Klaus Meine (5,515 views)

[Baronessa]

Voice Type: Still Loving Tenor
Vocal Range: G2 - C6
Associated Acts: Scorpions

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{Questionable Notes}E2 ("We Let It Rock You Let It Roll"*)
D2 ("Restless Nights"*)
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*Unrepresentative and/or short notes.
For more information, see this thread.

Significant High Notes:

C6 ("Now!")
B5 ("Blackout")
A♯5/B♭5 ("Now!")
A5 ("Evening Wind", "Hit Between The Eyes", "Love On The Run", "To Be No. 1")
G♯5/A♭5 ("Blackout", "Dynamite", "Evening Wind", "Every Minute Every Day", "Nightmare Avenue", "Top Of The Bill")
G5 ("All Night Long" demo, "Can't Get Enough", "Hate To Be Nice", "Hit Between The Eyes", "Holiday", "Love On The Run", "Money And Fame", "Now!", "Someone To Touch", "We Let It Rock You Let It Roll")
F♯5/G♭5 ("Blackout", "Can't Live Without You", "China White", "Dark Lady", "Dynamite", "Every Minute Every Day", "Hate To Be Nice", "I Can't Explain", "I'm Goin' Mad", "Lonesome Crow", "No Pain No Gain", "Rollin' Home", "Sugar Man" demo, "Top Of The Bill", "Woman")
F5 ("Believe In Love", "Blood Too Hot", "Can You Feel It", "Holiday", "I'm Goin' Mad", "In Search Of The Peace Of Mind", "Nightmare Avenue", "Rhythm Of Love", "Someday Is Now", "Someone To Touch", "Still Loving You", "Virgin Killer", "We Let It Rock You Let It Roll", "What U Give U Get Back", "White Dove", "Your Light")
E5 ("Action", "All Night Long" demo, "Always Somewhere", "Animal Magnetism" demo, "Another Piece Of Meat", "Arizona", "Blackout", "Can't Get Enough", "Can't Live Without You", "China White", "Crazy World", "Crossfire", "Dark Lady", "Every Minute Every Day", "Falling In Love", "Hate To Be Nice", "Hold Me Tight", "Holiday", "I Can't Explain", "In Search Of The Peace Of Mind", "Kicks After Six", "Lovedrive", "Loving You Sunday Morning", "Media Overkill", "No Pain No Gain", "Now!", "Obsession", "Restless Nights", "Rock You Like A Hurricane", "Rollin' Home", "Someday Is Now", "Sugar Man" demo, "Taste Of Love" demo, "Walking On The Edge", "We Let It Rock You Let It Roll", "What U Give U Get Back", "Woman")
D♯5/E♭5 ("Believe In Love", "Borderline", "Can You Feel It", "Catch Your Train", "Deep And Dark", "Don't Stop At The Top", "Dynamite", "I'm Goin' Mad", "I've Got To Be Free", "Long Tall Sally" live Nakano Sun Plaza 1978, "Love 'Em Or Leave 'Em", "Nightmare Avenue", "Rhythm Of Love", "Skywriter", "Sugar Man" demo, "Top Of The Bill", "Unholy Alliance", "Virgin Killer", "Your Light")
D5 ("Action", "Aleyah", "All Day And All Of The Night", "All Night Long" demo, "Always Somewhere", "Animal Magnetism" demo, "Another Piece Of Meat", "Arizona", "Believe In Love", "Blood Too Hot", "Can't Get Enough", "Can't Live Without You", "China White", "Coming Home", "Crazy World", "Dancing With The Moonlight", "Don't Stop At The Top", "Falling In Love", "The Game Of Life", "He's A Woman - She's A Man", "Hate To Be Nice", "Hit Between The Eyes", "Hold Me TIght", "Holiday", "Inheritance", "Is There Anybody There?", "Let's Rock", "Lonely Nights", "Love Of My Life" live Lisbon 2001, "Love On The Run", "Lovedrive", "Media Overkill", "Mind Like A Tree", "Mysterious", "New Generation", "No Pain No Gain", "Now!", "Only A Man", "Restless Nights", "Rock 'N' Roll Band", "Rock You Like A Hurricane", "Rock Zone", "The Sails Of Charon", "She Said", "Someday Is Now", "Someone To Touch", "Still Loving You", "Taste Of Love" demo, "Taxman Woman", "This Time", "Through My Eyes", "Under The Same Sun", "Walking On The Edge", "What U Give U Get Back", "Your Light", "The Zoo")
