen:
Queen (1973): F♯3 - G4
Queen II (1974): D3 - C♯4
Sheer Heart Attack (1974): F♯3 - A4 - D5
A Night at the Opera (1975): G2 - G♯4 - C5
A Day at the Races (1976): F2 - A4 - E5
News of the World (1977): B2 - B4 - D5
Jazz (1978): A2 - B♭4 - E5
The Game (1980): G3 - D5
Hot Space (1982): G3 - C♯5 - D5
The Works (1984): C♯4 - C♯5
A Kind of Magic (1986): E3 - C♯5
The Miracle (1989): B3 - C5 - D5
Innuendo (1991): E3 - D5 - E5
Made in Heaven (1995): G2 - C5 - C♯5
Solo:
Starfleet Project (1983): G♯3 - G♯4 - C♯5
Back to the Light (1992): F2 - D5 - E5
Another World (1998): B♭2 - C♯5 - G5
Queen (1973): F♯3 - G4
Queen II (1974): D3 - C♯4
Sheer Heart Attack (1974): F♯3 - A4 - D5
A Night at the Opera (1975): G2 - G♯4 - C5
A Day at the Races (1976): F2 - A4 - E5
News of the World (1977): B2 - B4 - D5
Jazz (1978): A2 - B♭4 - E5
The Game (1980): G3 - D5
Hot Space (1982): G3 - C♯5 - D5
The Works (1984): C♯4 - C♯5
A Kind of Magic (1986): E3 - C♯5
The Miracle (1989): B3 - C5 - D5
Innuendo (1991): E3 - D5 - E5
Made in Heaven (1995): G2 - C5 - C♯5
Solo:
Starfleet Project (1983): G♯3 - G♯4 - C♯5
Back to the Light (1992): F2 - D5 - E5
Another World (1998): B♭2 - C♯5 - G5
Significant High Notes
G5 ("Slow Down")
F♯5 ("On My Way Up", "Why Don't We Try Again")
F5 ("All the Way from Memphis")
E5 ("Dead on Time", "Don't Try So Hard", "The Hitman", "I Can't Live with You", "Long Away", "Love Token", "Nothin' But Blue", "Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)")
E♭5 ("Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy", "The Guv'nor", "New Horizons")
D5 ("China Belle", "Dragon Attack", "Driven By You", "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame", "The Hitman", "I Go Crazy", "I'm Scared", "It's Late", "Las Palabras de Amor (The Words of Love)", "Party", "Play the Game", "Resurrection", "Rollin' Over", "Save Me", "She Makes Me (Stormtrooper in Stilettos)", "The Show Must Go On", "Tear It Up", "Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)", "Thank God It's Christmas", "Too Much Love Will Kill You", "Why Don't We Try Again")
C♯5 ("The Call", "Cyborg", "Dead on Time", "Dreamer's Ball", "Driven By You", "The Guv'nor", "Hammer to Fall", "Hot Patootie", "I Can't Live with You", "Long Away", "Maybe Baby", "On My Way Up", "One Vision", "Put Out the Fire", "Star Fleet", "A Winter's Tale")
C5 ("'39", "Back to the Light", "Breakthru", "Business", "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy", "Let Me Live", "Love Token", "New Horizons", "No-One But You (Only the Good Die Young)", "One Rainy Wish", "Party", "Too Much Love Will Kill You")
B4 ("China Belle", "Dragon Attack", "Driven By You", "Friends Will Be Friends", "Headlong", "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame", "I Can't Live with You", "I'm Scared", "If You Can't Beat Them", "It's Late", "Leaving Home Ain't Easy", "Let Me Out", "On My Way Up", "Princes of the Universe", "Resurrection", "Rollin' Over", "Sail Away Sweet Sister", "The Show Must Go On", "Slow Down", "You Don't Fool Me")
B♭4 ("All the Way from Memphis", "Business", "Cyborg", "Don't Stop Me Now", "The Guv'nor", "Hot Patootie", "New Horizons", "One Rainy Wish", "Wilderness")
