Post by Baronessa on Feb 21, 2022 23:34:06 GMT
Alexander Lee Spence (18 April 1946 - 16 April 1999)
Member Of: Jefferson Airplane (1966), Moby Grape (1966 - 1968, 1971), Solo (1969 - 1999)
Vocal Range: E2 - C♯5
{Vocal Summary}Possessing a surprisingly rich, pleasant and versatile voice for a man supposedly unhinged, as part of Moby Grape Skip was clearly the most unique voice of the all-lead quintuplets, most often heard belting in the fourth octave with a 'goofy' diction that would become even more pronounced as his career and subsequently his addictions went along. A trip to the mental hospital apparently did miracles for his low register, as in Oar Skip's low notes feature an all-time high to go along with an airy falsetto and barely comprehensible diction that accentuate the album's psychedelic nature. Contrary to many 'insane' albums, on Oar Skip's vocals delight in the deranged, making his work both a scary and alluring experience altogether.
{Vocal Range Timeline}Moby Grape:
Moby Grape (1967): N/A
Wow (1968): N/A
Grape Jam (1968): N/A
20 Granite Creek (1971): N/A
Solo:
Oar (1969): D2 - A4 - B4
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N/A denotes incomplete albums.
Moby Grape (1967): N/A
Wow (1968): N/A
Grape Jam (1968): N/A
20 Granite Creek (1971): N/A
Solo:
Oar (1969): D2 - A4 - B4
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N/A denotes incomplete albums.
Significant High Notes:
C♯5/D♭5 ("This Time He Has Come")
B4 ("This Time He Has Come", "War In Peace")
A♯4/B♭4 ("Little Hands")
A4 ("Grey/Afro", "War In Peace", "You Know")
G♯4/A♭4 ("After Gene Autry", "(All My Life) I Love You", "Little Hands", "This Time He Has Come", "You Know")
G4 ("Books Of Moses", "Cripple Creek", "(All My Life) I Love You", "Motorcycle Irene", "War In Peace")
F♯4/G♭4 ("After Gene Autry", "Doodle", "Grey/Afro", "Little Hands", "To Think You And I", "War In Peace", "You Know")
F4 ("Books Of Moses", "Cripple Creek", "(All My Life) I Love You", "Lawrence Of Euphoria", "Motorcycle Irene", "To Think You And I")
E4 ("After Gene Autry", "All Come To Meet Her", "Doodle", "Fountain", "Furry Heroine", "Grey/Afro", "Keep Everything Under Your Hat", "Little Hands", "Margaret/Tiger Rug", "Motorcycle Irene", "This Time He Has Come", "War In Peace", "You Know")
Significant Low Notes:
D3 ("All Come To Meet Her", "Books Of Moses", "Diana", "Fountain", "Furry Heroine", "If I'm Good", "Keep Everything Under Your Hat", "Margaret/Tiger Rug", "Motorcycle Irene", "This Time He Has Come")
C♯3/D♭3 ("After Gene Autry", "All Come To Meet Her", "Dixie Peach Promenade (Yin For Yang)", "Doodle", "It's The Best Thing For You", "You Know")
C3 ("Books Of Moses", "Cripple Creek", "Diana", "Furry Heroine", "Givin' Up Things", "If I'm Good", "Keep Everything Under Your Hat", "Lawrence Of Euphoria")
B2 ("It's The Best Thing For You", "Margaret/Tiger Rug", "Motorcycle Irene", "This Time He Has Come", "Weighted Down (The Prison Song)")
A♯2/B♭2 ("Dixie Peach Promenade (Yin For Yang)", "Givin' Up Things", "Lawrence Of Euphoria")
A2 ("Furry Heroine", "Grey/Afro", "If I'm Good", "It's The Best Thing For You", "Keep Everything Under Your Hat", "Margaret/Tiger Rug", "Motorcycle Irene", "Weighted Down (The Prison Song)")
G♯2/A♭2 ("Broken Heart", "Dixie Peach Promenade (Yin For Yang)")
G2 ("Cripple Creek", "Grey/Afro", "If I'm Good", "It's The Best Thing For You")
F♯2/G♭2 ("Broken Heart", "Dixie Peach Promenade (Yin For Yang)")
F2 ("Cripple Creek", "Grey/Afro")
E2 ("Broken Heart", "Weighted Down (The Prison Song)")
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Blue marks falsetto notes.
Bold marks outstanding passages (hyperlinked).
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Underlines mark obscured notes.
Summary:
A writer for Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape, and perhaps most (in)famously his one and only solo album Oar, Skip Spence has been lauded for his guitar-work in Moby Grape and as a gift to psychedelic music. A man with great potential, even when homeless and struggling with addiction he worked sporadically in the music industry, from soundtracks to occasional live shows with Moby Grape, up until his fight with lung cancer came to a close. Unfairly robbed of the success he deserved, his work has posthumously seen a huge rise in popularity and has inspired an onslaught of tributes and respect by modern and contemporary artists from Robert Plant to Robin Pecknold.
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