C♯5/D♭5 ("As Soon As The Good Times Roll", "Backstage Queen", "The Best Is Yet To Come", "Borderline", "Busy Guys" demo, "Can You Feel It", "Can't Live Without You", "Catch Your Luck And Play", "Catch Your Train", "China White", "Coming Home", "Drifting Sun", "Dust In The Wind" live Lisbon 2001, "Dynamite", "Evening Wind", "Every Minute Every Day", "Freshly Squeezed", "The Future Never Dies", "The Good Die Young", "Hey You", "Hound Dog" live Nakano Sun Plaza 1978, "Humanity", "I Can't Explain", "I've Got To Be Free", "It All Depends", "Lady Starlight", "Leave Me", "Life's Like A River", "Living And Dying", "Long Tall Sally" live Nakano Sun Plaza 1978, "Love 'Em Or Leave 'Em", "Love Of My Life" live Lisbon 2001, "Media Overkill", "Money And Fame", "Nightmare Avenue", "No Limit", "Pictured Life", "Raised On Rock", "Rollin' Home", "Ruby Tuesday", "The Same Thrill", "Searching For The Rainbow" demo, "Ship Of Fools", "Skywriter", "Speedy's Coming", "Tease Me Please Me", "Tin Soldier", "Virgin Killer")
C5 ("10 Light Years Away", "Aleyah", "Alien Nation", "All Day And All Of The Night", "All For One", "All Night Long" demo, "Always Somewhere", "Animal Magnetism" demo, "Another Piece Of Meat", "Believe In Love", "The Best Is Yet To Come", "Big City Nights", "Blood Too Hot", "Can't Get Enough", "Catch Your Train", "Dancing With The Moonlight", "Deep And Dark", "Don't Stop At The Top", "Edge Of Time" demo, "Follow Your Heart" live Athens 2013, "Hard Rockin' The Place", "Hit Between The Eyes", "Hold Me TIght", "House Of Cards", "Is There Anybody There?", "Kicks After Six", "Let's Rock", "Life's Like A River", "Lonely Nights", "Love On The Run", "Lovedrive", "Loving You Sunday Morning", "Lust Or Love", "Maybe I Maybe You", "Mind Like A Tree", "A Moment In A Million Years", "New Generation", "No One Like You", "No Pain No Gain", "Obsession", "Only A Man", "Rhythm Of Love", "Rock 'N' Roll Band", "Rock My Car", "Rock Zone", "The Sails Of Charon", "Searching For The Rainbow" demo, "Speedy's Coming", "Steamrock Fever", "Still Loving You", "Sting In The Tail", "Sugar Man" demo, "Tainted Love", "Taste Of Love" demo, "Taxman Woman", "This Time", "Virgin Killer", "Walking On The Edge", "We Built This House", "We Let It Rock You Let It Roll", "We'll Burn The Sky", "What U Give U Get Back", "When You Came Into My Life" live Athens 2013, "You Give Me All I Need", "Your Light", "The Zoo")
B4 ("Always Somewhere", "Animal Magnetism", "Another Piece Of Meat", "As Soon As The Good Times Roll", "Ave Maria No Morro" live Mexico City 1994, "Backstage Queen", "Bad Boys Running Wild", "Big City Nights", "Blackout", "Borderline", "Catch Your Luck And Play", "Cause I Love You" demo, "Children Of The Revolution", "China White", "Coming Home", "Crazy World", "Crossfire", "Crying Days", "Dancing With The Moonlight", "Dust In The Wind" live Lisbon 2001, "Evening Wind", "Eye Of The Storm", "Eye To Eye", "Falling In Love", "Fly People Fly", "Freshly Squeezed", "The Future Never Dies", "Get Your Love" demo, "The Good Die Young", "Hard Rockin' The Place", "He's A Woman - She's A Man", "Heroes Don't Cry", "Hey You", "Hold Me TIght", "Hound Dog" live Nakano Sun Plaza 1978, "Humanity", "I Can't Explain", "I'm Leaving You", "I've Got To Be Free", "In Search Of The Peace Of Mind", "In Trance", "Inheritance", "Is There Anybody There?", "It All Depends", "Lady Starlight", "Leave Me", "Living And Dying", "Living At Night" demo, "Living For Tomorrow" demo, "Lonesome Crow", "Long Tall Sally" live Nakano Sun Plaza 1978, "Lovedrive" "Loving You Sunday Morning", "Media Overkill", "Money And Fame", "My City My Town", "Mysterious", "New Generation", "No Limit", "No One Like You", "No Pain No Gain", "Passion Rules The Game", "Pictured Life", "Priscilla", "Raised On Rock", "Restless Nights", "Riot Of Your Time", "Rock 'N' Roll Band", "Rock My Car", "Rollin' Home", "Ruby Tuesday", "Running For The Plane" demo, "The Same Thrill", "SLY", "Someday Is Now", "Someone To Touch", "Tease Me Please Me", "Through My Eyes", "Tin Soldier", "Top Of The Bill", "Turn You On", "Walking On The Edge", "We'll Burn The Sky", "When The Smoke Is Going Down", "We Built This House", "Where The River Flows" live Athens 2013, "Wind Of Change", "Woman", "Yellow Butterfly", "You & I" live Lisbon 2001, "You Give Me All I Need", "You're Loving Me To Death", "The Zoo")
