Post by Steve on Feb 17, 2022 12:20:28 GMT
Kevin Martin (9 April 1969)
Associated Acts: Candlebox (1990 - 2000; 2006 - Present), Kevin Martin & the HiWatts (2002 - ?), The Gracious Few (2009 - 2011), Le Projet (2014 - Present)
Vocal Range: E2 - G5
Significant High Notes:
G5 ("Guilty Fever", "Identify", "She")
F♯5 ("All I Hear", "Appetite", "Guilty Fever", "Honest Man", "I've Got a Gun", "Telepathic Rock & Roll", "Them Eyes", "Youth in Revolt")
E5 ("Alive at Last", "Amedia", "Appetite", "Arrow", "Belmore Place", "Blossom", "Enemy", "Far Behind", "The Few", "I've Got a Gun", "Lifelike Song", "No Sense", "Nothing but Love", "Pull Away", "Refugee", "She", "Simple Lessons" Love Stories & Other Musings version, "Telepathic Rock & Roll", "Tredecim")
E♭5 ("Closer", "Guilty Fever", "Happy Pills", "Identify", "It's Alright", "Lifelike Song", "Little Shits", "Save Yourself", "So Real", "Spotlights", "Stand", "Telepathic Rock & Roll", "Thoughtless Innuendos", "What's Wrong")
D5 ("Amedia", "Believe in It", "Belmore Place", "Blinders", "Breakaway", "Butterfly (Reprise)", "Change", "Consider Us", "Don't You", "Enemy", "Gods Gift", "How Does It Feel", "I", "Identify", "If We Could", "It's Alright", "It's Amazing", "I've Got a Gun", "Keep on Waiting", "A Kiss Before", "Look What You've Done", "Lover - Come Back to Me", "Mothers Dream", "The One", "The Pride", "Rain", "Say Hello 2 Heaven" Live at Stranahan Theater 2017, "Sometimes", "Spotlights", "Step Back", "A Stone's Throw Away", "Surrendering", "Thoughtless Innuendos", "Underneath It All", "Understanding", "Walk Away", "You")
C♯5 ("10,000 Horses", "Alive at Last", "All I Hear", "Arrow", "Bitches Brewin'", "Bothered", "Breathe Me In", "The Bridge", "Butterfly (Reprise)", "Can't Give In", "Happy Pills", "Head Down", "Honest Man", "Look What You've Done", "The Lovers", "Mothers Dream", "Nothing but Love", "Ramble On", "Refugee", "Save Yourself", "She Come Over Me", "Simple Lessons", "Stand", "Tredecim", "Vexatious", "Youth in Revolt")
C5 ("Amedia", "Appetite", "Become (To Tell)", "Believe in It", "Blinders", "Blossom", "Change", "Crazy", "Don't You", "Drowned", "Enemy", "Far Behind", "How Does It Feel", "I", "If We Could", "Little Shits", "Lover - Come Back to Me", "Lucy", "Miss You", "The One", "Pull Away", "The Rest of You", "Restless", "So Real", "Spotlights", "Steel and Glass", "Supernova", "Surrendering", "Telepathic Rock & Roll", "Wait for It", "What's Wrong", "Youth in Revolt")
B4 ("10,000 Horses", "Alive at Last", "Belmore Place", "Best Friend", "Bitches Brewin'", "Blossom", "Breakaway", "Breathe Me In", "Butterfly", "Come Home", "Cover Me", "Drowned", "Glowing Soul", "Gods Gift", "Happy Pills", "He Calls Home", "If We Could", "Into the Sun", "It's Alright", "I've Got a Gun", "Keep on Waiting", "A Kiss Before", "Lifelike Song", "Lucy", "My Weakness", "No Lights", "Oak God", "Offerings", "The Pride", "Rain", "Ramble On", "Restless", "Say Hello 2 Heaven" Live at Stranahan Theater 2017, "She", "Silly Thing", "Sometimes", "Steel and Glass", "Step Back", "Sweet Summertime", "You")
B♭4 ("10,000 Horses", "The Bridge", "Closer", "Crying Time", "Drowned", "Guilty Fever", "Head Down", "Offerings", "The One", "Restless", "Save Yourself", "Sing", "So Real", "A Stone's Throw Away", "Surrendering", "Them Eyes", "Vexatious", "What's Wrong")