A4 ("Another World", "Back to the Light", "China Belle", "Driven By You", "Flash", "Headlong", "I Go Crazy", "I'm Scared", "It's Late", "Just One Life", "Leaving Home Ain't Easy", "Let Me Entertain You", "Let Me Live", "Let Your Heart Rule Your Head", "Long Away", "Love Token", "Maybe Baby", "No-One But You (Only the Good Die Young)", "Nothin' But Blue", "Otro Lugar", "Play the Game", "Princes of the Universe", "Resurrection", "Rollin' Over", "Save Me", "Seven Seas of Rhye", "She Makes Me (Stormtrooper in Stilettos)", "Tear It Up", "Thank God It's Christmas", "Tie Your Mother Down"
G♯4 ("'39", "Dead on Time", "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy","The Guv'nor", "If You Can't Beat Them", "Let Me Out", "On My Way Up", "Sail Away Sweet Sister", "Sleeping on the Sidewalk", "Slow Down", "Star Fleet", "Teasin' Around", "Wilderness", "A Winter's Tale")
G4 ("All Dead, All Dead", "Back to the Light", "The Call", "China Belle", "Cosmos Rockin", "Don't Try Suicide", "Driven By You", "Friends Will Be Friends", "The Hitman", "I'm Scared", "Just One Life", "Keep Yourself Alive”, "Las Palabras de Amor (The Words of Love)", "Let Me Live", "Liar", "New Horizons", "No-One But You (Only the Good Die Young)", "Nothin' But Blue", "One Rainy Wish", "Play the Game", "The Prophet's Song", "Radio Gaga", "Son and Daughter", "Tie Your Mother Down", "Too Much Love Will Kill You", "Warboys", "We Are the Champions", "White Man", "Who Wants to Live Forever")
F♯4 ("Don't Try Suicide", "Fat Bottomed Girls", "Good Company", "I Want All", "Leaving Home Ain't Easy", "Let Me Out", "Let Your Heart Rule Your Head", "Long Away", "Maybe Baby", "Sail Away Sweet Sister", "Sleeping on the Sidewalk", "Star Fleet", "Wilderness")
Significant Low Notes:
E3 ("Another World", "Dream of Thee", "I Can't Live With You", "Leaving Home Ain't Easy", "Lost Opportunity", "Otro Lugar", "Some Day One Day", "Who Wants to Live Forever")
E♭3 ("'39", "Good Company", "One Rainy Wish")
D3 ("All Dead, All Dead", "Dream of Thee", "Driven By You", "Fat Bottomed Girls", "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame", "Headlong", "Just One Life", "Let Me in Your Heart Again", "Mother Love", "My Boy", "Sleeping on the Sidewalk", "Some Day One Day", "Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)", "We Will Rock You", "White Man", "Why Don't We Try Again")
C♯3 ("Dreamer's Ball", "Good Company", "Leaving Home Ain't Easy", "Lost Opportunity")
C3 ("The Dark", "Rollin' Over")
B2 ("Fat Bottomed Girls", "Lost Opportunity", "Sleeping on the Sidewalk", "Teasin' Around")
B♭2 ("'39", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Space")
A2 ("Dreamer's Ball", "Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)")
G♯2 ("Lost Opportunity", "Somebody to Love")
G2 ("Bohemian Rhapsody", "Heaven for Everyone", "Sleepy Blues/Drunken Blues", "Small")
F2 ("Nothin' But Blue", "Resurrection", "Somebody to Love")
{Questionable Notes}B5 ("One Rainy Wish" [1])
G5 ("Hot Patootie" [1], "Slow Down" [1])
F♯2 ("Jesus" [2])
E2 ("Sleepy Blues/Drunken Blues" [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 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.
G5 ("Hot Patootie" [1], "Slow Down" [1])
F♯2 ("Jesus" [2])
E2 ("Sleepy Blues/Drunken Blues" [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 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.