A♯4/B♭4 ("10 Light Years Away", "Alien Nation", "All Day And All Of The Night", "All For One", "All Night Long" demo, "Ave Maria No Morro" live Mexico City 1994, "Backstage Queen", "Believe In Love" demo, "The Best Is Yet To Come", "Can You Feel It", "Catch Your Luck And Play", "Catch Your Train", "Dark Lady", "Don't Believe Her", "Don't Make No Promises (Your Body Can't Keep)", "Drifting Sun", "Dust In The Wind" live Lisbon 2001, "Follow Your Heart" live Athens 2013, "The Future Never Dies", "The Game Of Life", "Going Out With A Bang", "Hound Dog" live Nakano Sun Plaza 1978, "House Of Cards", "In Trance", "In Your Park", "Kicks After Six", "Let's Rock", "Life's Like A River", "Living And Dying", "Long Tall Sally" live Nakano Sun Plaza 1978, "Longing For Fire", "Love 'Em Or Leave 'Em", "Love Will Keep Us Alive", "Lust Or Love", "Maybe I Maybe You", "A Moment In A Million Years", "No Limit", "Obsession", "One And One Is Three", "Only A Man", "Raised On Rock", "Rhythm Of Love", "Robot Man", "Rock Zone", "Send Me An Angel", "SLY", "Speedy's Coming", "Steamrock Fever", "Still Loving You", "Tainted Love", "They Need A Million", "Unholy Alliance", "We Will Rise Again", "When You Came Into My Life" live Athens 2013, "Yellow Raven", "You & I" live Lisbon 2001)
A4 ("Action", "Always Somewhere", "Animal Magnetism", "Another Piece Of Meat", "Arizona", "As Soon As The Good Times Roll", "Bad Boys Running Wild", "Big City Nights", "Blood Too Hot", "Borderline", "Busy Guys" demo, "Cause I Love You" demo, "Children Of The Revolution", "Coming Home", "The Cross", "Crying Days", "Dancing With The Moonlight", "Dark Lady", "Don't Believe Her", "Dynamite", "Edge Of Time" demo, "Eye Of The Storm", "Eye To Eye", "Falling In Love", "Fly People Fly", "Fly To The Rainbow", "Follow Your Heart" live Athens 2013, "The Game Of Life", "Get Your Love" demo, "The Good Die Young", "Hard Rockin' The Place", "He's A Woman - She's A Man", "Heroes Don't Cry", "Hold Me TIght", "Holiday", "I Can't Explain", "I'm Leaving You", "In Search Of The Peace Of Mind", "In Trance", "Inheritance", "Is There Anybody There?", "It All Depends", "Lady Starlight", "Leave Me", "Life Is Too Short" live Lisbon 2001, "Living At Night" demo, "Living For Tomorrow" demo, "Lonesome Crow", "Love On The Run", "Love Will Keep Us Alive", "Lovedrive", "Loving You Sunday Morning", "Make It Real", "Maybe I Maybe You", "Media Overkill", "Midnight Blues Jam" demo, "My City My Town", "Mysterious", "New Generation", "No One Like You", "Passion Rules The Game", "Pictured Life", "Priscilla", "Restless Nights", "Rock 'N' Roll Band", "Rock My Car", "Rock You Like A Hurricane", "Rollin' Home", "Running For The Plane" demo, "The Same Thrill", "The Scratch", "Searching For The Rainbow" demo, "Slave Me", "Someday Is Now", "Someone To Touch", "Sting In The Tail", "Suspender Love" demo, "Taste Of Love" demo, "Tease Me Please Me", "This Is My Song", "Tin Soldier", "To Be No. 1", "Top Of The Bill", "Turn You On", "Walking On The Edge", "We Were Born To Fly", "We'll Burn The Sky", "When Love Kills Love" live Lisbon 2001, "When The Smoke Is Going Down", "Where The River Flows" live Athens 2013, "Who We Are", "Wind Of Change", "Yellow Butterfly", "You Give Me All I Need", "You're Loving Me To Death", "Your Last Song")