A4 ("10,000 Horses", "Alive at Last", "Appetite", "Arrow", "Baby Love Me", "Become (To Tell)", "Believe in It", "Belmore Place", "Blinders", "Bothered", "Breakaway", "Can't Give In", "Change", "Come Home", "Consider Us", "Crazy", "Crooked Halo", "Don't You", "Enemy", "Far Behind", "Gods Gift", "Happy Pills", "He Calls Home", "How Does It Feel", "Identify", "It's Alright", "It's Amazing", "I Want It Back", "Keep on Waiting", "Let Me Down Easy", "Little Shits", "Look What You've Done", "Lover - Come Back To Me", "The Lovers", "Miss You", "Mothers Dream", "My Weakness", "No Lights", "No Sense", "Oak God", "Offerings", "The One", "Only Because of You", "The Pride", "Pull Away", "Rain", "She Come Over Me", "Simple Lessons", "Sometimes", "Stand", "A Stone's Throw Away", "Supernova", "Sweet Summertime", "Thoughtless Innuendos", "Turn Your Heart Around", "Underneath It All", "Understanding", "Vulgar Before Me", "Walk Away", "You", "Youth In Revolt")
G♯4 ("Bitches Brewin'", "Breathe Me In", "The Bridge", "Closer", "The Few", "Great Houses", "Honest Man", "I Want It Back", "Look What You've Done", "The Lovers", "Nothing but Love", "Refugee", "Silly Thing", "Sing", "Sweet Summertime", "Tredecim", "Vulgar Before Me", "Wait for It")
G4 ("Amedia", "Baby Love Me", "Believe in It", "Belmore Place", "Best Friend", "Blossom", "Closer", "Come Home", "Cover Me", "Crooked Halo", "Far Behind", "Great Houses", "He Calls Home", "I", "Into the Sun", "It's Alright", "It's Amazing", "Lifelike Song", "Lucy", "Miss You", "No Lights", "Offerings", "Pull Away", "The Rest of You", "Say Hello 2 Heaven" Live at Stranahan Theater 2017, "Sing", "Sometimes", "So Real", "Spotlights", "Steel and Glass", "Supernova", "Surrendering", "Them Eyes", "Turn Your Heart Around", "Walk Away")
Significant Low Notes:
F3 ("Crazy", "Head Down", "How Does It Feel", "I", "It's Amazing", "Little Shits", "Look What You've Done", "Lover - Come Back to Me", "Rain", "Save Yourself", "Sometimes", "Spotlights", "A Stone's Throw Away", "Surrendering", "What's Wrong")
E3 ("10,000 Horses", "Alive at Last", "Become (To Tell)", "Belmore Place", "Best Friend", "Breathe Me In", "Butterfly", "Cover Me", "Drowned", "The Few", "I Want It Back", "A Kiss Before", "The Lovers", "Lucy", "Mothers Dream", "No Sense", "Ramble On", "She", "Simple Lessons", "Stand", "Step Back", "Supernova", "Sweet Summertime", "Understanding", "Vulgar Before Me", "Youth in Revolt")
E♭3 ("Closer", "Crying Time", "Little Shits", "Rain", "Refugee", "Sing", "Wait for It", "What's Wrong")
D3 ("Amedia", "Baby Love Me", "Blossom", "Breakaway", "Closer", "Come Home", "Crazy", "Far Behind", "He Calls Home", "Identify", "I've Got a Gun", "Let Me Down Easy", "Lucy", "No Sense", "She", "Spotlights", "Understanding", "You")
C♯3 ("Alive at Last", "All I Hear", "Baby Love Me", "Butterfly (Reprise)", "Great Houses", "The Lovers", "Refugee", "Tredecim", "Vulgar Before Me")
C3 ("Change", "Little Shits", "So Real", "Telepathic Rock & Roll", "Only Because of You", "Walk Away")
B2 ("Butterfly (Reprise)", "Enemy", "I", "I've Got a Gun", "Sweet Summertime")
B♭2 ("Save Yourself", "Sing", "So Real")
A2 ("Alive at Last", "Enemy", "Identify", "Only Because of You")
G♯2 ("Sing")
G2 ("Let Me Down Easy", "Ramble On", "Supernova")
E2 ("Supernova")
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Blue marks falsetto notes.