Significant Low Notes:

E3 ("Across The Universe", "Always Somewhere", "American Girls" demo, "Animal Magnetism", "Ave Maria No Morro" live Mexico City 1994, "Children Of The Revolution", "Crazy World", "The Cross", "Daddy's Girl", "Evening Wind", "Fly To The Rainbow", "The Future Never Dies", "Get Your Love" demo, "The Good Die Young", "Heroes Don't Cry", "In Trance", "Inheritance", "It All Depends", "Lady Starlight", "Lonely Nights", "Love Is War", "Love Of My Life" live Lisbon 2001, "Lovedrive", "Maybe I Maybe You", "Midnight Blues Jam" demo, "Priscilla", "Restless Nights", "Ruby Tuesday", "The Sails Of Charon", "She Said", "Suspender Love" demo, "Tin Soldier", "We Built This House", "We Were Born To Fly", "We'll Burn The Sky", "Yellow Raven", "Your Last Song", "The Zoo")
D♯3/E♭3 ("Believe In Love" demo, "Born To Touch Your Feelings", "Crazy World", "Deep And Dark", "Destiny", "Drive" live Lisbon 2001, "Far Away", "Freshly Squeezed", "The Good Die Young", "Holiday", "House Of Cards", "In Your Park", "Kojo No Tsuki" live Nakano Sun Plaza 1978, "Lonesome Crow", "Love Is War", "No Limit", "Only A Man", "Skywriter", "Steamrock Fever", "Suspender Love" demo, "To Be With You In Heaven", "When You Came Into My Life" live Athens 2013, "Your Last Song")
D3 ("Across The Universe", "Always Somewhere", "American Girls" demo, "Animal Magnetism", "Anytime (You Want It)" demo, "Ave Maria No Morro" live Mexico City 1994, "Believe In Love" demo, "Children Of The Revolution", "Crazy World", "The Cross", "Deep And Dark", "Du Bist So Schmutzig", "Fly To The Rainbow", "The Future Never Dies", "Heroes Don't Cry", "In Search Of The Peace Of Mind", "Inheritance", "Lonely Nights", "Love Of My Life" live Lisbon 2001, "Mind Like A Tree", "A Moment In A Million Years", "Obsession", "Restless Nights", "Ruby Tuesday", "She Said", "Tin Soldier", "Under The Same Sun", "Yellow Raven", "The Zoo")
C♯3/D♭3 ("Alien Nation", "Born To Touch Your Feelings", "Can You Feel It", "Destiny", "Evening Wind", "Freshly Squeezed", "The Good Die Young", "I'm Goin' Mad", "In Your Park", "Love Is War", "Kojo No Tsuki" live Nakano Sun Plaza 1978, "Ruby Tuesday", "Skywriter", "Suspender Love" demo, "When You Came Into My Life" live Athens 2013, "Your Last Song")
C3 ("10 Light Years Away", "Animal Magnetism", "Anytime (You Want It)" demo, "Believe In Love" demo, "Children Of The Revolution", "The Cross", "Deep And Dark", "Du Bist So Schmutzig", "The Game Of Life", "In Search Of The Peace Of Mind", "Lonesome Crow", "Mind Like A Tree", "A Moment In A Million Years", "Obsession", "She Said", "Under The Same Sun", "Yellow Butterfly", "The Zoo")
B2 ("Alien Nation", "Can You Feel It", "Du Bist So Schmutzig", "Eye To Eye", "Freshly Squeezed", "I'm Goin' Mad", "Leave Me", "Mind Like A Tree", "Mysterious", "Through My Eyes", "Yellow Butterfly")
A♯2/B♭2 ("10 Light Years Away", "Alien Nation", "The Game Of Life", "A Moment In A Million Years", "Obsession", "Skywriter")
A2 ("Animal Magnetism", "Eye To Eye", "Freshly Squeezed", "Leave Me", "Mind Like A Tree", "Mysterious", "Sting In The Tail", "Through My Eyes", "To Be No. 1", "Yellow Butterfly")
G♯2/A♭2 ("10 Light Years Away", "Mysterious", "Skywriter")
G2 ("Eye To Eye", "To Be No. 1")
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Blue marks falsetto notes.
Bold marks noteworthy performances.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Underlines mark obscured notes.

Summary:

The seemingly ageless lead vocalist of Scorpions, Klaus Meine is mostly known for his highly polished heavy metal vocals and hilariously dated lyrics. Although, he started out his vocal exploits with a way grittier approach, the peak of which can be heard on the Blackout album, and to a greater extent the song "Now!". After Blackout, his classic wistful sighing and soaring clean vocals became more into effect, perhaps best heard on classic Scorpions songs like "Still Loving You" and "Wind Of Change". With age, he has come to utilize more falsetto and his - sometimes frustratingly - underutilized soft lower register has more of a presence than ever.

Klaus' voice is also in tiptop shape for a man of his age, being able to recreate most of his iconic vocals from his prime in live settings, even to this day. No doubt, part of the secret to preserving his voice, aside from comfortable technique, is not steering very far from the original studio take when it comes to singing live. While still being one of the most impressive heavy metal vocalists, even when pushing 70-years-old, Scorpions' latest album Return To Forever definitely sounds like their swan song and Klaus wanting to "go out with a bang" as it were. Vocally, Return To Forever would definitely not be an ungraceful ending to an incredibly consistent career for Klaus.

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{General Range Timeline}Scorpions:
Lonesome Crow - 1972 (B2 - F♯5)
Fly To The Rainbow - 1974 (D3 - C♯5)
In Trance - 1975 (C♯3 - A5)
Virgin Killer - 1976 (C♯3 - F5)
Taken By Force - 1977 (C♯3 - F5)
Lovedrive - 1979 (D3 - G5)
Animal Magnetism - 1980 (A2 - E5)
Blackout! - 1982 (N/A - C6)
Love At First Sting - 1984 (N/A - F5)
Savage Amusement 1988 (N/A - A5)
Crazy World - 1990 (D3 - A5)
Face The Heat - 1993 (B♭2 - G♯5)
Pure Instinct - 1996 (N/A)
Eye II Eye - 1999 (G2 - A5)
Moment Of Glory - 2000 (N/A)
Unbreakable - 2004 (A2 - F5)
Humanity: Hour I - 2007 (B♭2 - C♯5)
Sting In The Tail - 2010 (A2 - D5)
Comeblack - 2011 (C3 - D5)
Return To Forever - 2016 (E♭3 - F♯5)
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N/A marks incomplete albums/insufficient notes.

A more accurate version of this thread is to be posted. This is merely a bit of housekeeping, and you should not expect an answer from me on any of these notes.