Underlines mark notes obscured in the mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Bold marks particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
Summary:
Kevin Martin is best known as the vocalist for the band Candlebox. A band that became popular around the tail end of the grunge movement, they formed in late 1990. In 1993 they released their self-titled debut album which, thanks to songs like "Change", "You" and "Far Behind", was a great success. They went on to release two more albums in the 90s, however in 2000 they broke up. Martin went on to become the lead vocalist for The HiWatts, who released the album The Possibility of Being in 2003. In 2006 Candlebox reunited, and have stayed active since. In 2009 Martin was invited to join a new band called the Gracious Few, who released their self-titled album in 2010. In 2014, Martin started another side project called Le Projet.
Martin's vocal style has always emphasised his high range, with his low range often seeing little usage. He has a very well developed mixed voice which has gone from strength to strength over the course of his career. He has shown that he can take this technique up to the mid fifth octave, though he doesn't tend to go above the lower fifth octave very often. His falsetto is much more rarely heard, though decent enough when used. His lower range is more or less what would be expected from someone of his placement, with his second octave often sounding quite airy. All in all, a criminally underrated vocalist with a powerful high range.
{Discography}Candlebox:
Candlebox (1993): C3 - E5
Lucy (1995): B2 - D5
Happy Pills (1998): B♭2 - E5
Into the Sun (2008): E3 - E♭5
Love Stories & Other Musings (2012): B2 - F♯5
Disappearing in Airports (2016): E2 - E5 - F♯5
Wolves (2021): Pending release.
Kevin Martin & The HiWatts:
The Possibility of Being (2003): A2 - G5
The Gracious Few:
The Gracious Few (2010): G♯2 - G5
Candlebox (1993): C3 - E5
Lucy (1995): B2 - D5
Happy Pills (1998): B♭2 - E5
Into the Sun (2008): E3 - E♭5
Love Stories & Other Musings (2012): B2 - F♯5
Disappearing in Airports (2016): E2 - E5 - F♯5
Wolves (2021): Pending release.
Kevin Martin & The HiWatts:
The Possibility of Being (2003): A2 - G5
The Gracious Few:
The Gracious Few (2010): G♯2 - G5
{Questionable Notes}A5 ("Butterfly (Reprise)" [5], "Change" [1], "Keep on Waiting" [2][4])
G5 ("Blossom" [5], "Change" [1])
E♭5 ("Honest Man" [1])
D5 ("Only Because of You" [2])
B4 ("Appetite" [2])
E3 ("Happy Pills" [1], "It's Alright" [1])
D3 ("Steel and Glass" [1])
C3 ("Miss You" [1])
B2 ("Butterfly" [1], "Keep on Waiting" [6], "My Weakness" [3], "Stand" [1])
B♭2 ("Vexatious" [2])
G2 ("So Real" [1])
Any brief, aimless spoken parts like the ones in "It's Amazing" and "Happy Pills" would go here.
The bonus track "Out Here All Night" from the album Love Stories & Other Musings is not available. The bonus tracks "All That We Got" and the acoustic version of "I Want It Back" from the album Disappearing in Airports are also unavailable.
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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 the singer in question.
[3] marks 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.
[6] marks implied harmonies; notes that are so buried in the mix that their existence cannot be confirmed.
G5 ("Blossom" [5], "Change" [1])
E♭5 ("Honest Man" [1])
D5 ("Only Because of You" [2])
B4 ("Appetite" [2])
E3 ("Happy Pills" [1], "It's Alright" [1])
D3 ("Steel and Glass" [1])
C3 ("Miss You" [1])
B2 ("Butterfly" [1], "Keep on Waiting" [6], "My Weakness" [3], "Stand" [1])
B♭2 ("Vexatious" [2])
G2 ("So Real" [1])
Any brief, aimless spoken parts like the ones in "It's Amazing" and "Happy Pills" would go here.
The bonus track "Out Here All Night" from the album Love Stories & Other Musings is not available. The bonus tracks "All That We Got" and the acoustic version of "I Want It Back" from the album Disappearing in Airports are also unavailable.
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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 the singer in question.
[3] marks 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.
[6] marks implied harmonies; notes that are so buried in the mix that their existence cannot be confirmed.
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